Chapter 1

"The Azure Profundity Sect does not heed teachings, refuses to be disciplined, and acts with excessive defiance... Now, we bestow upon you the magical instrument, the White Silk, and request that Master Su take his own life, so as to avoid disaster befalling the disciples of the sect!"

In the capital city, on the Ascension Platform, Long Yifei loudly read out the decree.

Below the platform, a handsome man, upon hearing these words, merely paused for a moment before letting out a sigh of helplessness.

In fact, he had long known the outcome, even before he came here... He understood what fate awaited him!

To say that Su Changcun was quite unfortunate: after crossing over, he was just an ordinary person, dreaming of one day cultivating to become a transcendent...

His wish was fulfilled, but his master fell into an ambush set by demons during a grand demon extermination campaign... and was completely wiped out.

Left with a dilapidated sect and a few scattered disciples... After decades of effort, he reached the late Golden Core stage, and the sect began to show signs of improvement.

Who would have thought... that a disciple he recently took in was actually a surviving prince from a royal power struggle. With the enemy now the emperor, this surviving prince naturally had to be eliminated!

These people, unable to find the surviving prince, concocted a reason to capture him and bring him to the capital.

"Still not kneeling to thank us for the favor? Perhaps after death, we might even leave you a whole body!" Long Yifei, who was reading the decree, smiled slightly and mockingly looked at the Azure Profundity Sect's master, Su Changcun. He whispered in Su Changcun's ear, "If you blame anyone, blame your bad luck for taking in a prince's orphan."

"I... understand!"

To avoid implicating the entire Azure Profundity Sect, Su Changcun, with a bitter expression, knelt on one knee and accepted the imperial decree, hoping that they would spare his sect.

However, Long Yifei had no intention of letting Su Changcun off so easily, as the emperor had said that everyone must know the consequences of harboring rebels.

Su Changcun was to be the warning bell to the world, meaning... the more tragic his fate, the more fear it would instill in others!

"Bring Su Changcun the Spirit Restriction Pill and the Soul Binding Lock!"

Not far away, a eunuch, who had already prepared these items, said in a high-pitched voice, "I apologize, this 'immortal'..."

He deliberately elongated the word "immortal" with a mocking tone.

Eunuchs, being incomplete people, were often looked down upon... Now, with a rare opportunity to see an "immortal" in trouble, they couldn't resist humiliating him.

Su Changcun did not resist, taking the Spirit Restriction Pill and swallowing it in one go!

The Spirit Restriction Pill, as its name suggests, confines one's cultivation, making it impossible to use spiritual energy. Any attempt to force its use would result in ruptured meridians and death from bleeding from the seven orifices!

The Soul Binding Lock was even more terrifying, as it could imprison one's soul... Once bound, even in death, one would not be able to reincarnate and would be eternally trapped in the lock, enduring endless torment!

After swallowing the Spirit Restriction Pill and putting on the Soul Binding Lock, Long Yifei smiled. "Now, escort this master of the Azure Profundity Sect back to his sect!"

"I, Long Yifei, on behalf of the Xuan Sect, issue a challenge to the Azure Profundity Sect. In seven days... the Xuan Sect will lead our disciples to declare war!"

Upon hearing this, a murmur of surprise rose from the crowd below the Ascension Platform.

"What's going on? Didn't they say they would spare the Azure Profundity Sect's disciples... Why issue a challenge now?"

"Who knows? Long Yifei is ruthless and unpredictable!"

"Encountering such a person, the master can only be considered unlucky... Sigh, everyone should be more careful in the future and not harbor the orphans of rebels."

Hearing the crowd's comments, Long Yifei was not angry but rather satisfied with the effect.

Su Changcun, who had been standing calmly before Long Yifei, was thoroughly enraged by his words!

He clenched his fists, but then... helplessly let them fall, as the Spirit Restriction Pill and the Soul Binding Lock had left him with no ability to resist!

"Thank you... for the imperial decree of execution! I, Su Changcun, will await your arrival at the Azure Profundity Sect."

What else could he do?

Be angry?

Would it help?

It would be better to maintain some dignity, at least dying with a clear conscience and without tarnishing the Azure Profundity Sect's reputation.

"You have some courage. Rest assured... although your crime is unforgivable, after your death, I will ensure you suffer less from the soul binding."

"Bring the finest dragon horses to escort Master Su back. Make sure... nothing happens to him, or the emperor will be furious, and a million lives will be lost!"

"Yes!"

A group of powerful Xuan Sect disciples stepped forward, and someone brought a dragon carriage.

"Master Su, please get in the carriage. Inside, you will find everything you need. Whatever you desire, just ask, and we will try to satisfy your last wishes before your death!"

These disciples were quite reasonable.

After all, the condemned are given a final meal, and their kindness was merely out of pity.

He turned back one last time to look at the magnificent imperial court, then climbed into the dragon carriage. With a neigh, the carriage finally set off.

On the way, some of Su Changcun's old friends could not help but shake their heads and sigh.

"Fifty years to reach the Golden Core stage, Su Daoist was quite talented. If he could have waited another hundred years, he might have reached the Xuan Core stage, or even the divine soul. Alas..."

"I had a connection with Su Daoist's master. If it were a common force, it would be different, but he offended the imperial court..."

"Harboring a remnant... especially the child of the emperor's enemy, such a crime... is certainly punishable by death."

Those with ties to the Azure Profundity Sect were particularly distressed.

But there were also those who gloated.

Whispering and spreading rumors around.

What no one noticed was that in a corner, a disciple of the Azure Profundity Sect, watching his master being taken away, was trembling all over.

He gazed up at the high and mighty Long Yifei on the Ascension Platform, and at the towering White Jade Capital... His eyes turned a faint red.

He clenched his fists and struck the ground, even as blood flowed, he felt nothing!

He kept muttering to himself:

"Master's kindness is as deep as a mountain! Twenty years ago, when chaos erupted in the village and demons ran rampant... it was Master who shielded me from a sword and saved me from countless demons!"

"Fifteen years ago, when I, as a young and mischievous child, ventured deep into the Dragon Lake in the back mountain... it was Master who, risking the destruction of his Golden Core, pulled me back from the brink of death!"

"Ten years ago... when the demons that exterminated my family pursued me, it was Master... who fought until his last breath of true qi, even losing an arm to a dragon snake, to drive the demons away!"

"Even... even after using spirit medicines to restore his arm, he dropped a minor realm!"

"Master's kindness is as deep as a mountain, I regard him as my parents... I cannot... I cannot stand by and watch Master suffer, I cannot stand by and watch the sect be destroyed!"

"I refuse! I refuse!"

Two streams of clear tears slowly fell... On the young man's body, black qi began to seep out, and black patterns spread across his skin.

At that moment, he became exceptionally eerie!

(New book is still immature, those who have finished the new book can read the old one. Thank you to all the old readers for your support, let's take off~)