The Heavenly Prison's defenses were impregnable!
As Chen Nan approached, he sensed powerful auras emanating from within!
Remarkably, eight Nascent Soul stage powerhouses were stationed here on guard duty!
He had no doubt that if anyone dared to attempt a jailbreak!
They would be mercilessly slain before they could even make a move!
Indeed!
Let alone a jailbreak, not even a mouse could possibly infiltrate the Heavenly Prison!
It was exceptionally secure, an impenetrable fortress!
But!
It was no match for Chen Nan!
His Immortal Mansion transformed into a speck of dust, invisible to the naked eye, and drifted into the Heavenly Prison!
The Heavenly Prison comprised eighteen layers!
And it was on the eighteenth layer that the eighty-one members of the Jia family were imprisoned!
They wore special handcuffs and shackles that suppressed even cultivators' powers!
"Little Thirteen, I shouldn't have brought you all back!"
Jia Xiang'an sighed deeply!
He was the patriarch of the Jia family and a peak Golden Core stage expert!
He had asked his son, Jia Xiu, to bring Jia Cui and her family back solely for their safety, fearing that those powerful figures from the "Underworld" might harm them after leaving!
Little did he know, this act would lead to their downfall!
"Father, it's not your fault. If anyone's to blame, it's the excessive bullying of the Martial King's Estate!" Jia Cui said with deep sorrow. The reason she had left the Ninth Minor World in the first place was because the foolish son of the Martial King's Estate had taken an interest in her!
Jia Xiang'an knew he couldn't contend with the Martial King's Estate's influence, which was why he had sent his youngest daughter out of the Ninth Minor World!
Who would have thought that upon their return, the Martial King's Estate's youngest son would set his sights on her two daughters!
"Grandpa, it's our fault for idly wandering in White Emperor City. Otherwise, we wouldn't have attracted the Martial King's Estate's attention!" Chen Xiazhi blamed herself profusely!
"Grandpa, we are willing to marry Shen Lang!" Chen Hanlu's face showed no emotion, willing to sacrifice herself to protect the Jia family!
Jia Xiang'an said, "Girls, this is not your fault. Even without you, the Martial King's Estate has always been targeting our Jia family!"
"They are merely accelerating their revenge against our Jia family. They intend to overthrow His Majesty's rule and use our Jia family as a stepping stone!"
"As for marrying Shen Lang..."
"That's entirely unnecessary!"
"There are no cowards among the sons and daughters of my Jia family!"
"If you sisters were to marry Shen Lang, wouldn't that prove our Jia family has bowed to the Martial King's Estate?"
"If that were the case, how could we face the former Emperor's trust?"
The Jia family were founding heroes. If they could bring down the Jia family, the Martial King's Estate's influence would undoubtedly grow!
Therefore, the Martial King's Estate's retaliation against the Jia family was a test of the court's power dynamics!
The Jia family were merely the Martial King's Estate's sacrificial lamb!
Chen Xiazhi's eyes were firm, "I believe Brother will definitely come to save us, because every time we've encountered trouble, he's always been the first to arrive!"
Jia Xiu, sitting in the shadows, let out a wry smile, "I don't deny that your brother is indeed a genius. But without my internal escort, he wouldn't be able to enter the Minor World!"
"Even if he comes, what good would it do?"
"Can he contend with those eight Nascent Soul stage powerhouses above?"
He still held a good opinion of Chen Nan!
If not, he wouldn't have given him a flying sword when he left!
Although that flying sword was merely a top-grade magic artifact, not a spiritual artifact, it was incredibly precious to him!
Without any warning!
Chen Nan's voice echoed through the eighteenth layer of the Heavenly Prison, "Whether I can contend with them or not has nothing to do with whether I can enter here!"
"Brother?"
"Son?"
"What's going on? Am I hearing things?"
Everyone gasped in unison!
After they were imprisoned in the eighteenth layer of the Heavenly Prison, only their family of eighty-one people occupied this layer!
And now!
A stranger's voice had appeared!
Chen Shan, his wife, and the sisters Chen Xiazhi and Chen Hanlu all had faces filled with burning anticipation!
*Swish!*
Without any warning!
Chen Nan appeared out of thin air within the Heavenly Prison!
"Holy crap, are you a demon?"
Chen Nan's sudden appearance shocked everyone!
Especially Jia Xiu!
His pupils trembled, his eyes filled with terror!
It wasn't just Chen Nan's method of appearing out of nowhere, but also his cultivation!
He had actually reached the Golden Core stage???
Considering that when he went to Jizhou, Chen Nan was only at the early Foundation Establishment stage!
In just over half a year, he had gone from early Foundation Establishment to Golden Core?
Was he cheating?
No!
Even with cheating, it shouldn't be this fast!
Unless it was an infinite acceleration cheat!
"Brother, why are you here?"
Chen Xiazhi excitedly leaped into Chen Nan's arms!
Chen Hanlu's eyes were also filled with surprise!
Not to mention Chen Shan and Jia Cui!
Although they didn't know why their son had appeared here, one thing was obvious: his strength was far more terrifying than they had imagined!
After greeting his parents and younger sister, Chen Nan looked at his mother, "Mom, won't you introduce them?"
"Oh, oh, yes, yes!" Jia Cui snapped back to reality amidst her joy, "Dad, this is my son, Chen Nan. Chen Nan, you must call him Grandpa..."
Chen Nan then introduced everyone!
Although these people had no blood relation to him, to Chen Nan, they were more precious than family!
Whether it was their decision to go to the mortal world to bring back his parents and younger sister after the "Underworld" collapsed!
Or their attitude towards them after their return!
They all deserved his respect!
Jia Xiu asked, "Great nephew, how did you get in?"
Chen Nan didn't hide anything. He spread his right hand, and his Immortal Mansion slowly appeared in his palm, resembling a nine-story pagoda!
"This item is a spatial spiritual treasure, it can be large or small. I controlled it to transform into dust and sneak into the Minor World, and then into the Heavenly Prison!" Chen Nan said, "I heard about the Jia family's predicament. Everyone, follow me into this spiritual treasure, and I'll take you all out of here!"
Emerald green light shone brilliantly in the dark Heavenly Prison, reflecting the shocked faces!
A spatial spiritual treasure, this was a legendary treasure!
Who would have thought Chen Nan had obtained such a divine artifact!
After regaining his composure, Jia Xiang'an sighed, his eyes filled with complex emotions, "Chen Nan, you take your parents and your sister, and leave. We... cannot go!"
Jia Cui anxiously asked, "Father, why aren't you leaving with us?"
Jia Xiang'an said, "My Jia clan is righteous and upright, facing heaven without shame and the common people without guilt! If we flee now, wouldn't that prove we colluded with remnants of the previous dynasty?"
Chen Nan could see his intention to die with honor, and his heart felt complex. He said softly, "Grandpa, as the saying goes, where there's life, there's hope. We can gather evidence and clear our names after we get out!"
Jia Xiang'an smiled, "Do you think we can clear our names if we get out?"
Chen Nan was speechless!
If they truly left this place, they would never be able to wash away the charges, even if they jumped into the Yellow River!
"Father, if you don't leave, I absolutely will not leave!" Jia Cui said with tears in her eyes. "I haven't been able to serve you and be filial all these years. How can I abandon you and our clansmen to live on now?"
Chen Xiazhi's eyes reddened, "Mom, if you don't go, we won't go either!"
Chen Hanlu nodded repeatedly!
Chen Shan also said, "If all three of you aren't going, then I'm not going either!"
Chen Nan looked bewildered, "So, what's the point of me showing up?"