But Ning Yao wouldn't let him die like that; some mysteries still needed to be solved step by step.
Ning Yao had a gut feeling that the ancestor who was still sleeping in the Thousand Illusions Secret Realm must have made a grand plan.
And this game of chess has been going on for a thousand years!
After dealing with the person in charge of the Tianyun Sect, Ning Yao turned and entered the entrance at the foot of the cliff.
Ning Jin and Fu Jian were just escorted out from here.
Ning Yao guessed that this place was probably a dungeon or something similar.
Entering the cave, you walk through a long path that allows two people to walk side by side. The path is about two meters high, and there is a candle every three meters on both sides of the stone wall.
Ning Yao walked several hundred meters when she heard a faint sound. After turning a corner, the scene before her suddenly opened up.
Two rows of more than a dozen houses, holding many people imprisoned.
At the very end of the road was a door made of fine iron, seemingly indestructible and extremely sturdy.
The faint sound from before suddenly grew louder; it was the painful wails of the prisoners in the cell.
The sound could be heard, but it was weak and feeble, indicating that less air was going in than going out.
It is no different from ordinary dungeon decorations, but there are also some obvious differences.
There was no smell of blood, and the detainees did not appear to have any external injuries; at most, they had suffered from various ailments due to the long-term exposure to the dark and damp environment.
To Ning Yao's surprise, there was no one guarding this place; they must have all been moved to the sacrificial site outside.
"It seems that the elders of the Tianyun Sect are quite confident about this place!"
Ning Yao walked forward step by step, her goal the large door made of fine iron.
As she passed by the cells on both sides, she discovered that the cells were also made of refined iron and were even enveloped in unrefined red turbid energy to prevent the people from escaping.
When Ning Yao passed by, those people, apart from wailing in pain, did not notice anyone entering.
She extracted a wisp of spiritual energy and channeled it into one of the people's bodies to examine him. Then she frowned and pondered, "It seems that these people are severely poisoned by the She poison."
Ning Yao roughly estimated that there were more than a dozen cells here, and each cell held only a few dozen people in total.
Thinking of this, Ning Yao once again extracted a wisp of spiritual energy, divided it into dozens of portions, and with a slight thought, directly injected them into each person's body.
She controlled the spiritual energy, which flowed slowly through everyone's meridians.
They peeled off and absorbed the dark red substance attached to their bodies one by one.
The spiritual energy, carrying the dark red substance, left the human body and returned to the secret realm. Just like the righteous forces suppressing the cannon fodder villains, it quickly and thoroughly cleaned up the dark red substance.
In the end, only one-tenth or one-twelfth of its original size remained, turning into pale golden spiritual energy, trembling and hiding to one side.
The more spiritual energy returns to the secret realm, the more scenes like this will occur within it.
When Ning Yao saw these scenes of the boss disciplining the younger brother, she couldn't help but curl the corners of her mouth.
"It's quite interesting."
Raise your hand to retract the golden spiritual energy, and then slowly gather the pale golden spiritual energy.
After dozens of drops of pale golden spiritual energy gathered, they formed a ball the size of a palm.
Ning Yao tried to integrate it with the secret realm, but found that it just wouldn't work.
The pale golden spiritual energy seemed to be self-contained.
Ning Yao was somewhat puzzled: "Isn't it derived from the turbid energy of the spirit stone? Shouldn't they be from the same source? Why isn't it working?"
No matter what method Ning Yao used, the pale golden spiritual energy remained quietly in that spot, without any change.
In the end, Ning Yao didn't insist any further, as she had important matters to attend to.
She planned to browse through ancient books again when she had some free time to see if there were any records of this.
With a slight thought, she left the secret realm and looked up at the people in the cell who had begun to regain consciousness.
Someone noticed a young and beautiful girl standing outside the cell door and asked curiously, "Who are you?"
Ning Yao asked, "Do the people who saved you still remember what happened before?"
As soon as Ning Yao finished speaking, the crowd started arguing, with cries and curses mingling together, which annoyed her greatly.
"Shut up!" A wave of pressure poured out, suppressing the restless crowd.
The group exchanged bewildered glances at the beautiful yet terrifying girl before them.
Ning Yao looked at them and said coldly, "Keep arguing if you don't want to live!"
Everyone shuddered instantly.
The person who had spoken earlier spoke again, his voice still tinged with fear: "Thank you so much for saving me, young lady... but the people of the Tianyun Sect are cruel. I wonder how they are now?"
Ning Yao looked at him; he was a man about the same age as Ning Wenyi.
"The Tianyun Sect used evil magic and human sacrifices, which violated the laws of heaven. I have dealt with them all."
The man was overjoyed: "Really? Thank you, young lady!"
"If the Tianyun Sect is destroyed, then Moon City will be saved!"
The man's words successfully made Ning Yao frown.
"What do you mean? What does this have to do with Moon City? Who are you?"
The man took two steps forward, standing opposite Ning Yao across the cell door.
He bowed to Ning Yao and then said, "I am Fu Lixing, the governor of Yuecheng. The Tianyun Sect has committed numerous atrocities in Yuecheng, robbing countless people and ambushing passing caravans."
"As officials of Moon City, we should have wiped them out, but the Heavenly Cloud Sect is too strange. They know sorcery, and not a single letter from Moon City seeking help has been successfully sent out."
"Five years ago, I led my troops to attack the Tianyun Sect again, but I was still helpless against them. I was even trapped here in darkness!"
"If it weren't for you today, Miss, I'm afraid Moon City would be in imminent danger!"
Ning Yao looked at him with suspicion, then asked, "What is your relationship with the Fu family in the capital?"
Fu Lixing abruptly raised his head and replied with delight, "Are you from the capital, young lady? I am the second son of the Fu family, and the head of the Fu family is my elder brother!"
Ning Yao raised her hand, and the prison door, made of fine iron, snapped open with a crack.
"The battle for Moon City has begun, and General Fu and his eldest son are currently engaged in combat at the foot of the mountain!"
Fu Lixing's expression changed: "How could there be a war? How long has it been going on?"
Ning Yao replied, "Yan suffered a severe drought last year, causing turmoil in the court and among the people. Neighboring small states joined forces to attempt to invade. General Fu has been leading troops to defend the area for two months now."
In fact, Ning Yao suspected that the invasion of Yan Kingdom was probably closely related to Tianyun Sect.
Fu Lixing said with a heavy expression, "Moon City was already in a precarious state because of the existence of the Heavenly Cloud Sect. With the added drought and war, I don't know what it has become!"
Ning Yao said, "Since you are the governor of Yuecheng, then go down the mountain to the military camp. As for the others..."
Ning Yao glanced at them: "All of you together!"
Fu Lixing had no objection: "It's a pity, I'll be taking them down the mountain soon, young lady..."
"I have other things to do, you guys go first."
As soon as she finished speaking, Ning Yao raised her hand again and opened all the remaining cell doors.
Seeing Ning Yao's methods, the fear in everyone's eyes intensified.
"She...she...she also knows the sorcery of those people from the Tianyun Sect!"
Someone shouted this, stirring up the quiet crowd once again.
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