162: Chapter 162 Julusun tells the whole story of the human race

Yuanshi Tianzun sat atop his lotus throne, his mind completely blank, utterly stunned.

He had considered countless possibilities.

He had imagined Guangchengzi successfully absorbing Karma, ascending to the quasi-Saint realm, and returning in glory.

He had imagined Guangchengzi falling just short of the Opportunity, stopping at the Perfection of the Daluo realm, yet still able to surpass all his Junior Brothers.

He had even imagined the Karma being partially divided by the Human Race, with Guangchengzi receiving little...

But he had never imagined this result!

Guangchengzi was clearly the teacher of Dayu, his fully authorized representative sent to the Human Race, the first Disciple of the Chan Sect, and the Disciple he valued most!

The one who should have made a Breakthrough to the quasi-Saint realm was Guangchengzi!

How could it be Que Liusun?!

That Que Liusun, whose cultivation was usually far inferior to Guangchengzi's?!

He had spent countless efforts, securing the imperial throne of the Human Race, sending Dayu under Guangchengzi's tutelage, and paving the path to the quasi-Saint realm for him.

In the end, it was all for naught; he gained no Karma, but instead was covered in calamity Qi and resentment, even returning unconscious!

"This..."

Yuanshi Tianzun opened his mouth.

His heart, which had been as calm as water after the blessing of Pangu's Luck, was now surging with tumultuous waves.

Confusion, fury, disappointment, and shock intertwined, leaving him unable to regain his composure for a long time, even forgetting how to speak.

Having lived for countless eons, he had never been so speechless or lost his composure like this.

One can imagine how great a shock this scene was to him.

For a long time, Yuanshi Tianzun slowly closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, only endless exhaustion remained in his gaze.

A barely audible sigh echoed from Yuxu Palace.

He raised his hand and flicked his finger, and a gentle yet irresistible force of a Heavenly Dao Saint instantly crossed space, directly wrapping around the Twelve Golden Immortals outside the Mortal territory.

In just an instant.

The twelve figures were brought back to the outside of Yuxu Palace on Kunlun Mountain.

Guangchengzi remained unconscious, held steadily by Chijingzi, his face as pale as paper.

The other seven stood with their heads bowed, not daring to breathe loudly.

Que Liusun and the other two stood to one side, their presence calm and steady.

Yuanshi Tianzun's gaze slowly swept over everyone, finally landing on the unconscious Guangchengzi.

A hint of anger at his failure to live up to expectations flashed in his eyes, but it eventually turned into helplessness.

After all, he was the Disciple he had chosen.

His voice, filled with endless exhaustion, rang out:

"Except for Que Liusun, all of you, return to your respective Dao fields to recuperate and stabilize your cultivation."

Once he finished speaking, he said nothing more.

Chijingzi and the others were filled with bitterness.

Hearing their Revered Master's words, they knew he was very disappointed in them.

They did not argue, did not delay in the slightest, and hurriedly carried the unconscious Guangchengzi away, bowing as they left.

Outside the vast Yuxu Palace, only Que Liusun remained, standing quietly in place, waiting for his Revered Master's next instructions.

After a long while, a voice sounded again outside the silent Yuxu Palace.

"Que Liusun, enter the palace."

"Yes, Revered Master."

Que Liusun bowed.

Then, he slowly stepped onto the jade stairs of Yuxu Palace, pushed open the palace doors, and walked inside.

"Revered Master."

Que Liusun walked into the hall and bowed again.

Yuanshi Tianzun raised his eyes and swept a faint glance at him. With a light lift of his fingertip, a lustrous white, warm meditation cushion, wrapped in faint immortal light, slowly drifted down from beneath the auspicious clouds and stopped in front of Que Liusun.

"Sit."

Upon hearing this, Que Liusun bowed again before sitting cross-legged on the cushion.

He sat upright, waiting for his Revered Master's next instructions.

Yuanshi Tianzun once again enveloped Que Liusun with his Primordial Spirit.

Feeling the aura of a quasi-Saint, his tightly strung heartstrings finally loosened slightly, and a faint but genuine sense of comfort welled up in his heart.

Regardless of how absurd the process was, and regardless of how disappointing Guangchengzi was, his Chan Sect had ultimately produced a Disciple who had achieved the quasi-Saint realm by severing their corpses.

Before the other Saints, he had at least not completely lost face.

"Tell me, what exactly happened in the Human Race territory?"

