Chapter 62

After listening to Long Fei's words, Yue Qing said, "We naturally respect the White Bone Spirit Lord, but we cannot let his disciples wield swords and wreak havoc in the Seven Stars Hall! Moreover, if you were to change to another sect, you would have to abandon the skills of your original sect! You must also leave behind the flying sword of our Wutai Sect!" His tone turned grim, "I once swore before my master that I would never let those who betray him and our Wutai Sect off!" He took out a small gourd, opened the lid, shook it, but nothing happened. He then slapped the bottom of the gourd, "Why don't you come out and show yourself? Can you hide inside forever!"

A wisp of black smoke spewed from the gourd, and Zhu Hong's soul appeared in the smoke, looking pitiful and miserable. He recognized that he was back in the Seven Stars Hall, surrounded by his fellow disciples. Thinking they had gathered to punish him, he was immediately terrified and wailed, "Brothers, spare my life! Spare my life! I made a mistake in a moment of confusion! I beg for your mercy, I am willing to disintegrate, just don't torture me anymore!" He knelt before the Seven Stars Altar and bowed repeatedly, and the people of the Wutai Sect saw him and their faces turned angry.

Fayuan was the first to stand up, "Zhu Hong! Do you still recognize me?"

Zhu Hong sobbed, "Brother Fayuan! I have already admitted my mistake and been punished, please spare me, Brother."

Since the incident with his Grandmaster Taiyi Hunyuan, everyone in the Wutai Sect had been looking for him, wanting to eat his flesh and drink his blood! They had even imagined what methods they would use to severely punish him if they found him. However, seeing him in this state, they hesitated to act, especially Fayuan. Seeing that Zhu Hong was only a wisp of a soul, begging for mercy, he felt that bullying him further was meaningless. He sighed and sat back down.

Only Bai Xiao, the fat demon, who was always at the bottom among his fellow disciples, wanted to show off his authority, "Zhu Hong, you still have the nerve to exist in this world! If it weren't for you stealing the Five Smoke Luo, how could Master have been hit by the无形剑 of the Three Immortals and Two Elders? If Master were still alive, how could our Wutai Sect be in this state? Even if you die ten thousand times, it would not be enough!" He raised his hand and released a string of emerald green sparks, which formed dozens of chains that wrapped around Zhu Hong's soul, grinding it up and down.

Zhu Hong felt as if he was wrapped in thorns, with countless needles piercing him, causing unbearable pain. He screamed and begged for mercy like a pig being slaughtered.

Bai Xiao tormented him for a while, but seeing that no one else was taking action, he stopped and said to Yue Qing, "Brother, I hate this person so much. Could I ask Brother to give me his soul to refine into a magical treasure, so he can never be reborn?"

Yue Qing knew that Bai Xiao probably wanted to extract some information about the Heavenly Book from Zhu Hong, and was happy to go along with it. First, it would divert others' attention, and second, he was tired of tormenting Zhu Hong. He originally planned to send him for reincarnation if no one wanted him. He made a gesture and pointed, and the black smoke in the gourd sucked Zhu Hong in and sent it over.

Bai Xiao received the gourd, overjoyed, and bowed, "Thank you, Brother! Thank you, Brother!" He sat back down, knowing his abilities were limited and he could not compete with his fierce fellow disciples for the Heavenly Book. If he could extract even a few words from Zhu Hong, even just a couple of formulas for refining treasures or elixirs, it would be a gain.

Yue Qing asked Long Fei, "Have you seen how I deal with traitors?"

The Taiyi Five Smoke Luo kept shrinking, and Long Fei had to bend his knees and curl up inside. He had long known that his master's supreme treasure was invincible, and all the spells he knew could only create ripples on its surface. Even using the Heavenly Demon Self-Destruction Technique, he still had no hope of escaping. He deeply understood the power of the Taiyi Five Smoke Luo, and Zhu Hong's miserable state also made him fear: "You, you, you can't do this to me!" His face was pale, and he looked to his fellow disciples for help.

Long Fei had always been arrogant and domineering, and he had few friends among his fellow disciples. Moreover, they all had complaints about his decision to join the White Bone Spirit Lord. Therefore, they all remained silent, except for Fayuan, who pleaded, "Brother Yue, although Brother Long has joined the White Bone Sect, it was also out of necessity. For the sake of our fellow disciples, please spare him!"

Yue Qing was initially unwilling, but since Fayuan spoke first, others like Lin Yuan and Tan Gan also joined in.

