CHAPTER 361: CHAPTER 346: DISPOSAL [UPDATE 1 - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE!]

"Young friend, it’s not that I, Xu, intend to be partial, but Chen Shi is indeed highly regarded by the sect’s higher-ups. With just what you’ve mentioned now, it’s quite difficult to take action against him."

On Zhengyang Peak, after Xu Zhengyang hurriedly returned, he immediately went into his own cave residence with Zhouyang to have a private discussion.

Apparently, he had already thought through his words during his journey back, and from the start, he explained the difficulty to Zhouyang.

With a serious expression, he looked at Zhouyang and said, "You must understand, that Chen Shi is not only a Tier Four High-grade Alchemist but also a core disciple of our Profound Sun Immortal Sect, with great chances of forming a Core in the future. More importantly, the Chen family has been rooted in our sect for over a thousand years, having produced two Golden Core Stage Cultivators over time. Not to mention, there are currently five Purple Mansion Stage Cultivators including him."

"With such a background, even if you approach Junior Martial Uncle Qingyang, according to the sect rules, at most, he would face a penalty of ten years’ pay deduction and two years’ confinement, which won’t affect him fundamentally."

"Bringing out a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator just to make him suffer these minor punishments, I doubt you’d be willing to do that!"

A ten-year pay deduction? Two years’ confinement?

Can these even be considered punishments?

Zhouyang looked at Xu Zhengyang with a grim expression and angrily said, "So Elder Xu means that this junior should do nothing and just swallow this anger?"

He was no longer that impoverished Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator from back then!

Now, as a Purple Mansion Stage Cultivator, he had stepped into the ranks of High-Tier Cultivators, earning respect wherever he went.

Especially now, with his abundant resources and exceptional combat power, as long as he didn’t die prematurely, his chances of forming a Core were very high.

With his current status, how could he continue to endure and retreat like before?

Moreover, any man would be infuriated by what’s happened this time.

He wasn’t a turtle; how could he endure this anger!

Being a man too, Xu Zhengyang naturally understood the source of Zhouyang’s anger.

Therefore, seeing Zhouyang in such a state, he wasn’t angry but instead kindly suggested, "How about this, I’ll communicate with that Golden Core Stage Cultivator from the Chen family, hint at your relationship with Junior Martial Uncle Qingyang, and have them ask Chen Shi to apologize to you and your wife. What do you think?"

"Just an apology, how could it quench my anger?"

Zhouyang shook his head with a grim expression, then looked seriously at Xu Zhengyang and said, "Elder Xu, could you pass a message to Chen Shi on my behalf? Tell him if he’s truly a man, he should fight me. If he can defeat me, then I’ll deem myself inferior and won’t pursue the matter any further."

"But if he loses, let him sever an arm to atone for his actions!"

By the end of his words, Zhouyang was already gritting his teeth.

He was incredibly infuriated by this matter.

Xiao Ying was his Dao Companion, and Chen Shi surely knew that. Yet, knowing this, he still harbored sinister intentions to woo her, which was the greatest insult to Zhouyang as a man!

Additionally, he was angry that even though that rascal admired Xiao Ying, he waited until she established her Purple Mansion before confessing, and only after their reunion did he start to confess. What was his true intent?

No matter his intent, Zhouyang wasn’t going to let him off with just an apology.

In his previous life’s words, if an apology was enough, why would XX even exist?

In the Cultivation Realm, there’s no XX, nor is it needed. As long as you have strength, anyone can be XX.

Zhouyang felt that he already possessed the strength to be XX, so he wouldn’t forcibly suppress his anger and let this matter go easily this time.

His firm attitude left Xu Zhengyang with a headache.

For Xu Zhengyang, while he wanted to befriend Zhouyang to pave the way for the future, it was truly difficult for him to become enemies with a Golden Core Stage Cultivator from the same sect and a cultivation clan more influential in the sect than himself.

He looked at Zhouyang with a pained expression for a long time before finally shaking his head and said, "Let’s do this. I’ll report this incident and your attitude to Junior Martial Uncle Qingyang and ask him to make a decision."

Having Master Cyan Yang handle this matter meant that he wouldn’t have to offend Chen Shi and the Chen family backing him.

Seeing this, Zhouyang, although dissatisfied with Xu Zhengyang’s buck-passing, couldn’t express it outright and just said in a deep voice, "Then I’ll trouble Elder Xu."

Honestly, Zhouyang also realized it was inappropriate to trouble Master Cyan Yang over such a matter, but he had no other good solution at the moment.

If a cultivator from another sect had offended him in this way, he could possibly handle it like he did with Zhu Ziyu, finding an opportunity to secretly kill or cripple the person.

However, this approach wouldn’t work with a cultivator from the Profound Sun Immortal Sect, especially when the person in question was a core disciple.

If he dared to kill a disciple from the Profound Sun Immortal Sect over such a minor issue, even Master Cyan Yang wouldn’t be able to protect him.

Thus, the most appropriate action for him right now was to resolve the matter through official channels.

Master Cyan Yang replied swiftly upon receiving Xu Zhengyang’s message.

"Send the two into the Sealed Demon Cave, and based on their achievements in eradicating demons and evils, judge who is right or wrong!"

This brief message reflected Master Cyan Yang’s impartial and neutral stance.

