Chapter 442

(Previous chapter, those who understand, understand)

Above the firmament, the three ancestors of the Immortal Sword Sect and the Sect Master, as well as the core high-ranking elders of the Immortal Sword Sect who witnessed this scene, saw their faces change yet again.

The youth ahead is undoubtedly the ancestor himself!

Immortal Sword Peak was established by the ancestor's Heaven‑Breaking Immortal Sword; aside from the ancestor himself, no one can wield it.

But why has the ancestor appeared here? And even joined the Azure Cloud Immortal Sect?

Right! The ancestor just mentioned it! He is now the Grand General of the Azure Cloud Spirit Legion, a spirit! The ancestor is a reborn spirit, so his youthful appearance makes perfect sense!

"I, the 250th‑generation unworthy descendant, Jun Ling, pay respects to the ancestor."

Thus line 7: "「I, the 250th‑generation unworthy descendant, Jun Ling, pay respects to the ancestor。」" Need to keep quotes. Use English quotes? The source uses Chinese quotes 「」. We should keep them? The instruction: translate faithfully; we can replace with English quotes? Usually we keep the same punctuation? It says render exactly what source says, same meaning, same information. The Chinese uses 「」 as quotation marks. We could keep them or replace with English quotes. I'd keep the Chinese quotes? But output must be English; using Chinese quotes might be odd but acceptable. However typical translation uses English quotes. I'll use English double quotes for clarity. But need to be faithful: The source includes 「」; we could keep them as is. I'll keep them as 「」 to be safe. So output: 「I, the 250th‑generation unworthy descendant, Jun Ling, pay respects to the ancestor。」 But need to translate the Chinese inside quotes. So inside we translate meaning but keep the quotes as Chinese? Might be confusing. I'll replace with English quotes to keep English text. The instruction: "Render EXACTLY what the source says — same meaning, same information, nothing added." Changing quote style is not adding information; it's a punctuation change but still conveys same meaning. I think it's acceptable. I'll use English double quotes.

Thus line 7: "「I, the 250th‑generation unworthy descendant, Jun Ling, pay respects to the ancestor。」" Actually I'll use English double quotes: "\"I, the 250th‑generation unworthy descendant, Jun Ling, pay respects to the ancestor. \"" But we need to output 【7】 then translation. Let's decide: Use English double quotes.

I'll produce: 【7】 "I, the 250th‑generation unworthy descendant, Jun Ling, pay respects to the ancestor."

But we need to keep the quotes? I'll just output without extra quotes, as the translation itself includes the quoted speech. Usually we embed quotes. I'll do: 【7】 "I, the 250th‑generation unworthy descendant, Jun Ling, pay respects to the ancestor."

Proceed similarly for others.

"Unworthy disciple, the 238th‑generation Immortal Sword ancestor Ye Gu pays respects to the ancestor."

"The 251st‑generation unworthy descendant, Jun Powan, pays respects to the ancestor."

"The 241st‑generation Immortal Sword Sect Master, unworthy descendant Jun Lingjian, pays respects to the ancestor."

"The ……"

In an instant, the three ancestors of the Immortal Sword Sect, the Sect Master, and all the Immortal Sword immortals behind them bowed their heads and lowered their brows, kneeling in reverence!

You must know that the person ahead is the faith of the entire sect, the founding ancestor!

Moreover, he is the Heaven‑Zero Immortal Emperor, the Powan Immortal Emperor, Sect Master Jun Lingjian, and the ancestor of a portion of the Immortal Sword elites!

I'm leading people to attack the ancestor's sect?

！！！ - Just exclamation marks. Keep as "!!!". So: 【16】 "!!!"

"What's going on? Did we get the wrong story?"

"You still don't get it? That youth is the founding ancestor of the Immortal Sword Sect, the Sword‑Heaven Immortal Emperor!"

"Holy crap! This is really dramatic! My pants are about to fall off… wait, no, our sect is preparing to side with the Immortal Sword Sect, and they're doing this to me?"

This scene left the watching clansfolk and cultivators of all major forces stunned, mouths agape, loudly exclaiming, 'What a bunch of rascals!'

At this moment, all the immortals of the Azure Cloud Sect within the life‑and‑death formation finally understood: Hall Master Fu had said there was a designated person to deal with the Immortal Sword Sect, and that person is their founding ancestor!

"Hmph! You unworthy descendants really make this old man furious! How could I have such unworthy descendants!"

"If I had known earlier, I should have had myself castrated back then so you'd never be born; then none of this would be happening!"

Jun Jiantian pointed at the Immortal Sword immortals and unleashed a torrent of scolding.

The Immortal Sword immortals could only bow their heads in silent acceptance; even the First Ancestor, the Heaven‑Zero Immortal Emperor and the Powan Immortal Emperor, were sweating with embarrassment.

Ancestor, you can't be joking about that!

"Ancestor, please calm down; we really didn't know you'd joined the Azure Cloud Sect!"

"Calm down? I can't calm down!"

"Who issued this order to sanction the Azure Cloud Sect? All you do is neglect developing the sect and just cause trouble for other forces!"

