Muddy Waters

The capital was too large to learn everything about it in a few days but Mo Dao did learned what he wanted.

The prison in capital contains multiple saint level prisoners but all access is done through runic codes. Runes are special language that can distort the physical laws of this world and it was only discovered a few thousand years ago thus compared to Martial arts its weak and undeveloped. Only saint level runes have been discovered till now but even for a saint it'll be hard to bypass a saintly runes by virtue of strength, while the one deployed at prison is a Grandmaster runic structure but that's more than enough to hinder Mo Dao. Mo Dao doesn't knows anything about runes he might be able to destroy them but that would alarm the capital.

In the capital two families directly served Imperial Bloodline, they were Shi and Wan family. Both families compete against each other and what baffled Mo Dao was in the recent history of 600years no Imperial prince or princess died due to conflict over succession. Mo Dao figured it must be due to intervention from Martial Soul sect.

Mo Dao was in an inn not far away from prison. He sat on his bed lost in deep thoughts.

HUFF

Taking a deep breath Mo Dao focused on himself. There was still time in sunset.

Mo Dao covered his body in his domain and pressed both his hands forward in midair

BUZZ

Thick Vital energy rolled on his fingers almost condensing into solid, his fingers drilled in the space and he slowly pulled them apart

RIIIIP

ZOOOM

The space was pulled apart and Mo Dao quickly entered it. He could feel the faint outline of his domain that stopped the disturbance of space from spreading out. There are too many saints in capital and they can capture even the smallest disturbance in space thus Mo Dao used his domain to offset it.

Inside the space there wasn't any air or matter, it was complete solitude.

[Origin points:- 1.9 million]

Mo Dao looked at the origin points. It increased again, he'd instructed his underlings to kill and pillage at every chance they get and they're doing good for now.

[Space law detected does host wants to comprehend]

"Comprehend"

SWIS

Mo Dao's mind was dragged into bleakness, there wasn't anything no life, no matter, no waves only serene silence. Mo Dao liked the serenity that filled his whole being with peace. He opened his eyes and looked around, the space was no longer silent. there were countless planets and stars in relative motion with each other.

Mo Dao also felt animosity of Universe with life itself. Everything that is born will have an end. Planets, stars and living being all will perish one day with certainty. Only the most basic law of Universe, space remains watching it all. Assimilating the dead and rotten while shaping new life at the same moment. Time is only a cage for the life birthed by it, on universal scale time does not exist. Someone that has surpassed constraints of worldly laws and touched the most basic form of space will be able to coexist with it.

BOOOM

Mo Dao opened his eyes and the whole space in 10meter radius scattered.

HUFF

Mo Dao looked at the panel

[Laws:- Severance(8%), Space(1%)]

[Origin points:-0]

After a while Mo Dao disappeared from the inn

******

Next day in the morning at Jun Manor

In a room an elegant man was browsing documents. No one can relate this person with a stage-4 Nirvana saint by looking at his carefree and relaxed manner but this man is one of Influential figures in Long Empire. He's General Jun Chao.

"General, third master and Gu Zhan have arrived." A old man opened the door and reported to Jun Chao

"Send them in."

A while later Gu Zhan and Jun Xiao entered the study

"Take your seats."

"Father he's Gu Zhan, my new follower that I'd informed you days ago." Jun Xiao spoke

"Gu Zhan ah, I remember brother Gu Zhang from my early days, it was a pity he didn't became a saint due to old injuries. Nephew Gu Zhan brother Gu Zhang has invested a lot of effort in raising you I hope you'll be able to achieve his long cherished dream and become a saint." Jun Chao spoke with emotion

"I-I will make sure to fulfill all his expectations." Gu Zhan spoke a bit incoherently with a smile

"You will." Jun Xiao also smiled while looking at Gu Zhan

"Okey you two can leave."

They both stood up and left

After they left a shadow appeared beside Jun Chao that took the shape of same old man that'd reported about their arrival earlier. This old man was actually a saint who only served to Jun Xiao. He had no relationship with Jun family.

"My lord there wasn't any abnormality then why did you tested them?"

"I just wanted to make sure they've nothing to do with that incident and in a few hours they'll recieve the news anyway."

"You mean"

"Spread it throughout the capital, if there's involvement of a Saint from Blood Demon sect then we can't have Xie family swallow it alone. Muddy the waters so I can enter the game as well"

"Okey but my lord Lin Que is most likely dead."

