Tangyu first collected all the Qiankun Bags and weapons from General Hongye and his soldiers, as well as anything valuable from those Red Armor soldiers. These items were certainly worth a lot. Bringing them back to the Golden Core Realm cultivators of the Yanshan Sect would be sufficient to arm them.
After tidying up, Tangyu and Sun Wukong entered the palace and began searching inside.
They searched through each palace room for quite a while until they found one with a large basement below it. Entering deep into the basement, Tangyu discovered a huge prison down there. The space was sealed off, isolated from the outside, making it quite concealed. At that moment, there was a squad of twelve Red Armor soldiers guarding the prison gate, leisurely drinking wine, unaware of the raging battle outside.
Behind these Red Armor guards that Tangyu saw were cells, each containing a few people tortured beyond recognition. Some had even lost limbs, a truly miserable sight. The prison was dark and damp, filled with the stench of blood, an eerie and chilling atmosphere that was shocking to the senses.
Even more, Tangyu saw various torture devices used on these cultivators, which was truly heartless and inhumane, igniting a furious anger within Tangyu.
"Who's there!" Sensing someone's arrival, the twelve Red Armor guards became alert, their eyes scanning around. Their gaze fell upon Tangyu and Sun Wukong, clearly not recognizing them.
However, they were Golden Armor Realm cultivators, naturally able to sense the intense killing intent, obviously indicating the presence of enemies.
Although they couldn't comprehend how outsiders had breached this place, they charged forward nonetheless.
"Die!" Tangyu coldly spat out a word, swinging his sword directly. A terrifying Sword Qi slashed out, instantly cutting the twelve Golden Core Realm Red Armor guards in half, killing them on the spot, not even allowing a final scream to escape.
The battle here finally drew the attention of those inside the prison. However, these individuals had been so tortured that their spirits were broken, their eyes dull, like walking corpses.
Tangyu's gaze swept across, discovering over a hundred prison cells, each holding people; there were hundreds of inmates, all severely injured and tortured. Tangyu grew tense, scanning through cell by cell, searching for his second brother, Yu Feng. Finally, Tangyu came upon a cell where he saw a familiar figure. But the figure sat in a corner, head bowed, hair disheveled covering the face, clothes tattered, body covered in horrifying scars, hardly resembling a human.
But despite this, Tangyu could immediately recognize him — it was indeed his second brother.
Seeing his second brother like this, Tangyu felt a sting in his nose, for the first time feeling the urge to cry. He swiftly moved over: "Second brother, second brother! Third brother is late, I've let you suffer!"
Tangyu moved his sword, directly breaking the prison's door open; there was only Yu Feng inside.
The figure in the corner trembled upon hearing the voice and slowly raised his head. When his gaze met Tangyu, seeing a familiar figure, he shivered even more with excitement.
"Second brother!" Tangyu grabbed Yu Feng up in a hug.
Yu Feng's face was as pale as paper, but now it showed a hint of red due to excitement, his trembling hands hugging Tangyu: "Third brother, it's really you, it's really you. Second brother thought he'd never see you and big brother again. Second brother is so tired, barely hanging on. Seeing you, third brother, I can die without regrets."
"Second brother—" Tangyu's eyes turned red, hatred seeping into his very bones. Though General Hongye and his men were dead, the Hongchen Palace still stood, and Tangyu vowed: "Hongchen Palace, I, Tangyu, will settle this account with you. Dare to touch my reverse scale, prepare to face my wrath."
Yu Feng's breath was weak, at risk of dying at any moment.
Tangyu immediately channeled a stream of immortal power into Yu Feng's body, saying: "Second brother, it's okay now. Third brother is here, everything will be fine. The people of Hongchen Palace have all been slaughtered by us. Second brother, let me heal your injuries first, then we'll leave here and reunite with big brother."
The extremely weak Yu Feng soon felt an immense immortal power flooding into his body, surprising him: "Third brother, you—such a thick immortal power, have you reached the Zifu Realm? Did you just say that the people of Hongchen Palace were all killed by you? And General Hongye is dead?"
Yu Feng was indeed surprised, thinking he was going to die, yet this overwhelming immortal power was rapidly restoring him, reigniting his spirit.
From this power, he also sensed Tangyu's strength, now at the Zifu Realm, which made him rejoice. He hadn't expected that in just two years, his third brother had progressed to the Zifu Realm, and clearly a formidable one at that.
"Yes, second brother, General Hongye has been killed by me, he no longer exists." Tangyu said.
