"Senior, you know me?"
Duan Lingtian smiled faintly when he saw the surprised expression on the old man's face and the other old men's faces.
"I'm afraid there aren't many people in the Heavenly Pool Palace who don't know your name, Duan Lingtian."
The old man who had a hostile expression earlier had a wide smile on his face now. His white beard trembled as he continued to say, "Moreover, Duan Lingtian, you're also Head Warden Xu's junior brother. In other words, the Thousand Chains Prison can be considered as half your home."
"Does this mean I'm home now?"
Duan Lingtian was taken aback. Then, he smiled wryly. If someone had told him the Thousand Chains Prison was his home in his previous life, he would have slapped that person.
"Duan Lingtian, I'll bring the two of you in."
The old man smiled and took the initiative to say, "I'm sure this is your first time in the Thousand Chains Prison. Let me introduce you to the Thousand Chains Prison and bring you to the Internal Affairs Hall to hang your Warden Tokens there."
"Once the Warden Tokens are hung in the Internal Affairs Hall, you'll be notified whenever there's a vacancy. However, since you're Head Warden Xu's junior brother, even if there's no vacancy, no one will stop you from coming to the Thousand Chains Prison."
The old man continued to say.
Upon hearing the old man's words, Duan Lingtian was inwardly shocked. He did not expect his Eldest Senior Sister, whom he had never met, would be able to provide him with so much convenience.
"I'll have to trouble you then, elder."
Duan Lingtian said with a smile on his face.
Upon seeing Duan Lingtian's courteous attitude, the old man was overjoyed. At the very least, this prodigious disciple with a bright future did not look down on him just because he was a gatekeeper of the Thousand Chains Prison.
As a gatekeeper of the Thousand Chains Prison, he used to be an ordinary disciple of the Heavenly Pool Palace. Even now, he was not as strong as Han Yun Jin who had been killed by Duan Lingtian.
There was no doubt Duan Lingtian was stronger than him.
Duan Lingtian was strong, had a powerful background, and had a bright future. Moreover, he was polite to him.
"Let's go in."
After calling out to Duan Lingtian and Huan 'er, the old man led the way for the two Duan Lingtian. Duan Lingtian and Huan' er followed closely behind.
After entering the Thousand Chains Prison, what appeared in front of Duan Lingtian was a crimson world. Everywhere was a mountain wall that gave off a crimson glow. Among the mountain walls, there were many special metal pillars that supported the buildings inside the mountain.
After passing through a wide passageway, Duan Lingtian and Huan 'er arrived at a spacious plaza. Aside from the path across from them, there was no other path.
"Duan Lingtian, this is the final plaza of the Thousand Chains Prison."
After leading Duan Lingtian into the square, the old man introduced them to Duan Lingtian with a smile.
"Final Square?"
Duan Ling Tian was stunned, as the name of this square seemed to be rather special.
"Don't you think the name of the square is a little strange?"
The old man asked with a smile.
"It's a little strange."
Duan Lingtian nodded.
"The reason this square is called the Final Square is due to the Killing Formation that's capable of severely injuring a titled Celestial Emperor. Ordinary Celestial Emperors who aren't titled Celestial Emperors will definitely die if they trigger the Killing Formation!"
The old man said with a smile, "This is a place where anyone below the titled Celestial Emperor Realm can die. That's why it's called the Terminating Square."
"Severely injure a titled Celestial Emperor?
Anyone below the level of a titled Celestial Emperor will definitely die? "
Upon hearing the old man's words, Duan Lingtian could not help but inwardly gasp. At the same time, he raised his guard.
"Don't worry."
The old man chuckled when he saw Duan Ling Tian's vigilance. "Not just anyone can trigger the Killing Formation in the Square of Terminus. The Killing Formation will only be triggered when someone tries to force his way out of the Thousand Chains Prison. Moreover, it only targets those people.
Even if we're in the square at that time, the Killing Formation won't attack us. "
Duan Lingtian sighed in relief when he heard the old man's words. At the same time, he could vaguely guess the Killing Formation's mechanism. The Killing Formation must have extracted the blood or soul aura of the prisoners and merged it with the Killing Formation.
Otherwise, the Killing Formation would not be triggered.
After passing through the Final Square, the old man led Duan Ling Tian through a long passage before they arrived at a palace that was neither big nor small. The plaque on the entrance of the palace had the words' Internal Affairs Palace 'written on it in large letters.
"Let me bring you in to register."
Under the old man's lead, Duan Lingtian and Huan 'er entered the Internal Affairs Palace.
Duan Ling Tian and Duan Ling Tian merely had to show their jailer tokens to the elders of the Internal Affairs Pavilion in the Thousand Chains Prison. The elders would record their names and leave behind their Soul Pearls. When there was a vacancy, the elders would ask if they were free to take up the position.
If they were not, their names would be temporarily removed from the list. When they were free, they would notify the Internal Affairs Palace.
