Tongtian Collapses, Seven Attendant Immortals: One Traitor, Three Mounts?!

Duobao tugged Li Yuan along as they walked through the grounds of the Interception Sect.

Li Yuan stared at the hand gripping his own and sucked in a cold breath.

"Junior Brother, here in broad daylight, under the clear heavens, two grown men pulling and dragging at each other—what kind of spectacle is this?"

Duobao was stunned for a moment, then quickly came to his senses and let go, muttering inwardly.

"No wonder the junior brothers and sisters were giving us weird looks just now. Damn!"

The two walked side by side. Every Interception Sect disciple they passed bowed respectfully to Duobao.

Duobao would then immediately introduce Li Yuan to his junior brothers and sisters, reciting the exact same words like a machine.

"This is our senior brother from the Humanity Sect, named Li Yuan. All of you must remember him, and greet him when you meet in the future!"

Li Yuan raised an eyebrow slightly, puzzled.

"Junior Brother, I know you want me to integrate into Kunlun Mountain as quickly as possible, but introducing me like this... isn't it a bit too forward?"

Duobao waved his hand repeatedly and replied with a smile.

"Not forward at all. What's so forward about it? You're our senior brother. It's only right that everyone knows you exist."

"Come on, come on. The Interception Sect now has four personal disciples. Let me introduce you to the others, so you can get to know everyone."

With that, the two arrived at Duobao Cave Abode, only to find three immortal maidens already waiting there.

Holy Mother Jinling wore a purple-gold cloud-patterned dharma robe. Her face was carved like ice and jade, with a single crimson-gold star-sand dot gleaming at her brow.

Holy Mother Wudang wore a plain grey gauze Daoist robe. Her face was that of a sixteen-year-old girl, yet her eyes held the vicissitudes of eternity.

Holy Mother Guiling wore an ink-green scale-patterned Daoist robe. Her features were exquisite, her pupils like autumn waters.

After Duobao finished introducing them, the three personal disciples of the Interception Sect bowed in unison.

"Greetings, Senior Brother!"

Their curious gazes all focused on Li Yuan.

Li Yuan smiled and waved in response.

"This Daoist is Li Yuan, personal disciple of the Humanity Sect. Greetings, three junior sisters. You are all truly gifted by heaven, with the countenances of immortals."

These words immediately drew them closer. Duobao seized the moment to press further.

"Since Senior Brother Li has just broken through to Mystic Immortal and emerged from seclusion, how about we hold a discussion on the Dao?"

The three women replied in unison: "Excellent!"

Li Yuan sat upright on a prayer mat. His Pangu Physique spontaneously gathered the energy of chaos!

Within the mist emerged scenes of earth, fire, water, and wind surging in a chaotic vortex, reshaping the embryonic form of heaven and earth!

In an instant, the four personal disciples of the Interception Sect were deeply immersed!

Even so, the avatar Li Yuan had hidden inside the cave abode never forgot to clock in with his daily diary entry every day!

Smack—!!!

Inside the Jade Azure Palace, Tongtian slapped his thigh hard, leaped straight up, his face brimming with excitement.

"Aha! I knew this kid was the reincarnation of Great God Pangu. One look at his Dao discussion, and it's confirmed!"

He casually opened the diary and read it cheerfully, murmuring softly.

"I bet this kid is going to write about something related to the Interception Sect now."

"Thinking about it, with ten thousand immortals coming to court in the future, surely my Interception Sect won't be full of traitors like Second Brother's Exposition Sect, right?"

With an excited and confident mood, Tongtian opened the diary.

[Junior Brother Duobao dragged me all around the Interception Sect. I met many junior brothers and sisters—things like the Seven Attendant Immortals, Shiji, Luoxuan, Lü Yue, so many, so many. They're all very good disciples.]

Seeing this first sentence, Tongtian's heart roared without pause.

"Stable! Stable! As expected, the Interception Sect's doctrine is the correct one!"