"General Hongye is dead, dead at last, dead at last. Mmm, third brother, what did you say? General Hongye was killed by you?" Yu Feng said.
Tangyu nodded and said again, "Yes, second brother was killed by me. Third brother has some immortal fate, and with his current strength, below the Seeking Immortal Realm, there shouldn't be many who can challenge him."
"Good, good, good!" Yu Feng was once again extremely excited after hearing this. It was indeed wonderful: "Haha, in just a year or two, you have grown to such a height, third brother. That's excellent." Yu Feng was truly happy.
After being tortured by the people of Hongchen Palace for over a year, he could finally vent all his suppressed unhappiness and frustrations.
"Brother Monkey, you go first to release the others, take them out, gather everyone together, and after I heal second brother's injuries, we'll leave quickly. The situation here might already be known by Hongchen Palace, we must leave quickly," Tangyu said to Sun Wukong.
Sun Wukong nodded and acted immediately.
After Sun Wukong released and took everyone out, Tangyu also paused for a moment. Yu Feng's complexion had improved a lot now, even gaining some color back. His physical strength was mostly recovered, and he regained some immortal power. At least, for now, he appeared more human again. However, his wounds would definitely take some time to heal. This would have to be done gradually.
"Phew, second brother, you're no longer in any serious danger. Fortunately, the injuries didn't harm your foundation, so it won't ruin your cultivation base. As long as the foundation is intact, everything else is minor," Tangyu could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Yu Feng nodded as well, feeling unprecedented comfort, regaining some control over his body: "Third brother, I'm fine now. I just need to recuperate for ten days to half a month, and I'll return to my former state."
Tangyu said, "Second brother, you've suffered. Over this year, you must have endured a lot of torture."
"Haha, what's a little torture? I can handle it. It's over now, let's not talk about it. Let's go, third brother, let's leave quickly," Yu Feng said.
Tangyu nodded, knowing this place was not safe to stay for long, and quickly left with Yu Feng. Outside, Yu Feng saw the ground covered in corpses, including Red Leaf General and those Great Powers of the Zifu Realm. Seeing this scene truly shocked him. So many Zifu Realm cultivators were killed by Tangyu and the one called Sun Wukong? Just the two of them managed to kill all the formidable beings of this Foreign Domain Space.
Incredible, truly incredible.
"Haha, I always knew my third brother would be extraordinary, but I didn't expect him to grow so fast, greatly exceeding my expectations. In such a short time, he reached such heights. Our Earth is finally going to produce another great figure after Pangu Nuwa," Yu Feng's heart was filled with joy.
"Everyone, follow me," Tangyu said, waving his hand to lead the group out.
Tangyu didn't carefully explore this small Foreign Domain Space, and was unsure if there was another exit, but he decided to leave through the same place they entered. Mainly, Tangyu felt that place was hidden enough, and even Red Leaf General might not have discovered there was an exit. Leaving from there was the safest option. Plus, from there it wasn't far to the Jiuzhou Immortal Sect's territories, making it the best choice.
The vast group left this small space of the Foreign Domain.
Soon after Tangyu and the others left, a figure flew to this Foreign Domain Space. This was a Ninth Layer Great Power of the Zifu Realm. His eyes were incredibly sharp, seeming to pierce through the void and reach the heavens. Upon arrival, his gaze swept over the chaotic battlefield and landed on the corpses of Red Leaf General and the others, an extremely angry expression appearing on his face.
"Hmph, bold indeed, daring to intrude into this Foreign Domain Space and kill all the people of Hongchen Palace. The most detestable thing is they stole all the minerals. These precious minerals are needed by those above. Detestable, detestable, this matter must be investigated thoroughly, and they won't be let go." The figure snorted coldly before turning to leave.
Tangyu led everyone away, directly leaving the Dark Nether Wilderness, and after more than half a day of travel, they finally arrived within the territories of the Jiuzhou Immortal Sect. Here, because Tangyu had cleared the area before, it was relatively peaceful.
"We're back, finally back, haha, it's been so many years, finally the familiar feeling again."
"We finally made it back alive, it's not easy indeed."
"Zhenxian Sect, I, Zhen Liu, have finally returned."
Those who were imprisoned by Hongchen Palace felt like wanderers returning home, each one shouting excitedly. Over three thousand cultivators were extremely emotional, creating a scene that was deeply moving.
Tangyu smiled and said, "Everyone, you can all return now. Currently, the Three Clans are causing chaos, so I hope you can help protect our Human Clan."
After another round of gratitude, everyone gradually left, each returning to their own faction.
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