Green Wood Peak,
Inside a great hall somewhere,
"Liu Yantong neglected his duties, causing sixty-eight mu of Golden Jade Pillars on Green Wood Mountain to develop a withering blight. Their source is on the verge of being cut off! The responsibility for this is immense! Do I need to teach you how he should be punished?"
"Tell him to get his ass to Gang Wind Cave and accept his punishment! Once it is done, he must make up for his mistakes with merit. No matter what method he uses, he must replenish those Golden Jade Pillars for me! If anything goes wrong, tell him he needn't remain on my Green Wood Peak any longer!"
A majestic, sonorous voice reverberated through the hall, carrying an intense pressure that made people lower their heads involuntarily.
Deep within the hall, a gaunt middle-aged man in a blue-gray Daoist robe sat in the seat of honor. His brows were tightly furrowed as he sternly reprimanded a trembling steward below.
The steward's face had gone pale, fine beads of sweat seeping from his temples. He hurriedly bowed and replied,
"Yes, yes! This disciple obeys Elder Sun's decree! This disciple will deliver the order at once..."
Having said that, he hurried out of the hall as though granted a pardon, not daring to linger even a moment.
"Every last one of them is a worry!"
"Hmph! In the end, the Peak Master has been too indulgent. If this slackness continues, our Green Wood Peak will become the laughingstock of the Immortal Sect!"
Elder Sun snorted coldly, his expression dark as his icy voice echoed through the somewhat empty hall.
"Haha, Uncle, please calm your anger. Sect affairs are vast and complicated; occasional oversights are unavoidable. With Uncle's capabilities, you will certainly handle it properly!"
"Besides, who