The Martial Saint begins by collecting corpses.

"Coo coo~"

Lu Ming was planning to make a breakthrough and attempt to reach the Great Perfection of Tendon Refining in one go.

Suddenly his stomach growled, and he felt extremely hungry. He was so hungry that he wished he could stuff a whole roasted lamb, a roasted suckling pig, or even a whole cow into his stomach.

How long have I been cultivating?

Lu Ming looked up in a daze. The ceiling was illuminated by the firelight and shone black, making it impossible to see the sun or moon outside.

There isn't even a window here, so it's impossible to tell whether it's day or night.

"You actually survived."

Suddenly, a surprised and uncertain voice came from outside.

That's the voice of that middle-aged man.

Lu Ming's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately went forward to open the courtyard gate. Sure enough, the middle-aged man was standing outside, looking at him with great surprise.

"No wonder he survived; he actually broke through to the Tendon Refining Realm, which is enough to barely resist the Yin energy here."

"It seems you're not simple. No wonder Lin Yuanrong sent you here to deal with you."

The middle-aged man said in surprise.

Lu Ming smiled slightly; he had long sensed the extremely strong yin energy here.

That chilling feeling lurked within the stifling heat of the flames on the four walls, like a frog being slowly boiled in water, catching you off guard.

However, he discovered early on that, due to the existence of the Heavenly Heart Seal, the Yin energy could not actually have much of an effect on him.

Gugu~

His stomach rumbled again. Lu Ming clutched his stomach, feeling his chest pressed against his back. Seeing the middle-aged man's amused smile, he coughed awkwardly and said seriously:

"My name is Lu Ming. May I ask how you should address me, senior?"

Li Ming nodded and said:

"Since you've broken through to the Refinement stage and have a chance to survive here, I'll tell you."

"My name is Li Ming, and the other old Taoist is Xuan Qingzi. He has a bad temper, so I advise you not to provoke him."

"There's a well here, so getting water shouldn't be a problem. Firewood will be delivered every now and then, so if you use it sparingly, you won't have any issues."

"Most importantly, three meals a day will be delivered to you, appearing on the table in the lobby through a mechanism."

"There is a rope bell in the bedroom of your courtyard. You just need to pull it, and people outside will know that someone lives in this courtyard. Meals will be delivered automatically at the designated time every day, and there will be enough food for you to eat your fill."

"If you're still hungry, shake your head twice after your meal."

"If an emergency occurs that we cannot handle, then we will keep ringing the bell."

"Apart from that, we have no contact with the outside world. We can only go out during the shift change every three years."

Lu Ming frowned slightly: "Don't you have a timekeeping device?"

Li Ming shook his head: "We can only calculate the time based on the time of our three daily meals."

Lu Ming murmured, "Those days in there must be very difficult."

Li Ming smiled and said:

"You don't expect to enjoy beautiful women and scenery, do you? You didn't come here to have a good time."

"Here, you should focus on martial arts training. Only by constantly honing your spirit can you resist the yin energy here. With your life constantly in danger, how can you think about anything else?"

"The next shift change is in six months, so enjoy those six months to the fullest."

"By the way, it's dinner time now. You can ring the bell, and the food should be delivered to your table in the living room."

After Li Ming finished speaking, he turned and left.

Lu Ming watched Li Ming leave, but smiled faintly. "You won't have a chance to leave for another six months? That's not necessarily true."

However, he was not in a hurry to leave. He went into the room and saw a rope bell by the bed. He shook it and faintly heard the sound of the bell carrying far away from the floor.

He then went into the hall and, sure enough, saw a table of food that had appeared on the table at some point.

The meal included a variety of dishes such as steamed buns, porridge, rice, braised pork, and steamed fish, making it quite a feast.

Lu Ming, however, cautiously took out a silver needle and tested each dish with it. He then used other methods of testing for poison using the Warm Water Poison Technique. Finding no poison, he ate with peace of mind.

The meal was devoured in a flash, with enough food for two or three people finishing it all.

After filling his stomach, and realizing it was evening, he quickly washed up and went to bed in his bedroom.

