Chapter 860: The Credit Belongs to Everyone
Despite all the commotion, the mysterious Deputy Commissioner Zuo never appeared. It was said he was in closed-door cultivation somewhere within the Celestial Northern Prison.
However, he didn't need to show up in person. As long as his Great Dao remained connected to the prison, its power was enough to suppress all the evil entities trapped inside.
The imperial court chose to imprison these dangerous beings rather than execute them because most of them still held value.
Those who had reached such a high level of cultivation often knew rare divine techniques and powerful cultivation methods and might even have hidden realms filled with treasure. All of these were valuable resources that could be taken. In addition, many of them held information on other evil entities, which could sometimes prove crucial.
That didn't mean prisoners in the Celestial Northern Prison wouldn't die. In fact, many perished quietly every month. Some died from brutal torture. Others were killed during failed escape attempts, and a few chose to take their own lives...
In addition, the corpses of powerful evil entities were considered valuable. Take the Rock Devil Beast, for example—its body would soon be hauled away by specialists. They would skin it, break down its bones, extract its core, and follow a series of procedures to turn it into something worth a great deal.
After offering Chu Liang his praise, the Guardian Ruler returned to the upper level of the prison to attend to his own matters. Meanwhile, Chu Liang quietly made his way back to Tuntun's cell.
There were no doors or keys in this place. Every cell could only be opened with a talisman seal issued by the Deputy Commissioner Zuo, and each seal carried a different level of access.
Chu Liang's seal granted him access only to the prison's main gate and this particular cell. He had no way to open any others.
He sat down cross-legged and sent his divine sense back into the White Pagoda.
The Rock Devil Beast he had killed earlier had already turned into a large golden seal, and it was now hovering inside the iron cell.