"From this moment onward, Gu Yue is stripped of his position as the rotating Grand Sect Master of the Five Immortals Sect, and stripped of his position as Sect Master of the Hunyuan Sect."
Having said this, Sixth Senior Brother Lian Mo paused slightly before adding, "In addition, Gu Yue will be taken back by me to face the wall and reflect upon his mistakes. Without an urgent order, he is not to leave."
Lian Mo had still left Gu Yue a way out. He was to face the wall and reflect, and could not leave without an urgent order—but if there was an urgent order, he could still be deployed.
This was already an age of great contention, and there were not many usable people within the Five Immortals Sect. Thus, Lian Mo had not spoken too absolutely.
Ye Zhen had no objections to this.
In truth, Gu Yue being taken away to face the wall for a hundred years was under Sixth Senior Brother Lian Mo's charge. When the time came, whether he actually faced the wall or not would still be up to Lian Mo. By saying it before Ye Zhen now, Lian Mo had actually earned a trace of Ye Zhen's goodwill, despite the unpleasantness between them before they had even met.
At the very least, he handled matters openly and aboveboard.
Gu Yue had already been released by Ye Zhen, yet he remained kneeling prostrate on the ground, his face utterly blank.
He had never imagined that his punishment would be so severe.
He had been stripped clean from top to bottom.
He was being taken straight back to face the wall.
"Was my mistake really that serious?" Gu Yue was still bewildered.
But as Fu Su, Leng Shou Tian, Ling Xian, and the others