Zi Han controlled her magical artifact and flew swiftly to the headquarters of the Xuanmen.
At the Xuanmen headquarters, a prison was already in place. This prison was also a magical artifact obtained by Su Han. It was a prison-type magical artifact, designed specifically for confinement.
The young master of the Baihe Sect was directly imprisoned within it.
This magical artifact was shaped like a treasure pagoda. Its sole purpose was to trap people, possessing vast internal spaces. Su Han had repurposed it as a prison.
Naturally, this prison was situated in a secluded mountain hollow. Within the pagoda-shaped prison, spiritual energy was isolated, rendering cultivators imprisoned inside utterly incapable of cultivation. Over time, without spiritual energy, their cultivation would even decline.
A cultivator from the Dragon Country, using a rope-like magical artifact, tossed the young master of the Baihe Sect into the pagoda magical artifact.
After the young master of the Baihe Sect was thrown into the treasure pagoda, a small compartment within the pagoda immediately took him in.
Once inside, the rope-like magical artifact was also retracted.
The young master of the Baihe Sect regained the ability to speak.
"Insolent! My Baihe Sect will not forgive you."
As soon as he could speak, the young master of the Baihe Sect uttered threats.
At this moment, the prisoners held in adjacent cells, opposite and beside the young master of the Baihe Sect, all turned their attention to this newcomer upon realizing he was from the Baihe Sect.
"Heh, from the Baihe Sect, are we? I didn't expect someone from the Baihe Sect to be captured as well."
"It seems this Xuanmen truly fears no one, not even the Baihe Sect."
These speakers were from various minor sects, rogue cultivators, or demonic sects.
Then, a disciple from a demonic sect shouted, "Hahaha, someone from the Baihe Sect! Captured and brought here. So what if you're from the Baihe Sect? The Xuanmen has already wiped out more than half of the demonic sects. Do you still expect your sect to come rescue you? Who do you think you are!"
The young master of the Baihe Sect, hearing this news, looked disbelieving. "Hmph! Even our Baihe Sect hasn't wiped out those demonic sects. How could the Xuanmen have done so? Of course, the Baihe Sect will come to rescue me. After all, I am the young master of the Baihe Sect."
Upon hearing this, the surrounding prisoners reacted. Some were astonished, others scoffed. But the majority were scornful. After all, the majority of those imprisoned were demonic cultivators, natural enemies of righteous sects like the Baihe Sect.
The young master of the Baihe Sect hadn't been in his solitary cell for ten minutes before he began to feel extremely uncomfortable. The cell was only three square meters, and its height was merely one point five meters, making it impossible for him to stand up straight.
Despite the three square meters of space, a toilet was included within. Instructions for using the toilet were even carved into the wall.
The toilet in this solitary cell was a modification made by the Dragon Country. The instructions carved on the wall were to prevent people from this world, unfamiliar with toilets, from being unable to use them. As long as one could understand the characters, they would know how to operate the toilet. Those captured and imprisoned here were all cultivators, and every cultivator knew how to read. There was no doubt about this.
The young master of the Baihe Sect immediately began to lament, "Damn it, why is there nothing here? Not even a decent bed."
The cells in this prison were arranged in rows. Above the one-point-five-meter-high cells, there was another layer of solitary confinement cells, essentially forming a bunk-bed-like arrangement.
The cultivator opposite the young master of the Baihe Sect's cell was currently meditating. He chuckled, "Heh, I never thought the Baihe Sect would be so useless. At the Foundation Establishment stage, yet still craving such comfort."
This cultivator was currently in a state of enjoyment while meditating.
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The few Qi Refining disciples of the Baihe Sect who had escaped from that small city hurried back towards the location of the Baihe Sect's headquarters.
After approximately a day's travel, they finally returned to the Baihe Sect.
The disciples promptly reported the capture of the young master of the Baihe Sect to an elder of the Baihe Sect. The elder, upon hearing this, did not dare to delay and immediately went to find the Sect Master of the Baihe Sect.
This elder found another elder and inquired, "Where is the Sect Master? Where is he?"
"The Sect Master and the Grand Elder are engaged in an important matter and have gone to meet a significant person. The Sect Master instructed that unless it is a matter of utmost urgency, I should not disturb him."
"It's an emergency! Truly an emergency! The young master has been captured by the Xuanmen's cultivator prison. They also said they would execute him in three days. A day has already passed, leaving only two. We must find the Sect Master and the Grand Elder quickly, or the young master will be killed by them."
Upon hearing this, the elder who had been informed did not dare to hesitate and immediately revealed the location of the Sect Master and the Grand Elder of the Baihe Sect to the reporting elder.
"So that's where they are. Time is running out. I must depart immediately. Only by leaving now can I make it in time."
The elder, piloting his magical artifact and disregarding the consumption of spiritual power and spirit stones, finally arrived at the city where the Sect Master and the Grand Elder of the Baihe Sect were located by evening.
At this moment, the Sect Master and the Grand Elder of the Baihe Sect were meeting with the Sect Master and Grand Elder of the Chiyun Hall in a restaurant.
This restaurant had been entirely booked by the two sects. Silver, for sects of this righteous path, was a trivial matter.
The secret meeting of the four individuals was for the purpose of discussing how to deal with the Xuanmen. After a period of deliberation, they decided to bring all their Golden Core stage cultivators from their respective alliances. They also intended to summon some Golden Core stage cultivators from demonic sects. However, a disagreement arose regarding who would contact the Golden Core stage cultivators of the demonic sects. In truth, both sects had connections with the demonic path, and they knew the whereabouts of some Golden Core stage cultivators from demonic sects.
Therefore, when it came to contacting the Golden Core stage cultivators of the demonic sects, neither the Sect Master of the Baihe Sect nor the Sect Master of the Chiyun Hall wished to use their own names. After all, if these matters were ever exposed, it would ultimately tarnish their sect's reputation.
The Sect Master of the Chiyun Hall said, "Sect Master of the Baihe Sect, I believe this important task should be left to you."
The Sect Master of the Baihe Sect quickly replied, "I dare not, I dare not. For such an important matter, our Baihe Sect lacks the capability. Sect Master of the Chiyun Hall, you should undertake it."
After a period of mutual deferral, they failed to decide who would undertake the task of contacting the demonic cultivators.
At this moment, someone rushed into the restaurant in a hurry.
"Sect Master, something terrible has happened..."
The person who entered was the elder from the Baihe Sect.