Primordial Heavenly Venerate Weeps and Begs, Hongjun Shows Bias

Yunxiao, sitting on a cloud, couldn't help but speak as she watched the Heavenly Origin Sect's Twelve Golden Immortals shivering on the bare peak of Kunlun Mountain:

"Senior Disciple Brother, are we going a bit too far with this?"

Qiongxiao, who was busy counting their spoils, replied without looking up:

"Sister, we're not going too far at all. Look, we even left them a set of winter clothes,"

"Besides, Sister, you know how arrogant Guangchengzi and Kushanas were, calling us 'Humble Servant Girl' one after another."

"Now that they've ended up like this, they totally deserve it."

"Hmph."

Yunxiao's delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly.

"Third Sister, where did you learn such vulgar language? You should have some decorum in front of Senior Disciple Brother."

Qiongxiao immediately hugged Lin Xuan's arm affectionately, stuck out her cute little tongue at Yunxiao, and said:

"Hmph, I only act like this in front of Senior Disciple Brother. In front of outsiders, I'm still the majestic Empress Qiongxiao."

Lin Xuan, riding the auspicious cloud, couldn't help but have a flicker of thought in his eyes as he heard the conversation between the two sisters.

Guangchengzi and Kushanas, huh.

Next time I see them, I'll have to teach them a more profound lesson.

At this moment, Bixiao, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke up:

"Senior Disciple Brother, we got so many spoils this time! We even brought back those two Innate Spirit Cranes. Should we raid them again?"

Lin Xuan's mouth twitched slightly upon hearing this.

Well, another problem girl.

He wondered if Bixiao was being influenced by him and would now enjoy the mentally and physically beneficial activity of raiding people's homes.

Immediately, Lin Xuan rubbed Bixiao's little head.

"The battle between Master and the Four Saints in the Outer Chaos could end at any moment. If we continue raiding, we might be cornered by Saints at our doorstep, which would be embarrassing for Master."

"When the time is right, I'll take you with me to raid the homes of the others."

Qiongxiao, who was holding Lin Xuan's arm, immediately said excitedly:

"Me, me, me! Senior Disciple Brother, I want to go too."

Lin Xuan repeatedly agreed:

"Okay, I'll take all of you with me then, and we'll carry on the raiding business to the very end."

"Senior Disciple Brother is the best Senior Disciple Brother in the world, hehe."

Lin Xuan and the Three Sisters of Sanxiao returned to Golden Ao Island with their bountiful harvest.

Running away after raiding was truly thrilling.

Meanwhile.

In the Outer Chaos.

Tongtian was suppressing Laozi, Primordial Heavenly Venerate, and the other two Saints with the Zhu Xian Sword Array, one of the Primordial World's three ultimate killing formations.

The sharp and peerless Zhu Xian sword energy unleashed its full power.

With every sword strike, countless small worlds were born and extinguished.

The Four Saints could only temporarily block the attacks with their accompanying treasures.

Originally, with the combined strength of the Four Saints, it was entirely possible to break through Tongtian's Zhu Xian Sword Array.

However.

This was not a battle to the death. Except for Primordial Heavenly Venerate, the other three Saints were not putting in their full effort.

Furthermore, Primordial Heavenly Venerate had previously been injured by Lin Xuan's God-Slaying Spear, and his protective treasures, the Pangu Banner and the Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud, had also sustained damage.

He was simply no match for Sect Master Tongtian, who was fighting with his full strength.

He was being relentlessly beaten the entire time.

Truly miserable.

After a short while, Primordial Heavenly Venerate began to show signs of defeat.

Even if the other three Saints wanted to help now, it was too late.

At this moment.

A long sigh echoed through the void.

"Tongtian, you've gone too far."

Accompanying this sigh, Hongjun, ethereal like the Heavenly Dao, appeared in the Chaos.

Upon seeing Hongjun's arrival.

With his hair disheveled and his primordial saintly essence already damaged, Primordial Heavenly Venerate clutched at the situation as if grasping a lifeline.

He urgently pleaded:

"Master!"

"Tongtian disrespects his elder brother, defies Master's decree, disrupts the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation, and disregards the lives of all beings in the Primordial World."

"Please, Master, step in and punish Tongtian."

Laozi and the other Saints bowed in unison upon seeing this and said:

"Please, Master, step in and punish Tongtian!"

They all knew clearly that the cause of this Investiture of the Gods Tribulation was simply that a disciple of the Heavenly Origin Sect had disrespected Haotian.

However, now that the tribulation had begun, it needed to be filled with the lives of cultivators.

Although the Intercepting Sect was the most powerful force in the Primordial World, boasting ten thousand immortals answering its call.

If his disciples were not to be placed on the Investiture of the Gods, whose disciples would be used?

As the saying goes, better a fellow Daoist dies than oneself.

Tongtian, let your Intercepting Sect fill this void.

Amidst the furtive gazes of all the Saints, Hongjun spoke:

"Tongtian, do you know your mistake!"

Sect Master Tongtian fell silent for a moment. The Four Swords of Zhu Xian retracted their sharpness, faintly circling around him. Then, he replied in a low voice:

"Tongtian, where lies my mistake."

Hongjun cast a cold glance at Tongtian.

"You do not obey the heavenly mandate, nor do you uphold destiny. You shall enter Zixiao Palace and meditate for three great tribulations to purify your Dao heart!"

"Otherwise, all under the Intercepting Sect shall turn to dust!"

Upon hearing Hongjun's undisguised threat, Tongtian's hands clenched tightly.

He wished he could draw his sword right then and cleave Hongjun before him.

But he held back.

The disciples of the Intercepting Sect were his weakness.

When he founded the Intercepting Sect, his Dao heart was to carve out a sliver of hope for all beings in the world.

How could he, because of a moment's impulse, let those disciples turn into ashes?

A moment later, under the gloating eyes of all the Saints, Tongtian slowly unclenched his fists and bowed:

"Yes, this disciple admits his mistake."

Hearing Tongtian's words, a barely concealed smile finally appeared on Primordial's lips.

Hmph.

After you enter Zixiao Palace for meditation, let's see how this Venerate deals with your disciples.

Especially that detestable Lin Xuan!

After admitting his fault, Tongtian formed a hand seal.

He severed the connection between the Four Swords of Zhu Xian, the Zhu Xian Formation Diagram, and himself, then tossed them towards Golden Ao Island.

Primordial Heavenly Venerate, Zhunti, and Jieyin's eyes revealed a flicker of greed.

Those were the Four Swords of Zhu Xian and the Zhu Xian Formation Diagram, which could only be broken by the Four Saints!

At this moment, Tongtian's icy words reached their ears.

"If you dare to interfere with the treasures I am giving to my disciples, I will self-destruct my body right now!"

Hearing Sect Master Tongtian's threatening words, the Four Saints, who had been itching to act, immediately suppressed all their intentions.

A moment later, Hongjun took Tongtian and left the area, only uttering:

"You shall all fend for yourselves."

Once Hongjun's figure had completely vanished, Primordial Heavenly Venerate took the initiative to speak:

"Junior Disciple Brother Tongtian has been taken by Master to Zixiao Palace for meditation. Should we, as his uncles and senior uncles, help look after his disciples and grand-disciples?"

Zhunti and Jieyin exchanged a smile upon hearing this.

"Indeed, indeed. Those spawned and moisture-born beings under Tongtian's tutelage have incorrigible natures and are deserving of our guidance."

Following this, the Four Saints leisurely headed towards Golden Ao Island, preparing to 'educate' Tongtian's disciples properly.