The Cold and Aloof Palace Master's Daily Demon-Slaying Life

Chapter 137, the Liquidation Chapter, Begins (Third Update)

The morale of the entire sect plummeted to a level perhaps never seen since its founding.

How could they have imagined this?

How could anyone have imagined that the Supreme Elder, Fu Shui Zhenjun, who had been sitting in the sect for over eight thousand years, as immovable as a pillar of the sea, witnessing countless storms and ups and downs, and who was almost "omnipotent" in their hearts, would actually lose?

If they lose to a veteran True Lord of equal seniority, they will at most lament that there are always people better than them, that their skills are inferior, and accept their defeat wholeheartedly.

However, he lost to a junior True Lord who had only been promoted to True Lord for three months.

Only three months.

What unimaginable and astonishing supernatural powers could a True Monarch who has only been in existence for three months possess?

How could an 8,000-year veteran lose to a newbie with only three months of experience?

How could we possibly lose?

The absurdity of Zixu Zhenjun's victory is, to them, no less than a three-month-old baby fighting an adult, and the adult actually losing?!

But that's just the way it is.

The Supreme Elder lost.

They lost the destiny of the Daoist lineage, and they also lost the domineering mentality that the Fu Shui Xian Sect had maintained for more than eight thousand years.

What plunged them into an icy abyss was the ensuing "punishment" at the level of the laws of heaven and earth.

Within the next three hundred years, the Dao of Talisman Water will be suppressed by the Dao of Yin Thunder.

What does this mean?

This means that from now on, all disciples of the Fu Shui Xian Sect, regardless of their cultivation level, will be at a natural disadvantage when they encounter cultivators practicing the Yin Thunder Dao in battle.

The opponent's supernatural powers and spells will have a certain degree of restraint on their cultivation of the Dao of Talisman Water.

At the same cultivation level, the chances of winning are greatly reduced;

Those whose cultivation is slightly inferior are highly likely to meet a tragic end, dying and being annihilated.

This was nothing short of a bolt from the blue for the Fu Shui disciples, who were used to considering themselves the orthodox lineage of the Great Dao and descendants of the True Lord, and who regarded other lineages of cultivators as "side sects" and "minorities." They often gained the upper hand in battles by relying on their exquisite ink-wash transformations and profound knowledge. It was a devastating blow.

In the past, they could use their exquisite ink painting techniques to trap and kill powerful enemies, use their unpredictable ink painting methods to challenge opponents of higher levels, and use their profound understanding of the way of ink painting to thrive in secret realms.

But now, all these advantages may be greatly diminished due to the omnipresent "suppression" originating from the Great Dao.

It could be deducted, or even vanish into thin air.

Should we avoid the Yin Thunder cultivators when we go out?

Should one be timid before even engaging in a battle?

This was utterly trampling their pride and dignity as disciples of the True Lord's lineage into filthy mud.

Frustration, anger, confusion, fear—all sorts of negative emotions silently spread within the sect.

The once orderly and confident atmosphere of cultivation has become dull and oppressive.

The area in front of the preaching hall was sparsely populated.

Even the busiest markets have become much quieter.

Many disciples chose to go into seclusion, whether out of genuine desire to cultivate and achieve a breakthrough, or simply to escape this suffocating and gloomy reality.

What made them feel even more powerless and desperate was that, no matter how much resentment and dissatisfaction they had, no one dared to openly point their emotions at the two "root causes" of all this.

Because the name of the True Lord has its own resonance and is connected with the laws of heaven and earth.

Those who offend the True Lord with their words will be caught by the unseen laws of rank and status, bringing unpredictable calamities upon them.

Insulting the True Lord? That is a path to death.

Especially the Purple Void True Lord, who just won the Dao competition and whose momentum is unstoppable, his Yin Thunder Fruit Dao Law is now at its peak, and his sharp edge is fully revealed. Who would dare to challenge his edge?

Even when it comes to their own "defeated" Supreme Elder, the disciples may have complaints, confusion, and questions about "why he lost," but they would never dare to voice them.

The majesty of the True Lord is inviolable; this is an ironclad rule etched deep within the souls of all cultivators.

Therefore, all negative emotions can only be deeply suppressed in one's heart.

It manifested as an inescapable gloom between his brows.

It turned into an unspoken silence among fellow disciples.

These thoughts become distracting and difficult to eliminate during cultivation.

"Alas—" a disciple sighed to himself in a secluded spot, "If only I had known this would happen, why did I do it in the first place—oh well, oh well."

"The Great Dao has suppressed us for three hundred years—alas, for these three hundred years, I'm afraid the disciples of my Fu Shui Xian Sect will have to live with their tails between their legs." Another person felt bitter.

"We only hope that the Supreme Elder can recover soon and restore the dignity of the Daoist lineage—" This is the lingering sentiment deep in the hearts of most disciples.

A faint hope.

They believed that as long as they didn't utter any curses or show any disrespect to the True Lord in their words or actions, they would be safe and sound.

The arrogance and recklessness of the past were protected by the Dao principles of the Fruit Fruit Realm, but now, with the defeat and seclusion of the Supreme Elder, they should be wiped clean.

However, what they did not know was that the "Path of Fruition" had another little-known but real characteristic: holding grudges.

A True Lord, whose body is in accordance with the fruition, is the embodiment of the "Dao" and the supreme manifestation and ruler of the laws of heaven and earth in a certain field.

The "Path of Fruition" is an extension of its will and authority, possessing its own spirituality and a strong desire to protect its master.

You didn't curse today, but you cursed before.

You once relied on the protection of your own Supreme Elder's talismanic position and Dao principles to recklessly discuss, ridicule, and even insult his True Lord within his "Dao principle protection domain," disregarding the True Lord's majesty and severely trampling on the dignity of the Great Dao.

At that time, the other True Lords' positions and principles might be temporarily unable to be punished due to the rule of "interference at the same level".

But this does not mean that your crimes will be forgotten.

The Tao is without emotion, yet it also has "order".

The sin of disrespect you committed has already been silently "recorded" by the relevant principles of your rank, like a judgment hanging over your head.

The sword was only temporarily shielded by another, more powerful "scabbard" (the protection of the True Lord of Fu Shui).

Now, True Monarch Fu Shui has lost the Dao battle and is severely injured, so he has gone into seclusion.

Its power as a symbol of fruit has greatly diminished, and a huge loophole has appeared in the "Daoist Protection Domain" that covers the sect, making it difficult to completely isolate the outside world's Daoist probing and infiltration.

Those crimes that were "recorded," and those "disrespecters" who escaped punishment, are like fireflies in the darkness, clearly exposed to the vision of "revenge" after losing the protection of the strongest barrier.

The Dao principles of Yin Lei Guowei, bearing the power of a newly victorious state, are flourishing with Daoist charm.

For those who have blasphemed their "monarch"

The ants of the Purple Void True Lord have no compassion for "forgiving others when possible".

The reckoning has already begun quietly.

However, the disciples of the Fu Shui Xian Sect, who were deeply mired in despair and fear, realized that this judgment, which originated from the "Dao of Fruition," would be more ruthless and precise than they had imagined.

On the outskirts of the Hanmo Mountains, there is a mountain peak with a decent spiritual energy and a relatively secluded landscape. Halfway up the mountain, a rather spacious cave dwelling has been carved out.

The cave dwelling is surrounded by simple maze and protective formations, preventing ordinary disciples from approaching.

This is the cultivation cave of Li Yan, an inner disciple. (PS: He's the junior brother Li who wanted to taste the flavors of a fairy; he appears in Chapter 82.)

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