Chapter 36: Retrieving the Sword
Zhou Feng, locked in the cell next to them, was much worse off than Xiao Liu.
Not only were there Lute Hooks, rib locks, and Bone-piercing Nails, but there was also a full set of three linked torture methods for Qi Refiners by the Demon Palace. His hand tendons and foot tendons were severed, his kneecaps gouged out, his spine shattered, and twelve golden nails were driven into his lung ribs, pinning his whole body into a small iron coffin-sized cage like a dog in a cage. A talisman was stuck on his forehead, making it impossible to refine even a breath of Qi, with no way to fly out even if he had wings.
Xiao Liu did not speak for a moment, not even a breath could be heard.
Tie Dan said,
"Senior Brother is still hanging on by a breath, but I don't know what curse the Demon Palace put on him, he's fainted.
He's so injured like this, I dare not move him rashly. Let me rescue you first."
Xiao Liu said in a deep voice,
"Let me down, I'll take a look."
It's okay to look, maybe it'll be the last time.
Thus, Tie Dan helped Xiao Liu over to Zhou Feng's side, carefully studying the talisman from across the iron cage.
"He won't die; it's the Sealing Palace Soul Locking Talisman, and his Qi Sea is intact. Although his skills are wasted, he can still cultivate the Sacrificial Sword..."