"I'll talk to Master about it. There shouldn't be much of a problem. Junior Disciple Duobao, just go back and get ready. While you're at it, have a word with your Junior Sister Jin Ling!"
He had to persuade Master. There could be no room for compromise.
Xian Junyu was determined to see this through.
"Yes, Senior Disciple Brother. I understand. In that case, I'll take my leave!" Duobao didn't even have time to drink his tea before saluting and leaving.
"Uh... Senior Disciple Brother, I'll take my leave too..."
Lü Yue hadn't even drunk his tea. He saluted and left at once. There was nothing he could do—he was genuinely too embarrassed to stay there.
Xian Junyu didn't try to stop either of them. He still had to finish revising the Sect Rules, and truly had no time to chat with them.
Once no one was around to disturb him, he returned to his cave abode and quietly began refining the Sect Rules. He spent an entire day at it.
The next day, carrying the revised Sect Rules, he went straight to Master Tongtian's Daoist Sanctuary.
However, as soon as he arrived at the Daoist Sanctuary, the Water-Fire Daoist Children beside Master blocked his way.
"Senior Disciple Brother, Master said he won't see you. You should go back..."
"That's right, Senior Disciple Brother. Please don't make things difficult for us..."
The Water-Fire Daoist Children looked troubled as they stopped Xian Junyu. If not for the Saint's orders, they truly wouldn't have wanted to block anyone here.
This Senior Disciple Brother, Xian Junyu, was simply too difficult to deal with.
"What do you mean he won't see me? How could a master refuse to see his disciple? I'm the Senior Disciple Brother of the Interception Sect. I came for the future of the Interception Sect. How could he possibly refuse to see me!"
"If something goes wrong with our Interception Sect in the future, none of you will be able to bear the responsibility. Move aside!"
As he spoke, Xian Junyu tried to walk in again, but the Water-Fire Daoist Children grabbed him tightly and held him back.
They looked aggrieved as well.
"Senior Disciple Brother, what you said makes sense, and we understand that. But we're only carrying out orders. We're in a difficult position too..."
"That's right, Senior Disciple Brother. Please show mercy and spare us two junior disciples. Go back the way you came. We're begging you!"
Seeing the Water-Fire Daoist Children repeatedly plead with him, Xian Junyu furrowed his brows.
Master had probably learned why he had come and was deliberately avoiding him. But for the future of the Interception Sect and the bond between the Three Pure Ones, he absolutely had to see this through!
Still, the Water-Fire Daoist Children were only carrying out orders, so he couldn't make things too difficult for them.
"Are you sure you won't let me in?"
At that, the Water-Fire Daoist Children nodded.
They had thought Senior Disciple Brother Xian Junyu was preparing to give up. Yet in the next moment, the two of them were dumbfounded.
"Fine! If you won't let me in, then I'll stay here and refuse to leave!"
With that, Xian Junyu plopped himself down at the entrance to the Daoist Sanctuary, looking as though he would stay there forever if Master refused to see him.
The Water-Fire Daoist Children exchanged a glance, not knowing what to do.
The Saint had ordered them to stop Xian Junyu, but hadn't told them to drive him away.
Just as they were struggling with what to do, the scene around them suddenly changed. In the blink of an eye, they had arrived inside the Travel Palace of the Daoist Sanctuary.
Tongtian looked at the shameless Xian Junyu before him with a speechless expression.
He had clearly said he wouldn't see him, yet the man had insisted on squatting at the entrance. He had never seen anyone so shameless.
"If I can't see Master, I'll stay here and refuse to leave. You'll have to feed me too. I'll eat your food and drink your water, but I still won't leave!"
Xian Junyu was still sitting on the ground, acting shamelessly.
The Water-Fire Daoist Children were utterly speechless at the sight. He was already inside, yet he was still putting on this act. Their Senior Disciple Brother was definitely doing it on purpose.
"Xian Junyu, are you done yet? You're already inside, so why are you still putting on an act? Get up!"
Tongtian shouted helplessly.
