The following day, as the sun slowly rose, the several powerful beings at the Integration Stage stationed at the center of the mine once again spread their divine senses, enveloping the entire mine.
Of course, this is only their opinion; the Yao Guang Ding and the Wen Tian Yin had already secretly tampered with things.
Pei Anlan and Liang Qiuyuan's men had already taken the Spirit-Sealing Powder and, with the help of the two divine artifacts, obtained the key.
They will break free of their restraints as soon as the aid ships arrive.
Those powerful cultivators at the Integration Stage were unaware of all this. They were still examining the entire mine again and again, but found nothing amiss or abnormal.
But the unease in their hearts gradually intensified with the passage of time, and when the sun was high in the sky, they felt their hearts pounding rapidly.
The group exchanged glances, discussed the matter briefly, and ultimately decided that two of them would remain at the center of the mine, while the remaining three would each lead a team to the exit to provide support.
Before leaving, the three cautiously went to the place where the Heavenly Seal had been, praying that it would protect the mine, saying that it was a vow it had made and that it could not break it.
These words were quite threatening.
In response, Wen Tianyin was inwardly rolling his eyes at them, but on the surface, he remained aloof and expressionless, offering no reply.
Seeing the cold, imposing Heavenly Seal, the three men, finding no clues, felt slightly relieved and hurriedly led their group away.
Only after they had gone far away and disappeared from sight did Wentianyin silently snort at their vanished backs, roll his eyes dramatically, and then calm down, waiting for the show to begin.
It didn't take long for the ships carrying cultivators from the Zhuansun family to pass through the teleportation array and arrive in the nearby sea area.
Upon seeing this, the three Nascent Soul cultivators immediately used their divine senses to probe the area.
It was confirmed that the emblem hanging on the ship was that of their Zhuansun family, and the people standing at the bow were also members of their Zhuansun family.
The group didn't let their guard down. They carefully scanned the cabin with their divine senses and found nothing amiss, which put them at ease.
After calming their hearts, which were pounding in their chests, and the vague feeling that something was wrong, the group didn't dare to be careless and remained cautiously on guard, waiting for the ship to approach.
The ship was not slow; in less than a hundred breaths, it arrived in front of them and docked at the shore.
Looking at the pedal that was about to be lowered, they felt a chill run down their spines and their hair stood on end for some reason.
Without any hesitation, the three Nascent Soul stage cultivators stationed at the three ports simultaneously shouted in unison, "Stop!"
Unfortunately, they were a step too late. Almost the instant they shouted, the Zhuansun family member standing at the bow of the ship fell down, and the clan emblem hanging high on the ship was cut down by Ling Feng.
Most importantly, a 'pop' sound of the barrier shattering came from each of the ships simultaneously.
The next moment, a large group of cultivators carrying weapons rushed out. The leaders were several Nascent Soul stage cultivators, most of whom were familiar faces, belonging to the other three major families and Zheyan City.
With the situation laid bare before them, what else could the three not understand? They immediately let out a loud shout, and even knowing they were no match, they charged forward with their swords drawn, ready to fight as if facing certain death.
Before rushing forward, the three of them simultaneously crushed the communication jade tablets in their hands, sending a warning signal to the people guarding the town center, urging them to immediately escape with Xingxiu Que.
The two people guarding the center, though responsible for staying behind, were always on alert outside with their divine senses, and naturally they saw the changes happening outside.
Without needing any prompting from outsiders, they immediately tried to activate the teleportation array to escape.
However, before they could even make a move and before all the runes on the teleportation array could light up, a strong gust of wind struck, and the teleportation array was shut down.
Then, Pei Anlan appeared relaxed, having already removed her beast ring and spirit-locking ring. Smiling, she led a group of people and leisurely surrounded them.
The two sensed the space and found it was locked, so their plan to leave using a teleportation talisman was thwarted.
Seeing no way out, one of them menacingly pulled out a controller and said, "Everyone back off, or I'll press the button and blow everyone up."
This controller is clearly the self-destruct controller that controls the animal rings worn by the captured people.
Upon seeing this, Pei Anlan and the others did not move aside as he wished; instead, they continued to look at him calmly.
To that man, it looked as if Pei Anlan was mocking him, and a flash of shame and anger crossed his eyes.
Some even considered simply abandoning all hope and taking those people with them to their deaths.
But better to live a miserable life than to die, and he still hoped to live.
So, his face turned pale and then red, and finally, not wanting to die, he lowered his gaze and looked at Pei Anlan, beginning to bargain.
"Although the beast rings on your bodies have been removed, the others still have them. I'll give you the controller, and you can let me go, how about that?"
Pei Anlan met his gaze, smiled, and uttered three words: "Not so good."
Before the person holding the controller could react, another person next to him was enraged. He roared and tried to grab the controller and press the button.
However, as soon as he moved, his body froze.
Immediately afterwards, there were two loud crashes, and the two people fell straight to the ground, their bodies stiff, with only their eyeballs still able to move, and their spiritual power completely disappeared in an instant.
Pei Anlan was quite satisfied with this. She walked over with a smile and stomped hard on the hand holding the controller.
In an instant, the controller slipped from the man's hand and slid to the side.
The man was in pain; his face contorted, his expression turned red with anger, and his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, but he couldn't utter a single word.
Pei Anlan was very satisfied with the result. When he was captured, the methods these people used to deal with him were much more ruthless than this. Now he was only collecting some interest.
Thinking of all the innocent cultivators they had killed, Pei Anlan stomped on the spot several more times before taking the controller and their storage rings.
I don't know how he did it, but in no time, he poured out several controllers from his storage ring.
Then, after fiddling with the controller for a while, the cultivators who were still wearing beast rings and spirit-locking rings had their items fall to the ground with two clicks.
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