Chapter 963: Chapter 100: Extracting the Dragon (Part 2)

Taoist Sect.

In the Heavenly Origin Secret Realm, the sound of the bell reverberated.

The news of Great True Master Chong Kan’s death spread throughout the Taoist Sect. After the great bell was struck, True Master Jun Shan rushed straight into the dense fog, followed closely by several pavilion masters.

Then…

They witnessed a scene they would never forget in their lifetimes.

At the end of the dense fog, at the entrance of Tianyuan Mountain, True Master Jun Shan stood respectfully before the mountain gate. Countless purple auras gathered before the mountain gate, transforming into a chaotic figure dressed in a Daoist robe. That figure had no “Primordial Energy,” no “aura,” as if it was merely a projection of Divine Thought.

Yet, even so, it made the expressions of the pavilion masters change drastically.

Master Yanwei halted his approach, looking at the chaotic figure before the mountain gate, his eyes filled with disbelief.

Both Li Chen and Shu Ning stopped in their tracks, bowing deeply.

Lastly, it was Daoist Zhu.

With a thud.

Daoist Zhu fell to his knees before the mountain gate, his head touching the ground, his entire body trembling, not daring to lift his head.

“…”

The entrance of Tianyuan Mountain was so silent that one could hear a pin drop.

That chaotic figure, just by revealing a wisp of Divine Thought, suppressed everyone from engaging in disputes…

Across the Taoist Sect, there was only one person capable of such a feat.

Xiao Yaozi.

“… Sect Leader.”

“Master Sect Leader.”

“Elder Brother.”

Reverent whispers echoed before the mountain gate, even True Master Jun Shan, known for his rebellious nature, showed a complex expression and offered a salute.

No words were needed, no actions required.

Just the act of appearing.

This chaos, this struggle in the Taoist Sect…

At this moment, it was silently interrupted, brought to an abrupt end.

“…”

The chaotic figure did not respond to everyone’s bows, merely raising its head to look up at the Heavenly Peak.

The sound of the death bell gradually faded away.

But the urgent news had already spread…

Even though Xiao Yaozi’s Divine Thought avatar appeared with a blurred visage, everyone could clearly feel the sadness emanating from it.

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Tianyuan Mountain’s cliff waterfall.

Vast Primordial Energy flowed down the heavenly well from the cloud canopy, all converging into the talisman formation. Deng Baiyi sat cross-legged at the bottom of the well, manipulating myriad talismans with all her might to gather “Primordial Power”… After Great True Master Chong Kan’s Benevolent Thought avatar self-immolated, the bell tolled, as he said, Tianyuan Mountain received an unprecedented surge of “powerful Primordial Energy.”

Fallen leaves return to their roots.

This top-level Taoist expert of the Yang God Eighth Heaven returned all of his life’s cultivation back to Tianyuan.

Utilizing this talisman formation.

The “Primordial Energy” concentrated at Tianyuan Mountain almost restored to what it was a thousand years ago.

The idea of Chong Kan’s Benevolent Thought avatar was good, using the return of Primordial Energy after death to make Tianyuan Mountain a “anchor point,” summoning back the consciousness of Elder Brother Xiao Yaozi from Divine Travel.

Only, unfortunately.

They miscalculated one thing.

In the current Taoist Sect, there may be energy, but there is no Dragon Vein.

Deng Baiyi, with extreme difficulty, manipulated the talisman formation to accept this vast Primordial Energy… She looked back, sending her Divine Thought to the small mountain peak not far from the cliff waterfall.

Did not witness the imagined “miracle.”

The meditation mat was empty.

Xiao Yaozi did not return from “Divine Travel.”

However…

A single leaf, from the spot where Xiao Yaozi had secluded himself, floated down with the wind, drifting along the heavenly well, coming to rest in front of Deng Baiyi.

This leaf had two vigorous characters carved onto it.

“… Mountain Master?”

Deng Baiyi appeared confused. She reached out to catch the leaf, seeing the two characters engraved onto it.

In the moment of clasping her hands gently together.

Deng Baiyi felt a delusion.

She felt that this Heavenly Essence Talisman Array, originally so difficult to control, along with the myriad talismans, suddenly became clear and effortlessly within her grasp…

Then, even this cliff waterfall, and indeed the entire vast Tianyuan Mountain.

It was as if all were encompassed within her palm.

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“Yanwei.”

At the entrance of Tianyuan Mountain, the chaotic figure suddenly spoke.

His voice was very soft, directly reciting the Taoist name of the Master of All Wonders Pavilion. The latter’s body shook, and she lowered her head, nervously clutching her sleeve, like a child who had done something wrong.

Master Yanwei knew…

She had failed in her duties as the Master of All Wonders Pavilion.

