System's Super Sect Chapter 897 - 843: Ye Wuhuan, You Traitor

"Elder Mu, prioritize rescuing Yi Jian in this mission above everything else!"

Chen Xie commanded.

He worried that the Dragon Gate folks might resort to desperate actions.

Yi Yi swiftly agreed, bowing low until his face almost kissed his knees.

"Senior, I leave this in your hands."

Wood Dragon waved his hand, using demon power to hoist Yi Yi up, then declared, "Elder Chen, dispatch a guide for us."

Before Chen Xie could reply, Wood Dragon added, "The Sect Leader mentioned before leaving: Elder Chen, conceal your real identity whenever you can. It suits the all-knowing Leader of Jinzhi Tower to stay shrouded in mystery!"

Chen Xie nodded in understanding, scanned the surroundings, and readied to pick a reliable person to escort Wood Dragon. He'd already scouted the detention spot for Yi Jian in the past few days—it lay within Dragon Gate’s Nine Heavens Prison.

In Jianshui City, Nine Heavens Prison stood as a forbidden nightmare. All knew entering meant no escape from its horrors.

It devours humans whole!

Not even bones get spat out!

Dragon Gate reserved Nine Heavens Prison for captives, fortifying it with ironclad security. Guards patrolled every ten steps, all Mountain Suppression Realm powerhouses. Sneaking in posed no challenge for regular folk, yet for an Earth Unrestricted master, it was effortless.

Still, given the prison's dense defenses, Chen Xie fretted that a brute-force raid by Elder Mu might stir excessive chaos, prompting the inmates to slaughter Yi Jian upon sensing an Upper Realm aura, rendering the rescue futile—even if they wiped out every soul in Nine Heavens Prison.

While lost in thought, Jinzhi Tower members started offering themselves up.

"Leader, let me guide Elder Mu."

"I'll do it too!"

Chen Xie turned down each one.

"Ye Wuhuan, you're on this duty."

In the end, Chen Xie selected Ye Wuhuan, freshly turned loyal. He relied on Ye Wuhuan's track record of service to Jinzhi Tower and his bold public break from the other faction.

This trust also fueled his role in safeguarding Yi Xuan.

With no loyalty doubts and as Jinzhi Tower's sole available Earth Unrestricted fighter right now.

Chen Xie believed only Ye Wuhuan could infiltrate Nine Heavens Prison!

Ye Wuhuan accepted without delay, "Elder Mu, ready to depart now?"

Wood Dragon shot back, "Right this instant!"

Ye Wuhuan snapped his folding fan shut, then offered a refined bow to the group, blending scholarly grace with knightly boldness.

As the fan folded, that bold vibe tinged with killing intent emerged.

He'd clearly awaited this chance for ages.

...

Nine Heavens Prison.

Thanks to Immortal Daily's circulation, even the guards cooped up in Nine Heavens Prison caught wind of Immortal Sect's exploits.

Slew the Red Leaf Sect's Vice Sect Leader!

Upper Realm Sword Demon enlisted!

From debut to ruling Star Sword Mountain Range, barely over a month passed!

These achievements stirred discomfort among the guards, since Dragon Gate neighbored Star Sword Mountain closest.

Local overlords they might be, but cozying up to a True Dragon felt unnerving.

They once counted on Red Leaf Sect's oversight for peaceful slumbers, yet now Immortal Sect rose with an Upper Realm Sword Demon, breeding anxiety.

"What's the Sect Leader's stance now?"

"No word from the Sect Leader, just scouts dispatched to Star Sword Mountain Range to check Sword Demon rumors. Evidently, even the Sect Leader feels some pressure."

"Pray it's all lies."

"Jinzhi Tower under Immortal Sect prints Immortal Daily. Truth or fiction up top? Their call entirely. No need for panic; maybe they're spreading fakes on purpose, aware we've got Yi Jian."

"Could be. Relax, brothers—no need for needless frets. Don't we have mighty Red Leaf Sect backing us?"

Red Leaf Sect's name instantly soothed the group.

One of Red Domain's titans—why dread a fledgling Immortal Sect?

Recall mighty Lingxiao Sword Sect of old?

Obliterated just the same!

Suddenly, a thunderous impact echoed from outside Nine Heavens Prison, like a meteor crashing down right before its gates.

Boom!

The blast triggered wave after wave of agonized cries.

A ferocious energy blast roared inward, and before Nine Heavens Prison guards could muster a response, a blue silhouette drifted inside within ten breaths.

Ye Wuhuan himself!

Paper fan in grip, he flung wide the Meridian Gate, turning Nine Heavens Prison into a sludgy swamp with one gesture.

This swamp gaped like a ravenous maw, ceaselessly dragging Nine Heavens Prison guards under, gulping their last hopes. A Lower Realm Mountain Suppression expert vanished into the muck in mere breaths, too slow to even activate his Meridian Gate.

Upper Realm Mountain Suppression fighters resisted longer, but their strikes merely splashed mud blossoms across the swamp, stirring no real disturbance.

Next instant, a gigantic mud dragon reared from the depths, akin to a carp vaulting the Dragon Gate, arcing skyward before plunging back.

Vanished with it: Nine Heavens Prison guards, walls, and gore-soaked cells.

"Ye Wuhuan!"

"You dare rebel?"

Guards charging from the prison's innards witnessed the carnage and bristled like startled cats.

Ye Wuhuan bellowed a skyward laugh, proclaiming, "When have I, Ye Wuhuan, ever sworn loyalty to Dragon Gate? Who gave you the right to interrogate me?"

Hand rose, shaking the Meridian Gate!

Myriad agile mud serpents erupted from the swamp's every corner, striking at the rushing Nine Heavens Prison backups.

Guards scrambled into a Vein Formation Array to fend off Ye Wuhuan’s onslaught. But before their Meridian Gate fully formed, mud serpents pierced their Spirit Bodies like eels through soil.

In via chest, out via back!

Soon the swamp ran red with blood, mud churning gray and crimson in a nightmarish brew. Still, more Nine Heavens Prison guards poured in endlessly.

At that precise juncture, golden radiance erupted skyward from Nine Heavens Prison, chased by a deafening boom like thunder, shattering to project a dragon head silhouette overhead. It functioned as a rallying totem, summoning Dragon Gate forces across Jianshui City in a flash.

Lei Qianshan and Jian Chenxin weren't spared!

Nine Heavens Prison assaulted—they knew Jinzhi Tower rescuers had arrived.

"They've finally shown up!"

Lei Qianshan vaulted upward, streaking toward Nine Heavens Prison.

Just as Lei Qianshan launched, a hundred golden beams lanced into Jianshui City's skies, resembling colossal pillars propping the firmament.

These beams ringed Jianshui City, swiftly shrinking to enclose a ten-mile zone around Nine Heavens Prison, as myriad golden portals materialized at once.

Dragon Gate Lifeless Array!

Activated!

Crafted over fifty years by the former Dragon Gate Sect Leader, the life's final masterpiece from a peak Four Vortexes Vortex Divine Artisan!

Those ensnared within, sans Dragon Gate Cultivation Technique, Dragon Gate School Vein Skill, or Dragon Gate Spirit Body cultivation, faced crippled strength.

(Second update at five in the afternoon.)