Those below the Heavenly Immortal realm who can fly are eligible to enlist for the battle, meaning one's cultivation must reach the Human Immortal realm.

In reality, it's hard to find any prisoners of the Heavenly Immortal realm in any prison. Those who reach the Heavenly Immortal realm and are imprisoned but not killed are the mainstays of various powers. Even if they're Loose Cultivators, it's not easy to get them inside in the first place.

Participants will be thrown into the territory contested by five factions. As long as one can win, any despicable means can be used, and any magical treasure can be brought in, even poisoning is permissible.

From this, it can be seen how brutal and bloody this 'Battle of Great Pardon' is.

Essentially, every hundred years, it's held once for these disputed territories. This is the origin of the 'Centennial Great Pardon.'

But the Life Prison stays out of it, which is why Qie Shan sneered, "The 'Centennial Great Pardon' is the agreement of those five families, it doesn't extend a pardon to our Life Prison."

Du Huoguan: "Indeed, it has nothing to do with us, whether Shi Chun participates or not is his own business, we do not interfere."

Though saying so, the timing of the release still made Xu Yong somewhat suspicious, even though he had already known that the Prison Inspection Envoy seemed to have other plans for Shi Chun.

After confirming there were no other instructions, Qie Shan immediately left to take care of the matter as soon as possible.

The result turned out to be quite prompt.

Just about two hours later, Xu Yong was still accompanying Du Huoguan, giving his opinion on the evolution period of certain stars, when Qie Shan's figure appeared again at the doorway.

The two inside the hall simultaneously turned their heads to look, Xu Yong remarked curiously, "You caught someone so quickly? Be careful with the screening, don't let anyone find out."

Qie Shan's smile became somewhat peculiar, "Don't even mention it. Shortly after we released the person, someone blocked them, so I had to come back to report this."

Xu Yong became even more intrigued, "Without any reason, who dares to block you?"

Qie Shan gave Du Huoguan a wry smile, "Just after going out for a while, Mulan Jin approached me, mentioning the favor owed from the time we captured the Demon Path, wanting me to repay it. He came for Shi Chun, hoping I would help get Shi Chun out. I said this wasn't easy, and he immediately started handling it officially, investigating the matter of me taking away the Demon Path back then.

He said they found new clues on his end, suspecting I had connections with the Demon Path and wanted to take me for investigation assistance.

Now the man is waiting outside the Twelve Cities passage, saying he's giving me face, allowing me to come back to pack and report to you, and then I can leave with him. Hah, it's so high-sounding, isn't it just a way to force me back to figure out how to release the person."

Even though Du Huoguan was composed, encountering something so odd, he couldn't help but share a glance with Xu Yong. Wasn't it too coincidental? Right when we were about to release Shi Chun, Mulan Jin showed up to spring him?

"Mulan Jin always handles matters officially, he didn't even spare his wife back then, yet today it feels like he's using his public position for personal gain, what nonsense is this?" Xu Yong muttered, stroking his chin, pondering, "If he's got something on you, and truly takes you away, who knows when you'll be released back."

Du Huoguan found it strange as well, "What's with this sudden twist, could he still hold a grudge over Shi Chun injuring his daughter back then? It's been so long, it stands to reason, it shouldn't be that way, and what's more, not extending to us. Did he not say the reason for getting Shi Chun out?"

Qie Shan shook his head, "He didn't say."

Du Huoguan put down the gemstone in his hand, paced back and forth for a while in thought, then stopped and snorted, "Even if he hadn't come, we would still release him. If we release without returning the favor, he can still catch him, so we might as well just return the favor this time. However, Mulan Jin's attempt to release him should be discreetly spread, and there's no need to approach the Qi family."

The two understood his intention, Qie Shan received his orders for execution.

Shortly after, Mulan Jin entered Zhixu City under Qie Shan's reception and accompaniment, cloaked in a black cape, trying to conceal his appearance.

But Life Prison's rules cannot be broken, subjected to strict inspection, except for clothing, nothing else was allowed to be brought inside.

He was searched once at the city's entrance, again after entering, and another search was conducted at the inner city before entering the main prison.

Inside the dim prison, accompanied by solitude, Shi Chun was weaving his long beard, intermittently humming like a fly, when suddenly hearing approaching footsteps, feeling the timing was off, not during Lan Qiaoyan's visiting hours, nor interrogation time, he immediately scrambled to climb up, pressing his face against the bars, wishing to push his face out for a look.

Perhaps it's some prison friend's family coming for a visit, is it a man or a woman? Old or young?

When Qie Shan brought someone cloaked with him, he was stunned. He naturally remembered Qie Shan, but having been caught, he hadn't seen him again, and the face-concealing person?

He slid down the bars, looking upwards from the ground.

Qie Shan instinctively blocked his nose, people locked up for so long really stink bad.

Mulan Jin tilted his head, "I'll call you when I'm ready."

Alright, indicating to leave, Qie Shan gave Shi Chun an odd grin, then quickly walked away.

Mulan Jin raised his hand, lifting the cloak's hood, his gaze lowered on the nearly squatting Shi Chun.

"..." Shi Chun, squatting as if startled by bowel movement, froze with a face full of bewilderment, countless chaotic thoughts flying through his mind, why is this guy here?

Mulan Jin also took a good look at the ghostly state of the prison cell's inhabitant now, truly finding it reflected twenty years of confinement. He had subordinates imprisoned for over a century, thus it wasn't surprising to him.

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