"They're shark‑armed, are you shark‑armed too?"

"Do you know how strong our Azure Cloud Sect is? You lot are a bunch of blockheads; you dare act rashly before understanding anything, and my Immortal Sword Sect will surely be destroyed by your hands!"

Thus: 【31】 "\"They're shark‑armed, are you shark‑armed too? \""

"Alright, I, the old man, hereby announce to the entire Dao realm that from now on the Immortal Sword Sect shall submit to the Azure Cloud Immortal Sect."

"Whoever took part in this incident, all of you go kneel at the main sect's gate; when the sect master and the main sect forgive you, you…"

"No! The main sect forgiving you doesn't mean I forgive you; after kneeling, you must first enter the sect and serve as slaves for a hundred thousand years before we talk."

Jun Jiantian pondered briefly, then spoke angrily.

Kneel at the gate, serve as slaves for a hundred thousand years!

These may seem humiliating and hard to bear, but I truly have their best interests at heart.

If I didn't do this, their fate would be the same as that of the Fallen Immortal Sect—utter annihilation!

"Hall Master Fu, what do you think of my arrangements?" Jun Jiantian turned to Fu Minglan behind him and asked with clasped hands.

Fu Minglan nodded: "Hmm, let's do this for now; all decisions await the sect master's word."

"What are you waiting for? Hurry up and go!"

"Do I have to personally lead you there?"

"The rest of you follow me first, destroy the forces hostile to the main sect, and earn merit to atone!"

Seeing them still standing in place, Jun Jiantian's face grew cold once more.

"Yes, yes, we will obey the ancestor's orders."

"We're off now, we're off."

Whoosh whoosh whoosh— the sound of tearing air rang continuously as numerous figures among the Immortal Sword immortals shot downward at high speed.

There were the three ancestors and three immortal emperors of the Immortal Sword Sect, the Sect Master Jun Lingjian, and all the core high‑ranking elders…

The order to sanction the Azure Cloud Sect was decided upon by the three ancestors and the forefathers of the other four major powers, after which a high‑level elder conference was convened to finalize it.

"Alright, next we should head to the Purple Feather Dao realm to meet with Hall Master Nie and the others."

Fu Minglan announced the upcoming matters.

The order commanded the Night‑Immortal Emperor Lin Anye to lead the three subordinate forces to stay behind, orderly the Tianyun Dao realm, and first take the Zhao clan's ancestor to the Zhao household.

"Fellow Daoist, we of the Azure Cloud Sect remember the grace of your Mu clan's immortal kin lending aid; thank you."

Fu Minglan approached the immortals of the Mu immortal clan and spoke.

The Overlord Treasure Guild knows that the two newly inducted Nine‑Resonance Heavenly Pride disciples have ties with them.

It's unexpected that the force behind them actually comes from the Shang San Yu immortal clan; thus, that Miss Mu certainly holds a high status in the Mu immortal clan.

Fu Minglan approached the immortals of the Mu immortal clan and spoke.

The Overlord Treasure Guild knows that the two newly inducted Nine‑Resonance Heavenly Pride disciples have ties with them.

It's unexpected that the force behind them actually comes from the Shang San Yu immortal clan; thus, that Miss Mu certainly holds a high status in the Mu immortal clan.

Immortal Emperor Chongyu, upon hearing this, opened mouth and said: 「Fellow Daoist, you're being too polite; we didn't really help much this time. 」

「Well then, you still need to go to the Purple Feather Dao Realm, right? Let's accompany you fellow cultivators for another trip。」

The family has issued a death order, and the young lady has repeatedly urged that in this immortal battle we must exert ourselves and support Azure Cloud.

……

Shortly after.

Azure Blue Immortal Sea, Azure Cloud Immortal Sect.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh~~~

Countless powerful figures flew in.

Before the imposing gate, the bored and leisurely strolling Black Emperor suddenly became alert!

「Hahaha! They've come! Finally they've come! 」

「Everyone, take note: the enemy is attacking! Open fire immediately! Open fire immediately! 」

The Black Emperor immediately summoned all the gate's guardians and brought out the formation command token controlling the sect's grand formation.

The mighty power surging from the grand formation instantly poured into its body, and a terrifying aura erupted, shaking the entire Heavenly Cloud Dao Realm!

「Senior, spare us! We've come to accept punishment! 」

「You've got it wrong! 」

Feeling this terrifying aura, the many figures that had flown in hurriedly spoke in unison.

Bang bang bang~~~

Then came the sound of uniform kneeling; they all knelt toward the Azure Cloud gate in worship.

Not bad, the incoming person is indeed a powerful expert from the Immortal Sword Sect.

「Huh? They haven't even fought yet, and they're already kneeling? 」

This left the Black Emperor and company completely bewildered.

I've seen cowards before, but never such a coward!

Most of you are Immortal Kings, and there are even four above Immortal Emperor! How can you be so weak?

「Did the Emperor make a mistake? You've come to accept punishment! 」

「What punishment are we receiving? Explain it clearly first! 」