Duobao dragged Li Yuan through the Interception Sect's grounds.
Li Yuan stared at his captured hand and sucked in a sharp breath.
"Junior Brother, out here in broad daylight, with two grown men tugging each other around like this—what kind of propriety is that?"
Duobao froze for a moment, then quickly came to his senses and released his hand, thinking to himself.
No wonder the looks from the junior brothers and sisters just now were so strange. Damn it!
The two then walked side by side. Whenever an Interception Sect disciple passed by, they would respectfully salute Duobao.
Duobao would then introduce Li Yuan to the junior brothers and sisters with exactly the same words every time, like a machine.
"This is Senior Brother Li Yuan from our Humanity Sect. Remember him well. If you see him in the future, make sure to greet him!"
Li Yuan raised an eyebrow and asked doubtfully.
"Junior Brother, I know you want me to integrate into Kunlun Mountain as soon as possible, but introducing me like this... isn't it a little too abrupt?"
Duobao waved his hands repeatedly and replied with a smile.
"Not abrupt at all. What's so abrupt about it? You're our senior brother. It's only right for everyone to know you exist."
"Come on, come on. The Interception Sect currently has four direct disciples. I'll introduce you to the others too, so you can get to know everyone."
With that, the two arrived at Duobao Cave Abode, where three fairy maidens were already waiting.
Holy Mother Jinling wore a purple-and-gold cloud-patterned robe. Her face looked as though it had been carved from icy jade, and a speck of crimson-gold stardust glimmered between her brows.
Holy Mother Wudang wore a plain gray-green gauze Daoist robe. She looked like a girl of sixteen, yet her eyes held the vicissitudes of eternity.
Holy Mother Guiling wore a dark green scale-patterned Daoist robe. Her features were exquisite, and her eyes were like autumn waters.
Once Duobao had finished the introductions, the three direct disciples of the Interception Sect saluted in unison.
"Greetings, Senior Brother!"
They all fixed curious gazes on Li Yuan.
Li Yuan smiled and waved in response.
"This daoist is Li Yuan, a direct disciple of the Humanity Sect. Greetings, Junior Sisters. You are all truly gifted and possess the beauty of immortals."
Those words immediately brought them closer together, and Duobao struck while the iron was hot.
"Senior Brother Li has just emerged from seclusion after breaking through to Mystic Immortal. Why don't we discuss the Dao?"
The three women answered in unison, "Good!"
Li Yuan sat upright on a prayer mat as his Pangu Physique naturally gathered the qi of chaos!
Within the mist emerged a scene of earth, fire, water, and wind reshaping the rudiments of heaven and earth amid a chaotic vortex!
In an instant, the four direct disciples of the Interception Sect became deeply immersed in it!
Even so, Li Yuan's clone hidden within the cave abode did not forget to write in the Diary and check in every day!
Smack—!!!
Inside Jade Azure Palace, Tongtian slapped his thigh and leaped to his feet, his face full of excitement.
"Ha! I knew that kid was the reincarnation of Great God Pangu. One look at this Dao discussion, and it's confirmed!"
He casually opened the diary and began reading with a grin, murmuring softly.
"I suppose the kid will write about the Interception Sect now."
"My Interception Sect will surely have ten thousand immortals come to pay homage in the future. It can't possibly be like Second Brother's Exposition Sect, full of traitors, right?"
Tongtian opened the diary with excitement and confidence.
Junior Brother Duobao took me around the Interception Sect, and I met many junior brothers and sisters—the Seven Attendant Immortals, Shiji, Luoxuan, Lü Yue, and many others. There were so many of them, and they were all very good disciples.
Upon seeing that first sentence, Tongtian roared wildly in his heart.
It's stable! It's stable! As expected, the Interception Sect's doctrine is the correct one!
Compared to the Exposition Sect's four traitors, the difference was immediately clear.
Tongtian had often been lectured by Yuanshi in the past. At last, he had found some sense of superiority.
Tongtian took a deep breath and continued reading patiently.
Unfortunately, none of them ended well. One of the Seven Attendant Immortals defected, three became mounts, and three perished with their Dao dissipated.
Smack—!!!
Tongtian slammed the diary facedown onto the desk, his eyes vacant.
"No, I must have opened the diary wrong. Let me try again!"
His gaze fell upon the diary once more.
It was still that same sentence, without the slightest change!
In an instant, Tongtian's heart turned cold.
Three mounts, three whose Dao dissipated and bodies perished, and one defector!
You might as well have all defected! Three becoming mounts was far too outrageous, wasn't it?!
At the same time, waves of rage surged within Tongtian's heart.
"Who dares use disciples of my Interception Sect as mounts? They are courting death!"
"If this daoist finds out who they are, I will use the Immortal Execution Sword Formation to shred them in advance!"
Tongtian vented his fury bitterly. Once he had calmed down, he looked at the diary again.
I discussed the Dao with Junior Brother Duobao and the three Junior Sisters and gained much from it. Unfortunately, after the Interception Sect was destroyed, only one of the four remained, barely holding on.
"Hiss—!!!"
Tongtian sucked in a sharp breath, his vision darkening as his head swam!
He could not even bear to read the fates of the four direct disciples!
What the hell did "the Interception Sect was destroyed" mean?!
His eyes were vacant as he stared blankly ahead and murmured.
"The Interception Sect... is gone?!"
Just moments ago, he had been mocking Second Brother's Exposition Sect for having four traitors among its twelve direct disciples.
Then, in the blink of an eye, the Interception Sect he had painstakingly founded was simply gone!
"This... even if five thousand disciples rebelled while ten thousand immortals came to pay homage, this daoist could accept it. But this daoist cannot accept the Interception Sect being gone!"
The main problem still lay in the doctrine. Education for All taught without distinction, yet did not teach character. Zhao Gongming, the Senior Disciple Brother of the Outer Sect, had a weak personality and found it difficult to command respect or shoulder major responsibility.
Tongtian frowned deeply when he saw that sentence.
"So Second Brother was truly concerned for me when he always said there was a problem with my doctrine and that my disciples were hard to control. He wasn't simply jealous that ten thousand immortals came to pay homage to my Interception Sect?"
At that thought, Yuanshi's usual words seemed to echo in his ears.
"Third Brother, there are simply too many disciples in the Interception Sect. You cannot teach them all. Great chaos will arise."
"Third Brother, what am I supposed to say about you? Your Interception Sect disciples even clash with one another. You need to discipline them."
"Third Brother..."
Tongtian murmured sorrowfully.
"I truly misunderstood Second Brother. I need to find a chance to apologize to him. Should I kowtow to him?"
He shook his head and temporarily put the matter aside before summoning Zhao Gongming directly.
Zhao Gongming wore a blue Daoist robe. He had sword-like brows and starry eyes, yet carried a hint of scholarly air. He looked rather... frail?
That was Tongtian's first impression upon seeing Zhao Gongming.
Recalling the consequences of the outer sect being left unmanaged, his expression darkened.
Zhao Gongming hurriedly knelt and kowtowed in salute.
"This disciple greets Master. I do not know what this disciple has done to anger Master. Please punish this disciple!"
Bang—!!!
Seeing this, Tongtian became even more infuriated.
He fiercely slapped the desk, rose to his feet, and roared.
"Stand up! You are not allowed to kneel!"
"You are the Senior Disciple Brother of the Outer Sect. You should carry yourself with the dignity of a senior brother!"
"You must make every outer sect disciple respect you and not dare overstep in the slightest!"
"You must use overwhelming strength to intimidate them! What are you doing now?!"
"Look into my eyes and answer me!"
Look in my eyes, tell me why!
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