Chapter 1140: We Don't Use Knives

At this moment, the hearts of the three Artifact Emperors trembled with fear!

It was obvious that they had recognized the middle-aged scholar in white robes standing before them.

Recalling the past, the three of them had been unknown juniors within the Artifact Sect, just like many others, but after thousands of years, they had grown into Artifact Emperors and held considerable status within the Artifact Sect.

Yet upon seeing this scholar in white robes, they were instantly terrified; with a "thud," they fell to their knees on the spot.

This was not out of fear, but out of reverence.

When they were young, this very person was already the Sect Master of the Artifact Sect; moreover, he had now become an existence at the peak of the Golden Immortal Realm, a realm comparable to the rulers of the Six Great Immortal Domains—how could anyone not revere him?

"Pay respects to Sect Master Mo!" the three Artifact Emperors shouted in unison, trembling.

They could see that Mo Junchen had come out together with Xu Que and the others; combined with Er Gouzi's arrogant tone just now, calling Mo Junchen either "Brother Mo" or "Old Brother Mo," this relationship was no small matter. If Xu Que reported them to Mo Junchen, the three of them would surely face dire consequences, and no one could protect them.

The rest of those present were still completely confused, but upon careful thought, they immediately realized something was wrong.

Everyone entering the Artifact Sect must memorize the Sect Rules and understand the history of the Artifact Sect's development; everyone knows the great deeds and contributions of past Sect Masters. Among them, Mo Junchen is the most legendary Sect Master, because he is the only one who disappeared mysteriously, so everyone remembers him deeply.

Now that the three Artifact Emperors suddenly knelt down and shouted "Sect Master Mo," the many cultivators of the Artifact Sect immediately associated this with the long-missing Mo Junchen of thousands of years ago, and their faces instantly changed.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

In an instant, all the cultivators of the Artifact Sect knelt on the ground and shouted in unison: "Pay respects to Sect Master Mo!"

"Hmph, it seems some still remember me, Mo. Then how dare you violate the Ancestral Precepts I emphasized back then? Do you truly think I am dead and can no longer reach you?" Mo Junchen's voice was not loud; like his appearance, it was refined, yet the tone made people feel immense pressure, even a sensation of suffocation.

When a Great Ability lectures, there is never any need to raise one's voice.

"Sect Master Mo, please forgive us! We... we three were merely following orders!"

"The Explosion Heaven Gang and the Artifact Sect Branch of the Zhen Yuan Immortal Realm have a grudge. Artifact Emperor Liu Qi Di was even severely injured and fled back here to recover. Until a few days ago, we received news that people from the Explosion Heaven Gang were coming, so Artifact Emperor Liu Qi Di immediately sent us out to capture members of the Explosion Heaven Gang!"

"Yes, please investigate clearly, Sect Master Mo! For all these years, we three have never done anything evil; we were merely following orders!"

The three Artifact Emperors explained helplessly, their faces grim.

Although the three of them were following Artifact Emperor Liu Qi Di's instructions, they also genuinely wanted to establish merit and please him, so when speaking now, they felt somewhat guilty.

Mo Junchen naturally saw much from their expressions; he let out a cold snort and said nothing.

On the contrary, Er Gouzi grew anxious. He had just said that if these three had not done anything evil, he would stand on his head and defecate. If they truly hadn't done anything evil, wouldn't he be Acting Cool only to be humiliated by the Poem "Grass"?

"No, no, these three must have done something evil! Teacher Duan, quickly cast a divination for these three!" Er Gouzi immediately grabbed Duan Jiude, demanding that Duan Jiude cast a divination.

If one has done anything evil, it becomes fate; there is Cause and Effect and Reincarnation retribution. Heaven knows, Earth knows, and everything can be calculated!

"Fine, this old man will calculate it!" Duan Jiude also wanted an opportunity to eliminate these three and take revenge, so he immediately agreed to Er Gouzi's request and pulled out that Guiqiao!

However, when he threw the Guiqiao and carefully calculated, his expression became strange.

"How is it, Teacher Duan?" Er Gouzi immediately asked.

Duan Jiude shook his head: "Actually, these three indeed have not done anything evil!"

"Damn it!" Er Gouzi was stunned on the spot.

"However, they have certainly done all sorts of small and big bad deeds, but distinguishing good from bad is actually quite difficult; in short, it just hasn't risen to the level of being evil enough to be considered 'harming heaven and humanity'!" Duan Jiude added.

