Guang Chengzi saw Daoist Randeng and felt as if he'd seen family. Thinking of the humiliation he had just suffered, he almost burst into tears.
Daoist Randeng had no time to ask what happened. The mist over the Eastern Sea was gradually clearing, and he could see Ye Changqing on Three Immortal Island!
True Person Huang Long really did have ulterior motives!
Suppressing his anger, he took Guang Chengzi back to Kunlun.
In the main hall of Jade Void Palace, Guang Chengzi, with only his head left, tearfully recounted the crimes of the Jie Sect Disciples to Venerable Primordial.
Venerable Primordial was unusually calm. A cold glint flashed in his eyes, and a trace of murderous intent lingered.
With a wave of his hand, spiritual energy from Kunlun Mountain surged toward them, restoring Guang Chengzi's flesh and blood.
"Where's Huang Long?"
Venerable Primordial asked, seething with anger.
White Crane Boy, who was serving nearby, knelt and reported, "Senior Disciple Brother Huang Long... he went down the mountain earlier."
If what Guang Chengzi said was true, Huang Long was indeed highly suspect.
These feathered and horned creatures, hatched from eggs, really couldn't be trusted!
If Venerable Primordial hadn't needed to silence the public opinion of the Primordial World's inhabitants, he never would have taken Huang Long as a disciple.
Before he could speak again, Guang Chengzi, fully restored, volunteered to capture True Person Huang Long and bring him back.
At Magu Cave on Mount Erxian, True Person Huang Long had just returned to his cave abode, weighed down with worry.
His thoughts were still unsettled by his encounter with Ye Changqing.
If the Interception Sect came to demand his life, Venerable Primordial probably wouldn't protect him either.
Using a disciple he disliked to eliminate a thorn in his side was a bargain by any measure.
Just as he was growing anxious, the ground suddenly shook.
Boom!
After a deafening crash, his cave abode collapsed!
"Huang Long, come out and surrender at once!"
Guang Chengzi shouted through gritted teeth from midair.
Remembering the humiliation he had suffered earlier, he nearly ground his teeth to dust.
It was all because of that traitor, True Person Huang Long!
Guang Chengzi summoned the Fan Tian Seal and kept blasting the ruins below, until the blessed immortal mountain was leveled.
True Person Huang Long used an earth-escape technique to emerge, covered in dust. Seeing the devastation, he was so furious he nearly spat blood.
As Venerable Primordial's least favored disciple, he had received no gifts or favors all these years.
He had no choice but to cultivate an immortal herb garden in his cave abode, growing herbs to help improve his strength.
Even his immortal crane mount hadn't escaped unharmed. Only a pool of blood and a few feathers remained on the ground.
"Guang Chengzi, you've gone too far!"
True Person Huang Long could no longer suppress his fury. He charged straight at him.
"Just what I was hoping for!"
Guang Chengzi sneered and controlled the Fan Tian Seal, transforming it into a mountain peak that came crashing down on Huang Long's head.
There was no point keeping this traitor around. It wouldn't matter if he killed him.
The Fan Tian Seal might not be effective against Quasi-Saints, but among those of the same level, Guang Chengzi was practically invincible.
Guang Chengzi's sneak attacks with the seal had never failed; he had a string of glorious victories to his name.
True Person Huang Long didn't dare take the blow head-on. Left with no choice, he reverted to his true form.
A colossal dragon soared into the sky and braced itself against the mountain peak, which was countless times larger than Kunlun Mountain.
But compared to half of Buzhou Mountain, his body was like an ant.
The earth shook violently, and the entire Primordial World trembled three times.
In a bottomless pit, True Person Huang Long lay with every meridian severed and his Primordial Spirit gravely injured.
True Person Huang Long really was pathetic. He'd lost in a single move!
Only then did Guang Chengzi contentedly put away the Fan Tian Seal. He channeled his magic power to dig the barely breathing True Person Huang Long out of the pit, then carried him toward Jade Void Palace.
Zhao Gongming and San Xiao, who had been hiding nearby, hadn't had their fill before the battle ended.
Following Ye Changqing's orders, they were supposed to rescue True Person Huang Long from Guang Chengzi.
Wouldn't it be better to let the Chan Sect people turn on each other?
They didn't quite understand, but still revealed themselves and surrounded Guang Chengzi.
"You again..."
Seeing the four siblings, Guang Chengzi nearly burst into tears.
But this time was different. They weren't out on the Eastern Sea.
If he sent a message to the others, reinforcements would arrive in no time.
"Leave him with us!"
Zhao Gongming pointed at True Person Huang Long in Guang Chengzi's hand.
True Person Huang Long had regained a little consciousness. At Zhao Gongming's words, his body stiffened slightly.
He never would have thought that his fellow disciples wanted to kill him, while the ones trying to save him were Jie Sect Disciples.
Even now, however, he didn't know Ye Changqing was still alive. He thought the Interception Sect had come to demand the culprit.
Rather than die at the hands of his own people, True Person Huang Long would rather go back with them and pay for Ye Changqing's death.
"Let him go, and we won't hit you," Bixiao said to Guang Chengzi.
"Really?" Guang Chengzi asked, hesitant.
After thinking it over, he finally gave in!
For some reason, his message had vanished without a trace, as if it had disappeared into the sea. Someone must have interfered in secret.
Perhaps it was one of the Interception Sect's Saints...
A traitor wasn't worth risking his life over. Guang Chengzi finally made up his mind.
"Lucky you!"
He glared viciously at True Person Huang Long and tossed him away.
But he had his own little plan. He threw True Person Huang Long far into the distance.
That way, even if they went back on their word, Guang Chengzi could flee in the opposite direction and still have a chance of survival.
What he never expected was that, under Ye Changqing's tutelage, the group had changed completely. They didn't play by the rules at all.
The instant Guang Chengzi tossed True Person Huang Long away, San Xiao surrounded him.
"You..."
"You broke your promise!"
Guang Chengzi pointed at them and cursed furiously.
But in response, a flurry of pale fists came his way...
Zhao Gongming brought back the gravely wounded True Person Huang Long and used pills to stabilize his injuries.
Looking at Guang Chengzi's swollen, bruised face, True Person Huang Long felt strangely satisfied.
"Huang Long... you... ah..."
Guang Chengzi wasn't a match for San Xiao in a one-on-one fight, let alone when all three attacked him together.
It didn't take long for him to settle down obediently, his heart filled with hatred for True Person Huang Long.
It was all his fault. All because of that traitor!
With every blow Guang Chengzi took, his resentment toward True Person Huang Long grew.
They kept at it until Ye Changqing told them to return. Venerable Primordial was about to realize something was wrong!
Ye Changqing toyed with the bead in his hand. This Chaos Bead was surprisingly useful.
It was a shame he'd obtained it so late. Otherwise, he definitely could have achieved Dao successfully.
The Chaos Bead contained a world of chaos, beyond the jurisdiction of the Primordial World's Heavenly Dao.
If he learned from Great God Pangu and created the world within it, he could achieve the Primordial Unity and become a Primordial Unity Grand Luo Golden Immortal, free from the Heavenly Dao's constraints.
But it still wasn't too late. Ye Changqing could use the Chaos Bead to put many contingencies in place. He only hoped there was still enough time.
His targets weren't limited to the Chan Sect. The causes of the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation were tangled and complex, with the Heavenly Court, Human Sect, and Western Sect all secretly pulling the strings.
What was more, the Interception Sect itself had major problems, and he urgently needed to resolve them all.
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