Escalation, Yuanshi and Tongtian Confrontation?

Just as the Duobao Array was about to be broken by Guangchengzi, Duobao's mind stirred, and he simply withdrew the formation.

When he looked again, a longsword had suddenly appeared in his hand.

The moment this sword emerged, crimson light spread in all directions.

Even the Sword Qi radiating from the blade alone made one's heart tremble with dread.

What else could it be but the Immortal-Trapping Sword from the Immortal-Slaying Four Swords?

"This?"

Guangchengzi's pupils bulged at the sight, his face full of disbelief. He had never expected that Tongtian would entrust Duobao with the Immortal-Trapping Sword, one of the four legendary blades.

Just as Guangchengzi was stunned, Duobao raised the sword and slashed straight down at him.

"Boom!"

One sword stroke fell, and heaven and earth changed color!

Guangchengzi dared not hesitate, hastily summoning the Kunlun Seal to block.

"Bang!"

A deafening explosion rang out, shaking even time and space.

From then on, the two fought—one wielding the sword in fierce strikes, the other using the seal to defend.

The massive commotion drew the attention of many Kunlun disciples.

Some of these were disciples of Yuqing Yuanshi, others of Shangqing Tongtian.

Seeing Guangchengzi and Duobao locked in an indecisive battle, each naturally began cheering for their own senior brother.

"Go, Senior Brother Duobao!"

"Go, Senior Brother Guangchengzi!"

"Senior Brother Duobao, slash him with the sword!"

"Senior Brother Guangchengzi, smash him with the seal!"

"..."

And so it went, Duobao and Guangchengzi trading attacks and defenses for quite some time, neither able to gain the upper hand.

With a sudden violent clash, both were sent staggering back.

After steadying himself, Guangchengzi's brows darkened, and he prepared to strike again.

Just then, a sharp shout suddenly rang out from the void:

"Enough!!"

Those two simple words crashed like thunder into everyone's minds, making their very souls tremble.

Immediately after, two terrifying Quasi-Saint pressures descended at once.

"Boom! Boom!"

When they looked up, two figures had appeared in the eastern and western skies.

In the eastern sky stood Yuqing Yuanshi.

In the western sky stood Shangqing Tongtian.

Seeing the two Quasi-Saints arrive, everyone knelt in reverence, chanting:

"Greetings, Master!"

"Greetings, Master!"

To this, both Yuanshi and Tongtian wore indifferent expressions.

After a moment of silence, Yuanshi let out a cold snort, his gaze sweeping like lightning over the crowd as he spoke sternly:

"Brawling and causing trouble on Kunlun Mountain—what kind of conduct is this?"

Hearing Yuanshi's words, Juliusun quickly stepped forward and said:

"Master."

"It was Junior Uncle's disciple, Bixiao, who started the trouble."

"She tried to forcibly take a Spiritual Medicine I discovered."

"I refused, and that led to the conflict. Senior Brother Guangchengzi only stepped in for my sake."

At this, Yuanshi's gaze darkened as he looked straight at Tongtian:

"Junior Brother."

"So these are the fine disciples you've taken in?"

"If they act so tyrannically even on Kunlun Mountain, once they leave, won't they bring disaster to the world?"

Yuanshi had always looked down on the disciples Tongtian accepted.

Especially since many of them were creatures with fur and horns.

Hearing Yuanshi's accusation, Tongtian raised an eyebrow slightly and replied:

"Second Brother."

"You can't say that."

"Exactly what happened isn't just whatever Juliusun says it is!"

With that, Tongtian shifted his gaze toward his disciple Bixiao and continued:

"Bixiao, you speak."

Bixiao nodded and began:

"Reporting to Master."

"That Nine-Leaf Lingzhi was discovered by this disciple first."

"Little did I know, just as this disciple was about to pick it, Juliusun appeared and insisted that Spiritual Medicine was his."

"This disciple couldn't bear the anger and thus engaged him in a magical duel."

"Later, Senior Brother Guangchengzi arrived, and this Juliusun twisted black into white, instead slandering this disciple."

After hearing Bixiao's account, Tongtian nodded lightly and said:

"Your master believes you!"

Having said that, Tongtian suddenly looked toward Juliusun and demanded coldly:

"Juliusun, I will give you one more chance."

"Was that Spiritual Medicine truly discovered by you?"

Hearing Tongtian's question, a flicker of panic quickly flashed through Juliusun's eyes.

At this point, he could only steel himself and continue the lie.

After a brief pause, Juliusun nodded and bowed to Tongtian:

"Reporting to Uncle-Master."

"That Nine-Leaf Lingzhi was indeed discovered by me."

Upon hearing Juliusun's answer, Tongtian gave a cold snort, then lightly waved his hand. Invisibly, a surge of magical power rippled outward.

Immediately, under the flow of that power, even time and space were stirred.

Before long, a curtain of light appeared in midair.

Within that curtain, the earlier scene of Bixiao discovering the Nine-Leaf Lingzhi was revealed.

Everything was exactly as Bixiao had said.

"Ah?"

Seeing this, Juliusun's entire being went numb.

He had thought that as long as he stuck to his story, no one could do anything to him.

Who would have guessed that Tongtian possessed such heaven-defying means, even able to turn back time.

The more he thought, the more flustered and uneasy Juliusun became, cold sweat beading on his forehead.

Meanwhile, Guangchengzi and the other disciples of Yuanshi all looked ashamed.

Guangchengzi in particular was ashen-faced.

Earlier, he had firmly believed in Juliusun, which was why he had so staunchly defended him.

Who knew that it was actually Juliusun who had been twisting black into white?

Just thinking about it made Guangchengzi feel utterly mortified.

At this moment, after witnessing the earlier events, Yuanshi's expression was also unpleasant.

This matter was indeed a fault on his Yuqing sect's side.

He thought to say something.

But for a moment, he didn't know how to put it.

"Hmph!"

Just then, Tongtian couldn't hold back a cold snort and stared straight at Juliusun:

"Juliusun, you have quite the nerve, daring to deceive your master and betray your ancestors!"

"Since that's the case, This Seat will punish you by dropping one realm."

As his words faded, Tongtian casually waved his hand, and invisibly, a surge of magical power struck into Juliusun's body.

Immediately after, Juliusun's cultivation was directly shaved down by one realm by that magical power, falling from the Golden Immortal level to the Mystic Immortal level.

"Ah..."

The agony of losing a realm made Juliusun cry out in pain.

"Hm?"

Yuanshi, who was nearby, saw this and his face abruptly darkened.

Although they were not in the right in this matter, Tongtian's actions gave Yuanshi a sense of being slighted.

"Junior Brother."

"Your actions here are somewhat overstepping!"

"Even if Juliusun was in the wrong first, it should be for me to punish him."

Unmoved by Yuanshi's words, Tongtian said coldly and indifferently:

"Elder Brother."

"As his uncle-master, do I not have the right to punish a second-generation disciple?"

"He was already at fault, and dared to deceive me on top of that."

"Only stripping him of one realm was done out of respect for your face. If one of my own disciples acted thus, I would strike them down to the point of death and dao dissolution!"

Hearing Tongtian's words, Yuanshi's expression grew even more grim.

After a long silence, he could not help but snort coldly:

"Hmph!"

"My disciple, I will discipline and teach myself. Why must you step in?"