He had witnessed the Elder's methods of torturing people, prolonging their lives, throwing them into the beast pool, and then... watching helplessly as his body was slowly devoured by the demonic beasts.

"Whoosh—!"

From the shadows, a feathered arrow formed from spiritual energy shot out. The girl dodged backward, and then the arrow pierced the stone wall, shattering instantly like ice.

"Mistake?!"

Before the Mirror of Heaven and Earth.

The Grand Elder's face cracked like soot from the bottom of a pot.

"That bastard Zhao Mingcheng actually dared to betray me! He deserves to die!"

The Grand Elder was furious and spread his divine sense. The images on the Qiankun Mirror spun rapidly, tracking the whereabouts of Jun Liuyue and the others. However, the Grand Elder soon discovered that the Deng family had not only broken in from one place.

There were four people in total! One went towards the warehouse, and the other went towards the South Garden.

"I didn't expect this little girl to be able to escape my array technique." A hint of surprise flashed in the elder's eyes.

In the Canglan Continent, array masters are extremely rare, and their cultivation is extremely difficult.

The eldest elder of the Deng family is basically one of the top formation masters in Canglan.

But she managed to escape his array spells. That means… this little brat discovered him!

The elder was slightly startled. The image on the Qiankun Mirror in front of him spun rapidly, and then—a pair of narrow fox eyes magnified on the image in the Qiankun Mirror.

Staring into those eyes, a chilling coldness shot up from the soles of my feet to my entire body!

Bang!

The Qiankun Mirror shattered, and shards of glass grazed the Grand Elder's face, splattering blood everywhere.

Hiss! He was shaken and staggered backward, staring at the shattered Qiankun Mirror, his heart filled with turmoil.

"Pass down my order: seal off the entire Deng family compound, and don't let a single fly out!"

The elder sneered, "I'd like to see if you're one foot taller than me, or if I'm one foot taller than you! How dare you run wild on my territory! You're courting death!"

He was very confident in his formation. Several reckless underlings once tried to rescue people in Nanyuan, but ended up being trapped and killed in the formation he set up.

He had set up countless formations around the Deng family, and with the blockade completely sealed off, these four people wanted to leave the Deng family unscathed... Ha!

It's incredibly difficult.

What the Grand Elder didn't know at the time was that by sealing off the entire Deng family, he had essentially placed himself in a situation with no way out.

The Deng family was completely surrounded, all exits were blocked, and the number of patrolling guards was doubled.

"I heard that someone broke into the mansion and has not been found yet."

"Tsk tsk, what audacity! Our Grand Elder is a renowned array master; even if a fly flew in... the Grand Elder would know! Who would be so foolish as to dare to break into the Deng residence at night!"

Although the Deng family is not among the four great families, there are array formations everywhere. Even if they were at their wits' end, they would not choose to come to the Deng residence.

Because this is no different from committing suicide.

"Who knows? I heard that the last person who broke into the Deng family mansion is now buried with grass growing five feet tall."

The guard yawned. "Stop talking, keep patrolling!"

Unbeknownst to them, three people were hiding in the artificial hill not far from them.

"It's over, it's all over!" Zhao Mingcheng felt like the sky had fallen. The Grand Elder must know that he did it.

"Grandma, let's escape!" Zhao Mingcheng's smile was more like a grimace, and his legs were already trembling. If he fell into the hands of the Grand Elder now, he would surely be reduced to ashes.

"Escape? We're already here."

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Nanyuan was the most heavily guarded place in the entire Deng family estate, where girls sent from various cities were imprisoned.

Because of the tight security, anyone who dared to even think of escaping would be beaten to death.

"I want to get out! Let me out!"

"You've abducted women; if the Emperor finds out, you'll be in deep trouble! Let me out..."

Bang! Before the girl could finish speaking, a gust of wind slammed them away.

Her delicate body slammed against the wall, her ribs breaking.

"Get out? You think you can get out of here after you've already entered?"

The steward coldly swept his gaze over the women. "Once you're here, you're no longer human. You're just tools for cultivation. What human rights can a tool have?"

The steward sneered.

"No, didn't the city lord say... didn't he say this was to select female cultivators with high talent?"

A woman with an oval face stepped forward and asked incredulously.

The city lord told her that if she was chosen, she would receive better cultivation resources, which is why she signed up. But after drinking a cup of tea, she arrived here, along with many other women.

"Hahaha? High talent, that's true! But... your only use is as a furnace."

Furnace—!

Upon hearing those two words, the women felt a strong sense of familiarity, and their faces were filled with terror.

"No, I don't want to be a furnace! You beasts!"

"Hahaha, whether you're willing or not isn't up to you." The steward was used to this kind of scene, and dusted off imaginary dust. "Being favored by the elders is your honor! You should be proud..."

The steward's disdainful gaze swept over the group of women. This batch was quite attractive. Once the elders had their fill of them, perhaps... they could let these servants have a taste as well.

"brute!!!"

"A mere woman shouldn't even think about cultivation. Women... are destined to be subordinate to men. It's your honor to be able to become a man's stepping stone." The steward laughed heartily.

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