Heading to Yuanshi's Daoist Sanctuary

"Senior Disciple Brother, are you all right?"

"Yes, Senior Disciple Brother, you haven't suffered any grievances over the past two thousand years, have you?"

Duobao, Jin Ling, and several other disciples came forward to ask him.

For over two thousand years, they had not seen their Senior Disciple Brother even once, nor had they received the slightest news from him. If they had not known that Master would not kill him,

they would have gone searching for him in a panic.

"What could possibly have happened to me? I was just flogged and bedridden for a while. Other than that, I stayed in my room. It was only a little boring—nothing else!"

Xian Junyu wore an unconcerned expression.

Being ordered into seclusion had not sent him to some torturous place. He had merely stayed in his room. As for facing the wall, he really had just faced the wall, without any torture at all.

How could that count as punishment? This was clearly Master protecting him and helping him calm his mind.

Hearing their Senior Disciple Brother say that he was fine, the others finally relaxed. It had to be said that Master was quite lenient toward him.

If it had been anyone else, they probably would have been sent somewhere torturous after the flogging. How could they have been locked in a room like Senior Disciple Brother?

Before long, Xian Junyu led a large, imposing group into Second Martial Uncle's Daoist Sanctuary.

At that moment, the Twelve Golden Immortals of Kunlun and Xuandu had already arrived early, while Yuanshi had yet to appear.

"Nan Ji, Xuandu, greet Senior Brother!"

Seeing Xian Junyu arrive, Nan Ji and Xuandu also stepped forward to greet him and perform a salute.

"There is no need for such courtesy, Junior Brothers!"

Facing the First Disciples of the two Teachings, Xian Junyu returned their salute.

"Jin Ling, Duobao, Wu Dang, and Gui Ling greet Senior Brothers Nan Ji and Xuandu!"

"There is no need for such courtesy, Junior Brothers and Sisters!"

"Please, take your seats!"

The two also returned the salutes of the Four Personal Disciples of the Jie Sect. As for the others, they merely nodded.

Without saying anything more, the Jie Sect disciples also sat down on the futons prepared for them.

Xian Junyu then greeted Yun Zhongzi and the Twelve Immortals of Kunlun before sitting with Nan Ji and Xuandu on the three futons at the very front.

The three futons were only an arm's length apart, so they were not far from one another. Although this was the Chan Sect's territory, Xian Junyu was the First Disciple of Mount Kunlun, so his seat was still the one in the middle.

The Three Pure Ones had not yet split apart, so the Chan Sect had no particular prejudice against him.

"Senior Brother, I heard that you were punished by Uncle Tongtian and confined for another two thousand years. I wonder if you suffered any serious injuries?" Xuandu asked.

Nan Ji, sitting beside him, wore a curious expression. He had not been paying much attention to the Jie Sect lately and truly did not know that Xian Junyu had been punished again.

"It was nothing serious. I was merely struck by the Thunderfire Whip forty thousand times..."

At this, the corner of Xian Junyu's mouth twitched.

Damn it, how did even this little matter of mine get out again? It must have been those two Water-Fire Daoist Children with their big mouths. Those two loose-lipped idiots—sooner or later, I'll deal with them.

Back when the Jie Sect had few disciples, news about him had already spread ridiculously quickly. Even now, things were still the same. He had long suspected those two big mouths.

"Sigh, Uncle Tongtian really went too far. Why go that far..."

"Regarding what happened last time, Xuandu thanks Senior Brother on behalf of the Human Race!" As he spoke, Xuandu also bowed to Xian Junyu.

Senior Brother had been punished for the sake of his Human Race. Whether to repay his own people or to thank Senior Brother for taking action, he had to perform this salute.

"There is no need for that, Junior Brother Xuandu. I merely thought of all those lives that would perish. Exchanging over two thousand years of punishment for so many lives was worth it!"

Xian Junyu spoke calmly.

Indeed, in his view, exchanging forty thousand lashes and over two thousand years of facing the wall for so many lives of the Human Race had been completely worthwhile.

