Chapter 337: line with translation of chapter title

After seeing Qingxu Moral True Monarch repeatedly smashed onto the great mountain, he shattered the entire mountain.

Rocks flew, smoke and dust billowed up, blocking the sky and sun.

Guiling Holy Mother glanced at Gu Xiu, never imagining his heavenly eye power could be so formidable.

She gathered her thoughts and flew down with Gu Xiu, landing on the ground.

Qingxu Moral True Monarch suffered grave wounds, Golden Immortal blood spilling onto the earth.

Upon contact with the ground, crimson blood blossoms unfurled one after another, Dao patterns entwining, each containing boundless immortal power fluctuations.

Nearby birds and beasts were drawn, their eyes gleaming with greed, yet none dared to move.

Seeing Guiling Holy Mother and Gu Xiu land on the ground, Qingxu Moral True Monarch crawled out from the mountain in a sorry state.

Although his pierced immortal body had healed, the damage to his origin was real and substantial.

Without heavenly treasures and earthly riches to aid him, recovering would take hundreds of thousands of years of adjustment.

Knowing he could not match Gu Xiu and Guiling Holy Mother, Qingxu Moral True Monarch invoked Yuanshi Tianzun.

"You Jie Sect cultivators who neglect virtue and only cultivate power, you beasts dare to move against me; our Jade Void Sect Master will not let you off!"

Gu Xiu smiled dismissively: "Even Huanglong True Person has been slain by us; do you think we care about your threat?"

Hearing this, Qingxu Moral True Monarch's face instantly turned ashen, his pupils constricting slightly.

In the past, while wandering the Primordial, whenever he encountered a tough opponent, invoking the Chan Sect and Yuanshi Tianzun would make even a quasi-sage great power give face to the Twelve Golden Immortals.

He never expected Gu Xiu to give him no face at all; Qingxu Moral True Monarch's anger flared, and he shouted a curse.

"Ignorant wretch! Huanglong, that trash could never compare to me; if anything happens to me today, my Jade Void Sect will surely trample your Jie Sect, and if you don't die, it will be an endless feud."

Gu Xiu's expression remained calm, his green robes rustling, his eyes flashing with a sharp cold light.

"Qingxu Moral True Monarch, it seems you still fail to grasp the situation, or perhaps your Chan Sect disciples are all so arrogant and contemptuous; it looks like I need to make you see reality."

Having spoken, immortal power surged around him, a terrifying pressure exploding outward.

Feeling the terrifying pressure erupting from Gu Xiu, Qingxu Moral True Monarch's heart lingered with fear.

He sensed danger from Gu Xiu; though both were late-stage Golden Immortals, he actually felt afraid.

He secretly thought.

Could this brat be stronger than me!

Impossible, this waste is merely a third-generation disciple of the Jie Sect.

"I am a Twelve Golden Immortal of the Chan Sect; my foundation, talent, and blessings have been meticulously selected—how could I possibly be inferior to a third-generation Jie Sect disciple!"

As he spoke, Qingxu Moral True Monarch burst forth with his own pressure to resist.

But it was directly pressed down.

"Kneel!" Gu Xiu shouted loudly.

Qingxu Moral True Monarch's resistance collapsed instantly; the terrifying pressure swept over, forcing him to kneel on one knee.

This kneel made the entire mountain tremble.

"Scoundrel, you dare!" Qingxu Moral True Monarch's eyes filled with disbelief and shame.

He never imagined that, as a Twelve Golden Immortal, he would be forced to kneel by a third-generation Jie Sect disciple; if word got out, how could he ever hold his head high again.

"Qingxu Moral True Monarch, you too have your day!" Gu Xiu's voice was ice-cold and piercing.

"I originally intended to give you a minor punishment as a warning, but seeing you show no remorse, I can only give you another lesson to remember; when you meet me in the future, be sure to speak respectfully, with utmost deference."

Gu Xiu's eyes suddenly shot forth a icy divine light.

