To keep the poisonous mist's stench from invading the villa and harming his family, Zhang Xuan lured it to a desolate island, entered a mountain cave, cut through the wall at its bottom with the Void Splitting Blade, and entered a special world.
This world was shrouded in spiritual energy and brimming with life, yet Outer Spirits were forbidden from setting foot within it.
Inside, he encountered a kind-hearted, stunning woman. After warning him, she led him toward the exit waterfall.
Unexpectedly, the moment they stepped inside, an Elder arrived in pursuit with two young men.
Zhang Xuan was sealed inside by a pitch-black iron gate that dropped at the exit, while the stunning woman was reprimanded outside and bowed submissively.
"The clan has rules. Outer Spirits may not enter. If an inner spirit encounters one and fails to report it, the crime is equal to that of the Outer Spirit."
"Qing Lan, do you know your crime?" The blue-haired Elder glared at the woman with a stern and imposing expression.
"Q-Qing Lan knows her crime!" The woman bowed, bitterness written across her face as fear stirred in her heart.
"Since you know your crime, then suffer the Nether Prison punishment alongside this Outer Spirit. Men, take this traitorous thing and the Outer Spirit away!"
"Yes." The two young men immediately bowed to accept the order, summoning a glowing white chain that bound the trembling Qing Lan to the ground.
Whoosh! Another white chain passed through the waterfall and tightly bound Zhang Xuan inside, leaving him unable to move.
He tried to break free with his own strength, but there was no response at all.
Before long, the two young men brought them to a dark-red hall bearing the Seal Script for punishment.
After reporting their arrival, a white-haired Elder