On their return journey, Ban Lan and He Li encountered no further attacks like the previous ones. Five days later, they successfully brought the man back to the Guardian of Rectitude garrison.
Once they were here, there was no longer any need to fear unforeseen mishaps.
Fu Prefecture itself was guarded by formation restrictions, and with the shelter of the Beneficial Wood Branch Segment added to that, even if a Profound Venerable acted personally, they would not be able to break through in a short time. What was more, this was not a time when the Turbid Tide was surging. Once the Profound Court detected an attack beyond a certain level, reinforcements would immediately descend.
Once the layers of restrictions within the garrison began operating, the two escorted the masked man onto the ritual altar and bound him with the Dao-register chains here.
They did not remove his mask. What he looked like was unimportant; what mattered was that they had brought him back.
At this point, they needed to trace clues about the Revival God Association from this man.
Ban Lan nodded to the many garrison cultivators below the ritual altar. The cultivators immediately circulated their magical power together and set the formation in motion. Before long, the entire altar lit up, enveloping the masked man in radiance.
This was a ritual intended to better preserve the man's life force, so that no mishap would suddenly arise during the interrogation.
Once the ritual was complete, Ban Lan first ordered He Li to withdraw, then dismissed everyone else. When he was the only one left nearby, he stepped forward and looked at the masked man. Ever since being captured, this person had looked half-dead. Yet at this moment, he suddenly raised his head, and a strange sound issued from his