Chapter 433: Gang Prison

The Emei Nine Yang Skill could not be taught through written manuals; it could only be passed down orally. This time, Happy was extremely lucky—having the Jade Spotted Finger of Masteress Mie Jue, gaining the recognition of Abbot Hui Xin, and thanks to his own high level of comprehension, he even received the oral teachings of the Emei Nine Yang Skill from Abbot Hui Xin.
“Learn the Emei Nine Yang Skill!”
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Emei Nine Yang Skill:
One of the Nine Yang Divine Skills, it is the purest and most yang internal martial art in the world. However, the incomplete version can only speed up the recovery of internal energy and enhance resistance to soft, yin-based palm forces.
Obtaining the second page of the Nine Yang Skill’s oral instructions can further enhance its effects! (Wudang Nine Yang Skill, Shaolin Nine Yang Skill) It greatly accelerates internal energy recovery and boosts resistance to soft and icy internal forces.
Collecting all three pages of the oral instructions allows one to comprehend the complete version of the Nine Yang Divine Skill!
On the day when this divine skill is mastered, internal energy will flow endlessly, rendering one unafraid of any soft or icy internal forces in the martial world. At the same time, innate attributes will be greatly strengthened, defense will improve significantly, and practicing any martial art will yield twice the results with half the effort.
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When the system notified Happy that he had learned this skill, he stood frozen for a long time before recovering. After taking a deep breath, he bowed respectfully to Abbot Hui Xin:
“Thank you, Masteress Hui Xin, for generously teaching me this skill!”
“It’s what you deserve.”
Abbot Hui Xin looked at him calmly:
“The Nine Yang Skill is a technique only the outstanding disciples of my Emei sect can practice. Although it has never been taught outside the sect, I believe even the sect leader would approve of my decision.”
“Happy will surely live up to Masteress’s expectations and spare no effort to rescue the heroes of the six major sects!” Suddenly, all the hesitation and unease in Happy’s heart disappeared.
The Nine Yang Divine Skill…
A remarkable martial art that brought glory to Shaolin, Wudang, and Emei—proving just how extraordinary it is. Once mastered fully, one can surpass all martial artists in the world and become an unparalleled warrior like Zhang Wuji.
It’s far stronger than Dou Zuan Xing Yi!
For it, Happy felt that waiting no longer was a worthwhile effort.
Very satisfied with Happy’s reaction, Abbot Hui Xin uttered a Buddhist chant in relief:
“With these words from the young hero, I’m at ease. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me. I do have some insights regarding the Nine Yang Skill.” After saying that, she picked up her load again and walked steadily toward a small temple not far away.
Happy followed behind, stepping into Abbot Hui Xin’s temple without hesitation…

