As the thirteen forms of Tai Chi were performed in sequence, Li Boyang finally felt at ease, realizing that nothing unexpected had happened to his lifelong learning.
With a swift movement, Li Boyang used his serpentine and acrobatic lightness skill, his figure shifting like a ghost in the small confinement room in an instant.
At the same time, the Nine Yin True Claw was also used repeatedly.
Just as Li Boyang was experiencing all that he had learned, an elder from the Dongyang School arrived outside the Abyss.
As soon as Luo Kedi arrived at the Abyss, the disciple guarding the Abyss stepped forward, bowed, and then stopped him, saying:
"This is a very important place, Elder Luo, it may not be convenient for you to enter."
Luo Kedi did not adopt the airs of an elder to reprimand the other party, but nodded and said:
"By order of the sect leader, I have come to release all disciples at the Qi Refining stage."
The disciple guarding the abyss spoke neither humbly nor arrogantly:
"Please show us the sect leader's token."
Luo Kedi nodded and handed a token to the guard disciple.
The guarding disciple checked the sect leader's token and immediately said:
"Elder Luo, please come with me."
After saying that, he led Luo Kedi down into the abyss.
The light vanished quickly before their eyes.
Luo Kedi narrowed his eyes and asked:
"How many Qi Refining Realm disciples are currently imprisoned in this Abyss?"
The disciple on guard answered without hesitation:
"Currently, there are a total of seventeen solitary confinement cells in use in the Abyss. Sixteen of them are used to imprison senior brothers in the Qi Refining Realm who have made mistakes. Only one is special, as it is used to imprison disciples in the Acquired Realm."
If Li Boyang knew, he would probably gasp in shock. The Tianyuan World and the Wudang World are not even in the same league. In the Wudang World, the Qi Refining Realm can already be called a Grandmaster.
Searching the entire Central Plains martial arts world, one could find no more than three or four grandmasters at the Qi Refining Realm. Yet, in the Tianyuan World alone, the Dongyang Sect imprisoned sixteen of them in the Earth Abyss.
Upon hearing that there were only sixteen people, Luo Kedi shook his head helplessly. This was far too few; in the vast battlefields of the wilderness, they were but a drop in the ocean.
"What's the name of that disciple in the Acquired Realm?"
A moment later, Luo Kedi realized that there were seventeen solitary confinement rooms in use, but only sixteen of them were Qi Refining Realm disciples, and one of them was actually a Post-Heaven Realm disciple. He immediately became curious.
It's worth noting that those who can enjoy the Earth Abyss Confinement Service are usually inner disciples of the Dongyang Sect. Outer disciples are simply expelled from the sect. It's quite strange that an outer disciple would be confined to the Earth Abyss.
The disciple guarding the watch scratched his head, tried hard to remember, and then said:
"His name seems to be Li Boyang."
Upon hearing this name, Luo Kedi's heart sank instantly. He was naturally familiar with the name Li Boyang, the former sect leader's disciple.
However, he really didn't know what mistake Li Boyang had made to be imprisoned, because Li Boyang hadn't been assigned to the peak under his jurisdiction.
Upon learning that the person imprisoned was Li Boyang, Luo Kedi pressed for details:
"When were you locked up?"
Now that he knew that Li Boyang was the one imprisoned, he naturally wanted to find out more about him, as he had a deep friendship with the former sect leader, and he would help if he could.
The guard tried to recall for a moment before stammering, "It seems like it's been almost a year. If he's still alive, he should be released in a few more days."
"Take me to see it quickly."
Upon hearing from the guards that Li Boyang had been imprisoned for almost a year, Luo Kedi's heart sank to the bottom.
The solitary confinement chambers of the Earth Abyss are renowned within the Qi Refining Realm of the Dongyang Sect. Qi Refining Realm disciples would rather be sent on external service for three to five years than spend a year or two in the Earth Abyss.
Imagine someone spending a year or two alone in complete darkness; even if they don't die in the end, they'll go insane.
In the history of the Dongyang Sect, the number of disciples who reached the Qi Refining stage and were confined in a solitary confinement room for a year without any problems upon their release can be counted on one hand.
Li Boyang was only at the Acquired Realm, and after being imprisoned for almost a year, Luo Kedi believed that even if nothing had happened, he had already gone mad.
"Elder, come with me, I'll take you to see it right away."
If Luo Ke still held a sliver of hope that Li Boyang was safe and sound, the guarding disciple had absolutely no hope for Li Boyang.
As a senior guardian of the Dongyang Sect's Abyss, he knew all too well how terrifying the Abyss Confinement was. With Li Boyang's mere Acquired Realm cultivation, he was probably either already dead or completely insane.
Led by the guards, Luo Kedi quickly approached the solitary confinement cell where Li Boyang was being held.
The disciple on guard pointed and said, "It's the one over there. Elder, would you like to open the door?"
Are you sure this is the one?
At this moment, Luo Kedi looked at the solitary confinement cell that the guard disciple pointed to, his expression very strange, a hint of expectation, a hint of doubt, and a hint of disbelief.
The guard disciple confirmed:
"Yes, Li Boyang is locked up in this room."
Luo Kedi then asked, "Are you sure it's Li Boyang who's locked up inside?"
He heard noises coming from the solitary confinement cell; someone was practicing martial arts inside.