After listening to what Yan Ru had to say, Tangyu finally gained some understanding of this Foreign Domain Space.

This is indeed a force from Hongchen Palace, consisting of a team of over a thousand people. However, the majority of this team are Red Armor soldiers, all cultivators at the Golden Core Realm. Yet, these over a thousand people are divided into thirty-six small teams, each led by a captain who is a Zifu Realm Great Power. These Zifu Realm Great Powers don't often appear here, but they take time every day to come and inspect.

Besides these thirty-six Zifu Realm captains, there is another powerful presence known as General Red Leaf, the supreme ruler of this Foreign Domain Space. But what made Tangyu happy was that General Red Leaf was merely a Zifu Realm Great Power, not at the Seeking Immortal Realm. As long as there was no one at the Seeking Immortal Realm in this Foreign Domain Space, Tangyu felt completely at ease, with nothing to fear. Even if it was a formidable Zifu Realm Ninth Layer, Tangyu was not afraid at all.

However, beside General Red Leaf, there are a few capable subordinates, each incredibly powerful, even above those thirty-six Zifu Realm captains. These are all the forces that make up this Foreign Domain Space. Indeed, it's a terrifying force, just shy of having a Seeking Immortal Realm, otherwise, it could completely rival a top-tier Immortal Sect.

Such a powerful force stationed long-term in this Foreign Domain Space aims to mine ore. The cave Tangyu saw inside is a mine, and those going in and out are there to mine and transport the ore, which is then all turned over.

From Yan Ru's words, Tangyu also learned that there were over three thousand imprisoned cultivators here, all extremely powerful, mostly above the Sixth Layer of the Golden Core Realm, with no shortage of Zifu Realm cultivators. Though comparatively weaker Zifu cultivators, they were still in the Zifu Realm.

This number gave Tangyu quite a shock; over three thousand cultivators at such a realm, it truly is a mighty force. Enough to arm an entire top-tier Immortal Sect. Little did he expect so many powerful cultivators to be detained here.

"Hmph, people of Hongchen Palace, truly despicable, imprisoning these cultivators to mine. The ore in here must be incredibly precious for Hongchen Palace to value it so. Since I've come in this time, I naturally can't let it go." Tangyu snorted coldly in his heart, already formulating a plan.

Yan Ru pleaded, "I have said everything I should, Masters. Can you let me go now?"

Tangyu snorted coldly, "Letting you go now would mean seeking our own doom, wouldn't it? For safety's sake, you'll have to endure for a while." With that, Tangyu waved his hand, storing Yan Ru into his Space Ring. Inside the Space Ring, unless Tangyu lets him out, he'll never come out. Unlike a Qiankun Bag, which is easier to exit, the Space Ring is different. It's very effective for storing people.

Having dealt with Yan Ru, Tangyu began to consider his next move.

Sun Wukong was equally indignant, declaring, "Those from Hongchen Palace are too detestable, enslaving our Human Clan cultivators. We must rescue them all and destroy this place."

Hearing Sun Wukong's words, Tangyu teased with a smile, "Brother Monkey, you're not from the Human Clan; you're a monkey."

"Shoo, shoo, my heart is with the Human Clan," Sun Wukong replied.

Tangyu couldn't help but laugh and then said seriously, "If we're to rescue them, we need to sneak into the cave. These Red Armor soldiers are outside; there shouldn't be many inside."

Sun Wukong said, "With so many Red Armor soldiers guarding each entrance, how do we sneak in?"

Tangyu moved his hand, revealing a pearl in his palm, and said, "That's easy; I happen to have a Stealth Pearl. With this Stealth Pearl, we can completely conceal ourselves in the air; these Golden Core Realm Red Armor soldiers won't be able to spot us. Unless it's a powerful Zifu Realm, they won't be able to detect us."

"Hehe, with such a good treasure, there's nothing to fear, let's go," Sun Wukong immediately pronounced.

Tangyu activated the Stealth Pearl, enveloping them in a shroud of power, rendering them invisible from the outside. No one could see the two at all. Only powerful Great Powers, able to sense slight spatial fluctuations, could tell someone was there. With the Stealth Pearl, their actions became much more convenient, and the two boldly walked into a cave. Once inside, in an uninhabited area, Tangyu retracted the Stealth Pearl, revealing their forms.

"This treasure is truly magical, hehe, too fun, let me play with it sometime," remarked Sun Wukong.

Tangyu said, "Let's not talk about that now, let's keep moving."

Inside the cave, numerous passages had been excavated, branching out in all directions, resembling an enormous underground palace. These caves were obviously man-made.

At one cave's end, two figures were arduously using their magic to break the rock. The rock was incredibly hard, making destruction very difficult. They were both Golden Core Realm Ninth Layer cultivators, now tormented into exhaustion.

One figure finally collapsed to the ground, weakly saying, "I can't go on, can't hold out anymore. When will this torment end? Might as well die."

