Chapter 361: Restoring order and enforcing discipline
He cast a burst of magic power on the Hundred Souls Banner, driving the ghost immortals in the banner to chase after them, "Quickly, capture them all!"
These ghost immortals just left the wolf's den and entered the tiger's den.
This "Ma Qingji" called them uncle, great-grandmaster, and great-grandmaster, and ordered them to come without any hesitation.
These ghost immortals had a hard time dealing with Gong Mengbi. They couldn't even break through the dragon scales, let alone get close to Gong Mengbi. But when it came to dealing with the disciples of Xima Mountain, they could catch them one by one.
Gong Mengbi stood in place, all the scales on his body disappeared. He looked up at the Hundred Souls Banner dyed red with blood. The leader of Xima Mountain died on the top of the banner. He reached out and pulled his soul out of the corpse.
The Sixth-Rank Yin Spirit of Xima Mountain's Sect Leader was held by him like a little chicken. He trembled as he looked at him and begged, "Grandmaster, spare my life!"
Gong Mengbi looked at him coldly and asked, "Let me ask you, when were the infant spirits, old ghosts, sick corpses, and dead souls in the Four Sufferings Formation raised there?"
The Xima Mountain Sect Leader knelt on the ground, kowtowed repeatedly and said, "This junior raised it in the formation five years ago."
Gong Mengbi's expression grew even colder. "Who told you to modify the Four Sufferings Formation? You changed the perfectly good Heart Refining Formation into this evil formation!"
The Xima Mountain Sect Leader pleaded, "I was entrusted by King Wu to raise evil spirits in the formation for use when we need to rise to power."
Gong Mengbi was stunned: "King Wu..."
The head of Xima Mountain said, "We, Xima Mountain, have succeeded in gaining the support of King Wu. King Wu is poised to challenge the throne. If this is accomplished, Xima Mountain will immediately enjoy endless benefits for following the dragon. Our ancestor's achievements are unparalleled. I am willing to introduce you to him. Even if I only receive the title from King Wu, I will be able to amass treasures, wealth, popularity, and spiritual energy for cultivation. Grandmaster, please spare my life."
Gong Mengbi sighed and said, "A king in this world, no matter how selfish his desires, must have the ambition to care for the world. Without the virtue of caring for the world, how can he sit firmly on the throne by relying on sinister tricks? You only focus on success, but don't know what kind of situation Xima Mountain will fall into if he fails."
The head of Xima Mountain looked up at Gong Mengbi, his eyes full of panic and fear, and he completely ignored what Gong Mengbi said.
Gong Mengbi lowered his eyes and said, "That's right. Xima Mountain is all yours, you benefit from it at the expense of others. You really don't care about Xima Mountain. The King of Wu is just like you, harming the people of the world to benefit him. No wonder you two can get together."
Gong Mengbi rolled up his sleeves and took the head of Xima Mountain into his sleeves, trapping him in Vimalakirti's room.
One by one, the ghost immortals captured the disciples and elders of Xima Mountain and brought them back. In the entire Xima Mountain, there was only one sixth-grade master, the leader, and the rest were elders of the seventh-grade Taoism. How could the disciples of the eighth and ninth grades be able to defeat the ghost immortals in the Hundred Souls Banner?
Not to mention that Gong Mengbi's magic power to sacrifice the Hundred Souls Banner and bless all the spirits and ghosts is far superior to that of the head of Ximashan.
Gong Mengbi pulled up the Hundred Souls Banner and shook off the corpse of the Ximashan Sect Leader on top of the banner.
The sight of this pampered and domineering leader falling into the dust made the followers of Xima Mountain tremble.
Gong Mengbi held the Hundred Souls Banner and said, "Let's go up the mountain."
The ghost immortal escorted the elders and disciples of Xima Mountain up the mountain, rolled up the corpse of the leader of Xima Mountain, and brought it to the main hall of Xima Mountain.
The palace is magnificent and I wonder how much wealth the world has contained.
In front of the hall is the performance ground, where the disciples practice Taoism.
Gong Mengbi stood on the stage, threw the corpse of the Xima Mountain leader to the ground, stretched out his hand, untied an elder, and said, "Gather everyone on Xima Mountain."
