Chasing Off Randeng Was Nothing? My Master Even Scared Off a Quasi-Saint, Duobao's Change of Heart?

Jiangyue River.

It was filled with cheers like mountain floods and tsunamis.

Countless Jie Sect Disciples cheered and leaped with joy, supporting Qingyuan with reverence and admiration, their faces burning with fanaticism!

This was how a Disciple of the Sect of Interception should be in the prime of life—magnificent and imposing, relying on nothing but eloquence to suppress every disaster in times of crisis!!

Today, Senior Disciple Brother Duobao had been defeated by Daoist Randeng.

If Senior Disciple Brother had not returned, no one knew how they would deal with what came next.

Were they truly supposed to admit that the Interception Sect was inferior to the Chan Sect??

But if they refused to admit it, would that not mean they had lost yet refused to accept it?

Yet if they admitted it, how could they ever hold their heads high in the future??

Thankfully, Senior Disciple Brother had returned!!

"I am Qingyuan. Greetings, junior brothers and sisters. I wish all my fellow disciples peace year after year and ever greater Daoxing!"

Qingyuan smiled warmly and gave everyone a slight salute.

He was extraordinary in bearing, humble, and courteous.

His impeccable appearance and demeanor, along with the scene of turning the tide earlier, made these naturally straightforward and somewhat simple-minded disciples of the Interception Sect hurriedly rise and return his salute.

"You are the First Disciple of Intercepting Sect. Why must you be so polite? We are merely Registered Disciples of the Interception Sect, utterly unworthy of receiving such a salute from you!"

"That's right, Senior Disciple Brother. If you hadn't arrived, we wouldn't have known what to do today."

"Senior Disciple Brother truly possesses remarkable grace! You drove Daoist Randeng away with words alone. We could not even imagine how today would have ended!"

"Even a Grand Unity Golden Immortal was scolded into fleeing. I am willing to call Senior Disciple Brother the Mystic Gate's greatest tongue..."

The Jie Sect Disciples responded with fervent expressions.

Just then.

A massive Golden Peng figure streaked down from the heavens toward the earth.

The savage, ferocious bloodline of an Innate Demon God and the aura of a Golden Immortal rolled in like Corpse Mountain Blood Sea, causing the many Jie Sect Disciples to grow solemn and wary. All of them looked over, stunned by the Golden-winged Great Peng's valiant and arrogant appearance, and began guessing where this cultivator had come from.

Among the Human Sect, Chan Sect, and Interception Sect.

There were not many Golden Immortals.

The Human Sect had none, the Chan Sect had three, and the Interception Sect had only five.

This suddenly arrived Golden Immortal not only possessed a vast and majestic aura, but was also a savage and terrifying Primordial Exotic Species that looked exceedingly difficult to deal with.

Why had he flown here?

Not to mention that the Golden-winged Great Peng had a broad diet and was the natural enemy of many living beings in the Primordial Wilderness!

At this moment, the Great Peng Bird's arrival made many Jie Sect Disciples feel as though they faced a great enemy.

But in the next moment, everyone was stunned.

After the Golden-winged Great Peng approached the ground, he transformed into a cultivator with a peng head and human body. Seeing everyone, he said smugly, "What's so impressive about driving off a mere Grand Unity Golden Immortal? A few hundred years ago in the Primordial Wilderness, my master even scared off Nine Infants, a Demon Saint of the Heavenly Court!"

"You don't know how fierce my master was back then! At the Golden Immortal Early Stage, he slew a Three-Sturgeon Bird, a Great Demon commanding the Heavenly Court's armies. That Three-Sturgeon Bird was a Primordial Exotic Species in the Taiyi Golden Immortal Realm, with an incomparably tough body and formidable abilities. He was even the son of Demon Saint Nine Infants, yet my master forcefully killed him within several hundred breaths! Even when Nine Infants arrived, he did not dare say another word and had to flee in disgrace!!!"

"You have no idea how awesome my master is!"

Boom!

As soon as those words were spoken.

All the disciples of the Interception Sect present were dumbfounded, unable to believe it.

Holy shit?

Senior Disciple Brother had taken in a disciple at the Golden Immortal Middle Stage.

And while at the Golden Immortal Early Stage, he had slain a Great Demon of the Heavenly Court in the Taiyi Golden Immortal Realm?

That Great Demon had even been Demon Saint Nine Infants' son?

When Nine Infants came looking for trouble, he had fled in disgrace too???

It seemed that their Senior Disciple Brother of the Interception Sect was terrifyingly formidable in both courage and strength!

For a moment.

Everyone revered Qingyuan even more.

"Master!"

Yun Zhongzi approached and respectfully saluted him.

"Mm. What exactly happened here? Why have so many disciples of the Interception Sect gathered here today and clashed with the Chan Sect?"

Qingyuan nodded, confusion on his face.

"Master, it was..."

Yun Zhongzi had just wanted to explain.

Qiushou Xian's friend suddenly prostrated himself before Qingyuan from within the crowd and cried sorrowfully, "I beg Senior Disciple Brother to spare Senior Brother Qiushou Xian! I beg you!"

Whoosh!

In an instant.

Many Jie Sect Disciples also knelt down and cried out, "We beg Senior Disciple Brother to spare Senior Brother Qiushou Xian!!"

The waves of voices surged skyward and shook the heavens.

