Tongtian gave a soft snort, immediately dropping all pretense as he beckoned to Yuanshi.
The Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir had been given to Lin Changqing by Tongtian, but its value was no less than that of a Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.
At that moment, a look of disbelief flashed through Yuanshi's eyes.
An insignificant Mystic Immortal was supposed to make him give up a Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir?
"No way! Tongtian, for the sake of a mere mortal-born ant, you still want..."
Yuanshi's eyes widened as he roared in Tongtian's direction.
But Tongtian was already prepared.
"You won't give it? Senior Disciple Brother! Lin Changqing's life hangs by a thread. He only needs one Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir to bring him back from the brink of death, yet Yuanshi, the culprit, is still trying to shirk his responsibility!"
"Senior Disciple Brother, you must give me justice! Yuanshi is the one being unreasonable. Don't blame me for being ruthless!"
As Tongtian spoke, he once again activated the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation.
Four beams of sword light rose from the formation's four corners. The Killing Dao, capable of tearing heaven and earth apart, descended once more in an instant, churning the surrounding Yin-Yang energies before surging toward the Sect of Elucidation's gates.
"Changqing! Your master is powerless and cannot save you. This time, the only way is to make the Sect of Elucidation disciples pay for your life!"
Tongtian let out a grief-stricken roar, his eyes filled with grievance, unwillingness, and rage.
"Tongtian! Why pretend? Don't you have a Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir of your own? You refuse to save that little thief because you covet the one in my hands!"
"It's gone! I don't have it anymore. Only the one in your hands can save Changqing."
Under the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, Yuanshi was immediately alarmed and shouted at Tongtian.
But Tongtian didn't care. He snorted at Yuanshi.
You don't need to ask how the Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir in my hands disappeared. It's gone, and that's that.
Now I've set my sights on the one in the Sect of Elucidation's hands.
At that moment, Yuanshi felt so frustrated he could have spat blood.
He had never imagined that the dignified leader of the Sect of Elucidation, a renowned figure in the Primordial World, the Sage Yuanshi, would have someone show up to pull a scam on him!
And the one scamming him was also a Sage—his own junior brother!
Besides, this wasn't a scam at all. It was plain, outright robbery!
Yuanshi's face darkened, but there was nothing he could do.
Especially with the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation closing in step by step, about to sweep over the Sect of Elucidation disciples.
He grew even more anxious.
The Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir was a treasure comparable to a Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Root. Although it could only be absorbed, it was still a priceless treasure in the Primordial World!
The Sage Taishang had refined nine in total. Nine was the ultimate number, so one was given away, leaving eight.
Over the endless years, several of those eight had been used. Yuanshi and Tongtian had each been given one, while Taishang had only three left.
Tongtian clearly still had one of his own. He had given it to Lin Changqing earlier, and it had later been given to Yunxiao.
Yuanshi glared at Yunxiao.
"Yunxiao, where is your Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir?"
Yuanshi roared. Even through the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, the pressure of a Sage left Yunxiao horrified, her blood and qi in turmoil.
"Yuanshi! You dare use your power to intimidate my disciple? Let me ask you: are you handing over that Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir or not?"
Tongtian immediately stepped in front of Yunxiao.
As if! Who wasn't a master who protected his own disciples?
So he was going to rob him by force? Yuanshi had cultivated for countless years. Since the fall of the Demon Ancestor and the Dao Ancestor's ascension to the Dao, when had he ever suffered such an indignity?
Now that he was a Sage, someone was still trying to snatch his treasures right in front of him!
Under normal circumstances, how could he possibly tolerate this?
But with Lin Changqing's increasingly elaborate schemes, even if Tongtian was robbing him outright, he was still in the right.
Someone had saved the disciple you'd beaten half to death. Of course you had to pay the medical bills!
Even Yuanshi, a Sage, couldn't stop the flames of anger from surging through him. His eyes turned bloodshot.
Whether or not Lin Changqing was seriously injured, Yuanshi had no choice but to hand over the Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir!
"Lin Changqing!! You dare scheme against me! Tongtian, I'll give you the Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir!!"
Yuanshi felt as if he could grind his teeth to dust. He forced the words out through clenched teeth at Tongtian.
As soon as he said that, Tongtian, who had been grief-stricken moments before, immediately composed himself.
"You should've said so sooner. If you'd handed it over earlier, none of this would've happened. Give it here."
Tongtian reached out, changing his tune in an instant.
Yuanshi was stunned. You really were after the Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir!
