The Yuan Tian Saintly Monarch sat wearily outside the mansion of a high-ranking official, muttering to himself.
And he sat there for an entire day.
"...Grandpa, it's over. Let's go."
A hoarse voice startled the Yuan Tian Saintly Monarch from his contemplation.
It was Xuan Sheng, clutching his backside and limping out of the official's residence, a hint of despair still lingering on his face. Judging by his movements and injuries, one could imagine the abuse he had suffered within the mansion.
"My grandson, you've suffered!"
Tears welled up in the Yuan Tian Saintly Monarch's eyes as he comforted him.
"It's nothing."
Xuan Sheng shook his head.
Although his heart was filled with unwillingness and pain, he also understood that the two of them had no power to resist here. He could only endure it.
"Let's go back."
Xuan Sheng sniffled and spoke.
After finishing their delivery job, they wouldn't be assigned to any more customers. This was their only time to rest.
"Alright."
The Yuan Tian Saintly Monarch nodded heavily.
However, just as he was about to start the floating vehicle to take Xuan Sheng back to the brothel,
the void in front of them suddenly solidified, and a void corridor abruptly appeared before the two of them.
Two golden-armored prison guards walked out!
"Is the Yuan Tian Saintly Monarch here?"
One of the golden-armored prison guards asked.
"I am!"
The Yuan Tian Saintly Monarch exchanged a glance with Xuan Sheng, both somewhat bewildered by the scene before them, but he quickly reacted and replied.
"Yuan Tian Saintly Monarch, someone outside has requested your release. If there are no objections, please come with us."
The golden-armored prison guard glanced at the Yuan Tian Saintly Monarch, his expression unchanged.
"Release?"
The Yuan Tian Saintly Monarch's pupils constricted.
"Do you mean that I can now leave this place and return to Chaos?"
The Yuan Tian Saintly Monarch opened his mouth, somewhat dazed.
"Yes."
The golden-armored prison guard nodded.
"This..."
Upon receiving confirmation, the Yuan Tian Saintly Monarch was overjoyed.
He knew that he had been prepared to endure long-term torment, but he never expected to be notified of his release today for no apparent reason.
"Then what about my grandson, Xuan Sheng? Can he be released?"
Seeming to remember something, the Yuan Tian Saintly Monarch quickly asked.
"Unknown. Our mission is only to escort you out of prison!"
"Are you still going out? If you don't want to go out, I can report to the Xing Si Divine Hall, so you can continue to reside in the prison..."
"Go out, my grandpa is going out!"
Before the golden-armored prison guard could finish speaking, Xuan Sheng, disregarding his disappointment at not being on the release list, quickly spoke.
"Grandpa, the opportunity to be released is rare and hard to come by. You go out first, and if there's a chance, save your grandson."
Xuan Sheng looked at the Yuan Tian Saintly Monarch and urged him.
He had been imprisoned longer than the Yuan Tian Saintly Monarch and knew that over the long years, many things like this had happened. Some prisoners were taken away by outside prison guards. He didn't know what would happen if he refused, but right now, being able to leave this place was definitely a huge blessing.
"Alright."
Although he wanted to ask more questions, the Yuan Tian Saintly Monarch also understood that his grandson's words were the best choice for them now. In the end,
the two tearfully said goodbye.
The Yuan Tian Saintly Monarch followed the golden-armored prison guards away.
Xuan Sheng then drove the floating vehicle alone, returning to the brothel address.
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On the other side.
Leaving the shackles of the prison space and feeling the terrifying cultivation base that had once been imprisoned in the origin gradually recovering, a look of joy suddenly appeared on the Yuan Tian Saintly Monarch's face.
Heaven knows what kind of gap it was to fall from a high-ranking Dao Harmonization Saintly Monarch to a mortal.
He could be sure.
This was the most bitter and difficult time he had ever experienced in his life.
And now, the return of his cultivation base greatly released the emotions in his heart.
However, he still had serious matters to attend to.
"May I ask, who requested my release?"
The Yuan Tian Saintly Monarch asked.
He naturally hadn't forgotten that the reason he could come out was because someone outside had issued the order. Otherwise, the two golden-armored prison guards wouldn't have come to pick him up.
"You'll know when you get there."
The golden-armored prison guard didn't say much.
Not getting an answer, the Yuan Tian Saintly Monarch didn't press further.
Anyway, once they arrived at their destination, he would naturally see.
