At that moment, heaven and earth fell utterly silent.
The Sect of Elucidation disciples were all mute, not daring to utter a word.
They had never seen their master so furious—not even when he threatened to cripple Juliusun and cast him out of the sect!
He was one of the Twelve Golden Immortals, an exalted disciple of the Sect of Elucidation, deeply favored by their master! And now, he was being cast out just like that.
Even the other members of the Twelve Golden Immortals didn't dare so much as breathe. Guang Chengzi, a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, knitted his brows but didn't dare say a word.
The Primordial Heavenly Lord was truly furious!
The Ten Thousand Immortals of the Interception Sect were all jubilant, looking at Juliusun with contempt, disgust, and murderous intent!
Of the Twelve Golden Immortals, Juliusun alone looked down most on the Interception Sect's disciples and loved to make trouble for them.
Now he had been expelled from the sect and was about to be stripped of his cultivation. Once that happened, a nobody with no backing and no cultivation would be nothing but an ant!
"Ha ha ha ha! Juliusun, so this is your comeuppance!"
"Second Uncle-Master is fair-minded and impartial. We, the Interception Sect disciples, admire him immensely!"
At that moment, the Interception Sect disciples were all beaming with delight.
Hmph! So what if they were the Sect of Elucidation?
Their saint had still personally handed over the Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir, and now he had to cripple his own disciple's cultivation, too.
Now Senior Disciple Brother could be saved, and the Interception Sect disciples could finally avenge their grievance!
Yuanshi cast a cold glance at the Interception Sect disciples.
How discourteous! They really were a bunch of feathered and horned, wet-born and egg-hatched creatures.
Especially that Lin Changqing. It would be best if he were dead. The Soul Devouring Needle had destroyed his soul; even the Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir might not save him. If he was still alive...
A boundless killing intent flashed in Yuanshi's eyes, then quickly faded.
Only now did Juliusun come to his senses.
He had traveled the Primordial World with the status of a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, earning the deference of True Immortals and the respect of Grand Unity Golden Immortals.
He was a personal disciple of a saint, after all!
And now, he was to be cast out of the sect and stripped of his cultivation.
This... was worse than being killed!
"Master! I know I was wrong! I'll never do it again!"
"Please show mercy, Master. Don't cast me out of the sect! I'd be willing to become an ordinary disciple, even an outer sect disciple!"
"Master! Your disciple was wrong!"
Heart-rending cries poured from Juliusun's mouth. His eyes were full of grief and terror.
Ever since becoming a disciple of a saint, he had offended countless beings in the Primordial World.
They had all held back because he was a saint's personal disciple and lived on Kunlun Mountain. They hadn't dared lay a finger on him.
If he were cast out and stripped of his cultivation, only one fate awaited him: death without a burial place!
At that moment, Juliusun was utterly despairing, but he still wanted to make one last attempt.
Even though he knew a saint's word was final.
"Guang Chengzi, strip him of his cultivation and cast him out of the sect!"
But Yuanshi merely snorted, didn't even look at Juliusun, and headed toward the Sect of Elucidation's Immortal Palace.
Only then did the terror in Juliusun's eyes swell without limit.
"Ah! Master, your disciple knows he was wrong!"
"Lin Changqing! This is all your fault! If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have ended up like this!"
"Lin Changqing, you're the one who deserves to die! You deserved to die beneath the Soul Devouring Needle!"
"You deserved it! Ha ha ha ha!"
Juliusun looked toward the Interception Sect's territory. Tears of grief and indignation streamed from his eyes, his face contorted as he laughed wildly. His gaze fixed on the Interception Sect Immortal Palace, his hatred surging into the skies.
At that moment, not a single Interception Sect immortal spoke, but they all clenched their teeth.
Hmph! Keep barking. Once you're expelled from the Sect of Elucidation and are no longer one of its disciples, you won't make it off Kunlun Mountain!
Juliusun, already utterly despairing, now looked like a mad dog that would bite anyone in sight.
His gaze fell once more on the other members of the Twelve Golden Immortals.
Among the Twelve Golden Immortals, Cihang Daoren had been closest to Juliusun. Now, as he watched him, his eyes were full of pity.
