Floating Immortal Order

Chapter 216: Punishment According to Sect Rules!

Chapter 216: Punishment According to Sect Rules!

Xu Disheng hadn’t even spared him a glance and simply reached out his hand. A mystical green profound light spun in his palm and a small drum appeared, the sounds of endlessly crackling lightning brewing within.

It was the Psychic Magic Treasure, the Profound Resonance Drum.

As an ordinary Dao Foundation stage disciple, Qin Huamao only had two common Magic Treasures. When he saw Xu Disheng take out something as precious as a Psychic Magic Treasure, he immediately realized that things weren’t looking good. Just as he was about to take out his sword Magic Treasure, he suddenly froze in place.

Thud!

A low drumbeat rang out, the vibration resounding deeply throughout the entire Anxi provincial capital.

The drumbeat wasn’t loud, but it was clear and resonant, penetrating to the depths of each person’s heart. The minds of countless mortals were shaken by the drumbeat, and many of them fainted outright.

Even Chu Luo, Zhang Haobo, and the other Sea of Qi stage disciples blanched, each of them quickly activating defensive Spirit Tools to protect themselves.

But what they were facing wasn’t even the full brunt of it.

Having eaten the full force of the Profound Resonance Drum head-on, Qin Huamao’s face was frozen. Countless drumbeats exploded in his sea of consciousness, bursting all of the meridians in his body and shattering the profound law foundation he had consolidated in his Jianggong meridian point!

It was all over in two breaths of time.

Xu Disheng put away the Profound Resonance Drum. “Punishment has been issued. Take this violator of the sect rules away.”

Yuan Qi signaled the others to take care of it. Despite not having any good thoughts towards him, the others didn’t have time to argue with him now. Chu Luo and Ma Chen came forward and dragged the crippled, blank-faced Qin Huamao away, throwing him out of the hall.

Gou Lezhan was frightened out of his wits, and his voice was trembling unsteadily. “You… You…”

“I what?” Xu Disheng replied nonchalantly, flying down from the crown of the suanni spiritual beast and landing in front of Evening Valley Palace.

“Even if he did violate sect rules, you would have to report it through Affairs Hall and Disciplinary Hall, and they would have to do a disciplinary investigation before he can be punished! You may be an Affairs Envoy, but you didn’t have the qualifications to punish him!” Gou Lezhan shouted despite being scared. After seeing Xu Disheng use a single move to completely cripple Qin Huamao, two words surfaced in his subconscious.

Genius disciple.

During the Eight Mountains Grand Tournament, Xu Disheng had faced off against unparalleled geniuses and genius disciples alike. But in the Shangqing Sacred Sect, the vast majority of people were ordinary disciples. Genius disciples usually weren’t a common sight in the sect.

“Soul Suppressor Sacred Son!” He Ziming was clever and quick-witted. He knew that there was no need to hide anything anymore, and immediately came forward and knelt before Xu Disheng.

“Soul Suppressor Sacred Son!” The disciples of Cloud Abyss Peak all knelt down before him in a show of great respect.

Gou Lezhan’s expression changed dramatically. Several things immediately clicked in his mind, but he hurriedly suppressed his chaotic thoughts and bowed before Xu Disheng. “Gou Lezhan of Anxi Province greets Soul Suppressor Sacred Son.”

The dozen or so disciples behind him also came forward to pay their respects, calling him Sacred Son.

Xu Disheng flicked his sleeves and said, “No need for the courtesies. The sole use of the Anxi Province is the Meridian Measurement in ten years. If Qin Huamao had acted more mildly, I could have tolerated his existence. But now that he openly violated sect rules, I had no choice but to punish him.”

Now that these 100 years had gone by, Qin Huamao had already exhausted his use.

Even if Qin Huamao had sat quietly, Xu Disheng, and even the people higher up controlling the pieces of the chessboard he was a part of, wouldn’t have been able to overlook the fact that he had violated sect rules. In the end, these occurrences were intentionally incited by the sect.

Qin Huamao tried to protect the mortal citizens like he had been possessed, and ruthlessly attacked fellow disciples of the sect in the process. As a result, Xu Disheng would naturally punish him according to sect rules.

An ordinary Affairs Envoy didn’t have the authority to act at their own discretion and issue punishment, but Xu Disheng had another identity—as Soul Suppressor Sacred Son.

“Without a doubt, you are right, Sacred Son,” Gou Lezhan said, rejoicing inwardly that he normally only cultivated in seclusion and didn’t get involved with the Anxi Province’s matters at all. With Qin Huamao making a big mess of things, he had really avoided a disaster.

