In the Heavenly Court, after the previous attempt to apprehend Yao Ji had failed, Haotian waited until Kong Xuan had left with Yang Jian, then simply sent Nine Heavens Profound Maiden to capture her, accompanied by Heavenly General Guangyue and others, leading Heavenly Soldiers down to the mortal realm. This was already a formidable force; even against an ordinary Great Luo Golden Immortal, they could easily overwhelm their opponent.
Nine Heavens Profound Maiden and the others arrived at the Bank of Yu Water. As expected, Kong Xuan had already left. The immortals breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to apprehend Yao Ji and the others.
At first, everything went smoothly. Yao Ji and the others had low cultivation, so Nine Heavens Profound Maiden didn't need to act. Heavenly General Guangyue alone captured them. Just as the group thought they would carry out the Jade Emperor's Decree without a hitch, something unexpected happened.
Someone intervened again, and it was none other than Jade Cauldron True Person, who had left earlier.
Jade Cauldron had received Primordial's decree and been ordered to stay there, secretly protecting the members of the Yang family. Naturally, he wouldn't stand by while the Heavenly Court acted.
As Chan Sect disciples, they were all arrogant and proud, and Jade Cauldron was no exception. They didn't take the Heavenly Court—or even Haotian—seriously, much less the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals before them.
Without a word, he attacked.
Though Jade Cauldron thought highly of himself, he truly was quite powerful. He quickly drove back the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals, protecting Yao Ji and the others.
Seeing this, Nine Heavens Profound Maiden's face darkened with anger. She had come down at the Heavenly Emperor's command and naturally didn't want to return empty-handed.
Even if they were dealing with a sage's sect,