Su Yuan and his group, along with An Xingran and True Lord Wuluo, did not linger on the battlefield for long.
After making their ascension plan, they hurried back to the residence in Xianghan Prefecture, pretending nothing had happened.
Before leaving, Taihua Tianji returned the Bronze Sword Sheath to Su Yuan.
They had barely left when one powerful presence after another came racing from the direction of the Governor's Mansion.
They were the Nascent Soul Cultivators who had been imprisoned in the Governor's Mansion and had a great deal of their cultivation extracted.
As soon as the formation stopped, they broke through the blockade as quickly as they could and came to demand an explanation from Nan Cang.
Taihua Tianji would have to explain everything.
It was not difficult to come up with an explanation.
For instance, he had suddenly left the Governor's Mansion because he sensed Jia Fugui's death, then followed the clues and discovered Yan He's conspiracy.
For instance, Yan He had secretly set up the devouring formation that covered the entire Cold Plum World while undercover.
As for the formation in the Governor's Mansion? Naturally, Yan He had secretly set it up after winning his trust.
You might ask why a Golden Core Cultivator like Yan He had such great abilities.
It was simple: he was actually a powerful expert disguised as a Nascent Soul Late Stage or even Nascent Soul Peak cultivator, and had the backing of a Spirit Transformation Realm faction. With that kind of support, anything was possible.
After hearing one explanation after another, the Nascent Soul Cultivators had no choice but to believe him.
After all, they weren't like Ruan Pingcui; they knew nothing of Nan Cang's plan to devour the Cold Plum World.
Ruan Pingcui was the cauldron Nan Cang had prepared