As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present immediately locked onto the speaker.
The demon cultivators present were the first to lose their temper:
"Long-browed, where did you hear this rumor? How could a disciple of a sage be expelled from the Chan Sect?"
"That's right. Shen Gongbao is exceptionally talented and has already advanced to the Golden Immortal realm. With this level of cultivation, he's more than qualified to compete for the title of one of the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect. Who would be willing to expel such a disciple from the Chan Sect? Are you kidding me?"
...
Faced with the doubts of the crowd around him, Master Longbrow did not offer any explanation. He simply looked coldly at the crowd and spoke calmly:
"I said Shen Gongbao is no longer a disciple of the Chan Sect, and that's it. Whether you believe it or not is your own business!"
Upon hearing this, the demon cultivators laughed:
"Haha, I told you you were making things up. You say Shen Gongbao was expelled from the Chan Sect, but you should at least provide some evidence. How can we believe you if you just make things up?"
"Shen Gongbao is a Golden Immortal, there aren't many Golden Immortals in the entire Chan Sect, and Shen Gongbao is also a disciple of a Sage. You actually say that he was expelled from the Chan Sect? Do you think anyone would believe such a lie?"
Some people don't believe, so naturally some people do, because...
“Changmei is a disciple of Yuding Zhenren of the Chan Sect. He knows much more about the internal affairs of the Chan Sect than we do.”
"Moreover, no matter how bold Changmei is, he wouldn't dare to slander a sage's disciple. It seems that Shen Gongbao has truly been expelled from the Chan Sect."
"But he has the courage of a saint, how could he be arbitrarily expelled from the Chan Sect?"
"That's because the sage himself spoke!"
Before long, even the first few demon cultivators were completely shaken.
They began to believe that Shen Gongbao might really have been expelled from the Chan Sect.
In an instant, everyone's gaze toward Shen Gongbao's carriage completely changed.
"How can Shen Gongbao, a disciple abandoned by a sage, travel with us?"
"If we travel with Shen Gongbao, that abandoned disciple of the sage, wouldn't we incur the sage's wrath? Steward Ao Lan is muddle-headed!"
"Let's go, everyone, let's go find Steward Ao Lan. We absolutely cannot let Shen Gongbao, that abandoned disciple of the saint, travel with us again, otherwise I'll have to apologize for not accompanying us!"
Seeing the commotion not far away, Ao Bing frowned slightly:
"Aunt Lan, you just promised me you'd leave Shen Gongbao with the caravan. Isn't it inappropriate to do this now?"
Ao Lan remained calm:
“As I just told you, the matter of Shen Gongbao being expelled from the Chan Sect by Yuanshi Tianzun is of great importance, and I must confirm it again and again. Changmei is the person I used to confirm Shen Gongbao, so I am not going back on my word.”
Ao Bing wanted to retort, but couldn't think of the right words for a moment, so he could only say:
"But if we do that, Fellow Daoist Shen Gongbao might be driven away by others."
Were you kicked out?
Ao Lan smiled:
"Although my main purpose in choosing to let Changmei take action was to find out the specific circumstances of Shen Gongbao's departure from the Chan Sect, I would also be able to accept the outcome if it could actually drive Shen Gongbao away!"
Upon hearing this, Ao Bing immediately became anxious:
“Aunt Lan, you’re breaking your promise. What do you mean by ‘long eyebrows’? No one knows Shen Gongbao’s situation as well as Third Grandfather. Since you’re so eager to know about Shen Gongbao, I’ll contact Third Grandfather right now. I want to hear why Shen Gongbao left the Chan Sect.”
Huanglong Zhenren hasn't contacted the Four Seas Dragon Palace for so many years, how could he possibly receive your message because of Shen Gongbao?
However, before Ao Lan could stop him, Ao Bing had already activated the Holy Sound Conch in his hand.
At this moment, Changmei led a group of people to the outside of Ao Lan and his companion's carriage.
"Reporting to Steward Ao Lan, Long Eyebrows requests an audience!"
Hearing the commotion outside the carriage, Ao Lan sighed, ignored Ao Bing beside her, lowered her head, turned around and walked out of the carriage.
"Manager Ao Lan..."
The group had barely begun to speak when Ao Lan raised her hand to stop them. Ao Lan's gaze swept over everyone present, her expression solemn:
“I heard everything you were saying outside, but my Sihai Tongbao Pavilion is known for its many heroes. How could we possibly drive away our distinguished guest because of a baseless rumor? Let’s not bring this up again!”
As soon as Ao Lan said this, some people immediately became anxious:
"Steward Ao Lan, Shen Gongbao has indeed been expelled from the sect by the Chan Sect. Please investigate this matter thoroughly!"
“Manager Ao Lan, your Sihai Tongbao Pavilion is a large and powerful organization. Even if the Chan Sect finds out that you are involved with Shen Gongbao, they won’t do anything to you. But we are afraid!”
As the surrounding clamor grew louder, Changmei slowly stepped forward, first bowing to Ao Lan, and then speaking in a clear voice:
“Manager Ao Lan, I am Changmei, a disciple of the Chan Sect. I can testify about Shen Gongbao being expelled from the sect by the Primordial Sage. Of course, if you don’t believe me, we can also confront Shen Gongbao face to face.”
"Yes, we want to confront Shen Gongbao face to face. I refuse to believe he would dare to lie in front of so many people!"
"Yes, we need to stand down!"
"Standing point!"
Sensing the excited crowd around him, Ao Lan wore a rather troubled expression:
"In that case, let's hear Fellow Daoist Shen Gongbao's explanation first!"
After saying that, he led the crowd toward the carriage where Shen Gongbao was.
At that moment, Shen Gongbao had just completed a full cycle of the Jade Purity True Technique, absorbing the last trace of spiritual energy.
The ten years of cultivation had laid a solid foundation for Shen Gongbao's further improvement.
Although Shen Gongbao had only recently broken through to the Golden Immortal realm, his early-stage Golden Immortal cultivation had been thoroughly consolidated after several cultivation rewards.
Shen Gongbao believed that it wouldn't be long before he could officially advance to the mid-stage of the Golden Immortal realm.
But those are things for the future. Now that trouble has come knocking, let's deal with it first.
Shen Gongbao had only absorbed the cultivation rewards from the system, not actually gone deaf, so the conversations of the people around him naturally did not escape his ears.
As Shen Gongbao's icy gaze swept across the surroundings, everyone who met his eyes lowered their gazes.
The pressure from a Golden Immortal is something that the Xuan Immortals, True Immortals, and even Heavenly Immortals present cannot withstand.
At that moment, they began to regret it.
Because they suddenly discovered it.
They couldn't afford to offend a sect like the Chan Sect, which was associated with saints, and Shen Gongbao, this Golden Immortal, was also someone they couldn't afford to mess with.
However, Shen Gongbao ignored them and instead focused his gaze directly on Ao Lan.
This dragon steward is probably the one who started this whole thing.
Otherwise, Shen Gongbao wouldn't believe that a caravan in the Sihai Tongbao Pavilion could have a group of outsiders running around like this without the tacit approval of the Sihai Tongbao Pavilion members.
Looking at Ao Lan, Shen Gongbao smiled:
"If Steward Ao Lan has come to inquire whether I am still a disciple of the Chan Sect, then I can tell you definitively that I am no longer a disciple of the Chan Sect!"
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