In the battle at Jiangliu Sect, since Wei Yuan was present, there was absolutely no possibility of Zhang Nianzhou escaping. However, Wei Yuan didn't even need to secretly intervene; Zhang Nianzhou was hit by the Blood Dissolving Technique right at the start, already severely injured. Under the siege of the Golden Core Dharma Formation, he didn't hold out for long and was soon exhausted and captured.
The strongest elder in combat was actually the Sect Leader of Jiangliu Sect. Seeing that their Sect Master Ancestor hadn't shown up for half a day, he naturally understood that a Qingming figure of significance must have arrived. So when Zhang Nianzhou was defeated, he laid down his Magic Treasure and surrendered, then ordered the opening of the Big Formation.