"Long Fei, since your fellow disciples are pleading for you, I will spare you today. I give you two options. The first is that I will disable your Daoist skills, take your flying sword, and expel you from the mountain. From then on, we will have no further connection, whether you join the White Bone Sect or the Emei Sect. The second option is that you do three things for me."

"What do you want me to do?" Long Fei chose the second option without hesitation.

"Listen carefully. The first thing is that you must swear to your life-bound demon that you will never pass on the Wutai Sect's Daoist skills to anyone, including the White Bone Spirit Lord and his disciples, even your disciple Liu Zongqian!" Yue Qing glanced at Liu Zongqian, who was standing behind Fayuan and Mao Tai, and saw him turn pale and step back. "You will be a member of the White Bone Sect, and you can only teach him the White Bone Sect's skills."

Long Fei nodded repeatedly, "I agree! I agree!"

"The second thing is that you must swear to your life-bound demon that you will never oppose the Wutai Sect, and you will not harm any member of the Wutai Sect, not even a rabbit on Wutai Mountain!" "The third thing is that you must repent to your master, prostrating yourself step by step until the mountain gate, and from then on, we will have no further connection!"

With no choice, Long Fei accepted the terms and made the two vows to his life-bound demon, "Please, Brother, remove the Taiyi Five Smoke Luo and let me prostrate myself down the mountain." As soon as he finished speaking, the colorful smoke surrounding him dissipated, and he stood up straight. Seeing everyone's eyes on him, he hesitated to kneel, thinking, "I am an elder of the Wutai Sect, and when I entered, your grandfather Yue Qinbin hadn't even been born yet! I have already lost face today, and I don't care about losing it again, causing ridicule. I want to use my spells and the Nine Mother Yin Soul Sword to fight Yue Qinbin again, but I am very afraid of the Taiyi Five Smoke Luo. Moreover, the vow I just made forbids me from harming the Wutai Sect, so I dare not defy my life-bound demon."

Seeing him standing in the center of the hall, his face changing, he suddenly shouted, "I'm leaving!" Black smoke spewed out, and green fire appeared. Long Fei merged with the Nine Mother Yin Soul Sword, transforming into a green fire dragon over ten zhang long, shooting out of the hall and into the courtyard. He stood in the air and shouted, "Yue Qinbin, you have humiliated me today, and I, Long Fei, will not rest until I have avenged this!" As he spoke, he saw colorful smoke rising around him. Terrified, he did not dare to challenge Yue Qinbin again. In a panic, he spat out three streams of essence, rode his sword into the air, and shot south, disappearing into the clouds in an instant.

Yue Qing, by upholding justice and dealing with Zhu Hong, and driving away Long Fei, quickly reversed the situation. The way people looked at him changed, especially the younger disciples, who showed more respect and sat up straight. Long Fei had entered early, had high Daoist skills, and had refined one of the five great demon swords, the Nine Mother Yin Soul Sword. The leader of the Northern Demon Sect once used seventy-two Yin Soul Swords to sweep across the northern desert, slaying seventeen sword immortals on the Yin Mountains in a single day, breaking six sects' strongholds, and becoming famous. However, today he was easily subdued by Yue Qinbin. Although the Taiyi Five Smoke Luo played a role, Yue Qinbin's deep cultivation and refined spells were undeniable. More importantly, when Long Fei tried to kill with his sword, the guests from various sects sitting opposite him simultaneously attacked. If not for the Taiyi Five Smoke Luo, Long Fei would have been reduced to dust! Therefore, even people like Zhitong did not dare to continue to act recklessly.

Yue Qin continued, "I said earlier that there are three types of people who cannot comprehend the Daoist books left by our master. The first type is those who betray their master, like Long Fei. The second type is those who do not want to avenge our master and do not want to contribute to the revival of the Wutai Sect."

As soon as he said this, Qian Xiao's face changed, "We are the disciples of our master, what is wrong with learning his teachings?"

"Being the disciple of our master means you must avenge him! It's like inheriting your father's estate but not taking on his debts. How can there be such a cheap deal? Our master worked hard for us for hundreds of years and died with regrets. First, we cannot back down from the three sword duels with the Emei Sect that he set up. Second, the Three Immortals and Two Elders broke the rules, attacking our master with many against few. How can such a great grudge go unavenged? The former is loyalty to Wutai, and the latter is respect for our master. Without these two, one is not a filial son and does not deserve to cultivate the Hunyuan Immortal Scripture!"