Chapter 2674 - 2672: Capture of the Major Criminals

Chapter 2674: Chapter 2672: Capture of the Major Criminals

Heavenly Prison Star, Jiufeng allowed Fei Lian and the other three to enter the Sorcery Book to nourish their spirits with the Witch Tribe Blood Spirit inside.

Seeing that the situation was settled, she ordered the troops besieging the Heavenly Prison Star to withdraw.

At that time, Emperor Gouchen also went to the Jade Emperor to request an Imperial Decree and came to this Heavenly Prison Star to investigate.

Upon arrival, he initially intended to make things difficult for Jiufeng.

However, the Witch Tribe army voluntarily withdrew.

Feeling something amiss, he entered the Heavenly Prison and found the prison officer Wen Jie already drunk on the ground, while the other wardens were knocked unconscious.

Emperor Gouchen raised his hand and directed a stream of Essential Qi into the bodies of these Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals.

They immediately stood up, looking blankly at him for a while, then knelt down and greeted, "Lowly officers greet the Emperor!"

Emperor Gouchen shouted, "Who is causing chaos here?"

The wardens exchanged glances and cautiously said to Wen Jie, "It was a friend brought by Officer Wen, nothing to do with us!"

In a fit of rage, Gouchen ordered Wen Jie to be tied up and splashed cold water on him to sober him up.

The drunkenness was so severe it made him utterly inebriated.

When Wen Jie woke up, it was already the next day.

He was hung upside down, looked around groggily, and shouted angrily, "Who dared to hang me up?"

Emperor Gouchen walked up, staring at him with a stern face and shouted angrily, "Wen Jie, do you know the magnitude of your crime?"

Seeing it was Emperor Gouchen, Wen Jie’s tongue trembled as he stammered, "Your Highness, why are you here?"

Emperor Gouchen said gloomily, "If I hadn’t come, all the prisoners in the Heavenly Prison would have escaped. Be honest, who conspired with you to do all this?"

"What?"

A frightened Wen Jie trembled and hurriedly exclaimed, "Your Highness, forgive me, I’m innocent!"

"Innocent?"

Emperor Gouchen rebuked, "Six serious offenders escaped from the eighteenth level of the Heavenly Prison; do you dare claim innocence? Who were you drinking with yesterday?"

Wen Jie thought for a moment, and then his entire Primordial Spirit trembled, "It was Shen Gongbao, he came to drink with me yesterday. Your Highness, I swear by the heavens, I never conspired with him!"

"Shen Gongbao?"

Emperor Gouchen was somewhat astonished, "How could it be him?"

Wen Jie said, "Your Highness, I am guilty for doing my job poorly and letting the offenders escape. However, I didn’t intentionally release them; I truly am innocent!"

Emperor Gouchen softly replied, "Whether you are innocent or not, the Jade Emperor will decide. Behave yourself."

He ordered the wardens to imprison Wen Jie temporarily, then went personally to report to the Jade Emperor.

Among the escaped, four were Great Witches.

Emperor Gouchen suspected that Jiufeng was involved in this matter.

The other two, Yunhua Immortal and Yang Tianyou, Emperor Gouchen did not regard as important.

He reported truthfully to the Jade Emperor in the Tongming Hall.

At first, the Jade Emperor was very calm. Upon hearing that four Great Witches escaped, he lightly said, "I never expected there would still be people from the Witch Tribe in the Heavenly Prison."

When Emperor Gouchen reported the other two names, the Jade Emperor’s eyes widened, and he sternly asked, "You’re saying Yunhua and Yang Tianyou escaped too?"

Emperor Gouchen replied, "Indeed, but those two are of little importance. The escape of the four Great Witches is bound to cause chaos in the Three Realms!"

The Jade Emperor shook his head and said, "Emperor Gouchen, you have been secluded for too long, unaware of the changes in heaven and earth. Currently, the Heavenly Court relies heavily on the Witch Tribe, so even if the Great Witches escape, it’s of little consequence. However, Yunhua and Yang Tianyou, having previously violated heavenly laws by marrying in secret and causing a great commotion in the Heavenly Court, have committed an offense of great disrespect. These two should not be lightly spared."

Emperor Gouchen felt speechless, not understanding what the Jade Emperor was contemplating. Not worried about the Great Witches, yet fixated on Yunhua and Yang Tianyou.

He suggested to the Jade Emperor, "None of the six individuals are insignificant offenders of the Heavenly Court; they must not be spared. I request the Jade Emperor to permit me to activate the Void Mirror to trace their whereabouts and return them to the Heavenly Prison."