Apart from leaving behind their Soul Pearls, they also collected the Soul Pearls of the Internal Affairs Palace's elders.
"Duan Lingtian, you're Head Warden Xu's junior brother. Now that you're a jailer of the Thousand Chains Prison, even if you're not on duty, you're welcome to come to the Thousand Chains Prison."
The Internal Affairs Palace's elder was very friendly toward Duan Lingtian. "However, when you're not on duty, you're not allowed to enter the prison. At most, you can go to the Life and Death Platform to comprehend the law of death."
When the Internal Affairs Palace's elder reached the end of his sentence, his expression turned solemn as he said, "If you're not on duty, even elders like us aren't allowed to enter the prison, let alone jailers.
"Only the wardens have the privilege to enter," the warden said.
Duan Lingtian nodded.
"Alright."
Duan Lingtian nodded.
"However, new prison guards are usually given a chance to familiarize themselves with the prison … Originally, this opportunity has to be chosen at a specific time. Since you're Head Warden Xu's junior brother, I don't think it's appropriate for you to make a trip here again.
Duan Lingtian nodded.
Upon hearing this, Duan Lingtian and Huan 'er's eyes lit up.
"Elder Xie."
At the same time, the Internal Affairs Palace's elder looked at the Thousand Chains Prison's elder who brought Duan Lingtian and Huan 'er into the prison and said, "You'll bring them around the prison and explain the situation to them."
As soon as the Internal Affairs Palace's elder finished speaking, he raised his hand and tossed a token to Huan 'er.
"Alright."
Huan 'er took the token and nodded. Then, he beckoned Duan Lingtian and Huan' er to leave.
It wasn't difficult for Duan Ling Tian to see that the command token that Elder Xie received was completely pitch black, and it emitted waves of icy cold and profound aura. Moreover, it gave people a feeling of oppression.
It was obvious that many formations had been compressed inside the token.
"This is the token that allows you to enter and exit the prison."
After leaving the Internal Affairs Palace, the old man seemed to have noticed Duan Lingtian and Huan 'er's gazes. He smiled and said, "This token is issued by the Internal Affairs Palace. When it's issued, the Internal Affairs Palace's elder will infuse our soul auras into the token through our Soul Pearls.
In other words, this token can only allow the three of us to enter and exit the prison.
This is to prevent people from bringing people in and out of the prison. "
After listening to the old man's words, Duan Ling Tian realized the security in the Thousand Chains Prison was not something an ordinary prison could compare to.
"In the past, there weren't many rules in the Thousand Chains Prison. However, ever since a titled Celestial Emperor escaped from the Thousand Chains Prison and killed many of the Heavenly Pool Palace's disciples, the Heavenly Pool Palace has set many rules in the Thousand Chains Prison. Most importantly, only prodigious disciples are allowed to become prison guards."
Huan 'er nodded.
"What do the guards do in the Thousand Chains Prison?"
Duan Lingtian asked.
"What the prison guards need to do is to observe the situation of the people imprisoned in the prison. If they discover anything strange, they need to immediately inform the Internal Affairs Palace … Apart from that, they also need to monitor the people imprisoned in the prison."
Huan 'er nodded.
"How many guards are on duty every time?"
Duan Lingtian asked again.
"Six guards. They're divided into groups of two to patrol the three areas of the prison," the old man said.
"One group is responsible for patrolling the prisons where titled Celestial Emperors are imprisoned. The other group is responsible for patrolling the prisons where non-titled Celestial Emperors are imprisoned. The last group is responsible for patrolling the prisons where the Heavenly Pool Palace's disciples and elders are imprisoned.
Each group will patrol the prison for four months before swapping teams. Each group will patrol the prison for four months. Each time a guard is on duty, they'll be on duty for a year. "
The old man said.
"Due to the high requirements of being a guard, only prodigious disciples can apply for the position. Therefore, not all guards are assigned to patrol the prison. Some of them are even elders of the Thousand Chains Prison.
Even I'm often assigned to patrol the prison when there aren't enough guards.
"This year, there are six people patrolling inside. Only three of them are geniuses. The other three are the elders of the Thousand Chains Prison."
The old man paused for a moment before he looked at Duan Ling Tian and Huan 'er before he continued to say, "Come to think of it, it's not a coincidence … The last change was a month ago. Both of you will have to wait for another 11 months before it's your turn.
Moreover, you'll definitely get your turn.
After all, very few prodigious disciples are willing to become guards. Even if the salary is high, most of them won't accept it. "
The old man shook his head when he finished speaking.
"Most of the prodigious disciples who are willing to become guards are here for the Life and Death Platform. Elder Yan from the Internal Affairs Palace told you about the Life and Death Platform. You can go to the Thousand Chains Prison whenever you want to. It's very beneficial to comprehend the law of death there.
"That's because the people who have been executed by the Thousand Chains Prison are all beneath the Life and Death Platform. The Thousand Chains Prison has sealed their deathly aura in that area, making the Life and Death Platform a sacred place to comprehend the Laws of Death."
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