Chen Xuan had studied the Yuqing Artifact Dao with Yuanshi Tianzun for three hundred years, and it had not been in vain.
With a flick of his fingers, he transformed Chang Er Ding Guang Xian's tail into an Acquired Treasure.
He casually tossed the red-and-white staff to Chang Er Ding Guang Xian.
"Severing your tail and refining it into a treasure for you can be considered compensation. Keep it within your body to nurture it, and it may even have a chance to advance.
"But your offense cannot go unpunished. You shall face the wall in Kunlun Mountain for three thousand years.
"After three thousand years, if your cultivation reaches the Grand Golden Immortal Realm, you will remain one of Master's Attending Seven Immortals. Otherwise, return to wherever you came from."
After Chen Xuan finished speaking, he landed before Daoist Duobao. "And you. As their senior brother, not only did you fail to restrain your junior brothers and sisters, you even encouraged their arrogance.
"You should have received the same punishment as Chang Er Ding Guang Xian and faced the wall for three thousand years. But considering that Master will soon head to the Purple Cloud Palace to hear Grandmaster's third sermon, Kunlun Mountain still needs someone to manage it.
"This punishment will be recorded for now. If you offend again, both crimes will be punished together. At that point, expelling you from Master's sect will not be out of the question."
Daoist Duobao did not dare offer the slightest rebuttal and repeatedly nodded at Chen Xuan. "Thank you, Eldest Senior Brother. Duo Bao knows he was wrong."
Just then, a burst of laughter rang out from Kunlun Mountain. "Chen Xuan, have you shown off enough of your Eldest Senior Brother's authority?
"If you have, bring that girl to Shangqing Palace to see your master."
Tongtian's voice rang out, and all the disciples immediately knelt and saluted in the direction of Shangqing Palace.
Chen Xuan naturally answered in acknowledgment, then led the Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman directly toward Kunlun Mountain's summit.
As soon as Chen Xuan and the Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman left, Chang Er Ding Guang Xian rose to his feet with a bitter expression.
"Senior Brother Duobao, didn't you say Eldest Senior Brother was very kind? Why does he seem completely different from what you described?"
As Chang Er Ding Guang Xian spoke, he looked at the red-and-white staff in his hand. This was my tail.
Daoist Duobao glared fiercely at Chang Er Ding Guang Xian. "Why aren't you following Eldest Senior Brother's orders and finding a place to face the wall and reflect?"
Chang Er Ding Guang Xian had only made a fool of himself. He turned and headed up Kunlun Mountain, returning to his cave abode to shut himself away in reflection.
As for Tongtian's other disciples, every one of them was still shaken.
At the same time, Chen Xuan's imposing figure was branded deep into their memories.
For countless Yuanhuis to come, they treated Chen Xuan with the utmost respect whenever they saw him.
They were terrified of doing something wrong and angering this Eldest Senior Brother, only to be beaten like a punching bag.
"You stayed in the Purple Cloud Palace for nearly a thousand years. What special instruction did Master give you?"
"Master, this disciple remained in the Purple Cloud Palace for nearly a thousand years. Grandmaster began with the Dao of Earth Immortals and taught this disciple all the way to the Dao of Great Luo Golden Immortals.
"Unfortunately, this disciple fell asleep while listening to the Dao of Quasi-Saints and missed the opportunity to Sever the Three Corpses and become a Quasi-Saint. I am now merely a Great Luo Golden Immortal."
Tongtian could not help but freeze. Wasn't my master, Dao Ancestor Hongjun, being far too partial to Chen Xuan?
He immediately glared fiercely at Chen Xuan. "Merely a Great Luo Golden Immortal? Do you think surpassing your master is the only thing that counts as normal?"
Chen Xuan hurriedly shook his head. "Master, there is no need for you to be jealous. As the saying goes, grandparents spoil their grandchildren.
"So Grandmaster naturally gives this disciple some special care. That is something Master cannot envy, no matter how much you want to."
Tongtian's mouth twitched in anger. Do I need to be jealous of you?
At that moment, Yuanshi Tianzun also appeared within Shangqing Palace.
He said with a smile, "It is not only your master who is jealous of you. Even I am somewhat envious."
"Second Senior Brother, I am jealous here. How did it become envy when it came to you?"
Yuanshi Tianzun ignored Tongtian and continued speaking to Chen Xuan. "I already know what you did after returning to Kunlun Mountain.
"You did the right thing. In fact, I think your punishment was too light. You should have expelled them from the sect outright.
"After all, those who do not cultivate virtue are simply unqualified to enter the Three Pure Ones Sect."
Chen Xuan had wanted to thank Yuanshi Tianzun for supporting him, but when he saw Tongtian's unconvinced expression, he forcibly swallowed the words that had reached his lips.
"Second Senior Brother, the disciples I accepted are all Spiritual Beasts of Kunlun Mountain who attained the Dao. How are they lacking in virtue?"
"Have your disciples cultivated virtue? Look at what they do all day long. They have utterly disgraced the Three Pure Ones!"
Seeing Tongtian and Yuanshi Tianzun arguing again, Chen Xuan thought, This won't stop until Dao Ancestor Hongjun opens the Purple Cloud Palace again.
He could only say to the Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman beside him, "Stay here and attend to them carefully. As long as the two of them do not start fighting, do not make a sound.
"Your senior brother has something to do and needs to visit Grand Uncle Master. I will not stay here with you."
Before the Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman could refuse, Chen Xuan had already turned into mist and vanished from Shangqing Palace.
"This senior brother really is a little unreliable. Does his personality really have to jump around so much?"
The Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman looked in the direction where Chen Xuan had vanished and muttered to herself.
Chen Xuan arrived outside Taiqing Palace and gently knocked on the doors of the Dao Palace.
The doors creaked open, and two child attendants, one dressed in gold and the other in silver, appeared before Chen Xuan.
"Who are you? Are you a new disciple taken in by Third Master? This is not Shangqing Palace. You came to the wrong place."
The child attendant dressed in gold waved Chen Xuan away as he spoke impatiently.
Chen Xuan smiled and reached out to pat the two child attendants. "You must be Grand Uncle Master's newly accepted attendants. You two are rather adorable."
"What is wrong with you? Didn't my elder brother tell you that this is Taiqing Palace, not Shangqing Palace?"
The silver-clothed child attendant slapped Chen Xuan's hand away and spoke with an impatient expression.
Just then, Taishang Laozi's voice came from within the Dao Palace. "Golden Horn, Silver Horn, bring your Eldest Senior Brother inside."
Hearing that the mysterious Eldest Senior Brother was standing before them, Golden Horn and Silver Horn could not help but exchange glances.
The impatience on their faces vanished at once, replaced by warm smiles.
"Eldest Senior Brother, you should have announced yourself when you arrived. Otherwise, how would we have dared to stop you?"
So after all that, it was entirely Chen Xuan's fault, and Golden Horn and Silver Horn bore none of the blame.
Chen Xuan did not bother arguing with them. He merely smiled, patted Golden Horn and Silver Horn on the heads, and stepped into Taiqing Palace.
He first saluted Taishang Laozi on the Cloud Bed, then said, "Grand Uncle Master, shouldn't you return the Diamond Cutter to this disciple?"
Taishang Laozi had never expected that the first thing Chen Xuan would say upon seeing him would be to demand the Diamond Cutter back.
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