Chapter 98: Twelve Golden Immortals Assembly

Master, the Six Stars Conjoined have not yet arrived; forcibly opening the White Jade Terrace, fearing enormous consumption!

Lu Tong spoke with a worried expression.

After being defeated by the West Sea Water Monster last time, Lu Tong lost his position as captain of the Monster Hunting Team.

Now, after diligent cultivation for many days, he finally broke through to the mid-stage Golden Immortal.

But merely thinking that his junior sister had already broken through to the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm made Lu Tong feel a sense of urgency.

After all, the gap is too great; he even feels embarrassed to go see his junior sister again.

Hmph, even though our Chan Sect has caused such a great disaster, no matter how large the consumption, we must inform all our junior brothers and sisters; furthermore, He Tong has been doing well in the Monster Hunting Team recently—this amount of consumption only needs a few years to be made up for!

Wu Liang Xian Weng said, and suddenly his wooden staff came down heavily in his hand.

Immediately afterwards, countless threads spread across the wooden staff, instantly enveloping the entire White Jade Terrace.

At the same time, Lu Tong beckoned with his hand.

The next moment, maidservants came forward holding Immortal Pills one by one.

The Immortal Pills scattered onto the White Jade Terrace, sending out waves of powerful undulations from the terrace.

Soon, figures gradually appeared on each lotus pedestal.

Welcome back, all junior brothers and sisters!

As Wu Liang Xian Weng's words fell, each of the Twelve Golden Immortals performed a salute in turn.

Pay respects, Senior Martial Brother!

Senior Martial Brother, the Six Stars Conjoined have not yet arrived; I do not know why we have been summoned this time.

Guang Chengzi said, puzzled.

Junior brothers and sisters, could it be that you haven't noticed anything different about this Twelve Golden Immortals Assembly?

Wu Liang Xian Weng said in a deep voice.

What's different? No, Senior Martial Brother, why is Puxian Junior Brother not seen?

Wenshu Guangfa Tianzun saw at a glance that the lotus pedestal belonging to his junior brother Puxian Zhenren was now empty.

In an instant, all the Twelve Golden Immortals present wore expressions of shock and uncertainty.

They thought of a possibility, but they were unwilling to believe it.

Let me tell everyone an unfortunate piece of news!

Wu Liang Xian Weng said: 'Just not long ago, Puxian Junior Brother's Longevity Lamp went out!'

What? Puxian Senior Brother's Longevity Lamp went out—how is that possible?

Huanglong Zhenren exclaimed: 'We Twelve Golden Immortals all left our Longevity Lamps in the Jade Void Palace; the lamp lives as the person lives, the lamp extinguishes as the person dies. Now that Puxian Senior Brother's Longevity Lamp is extinguished, does it not mean that Puxian Senior Brother...'

Huanglong Zhenren dared not continue speaking.

Because this result is too terrifying!

You must know, Puxian Zhenren is a Daluo Golden Immortal; his strength is top-notch even among the Three Realms.

Moreover, Puxian Zhenren is one of the Twelve Golden Immortals; even those mighty beings would not dare to act lightly against him.

There's no way; behind the Twelve Golden Immortals stands Yuanshi Tianzun, a sage—who would dare to lay a hand on a sage's disciple? Do you really think sages are vegetarians?

Senior Martial Brother, what does the Master say about this matter?

Cihang Daoist frowned and said.

If Puxian Zhenren is dead, Yuanshi Tianzun's side must have sensed it; she also really wants to know who dared to have such audacity.

There's no way!

Wu Liang Xian Weng shook his head: 'After Puxian Junior Brother met with misfortune, I immediately reported this to the Master, yet the Master replied, unable to calculate!'

How is this possible? Even a sage cannot calculate why Puxian Junior Brother fell; could it be that a sage acted against him?

Huai Liu Sun spoke with a somewhat trembling voice.

If a sage acted, it would indeed be possible to kill them, the Twelve Golden Immortals, and even erase all traces.

If that were the case, the matter would be serious.

After all, according to the calamity regulations, when disciples of the Three Teachings act, sages must observe the rules.

There's no way; a sage's destructive power is truly terrifying—if several sages were to wage war, the foundations of the Three Teachings would likely be completely destroyed.

According to the Master's speculation, the possibility of a sage acting is not great!

Wu Liang Xian Weng shook his head.

If it's not a sage acting, then...

Suddenly, among the Twelve Golden Immortals, Yuding Zhenren, who understood martial arts and treasures best, spoke up: 'Could it be that Puxian Junior Brother was killed by a Merit Supreme Treasure?'

Merit Supreme Treasure, containing the power of heaven and earth's merit, kills without karmic stain.

If Puxian Zhenren were killed by a Merit Supreme Treasure, even a sage would likely be unable to calculate anything.

But, in this world, the number of Merit Supreme Treasures is limited, mostly held by a few sages, or by those in Fire Cloud Cave; how could they possibly act against Puxian Junior Brother?

Wenshu Guangfa Tianzun said.

In an instant, the Twelve Golden Immortals fell into silence once again.

After all, the fact that Puxian Zhenren fell reveals something strange.

But what others did not notice was that, among the Twelve Golden Immortals, Cihang Daoist's eyes flashed with an unusual hue.

Killing without karmic stain is not necessarily done by a Merit Supreme Treasure!

Opposite to the Merit Supreme Treasure, a few Heaven-Earth Demon Treasures can also achieve this.

However, since the demon ancestor Mozu Luo Hou was sealed, demon treasures have rarely appeared in the world.

However, coincidentally, Cihang Daoist knows that someone has a demon treasure in their hand.

Moreover, it is a demon treasure of unparalleled slaughter.

Could it be him? If he had the aid of the Nine Heavens Xuan Nu, he would indeed have this capability; but why did Junior Brother Puxian become involved with him?

Suddenly, a flash of insight crossed Daoist Cihang's mind.

Mu Zha!

In an instant, a tremendous surge rose in Daoist Cihang's heart.

She felt that she might have truly discovered the truth of the matter.

But even with a suspicion, Daoist Cihang could not possibly speak of this matter.

There was no way; Daoist Cihang knew Ao Yifan's secret, but her own secrets were even more numerous.

Furthermore, her corpse is still carrying Ao Yifan's child.

In her heart, Daoist Cihang also did not want to betray Ao Yifan.

"Fellow junior brothers and sisters, this gathering of the Twelve Golden Immortals is, first, to remind you as your elder brother that the calamity is approaching; everyone bears a lethal calamity, so you must be careful."

"Moreover, I need someone to investigate the true cause of Junior Brother Puxian's death; after all, the Twelve Golden Immortals cannot perish in vain."

By the end of his speech, the Infinite Old Immortal's face turned extremely grim.

It is quite evident that before the calamity even arrived, one of the Twelve Golden Immortals has already fallen, which still greatly affects the Chan Teaching.

"Eldest Senior Brother, why not entrust this matter to the junior sister?"

As soon as the Infinite Old Immortal's words fell, Daoist Cihang voluntarily spoke up.

There was no way; regardless of whether Ao Yifan left any clues, for safety's sake, Daoist Cihang must voluntarily take on this responsibility.

Only by taking charge of the task to investigate the true cause of Puxian Zhenren's death could Daoist Cihang be certain to keep the truth forever hidden.

"Junior Sister Cihang is willing to bear this heavy responsibility; as your elder brother, I am deeply relieved!"

The Infinite Old Immortal's face finally looked somewhat better.

"After all, among us, only you, Junior Sister, have dispelled the lethal calamity on your person and can move freely amidst the calamity; entrusting this task to you puts my mind at ease."