For this scene, he really put in a lot of effort considering the situation here.

As soon as she heard Shi Chun had arrived, Zhener inside immediately started yelling, "Go, go, go, I need to go, oh no, I can't get out, quickly open the door, open the door…"

The sound of banging on the door echoed from inside.

Ju Shihong hurriedly said, "Your master isn't here, and I can't open this door either, but don't worry, this Iron Cell detains from the outside, not the inside. Technically, it should be possible to open from the inside. Try to find the eye of the formation."

Zhener shouted, "Where's the eye of the formation?"

Ju Shihong said, "See if there's a set of concentric disks inside, on the floor, the walls, or the ceiling. Look around and check."

Soon, Zhener's voice came again, "In the middle of the ground, it looks like there's a set of disks…"

Ju Shihong immediately said, "That's it, count how many rings there are."

Zhener: "Three rings."

Ju Shihong immediately said, "Good, the outermost ring, turn it from the lower right to the left, see how many turns you can make."

Mechanical sounds of springs turning quickly came from inside, and after a while, it quieted down. Zhener shouted, "It turned nine turns till the end, can't move anymore."

Ju Shihong's eyes brightened, and he immediately knew what to do, shouting, "Good, for the middle ring, turn it six times from the lower left to the right, remember, no more, no less, just six turns."

The mechanical sound of springs started again, and soon Zhener said, "Done."

Ju Shihong: "Good, now for the innermost disk, turn it three times from the lower right to the left, no more, no less, just three turns."

The mechanical sounds started again, and soon, the power enshrouding the Iron Cell vanished swiftly, and the closed iron door started opening with a rotation.

Immediately following that, a figure darted out from inside, none other than Zhener. She landed in front of Ju Shihong, curiously asked, "I think I've seen you before, who are you?" Then she changed the subject herself, "Let's go, quickly take me to see Shi Chun."

Suddenly noticing something unusual beside her, she abruptly turned around but was too late, only to see a masked figure hiding by the door, who shot his hand out to grasp her, pinning her shoulder, making her unable to move.

She struggled desperately but it was useless.

After making the move, the masked person let out a sinister laugh, saying, "Just like they said above, truly a Fire Spirit…"

With a raised hand, a burst of black energy was placed on Zhener's forehead, making her instantly faint with her eyes rolling back.

The masked man picked her up, hoisting her over his shoulder.

Seeing success in hand, Ju Shihong glanced around and said, "Let's go."

The group ran to the door, used a Magic Artifact to open the Array Gate, and the three dashed past Xubo, disappearing into the night together.

After meeting with the people waiting for them at the foot of the mountain, they rapidly evacuated, with some keeping watch at the rear for security.

Thankfully, they were well-prepared, plus with Ju Shihong's identity as a cover, the evacuation went very smoothly.

Hidden in the shadows, Shi Chun could be said to have witnessed with his own eyes the group withdrawing from the Refining Heaven Sect.

Seeing the group successfully leave, he stood up from the bushes, shocked, because with his Right Eye Superpower he had seen Zhener's body; under the black fog, there was a faint shimmering, a type of body his Right Eye Superpower had not seen a second of, only Zhener.

And Zhener was right inside the Refining Heaven Sect.

Seeing a group from the Demon Path carry out such a person from the Refining Heaven Sect, it was clear enough without thinking, it must have been Zhener.

He hadn't expected that after keeping an eye on the Demon Path for so long, they were actually here to raid Zhener from the Refining Heaven Sect. If he hadn't seen it himself, it would have been hard to believe; why choose Zhener of all people?

He wanted to intervene but dared not; not to mention there were masters in this group from the Demon Path, including two at the Heavenly Immortal Realm, he was in no position to interfere. If he dared show up, he'd be slapped to death instantly, without any ability to resist.

He looked in the direction the Demon Path escaped to, and then towards the Refining Heaven Sect, hoping fervently that the Refining Heaven Sect would quickly rescue her, but with such a quiet demeanor from the Refining Heaven Sect, it was evident they were unaware.

He was now certain there were definitely traitors of the Demon Path within the Refining Heaven Sect; otherwise, such a powerful sect could not have had someone kidnapped silently.

It was also certain that Situ Gu was definitely away, as the Demon Path evidently took advantage of Situ Gu's absence.

But how could he be willing for Zhener to be taken away by the Demon Path just like that, despite being truly powerless himself, which made it necessary for him to borrow others' strength. So, he directly took out the Flying Dragon Treasure Sword.

Releasing the sword with a single motion, it transformed into a stream of light heading towards a hill within the Juku State realm, immediately creating a sight of explosion in the night.

BOOM!

A huge blast, a whole mountain was blown apart.

The tranquil landscape was suddenly upheavaled, water bubbling and distorting violently, and many figures rose instantly from above the Refining Heaven Sect.

Quickly retracting the sword, Shi Chun had swiftly turned and fled, not daring to delay a moment.

He believed that now the Refining Heaven Sect would realize Zhener had been kidnapped, right?

He believed that such a commotion must be enough for those in Refining Heaven City to hear, logically, realizing something was wrong, the city would immediately seal the Xun Gate, temporarily restricting access.

With the Refining Heaven Sect's power, once they found out Zhener was kidnapped, presumably the Xun Gate of Yan State would quickly be blocked, him and Wu Jinliang having been trapped in Juku State for so long, now it's time for the Demon Path to taste that flavor.

He and Wu Jinliang were now unafraid of the Xun Gate being sealed off, having secured escape routes in various places during this outing.

A group of Demon Path members fleeing in the water were compelled to surface, turning back to glance in the direction of the explosion, their eyes filled with curiosity and uncertainty.

The masked person carrying Zhener questioned Ju Shihong beside him, "What's going on? Didn't you say everything was arranged, as long as the person was secured, we could leave quietly?"

Ju Shihong was also a bit dazed, "I don't know how this could've happened, it shouldn't be like this!"

The group surfacing all looked at each other in dismay, stunned silent, not expecting to be exposed even before they returned to the inn.

"There's no way out through the city's Xun Gate, the Refining Heaven Sect will soon start a massive search, no point hiding, let's go, bring along the people left at the inn," the person carrying Zhener gave a directive.

The group noisily flew out from the water.

Quickly, the patrolling members from the Refining Heaven Sect who lifted off were the first to discover, instantly transforming into several streams of light pursuing, not due to discovering Zhener was kidnapped, but because they found audacious fools daring to bomb the Refining Heaven Sect, outrageous! How could they let them go!

Then, several other streams of reinforcement quickly shot in pursuit.

Wu Jinliang, unaware of the cause of the explosion, popped his head out from the reeds to check but was startled by the commotion airborne, quickly ducking back down, slipping into the cabin, frantically retrieving the Mother-child Talisman to urgently contact Shi Chun, concerned for his safety.

The next moment, Shi Chun hopped onto the boat, urgently calling out, "Quick, run, the Refining Heaven Sect will conduct a massive search soon. If we're discovered, that'll be trouble."

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