But he had no other choice. He could only grit his teeth and lead the way. Now, he could only pray that Yang Chen would be somewhat calmer about what came next.
As Yang Chen walked, he surveyed his surroundings. The cages all around were packed with people. Some of them even looked familiar to him—they were Li Ruoxiang's trusted aides and subordinates.
Yet by now, everything had changed beyond recognition. These people sat motionless in their cages, their expressions dull and vacant. They did not even glance at him. Clearly, they had been imprisoned here for quite some time and had long since given up on getting out.
Yang Chen gave them a rough look. The restrictions surrounding these cages were not particularly profound; anyone who had reached the Heavenly Martial Realm could easily break free. Unfortunately, the Green Lotus Cult's only Heavenly Martial Realm expert, Zhu Hailong, was merely at the Heavenly Martial Realm Third Level.
Most of the others were only at the Earth Martial Realm, while even more were at the True Martial Realm.
As Yang Chen continued onward, he gained an increasingly clear picture of Li Ruoxiang's circumstances. Sure enough, just as he had expected, when Zhu Hailong stopped, Yang Chen saw Li Ruoxiang's condition and appearance.
Li Ruoxiang was seated cross-legged inside a cell. It was small and utterly empty, leaving her barely any room to move. Restrictions covered every inch of the place, and these restrictions were far denser and more profound than those around the other cells. Escaping was as difficult as climbing to the heavens.
Li Ruoxiang was imprisoned within. Invisible ropes could be seen winding around the surface of her body. With Yang Chen's experience, it was naturally not hard for him to tell that these invisible ropes were formed