Zhang Yang glanced at the group from First City and said to Gu Qingcheng with feigned sincerity, "I can settle them, but their cultivation must be sealed first."
Before they decided whether to throw themselves into the Prodigy Battlefield, they could feed these people well and keep them from causing trouble.
Gu Qingcheng paused, then quickly caught on. Smiling, she said, "Since they have been entrusted to Senior Brother for 'discipline,' naturally they will follow Senior Brother's rules."
She turned to the people from First City and said solemnly, "The crimes you committed should have earned you execution. However, considering that you still possess decent cultivation, you will undergo tribulations in the Lower Realm. Once your tribulations are complete, you may return to the Immortal Realm. To ensure that you complete them properly, all of you will have your cultivation and divine souls sealed."
Upon hearing Gu Qingcheng's words, the people from First City were not angry. Instead, they were overjoyed.
They had known all along that being sent to the Lower Realm was their punishment.
Once the punishment was over, they could return to the Immortal Realm and continue their lives.
Since that was the case, of course they would cooperate completely...
Thus, all their cultivation and divine souls were sealed, and they were sent to Azure Cloud City to be settled.
Azure Cloud City's new city lord was someone Jiang Zhiqiu had trained, named Chen Chong.
Though they were not truly master and disciple, when it came to city management, they could still be considered to have that relationship.
Therefore, Chen Chong addressed Zhang Yang as "Martial Uncle."
"Chen Chong, find them some work to do. Don't treat them like people!" Zhang Yang instructed. "Just keep them alive. Nothing else matters."
"Yes, Martial Uncle!" Chen Chong nodded.
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