The Twelve Golden Immortals weren't united as one. Now that Juliusun had been cast out and Cihang had been punished to reflect behind closed doors, his standing among the Twelve Golden Immortals would surely plummet.
If their master hadn't been so terrifyingly furious, he would have tried to plead on Juliusun's behalf.
"Cihang! Why didn't you speak up for me?"
"Cihang, you and I plotted against the Interception Sect's disciples together. Why have you washed your hands of it so completely? Why don't you dare speak up for me?"
"Puxian, you knew about it too. Why didn't you plead with our master for me?"
Who could have guessed that Juliusun would now turn his hatred on Cihang Daoren and Puxian Zhenren, hurling one furious curse after another, each cutting and shocking.
So this whole incident had been planned!
It had all been plotted by Juliusun and the other members of the Twelve Golden Immortals!
The Interception Sect disciples turned their gazes toward Cihang and Puxian once more. Their anger and murderous intent surged anew.
At that moment, Cihang and Puxian were both alarmed. They no longer looked at Juliusun with pity, but with utter disgust—and even a trace of murderous intent.
"Juliusun! What nonsense are you spouting?"
"Brother Cihang and I only stepped in because we couldn't bear to see you punished by Brother Changqing."
"Why are you dragging us into your mess?"
The Twelve Golden Immortals had once stood high above everyone else, but now they were like dogs turning on one another, hurling abuse back and forth.
Cihang was terrified. Their master was still furious. What if he came out now and stripped him of his cultivation and cast him out, too? What would he do then?
He couldn't let that scoundrel Juliusun keep spouting nonsense!
"Senior Disciple Brother, Juliusun has gone mad. Please carry out our master's order at once: strip him of his cultivation and cast him out of the sect!"
"We beg you, Senior Disciple Brother—carry out our master's order!"
At that moment, neither Cihang nor Puxian dared let Juliusun say another word.
They both hurriedly cupped their hands toward Guang Chengzi.
Guang Chengzi looked at Cihang and Puxian, his brows furrowing. In the end, he let out a quiet sigh.
So this was the Twelve Golden Immortals. They were truly detestable.
"Juliusun, you flouted the laws of the Three Sects and brutally attacked Brother Changqing. You defied our master's orders and secretly plotted to split the Three Sects. Your crimes deserve death!"
"Yet our master could not bear to go that far. You are, after all, still a disciple of our Sect of Elucidation."
"Today, I strip you of your cultivation and cast you out of the sect!"
As Guang Chengzi spoke, a cruel glint suddenly flashed in his eyes. He pointed a finger, and countless streaks of light shot forth, passing straight through Juliusun's body.
"Ah!!!"
Juliusun let out a miserable wail. The magical power and spiritual energy in his dantian poured away like a breached riverbank.
His cultivation realm plunged rapidly as well.
Mystic Immortal, True Immortal, Heavenly Immortal—at last, he fell to the Earth Immortal realm.
"By our master's command, Juliusun's grave offenses are unforgivable. His cultivation is stripped, and he is cast out of the sect!"
At that moment, Guang Chengzi shouted, his voice carrying for thousands of miles. It sounded as if he were proclaiming it to the whole world, yet only those on Kunlun Mountain knew.
After saying this, Guang Chengzi waved his hand. Juliusun, now no more than an Earth Immortal, shot toward the Primordial World like a streak of light, vanishing a million miles away in an instant.
The Sect of Elucidation disciples stood as silent as cicadas in winter, their faces full of terror.
Juliusun had been an exalted member of the Twelve Golden Immortals just moments ago, but in the blink of an eye, his cultivation had been stripped and he had fallen to the Earth Immortal realm—less than an ant.
Guang Chengzi truly was ruthless!
But Cihang and the other Sect of Elucidation disciples wore meaningful looks.
Juliusun still had a Houtian Spiritual Treasure on him.
What use did an Earth Immortal have for a Houtian Spiritual Treasure? Wouldn't that be a waste?
Besides, an Earth Immortal carrying a Houtian Spiritual Treasure was bound to invite trouble. Juliusun, we are fellow members of the Twelve Golden Immortals. We're only looking out for you...
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