The next day, he opened his eyes and saw no daylight outside. When he went out, he saw the sky ablaze with fire and sighed softly.

It seems we won't see the light of day for a while, but thankfully, this period won't be too long.

After leaving the bedroom, he went to the living room and waited for a while. Suddenly, he saw a small square hole open in the wall of the living room.

Then, porridge, steamed buns, stir-fried beef, and other dishes were slowly served out through a mechanism similar to a spring.

The food was laid out on the specially made table, and then the opening slowly closed.

Looking at the steaming, fragrant food, Lu Ming checked it over as usual before eating with peace of mind.

After finishing his meal, he brewed a dose of internal cultivation medicine and continued practicing his Lightning Blade technique.

Originally, the internal cultivation elixir was consumed every two days, but he broke through to the Tendon Refining cultivation level yesterday and used up all the internal cultivation elixir.

At this level of cultivation, one dose of internal cultivation medicine should only last for one day. He still has eighteen doses of internal cultivation medicine left, which should be enough to support him in breaking through to the Great Perfection of Tendon Refining.

Soon, lightning flashed and purple mist filled the courtyard.

After mastering the unity of man and sword, Lu Ming felt a smooth and exhilarating flow during each training session, becoming more and more excited and feeling completely refreshed.

Outside the courtyard, Li Ming heard the clanging of swords coming from Lu Ming's yard. He smiled at the old Taoist priest beside him:

"He's been practicing hard since early this morning. It seems that Brother Lu is prepared for a long-term stay."

The old Taoist priest snorted coldly:

"Explain the rules to him clearly, and don't let him mess things up."

"I only have six months left before my shift ends, and I don't want to be ruined by some hothead."

After saying that, he turned and left.

Li Ming shook his head, knowing that this was just the old Taoist's temperament, and didn't take it seriously.

He glanced again at the tightly closed courtyard gate not far away. Lu Ming had just started cultivating, so he probably wouldn't stop anytime soon.

Li Ming walked up to the high platform and sat down, looking down at the square rooms below that suppressed the ghosts and monsters.

There is a passageway between the two rows of rooms, and a total of ten rooms on both sides.

The first room on the left is empty, and the second room is occupied by an elderly man wearing a coat.

The old man had empty eyes and a cold expression. In his hand, he was holding a pair of golden needles and was intently stitching up the wounds of a corpse.

Li Ming glanced at the corpse and nodded to himself. The corpse delivered today was very fresh, and it had many wounds and injuries. Not bad, this Divine Healer Ghost should be fine today.

Let's look at the fifth room.

Inside, there was a unique structure: a glass mirror divided the room into two parts.

In the room on the left, a glaring monk sat cross-legged, muttering incantations.

One by one, swastikas appeared and disappeared from his mouth, flying continuously toward the other side of the glass mirror, but they were all blocked by the glass mirror, emitting a slight vibration.

On the right side of the glass mirror lay an unconscious person.

Li Ming frowned slightly. He needed to keep a close eye on this monk ghost. He didn't know how long the Pure Yang Glazed Glass could last; it was a very precious thing.

And that death row inmate, after taking so many sedatives, I wonder how many more days he can hold on. It seems we'll have to send over a new death row inmate in a few days.

Li Ming just kept watching and staring, and before he knew it, it was noon. He vaguely heard the sound of machinery coming from his small courtyard, which meant that the food had been delivered.

I got up to go eat.

Suddenly, a creaking sound came slowly from behind.

Li Ming turned his head and saw that the gates of the Black Prison were indeed opening.

He frowned deeply. The gates of the Black Prison couldn't be opened so frequently. Who had come this time?

"Since you're so wary, I'll go in myself."

A clear and melodious sound rang out.

Li Ming saw a girl of about eighteen years old, dressed in red, walk in with light steps. Upon seeing Li Ming, she gave a slight bow and said:

"I am Ming Jianxin, a disciple of the Mingjian Sect. I apologize for disturbing your guarding of the Black Prison."

"However, I have something important to discuss with Lu Ming. May I ask where Lu Ming is?"