Above the Great Dao

Chapter 1235 577: Heavenly Dao Seal

Divine Catcher Pu stopped his steps, looked at Chen Shi, and showed a look of doubt, murmuring, "To my knowledge, those thrown into the Heavenly Prison, there are very few who make it out. What is this Chen Shi's background?"

Judging an Immortal with a death sentence is hard to overturn, because if the convict were innocent, then the constables who captured the convict, the government office that tried the case, and the officials who reviewed it, all would be punished. Therefore, once thrown into the Heavenly Prison, it's a death sentence, with no chance of walking out alive.

"Unless the background is very powerful, able to rescue someone from the Heavenly Prison."

Divine Catcher Pu watched Chen Shi and the others walk out of the Heavenly Prison and thought to himself, "This suspect, named Chen Shi, must have a background that connects to the heavens!"

In the Xuanhuang Sea, within the Thick Virtue and Bright Heaven Palace, Lady Houtu called over a palace maid, handed her an edict, and said, "Hui Xue, take my edict and go to the Heavenly Prison of the Heavenly Court to bring Chen Shi out. He is working for me and has suffered a bit of injustice."

The palace maid was named Feng Huixue, an Immortal serving the Lady, who acknowledged and accepted the edict, promptly leaving.

Feng Huixue found her way to the Heavenly Court, and upon arriving at the Heavenly Prison, she gave the edict to the Heavenly King guarding the prison. The Prison Heavenly King unfurled the edict and quickly ordered someone to check Chen Shi's whereabouts. After a moment, he said, "Senior sister, you came at an unfortunate time."

Feng Huixue was shocked: "Has Chen Shi already been taken to the Immortal Slaying Stage?"

The Prison Heavenly King smiled and said, "That is not the case. Rather, the Heavenly Court sent people here, saying they have investigated the truth. The battle between Chen Shi and General Yin Fenglou was fair and just. Both signed a life and death pact. Chen Shi accidentally killed Yin Fenglou, it was a misstep. Yin Fenglou, being a General, had private fights with subordinates, violated the celestial laws, and he has already admitted his mistakes and confessed. Chen Shi is innocent and has been released. He is now working as a Heavenly Soldier in the Heavenly Soldier Guard."

Feng Huixue was slightly shaken, saying, "He was originally sentenced to death, and now he is released innocent? Yin Fenglou was accidentally killed by him, and then Yin Fenglou confessed?"

The Prison Heavenly King blinked, somewhat helplessly saying, "That's the news I got."

Feng Huixue slightly furrowed her brows, thinking that a death row convict being released innocent implicates many, fearing that all the Immortal Officials who judged the case might be guilty of dereliction!

For someone like Chen Shi, without any background, ascending from the frontier world, even having his head chopped off, would have no chance of overturning the case.

Not to mention letting the deceased confess.

"There must be something wrong here."

Feng Huixue remained calm and smiled as she asked, "May I ask, Heavenly King, who took Chen Shi away?"

The Prison Heavenly King said, "Someone from the palace. Mr. Chen is still working at the Geng Guard, Chen Institute, Fire Camp. Senior sister may ask him; maybe he knows some reasons."

Feng Huixue felt a subtle movement in her heart and took her leave.

After leaving the Heavenly Prison, she pondered for a moment. Instead of going directly to see Chen Shi, she hurried back to the Thick Virtue and Bright Heaven Palace to report the matter to the Lady, saying, "Mr. Chen was released by someone from the palace."

Lady Houtu was startled, "Such a matter?"

Her incarnations are spread across all the worlds of the Xuanhuang Sea. An adopted son from one of her incarnations shouldn't have drawn her attention, but Chen Shi's actions in the West Bull New Continent garnered her admiration, thus she favored Chen Shi.

Lady Houtu's incarnation in the West Bull New Continent was instructed by her to leave the matter of slaying Yin Fenglou to Chen Shi, just to see Chen Shi's courage and chivalry.

Yin Fenglou was merely a True Immortal, scheming and rising through disgraceful means. This person killed millions in the Spirit Platform Realm, causing countless people's nations to fall, yet he found the opportunity to ascend to the Earth Immortal Realm and become a Heavenly Soldier.

Later, he remained in the Heavenly Court, ascending from a small soldier to the General of the Fire Camp.

For such individuals, when Lady Houtu encountered him, even a glance would be too much for him. But, regretfully, as a Divine, the Lady couldn't manage Immortals. No matter how large the cases Yin Fenglou committed in the mortal world, she had no authority to intervene.

Thus, the Lady let Chen Shi handle this person. If Chen Shi dared to eliminate Yin Fenglou, then the Lady would acknowledge this adopted son, protect him vigorously, and put him to good use.

If Chen Shi didn't dare to take action against Yin Fenglou, then Chen Shi would remain merely an adopted son of Lady Houtu's incarnation in the West Bull New Continent and unrelated to her true self.

The Lady didn't expect that someone would act before her, getting Chen Shi out of the Heavenly Prison and even clearing Chen Shi of guilt.

She was extremely puzzled: "From the palace... Why did someone from the palace take interest in my adopted son?"

"My Lady, I've also heard of another matter."

Feng Huixue said, "A Great Demon has appeared near the Heavenly Court, comparable to a Taiyi Golden Immortal, causing chaos in the Heavenly Court, and the Heavenly Dao Treasure, Celestial Secret Strategy, was shattered by the Demon."

Lady Houtu upon hearing this, was both annoyed and amused, coldly laughing: "A Great Demon comparable to a Taiyi Golden Immortal breaking into the Heavenly Court, destroying the Heavenly Dao Treasure? It's too ridiculous. Do they really think this is like the havoc in the Heavenly Palace of old?"

Feng Huixue tentatively asked, "Is that what you mean, My Lady?"

Lady Houtu, on the contrary, was not angry and laughed: "This matter satisfied many hearts. Very well, I won't bother to expose their playacting."

Feng Huixue did not know her intention and did not dare to guess randomly, saying, "Then about Chen Shi..."

Lady Houtu smiled and said, "Since someone from the palace took interest in him, I might as well take it easy, and observe for now."

At the Fire Camp, Bai Fangfang, Xiao Dululu, and some other Immortals gathered, celebrating Chen Shi's release from prison, joyfully celebrating his newfound life.

Among the Heavenly Soldiers, there are very few veterans; mostly newly ascended Immortals gather together, without much formality, often speaking freely.

"When I was in the Lower Realm, I thought that after ascending I would be carefree and at ease, little did I expect that the first thing in the Heavenly Court would be to serve ten years of labor."