Chapter 1 Misunderstanding

Beneath the Tianxuan Immortal Sect.

Lu Changsheng wore a mask, concealing his peerless face. His hair flowed freely, each strand filled with divine light, making him appear extraordinarily exceptional.

He kicked the jade scroll at his feet, which reflected the two words 'Justice,' appearing particularly glaring.

"This!..."

The Tianxuan Sect Leader was taken aback. Though he didn't know what had happened, those two words, 'Justice,' were indeed a bit of an eyesore.

"May I ask, Your Excellency, what exactly happened? This humble one will do whatever it takes to give you an explanation."

The Tianxuan Sect Leader spoke. He still didn't know what had happened, but he understood that the Tianxuan Immortal Sect had certainly offended someone. Otherwise, they wouldn't be wasting their time here.

But he truly didn't know what it was.

"Whether it's a misunderstanding or not, ask your own people!"

Lu Changsheng was unwilling to explain any further. He simply stood there quietly, the mist shrouding the Tianxuan Immortal Sect. Although the peerless killing formation was somewhat suppressed, he could fully activate it again.

He was already a grandmaster of formations in the lower realm. Now that he had ascended to the Immortal World, his mastery of formations had undergone a qualitative transformation.

The principle being, understanding one law leads to understanding all laws. With his realm elevated to the Golden Immortal stage, many things would naturally transform. Moreover, at Tianyuan Divine Mountain, Lu Changsheng had also memorized some of the great formation patterns of Tianyuan Divine Mountain, which was why he could set it up.

Lu Changsheng dared to make a scene at the Tianxuan Immortal Sect, and he wasn't just a reckless fool. Even without relying on his advantages, he could make the Tianxuan Immortal Sect suffer a great loss.

Of course, if an Immortal King appeared, it would be a bit tricky. But if an Immortal King dared to show up, he wouldn't mind letting them know what a cheat was.

"Please wait a moment, Your Excellency!"

The Tianxuan Sect Leader took a deep breath. Then he looked at the ten people behind him, whose physical bodies had been crushed, leaving only their nascent souls.

However, as Immortal Lords, they could still survive if their nascent souls were intact.

"What exactly happened!"

The Tianxuan Sect Leader questioned with an extremely cold gaze, his heart filled with towering rage, but he couldn't vent it here.

"Returning to the Sect Leader, we don't know what happened either. We only know that one of this Excellency's acquaintances was... detained by us on Thunderclap Cliff!"

The nascent soul of the Yin-Yang Daoist stuttered slightly as he spoke. He was extremely regretful now. Out of the one hundred and eight peaks, so many elders didn't come out, but he ran out to seek death himself. This was truly vexing.

"What? Detained on Thunderclap Cliff?"

The Tianxuan Sect Leader's expression suddenly changed drastically. He wasn't unaware of what kind of place Thunderclap Cliff was. It was where criminals were imprisoned, suffering the torment of lightning strikes.

Now, the Tianxuan Sect Leader felt that the situation was serious.

"Who is it?"

The Tianxuan Sect Leader asked in a deep voice.

"Sect Leader, it was Changqing who detained them."

The Golden Immortal elder regained his senses and spoke with great difficulty.

"Changqing?"

The Tianxuan Sect Leader's expression changed slightly again, seeming somewhat embarrassed. But soon he took a deep breath, his face extremely cold as he said,

"Changqing! Get out here!"

His voice rang out like thunder.

Soon, a figure appeared before the Tianxuan Sect Leader.

It was a youth, handsome and spirited, with abundant luck, wearing a white jade crown, looking quite extraordinary.

"Changqing greets the Sect Leader!"

Changqing appeared, his expression calm as he bowed directly to the Sect Leader.

"Explain the whole story to me clearly."

The Tianxuan Sect Leader looked at him with a gloomy face, not saying much, only telling him to explain the whole story clearly.

"Sect Leader! I..." Changqing was slightly silent, then slowly opened his mouth, wanting to explain. However, the Tianxuan Sect Leader coldly snorted, and the aura of an Immortal Venerable directly permeated, suppressing Changqing.

"I'll give you one chance to tell the whole story, otherwise, even your grandfather can't save you!"

The Tianxuan Sect Leader spoke, knowing that Changqing would definitely offer some explanations, but he didn't want to hear them.

People had already come knocking on their door, what was the point of explaining?

"Yes!" Changqing took a deep breath, then said, "Decades ago, my younger brother was training outside and happened to see an immortal herb, but it was picked by someone else beforehand. Perhaps he was a bit reckless and went forward to make a move, but his skills were inferior, and he was severely injured. I immediately disciplined him for this."

"But the Sect Leader should understand that I only have one younger brother, so perhaps I was also a bit reckless and directly attacked, shattering the immortal meridians and crippling the cultivation of the person who injured my brother. But the matter should have ended there. Who knew that this person's friend would attack my brother again, and was ultimately suppressed by me, their cultivation crippled... and detained in Thunderclap Cliff."

