As the two sides remained at an impasse, Zhang Ruoxuan arrived, surrounded by his generals.
The moment Xuan Lingzi and the others saw him, their hearts tightened. They dared resist even less.
"Take them all away."
This was no place for interrogation. Zhang Ruoxuan gave the order to take them away.
The soldiers of the Third Legion obeyed. Their weapons gleamed with chilling light as they leveled them at Xuan Lingzi and the others, bristling with killing intent.
"Senior, what should we do? Should we fight our way out?"
As the Third Legion soldiers closed in step by step, the group grew increasingly anxious and wanted to resist.
"Do not attack. We cannot stand against them."
Xuan Lingzi hurriedly stopped them.
He was at the Late-Stage Dharma Body Realm, yet he could not gauge Zhang Ruoxuan's strength. He sensed a lethal threat from him and immediately realized he was likely at the Cave Heaven Realm.
Before someone at the Cave Heaven Realm, a Dharma Body Realm cultivator was no more than an ant. If they dared resist, death was their only path.
Hearing this, the others dared not resist and let the Third Legion take them away.
After the group had been locked up, Zhang Ruoxuan personally interrogated Xuan Lingzi.
"Tell me. Who are you? Where did you come from? What are you plotting?"
Zhang Ruoxuan's voice was calm, but it carried an authority that brooked no refusal and pierced straight into Xuan Lingzi's soul.
At this point, Xuan Lingzi dared hide nothing and told him the truth.
"Senior, we're from the Origin Continent. We had no choice but to flee here to escape the Soul Hall's pursuit."
Having explained the situation in a few words, Xuan Lingzi carefully waited for Zhang Ruoxuan's decision.
"The Origin Continent? Which great world