The marshal whom he had originally needed to surrender to first, enter the Prison of Imprisonment as a criminal, and then be escorted to the Xuling Xianzhou to meet... could actually be found on the Luofu Xianzhou!?
It sounded astonishing, yet on closer thought, it made perfect sense.
Divine General Jing Yuan was currently missing and most likely dead. With the Luofu Xianzhou leaderless, it was entirely reasonable for the marshal, leader of all Heavenly Generals, to come personally and hold the fort.
That explained it.
No wonder Jingliu had suddenly messaged him, telling him to hurry to the Luofu Xianzhou as fast as possible. He had struck the ultimate hidden prize while hauling cargo!
"Heaven truly favors me!" Luocha was exhilarated, even unable to resist using the Power of Abundance to accelerate the starskiff.
(Note: The Xianzhou's starskiffs were not technological constructs, but a form of biotechnology related to the Ambrosial Arbor, Breathing Soil, and the like.)
With Jingliu leading the way, Luocha encountered no obstacles and smoothly reached the Prison of Imprisonment.
The Prison of Imprisonment lay beneath the waters of the Scale Abyss Realm. Its structure resembled an inverted nine-tier demon tower; the farther down one went, the more vicious and terrifying the prisoners held within became.
The prison's interior was immensely cavernous. Towering dark walls vanished into the dim light, their tops nearly impossible to see. Security was tight everywhere, with martial guards and Underworld Emissaries of the Ten Kings Division stationed throughout. Occasionally, the sound of chains dragging across the ground would drift from deep within the cells, accompanied by inhuman growls.
As Jingliu and Luocha arrived at the deepest level of the Prison of Imprisonment, a tall figure emerged before their eyes amid the flickering candlelight.
An ethereal gray-haired immortal stood with her arms