Changqing spoke, these words truly avoiding the important and dwelling on the trivial. When it came to others, they were plotting something, but when it came to his brother, he was just a little reckless and unreasonable, and he had already disciplined him. Truly... eloquent.

"Absurd!"

However, the next moment, the Tianxuan Sect Leader roared, his voice like thunder, exploding in Changqing's ears.

"You're still trying to avoid the important and dwell on the trivial here. Who is your brother? How could I not know that he relies on your status, relies on your family's status, to do evil everywhere, and is narrow-minded? Why don't you quickly make your brother come over here."

The Tianxuan Sect Leader roared. He had lived for hundreds of thousands of years, and after hearing Changqing's words, he roughly understood the whole story.

Apart from feeling disheartened, the Tianxuan Sect Leader was in no mood for anything else.

If this matter was indeed a misunderstanding, then everything would be easy to resolve. At worst, they would suffer some losses, it wouldn't matter. But now the whole matter was very clear.

Changqing's brother had definitely done something relying on his power to bully others, but Changqing definitely knew about it, and only because he knew the other party's background and status did he stand up for his brother. This was obvious even to a fool.

Taking a deep breath, the Tianxuan Sect Leader turned back and looked at Lu Changsheng.

"Please rest assured, Your Excellency, this matter will definitely be given a perfect resolution."

After saying these words, he turned back again and looked at Changqing, saying, "Why don't you quickly call your brother over and make him come here."

"Yes!" Changqing also knew that his brother had caused a big trouble, but now, he could only bite the bullet.

Before long, a young man appeared, looking somewhat delicate, and appeared here with a look of panic on his face.

He had been in the Tianxuan Immortal Sect all along, and he had seen everything that had happened. Especially after Changqing appeared, he felt that he might have caused trouble.

"Chang Kong! You better tell the truth about what you did."

The Tianxuan Sect Leader spoke, looking at Chang Kong with an even colder expression.

"Re... re... returning to the Sect Leader, I! I! I!"

Chang Kong wanted to argue, but in front of the Tianxuan Sect Leader, he didn't dare to continue lying.

"I was momentarily blinded by greed, Sect Leader, please forgive me, Sect Leader, I won't dare again next time! I won't dare again!"

Chang Kong didn't offer any explanations. What was the point of explaining at this time?

Whatever he had done could be found out with a simple investigation.

"You! You're simply lawless!"

The Tianxuan Sect Leader roared, then raised his hand and slapped Chang Kong, crippling Chang Kong's cultivation on the spot, without any hesitation.

"Changqing, what a good younger brother you've taught."

The Tianxuan Sect Leader said coldly, his face so gloomy that it could drip water.

"Sect Leader, it was my fault, but I beg the Sect Leader to show mercy and spare my brother."

Changqing lowered his head, also feeling so frustrated that he could vomit blood. Who knew that the two people he casually bullied would actually have such great backgrounds, coming from a forbidden zone.

"What's the use of begging me? You should be begging this Excellency."

The Tianxuan Sect Leader was trembling with anger. He pointed at Lu Changsheng and said this.

"I beg Your Excellency to spare my brother's life. His cultivation has already been crippled, and he will be punished to do hard labor for three thousand years, hoping to appease Your Excellency's anger."

Changqing knelt on the ground, looked at Lu Changsheng, and said this.

However, Lu Changsheng shook his head, looked at the Tianxuan Sect Leader, and said with an extremely calm expression.

"Is the act over yet?"

His voice rang out, and everyone was stunned for a moment. The Tianxuan Sect Leader's expression also changed.

Not understanding what Lu Changsheng meant.

"From the time I arrived at the Tianxuan Immortal Sect until now, two hours have already passed, a full two hours. My acquaintance has still not been released, but instead you're putting on an act here."

Lu Changsheng said coldly.

In an instant, the Tianxuan Sect Leader immediately said, "Please forgive me, Your Excellency, in my anxiety, I forgot for a moment. Someone, quickly go and bring back Your Excellency's acquaintance."

The Tianxuan Sect Leader was sweating profusely. Lu Changsheng was right, he had come to save his acquaintance, not to watch them act here, so naturally he was at fault.

Soon, not long after, a middle-aged man covered in injuries was sent over in a jade carriage.

"Holy Lord!"

Elder Wang subconsciously shouted. He looked at the Violet Azure Holy Lord, who was covered in injuries, his flesh and blood blurred, suffering the punishment of lightning strikes, suffering unspeakable pain. Moreover, this kind of lightning punishment would not be fatal, but it would make you suffer torment.

The Violet Azure Holy Lord had suffered decades of torment here, and was no longer in human form.

"Wang Li."

The Violet Azure Holy Lord looked weakly at Elder Wang, his eyes filled with curiosity.

"Holy Lord, Changsheng has arrived."

Elder Wang transmitted his voice using divine stones, telling the Violet Azure Holy Lord what had happened.

Changsheng?

