Jiang Shumiao sorted out all her thoughts and looked at the limp Bihai Zhenren on the ground.
"You are destined to be separated from the Great Dao because of your evil thoughts, and you have only prolonged your life to this day by practicing evil cultivation. Now your golden core is shattered, and you will soon return to the underworld. I will ask you one more question. If you do not tell the truth, I will cast you into the animal realm, so that you will be eaten by humans for all eternity."
Master Bihai shuddered. "Yes."
Jiang Shumiao's expression was serious. "Does the immortal sect already intend to align itself with the demonic path?"
Bi Hai Zhenren was shocked.
"This... how is this possible? Even if I have any greed, I only want to take a shortcut to improve my cultivation and ascend to immortality. I would never associate with demons. I hope Your Majesty will understand."
Jiang Shumiao scrutinized him.
Is what you say true?
"This humble fairy dares not deceive the Holy Venerable."
Master Bihai's forehead was covered in cold sweat. "It's because the gods despise the demons. Many disciples of the immortal sects feel that demons can be killed, but it would be a pity to waste their inner cores. It would be better to turn them into their own. So this trend has become popular. But if one cultivates the demonic path, the gods will not stand idly by."
Jiang Shumiao, however, did not believe it.
"After the war between gods and demons ended, were there any immortals who ascended to the upper realms?"
"this…"
Bi Hai Zhenren was momentarily speechless.
"No?"
Jiang Shumiao saw the result in his expression and wasn't surprised. If a cultivator were to ascend to immortality, it would be impossible to ignore the celestial realm's plea for help.
"It seems that the gods have abandoned the immortal realm. If the calamity of the immortal realm cannot be avoided, they can only seek the protection of the demons."
Master Bihai was speechless, wanting to refute, but unable to utter a single word.
He recalled the enigmatic expressions of the sect leaders before their seclusion and the words of advice his master gave him before they left.
If the goddess cannot be captured, she shall be executed.
Why kill the goddess? If it's not a declaration of war against the gods, then it's surrendering to the demons.
Master Bihai was startled by his own thoughts.
The path to immortality, if one aligns oneself with the demon race…
"Your lifespan has come to an end, go now."
With a wave of her hand, Jiang Shumiao sent him directly to the underworld. Then she closed her eyes, spread her divine sense, and locked onto the East Sea.
With a single thought, the barrier breaks.
The entire East China Sea suddenly shook violently.
"What happened?"
"Who...who attacked my immortal realm?"
"Form ranks and prepare for battle."
The five major immortal sects instantly assembled, and even the Immortal Slaughtering Formation was set up, but suddenly a sound was heard.
"Look!"
Amidst the rosy clouds, a phantom gradually emerged.
"The Dharma Form is the Dharma Form of a Supreme God!"
His divine appearance was awe-inspiring, with golden light emanating from his head, inspiring fear in those who saw him.
All the disciples of the immortal sects knelt down, including the five sect leaders.
Do you know your crime?
A child's innocent voice rang in my ears, carrying an immense sense of oppression.
The sect leaders exchanged glances, all feeling uneasy.
"Please enlighten us, God."
"presumptuous!"
Five streams of light emanated from the fingertips of the Dharma Image, transforming into Immortal Binding Ropes that bound the five sect leaders together.
The disciples of the immortal sect all paled.
"You all aid and abet evil, indiscriminately slaughtering demons, harming your fellow disciples, and practicing evil arts. Do you really think I don't know?"
The immense divine power, like a towering mountain, pressed down on the several sect leaders at the Nascent Soul stage, making it hard for them to breathe and intensifying their fear.
"The True Man of the Azure Sea has committed numerous evils and has already been sent to the underworld to be punished. If you do not repent and dare to collude with the demons to bring chaos to the world, I will surely kill your bodies and destroy your souls, so that you will never be reincarnated."
The five sect leaders, including Lingxu, were greatly alarmed.
"God, spare us! We know our sins."
A cold snort came from above, followed by a burst of golden light. A huge golden halo appeared above the East China Sea, displaying complex Sanskrit characters.
"I hereby establish a restriction: anyone who takes an innocent life will have their cultivation abolished and be cast into the underworld. Heaven is above; those who defy it shall be punished!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a series of screams rang out.
Countless golden rays descended, and many disciples collapsed to the ground, their faces deathly pale. Their golden cores, emerging from their dantian, were all captured by the enormous halo. Wrinkles began to appear on their faces, and the elderly ones' hair and beards turned completely white.
Hundreds or even thousands of years of cultivation can be destroyed in an instant.
Lingxu and the others looked on in horror.
What terrifying power is this?
Yingzhou Jinxia Yuanjun said, "Please calm your anger, High God. It is not that our Dao hearts are impure, but because of the suppression by the Divine Race, no great being has ascended to immortality in the past five thousand years. Now our Immortal Sect is about to face the danger of extinction. I beg you, High God, to save our Immortal Sect from this crisis. If you can save our Immortal Sect, I am willing to give up a thousand years of cultivation and offer my divine soul."
Jiang Shumiao's expression shifted slightly.
The immortal sects are not all like Master Bihai.
"If you all follow the Dao, the Immortal Sect will endure forever."
Jinxia Yuanjun's eyes lit up, "Really?"
"No one can break my restrictions. If the Immortal Sect is ever in trouble, I will personally come to its aid."
"Thank you, God."
The sect leaders were overjoyed and kowtowed in unison.
"Today I am here to cleanse the sect of its bad habits. I hope you will remember this lesson and never repeat it."
"Your disciple obeys."
The golden light dissipated, and the Dharma image disappeared.
Those cultivators who were stripped of their Golden Core for their evil deeds were also all dragged into the underworld, awaiting the judge's assessment of their merits and demerits.
Jiang Shumiao opened her eyes, her face showing exhaustion.
Remote spellcasting is indeed too taxing on divine power; I'll have to wait until I grow divine bones first.
She was just about to take a nap when she discovered that Qianli had somehow emerged from her Qiankun sleeve. Now, the two demons were kneeling side by side on the ground, and upon closer inspection, they were still trembling.
What's wrong with you two?
When Jiang Shumiao spoke, it was still her innocent childlike voice.
Fuqu and Qianli didn't even dare to raise their heads, their hearts filled with fear.
Jiang Shumiao tilted her head, then understood.
"You two haven't done anything wrong, what are you afraid of?"
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