Chapter 1136 - 942: Captured (Part 2)

Huang Yingying activated the array. Shi Chun threw out the corpse, then tossed some wood to ignite it, drawing out a trace of Death Refusing Incense to burn on the fire. In terms of fire intensity and the speed of burning, it was certainly not as efficient as those cultivated in Fire Attribute Skills.

But it was just barely usable.

The problem was that he took another look at the small jar of Death Refusing Incense, and the ointment was running low.

Although each time not much was burned, they still couldn't withstand long-term use.

He was already pondering when he might visit the Phoenix Clan's Divine Mountain again to replenish his stock.

Before long, the three of them crossed the void directly via the space channel to arrive near Dingbei Prefecture to meet Wu Jinliang. Worried about deception, they didn't plan to leave through Xun Gate.

Once there, the meeting was simple. With a quick connection via the Mother-child Talisman, Wu Jinliang soon reached the designated place.

The group then escaped into the depths underground, reopening the Two Realms Channel to head directly for the domain where the Heavenly Capital was located...

One thousand and eight hundred miles away from the Heavenly Capital, there was a cultivation field opened in a place rich in Spiritual Energy, named Ten Thousand Laws Cave Heaven.

This place was surrounded by numerous mountains, with more than ten thousand peaks, their sizes and appearance not differing much. The mountain height was usually only dozens of feet tall, yet they were beautiful with floating mist. Each mountain had a cultivation cave mansion and leisurely residence pavilions and buildings for monks to temporarily use for cultivation, and the fee was quite high.

Young Master Nan disguised himself and spent money to acquire a temporary cave mansion upon arriving here.

The steward who did the errands led him to a mountain and presented him with a token to activate the array, gave some reminders, and then left.

Once the steward left, Young Master Nan immediately used the token to activate the Protective Array. A Xubo directly enveloped the entire mountain, then vanished into the void.

Afraid the array was not secure, he then took out a Magic Artifact and used it again to set up a second Defense Array within the array, finally feeling assured to inspect up and down the mountain.

Little did he know, at the same time when he was ascending the mountain, the three tracking personnel who had been tailing him had already arrived outside the mountain gate of Ten Thousand Laws Cave Heaven, due to the gap in cultivation.

Discovering Young Master Nan's presence entering this place, the three wasted no time paying to enter.

Though expensive, money wasn't an issue. Once granted entry and lodging, the three immediately tracked the presence, quickly finding Young Master Nan's resting place.

The person who possessed the Demon Eye remarked, "Boss, this field doesn't care about the guest's background; as long as money is paid and rules are followed, guests are guests and external people won't disturb easily. It's Lingxiao Hermit's property, so our reputation here is useless. It seems someone else from above needs to intervene, that's the only way."

The leader coldly snorted, "This is in the Heavenly Court's territory, and while our reputation is useless, someone else's might be sufficient. This fellow has vast connections, first cut off all his contact with the outside world to prevent him from making a commotion."

Saying so, he took out a Magic Artifact, instantly releasing an array to envelop the cave mansion before them.

Once the array formed, the trio dispersed, forming a triangle to guard the surroundings downhill.

Young Master Nan on the mountain immediately flew out, locating the source of the disturbance, seeing the three figures scattered, he felt uneasy and even incredulous, not expecting to be exposed and pursued so swiftly.

Since things had come to this, trapped in their hands he could no longer hide the truth. He doubted he had such a backbone, so immediately took out the Mother-child Talisman, quickly contacting acquaintances in the Heavenly Capital for help, intending to make a great commotion to get free.

Little did he know, the trackers were experienced, having already severed his contact with the outside world.

Simultaneously, they severed Shi Chun's contact with him.

In the mountain forest around the Heavenly Capital, Shi Chun and the others sent messages after receiving no reply from Young Master Nan, then continuously messaged again. Wu Jinliang also took out the Mother-child Talisman trying to contact.

No reply ever came, darkening Shi Chun and Wu Jinliang's expressions, realizing Young Master Nan might already be in trouble.