The Violet Azure Holy Lord's expression changed, and then he looked at Lu Changsheng not far away. Although Lu Changsheng had covered his face, he could still see at a glance that this was Lu Changsheng.

"Holy Lord, rest and heal."

Lu Changsheng spoke, and then a clear spring appeared, sprinkling on the Violet Azure Holy Lord.

This was the holy spring from Tianyuan Divine Mountain, filled with a strong aura of life. Although there was only one spring, it was enough for the Violet Azure Holy Lord to recover from his injuries. More than that would be excessive.

"Your Excellency, this matter is due to my poor management, and Chang Kong's lack of understanding of the world. To express our apology, the Tianxuan Immortal Sect is willing to offer an Immortal Venerable artifact as compensation, to be given to your acquaintance, and we hope that Your Excellency will calm your anger."

Seeing this scene, the Tianxuan Sect Leader spoke, taking the initiative to show weakness and lower his status, also hoping that Lu Changsheng could turn big problems into small ones, and small ones into nothing.

However.

Lu Changsheng shook his head.

He looked at the Tianxuan Sect Leader and slowly said.

"Do you think that one Immortal Venerable artifact is enough to settle this matter, enough to end this karma?"

Lu Changsheng spoke, he didn't care about Immortal Venerable artifacts at all.

"Then! Three artifacts?" The Tianxuan Sect Leader gritted his teeth, seemingly making the greatest concession.

"Heh!"

Lu Changsheng chuckled, his eyes filled with coldness.

"Then, what exactly is Your Excellency's meaning?"

The Tianxuan Sect Leader spoke, also feeling some anger in his heart, but thinking that Lu Changsheng came from Tianyuan Divine Mountain, he could only endure it.

"It's very simple, all those involved in this matter, without exception, shall be killed! Including those ten people."

"The Tianxuan Immortal Sect, close the sect for ten thousand years, all disciples, regardless of elders or true disciples, shall suffer the Heavenly Lightning Law once a month!"

Lu Changsheng slowly spoke, making a request that the Tianxuan Immortal Sect could never agree to.

In an instant, everyone was shocked again, not daring to believe that Lu Changsheng would make such a request.

"Your Excellency, I know that you are angry, but we are also willing to offer compensation. This matter was wrong of Changqing and Chang Kong, but your request is a bit... excessive, isn't it?"

The Tianxuan Sect Leader spoke, he feared Lu Changsheng, but not because of Lu Changsheng's cultivation, but because Lu Changsheng came from Tianyuan Divine Mountain.

What he revered was Tianyuan Divine Mountain.

But, Lu Changsheng's request was really too excessive.

Even if Lu Changsheng wanted to kill Changqing and Chang Kong, he could understand, but this kind of request was really too much.

All those involved, kill without exception!

The Tianxuan Immortal Sect, close the sect for ten thousand years, all disciples must not leave the mountain, and must go to Thunderclap Cliff to suffer the punishment of lightning strikes every month.

This was already a great humiliation. If they really did this, how would the Tianxuan Immortal Sect be able to stand in the Immortal World in the future?

"I have already given you two chances."

"The first time, I went up the mountain to inquire about this matter. At that time, I had already thought that if there was indeed some misunderstanding in this matter, I would compensate your Tianxuan Immortal Sect until you were satisfied. But if your Tianxuan Immortal Sect relies on its power to bully others, as long as you hand over those involved, the wronged have their avengers, the debtors have their creditors, it's only natural."

"However, your Tianxuan Immortal Sect ignored me and even gave me the words 'Justice,' telling me that this is justice."

"The second time, I gave you enough opportunities, but you were slow to release the person, putting on an act here, like clowns."

"Now is the third time, I will give you one last chance, all those involved in this matter, kill without exception."

"The Tianxuan Immortal Sect, close the sect for ten thousand years, and all disciples, from the Sect Leader to the outer disciples, must receive punishment."

"Otherwise!"

Lu Changsheng paused slightly when he said this.

Then he slowly said.

"Remove the name from the Immortal World!"

The four words fell.

Like a thunderclap.

Shocking everyone present.

Lu Changsheng was simply too domineering, so domineering that people simply didn't know what to say.

Remove the name from the Immortal World.

The Tianxuan Immortal Sect was a famous immortal sect in the Southern Immortal World. Although it wasn't one of the ten great sacred lands of the Immortal World, it could be considered a supreme immortal sect.

There was an Immortal King guarding it.

Remove the name just like that?

How was this possible?

"Your Excellency! You come from Tianyuan Divine Mountain, you are incomparably noble, but... my sect also has a living Immortal King, and Changqing's origins are not small either. Turning hostility into friendship is the best choice."

The Tianxuan Sect Leader's expression changed slightly as he said this.

However, Lu Changsheng shook his head and said.

"The third opportunity, you have already wasted it."

As soon as he finished speaking.

In an instant, the peerless great formation revived, the sun and moon trembled, and the terrifying heavenly might permeated millions of miles of mountains and rivers.

The terrifying aura enveloped the entire Tianxuan Immortal Sect.