Escalating Further, Yuanshi and Tongtian Face Off?

Seeing that Guangchengzi was about to break the Duobao Formation, Duobao's thoughts stirred, and he simply withdrew the formation.

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

The moment the sword emerged, red light flared in every direction.

The Sword Qi emanating from its blade alone was enough to make one's heart pound in terror.

What else could it be but the Xianxian Sword, one of the Four Swords of Zhu Xian?

"What?"

At the sight, Guangchengzi's pupils widened, his face full of disbelief. He had never expected Tongtian to hand one of the Four Swords of Zhu Xian, the Xianxian Sword, to Duobao.

While Guangchengzi was still stunned, Duobao was already wielding his sword and bringing it down upon him in a savage chop.

"Boom!"

With one sword strike, heaven and earth changed color!

Guangchengzi dared not hesitate and hurriedly summoned the Kunlun Seal to block it.

"Bang!"

A heaven-shaking explosion rang out, sending even space and time trembling.

After that, one man wielded a sword in fierce slashes while the other raised his seal to defend.

The tremendous commotion drew many more Kunlun disciples over.

Some were disciples under Yuqing Yuanshi, while others belonged to Shangqing Tongtian.

Seeing Guangchengzi and Duobao locked in an inseparable battle, they naturally began cheering for their own senior brothers.

"Go, Senior Brother Duobao!"

"Go, Senior Brother Guangchengzi!"

"Senior Brother Duobao, chop him with your sword!"

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

"..."

Thus, Duobao and Guangchengzi traded attacks and defenses for quite some time, neither able to do much to the other.

Then, with a violent collision, both men were sent reeling backward.

After steadying himself, Guangchengzi's expression darkened as he prepared to strike again.

Just then, a fierce shout suddenly came from the Void:

"Enough!!"

The two short words boomed through everyone's minds like thunder, making even their souls tremble.

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

"Boom! Boom!"

Looking again, a figure appeared in each of the eastern and western skies.

In the eastern sky stood Yuqing Yuanshi.

In the western sky stood Shangqing Tongtian.

Upon seeing the two great Quasi-Saints arrive, everyone promptly knelt and paid their respects, crying out:

"Greetings, Master!"

"Greetings, Master!"

Yuanshi and Tongtian both remained impassive.

After a brief silence, Yuanshi gave a cold snort. His lightning-like gaze swept over everyone as he said in a deep voice:

"You all brawl and make trouble on Kunlun Mountain. What sort of conduct is this?"

Hearing Yuanshi's words, Juliusun hurried forward and said:

"Master. It was Bixiao, a disciple under Martial Uncle, who started the trouble. She wanted to forcibly seize a Spiritual Medicine that I discovered. When I refused, we came into conflict. Senior Brother Guangchengzi only acted on my behalf."

At this, Yuanshi's gaze darkened, and he looked straight at Tongtian.

"Junior Brother. Are these the fine disciples you have taken in? They act with such forceful plunder even within Kunlun Mountain. If they go outside, would they not become a scourge upon all living beings?"

Yuanshi had always looked down on the disciples Tongtian had accepted.

Especially since many of them were furred and horned creatures.

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

"Second Brother. You cannot put it that way. What truly happened is not simply whatever Juliusun says it was!"

As he spoke, Tongtian shifted his gaze to Bixiao among his disciples and continued:

"Bixiao, you tell us."

Bixiao nodded and said:

"Reporting to Master. I was the first to discover that Nine-Leaf Lingzhi. Yet just as I was about to harvest it, Juliusun appeared and insisted that the Spiritual Medicine was his. Unable to swallow my anger, I began a spell duel with him. Later, when Senior Brother Guangchengzi arrived, Juliusun actually turned black into white and falsely accused me instead."

After hearing Bixiao's account, Tongtian nodded lightly.

"Your master believes you!"

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

"Juliusun, I will give you one more chance. Did you truly discover that Spiritual Medicine?"

When Tongtian questioned him like this, a flash of panic swiftly passed through Juliusun's eyes.

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

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

"Reporting to Martial Uncle. I did indeed discover the Nine-Leaf Lingzhi."

Upon hearing Juliusun's reply, Tongtian snorted coldly and casually waved his hand. An invisible surge of magical power instantly swept forth.

As that magical power circulated, it stirred space and time into turmoil.

Before long, a screen of light appeared in midair.

Within that screen were scenes of Bixiao discovering the Nine-Leaf Lingzhi earlier.

Everything was exactly as Bixiao had said.

"Ah?"

The moment Juliusun saw this, his whole body went numb.

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

Who would have thought that Tongtian possessed such a heaven-defying method, capable even of reversing time?

The more Juliusun thought about it, the more flustered he became. Cold sweat poured down his forehead.

At the same time, Guangchengzi and the other disciples under Yuanshi all felt ashamed at the sight.

Guangchengzi in particular looked ashen-faced.

He had trusted Juliusun completely earlier, which was why he had defended him so fiercely.

Who could have known that it truly was Juliusun who had turned black into white?

At the mere thought of it, Guangchengzi felt as though there was nowhere to hide his face.

At this moment, Yuanshi's expression was also unsightly after witnessing what had happened.

In this matter, his Yuqing disciples were indeed in the wrong.

He had wanted to say something.

Yet for a moment, he did not know what to say.

"Hmph!"

Just then, Tongtian could not restrain a cold snort as he stared straight at Juliusun.

"Juliusun, you have some nerve, deceiving your master and betraying your ancestors!"

"Since that is so, I will punish you by dropping you one realm."

As soon as his words fell, Tongtian casually waved his hand, and an invisible surge of magical power entered Juliusun's body.

Afterward, Juliusun's cultivation was directly reduced by one realm by Tongtian's magical power, falling from the Golden Immortal realm to the Mystic Immortal level.

"Ah..."

The pain of falling a realm made Juliusun cry out miserably.

"Hm?"

Yuanshi, who stood nearby, saw this and his expression abruptly darkened.

Although they had been in the wrong in this matter, Tongtian's actions still made Yuanshi feel offended.

"Junior Brother. You have gone somewhat too far. Even if Juliusun was at fault, I should have been the one to punish him."

Tongtian looked utterly unconcerned by Yuanshi's words and said coolly:

"Senior Brother. As his Martial Uncle, do I not even have the authority to punish a second-generation disciple? He was already at fault, yet he still dared deceive me. Reducing him by only one realm was already for your sake. If one of my disciples had behaved this way, I would have struck him dead with a backhand!"

After Tongtian said this, Yuanshi's expression grew even uglier.

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

"Hmph!"

"I will discipline my own disciples. Why should you need to meddle?"