As a descendant of Huaxia in his previous life, this was what he ought to do. Only then would he live up to the name of a child of Huaxia.

"Senior Brother possesses such great compassion. This junior truly admires you!"

Xuandu bowed once more.

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He genuinely admired this Senior Brother. At the very least, he could not have made such a choice himself. Although he could not do it, that did not prevent him from admiring Senior Brother.

"There is no need for such courtesy, Junior Brother. As for having a compassionate heart, it is merely that people make different choices..."

As he spoke, Xian Junyu shook his head.

As someone who had once been part of the Human Race, he admitted that even if he had not been reincarnated into the Human Race in this life, he still could not let go of them.

Deep in his heart, he still thought about finding a path forward for the Human Race.

Nan Ji, who was standing nearby, helplessly shook his head.

If Master Yuanshi had not ordered them to save the Human Race in pursuit of merit, he would never have taken action for them.

In his view, his own interests came first. Nothing was more important than himself.

What great compassion? It was simply laughable.

While they were talking, Yuanshi also appeared.

"The Saint has arrived!"

Following the voices of the two Daoist Children, Yuanshi appeared atop the elevated platform.

"Greetings, Saint!!!"

The hundred disciples rose one after another, bowed, and shouted their greetings to the Saint.

"Dispense with the formalities!"

"Thank you, Saint!"

After appearing, Yuanshi first glanced at the First Disciples of the Three Teachings at the front, then looked at his Twelve Immortals of Kunlun before withdrawing his gaze.

As for the others, he did not even spare them a glance.

Although he had not looked at those Jie Sect disciples, he still cursed them inwardly. Hmph! A bunch of creatures born from the damp and hatched from eggs, covered in fur and wearing horns. They are contaminating my Mount Kunlun!

The relationship between the Three Pure Ones had not yet become so strained, so Yuanshi did not curse them aloud.

"Today, I shall expound the Dao to you for three hundred years. How much you comprehend will depend entirely on yourselves!"

Yuanshi immediately began expounding the Dao. Saintly Aura flowed, and golden lotuses surged from the ground. Everyone began closing their eyes and entering enlightenment.

Even Xian Junyu did the same. In order to break through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, he was no longer slacking off this time. To ensure a hundred-percent breakthrough, he was prepared to put in some effort himself.

Immersed in the Saintly Aura, three hundred years passed in the blink of an eye.

"The Dao lecture is over. Wake up!"

With that cry, everyone withdrew from enlightenment and awakened. They began breaking through one after another, and in an instant, tribulation clouds appeared across the skies above Mount Kunlun.

Clearly, quite a few people were breaking through to the Golden Immortal and Taiyi Realm stages.

"Disperse!"

Looking at the tribulation clouds in the sky, Yuanshi merely uttered the word "disperse," and the clouds were forcefully scattered, helping everyone successfully complete their breakthroughs.

As before, Xian Junyu did not immediately have the system return his cultivation.

At the same time, he was astonished by this ability of Second Martial Uncle Yuanshi.

To have the law follow one's words, even dispersing other people's tribulation clouds—was this the ability of a Saint? It was truly extraordinary!

"Thank you, Saint, for helping us break through!!!"

Those who had broken through all bowed and thanked Yuanshi.

Yuanshi, however, was completely unconcerned.

"The Dao lecture is over. Leave at once!"

After saying this, Yuanshi glanced at Xian Junyu, then left without looking back.

He could tell that Xian Junyu was already on the verge of a breakthrough, but had been suppressing it all this time. If not for those creatures born from the damp and hatched from eggs, he would have liked to speak with Xian Junyu.

But he could not stand the sight of those people. As the saying went, what the eyes did not see, the heart did not fret over. He did not linger in the slightest.

Nan Ji was an early-stage Grand Unity Profound Immortal, while Xuandu was a mid-stage Grand Unity Profound Immortal. Clearly, both had made considerable breakthroughs, and neither was ordinary.