CHAPTER 524: CHAPTER 278 PUNISH ME FURTHER? (SEEKING MONTHLY AND RECOMMENDATION VOTES)_2

"Disciple Li Yunjing, having just been promoted to True Disciple, is here to listen to the Sect Leader Venerable’s teachings."

Li Yunjing bowed before he spoke.

In the "Shenxiao Dao Sect," True Disciples held an extremely high status. Unless the Sect Leader Venerable was in seclusion, it was customary for the Sect Leader Venerable to summon a True Disciple seeking an audience to give them some words of encouragement.

"Wait a moment! I will go and announce your arrival to see if the Sect Leader Venerable has time to see you!"

This Elder naturally knew this custom. He gave Li Yunjing a glance before turning to leave.

At the entrance, ten Foundation Establishment Realm Seventh Heaven cultivators stood guard.

After a while, Li Yunjing’s request for an audience was answered. The Golden Armor Elder came out and motioned for Li Yunjing to follow him inside.

Along the way, they passed through long corridors filled with rare and exotic plants, all Tier Four Spiritual Objects, leaving Li Yunjing in awe.

This was truly a treasure land!

If someone were to obtain the treasures here, it wouldn’t be impossible to not only advance to the Nascent Soul Realm but even reach the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm!

However, Li Yunjing wouldn’t dare to lay a finger on anything here.

Suddenly, as they passed by a lotus pond, Li Yunjing’s heart skipped a beat. The stones forming the lotus pond were all Tier Three treasures!

Not a single brick or tile here was of low quality!

What is a giant sect?

This is a giant sect!

In the core area of "Shenxiao Dao Sect," even the dust on the ground was a treasure; there were no ordinary objects at all.

If Li Yunjing had the fortune, he could casually grab a handful of sand, refine it, and produce a set of magical treasures.

After a quarter of an hour, under the guidance of the Golden Armor Elder, Li Yunjing finally entered the "Shenxiao Palace."

In the center of the grand hall sat a three-legged incense burner, with wisps of blue smoke emanating from three one-zhang long sticks of golden incense.

Breathing in the fragrance, Li Yunjing felt refreshed and invigorated.

This incense was also a treasure!

A single whiff cleared his mind, bringing him to peak form.

Entering the grand hall, Li Yunjing dared not be negligent, stealing a glance to see a hazy figure seated high on the throne.

The figure emitted an aura of divine sanctity and majesty.

This was the Sect Leader Venerable of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect," Ming Lingchuan.

In the entire Southern Heaven Continent, this person was a hegemon whose words determined the life and death of millions of cultivators.

Now that Ming Lingchuan had advanced to the Nascent Soul Realm, he was already considering the matter of retiremeant.

In the "Shenxiao Dao Sect," it was rare for a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator to serve as Sect Leader Venerable; they were usually selected from among Golden Core Realm cultivators.

In recent years, with the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" preparing for war against other giant sects, Ming Lingchuan would not consider retiring for the time being. He planned to stabilize the situation before considering retirement, seclusion, and comprehending the Heavenly Dao to cultivate Divine Techniques.

Below the grand hall, on a white jade chair, sat another person whom Li Yunjing was familiar with—Palace Master Qin, his direct superior.

"Disciple Li Yunjing greets the Sect Leader Venerable! Greets the Palace Master!"

Faced with these two prominent figures, Li Yunjing showed great respect and immediately paid his respects.

"Rise."

Ming Lingchuan gently ordered, and with his words almost like decrees, an invisible force lifted Li Yunjing to a standing position.

"Thank you, Sect Leader Venerable!"

In the presence of these two overlords, any arrogance within Li Yunjing was deeply buried.

Escaping from a Golden Core Realm cultivator was indeed remarkable.

But in the presence of a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator, it was child’s play. Li Yunjing had no reason to feel proud.

Ming Lingchuan glanced at Li Yunjing, nodded, and said with a slight smile, "Not bad! You are indeed talented! Your mana and Divine Sense seem strong, indicating you have had your own fortunate encounters."

