Zhao Gongming Grows Increasingly Stern; Li Yuan Breaks Through to Mid-Stage Mystic Immortal!

Zhao Gongming's eyes widened. He was somewhat dumbfounded and at a loss.

"I... I report to Master that from now on, I will certainly give it my all and display the authority befitting the Senior Disciple Brother of the Outer Sect."

"Any Outer Sect disciple who commits an error, no matter what it may be, will be punished by me so that they remember it well!"

Seeing Zhao Gongming's reaction, Tongtian nodded slightly in satisfaction.

However, when he recalled the Interception Sect's fate, his expression abruptly turned grave again.

"Remember, if anyone refuses to mend their ways after repeated instruction, you may act in my name and expel them directly from the Interception Sect, to serve as a warning to others!"

Zhao Gongming swallowed and nodded blankly in response.

"I shall obey Master's decree."

He felt somewhat frightened. He had thought that Master had never cared much about the affairs of the Interception Sect's Outer Sect.

Now, it seemed things were certainly not as they appeared on the surface.

Master must have been delayed by other matters. That had to be it!

Seated high above, Tongtian furrowed his brows. Suddenly, a thought struck him.

"As the Senior Disciple Brother of the Outer Sect, you should know about the evil deeds committed by the Outer Sect disciples, correct?"

At those words, Zhao Gongming nodded heavily.

"I report to Master that I have remembered them all."

Tongtian casually waved his hand.

"Tell me about them. What outrageous things have they done?"

He thought that the Interception Sect had only been established for a short time.

No matter how vile certain disciples might be, they should not have done anything truly filthy.

Who would have thought that once Zhao Gongming began speaking, he could not stop for quite some time.

"Among the things this disciple remembers, the Four Demonic Brothers spat on the senior brothers of the Exposition Sect and refused to apologize."

"Junior Brother Long Ear of the Seven Attendant Immortals forcibly turned certain Loose Cultivators into household slaves and ordered them about."

"Junior Brother Winged Immortal hunts the spirit beasts of Kunlun Mountain all day, eating raw meat and drinking blood. He pays no heed whatsoever to the teachings of the senior brothers of the Exposition Sect."

"And there is more..."

At this moment, Zhao Gongming clearly failed to notice.

The more he said, the darker Tongtian's face became!

Bang—!!!

Tongtian slapped the table before him into powder!

Weak, pitiful, and helpless, Zhao Gongming curled up in the corner and trembled.

"As the Senior Disciple Brother of the Interception Sect's Outer Sect, you could not deal with even one of these matters?"

Hearing this, Zhao Gongming was about to kneel, but then he recalled Master's earlier words.

A resolute expression appeared on his face. He cupped his fists in salute, his voice firm and powerful.

"I report to Master that, as the Senior Disciple Brother of the Interception Sect's Outer Sect, this disciple indeed had shortcomings in the past."

"Today, having received Master's guidance, I have awakened to my mistakes. From now on, I will never allow such things to happen in the Interception Sect again!"

"Within a thousand years, within a thousand years, this disciple will certainly give the Interception Sect's Outer Sect a completely new look!"

Tongtian nodded slightly. In the Primordial World, a thousand years truly was not long.

After all, cultivation here was generally measured in tens of thousands of years.

He raised a hand and bestowed a Top-Grade Primordial Spiritual Treasure.

"These are the Twenty-Four Sea Stabilizing Pearls. Keep them well. They are a Top-Grade Primordial Spiritual Treasure."

"If any Outer Sect disciples disrespect you in the future, beat them directly. There is no need to report it to me."

"I hope that ten years from now, I will see an Interception Sect Outer Sect that understands etiquette and knows its limits!"

Zhao Gongming stared intently at the Twenty-Four Sea Stabilizing Pearls, his entire body trembling with excitement.

To receive such regard from Master, he was willing to die for him in gratitude!

"I shall obey Master's decree. This disciple will certainly do as he says!"

"Mm. You may leave!"

With that, Zhao Gongming departed Jade Azure Palace with the Twenty-Four Sea Stabilizing Pearls.

Standing before the gates of Jade Azure Palace, he looked down upon the land of the Primordial World, his heart filled with melancholy.

Suddenly, he caught sight of Long Ear passing by. Zhao Gongming raised his chest, stepped forward to block him, and shouted sternly.

"Stop!"

Long Ear looked utterly confused. When he saw that it was his senior brother, his face immediately broke into a smile.

"So it is Senior Brother. May I ask what Senior Brother wishes of me?"