Yet Wu Jinliang held a thin hope, "Could he have left the Tiandu Domain?"

Shi Chun solemnly said, "If he indeed sent someone to contact us, he wouldn't easily leave here."

Wu Jinliang also paced anxiously, worried for his old friend and deeply aware that Young Master Nan's safety was crucial for him to stabilize his position at Dingbei Prefecture, occasionally rubbing his hands saying, "What now, we don't even know where he's at."

Shi Chun pondered, then decisively said, "There's no other option now. Here, the local Wuyu Trading House knows Young Master Nan best, let's go try at the local Wuyu Trading House."

By now, all they could do was treat the dead horse as a living one, so the group quickly headed there.

Outside Ten Thousand Laws Cave Heaven, a team of Heavenly Court stationed troops swiftly arrived.

This field could reject any person from entering, but couldn't refuse Heavenly Court troops to enter under the guise of catching fugitives.

After a brief negotiation, the field personnel had no choice but to reluctantly grant entry.

The Magic Field Master's face wasn't looking good. Under normal circumstances, local troops had to give them some respect. After all, Lingxiao Hermit, backing them, was one of the giants in the Cultivation World, and this forced intervention showed no respect to them here.

This kind of incident had a considerable impact on their field's business once spread.

Under guided whispers from those with intentions, over a hundred Heavenly Court troops quickly gathered below the mountain where Young Master Nan was residing and knocked on the door, "Listen up inside! Immediately dispel the array to accept inspection, otherwise bear the consequences!"

Hiding in a pavilion room, Young Master Nan peeked through a window slit at the events downhill, and lamented in his heart. Being confronted by both black and white factions, there was no escape for him this time.

And though he replaced one Mother-child Talisman with another, there was still no response, not even from the Wuyu Trading House, realizing his connection with the outside world was cut off.

Yet he did not surrender, determined not to dispel the array, intending to hold out as long as possible. They would have to forcibly break it, and now, he no longer feared causing a huge scene.

Since he knew that if he dared to go out, ultimately he wouldn't fall into the hands of these Heavenly Court troops.

The Heavenly Court troops wouldn't coddle him, directly forced the array to break, with rumbling commotion, startling every monk in Ten Thousand Laws Cave Heaven to scamper out and watch.

The Magic Field Master's face grew even darker.

The array severing communication wasn't affecting entry and exit, the field's public array didn't have strong defensive power and was forced open in a moment. Whereas Young Master Nan's self-deployed array was exceptionally strong, the life-saving means of wealthy individuals was not a joke.

Alas, the pursuers were well-prepared, aware of the defensive Magical Treasures he possessed. They had long prepared corresponding array-breaking Magical Treasures, temporarily lent to the Heavenly Court troops to use, causing the array to teeter.

Seeing this from the mountain top, Young Master Nan was panic-stricken, scared out of his wits, suddenly recalling something, he flashed back into the cave mansion, quickly casting a spell to engrave a sentence on the stone wall: All is said without words!

Then he took out a Magic Artifact, pried out a hairpin-like object, drove it into the "言" character of the sentence with his palm.

After doing so, he flashed out, observing the teetering Xubo, murmuring, "It's over. Brother Chun, ah Brother Chun, I tried my best, but betraying you is truly unavoidable."

Failure was indeed failure, he hadn't intended to be heroic, as he would soon reveal everything under duress.

No sooner had those words fallen when the array collapsed, the light screen disintegrated, Gang Wind howled.

A group of Heavenly Court armored soldiers howled as they charged up the mountain, instantly encircling him.

With blades pressing down on him, Young Master Nan made no risky moves, surrendered right away, loudly shouting, "I'm from W..."

Not allowing him to speak, someone swiftly silenced him, directly imposing a ban on him while cleaning the disguise from his face, exposing his true appearance.

After the confirmation from the whispering informant that he was the target, the Heavenly Court leader issued an order, and they promptly bagged Young Master Nan's head with a black cloth sack, escorting him away in full view of countless eyes.

They only took away this one person without involving anyone else.