"Hehe! Sect Leader Venerable praises me too highly. The disciple is still far from being adequate. It would be wonderful if the Sect Leader Venerable would advise me on my cultivation deficiencies."

Opportunities to meet true overlords were rare, and Li Yunjing, gritting his teeth, shamelessly voiced his thoughts.

"You..."

Palace Master Qin couldn’t help but laugh, shaking his head in disbelief at the boldness of his disciple, something completely unexpected.

"Hehe! Compared to Palace Master Qin, my cultivation is far inferior. Li Yunjing, as a disciple of the ’Seven Star Palace,’ should seek more guidance from Palace Master Qin."

Even Ming Lingchuan looked at Li Yunjing in surprise.

Ever since he became Sect Leader Venerable, none of his disciples had ever dared to make such a request like Li Yunjing.

Listening to the Sect Leader Venerable’s words, Palace Master Qin laughed softly and said, "This kid lacks experience! By the way, I heard you caused trouble again?"

"What?"

Li Yunjing was puzzled by Palace Master Qin’s words. What mistake did I make?

Truthfully, Li Yunjing did not know what mistake he had made.

Moreover, for such an error to reach Palace Master Qin, it was undoubtedly a significant one. Li Yunjing thought carefully and realized he had been on the run recently, with no opportunities to make mistakes!

Could it be that the matter of the "Myriad Poison Banner" and the "Blood Demon Seal" had been exposed?

Would these two Demon Treasures need to be surrendered?

At this thought, cold sweat trickled down Li Yunjing’s back, and he quickly took out the two treasures from his Storage Ring, saying, "The disciple did not intend to hide anything. It’s just that I recently returned and had too many things to handle, causing me to forget these trivial items."

"Demon artifacts?"

Ming Lingchuan and Palace Master Qin were surprised and curiously examined the two Demon artifacts.

Both reached out simultaneously, each taking one to inspect.

"Mediocre quality!"

Within less than three breaths, the two great figures dismissed the Demon artifacts as ordinary and returned them to Li Yunjing.

"For you, these two Demon artifacts are still quite good! You should go to the ’Celestial Craft Hall’ and have them refashioned into Immortal Dao Treasure Artifacts."

Ming Lingchuan casually instructed.

"Yes! The disciple will abide by the Sect Leader Venerable’s decree!"

Li Yunjing felt relieved, having been truly afraid that the two overlords would destroy the Demon artifacts.

It should be known that Li Yunjing had suffered significant losses while fleeing.

These two Demon artifacts were invaluable treasures that represented his profit.

If the two overlords had destroyed the "Myriad Poison Banner" and "Blood Demon Seal," Li Yunjing would have been devastated.

"Think about it. What other errors have you made?"

Palace Master Qin inquired again.

"I..."

Originally, Li Yunjing intended to say he hadn’t made any mistakes.

But realizing his superior would not bring up this matter twice without reason, Li Yunjing couldn’t believe someone of his stature would tease him with trivial matters!

Li Yunjing knew his relationship with Palace Master Qin wasn’t close enough for such casual remarks.

"Could it be that incident?"

Finally, a flash of realization hit Li Yunjing.

Back in the City of Glory, before the Treasure Pavilion auction, there was a banquet held at the City Lord’s Mansion.

Due to Long Feiyang’s influence, Li Yunjing seemed to have been penalized by the Deputy City Lord of the City of Glory.

At that time, Li Yunjing didn’t think much of it, unexpectedly the Deputy City Lord wasn’t joking and had actually reported the punishment to the Law Enforcement Hall.

Now, it was apparent that the Law Enforcement Hall had reported their decision to his superior.

Upon this realization, Li Yunjing felt as if he had swallowed a fly—disgusted.

He felt wronged!

What did Long Feiyang’s provocation have to do with him?

In the end, it resulted in him being penalized by the Sect, with the punishment reported to Palace Master Qin—such a severe charge!

"Didn’t I offend the Deputy City Lord?"

This thought fleetingly crossed Li Yunjing’s mind, and a look of helplessness appeared on his face.