The elder kowtowed and said, "Ancestor, please wait a moment."
He immediately rang the golden bell in front of the hall, and when the bell rang, the sound came from Xima Mountain.
In just a moment, all the disciples, servants, and attendants of Xima Mountain who had too little magical power to fly to the battlefield gathered in front of the hall.
Gong Mengbi stood on the high platform, watching everyone on Xima Mountain kneeling and trembling in front of the temple. Gong Mengbi slowly spoke, "I am Ma Qingji, the sixteenth-generation disciple of Xima Mountain, and a disciple of the Corpse Immortal Sect. You should all call me Grandmaster."
No one dared to talk to him, and no one dared to respond.
Gong Mengbi said, "The Taoist tradition of our Xima Mountain was inherited from our founder, Taoist Xima. He wasn't gifted, and everyone thought he had no talent for cultivation. However, he was determined to pursue the Tao. Since he was limited by his talent, he sought a method that didn't require it. That's how he and a few fellow Taoists came here to cultivate and leave behind the Taoist tradition."
"I don't need to tell you about the inheritance left by Taoist Xima and his companions. You already know it. It consists of three schools: ghost immortals, corpse immortals, and secular immortals. One seeks transcendence in the underworld, one seeks rebirth from death, and one seeks wealth and cultivation."
"Disciples of Xima Mountain may lack other things, but they must have a heart that seeks the Tao. Although the way we seek the Tao at Xima Mountain is unorthodox, it is definitely not an evil or demonic path."
"Back then, I left Xima Mountain in search of an opportunity to practice the Body Refining Method. It's only now that I've achieved something, and many years have passed. I thought returning to the mountain would be a glorious return to my hometown, where I could meet my old friends, but I discovered that Xima Mountain has fallen into such a state."
"The Four Bitterness Heart-Searching Formation has become a demonic formation that nurtures evil spirits and demonic corpses. The Ghost Immortal Sect and the Secular Sect annihilated the Corpse Immortal Sect, and sacrificed all of its disciples to become Skull Gods. The predecessors who practiced the Ghost Immortal Way were imprisoned within the Hundred Souls Banner and driven to do their bidding, committing countless bloodshed."
"The once prosperous Xima Mountain has turned into this evil sect that harbors all kinds of filth!"
Gong Mengbi burst into tears, "Now that I'm back, not only can't I see any of my old friends, but I also see my home in such a state!"
The elders and disciples of Xima Mountain lay on the ground and trembled involuntarily. They felt the endless murderous intent from Gong Mengbi's sad tone.
Gong Mengbi wiped away his tears and said, "Today, I will restore order, rectify the chaos, and establish rules and regulations for Xima Mountain!"
He stepped forward and kicked the corpse of the Ximashan Sect Leader in front of everyone, saying, "As a Sect Leader, you disrespect your ancestors, fail to teach your disciples, harm your fellow disciples, and nurture evil spirits. You must be executed!"
"Bring it up!"
Immediately, ghost immortals escorted the elders of Xima Mountain forward and forced them to kneel in front of the disciples.
Gong Mengbi glanced at them and saw clearly the resentment and evil spirit stained on them. He said, "As an elder, you don't teach your disciples, kill people and take their souls, and harm all living things. You should be killed!"
"Ancestor, spare my life!"
"Have mercy, ancestor!"
"Disciple is willing to repent, and begs Grandmaster to spare my life!"
Gong Mengbi's dead fish eyes were red and tearful, and he said, "Repent? It's too late!"
He stretched out his hand, and Yin Qi formed into a long sword, which landed in his palm. "If I don't kill you today, how can I quell the resentment that is as big as a mountain and as deep as the sea!"
With a flash of sword light, a head fell to the ground.
The headless body fell forward, blood gushing out of its cavity, staining the stone bricks in front of the hall bright red.
Gong Mengbi killed his men from one end to the other with his sword.
Seeing that Gong Mengbi was merciless, the elders either cursed, cried, or acted in an ugly manner.
Gong Mengbi just walked forward step by step, unwavering, and beheaded him with one sword.
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