All these years, although she had successfully guarded the Heavenly Origin, she had blindly trusted Chong Kan and made mistakes.

As the pavilion master of the Taoist sect, she failed to protect the fortune of her Vegetarian Mountain… After Tang Fengshu was imprisoned in the back mountain, Great True Master Chong Kan started extracting the Seven Halls’ fortune, and except for Master Xuanzhi, faced no resistance. Among the pavilion masters, Master Yanwei was the strongest but remained a mere “bystander.”

Sometimes, inaction is tantamount to aiding the wicked.

“You… have greatly disappointed me…”

Xiao Yaozi’s nebulous figure looked at Master Yanwei.

Dong!

The words were only halfway uttered when Master Yanwei fell to her knees.

“Master…”

His voice trembled, not daring to look up: “Yanwei admits her mistake… Yanwei is willing to accept punishment, willing to be confined to the back mountain, to face the wall and reflect. I only ask the Master not to expel Yanwei.”

Back then, Chong Kan punished Yan Xie in this manner.

Facing the wall for ten years in the back mountain.

And then being expelled from the Taoist sect.

After Master Yanwei kneeled, Li Chen and Shu Ning also knelt down.

Their faces were all pale.

If we talk about mistakes… who hasn’t erred?

Chong Kan acted against all principles, took the Dragon Vein, and now the Taoist sect’s fortune is depleted, its foundation shaky, and every pavilion master has committed grave errors!

“Please, Master, administer our punishment.”

Li Chen and Shu Ning lowered their heads, not daring to move.

As for Daoist Zhu at the back, his face was ashen from start to finish, quietly awaiting his fate.

The only one standing was True Master Jun Shan.

Jun Shan glanced at these “good junior disciples” kneeling on the ground, then looked at his senior apprentice brother in front, his expression becoming somewhat peculiar.

After a moment of silence, he let out a soft sigh and tentatively spoke: “Senior brother… The matter of the Dragon Vein is of utmost importance. Punishment is necessary, but too harsh a punishment would not be good. The Taoist sect has only these few pavilion masters; it wouldn’t do to punish them all. In my view…”

He paused here.

“…”

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yaozi said nothing, merely slowly glancing at Jun Shan.

“In my view.”

Jun Shan’s tone shifted, coldly stating: “Daoist Zhu should be heavily punished, and as for the other junior disciples… their repercussions will be discussed later.”

He looked at Daoist Zhu kneeling on the ground.

In recent years, the Taoist sect has been rocked by turmoil, its reputation marred, and if one digs deeper…

You will find that each incident is linked to Daoist Zhu.

“… Master!”

Upon hearing this, Daoist Zhu raised his head miserably: “I beg for the Master’s mercy, this disciple is willing to face the wall, willing to reflect on his actions, all these evil deeds over the years were under the instruction of Master Chong Kan, this disciple’s heart yearns for goodness…”

He crawled forward, arriving by True Master Jun Shan’s side.

“Uncle Master Jun Shan, please show mercy…”

Daoist Zhu’s face was covered in tears.

“I…”

Jun Shan furrowed his brow, softly sighing inwardly, initially intending to say something.

The next moment.

A glint of cold light flashed from Daoist Zhu’s sleeve, and regardless of the consequences, he shot forward, deploying a magical artifact, intending to launch a sneak attack from such close proximity… He knew that after True Master Jun Shan’s reincarnation and relearning, having just been promoted to Yin God, his Primordial Energy was almost exhausted after the earlier battle in front of Tianyuan Mountain.

With such deeds committed over the years, he figured that forgiveness was unlikely; his only chance of survival was to seize the opportunity to take this uncle master hostage and escape the Taoist sect.

As for the Master Xiao Yaozi…

Whether the Master lives or dies, no one knows. This was merely a projection of a wisp of Divine Thought.

Yanwei knelt, Li Chen knelt, Shu Ning also knelt…

They knelt because kneeling allowed them to live.

Would kneeling work for him?

Rather than crying and begging, why not fight to the death!

“Boom!”

The moment the cold light appeared.

Xiao Yaozi’s nebulous figure, condensed of purple qi, raised a sleeve almost simultaneously, extending a hand devoid of any Primordial Energy fluctuations.

With just a gentle flick.

In front of the gates of Tianyuan Mountain, a heart-wrenching scream resounded immediately.

Daoist Zhu’s whole body erupted in flames, his Taoist Intent in disarray, the Primordial Fire out of control, transforming him instantly into a “man of fire.”

In just a few fleeting moments.

He turned to ashes.

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(PS: There will be another update tonight. I will finish writing the story about extracting the Dragon Vein. It should be released around midnight.)