479: Chapter 479 Public Execution

Above the Wansheng Dao Court.

As the news fermented, more and more Cultivators from Huangji Prefecture rushed in from all directions to join the spectacle. Escape lights were like rain, and flying boats were like a dense weave, covering the sky above the Wansheng Dao Court.

Listening to the rolling thunder that came from the sky from time to time, the crowd began to discuss it.

"I heard Heavenly Venerable Mogong has come to the Dao Seeking Sect to cause trouble again?"

"No, it's not Tiangong Pavilion. That Man in White Robes and his mount, I have seen them before during discussions; it should be that Peak Master from the Dao Seeking Sect."

"What? You mean to say, a mere Peak Master from the Dao Seeking Sect has come to this Wansheng Dao Court to cause trouble for the Immortal Venerable?"

As these words fell, a burst of laughter erupted from the surroundings.

"Are you crazy? A Peak Master dares to come to the Wansheng Dao Court to run wild?"

"Maybe he came prepared? Didn't you see that Heavenly Venerable Mogong and the Medicine Venerable have both arrived?"

"So what if he came prepared? Can a small Sect's Peak Master really shake the Great Love Immortal Venerable?"

"It is said that even the Medicine Venerable has rushed over. I wonder what they are actually planning."

The crowd discussed heatedly. In their eyes, the Dao Seeking Sect was just a force that had recently gained some fame, and for a Peak Master to come and challenge the Great Love Immortal Venerable was no different from throwing an egg against a rock.

Inside the Wansheng Dao Court.

Li Xuantong stood with his hands behind his back in front of the hall, looking up at the faintly visible aftermath of the battle in the sky, a smile curling at the corner of his mouth.

"Truly courting death."

He muttered to himself, his eyes filled with pleasure, "You escaped a disaster in that Secret Realm, and yet you still dare to take the initiative to come and provoke trouble. If this isn't throwing yourself into the net, what is it?"

Thinking of the actions of Heavenly Venerable Mogong and the Medicine Venerable from Tiangong Pavilion, Li Xuantong quickly drew a conclusion. It seemed that the fool from the Dao Seeking Sect was being used as a pawn by others, and he didn't even know it.

Fine!

Although he could not kill him personally to vent his anger, once the Immortal Venerable returned, he would likely pay a visit to the Dao Seeking Sect. By then, no one in the entire Dao Seeking Sect would be able to escape.

In Li Xuantong's mind, a cold figure gradually emerged.

He remembered the woman who accompanied Chen Xuan that day—her brows were like paintings, her figure was graceful, and every gesture exuded a cold arrogance that kept people at a distance.

He wondered what kind of delightful scene it would be to press her beneath him, to hear her let out humiliating moans; what a soul-stirring taste that would be.

Thinking of this, Li Xuantong couldn't help but lick his lips.

The next moment!

A heaven-shaking, earth-shattering loud noise came from above the firmament, causing the entire world to tremble.

Immediately followed by a 'boom'.

A stream of light fell from the high sky at a speed invisible to the naked eye, crashing into the Wansheng Dao Court like a meteorite. Under that terrifying impact, the Mountain-Protecting Array was like paper, instantly smashed into a huge hole, and the shattered formation patterns turned into spiritual light and scattered across the sky.

"What happened?"

"Just now... it seemed like someone was beaten down directly from the Outer Heavens."

The surrounding Cultivators looked at each other, their faces filled with shock and confusion.

Li Xuantong was stunned for a moment, then flew out and rushed towards the place where it fell.

When he saw the figure in the plaza clearly, his pupils contracted sharply, and his whole body stiffened as if he had been hit by a binding spell.

"This... how is this possible!"

In the center of the plaza, in a huge deep pit, the Great Love Immortal Venerable was half-kneeling on the ground, covered in blood. His robes were already shattered beyond recognition, revealing crisscrossing wounds underneath. His face was as pale as paper, his aura had withered to the extreme—where was there any trace of the Immortal Venerable's majesty?

