Tang Yu smiled faintly and said, "Okay, you don't have to answer it."

Xianming and the other two breathed a sigh of relief. Just as they were about to express their gratitude, Tang Yu suddenly unfolded the decree in his hand and loudly announced to all the monks present: "This is the decree from the Minister of Western Heaven, Immortal Hongqing. From the date of this decree, no one is allowed to kill the demon cultivators of Xiniu Hezhou without authorization for any reason. If it is verified that a demon cultivator has harmed the heaven and harmed living beings, they should be escorted to the City God Temple of each prefecture for punishment and no one is allowed to harm them without authorization. The laws of heaven are strict and unforgiving. Anyone who violates this decree will be executed without mercy!"

After saying this, Tang Yu held the decree in his hand and said to the three elders and the monks, "Did you all hear this? This is the decree of the Minister of Western Heaven, Master Hongqing. From now on, you must follow it without error."

"Capture and kill the general!" Tang Yu had just finished speaking when Elder Xian Guang immediately said, "Capture and kill the general. The abbot is not in the temple. Please forgive us for not being able to accept this decree."

Tang Yu looked at Elder Xian Guang and said calmly, "Whether you accept it or not, I have read it out in public and you must follow it."

"We will certainly carry out the decree of the Western Heaven Palace, but we have to wait for the abbot to return to the temple to receive the decree before we can do so. We ask for forgiveness from the general who captured and killed us." Elder Xianbei also spoke at this moment.

Tang Yu's eyes darkened, and he said, "This has nothing to do with whether you accept the decree or not. From now on, you cannot kill demon cultivators without authorization. This is the most important thing."

Upon hearing this, Elder Xian Guang immediately said, "General Zhuo Sha is wrong. Evil spirits wreak havoc on the human world and harm lives. It is the duty of cultivators like us to vanquish them. Even the Western Heaven Palace has no right to forbid cultivators like us from upholding justice, right?"

Upon hearing this, Tang Yu immediately put away the decree, then stared at Elder Xian Guang and asked, "Are you saying that you will neither accept nor obey the decree?"

Elder Xian Guang said, "Of course I must accept the decree, but I need to wait for the abbot to return. However, I disagree with the prohibition on exterminating evil spirits. We cultivators exorcise demons and eliminate evil spirits for the sake of the people of the world, not for ourselves. Why would Master Hongqing prohibit this?"

After saying this, Elder Xian Guang bowed eleven times and then said, "I really don't understand."

"If you don't understand, then don't try to understand it." Tang Yu said coldly, and then a murderous intent instantly enveloped Elder Xian Guang.

Elder Xian Guang was startled at first, then suddenly horrified. But a split second later, he saw a flash of sword light, and then he felt dizzy. Why did the scenery around him begin to spin? And there was a flash of blood. He even heard the monks' cries of surprise, "What happened?" This was the last thought in Elder Xian Guang's mind, and then he fell into eternal darkness, and his head fell to the ground with a "clatter".

Elder Xian Guang's bleeding body swayed in the air for a long time, and finally fell from the clouds, landing on the ground with a pool of blood and raising a cloud of dust.

"Junior Brother Xian Guang!"

"Senior Brother Xian Guang!"

Elder Xianming and Elder Xianbei cried out in surprise. Elder Xianming immediately flew down, while Elder Xianbei looked at Tang Yu in shock and anger and said, "How dare you kill me, the elder of Shuangjian Temple!"

But just as Elder Xianbei finished his words, a sword beam came directly towards him, and Elder Xianbei was suddenly shocked.

At this moment, a golden light suddenly flew out from the main hall. It was Master Xianzheng, the abbot of Shuangjian Temple.

Master Xianzheng held a vajra in his hand and blocked the sword that Tang Yu was going to chop towards Elder Xianbei. But before he could say anything, he heard a scream behind him. Suddenly, another sword beam burst out from behind him and killed Elder Xianbei in an instant.

Elder Xianbei's blood splattered everywhere, and his body instantly fell to the earth. His blood even splashed onto Master Xianzheng's body.

"I have two swords." Tang Yu held the Taorui Shuangqing Sword in both hands and said to Master Xianzheng with a cold gaze, "Who are you, elder? Don't tell me you are the abbot of Shuangjian Temple."

Master Xianzheng was shocked and angry at the moment. He suppressed his anger, looked at Tang Yu and said coldly, "I am the abbot of Shuangjian Temple."

"Ha ha ha ha!"

A gentle breeze blew his clothes. Hearing this, Tang Yu immediately threw his head back and laughed. Then, holding the sword in his right hand, he pointed at Master Xianzheng and said, "So, you didn't go out on business at all. You wanted to hide and use this as an excuse to not accept the Xitian Palace's decree. Do you think such a lame excuse can fool this god?"

Having said that, Tang Yu turned the sword's tip, pointing it at Master Xianzheng's brow. "It seems that only the sword's tip can make you understand one truth: The Minister of Western Heaven holds all authority in Xiniu Hezhou. You can only do what Master Hongqing allows you to do. What he doesn't allow you to do, none of you are allowed to do without permission. Anyone who dares to disobey will be killed without mercy!"