He could only return to the mountain gates and seek help from Zhang Ruoxu. Even though the chief had clearly ordered not to return to the mountains before achieving Huandan, this matter was too urgent to care about other things.
Shen Lian noticed that the three ladies had high level of achievements, plus that piece of rope-looking mystical instrument, it should be associated with the Immortal Zhenren. Even though he was armed with the Divine Qi of Taixu, facing opponents of such level, he would not let anyone take Ruoxi away, or else he’d be consumed with guilt…
Moreover, the lady in yellow robe mentioned that Ruoxi was the reincarnation of Yuan Jun, which was quite mysterious. Shen Lian knew of certain mystical techniques which could transform a person’s body into a different one to prevent catastrophes, which should be like the case of Ruoxi.