The instant the jade casket closed, all the talisman light dimmed at once.
Silence lingered in Yuxu Palace for a long time.
Guangchengzi stood below, his hands slowly clenching inside his sleeves, but he said nothing.
Chijingzi, Taiyi Zhenren, and the others also kept their heads lowered.
The Antarctic Immortal had been detained in a side hall of Zixiao Palace. All Talisman Orders of the Jade Emptiness Outer Estate concerning the mortal world were to be returned to the main hall, and for three months, they were forbidden to interfere with Chaoge, the Northern Border, or Xiqi Lodge.
No one in the hall dared respond.
Yuanshi Tianzun sat upon the Cloud Bed, his gaze sweeping over the immortals.
"Send out my command. For three months, no Yuxu disciple may enter Chaoge without permission, interfere with military orders at the Northern Border, or reach into Xiqi Lodge again. Anyone who disobeys will be punished by me personally."
Guangchengzi hurriedly bowed.
"This disciple understands."
Yuanshi Tianzun continued:
"All Old Edicts from the Outer Estate are to be sealed in the main hall. White Crane's Old Edicts are to be destroyed today. You will personally oversee the register of Old Edicts. If anyone takes one without permission again, expel them from Jade Emptiness at once."
Guangchengzi's heart tightened.
"This disciple accepts the command."
The other disciples in the hall also lowered their heads and acknowledged it.
Yuanshi Tianzun fell silent for a moment, then suddenly spoke.
"Summon Jiang Shang."
Guangchengzi paused in surprise.
He glanced up at Yuanshi Tianzun, then quickly lowered his head again.
"This disciple will summon him at once."
In the mountains behind Yuxu Palace.
Jiang Shang carried a bundle of firewood as he made his way back along the mountain path.
He had spent forty years on the mountain,