Mu Baiyi had no doubts about the outcome of this battle. With the Heavenly Court Sect's advantage, forget one Divine Lord Siheng—even if the Heavenly Emperor of the Central Heavens showed up, it wouldn't matter.
Rather than wait to be captured when the battle was over, he might as well surrender to Man Gu while the fighting was still underway.
Man Gu was both a disciple of the Ask Dao Sect, close to Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou, and a government official—the top scorer in the imperial exams. With his dual identity, he was the perfect person to surrender to.
"This is our sect's roster." Mu Baiyi had even brought a token of his surrender.
"This one's from our sect," Sect Leader Chi said.
"Fine, I understand that you're surrendering. Can you guarantee the safety of the people in this commandery?" Man Gu accepted the two rosters in a daze. Now wasn't the time to think about his achievements; they were still in danger.
Meng Jingzhou and the six sect leaders of the Nine Netherworld Sect were all battling their own shadows. That meant fourteen Tribulation Transcendence cultivators were fighting in the sky. Battles of this caliber were rare throughout history.
If even one of their attacks landed, countless people would be killed or injured.
"We guarantee we'll get the job done." Mu Baiyi and the others naturally wouldn't refuse such a chance to earn great merit.
With three Tribulation Transcendence cultivators joining them, the people of the commandery were assured of safety. But they still needed a way to break the stalemate in the sky. Thinking of this, Man Gu headed toward the prison.
Divine Lord Siheng had moved the people of Zhongshan Commandery without changing their positions, so it wasn't hard for Man Gu to find the original