"It should be the batch of Dao Harmonization Saintly Monarchs who captured me before, or other high-level officials from the Immortal Court."
The Yuan Tian Saintly Monarch muttered in his heart.
In his guess, this was closest to the truth.
After all, other than them, no one else knew him, so they naturally wouldn't look for him.
However, when he followed the golden-armored prison guards to his destination with this guess and saw who had come, he couldn't help but be dumbfounded.
"Senior Shang Guang, Saintly Monarch Ququ, Saintly Monarch Aoyuan... How could it be you?"
The Yuan Tian Saintly Monarch's expression shook.
When he came, he had thought it would be anyone from the Immortal Court, but he never expected it to be Saintly Monarch Shang Guang and the others.
"Could it be?"
"Senior Shang Guang, is it that Lord Realm Master personally came, overpowering the Immortal Court, and ordered you to release me at this moment?"
The Yuan Tian Saintly Monarch seemed to suddenly think of a possibility and asked in surprise.
He knew that Saintly Monarch Shang Guang and the others had returned to the Hun Tian Realm in the previous battle. How could they be in the Immortal Court now?
Moreover, they could even ask the Immortal Court to release him from prison?
Obviously, there was only one possibility.
That was that after they returned to the Hun Tian Realm, they awakened their own Lord Realm Master.
Then the Lord Realm Master personally stepped in, and under the pressure of the Eternal Dao Lord, the Immortal Court had no choice but to order Saintly Monarch Shang Guang and the others to come and release him...
In his opinion, this was closest to the truth of the matter before him.
However, looking at the pleasantly surprised Yuan Tian Saintly Monarch, Saintly Monarch Shang Guang shook his head.
"Don't think so much. We have already betrayed you. From today onwards, we are people of the Immortal Court."
Saintly Monarch Shang Guang patted the Yuan Tian Saintly Monarch on the shoulder.
Yuan Tian Saintly Monarch: "? ? ?"
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Chapter 648: The Dumbfounded Yuan Tian Saintly Monarch, Enslavement Complete
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"That day, you were besieged by many Dao friends of the Immortal Court. After we were fortunate enough to escape from the battlefield, we felt that it was not good to leave you alone to bear the punishment of the Immortal Court. So we turned back and returned, submitting to the Immortal Court Emperor, requesting to forgive your sins at the cost of us joining the Immortal Court."
Saintly Monarch Shang Guang said calmly, his expression unchanged.
"Yes, yes."
Saintly Monarch Ququ, Saintly Monarch Aoyuan, and the others all nodded.
"Didn't?"
"Wait, senior... Wait, I'm a little dumbfounded."
The Yuan Tian Saintly Monarch supported the prison wall beside him, his head buzzing.
The words of Saintly Monarch Shang Guang made his mind go blank.
Feeling that it was not good to leave him alone, and after finally leaving the battlefield, returning to actively surrender to the Immortal Court, and then to release him?
What is all this!
The Yuan Tian Saintly Monarch felt that it was outrageous!
There was competition between the Dao Harmonization Saintly Monarchs of the Hun Tian Realm, and the relationship was not harmonious. Normally, they couldn't wait for him to be suppressed by the Immortal Court. How could they collectively change their temperament now, sacrificing themselves to save him?
This made it impossible for the Yuan Tian Saintly Monarch to understand.
"Wait... Could it be that you received the information from Lord Realm Master, and you are nominally submitting to the Immortal Court, but in reality, you are acting as undercover agents?"
Seeming to suddenly think of something, the Yuan Tian Saintly Monarch said quietly.
He suddenly thought of this possibility.
Only this could confirm the strange behavior of Saintly Monarch Shang Guang and the others.
"Don't think wildly, we have indeed sincerely surrendered to the Immortal Court. Look, we have even begun to change the Great Dao we cultivate."
Saintly Monarch Ququ shook his head and released the rules in his body.
At the same time, Saintly Monarch Shang Guang and the others also released the aura of the Great Dao.
Sure enough, the aura of the Hun Tian Great Dao that they had cultivated together in the past had all changed.
"This ......"
The Yuan Tian Saintly Monarch opened his mouth, completely dumbfounded.
He had thought that Saintly Monarch Shang Guang and the others had joined the Immortal Court for other purposes.
But he never expected that they were serious.
The Yuan Tian Saintly Monarch fell into silence.
He always felt that it was not as simple as it seemed on the surface. This was too wrong.
It's simply inexplicable.