The other figure also stopped, sighing deeply, "Brother Yu Yin, we've been persevering for so long, hang in there just a while longer. When we've earned enough Merit Points, we can leave, gain our freedom. The journey to reach the Golden Core Realm Ninth Layer has been hard. We've endured so much. It would be a pity to give up now, wouldn't it?"

The man known as Yu Yin shook his head, "Accumulating enough Merit Points is not that easy. The people from Hongchen Palace, their means are extremely vicious. Even if we mine for another ten to twenty years, we won't collect enough Merit Points. If we are tortured like this for ten or twenty more years, I'm afraid I'll be at my breaking point."

"Alas, but somehow, there's still a glimmer of hope, it's better than dying, right?" the man said.

Yu Yin's eyes also shot out a hint of hatred: "It's all because we were too greedy at that time, otherwise we wouldn't have fallen into the hands of Hongchen Palace. Alas, there's no medicine for regret. I hate it, really wish I could fight against the people of Hongchen Palace. In this damned place, we simply cannot cultivate, replenishment is scarce, such torment makes our strength unable to be unleashed, any random person in Red Armor outside can subdue us. We want to escape, but it's simply impossible. Over the years, those who attempted to escape were executed."

"The dark days show no hope, we're just walking corpses. If it weren't for the lingering concerns in my heart, I would really want to end it all, and not endure this torture anymore."

Another man said, "Forget it, don't think about those things anymore, as long as we live, there's always hope, let's mine. If the required quantity of ore is not handed over, Merit Points will be deducted."

Both men are filled with hatred, yet helpless, without the slightest strength to resist, what a sorrowful situation is this?

Two figures suddenly appeared behind the two of them, sensing a powerful aura pressing down, causing Yu Yin and his companion to jump in fright, turning to look at Tangyu and his companion. Seeing Tangyu and his companion, Yu Yin's heart instantly sank; it's the Zifu Realm Great Power, the masters from Hongchen Palace, now they're finished.

The other man immediately said respectfully, "Two masters, we were just speaking carelessly earlier, we will definitely work hard to mine."

Tangyu shook his head and said, "You two, we are not people from Hongchen Palace, you don't need to be so tense."

"Not people from Hongchen Palace?" Yu Yin and his companion were also stunned for a moment, but still looked at Tangyu with disbelief.

They have been inside this cave for several years, having never seen an outsider able to come in. They were well aware of the horror inside here, outside of a Zifu Realm, there's simply no way to get in.

So naturally, they dared not believe.

Seeing the skepticism on their faces, Tangyu said, "You two, we truly aren't from Hongchen Palace. By coincidence, we came inside and gathered some information, so we infiltrated the cave to rescue you. You must believe us, we are disciples of the Jiuzhou Immortal Sect."

Sun Wukong also grinned and said, "You two old ones, do we look like people from Hongchen Palace? We clearly have the faces of good people."

Although both Tangyu and Sun Wukong said this, Yu Yin and his companion still didn't believe. They were aware of the Jiuzhou Immortal Sect, but they didn't think Jiuzhou Immortal Sect had two such young Zifu Great Power disciples.

Seeing the two still not believing, Sun Wukong was also somewhat anxious, while Tangyu understood their sentiments at this moment, and patted Sun Wukong, saying, "Monkey brother, don't rush, we'll prove it to them. Don't you have the Sect Master Immortal's Token? Just show it to them."

Only then did Sun Wukong nod, moved his hand, and the Sect Master Immortal's Token appeared. As a disciple of the Sect Master Immortal, he naturally possessed a token.

Yu Yin and his companion, who were once cultivators at the Golden Core Realm Ninth Layer, did possess some knowledge. Upon seeing the token in Sun Wukong's hand, they immediately recognized it as indeed the supreme Sect Master Immortal's Token of the Jiuzhou Immortal Sect. Still, they retained some doubts, having some reservations, wondering if they should trust or if this was a performance by Hongchen Palace's masters with the purpose of testing them?

This possibility isn't entirely out of the question.

"Hey, you two old ones, even now you don't believe, what would it take for you to believe?" Sun Wukong was a bit annoyed, gritting his teeth.

Tangyu was also somewhat helpless, clearly these individuals were deeply poisoned by Hongchen Palace, even unable to easily believe others. But then again, it was understandable given they were tormented severely. Under such circumstances, naturally, they couldn't easily trust others.

Tangyu, with a serious expression, said, "If you still don't believe, I, Tangyu, can swear an oath to Heaven, proving we are disciples of the Jiuzhou Immortal Sect. My master is Ji Dian, Sun Wukong's master is the Sect Master Immortal of Jiuzhou Immortal Sect."

"Hmm? What, you are Tangyu?" Yu Yin's eyes suddenly had a glimmer of light, began scrutinizing Tangyu.

The other man also began scrutinizing Tangyu, the wariness in their hearts towards Tangyu and his companion surprisingly diminished significantly.

Seeing their actions, Tangyu was also baffled, looking at them in confusion and asked, "Why, do you know me? You shouldn't, considering you said you've been here for years, at that time I was just a nobody. It's only within this year that I've gained some notoriety, how could you possibly know me?"

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