Card or cash?
Chen Changsheng's voice was not loud, and even sounded somewhat weak because of his "injuries."
Yet those six words were like six Primordial Divine Mountains crashing down, crushing all the clamor, fury, and killing intent before Golden Ao Island's gates into dust.
The air fell deathly silent.
Everyone's gaze focused on Guangchengzi's utterly bloodless face.
Chi Jingzi had just climbed to his feet. Hearing those words, his vision went black, his Dao heart shook violently once more, and he nearly fainted again.
Even Daoist Duobao and Zhao Gongming's mouths twitched uncontrollably.
They knew the Dao Protector's methods were bizarre, but they had never expected them to be this bizarre.
Asking Chan Sect's chief disciple, who held the Heaven-Turning Seal and was about to go berserk, how he wanted to pay?
This was no longer humiliation.
This was carving procedures into the other party's Dao heart and whipping his corpse with rules!
Guangchengzi's body froze in place.
The hand holding the Heaven-Turning Seal, a hand capable of overturning heaven and earth, was now trembling violently at an almost imperceptible frequency.
He felt that his primordial spirit, his understanding, and his Dao were all being torn to pieces at this moment by a supreme force from some foreign realm known as "absurdity."
"What... did you say?"
Guangchengzi's voice was dry and hoarse, as though every word had been forcibly squeezed from the depths of his throat.
Seeing this, Chen Changsheng revealed a "concerned" expression.
Supported by his disciples, he leaned forward a little and patiently explained in a tone that seemed to have Guangchengzi's interests at heart.
"Senior Brother, don't worry."
"Considering that you may not have brought our sect's commonly used Merit Spirit Card, or perhaps you did not bring enough ready Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures."
He pointed at the red fine notice Light Screen.
"Our Calamity Aversion Department, adhering to the principle of Humanized Law Enforcement, has also provided you with two other convenient payment methods."
As he spoke, he beckoned to the side.
Wang Youcai immediately trotted over and handed over two brand-new Jade Slips.
"The first is a Magic Treasure Mortgage."
Chen Changsheng pointed to one of the Jade Slips and introduced it gently.
"Senior Brother only needs to temporarily mortgage any magic treasure on you worth no less than a High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure to our sect's Calamity Aversion Department. Once you have gathered the fine, you may redeem it at any time. Of course, a certain Storage Fee and depreciation fee will accrue during that period."
The moment he finished speaking, everyone's eyes involuntarily fell upon the Heaven-Turning Seal resting in Guangchengzi's other hand.
Guangchengzi's eye twitched fiercely.
As though he had not seen everyone's looks, Chen Changsheng picked up the other Jade Slip.
"The second is Installment Payment."
"Considering that producing a High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure all at once may have a certain impact on your daily cultivation, you may also choose to sign this Karma Debt Installment Agreement and spread the fine over the next ten thousand years, repaying it monthly. The interest is not high, merely... Nine Out, Thirteen Return."
"Of course, choosing this method requires you to swear a Dao Heart Oath and allow our sect to leave a Collection Mark upon your primordial spirit."
With a warm smile, Chen Changsheng gently pushed the two Jade Slips before Guangchengzi.
"Senior Brother, which one will you choose?"
"You've gone too far!"
Chi Jingzi could endure no longer. With an angry roar, black and white qi swirled through the Yin Yang Mirror in his hand as he prepared to strike.
However, Guangchengzi suddenly raised a hand and stopped him.
"Enough."
Guangchengzi's voice had calmed.
Calmed to a terrifying degree.
He did not look at Chen Changsheng again, nor did he look at the two agreements.
He merely slowly raised his head, his gaze passing over everyone as he looked toward the Jade Void Palace on Kunlun Mountain beyond the Nine Heavens.
He smiled.
That smile contained endless desolation, endless fury, and a trace of... relief.
Rules? Procedures?
I'm done playing.
Today, I will use the Primordial World's most primitive and fundamental rule to shatter your ridiculous cage!
"Boom—!"
An indescribably terrifying aura erupted from Guangchengzi's body!
The void behind him collapsed inch by inch, transforming into chaos.
Driven by him, the ancient and unadorned Heaven-Turning Seal expanded in the wind. In an instant, it became a Primordial Divine Mountain that blotted out the sky and sun, radiating supreme divine might capable of crushing the heavens!
"Heaven-Turning Seal!"
Daoist Duobao's expression changed drastically.
"Guangchengzi, have you gone mad?!"
Zhao Gongming's expression also became incomparably grave. Twenty-four Sea-Calming Divine Pearls merged into one, forming a chaos world that shielded everyone.
In the distance, Holy Mother Jin Ling, Yunxiao, and several other powerful senior sisters also surged with momentum, ready to act at any moment.
Although Chen Changsheng had confidently said long ago that no one needed to make a move, everyone still remained prepared just in case.
Golden Ao Island's Mountain Protection Array let out an overwhelmed hum beneath the Heaven-Turning Seal's pressure!
