"Dongfo Bunian, you condemn those whose evil deeds are monstrous, but aren't you the same? This Sky Lantern holds more than just the immortals who came from outside to pledge allegiance—even your disciples are among them. Those who follow the tide prosper, while those who oppose it perish. Isn't that precisely the morality you uphold?" I sneered coldly.
Shen Jingxiao's pupils contracted when he heard this. He knew that escaping from the larger situation was already impossible—at least, not in my eyes. He was no different from Dongfo Bunian.
"You killed Fellow Daoists Wan and Gudu?" Shen Jingxiao struggled desperately to hold me off, but still couldn't help asking.
"That's right. Wan Songxiao was full of petty schemes and intended to deceive me and resist, so I captured him and sealed him in the Soul Urn. He'll endure torment day and night, imprisoned forever in darkness until his energy disperses and he perishes. That is the fate he deserves. As for Gudu Mu, she sought death of her own accord, so I left her a wisp of remnant soul and sent her into the Six Paths of Reincarnation." I spoke in an utterly matter-of-fact tone. Seeing Shen Jingxiao freeze, I asked, "I wonder, Fellow Daoist Shen, after committing so many wicked deeds, which outcome do you intend to choose?"
Shen Jingxiao's face turned bitter. Neither outcome was easy for anyone to choose, especially for a powerful expert like him, who had escaped death countless times.
He had escaped from Immortal Island and from the Central Divine Tower. After fleeing time and again, he had always remained certain that he could survive until the very last moment. But now, at this very instant, he was already at the end of the road.
I looked toward the Sky Lantern. The bonfire was