Compared to the four traitors of the Exposition Sect, the difference was immediately clear.

On ordinary days, Yuanshi never missed a chance to lecture Tongtian. Now, he had finally found a sense of superiority.

Tongtian took a deep breath and patiently continued reading.

[It's a pity none of them ended well. One of the Seven Attendant Immortals defected, three became mounts, and three perished in body and Dao.]

Smack—!!!

Tongtian slammed the diary face-down on his desk, his eyes vacant.

"No, this Daoist must have opened the diary the wrong way. Let me try again!"

His gaze returned to the diary.

The same sentence remained, unchanged in the slightest!

In an instant, Tongtian's heart sank halfway.

Three mounts, three perished in body and Dao, one defected!

"You might as well all defect—three mounts is just too ridiculous?!"

At the same time, Tongtian's heart surged with waves of anger.

"Who dares to treat my Interception Sect disciples as mounts to drive? That's nothing short of seeking death!"

"If This Daoist finds out, I'll have to use the Immortal Execution Sword Formation to shred them ahead of time!"

Tongtian vented his fury bitterly. After he calmed down, he looked back at the diary.

[Discussed the Dao with Junior Brother Duobao and the three junior sisters, gained much—unfortunately, after the Interception Sect's destruction, only one of the four remained struggling to hold on]

"Hiss—!!!"

Tongtian sucked in a breath of cold air, his vision darkening and his mind reeling.

He couldn't even bear to read the fates of his four personal disciples!

What the hell was that phrase "Interception Sect's destruction" supposed to mean?!

His eyes went vacant, staring hollowly ahead as he murmured.

"The Interception Sect... is gone?!"

Just a moment ago, he was mocking Second Brother's Exposition Sect, where four of the twelve personal disciples turned traitor.

Now, the Interception Sect he had painstakingly built was gone just like that!

"Even if ten thousand immortals came to court and five thousand disciples defected, This Daoist could accept it—but I cannot accept the Interception Sect being destroyed!"

[The main problem still lies in the doctrine: Education for All, but no teaching of character. The Senior Disciple Brother of the Outer Sect, Zhao Gongming, has a weak personality and can't command respect to bear the main responsibility]

When Tongtian saw this line, his brows furrowed tightly.

"So all along, when Second Brother often said my doctrine had issues and my disciples were unruly, he really meant it for my good, not because he envied my Interception Sect's ten thousand immortals coming to court?"

As this thought struck him, Yuanshi's usual words seemed to echo in his ears.

"Third Brother, the number of Interception Sect disciples is far too many. You can't teach them all—it will cause great chaos."

"Third Brother, how do I put this to you? The Interception Sect disciples even clash among themselves. You need to rein them in."

"Third Brother..."

Tongtian murmured, somewhat pained.

"I truly misunderstood Second Brother. I need to find a chance to apologize—should I kowtow to him?"

He shook his head, setting the matter aside for now, and directly summoned Zhao Gongming.

Zhao Gongming wore a green Daoist robe, with sword-like brows and starry eyes, yet carried a hint of scholarly air—appearing rather... frail?

That was Tongtian's first impression upon seeing Zhao Gongming.

Recalling the consequences of the Outer Sect's poor oversight, his face darkened.

Zhao Gongming hurriedly knelt, kowtowing in salute.

"Disciple pays respects to Master. I know not what I have done to anger Master; please mete out punishment!"

Bang—!!!

Seeing this, Tongtian's anger flared even more.

He slammed his palm onto the desk, rising with a roar.

"Stand up! Don't kneel!"

"You are the Senior Disciple Brother of the Outer Sect of the Interception Sect—you must carry the authority of a senior brother!"

"Make sure all Outer Sect disciples respect you and dare not overstep!"

"Use overwhelming strength to intimidate them—what are you doing now?!"

"Look me in the eyes, answer me!"

Look in my eyes, tell me why!