“Ming Ruoyun, He Rourou,” Xu Disheng said, turning his gaze towards the two beautiful women. “You two, as well as Quan Hongyu and He Qiwen are all disciples of my Cloud Abyss Peak. Why did you attack them for no reason?”

Still somewhat deluded, Ming Ruoyun came forward and said, “Soul Suppressor Sacred Son, just now, the two of us—”

Before she could finish, she was interrupted by Xu Disheng. “Could it be that the two of you violated sect rules?”

As if a bucket of cold water had been dumped on her head, Ming Ruoyun’s mind settled. She gritted her teeth and looked up at the handsome youth’s cold face. “No,” she responded.

“He Ziming, record the deeds of Qin Huamao and Ming Ruoyun in a jade slip and send them off to Affairs Hall and Disciplinary Hall,” Xu Disheng instructed, turning to He Rourou. After a pause, he continued, “As a member of the He Clan, it would be a bit disrespectful to the name of Falling Moon Peak if I punished you according to sect rules, so I will cripple your cultivation instead. Send a jade slip of this back to Falling Moon Peak as well.”

He Ziming came forward and said, “The He Clan has received your good intentions, and I will convey them to Ancestor in their entirety, but He Rourou’s violation of the sect rules takes priority. There is no need for misgivings here, Soul Suppressor Sacred Son.”

Xu Disheng wasn’t too concerned and simply nodded. Then, he moved the power of heaven and earth and flew back up to the head of the suanni spiritual beast.

“Soul Suppressor Sacred Son, how will these two women be dealt with in the end?” Gou Lezhan asked hurriedly when he saw Xu Disheng was about to leave Evening Valley Palace on the suanni spiritual beast. Gou Lezhan still didn’t completely understand Xu Disheng’s intentions.

Clad in the Golden Moon Garment, the youth turned back to look at him. His long black hair fluttered in the wind, and there was a faint black glow in his resplendent gaze. When he spoke, his tone was as frigid as an ancient glacier. “According to sect rules.”

With that, he flew off into the multicolored sunset cast by the three massive suns, ripping through space and disappearing.

Still somewhat hesitant and confused, Gou Lezhan turned to He Ziming and Yuan Qi.

As the two had always been closely accompanying Soul Suppressor Sacred Son, he knew that their statuses had to be somewhat special.

He Ziming glanced at Gou Lezhan and shook his head. “Martial Uncle Gou, the Sacred Son’s words just now were directed towards you.”

He Rourou’s face was filled with despair. She began to shout desperately at He Ziming, “He Ziming! Save me! He Ziming! The Sacred Son won’t kill me, will he?!”

Ming Ruoyun’s face was deathly pale. She turned to her and smiled bitterly, “Rourou, as a member of the He Clan, you would still be able to survive even if your cultivation was wasted. But just now, He Ziming’s words condemned you to death, and yet you still have the nerve to beg him to save you?!”

Yuan Qi fed Quan Hongyu and He Qiwen several medicinal pills, and the two of them slowly struggled to a standing position. When they looked over at Ming Ruoyun and He Rourou standing before Evening Valley Palace, they laughed in carefree, gloating manner.

He Qiwen was pleased with himself, having been the one to activate his Cloud Abyss Peak jade identity tablet. Propping up his weakened body, he smiled evilly. “Senior Martial Sister Ming, now do you understand why I didn’t retaliate when the two of you lowly sluts attacked me earlier?”

Ming Ruoyun glowered at He Qiwen, who had humiliated her deeply. Rage filled her gaze, and she took out a high-grade sword Spirit Tool, wanting to kill him outright.

But before she could unleash her attack, the unstoppable weight of the power of heaven and earth pressed down on them. Several sword lights flashed from Gou Lezhan’s hands, and several breaths of time later, the two women ceased to exist where they stood in front of Evening Valley Palace. They were sliced into a million shreds and swept away with the power of heaven and earth like dust, leaving behind no traces.

“We will be troubling Senior Martial Brother He to take care of the matter regarding sending off the jade slips to Affairs Hall and Disciplinary Hall,” Yuan Qi said. He came forward with Quan Hongyu and He Qiwen and cupped his hands towards He Ziming, showing an extremely respectful attitude towards him.

Although He Ziming was only at the early Sea of Qi stage in terms of cultivation, anyone with a somewhat discerning eye could see that he not only had Celestial Tide Spirit Master backing him, but he was also regarded highly by Soul Suppressor Sacred Son. In other words, his future prospects were truly boundless.

He Ziming didn’t try to put on any airs. He simply smiled and said, “No worries, I will handle it.”

After seeing Ming Ruoyun and He Rourou obliterated by Gou Lezhan’s sword light, Chu Luo, Zhang Haobo and the others had difficulty regaining their composure for a long time.