"That's not important, hehe we searched for his girlfriend but stumbled on a jackpot. If its really a saint then I need to hunt that Demon, I need that reward at all cost."

Jun Xiao and Gu Zhan left the manor in a carriage and went towards Jun Xiao's manor. Their faces were expressionless. They already understood that Jun Chao was testing them, he knew everything about Minghe but didn't deem them worthy enough to even disclose the news.

As they left the manor news of destruction of Minghe county spread throughout the capital. Everyone who heard about destruction of Minghe cursed the demons in Indignation and anger.

Jun Xiao's face was dripping water out of anger and the little affection he had for Jun Chao vanished in thin air.

After reaching the manor they both entered the study and evacuated all servants out

SWISS

A while later Mo Dao entered through the window

"What happened?"

"He was testing us, he didn't disclose the news to us rather spread it throughout the capital." Mo Dao pondered for a bit then spoke

"Gu Zhan leave for Minghe, go give your father a proper funeral. Jun Xiao bring me copy of all Body refining techniques and saint level manuals from Jun family tomorrow."

"I can arrange it senior but to get all of them will require atleast 2-3 days."

"All right 2 days."

SWISS

Mo Dao disappeared and Gu Zhan also left the study. Jun Xiao rubbed his temples from exhaustion but he also left for main house of Jun family.

********

Xi Ping is a stage-4 grandmaster and a level 3 imperial guard. He mainly gets posted as a prison guard. As he entered the house uneasiness crept inside his heart. There was no light or sound coming from his house. He quickly ran inside and found his wife lying on the ground. He checked her nerves she was still alive jut unconscious. He scanned the whole house with his divine sense but there was no intruder but that didn't ease his heart since both his children were missing.

"Don't shout."

"Who?"

"I told you don't shout, are you stupid."

Xi Ping looked at his right it was a young man with thin beard and his children were in his hands unconscious. He'd held them by their necks, Xi Ping almost roared out in anger but suppressing his rage he spoke with gritted teeth

"What do you want?"

"All I want is some information regarding Prison and Imperial Guards."

"I can't." Xi Ping pointed towards his head with a sad smile. There was a Soul Brand in his consciousness left by a saint from Imperial family, he can't reveal any information. Tonight even if he manages to escape his children and wife will die for sure, Xi Ping made up his mind to fight but

"You don't need to worry about that, just surrender and don't try anything funny you can't escape from me."

Xi Ping was baffled the intruder actually dropped his children and placed his hands on his head

[Branding a Grandmaster-Grandmaster-100000 evil points]

"Do it"

Xi Ping felt the previous soul brand vanish from his consciousness but a new brand was placed inside which he could hardly feel but just the thought of betraying this man gave him a deadly fear

Wiping the cold sweat from his forehead Xi Ping picked up his children and wife and placed them in his room. He came out and Sat before Mo Dao

"Speak everything about Main prison and Imperial Guard."

"Main prison only contains Grandmasters and saints. The Grandmasters are usually tossed inside a cell after their cultivation is sealed but saints are different. After a saint is captured he'll be bound to a rainbow coloured stone stele and placed inside a big hall along with other saintly prisoners. The stele emits rainbow colors all the time but after a few decades the body of prisoner starts to rot down and a few years later he turns into ash. The stele then gets replaced by a new stele while the old one is sent to Imperial castle."

"What are those stele?"

"I don't know but many say it steals cultivation, some say it absorbs vitality but I once heard a few Peak Grandmasters speaking that it absorbs laws from a saint and since a saint is a being of law, he turns into ash after complete absorption."

"Ho, What about Imperial Guard?"

"Imperial Guards are selected every two Months, once a person gets selected he'll be marked with a particular rune that allows him access through the miscellaneous gates and a drop of his blood will be collected. A brand will be placed in your consciousness, later your posts will be assigned to you. Since there are a lot of restrictions only few people apply for Imperial Guards. While it sounds pretty big thing but actually its just a guard dog with a lot of constraints that can kill him any moment."

Mo Dao pondered for a while then opened his mouth

"Don't tell anyone we met otherwise your head will explode and I'll meet you later."

SWISS

Mo Dao disappeared and Xi Ping took a sigh of relief.

Mo Dao enslaved three more Grandmasters and confirmed everything that Xi Ping told him. While Xi Ping can't lie due to soul brand but if he was mistaken about something genuinely then it won't be counted as a betrayal and Brand won't be able to detect it.

A few Grandmasters didn't cooperated so they vanished along with their families. Mo Dao started hunting, it was a night of turmoil.