"Granted!"

The Jade Emperor nodded.

Emperor Gouchen saluted, thought of Wen Jie, and asked, "How should we handle the prison officer Wen Jie?"

The Jade Emperor replied indifferently, "As a prison officer, if he cannot even manage such matters, what use is he? Take him to the Immortal Slaying Stage and have him executed by Five Thunders!"

"What?"

Emperor Gouchen was taken aback and hurriedly reported, "Your Majesty, Wen Jie is the son of Thunder Department Celestial Venerable Wen Zhong, he should not be killed!"

"What does it matter if he is the son of Wen Zhong? Even if it’s my own children who violate heavenly laws, they will not be spared lightly!"

The Jade Emperor’s stance was firm, ordering the officer on duty outside the door to come in and issue the Imperial Decree.

This person, Wen Zhong, during the Divine Enthronement, was a regent minister of the Shang Dynasty and held a respected position within the Sect of Severance.

In heaven, the Divine Spirits of the Sect of Severance all regarded him with reverence.

Emperor Gouchen knew that if Wen Jie were executed, Wen Zhong and the Sect of Severance disciples would surely cause trouble.

Without hesitation, he used a division technique to immediately find Wen Zhong.

At the same time, he led people in using the Heavenly Court’s Void Mirror to trace the whereabouts of the Four Great Witches and Yang Tianyou and Yunhua.

The Heavenly Court’s Void Mirror, refined by the Hongjun Daoist, was bestowed upon the Heavenly Court at Fenbao Cliff.

No matter who it is, their cause and effect can be traced on it.

Unless a Saint covers up the heavenly secrets, the Void Mirror cannot trace them.

Emperor Gouchen initiated the Void Mirror with spiritual power and quickly saw Yang Tianyou and his wife being led to the Mortal Realm by Shen Gongbao.

They eventually ended up at the Wuzhuang Temple and disappeared from sight.

The figures of the Four Great Witches exiting the Heavenly Prison only flashed by and vanished without leaving any trace.

Emperor Gouchen was shocked, secretly wondering if it was the work of a Saint hiding the heavenly secrets?

He hurried back to report to the Jade Emperor, whose face turned ferocious upon hearing, "I knew it was this Minor Celestial Court causing trouble, daring to rescue people right under my nose." He then issued a decree for Emperor Gouchen to take command, leading the Heaven Bless Marshal, Marshal Hei Sha, and True Martial Marshal, along with a hundred thousand Heavenly Soldiers and Generals, to the Wuzhuang Temple to demand the fugitives.

Emperor Gouchen asked how to handle the Four Great Witches affair?

Suspecting Jiufeng’s involvement, he wanted to search Jiufeng’s residence.

The Jade Emperor did not respond, only allowing him to handle it as he saw fit.

This clearly indicated he didn’t want to manage this matter, not even issuing a decree.

Feeling helpless, Emperor Gouchen could only request Heaven Bless Marshal for troops to demand people at Jiufeng’s residence.

This Heaven Bless Marshal was a general under Emperor Ziwei.

The Four Emperors of Heaven assist the Jade Emperor in ruling the Three Realms, overseeing different departments.

Emperor Ziwei holds the highest status, managing military affairs.

He has under him the four marshals: Tianpeng, Tianyou, Hei Sha, and True Martial, collectively known as the Four Saints of the North Pole!

Back then, Marshal Tianpeng had flirted with Chang’e, resulting in the Jade Emperor banishing him to the Mortal Realm.

Everyone said it was the Jade Emperor’s way of weakening Emperor Ziwei’s power, intentionally suppressing his influence.

Currently, with Emperor Ziwei in seclusion, all matters have been entrusted to the three marshals.

The three marshals have only a hundred thousand naval soldiers at their disposal.

Presently, Li Jing has taken a hundred thousand land troops and joined the Minor Celestial Court, leaving the Jade Emperor with only a hundred thousand naval soldiers and a million demon soldiers from the Witch Tribe.

Even at this point, he did not deploy demon soldiers but had Heaven Bless Marshal command the hundred thousand naval soldiers to besiege the Minor Celestial Court.

The intention was clear: to continue weakening Emperor Ziwei’s strength.

Upon receiving the mobilization order, Heaven Bless Marshal, True Martial Great Emperor, and Hei Sha Great Emperor discussed it among themselves, all feeling quite frustrated.

There is no logic in having naval troops fight against land troops. These soldiers are fully equipped for naval battles, with training primarily focused on water combat, putting them at a significant disadvantage in land warfare.