Looking at Xian Junyu shamelessly sitting on the ground, his entire face darkened. The man was already inside, yet he was still carrying on like this. He was obviously performing for him.
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"Huh? Master? How did I suddenly end up inside?"
"Your disciple Xian Junyu pays his respects to Master!"
Pretending that he had only just realized he was inside, Xian Junyu stood up with shameless ease, wearing an innocent expression.
Tongtian didn't care about such details and got straight to the point.
"You don't need to keep pretending. I already know why you came. I can tell you clearly that this won't happen. Go do whatever you're supposed to do!"
Rather than lecture his eldest disciple, Tongtian directly rejected him.
The Interception Sect accepted disciples regardless of their origins and sought a sliver of life for everyone. Most of the sect consisted of various spirits and monsters, and there would be even more of them in the future.
Feeding on raw flesh and drinking blood was their nature, and it was necessary for survival. Abandoning the foundation on which they stood would cut off the path of many people. That did not conform to his teachings.
Besides, cultivation was about attaining Great Freedom. Freedom was far too important to a cultivator.
"Master, there's something I have to say. Our Interception Sect is the orthodox Daoist Sect, a great sect under a Saint..."
Xian Junyu still wanted to argue his case.
However, Tongtian gave him no chance at all.
"There's no need to say anything more. I've made up my mind. Get out!"
"Master, I..."
"Get out!"
Seeing that Master was already extremely displeased, Xian Junyu knew that there was truly no hope this time. He was utterly dejected.
He had thought that a Saint like Master would understand his intentions. He had never expected this result. Master actually couldn't understand why he was doing this.
"Then this disciple... will take his leave!"
Xian Junyu left with a dejected look on his face.
Watching Xian Junyu's dispirited back, Tongtian felt helpless as well. This matter was of great importance, and he had to consider his other disciples.
Agreeing to his eldest disciple's proposal would sever the paths of many disciples. He could only refuse. He couldn't agree so lightly.
"Sigh, Yu'er, I have my own difficulties in this matter. I couldn't grant your request this time. I hope you can think it through..."
After leaving the Daoist Sanctuary and returning to his own cave abode, Xian Junyu stayed there dejectedly, constantly thinking about why Master had refused.
He didn't cultivate, didn't go outside to bask in the sun, and didn't leave his cave abode. He simply stayed inside the entire time.
Anyone who didn't know better might have thought that he had suffered some kind of devastating blow.
The news that Xian Junyu, the Senior Disciple Brother of the Interception Sect, had been released from his punishment early and returned to his cave abode also spread.
Upon hearing the news, Chang'er Dingguang Xian brought Jin Guang over.
"Senior Brother, is the news reliable? Was Senior Disciple Brother really released?" Jin Guang was very doubtful about it.
"Who knows if it's true? That's what the disciples in the sect are saying..."
"I originally wanted to ask that sweeping menial servant at Master's Daoist Sanctuary, but I couldn't find him no matter what. He always disappears at the crucial moment. It's infuriating!"
Chang'er Dingguang Xian looked thoroughly displeased.
He had bribed that sweeping menial servant so he could obtain firsthand news from Master's Daoist Sanctuary. Yet Senior Disciple Brother had already returned to his cave abode, and he hadn't received a single bit of information.
It would have been one thing if he hadn't received any news, but now he couldn't even find that sweeping menial servant. It was incredibly infuriating.
"That menial servant was obviously unreliable. We might as well stop counting on him..." Jin Guang looked helpless as well.
That man ate, drank, and took all sorts of things from Senior Brother Chang Er, always grabbing every petty advantage he could. He was obviously not someone dependable, and Jin Guang had never thought much of him.
A sweeping menial servant was a sweeping menial servant. How could he compare with an Inner Sect Disciple? If he had been even remotely reliable, he wouldn't still be a menial servant.
After all, the Interception Sect accepted disciples regardless of their origins. Anyone with even a little cultivation could become a disciple.
Yet that man was still a menial servant. It was obvious how stupid he was.
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