Inside Jade Void Palace, there was deathly silence.
The enormous Water Mirror now hung like a monument of shame suspended by the Heavenly Dao, clearly reflecting everything that had happened outside Golden Ao Island.
That Medical Examination Report pinned by the Heavenly Dao Announcement had turned every word into a sharp blade, carving deep into the primordial spirits of the Twelve Golden Immortals.
[Bullying behavior: Yes.] [Historical Karma: Yes.] [Discriminatory remarks: Yes.]
The three cold "Yes"s were like three indelible marks of guilt, smashing Chan Sect's proud golden reputation as the "Orthodox Mystic Gate" to pieces.
Chi Jingzi's hand holding the jade cup trembled slightly. The warm immortal tea had long since spilled across his Daoist robe, yet he did not notice.
The usually teasing face of True Person Taiyi had gone utterly pale.
True Master Yuding kept his eyes tightly shut, seemingly unable to bear watching the scene in the Water Mirror any longer.
Their proud sect, the doctrines they held as sacred law—all of it had been stripped bare by that Interception Sect disciple called Chen Changsheng in a way they could neither understand nor refute, exposed naked before all beings of the Three Realms.
This was not a battle of techniques.
If they lost a battle of techniques, they could simply fight again.
This was a dimensional strike from the level of rules, from the very roots of "reason" itself...
Beyond the Water Mirror, the uproar of the Primordial World seemed to cross time and space, flooding into this tranquil Sage's sanctuary.
"Hahaha! Did you see that? Those Chan Sect bastards who always looked down on everyone actually did so many shameful things!"
"What does 'bullying behavior' mean? Who cares? If it says 'Yes,' it can't be anything good!"
"Tsk, tsk, discriminating based on origins?