It made Daoist Duobao, standing amid the crowd, feel his heart skip a beat.

He wanted to run, but after gritting his teeth, he still did not leave. Instead, he shouted, "The Inspection Department acts according to the law. What do you all mean by this? Are you trying to force Senior Disciple Brother into something?"

"What exactly happened?"

Qingyuan frowned slightly.

"Master, this is what happened..."

Only then did Yun Zhongzi have the chance to speak, recounting the entire matter truthfully.

He was neither biased nor inflammatory.

After hearing the full story, Qingyuan nodded and turned his gaze toward Daoist Duobao.

Cold sweat began to bead on Daoist Duobao's forehead.

He felt somewhat uneasy, unsure how Qingyuan would deal with him.

Yet in the next moment, Qingyuan's actions left him stunned.

"Junior brothers, this matter was my fault. The Inspection Department was originally established as a strict and impartial law enforcement institution to purge wicked people and evil deeds, rectify discipline, and severely punish malicious cultivators who bullied their fellow disciples and acted recklessly. But by now, all junior brothers and sisters must already be familiar with the rules. They acted indignantly only because the Interception Sect had been insulted. This was a time of crisis and should be handled as a special case."

"The original purpose of the law is to protect the good and eliminate evil. When circumstances are exceptional, it should also be applied with discretion. I failed to explain this properly to Junior Disciple Duobao. That was my fault."

"I, Qingyuan, apologize to everyone here."

After speaking.

Qingyuan gave everyone a deep bow, immediately bringing tears to the eyes of countless Jie Sect Disciples present and making them trust him even more deeply.

Even Daoist Duobao.

His heart wavered.

He watched Qingyuan with a complicated gaze, his breathing heavy.

"Junior Brother Qiushou Xian did nothing wrong. I will release him later and apologize to him on behalf of the Inspection Department. Everyone, please disperse for now."

Qingyuan smiled warmly.

At once, countless Jie Sect Disciples also bowed in salute.

Then they dispersed in all directions.

After nearly everyone had left, Daoist Duobao suddenly walked over and knelt on one knee before Qingyuan, his expression complicated. "Senior Disciple Brother, I..."

"There is no need to say anything. There must have simply been some misunderstanding between us."

Qingyuan helped him up and smiled kindly. "A man has the Great Dao beneath his knees. Get up quickly."

"Thank you, Senior Disciple Brother. My Dao Heart had been clouded."

Daoist Duobao's eyes were somewhat moist, but Qingyuan shook his head. "From this day onward, Junior Disciple Duobao, you will be the master of the Inspection Department, overseeing all matters great and small within it. The capable should bear more burdens. Junior Brother, you possess a Tyrannical Dao and should walk the Path of Supreme Ego, ruling over all directions. Only then can your Great Dao advance. If you painstakingly study Dao techniques instead, you may not gain much."

"Senior Disciple Brother, that would not be appropriate!"

Daoist Duobao looked utterly shocked, unable to believe Qingyuan would do this.

Yet Qingyuan smiled and stopped him from speaking. "Do you know, Junior Disciple Duobao? I have never cared about holding any position. I only hope that Master can live a better life, that Master's Interception Sect will grow better and better, and that all of us junior brothers and sisters can live happily."

"The little Inspection Department is only your beginning. In the future, I will assist Master in building a colossal force before which all gods bow and ten thousand immortals pay court!!"

"And my Dao does not lie here."

"Only you, Junior Brother, can command such a colossal force!!"

Boom!!

As soon as those words were spoken.

Daoist Duobao could no longer hold back his tears. He knelt respectfully on one knee before Qingyuan and said, "I laid traps for Senior Brother, yet Senior Brother repays grievance with virtue. I am deeply ashamed. Today, I swear to the Heavenly Dao that from now on, I am willing to assist Senior Disciple Brother in building a holy sect before which all gods bow and ten thousand immortals pay court. I will no longer scheme against others. Should I break this oath, may heaven and earth destroy me!!!"

Rumble rumble rumble!!

Muffled thunder rolled across the heavens, as if responding to Daoist Duobao's words.

"There is no need to make it so serious. I see that you have sustained considerable injuries as well. Senior Brother has a Taiqing Nourishing Origin Pill here. One pill can fully heal a Golden Immortal's injuries."

Qingyuan helped him up. A pill shining with clear light appeared in his hand as he said, "You suffered considerable injuries while sparring with Old Lamp earlier. Go back and recuperate first. I will settle Qiushou Xian's matter."

"Thank you, Senior Disciple Brother!"

Daoist Duobao respectfully accepted the pill.

Then he left.

After everyone had gone, Qingyuan greeted Yun Zhongzi, the Great Peng Bird, and the Six Scholars of Plum Mountain. "Let's go. We'll return to the Inspection Department and take a look first."

"Alright!"

Yun Zhongzi nodded.

He trusted Qingyuan deeply and did not ask why Qingyuan had made Daoist Duobao the master of the Inspection Department.

The Great Peng Bird had only just arrived and did not understand what the Inspection Department was. He curiously leaned over and asked, "Master, you made it sound so mysterious just now. What is your Dao?"

"I don't know yet either..."

"So you were just bluffing... Ow!!"

Looking at the Golden-winged Great Peng who had been kicked flying by Qingyuan.

Yun Zhongzi felt his heart relax.

Master had returned. He could be more at ease now...