Hearing Tongtian's furious roar, Lin Xuan's heart gave an involuntary jolt.
He knew.
His cheap master was extremely protective of his disciples and could not stand seeing them bullied.
At the same time, his temper was exceptionally explosive.
That was also one of the reasons Lin Xuan had chosen to take Tongtian as his master back then.
This time, the disciples of the Interception Sect had been bullied so badly. Given Tongtian's personality, he definitely would not be able to hold himself back.
Sure enough.
The moment this thought arose in Lin Xuan's mind, Tongtian directly produced his Dao-Proving Treasure, the Qingping Sword, and prepared to go to Kunlun Mountain to reason with Yuanshi properly.
Seeing this, Lin Xuan immediately spoke up:
"Master, Senior Martial Uncle and Second Martial Uncle are both currently in Kunlun Mountain. If you rush over there so rashly, I'm afraid you won't be able to defeat them."
"Why don't we make a long-term plan for now and first rescue Junior Brother Zhao Gongming's true spirit from the Investiture of the Gods?"
As a transmigrator, Lin Xuan knew very well that according to the original course of history, his cheap master Tongtian would ultimately be beaten black and blue by his two elder brothers, who joined forces with the outsiders Zhunti and Jieyin.
In the end, the Interception Sect would be destroyed, and Tongtian would be imprisoned in Zixiao Palace.
Lin Xuan naturally did not want to see such an ending, which was why he advised Tongtian to carefully plan for the Investiture of the Gods.
However, upon hearing this, Tongtian waved his sleeve dismissively, completely unconcerned.
"Your master has the Four Swords of Zhu Xian at his side. No one short of four Sages can stand against me. You need not worry about my safety. Just wait here in Biyou Palace for my good news."
"When the time comes, your master will personally host a banquet to celebrate your emergence from seclusion!"
At this moment, the many immortals of the Interception Sect, who had sensed the sudden change in the celestial phenomena, also hurried to Biyou Palace together.
The four disciples leading them were Duobao, Golden Spirit Holy Mother, Turtle Spirit Holy Mother, and Holy Mother Wudang.
When Daoist Duobao saw Sect Master Tongtian holding the Qingping Sword and Senior Disciple Brother Lin Xuan, his expression changed slightly.
Could it be that Master has had a conflict with Senior Disciple Brother, whom we haven't seen in so long?
He immediately flew before Sect Master Tongtian, bowed, and said:
"Your disciple Duobao pays respects to Master. May I ask what happened to make Master so furious?"
Seeing so many disciples arrive, the killing intent on Tongtian's face slightly receded. Then he said in a deep voice:
"Your Junior Brother Zhao Gongming was schemed against and killed by people from the Chan Sect. His soul was placed on the Investiture of the Gods. If Senior Disciple Brother Lin Xuan had not acted in time, even the Three Sisters of Sanxiao might not have escaped calamity."
Upon hearing this, Duobao and the others' expressions changed.
What? Junior Brother Zhao Gongming had fallen?
And he had been killed by people from the Chan Sect?
Immediately, some disciples of the Interception Sect could not help speaking out:
"The people of the Chan Sect are simply going too far!"
"The Twelve Golden Immortals of Chan Sect were the ones who had incurred the mortal slaughter tribulation. Why did they have to drag our Interception Sect disciples in to take the calamity for them?"
"Back then, Junior Sister Shi Ji, who had listened to the Dao outside the sect, suffered the same fate. She was unjustly killed by that vile Taiyi of the Chan Sect!"
"Master, let's fight the Chan Sect!"
Upon hearing this, Sect Master Tongtian clenched his teeth tightly.
He had never expected that he had merely answered the Dao Ancestor's summons and entered Zixiao Palace to listen to the Dao for a period of time.
Yet his disciples had actually been bullied so badly by Yuanshi's disciples!
Tongtian immediately shouted:
"Silence!"
"All of you are to cultivate properly on Golden Ao Island and quietly recite the Huangting Scripture."
"Your master will leave for a while. Once I return, I will give another lecture on the Dao for all of you!"
The disciples of the Interception Sect present all fell silent. Then they uniformly performed a Daoist salute toward Tongtian and said in unison:
"Yes, we respectfully obey Master's instructions!"
Seeing this, Tongtian nodded in satisfaction. Then he said to Lin Xuan:
"Lin Xuan, as the Senior Disciple Brother of the Interception Sect, while I'm away, you must watch over these junior brothers and sisters and make sure they do not leave the island at will, lest they incur the mortal slaughter tribulation again."
After saying this, Tongtian did not wait for Lin Xuan's response before his figure vanished directly into the air.
He had clearly gone straight to cause trouble for Yuanshi.
Duobao and the others stared eagerly at Lin Xuan, waiting for his orders.
They also wanted to follow and help Master.
Seeing their expressions, Lin Xuan knew exactly what they were thinking.
He immediately darkened his face and said:
"What are you doing? Didn't any of you hear Master's instructions? All of you, return to your respective caves and quietly recite the Huangting Scripture."
Only after hearing Lin Xuan's words did those disciples of the Interception Sect reluctantly perform a Daoist salute and take their leave, flying back to their respective caves.
A moment later, as Lin Xuan sat meditating inside Biyou Palace, he heard a tremendous roar that resounded throughout Heaven and Earth.
"Tongtian! You're bullying people too far!"
Along with this roar, an incomparably sharp sword intent appeared in the direction of Kunlun Mountain in the far east.
Even from this distance, one could clearly feel this sword intent.
It was as though a needle were lightly pricking one's skin.
Appearing at the same time as this sword intent was Sect Master Tongtian's voice, filled with fury.
"Today, I'm bullying you. So what?"
"Are you the only one allowed to bully my disciples?"
Hearing this, Lin Xuan's eyes flickered slightly.
This was his master, Sect Master Tongtian.
That man who was especially protective of his disciples.
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