CHAPTER 527: CHAPTER 280: REUNION WITH AN OLD FRIEND

"Sigh! My punishment has been decided."

Li Yunjing sighed once more.

"What punishment?"

Xu Wuyi looked puzzled. What was going on? Wasn’t he here to receive his rewards for becoming a True Disciple?

How did this suddenly turn into a discussion about punishment?

Seeing Xu Wuyi’s anxious expression, Li Yunjing didn’t tease him any longer and said, "Our boss is also involved. I’ve been thrown into the Divine Prison for three years!"

As he spoke, Li Yunjing extended his index finger and pointed to the sky.

"Hiss..."

Xu Wuyi understood. This was a direct order from Palace Master Qin to punish Li Yunjing!

Unable to comprehend, Xu Wuyi pulled Li Yunjing away from the vicinity of "Shenxiao Palace" and asked in a low voice, "What trouble did you cause this time to warrant the Palace Master’s personal punishment?"

"Heh!"

Li Yunjing shook his head with a smile and said, "I was wronged!"

Seeing Xu Wuyi’s disbelief, Li Yunjing had no choice but to explain the incident at the City Lord’s Mansion in the "City of Glory".

"You really were wronged!"

After hearing Li Yunjing’s explanation, Xu Wuyi showed a hint of a smile, gloating over Li Yunjing’s misfortune.

Who would have thought that even someone like Li Yunjing would have such a day!

Since it was only a three-year confinement, which wasn’t long, Xu Wuyi naturally wasn’t worried about Li Yunjing and could completely enjoy mocking him.

"Huh? Brother Xu, where is your sympathy?"

Li Yunjing squinted and glared at Xu Wuyi, showing dissatisfaction.

"Hahaha! You deserve this! Being confined for three years is good for you!"

With no sympathy at all, Xu Wuyi laughed heartily.

"Sigh! Indeed! Confinement it is! But our boss also gave me a ’Grand Five Elements Divine Thunder Demon-Slaying Array’."

However, before Xu Wuyi’s laughter could continue, Li Yunjing’s words left him dumbfounded.

"You...You...What did you say?"

Xu Wuyi stammered.

His eyes were filled with shock, and he could hardly believe that Li Yunjing had gotten a Tier Three attack array.

With the "Grand Five Elements Divine Thunder Demon-Slaying Array," couldn’t Li Yunjing even refine a Golden Core Realm Demon Cultivator to death?

"Oh! And the Sect Leader Venerable said I could go to the ’Scripture Pavilion’ Fifth Layer and choose a Spiritual Cultivation Method. I have to head to ’Brocade Peak,’ so I must take my leave!"

Before Xu Wuyi could react, Li Yunjing added another blow.

"Damn it!"

Despite being a cunning and shrewd old fox, Xu Wuyi completely lost his composure and couldn’t help but curse.

At this moment, Xu Wuyi truly didn’t want to continue talking to Li Yunjing. The Grand Steward of the "Seven Star Palace" turned and walked down the mountain without looking back.

"Heh heh! Brother Xu, wait for me! I was just joking!"

Li Yunjing chuckled, chased after Xu Wuyi, and walked alongside him.

This time, Xu Wuyi really didn’t want to talk to Li Yunjing. He rolled his eyes at him, then lowered his head and stepped down the stairs.

Climbing uphill is easy; descending is hard.

This "Shenxiao Peak" was quite the opposite. Li Yunjing and Xu Wuyi felt no pressure descending and proceeded at a normal pace down the mountain.

Along the way, Li Yunjing said all the right things and smiled apologetically until Xu Wuyi finally forgave him.

But Xu Wuyi felt bitter inside!

He had worked hard for three hundred years to reach his current status, yet the benefits Li Yunjing received were ones he could only dream of.

The old saying held true: comparisons breed discontent.

Xu Wuyi felt a growing sense of crisis. It might not be long before Li Yunjing surpassed him.

Thinking of this, Xu Wuyi considered resigning from his position as Grand Steward of the "Seven Star Palace."

It was perhaps time to focus and prepare for breaking through to the Golden Core Realm.

When they reached the Teleportation Array, Xu Wuyi, preoccupied, didn’t accompany Li Yunjing. They parted ways at the array, one teleporting to "Seven Stars Peak" and the other to "Brocade Peak."

Back at "Brocade Peak," Li Yunjing could be seen as returning home gloriously.

When countless "Brocade Peak" disciples saw Li Yunjing in his "Great Sun Daoist Robe" with the "Purple Gold Token" at his waist, they all knew that this legendary fellow disciple had become a True Disciple!

Many who knew Li Yunjing came forward to greet him; especially his teammates, upon hearing of his return, those who were resting gathered around him to get closer.

The difference between an Inner Sect Disciple and a True Disciple was like heaven and earth.

An Inner Sect Disciple was just a disciple with slightly better treatment.

But a True Disciple was different; they were the lowest core of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect," the sect’s hope, wealthy, influential, with a bright future.

Such disciples had a high probability of advancing to the Golden Core Realm.

If their future didn’t go well, they would still become an Elder of the sect.

Who wouldn’t want to curry favor with such people?

"Hehe! We’ll have a chance to get together next time. I have some business at the ’Scripture Pavilion’ today. I’ll treat everyone next time!"

After finally shaking off his fellow disciples, Li Yunjing sighed slightly.

These people no longer held any value for Li Yunjing.

Since they hadn’t aligned with him before his rise and had no emotional ties, Li Yunjing wasn’t going to waste his energy and words on them.

If they genuinely wanted to align themselves with him, Li Yunjing would hand them over to Jin Shouyun, Su Guo, Ma Xingyuan, Yue Zhouwang, and Hou Boyan to lead.