Chapter 1042: Opportunity in the Dark Prison

In the private pocket world of Transmission Law Zhou, almost all the residents were solitary individuals whose families had been massacred. Those like You Chisong, whose families were still intact, were very rare.

While they were aware of You Chisong's background, including his reputed wish to drag his whole family to their graves with him, the lives and safety of everyone were at stake. Transmission Law Zhou's followers remained somewhat wary of You Chisong.

This wariness manifested in various ways: You Chisong was constantly monitored and never left alone. He was not privy to the secret method for opening the private pocket world's passages, so others always accompanied him when entering or exiting. He was excluded from critical missions and only assigned to the most insignificant tasks.

Despite this discriminatory treatment, You Chisong never complained. He worked diligently and tirelessly, without any grievances.

His performance was noted by everyone, and slowly, their attitude towards him began to improve.

One day, he finally had the opportunity to participate in a genuine mission for the organization.

"The objective of this mission is to infiltrate the Myriad Immortals Alliance's Dark Prison and rescue an elder held captive on the lowest level."

"This elder was once also a Transmission Law practitioner. However, due to his unyielding and upright character, he offended many other practitioners. Five hundred years ago, at the same time Elder Zhou left the Transmission Law Council, he was seized upon and cast into the Dark Prison."

"The Alliance's Dark Prison is located in a rift space within the Central Four States. It holds the most heinous criminals in the Myriad Immortals Alliance's history. They are often not executed because, for specific reasons, they still hold some value to the Alliance, and are instead merely suppressed and guarded."

"The Dark Prison is heavily guarded, but Elder Zhou has already arranged an inside contact. We just need to disguise ourselves as cultivators from the Myriad Immortals Alliance headquarters, present a transfer order, and take the target out."

"Many functions of the Heavenly Profound Mirror are damaged, and the communication between the Dark Prison and the Alliance headquarters has also been affected. We must seize this rare opportunity before new verification methods for communication are established."

When the Myriad Immortals Alliance interrogates prisoners from the Dark Prison, they typically send three ten-person teams, moving together in formation.

You Chisong was selected as a member of this mission. He was taught the essential tips for their disguise and the authentic escort formation.

After most of the day, their disguise was very convincing.

"The situation within the Dark Prison is peculiar. Elder Zhou cannot conveniently go there, so this mission depends solely on us."

"This is a difficult mission, and failure is possible. Everyone must be prepared to sacrifice themselves at any time. If the operation is exposed, to prevent soul-searching, you must immediately remove the restrictions on your souls. It's better to perish utterly, body and soul, than to allow the Myriad Immortals Alliance to obtain even the slightest piece of information!"

"If anyone is wavering or unwilling, they may withdraw now."

After a long pause, no one spoke.

Thus, the plan was provisionally set.

Once the mission began, they would leave the pocket world. They would not carry any items with personal identifiers, which meant Li Fan would lose track of them.

However, at the very beginning of his surveillance, Li Fan had infiltrated the You family and stolen a drop of You Chisong's vital essence blood.

Using the bloodline connection, Li Fan was still vaguely able to pinpoint You Chisong's location. He stealthily followed behind them.

The thirty-member cultivator team was all dressed in the black robes Li Fan was extremely familiar with. Even the aura they exuded was as cold and austere as that of the orthodox black-robed cultivators of the Myriad Immortals Alliance.

"Transmission Law Zhou certainly has some tricks up her sleeve."

He tracked them all the way to a deep valley located at the border of the Alliance's Central Four States. White clouds swirled, obscuring the valley floor.

The leading black-robed cultivator took out a jade seal, which projected a white light into the deep valley. The sea of clouds immediately parted, and the cultivator team entered one by one without a moment's hesitation.

Li Fan did not follow them in, choosing instead to observe from a distance. From the depths of the valley, from what was supposedly the Dark Prison, Li Fan faintly sensed a dangerous aura. His goal was not to break into prison. He only needed to wait outside for them to complete their mission.

The mission seemed to be progressing unusually smoothly.

After a short while, the closed sea of clouds reopened. The thirty-member team, with a white-haired old man restrained in their midst, flew out from the sea of clouds.

At first, things seemed relatively normal. However, their escape speed grew increasingly faster.

"Once we leave the rift's area of influence, immediately open the pocket world passage!" The leading black-robed cultivator suppressed his internal excitement and transmitted the order.

However, the white-haired Transmission Law practitioner they had rescued seemed to show no emotional reaction to his liberation. He simply kept his eyes closed, ignoring everything around him. With the situation urgent, the group had no time for explanations. They just fled, dragging the white-haired elder with them.

When they finally retreated to a safe area, they prepared to cast spells to open the pocket world passage.

"Who's there?" At that moment, the leading cultivator's gaze swept towards Li Fan's location, and he roared. Simultaneously, a burst of white sword light erupted, instantly slashing towards Li Fan. His companions also reacted, unleashing their full power in an instant. Light and energy surged as various spells and techniques were hurled at Li Fan.

To their horror, however, all their attacks vanished as if swallowed by the sea, absorbed and disappearing without a trace the moment they neared their target. Not even a ripple was created.

"Who exactly are you?" the leading black-robed cultivator asked with a solemn expression.

Li Fan slowly revealed himself but did not respond to him. Instead, he looked directly at the white-haired elder and said loudly, "Elder, don't be deceived by these people. They are pretending to be Transmission Law Zhou's followers, putting on this act to rescue you from the Dark Prison. It's all just to gain your trust."

"The real Transmission Law Zhou is dead!"

Upon hearing Li Fan's words, the dozens of people escorting the white-haired elder all trembled violently. Their feigned austere aura vanished, replaced by panic and confusion.

"You..." The leading cultivator also struggled to conceal his shock. However, he quickly recovered and hastily tried to explain to the white-haired elder.

"Elder, don't be misled by this person! I have Elder Zhou's token right here!" he said, producing a red knot to prove his identity.

Facing the confrontation between the two groups, the white-haired elder, who had been merely observing, finally opened his eyes. He first glanced at the red knot and snorted coldly, "What token..."

"This crude trick is not the first time you've tried it. Do you think I'd fall for it?"

"If Zhou truly instructed you, why didn't she come herself?"

The leading black-robed cultivator was speechless, having never expected the white-haired elder to think that way.

The white-haired elder then examined Li Fan, shaking his head slightly. "You, young man, do not look like a benevolent person."

"There's no way Zhou would take someone like you as a subordinate..."

The white-haired elder mused, "Are both sides fakes?"