However, Zhouyang noticed that when Xu Zhengyang mentioned the "Sealed Demon Cave," there was an abnormal expression on his face.

Recalling that Xu Zhengyang previously guarded the so-called "Sealed Demon Cave," Zhouyang couldn’t help but ask, "Elder Xu, could you tell me what kind of place this Sealed Demon Cave is? Are there any taboos inside?"

"Alright then, since it’s Junior Martial Uncle Cyan Yang’s decision, let me explain the situation of the Sealed Demon Cave to you!"

With a long sigh, Xu Zhengyang began explaining the details of the "Sealed Demon Cave" to Zhouyang without any further concealment.

The "Sealed Demon Cave," as its name implies, is a place where demon path evils are sealed.

However, it’s not merely a cave but a demon realm created by an Upper Realm True Demon.

The true "Sealed Demon Cave" is in fact an isolated grotto heaven, established by a demon with power equivalent to a Tribulation Crossing True Immortal. It was initially a sanctuary coveted by all demon cultivators.

Later, during the Immortal-Demon War, the True Demon who established the demon realm fell at the hands of a Tribulation Crossing True Immortal from the Immortal Dao side, leaving the demon realm without a master.

The True Immortal who defeated the True Demon originally intended to destroy this demon realm.

However, upon taking action, he discovered that the demon realm was connected to a passage leading to the True Demon Realm from which the True Demon came. Destroying the demon realm would move the passage’s exit to an unknown location, potentially providing coordinates for future True Demons from the True Demon Realm to enter this world.

Therefore, the True Immortal had no choice but to seal the passage and the entire demon realm with an Immortal Array, entrusting the Profound Sun Immortal Sect with its custody to prevent any demonic cultivator from breaking the seal and reconnecting to the True Demon Realm.

Yet, knowing the existence of this demon realm, how could demonic cultivators not have thoughts about it?

Around four thousand years ago, a genius Nascent Soul Stage cultivator from the Demon Dao managed to infiltrate the Profound Sun Immortal Sect using a special clone divine technique, becoming a Golden Core Stage Elder.

Taking advantage of the Profound Sun Immortal Sect’s conflict with a major sect in the Cultivation Realm over a large Spirit Stone vein, he snuck into the "Sealed Demon Cave" and damaged the Sealing Array within.

Although his attempt to damage the Sealing Array was eventually thwarted by a contingency left by the True Immortal, and his clone was annihilated,

his actions caused some loosening and damage to the Sealing Array, leading to issues with the entire "Sealed Demon Cave" seal.

More crucially, although his clone died, it managed to send the spatial coordinates of the "Sealed Demon Cave" to its main body before its demise.

As a result, the Blood Demon Dao, Ghost Demon Dao, Corpse Demon Dao, and smaller branches like the White Bone Demon Dao and Illusion Demon Dao united as never before.

Top individuals from several Demonic Dao Sects gathered together, calculated the location of the "Sealed Demon Cave" based on the spatial coordinates, and used a spatial treasure, the "World-Breaking Pearl," to help over a dozen Nascent Soul Stage demonic cultivators break through the space barriers of the "Sealed Demon Cave," forcibly carving out a passage to the real world.

Then thousands of demonic cultivators rushed through the passage into the "Sealed Demon Cave," intending to break the True Immortal’s seal and reconnect to the True Demon Realm.

Fortunately, the Profound Sun Immortal Sect was strong at the time, with six Nascent Soul Stage cultivators present, and upon discovering the touched seal, they hastily contacted their ally, the Yuqing Daoist Sect, for assistance, narrowly preventing the demon cultivators from succeeding.

Despite this, the resulting battle caused further significant damage to the seal within the "Sealed Demon Cave," and the entire demon realm grotto heaven where it was located suffered considerable damage due to the numerous Nascent Soul Stage cultivators battling within.

Ultimately, though the demon cultivators were repelled and expelled from the grotto heaven, and the damaged Sealing Array was repaired,

the demon realm grotto heaven was no longer able to withstand the power of Nascent Soul Stage level conflicts.

Moreover, as the Corpse Demon Dao and Ghost Demon Dao withdrew, they scattered numerous refined corpses and Yin soul ghosts within the demon realm grotto heaven, leaving them to absorb demonic Qi and evolve, causing perpetual trouble for the cultivators of the Profound Sun Immortal Sect.

These refined corpses and Yin soul ghosts received nourishment from the demonic Qi in the "Sealed Demon Cave," with most evolving into formidable demons. The Profound Sun Immortal Sect has exhausted considerable efforts to suppress and eliminate these demons.

Even after thousands of years, not all of these demons have been eradicated, with many still hiding within the demon realm and engaging in guerrilla warfare against the Profound Sun Immortal Sect’s cultivators, occasionally turning slain cultivators into demons as well.

Xu Zhengyang formerly guarded the "Sealed Demon Cave," tasked with protecting the seal connecting to the True Demon Realm, preventing the demons within the demon realm from damaging the Sealing Array.

Within the Profound Sun Immortal Sect, entering the "Sealed Demon Cave" to eradicate demons has become a form of punishment for errant cultivators.

Unless a Profound Sun Immortal Sect cultivator has committed an unforgivable sin, they can apply to enter the "Sealed Demon Cave" to eradicate demons, thereby washing away their sins based on the quantity and cultivation level of the demons they eliminate.