This shocking scene made Li Xuantong tremble, his mind going blank.

The Immortal Venerable... was defeated?

Immediately after, a figure in white descended from the sky, drifting down.

Chen Xuan stood with his hands behind his back in the Void Realm, his sleeves fluttering gently in the wind, spotless from head to toe. Behind him, Heavenly Venerable Mogong, the Medicine Venerable, and the Mystic Talisman Heavenly Venerable followed closely, four figures suspended in mid-air, like four gods looking down on the common people.

Chen Xuan's voice was calm, yet it reached every person present clearly:

"Great Love Immortal Venerable, you have become a slave of the Yao Race, harming many of your own kind. Today, I, Chen Xuan of the Dao Seeking Sect, will grant you release."

He paused, his gaze sweeping over the shocked faces below.

"And give these Nine Provinces the truth."

As the words fell, the whole world fell into a deathly silence.

Immediately, a clamor erupted from the crowd.

"Slave of the Yao Race? What nonsense is this person spouting?"

"You, a Peak Master of the Dao Seeking Sect, by what right do you speak such slander here?"

"The Immortal Venerable has resisted the Yao Race for hundreds of years, and has he not always been the first to charge into battle? You are slandering him!"

Questions and angry curses rose one after another, like a ladle of cold water poured into a boiling pot of oil, splashing everywhere.

In the deep pit, the Great Love Immortal Venerable slowly raised his head.

Life was fading from his body, and that face, once high-spirited, now held only exhaustion and relief. He looked at Chen Xuan, his lips trembling slightly, as if he wanted to say something.

In a trance, the restrictive power of the Slave Seal also weakened as his vitality dissipated. A bitter smile slowly appeared at the corner of the Great Love Immortal Venerable's mouth.

He looked at Chen Xuan, his lips moving slightly, his voice almost inaudible:

"Thank you... Fellow Daoist."

Chen Xuan looked down at him without speaking.

He raised his hand, and a white sword light shot out from his fingertips, fast as lightning, slicing through with precision. The Great Love Immortal Venerable's head flew high into the air, suspended in mid-air. The headless body swayed and then collapsed to the ground with a boom.

The whole world was deathly silent.

Seeing this scene, the Mystic Talisman Heavenly Venerable's pupils shrank slightly, and she immediately raised her hand to take out a golden Talisman. She flicked her fingertips, and the Talisman turned into a stream of light and flew towards the firmament, exploding in the high sky like a small sun, blooming with blinding light.

In the light, the Great Love Immortal Venerable's head was magnified thousands of times, clearly emerging in the Void Realm, like a huge painting spread out across the firmament.

Every Cultivator present could clearly see every detail on that head.

The pale face, the closed eyes, and...

In the center of the forehead, a pitch-black mark, like a wriggling poisonous insect, was deeply branded into the skin and bone.

The Slave Seal.

A deathly silence shrouded the entire world.

Everyone's gaze was fixed on that black mark, the expressions on their faces changing from anger and doubt to shock and confusion, and finally turning into indescribable complexity.

"This..."

Someone opened their mouth wide but couldn't say a single word.

"That... that is..."

An old Cultivator spoke tremblingly, his voice shaking, "The Slave Seal... it really is the Slave Seal... The Great Love Immortal Venerable was really controlled by the Yao Race..."

"For five hundred years, he resisted the Yao Race, always at the forefront... turns out it was all fake?"

"It wasn't fake." Someone said in a deep voice, still trying to whitewash it, "He himself probably didn't know. Those who are planted with the Slave Seal even have their own memories tampered with. He thought he was resisting the Yao Race, but in reality..."

The sentence was not finished, but everyone already had their own answer in their hearts.

Li Xuantong sat slumped on the ground, his face ashen.

His mind was blank, with only one thought echoing... It's over.

It's all over!