He raised his right hand, immortal power surging on his palm, then brought it down with the force of thunder upon Qingxu Moral True Monarch.

Boom—

The ground was blasted into a large pit, earth and rocks flying.

After the dust settled, in the pit lay Qingxu Moral True Monarch, his face as pale as paper, multiple wounds covering his body, his breath floating erratically—clearly his injuries were worse.

On the ground, Gu Xiu stood tall, his gaze cold as he looked at Qingxu Moral True Monarch in the pit, emitting a chilling aura.

If he wished, he could now easily slay Qingxu Moral True Monarch,

but killing him would prompt Yuanshi Tianzun to come demanding an explanation, a reason somewhat insufficient.

Moreover, his plan all along was to provoke the Twelve Golden Immortals, making them eager to slay Jie Sect disciples immediately, thus leaving them no time to scheme in Xiq.

The result would be a genuine, direct fight with the Jie Sect disciples.

Having suffered such humiliation, Qingxu Moral True Monarch would surely incite the Twelve Golden Immortals to frenzied revenge; the Jie Sect had already planned not to participate in the mortal dynasty wars.

To deal with the Jie Sect, one must strike directly at its disciples; this also fits the original plan.

In the midst of his thoughts, Guiling Holy Mother said: "Gu Xiu, I will be the one to send Qingxu Moral True Monarch to the list."

Gu Xiu did not reply immediately.

Hearing their words, Qingxu Moral True Monarch began to play the sentiment card.

"You two Jie Sect Dao friends, I have lost; the Three Pure Ones are originally one family, sharing the same breath—we should not slaughter each other; this time it is my fault, and I will surely come another day to apologize in person."

Before Gu Xiu could speak, Guiling Holy Mother gave a cold snort.

"Qingxu Moral True Monarch, are all you Chan Sect disciples as shameless as you? Just now you insulted us, and now you claim to be one family with the Three Pure Ones."

Gu Xiu shook his head: "Your Chan Sect continually reshapes my understanding; how about this: if you declare that your Twelve Golden Immortals are worthless compared to my Jie Sect disciples, we will let you go."

"Scoundrel, dream on!" Qingxu Moral True Monarch shouted angrily, and while speaking he furtively produced a banner—the Primordial Banner.

"You Jie Sect beasts of fur and horn, today's shame—I will surely make you pay the price!"

Noticing Qingxu Moral True Monarch's small move, Gu Xiu recalled that the Primordial Banner is an escape treasure, capable of invisibility and instantaneous movement.

The system task is still unfinished.

It is estimated that either annihilating the opponent or severely wounding him so he needs a year and a half to recover will complete it.

After a brief contemplation, Gu Xiu decided to play a long game to catch a big fish.

If the mission cannot be completed, then go beat them according to the coordinates given by the system.

While thinking, Qingxu Dao De Zhenjun, as expected, used the Primordial Chaos Banner to escape.

At the same time, the system sounded,

"Ding!"

"Prevent Qingxu Dao De Zhenjun from assisting Jiang Ziya to complete the mission, obtain one fragment of the Creation Jade Disc!"

Guiling Shengmu didn't know Gu Xiu's thoughts; seeing Qingxu Dao De Zhenjun flee, they were indignant and gritted their teeth.

"Damn! Actually let Qingxu Dao De Zhenjun run away,"

Since the mission is completed, Gu Xiu also can't be bothered to chase Qingxu Dao De Zhenjun.

Sank into thought for a moment.

Next, Qingxu Dao De Zhenjun will definitely go heal their wounds; in the short term, they have no time to worry about West Qi's affairs.

As for the Orthodox Sect sending people later, if there's a mission we'll handle it; if no mission, we're too lazy to care.

Gathering their thoughts, they glanced at Guiling Shengmu, who was angry.

They smiled faintly.

"Uncle Master, Qingxu Dao De Zhenjun running away is fine; cast a long line to catch big fish."