Chapter 4142 The Hidden Eighth Floor

The Dao Body followed the crowd back to their resting quarters. Strong individuals of their Rank received extremely high treatment, with each person having a private room.

Upon returning to the room, he closed the door, then his figure flickered and he vanished from his original spot.

Fortresses are always broken from within. After entering the Heavenly Prison, the guards inside became much more lax.

Although each layer of the Seventh Layer Heavenly Prison had a strong individual comparable to an Immortal Emperor Peak guarding it, under circumstances with no warning, a strong individual could not always remain vigilant.

According to the guard's memory, the Dao Body was extremely familiar with this type of situation, moving down layer by layer without being detected by anyone.

In the Seventh Layer Heavenly Prison, the first three layers held members of the Dragon Clan who had been punished. The Dao Body ignored all of these.

He quickly arrived at the Fourth Layer. Compared to the three layers above, it was even colder and darker here.

The space was very large, with approximately twenty cells. Each one held strong individuals from different races, including the Human Race, the Dark Race, and Immortal Demon Beasts.

Ye Bufan was cautious, dodging the patrolling guards here, then slowly searching the cells one by one.

After searching the entire Fourth Layer, he still did not see Xiao Yezi or the others.

Next were the Fifth Layer, the Sixth Layer, and finally, he arrived at the Seventh Layer.

The further down, the stronger the criminals held. Here, any random cell would hold a strong individual comparable to an Immortal Emperor.

If they were outside, they would either be renowned magnates of a region or powerful, influential figures.

The Dao Body was not interested in these, continuously searching for Xiao Yezi and the others, but after searching the entire Seventh Layer, he found nothing.

"What's going on? Could it be that they aren't imprisoned here?"

Ye Bufan sat in the room, his mind racing. However, according to Long Geng's memory, he hadn't seen Xiao Yezi or the others anywhere else, so the most likely place should be inside the Heavenly Prison.

"No, search again!"

Ye Bufan once again issued an order to the Dao Body, searching from the Seventh Layer to the First Layer, going through the Heavenly Prison two more times from beginning to end.

The result was identical; he still hadn't found Xiao Yezi or the others.

"Damn it, where are they hiding?"

Ye Bufan was filled with disappointment, preparing to dissipate the Dao Body.

But just then, he suddenly felt a faint fluctuation of a Formation in the last cell of the Seventh Layer.

"What's going on?"

The Formation fluctuation was very faint, or more accurately, it was extremely well hidden.

Ye Bufan's heart immediately stirred. If he didn't possess extremely high Formation attainments, he truly wouldn't have noticed it.

He turned his head to look. This was an empty cell; no prisoners were held inside. It was precisely because of this that he had previously just swept over it and hadn't paid much attention.

His figure flickered, and he stealthily entered the cell, carefully examining it. He confirmed that there was indeed a hidden Formation here, and it was an extremely high Rank twelve.

The Dragon Clan themselves could not control Formations, but that didn't prevent them from having Human Race Immortal Array Masters set them up.

The sudden appearance of a Formation within the Heavenly Prison was abnormal. Ye Bufan's heart pounded. Could it be that Xiao Yezi and the others were hidden here?

Thinking of this, he set up a Restriction in this cell, hiding the movement and aura here, and then began to decipher the Formation before him.

The Formation before him was of a very high Rank and very cleverly arranged. If it were an ordinary Rank twelve Immortal Array Master, they probably wouldn't be able to break it in a short while.

Fortunately, Ye Bufan had obtained the Ancient Medical Sect Legacy, and his Formation attainments were extremely high. He quickly found the Formation core and deciphered the Formation.

The hidden Formation disappeared, and the scenery before him changed. A cave entrance appeared in the corner of the cell, with a flight of stone steps leading down.

Ye Bufan scanned it with his Divine Sense. There were no Formation fluctuations below, nor did he detect any danger, so he stepped down.

The stone steps were very long, more than a hundred steps. At the bottom was a huge dungeon.

Upon reaching the bottom, Ye Bufan eagerly looked forward. He didn't see Xiao Yezi or the others, but he saw a huge Immortal Demon Beast in the center.

On its head was a massive single horn, about two meters long, blood-red yet crystalline like jade.

Looking further down, it had a sheep's head, wolf's hooves, a rounded top, a body of Five Elements colors, and a massive physique.

"This… this is a Qilin!"

Ye Bufan never imagined that the Dragon Clan's Heavenly Prison not only had the rumored Seventh Layer but also an Eighth Level. This was something even Long Geng didn't know.

Most importantly, this Eighth Level actually held a Qilin. This completely refreshed his understanding and overturned his worldview.

He had originally come to find Xiao Yezi, but instead, he found a bound Qilin.

Suppressing the shock in his heart, Ye Bufan began to look around, confirming that there were no guards here.

The Qilin before him was tightly bound by an invisible energy. This was the Five Elements Dragon Binding Formation!

Ye Bufan recognized the origin of this Formation at a glance. It was also an extremely high Rank twelve Immortal Array, mobilizing the power of heaven and earth to form invisible shackles. Even a Rank twelve Immortal Demon Beast could not break free.

That wasn't all. Besides the Formation, there was also a chain, as thick as a pinky finger, on the Qilin's body.

It emitted a dark black light, passing through its shoulder blades on both sides, tightly binding its four limbs and head.

"This is Mother of Geng Metal!"

Ye Bufan was shocked again. This kind of item was an extremely high Rank Artifact Refining Materials. Normally, obtaining even a few kilograms would be extremely precious.

He never expected the Dragon Clan to have so much, and even use it on this Qilin.

Mother of Geng Metal was known for its sturdiness. Normally, when refining Immortal Artifacts, adding just a little bit would make them unbreakable.

Although the chain before him was only as thick as a pinky finger, its sturdiness was simply beyond imagination.

Formation plus chain. It was clear how much the Dragon Clan valued this Qilin.

Under these two layers of Restriction, the Qilin's aura was extremely weak, having long lost the might of a top-tier Immortal Demon Beast.

After confirming that Xiao Yezi and the others were not here, Ye Bufan's gaze once again fell on the blood-red single horn on the Qilin's head, his heart filled with fervor.

Although he hadn't rescued his daughter, obtaining the kirin horn was definitely a huge gain.

"Who are you?"

A deep voice emanated from the Qilin. Under the restraint of the Five Elements Dragon Binding Formation, the Qilin's body could not move an inch; only its blood-red eyes could still move.

Although Ye Bufan was still wearing the guard's uniform, this was the hidden Eighth Level, and even guards normally could not reach here.

"Senior Qilin, how were you captured by the Dragon Clan and brought here?"

He didn't answer, but instead asked another question.

Ye Bufan had no ill will towards the Kirin Clan, and coupled with Meiqi's connection, he spoke very politely.

The Qilin said, "It seems you are not from the Dragon Clan."

"That's right, I am not from the Dragon Clan."

Since the other party was also an enemy of the Dragon Clan, Ye Bufan did not hide too much. "I came to rescue someone. Senior, have you seen a little girl, and also a dozen or so women?"

The Qilin said, "No, since I was captured and brought here, no one else has come besides that despicable Long Ao."

Confirming there was no news of his daughter, Ye Bufan went straight to the point.

"Senior, I can find a way to rescue you, on the condition that you give me the kirin horn on your head!"