"Guangchengzi was Dayu's teacher, and you Twelve Golden Immortals went together to assist him. Why did the Karma ultimately go to the three of you? And why did he end up unconscious?"

What was bound to come had finally arrived.

Que Liusun's heart sank. He dared not hide anything, nor did he dare to exaggerate or distort the facts.

Facing a Heavenly Dao Saint, any lies or concealments would be laid bare, leading only to greater punishment.

He respectfully recounted everything that had happened in the Human Race territory:

"Returning to Revered Master, after we, the Twelve Golden Immortals, stepped into the Mortal territory, Junior Brothers Lingbao, Daoxing, and I acted without authorization, heading to the Mortal territory to help the Mortals, so as to alleviate the resentment of the Human Race and accumulate Karma."

At this point, Que Liusun paused slightly, deliberating in his heart for a moment, before finally gritting his teeth and revealing the most crucial truth:

"Besides that, while we three Disciples were wandering the Nine Provinces, we also... in order to take revenge on Guangchengzi, took the liberty of spreading the news throughout the Nine Provinces that Guangchengzi had slaughtered a large number of Mortals on the Zhuolu Battlefield..."

As soon as these words were spoken!

Inside Yuxu Palace, the originally gentle Innate Spiritual Qi instantly surged violently!

The auspicious clouds beneath Yuanshi Tianzun shook violently, a cold light flashed in his eyes, the entire Yuxu Palace trembled slightly, and the immortal mist of the Nine Heavens rolled backward!

"Presumptuous!!"

With a low shout, majestic without anger, it contained the overwhelming fury of a Saint.

Que Liusun was instantly shrouded in this Saint's pressure, his hair standing on end, his heart tightening.

He immediately rose from the cushion, knelt on the ground, lowered his head, held his breath, and dared not move a muscle.

He believed that by spreading this news and backstabbing a fellow Disciple, he would surely face severe punishment.

But to his surprise, the fury surging around Yuanshi Tianzun lasted only a moment before suddenly dissipating.

A Saint is, after all, a Saint; even when enraged, he can quickly regain control of his emotions.

Yuanshi Tianzun closed his eyes and raised his hand to cover his forehead, his fingertips trembling slightly. His heart was filled with the powerlessness of anger at his failure to live up to expectations, along with a trace of hard-to-hide exhaustion.

When pushed to the extreme, he lost his temper.

The result Guangchengzi faced now was, after all, the consequence of the Zhuolu Battlefield!

After a long while, he slowly lowered his hand and opened his eyes. The anger in his gaze had completely faded, leaving only cold indifference, and his voice was hoarse and tired:

"Continue. How did the Karma of the Human Dao end up belonging to the three of you?"

Que Liusun breathed a sigh of relief, knowing he had escaped a disaster.

As a Saint, he would not settle scores after the fact with an ant.

Then he continued to kneel and replied:

"Returning to Revered Master, as for the distribution of Karma, this Disciple does not know the reason. I can only tell you everything I know and let Revered Master judge."

"After Senior Brother arrived at the capital with the eight Junior Brothers, he began to teach Dayu to Cultivate in the manner of Human Emperor Xuanyuan."

"Hundreds of years later, the resentment of the Mortals in the Nine Provinces toward Senior Brother erupted."

"Senior Brother was backlashed by the boundless resentment he had attracted, forcing him to go into seclusion to suppress it, and that was for six years."

"And in the short time that Senior Brother was in seclusion."

"The Human Race, under the leadership of Dayu, forged the nine cauldrons, delineated the territories of the Nine Provinces, established the Xia Dynasty, and began the era of the Human Race Dynasty."

"When the Karma of the Human Dao descended, the three of us Disciples were still in the Mortal world of the Nine Provinces helping the people, so the golden light of Karma descended autonomously and fell into our hands."

"As for Senior Brother and the other eight Junior Brothers, from beginning to end, not a shred of Karma descended upon them."

"Seeing the Karma go to others, Senior Brother was overcome with anger and fainted on the spot."

"After waking up and seeing this Disciple break through to the quasi-Saint realm, he suffered a backlash from his Heart Demon and fainted again... The other Junior Brothers, having not touched any Karma throughout the process and having been affected by the resentment, are also plagued by resentment and in a low state."

As he finished speaking, Que Liusun lowered his head and knelt on the ground, quietly waiting for Yuanshi Tianzun's judgment.