Whether a person does bad deeds or good deeds is sometimes indeed hard to distinguish; he believed these three Artifact Emperors must have done some bad things, but this is not something that can be calculated casually, after all, the Cause and Effect and Reincarnation retribution involved is not great.

Only evil deeds that rise to the level of "harming heaven and humanity" can be easily calculated. Since they cannot calculate it now, it can only mean these three Artifact Emperors have not done anything evil.

Hearing this, Mo Junchen's expression relaxed considerably. Although he intended to purge the sect's internal corruption, he would not do so blindly. Moreover, even if settling accounts, one must target the ringleader, not use these few who merely followed orders as scapegoats; that would not be very effective and would easily make the rest of the Artifact Sect feel chilled to the bone.

"Brother Xu, what is your opinion on this matter?" Finally, Mo Junchen turned and looked at Xu Que.

He had promised Xu Que he would give him a satisfactory explanation, so now he wanted to see Xu Que's attitude. If Xu Que truly wanted the lives of these three, he would keep his promise, after all, these three were not completely innocent!

Hearing this, everyone present's eyelids suddenly twitched.

Brother Xu?

Holy cow, this Sect Master Mo is actually calling the leader of the Explosion Heaven Gang his brother!

"Heh, forget it. I am not the type to hold grudges over trifles or be petty. Let's just give them a lesson and drop the matter; after all, they are not the ringleaders!" At this moment, Xu Que smiled and waved his hand.

In fact, he was quite grateful to this group; if not for them, he would not have planned to enter the Realm of the Underworld King, and thus would not have obtained the Evil Body Transmission!

Now, this Overlord Body is extremely beneficial to him; it is the confidence and self-assurance he needs to ascend to Tianzhou!

"Good. Since Brother Xu has said so, then these three shall be handed over to your Explosion Heaven Gang for disposal!" Hearing this, Mo Junchen also smiled slightly. He could see that Xu Que was giving him face, so as a return, he too had to give Xu Que face.

After all, Xu Que had promised not to kill these three; handing them over to the Explosion Heaven Gang for handling would at most mean some punishment.

"Good! Leave this matter to this Divine Venerable. You might not know, but this Divine Venerable is in charge of punishments in the Explosion Heaven Gang!" At this moment, Er Gouzi's eyes lit up, and he jumped out shouting.

Duan Jiude also looked excited: "And me! This old man is also in charge of punishments; I am the Elder of Punishments for the Explosion Heaven Gang!"

"You two, don't cause trouble! Just dispose of them casually; don't go too far!" Seeing this, Xu Que reminded them, but his underlying meaning was also to hand these three over to Er Gouzi and Duan Jiude to handle.

Duan Jiude immediately smiled: "Don't worry, we know our limits. Even if we don't consider the Buddha's face, we should consider the monk's face. Since these three haven't done anything evil, how about we punish them with castration?"

The three Artifact Emperors, upon hearing the first half of the sentence, had let out a long sigh of relief, but upon hearing the second half, they instantly wanted to vomit blood.

Castration?

Mai Pi, is it really necessary to be so ruthless?

Although for existences at their level of strength, damage to the Flesh Body can be restored; even if hands or feet are severed, they can recover, and castration can naturally be restored as well. But the problem is that the pain is unavoidable! They are not clear on how painful castration is, but they know it is absolutely excruciating!

"..." Mo Junchen raised his eyebrows at this moment, his mouth corner twitching slightly.

This method of punishment was truly something he had seen for the first time; it was really a bit shameless!

"Enough, let it be as you say!"

Finally, Mo Junchen nodded and agreed.

Although this punishment was shameless, the actual impact was not great; after all, it can all be restored. Letting those three Artifact Emperors taste bitterness and learn a lesson is not bad!

Hearing this, the three Artifact Emperors instantly turned as pale as death.

One of them looked at Er Gouzi and Duan Jiude and weakly said: "You two, when executing the punishment, please choose a sharper knife!"

"What the hell? We don't use swords!" Duan Jiude immediately widened his eyes and said.

Don't use swords? Then what do you use?

The three Artifact Emperors were momentarily stunned, somewhat confused.

At this, Er Gouzi added with an air of solemnity, "We of the Heaven-Blasting Gang like to use hammers; we just smash them to pieces!"

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