The Sect of Elucidation disciples were stunned too. So many of their immortals had been injured, and some had even had their cultivation levels knocked down.
Now that their sect had been attacked, they still had to hand over elixirs to make peace? What a humiliation!
The Interception Sect disciples were stunned as well. The Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir meant Senior Disciple Brother could be saved?
Only the Eight Personal Disciples, who knew the truth, felt uneasy. Yunxiao in particular still had a Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir tucked in her arms.
Senior Disciple Brother, you're incredibly bold! From now on, we siblings are all on your side!
Of course, one person among the personal disciples was an exception.
"Master! Hurry! Senior Disciple Brother might not be dead yet. Take the Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir and save him!"
Bixiao rubbed the tears from the corners of her eyes.
Wonderful! Senior Disciple Brother can be saved!
Bixiao cried with joy and shouted to Tongtian.
Tongtian paused slightly, then let his face take on another hint of urgency.
This little disciple really is sharp. I can't let anything slip.
"Oh no! My beloved disciple Changqing, your master is coming to save you!"
Tongtian shouted and immediately flew toward the Interception Sect Immortal Palace.
Just as he reached the halfway point, Tongtian turned back and looked at Primordial Heavenly Lord.
"Second Senior Brother, your disciples disobeyed the Three Sects' rules. You wouldn't show them favoritism or bend the law, would you?"
Tongtian spoke with the Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir still in his hand.
Yuanshi's mouth twitched. I've already given you the elixir. What more do you want?
But the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation hadn't been withdrawn, so Yuanshi had no grounds to object.
His disciples had behaved recklessly, and all those incidents had happened right under his nose.
Yuanshi's anger flared again.
If it weren't for those disciples, he wouldn't have had to lose a Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir.
Hmph! Even if Tongtian hadn't said anything, I would have punished them!
"You have disobeyed the Three Sects' rules. You are expelled from the Sect of Elucidation!"
Yuanshi looked at the few Sect of Elucidation Mystic Immortal disciples whose cultivation levels had been knocked down and roared.
Their cultivation levels had fallen and their foundations were damaged. They had no hope of becoming Golden Immortals, so what use were they?
Expelling them from the Sect of Elucidation was the perfect solution!
"Master!"
"Master, please don't! We were wrong!"
"Master, we are loyal to the Sect of Elucidation! Please see the truth!"
As soon as they heard they were being expelled from the Sect of Elucidation, the Mystic Immortal disciples wailed in despair.
As disciples of a Sage, they had cultivated on Kunlun Mountain, one of the very best paradises in the Primordial World!
Now they were being cast out of the sect. The disciples froze, consumed by regret.
But Yuanshi was already furious, and still had no one to vent his anger on.
Seeing the disciples continue to beg for mercy, he simply swept his hand out with a slap.
In an instant, their already gravely injured bodies flew off into the Primordial World like kites with snapped strings.
The Sect of Elucidation disciples all fell silent, as if cicadas in winter.
The master is enraged! When a Sage is angry, heaven and earth tremble!
In an instant, no one dared utter a word.
"You have provoked trouble and disobeyed the rules. You will remain in seclusion and reflect for ten thousand years!"
"Cihang and Puxian, you acted against disciples of the Mystic Gate without permission. You will remain in seclusion and reflect for five thousand years!"
Then Yuanshi turned to the other Sect of Elucidation Mystic Immortals whose cultivation levels hadn't been knocked down.
Cihang and Puxian were punished too. As soon as the orders were given, the disciples breathed a sigh of relief.
Ten thousand years of reflection was still better than being expelled from the Sect of Elucidation.
But one person was even more terrified than the rest.
Juliusun was prostrate on the ground, trembling from head to toe. His cultivation level had been knocked down too, and he was only a late-stage Mystic Immortal now!
If his master expelled him from the Sect of Elucidation as well, everything he had would be over!
At that moment, Yuanshi looked toward Juliusun too.
Those Sect of Elucidation Mystic Immortals had been egged on by Juliusun.
Juliusun had used the Soul Devouring Needle.
In the end, Juliusun had also been badly injured, and his cultivation had fallen straight from Golden Immortal to Mystic Immortal.
At that moment, Yuanshi felt nothing but disgust for this disciple of the Twelve Golden Immortals, whom he had once been so pleased with.
"Juliusun, you disobeyed the Three Sects' rules and used the Soul Devouring Needle against a senior brother of the Mystic Gate, attempting to kill him!"
"Today, your cultivation will be abolished, and you will be expelled from the sect!"
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