Yet Zhao Gongming still wore a solemn expression as he sternly listed his crimes.

"Long Ear of the Interception Sect's Outer Sect, you slaughtered spirit beasts at the foot of the mountain and devoured their essence and blood to cultivate. You shall be suppressed for five thousand years to reflect on your mistakes!"

Boom—!!!

The Twenty-Four Sea Stabilizing Pearls faintly appeared within Zhao Gongming's sleeve, and the waters of the Eastern Sea began to surge without wind!

Though he had yet to refine them, he could still borrow a small portion of the treasure's power to unleash divine abilities!

As his five fingers pressed down through the air, the earth veins rumbled, and the spiritual energy within a hundred li at the foot of Kunlun Mountain condensed into black and yellow chains!

Dense formation patterns suddenly appeared beneath Long Ear's feet.

This was the Sect-Suppressing Restriction that Master Tongtian had secretly inscribed within the Interception Sect's grounds, now activated.

Long Ear finally panicked and cried out in surrender.

"Senior Brother, Senior Brother, I already know my mistake! I beg Senior Brother to forgive me!"

Zhao Gongming formed a mountain-sealing gesture with two fingers, pouring the mana of a peak Mystic Immortal into the Sea-Stabilizing Pearls!

Five streams of water-element spiritual energy rolled back from the Eastern Sea, condensing into five Heaven-Supporting Jade Pillars. Upon their surfaces appeared the five great dao seals: Prohibition, Suppression, Punishment, Repentance, and Deliverance!

"How dare you treat the Interception Sect's decree with such contempt!"

Drawn by the Sea-Stabilizing Pearls, the Kunlun Earth Vein Dragon Qi transformed into nine Black Iron Chains that wrapped around Long Ear's limbs and bones!

Zhao Gongming turned his palm and pressed downward. The five jade pillars thundered together, forming a Five-Finger Mountain, upon whose surface appeared the character 'Jie'!

Long Ear howled and begged for mercy, but Zhao Gongming remained unmoved.

Rumble—!!!

A strand of Sword of Immortal Slaughter Qi suddenly descended from the direction of Biyou Palace. From afar, Master Tongtian carved the three blood-red characters of Contemplation Cliff atop the mountain!

Every stroke carried Saint-level Pressure, suppressing Long Ear's Mystic Immortal cultivation to the Earth Immortal realm!

At the mountain's foot, the Interception Sect's Repentance Formation automatically formed, and voices of Interception Sect disciples reciting the Sect Rules echoed within the formation!

Zhao Gongming withdrew his hand seal and stood with his hands behind his back, the Sea-Stabilizing Pearls within his sleeve swallowing and exhaling the power of the Eastern Sea tides!

All the Interception Sect disciples watching within a hundred li lowered their heads!

At this moment, countless Interception Sect disciples looked at Zhao Gongming with fear in their eyes!

Their formerly kind Senior Brother was actually this terrifying when he took action!

At the same time, Long Ear's weak pleas for mercy drifted up from the depths of the earth veins!

"Master... this disciple knows his mistake..."

Rumble—!!!

But another furious roar from Tongtian came from within Biyou Palace!

"Suppress him for five thousand years! If he does not repent, suppress him for another five thousand years!"

Boom—!!!

Long Ear's voice vanished completely, while many Outer Sect disciples of the Interception Sect were frightened into silence!

Meanwhile, Li Yuan was not affected in the slightest. He merely continued discussing the Dao, and suddenly gained an insight!

Li Yuan sat cross-legged within his cave dwelling, and a Chaos Domain three zhang wide naturally formed around him!

The fire law roaming through his organs suddenly solidified, and Chaos True Fire transformed into twelve Crimson Gold Chains that pierced through his acupoints!

Drawn by chaos, the earth veins of Kunlun Mountain caused Earth Lung True Fire to pour in backward through the fissures!

At the same time, the gazes of the Three Pure Ones all focused upon this place!

Laozi's lips curved upward as he murmured with a smile.

"Such talent can be called monstrous. Mid-stage Mystic Immortal, achieved!"

Yuanshi also wore a smile, though a trace of worry lingered between his brows.

"In the end, Third Brother's Interception Sect vanished. Who did it? Should we kill this wretch in advance to eliminate future trouble?"

Tongtian clenched his fists excitedly and kept shouting.

"He truly is Pangu reincarnated! I really am too clever!"

Boom—!!!

Li Yuan's aura suddenly surged again before gathering back into his body, its might turning inward!

Mid-stage Mystic Immortal, achieved!