However, Guangchengzi turned a deaf ear to all of it.
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His eyes were bloodshot, and his long hair danced wildly without wind, making him look like a crazed demon.
Pointing at Chen Changsheng, at that fine notice, and at Golden Ao Island itself, he let out a furious roar that shook the Nine Heavens.
"Today, I will smash your table! Destroy your rules! Level your Golden Ao Island!"
"I want to see how you intend to issue that fine notice then!"
As his words fell, the Heaven-Turning Seal hanging above the Nine Heavens descended toward Golden Ao Island, toward that tiny jade table, carrying supreme force capable of destroying everything!
At that moment, the East Sea surged in reverse, and heaven and earth lost their color!
However, at the instant that world-ending strike was about to fall.
The red fine notice Light Screen floating in midair, ignored by everyone, suddenly shone brilliantly!
A cold, emotionless mechanical prompt sounded from the Light Screen, clearly spreading throughout heaven and earth.
``` [Warning! Target Guangchengzi has been detected refusing to pay the fine and attempting to use extreme violent means to destroy the law enforcement site. The nature of the offense has escalated from "damaging public property" to "Violent Resistance to Law Enforcement"!]
[Activating the Heavenly Dao Credit Assessment System!]
[Conducting real-time calculations of the losses the target is about to cause...]
[Calculating...]
Lines of golden text rapidly refreshed across the Light Screen like a cascading waterfall.
[Golden Ao Island Mountain Protection Array (work of a Sage), estimated damage: 37.2%...]
[Public property on the island (tables, chairs, signposts, flowers, grass), estimated destruction: 99.8%...]
[Risk assessment of casualties among personnel present (Interception Sect disciples, Dragon Clan delegation): extremely high...]
[Karmic Cause and Effect calculation...]
[Impact on the stability of the East Sea's earth veins...]
[Damage to the overall peace and stability of the Primordial World...]
The data scrolled madly, so quickly that even a Grand Unity Golden Immortal's divine sense could not catch it.
Finally, in the instant before the Heaven-Turning Seal struck the Mountain Protection Array.
All calculations abruptly stopped.
A massive, blood-red final figure froze at the center of the Light Screen.
[Comprehensive assessment complete.]
[If this strike falls, the estimated total losses are equivalent to:]
[Merit: thirty-two quadrillion.]
[Or, Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures: one hundred and eight.]
[Or, mortgage all Chan Sect-owned cultivation grounds, spiritual veins, and affiliated forces.]
At the end of the Light Screen, a line of cold text slowly appeared.
[Given that the party concerned, Guangchengzi, is no longer capable of repayment.]
[According to the <Primordial World Inter-Sect Emergency Plan for Bad Debt Resolution>, it has been decided that he shall officially be added to the "Primordial Era Dishonored Executor" list.]
[This list shall be reported to Purple Sky Palace, the Heavenly Court, the Underworld, the Human Sect, the Western Sect... and all major powers of the Primordial World at or above the Quasi-Saint realm.]
Bzz—!
The moment those words fell.
An intangible and profound radiance containing the power of the Heavenly Dao shot forth from the Light Screen, ignoring space and magical power alike as it instantly branded itself upon Guangchengzi's Primordial Spirit True Spirit!
The Heaven-Turning Seal hanging above the Nine Heavens and about to descend suddenly halted.
Guangchengzi's body began trembling violently.
All color instantly drained from his face, leaving him paler than a corpse.
He could clearly feel that his fortune, reputation, and karmic connection with the Chan Sect had all been stamped at that moment with an eternal, shameful brand!
Primordial Era Dishonored Executor!
He, Chan Sect's chief disciple and Primordial Heavenly Venerate's most favored student, had actually become... the Primordial World's first deadbeat?!
"No—!"
Guangchengzi let out a shriek so miserable it barely sounded human.
He wanted to forcibly drive the Heaven-Turning Seal down and perish together with this absurdity.
But he could not do it.
That "dishonesty" brand from the Heavenly Dao level was like an invisible shackle, locking down his magical power and his Dao.
He could strike.
But the price would be the entire Chan Sect buried alongside him!
The Heaven-Turning Seal, capable of destroying everything, now hung awkwardly above Golden Ao Island.
It could not fall.
It could not be recalled.
At that moment, Guangchengzi's Dao heart completely shattered.
His eyes went vacant, magical power dispersing from his body as he fell stiffly from the air like a puppet with its strings cut.
However, just as he was about to hit the ground.
A beam of golden light arrived without warning from beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens, piercing through chaos and descending upon the East Sea.
That golden light contained the supreme majesty of a Sage. With a gentle lift, it steadily caught the falling Guangchengzi.
A majestic and authoritative voice, carrying barely suppressed shock, rage, and... confusion, rang through heaven and earth.
"Tongtian!"
"Is this the fine disciple you taught?!"
"What... what the hell is going on?!"
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