No one could have predicted that “Happy,” once ranked first among the masters, would end up staying in a little-known hermitage for over half a month after being involved in the mission of the six major sects.
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Undoubtedly, during those over half a month, Happy missed out on many exciting events!
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With the completion of the mission at Bright Summit, numerous other plot-related tasks emerged. The mission to save the Shaolin monks during the massacre of Shaolin gave this once-unknown sect a chance to stand out. Shaolin’s legendary skills such as “Prajna Vajra Palm,” “Flower-Picking Finger,” and “Crossing the River on a Reed” were demonstrated by several Shaolin disciples at a time of crisis.
Xie Xun and Granny Golden Flower appeared in the martial world.
Fights over the Dragon-Slaying Sword sparked chaos across the martial world.
Yuan soldiers appeared in various places, attacking different sects of all sizes, leading to an explosion in sect-related missions.
However…
These were merely some of the major developments in the martial world.
After a period of inactivity, Lingxiao Palace finally began to expand its branches in coastal cities. Led by experts like Shangguan Lian and Hai Dongqing, it quickly established a fairly complete network of branches—over twenty branches set up in a short time, complete with personnel, equipment, and resources—faster, smoother, and more comprehensive than Yipin Hall.
The Xiyi Gate went even further!
With the stable and prosperous resource site of Shenlongjia, the Xiyi Gate realized the importance of combining resources with forging systems and placed increasing emphasis on resource sites. Seizing the opportunity during the battle at Bright Summit, instead of sending a single expert, they established over thirty branches of various sizes in large cities in the south while everyone else’s attention was focused elsewhere. These branches were spread out widely and quickly coordinated with each other, allowing the Xiyi Gate to gain a firm foothold and show signs of becoming the dominant force in the Jiangnan region!
In contrast, Lu Mingyue of Lengyue Palace became much more low-key.
Perhaps realizing that Lengyue Palace lacked more skilled experts, she never established a single branch. Instead, under the attention of everyone, she spent millions of silver coins to move the main hall from the city to an island in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. She also acquired hundreds of gang ships and used the numerous pirate dens in the area as training grounds, using Nu Jiao Island as a high-level dungeon area, thus pursuing a strategy of operating in isolation.
More experts also began to appear in the martial world.
The name of Orochimaru grew increasingly famous. Somehow, he obtained the true teachings from the Two Elders of Xuanming and even mastered a sinister Western martial art like “Xuanming Divine Palm,” firmly securing his position as the top expert among the evil sects—none even Lu Mingyue could shake him.

However, the Mu Family… has also gained a great reputation lately.
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The Mu Family’s prison zone—a forbidden area for gangs.
A massive fence made of arm-thick precision steel separated two rows of neatly arranged cells, each cell isolated from the others.
Inside these steel cells, each held a fierce-looking NPC expert; in several cells, gusts of wind and sharp sword lights indicated that battles were already underway.
Since the development of the gang prison cells, some high-ranking members of the Mu Family no longer needed to leave Baokang County to train. People took turns staying at the main hall every day, eager to spar with NPC experts inside the cells to improve their skills.
At the end of the cell row, a man dressed like a ragged Beggar Sect disciple was fighting fiercely against Lei Zhan. Relying on his muscular palms, he blocked all of Lei Zhan’s sword techniques, gaining the upper hand.
But Lei Zhan wore third-stage golden armor and had superior protective abilities from the Mysterious Realm, offering astonishing defense. Coupled with endless Jade Dew Pills to replenish his strength and energy, he fought vigorously for over two hours, advancing in skill faster than outside.
“Haha… so satisfying!”
The gang prison cells!
Different from the imperial prisons run by the Jinyiwei and the Eastern and Western Factories!
The imperial prisons captured criminals of various types and strengths every day. Players who were part of the imperial family could choose criminals of different levels to train with, as there were always plenty of criminals available…
But the gang prison cells were different!
Criminals didn’t appear spontaneously in these cells; they had to be “captured” from the outside—wounded martial artists who weren’t players…
During capture, the criminals had to be unable to resist, and they couldn’t be killed by other players. This required the use of sedatives or skilled pressure-point techniques.
Yet in Baokang, with the Mu Family’s strength, capturing criminals and locking them in the gang prison cells was quite easy, without any interference from other players.
These experts were those whom Lei Zhan had captured from nearby areas using various methods—masters at the Liberation Realm and peak experts at the Life and Death Realm—so that the Mu Family’s high-ranking members could also train rapidly at the main hall.
It proved that seeking Happy’s opinion back then was indeed correct. The Medicine Hall and Forging Hall could operate using ordinary shops, but the gang prison cells were truly a powerful tool!
“Master!”
Just then, a Mu Family disciple rushed in from outside, seemingly with urgent news.
Lei Zhan promptly stepped back and stopped fighting.

That Beggar Sect disciple also reluctantly stopped—these disciples weren’t kept here as death row inmates; instead, they had an agreement with the Mu family, to be detained for only a short time, and the Mu family had to pay tens of thousands of taels of silver every day as a cost.
“Is someone coming to challenge us again?”
Lei Zhan opened the prison cell and stepped outside.