If Daoist Qing Song had offended another Supreme Elder of Penglai, perhaps there wouldn't have been too serious of a consequence. After all, under normal circumstances, a Supreme Elder of a sect wouldn't go against the sect master, let alone become an enemy. As long as it wasn't too excessive, both sides would have a certain degree of tolerance and room for discussion.
However, Daoist Qing Song had offended Grandmaster Peng Wei, who was the Retired Emperor of the Supreme Elders!
Thus, Daoist Qing Song hurriedly relaxed his tone and said, "Grandmaster Peng Wei, of course you have the right to lecture me. There's no doubt about that. I was just thinking about the interests of the sect just now. I was worried that Mount Penglai would provoke a great enemy, so I was anxious —"
"Daoist Qing Song, you don't have to explain. Let me do it." Grandmaster Peng Wei smiled faintly and interrupted Daoist Qing Song. Then, he continued, "Gu Qingxun, was the mission to the Yuanzhang Mountain relic personally assigned by you, Daoist Qing Song?"
"Yes." Daoist Qing Song didn't dare to speak nonsense, so he nodded in response.
"Since you personally assigned the mission, then Gu Qingxun wasn't doing this for herself, but for the entire Mount Penglai. Am I right?" Grandmaster Peng Wei continued.
Although Daoist Qing Song felt that something was wrong, he couldn't refute Grandmaster Peng Wei's words, so he could only nod again.
"Since Gu Qingxun is indeed going out on a mission on behalf of Mount Penglai, then any cultivator who attacks her will be an enemy of Mount Penglai if she's in danger. I believe you can't deny this. Whether it's the abbot or Yingzhou, or even the Sea People Clan, anyone who dares to provoke the dignity of Mount Penglai should be punished! But you, Daoist Qing Song, not only did you not think of a way to punish our enemies, but you also came to punish our own disciple and your disciple. Do you think this is the right thing to do? "Grandmaster Peng Wei pressed on, sending chills down Daoist Qing Song's spine.
"Well … Grandmaster, I know what you said makes sense. However, Gu Qingxun has provoked the Sea People Clan this time and killed thousands of Immortal-Slaying Golden Guards. The Sea People Clan will definitely settle this score with us. You also know that the Sea People Clan is endless, right? The power of the sea. If we continue to protect Gu Qingxun, we can only force the Sea People Tribe to declare war against us. At that time, the people will be plunged into misery and suffering, and who knows how many Penglai disciples will lose their lives. Therefore, I'm doing this for the greater good! " Daoist Qing Song's tone was calm as he argued for what was right. This resonated with a small number of Penglai cultivators, and these cultivators nodded inwardly.
"Sea People Tribe? Immortal-Slaying Golden Guards? "Grandmaster Peng Wei said," Yes, the Oceanmen are indeed troublesome. The nightmare of the sea, our Penglai cultivators have suffered many losses in their hands. Similar things have happened in the past, but we, the Great Elders, have never asked about it. Therefore, you, Daoist Qing Song, naturally believe that we, the Grand Supreme Elders, do not dare to make an enemy of the Sea People Tribe. "
"I wouldn't dare!" Daoist Qing Song quickly said.
"It doesn't matter. I know that's what you think." Ancestral Master Peng Wei said, "In the past, there were also Penglai disciples who were attacked or killed by the Sea People Clan cultivators. We didn't care because we didn't want to cause trouble. However, it's also because our Penglai disciples are incompetent! The Oceanmen are also cultivators and living creatures. Why do we have to lose and die when we encounter them? But since we lost, there's nothing we can say. This is like a fight between two children. If one of them loses, does the parent have to personally take action? Therefore, those Penglai cultivators who lost or died in the past had no one to blame but themselves! But today is different. Today, Gu Qingxun won, and he did so in a glorious manner. He brought honor to the entire Penglai Immortal Mountain. In the sea, in the three great immortal mountains, which young cultivator has killed thousands of Immortal-Slaying Golden Guards? "
"Ancestral Master, I didn't do it alone." At this moment, Gu Qingxun felt somewhat embarrassed.
"No, it's your credit! Your credit! " Ancestral Master Peng Wei said, "I only know one thing. You won and brought honor to our Penglai Immortal Mountain! As for whether the Oceanmen want to start a war and how they want to start a war, it's up to us old farts. If we can't handle it, then we deserve to die! "
As soon as Ancestral Master Peng Wei said this, the Penglai cultivators immediately sighed with emotion and aroused their fighting spirit. The cultivation world was a world where the strong preyed on the weak. Since Gu Qingxun had won today and killed thousands of Immortal-Slaying Golden Guards, she was the winner and the strong. In that case, what reason did Penglai Immortal Mountain have to severely punish or even execute their disciple? Shouldn't such a disciple who brought honor to the sect be nurtured and protected?
Once they figured this out, the cultivators of Mount Penglai felt relieved and naturally stood on Gu Qingxun's side. At this time, some cultivators couldn't help but think that although Mount Penglai's strength had been steadily improving during Daoist Qing Song's time as the sect master, they had never become the well-deserved leader of the three great immortal mountains. They also couldn't compete with each other. Therefore, in a sense, Ancestral Master Peng Wei's evaluation of Daoist Qing Song was actually correct — Daoist Qing Song's style of doing things was a little weak!
The Highest Elders of Mount Penglai chose Daoist Qing Song as the suzerain for two reasons. On the one hand, they valued his cultivation and talent. On the other hand, they valued Daoist Qing Song's strategy. They believed that Daoist Qing Song could lead Mount Penglai to a higher level. However, Daoist Qing Song's performance this time disappointed the Highest Elders of Mount Penglai quite a bit. Therefore, Grandmaster Pengwei showed up in person this time, not just to support Gu Qingxun. If he only wanted to support Gu Qingxun, he wouldn't have to show up in person.
Unfortunately, only a few people understood the purpose of Ancestral Master Peng Wei's appearance. Even Daoist Qing Song himself, who was an insider, didn't understand. He thought that Ancestral Master Peng Wei was simply supporting Gu Qingxun. Since he was sure that Ancestral Master Peng Wei was supporting Gu Qingxun, Daoist Qing Song thought that it would be meaningless for him to continue "arguing for what was right" today. Therefore, he decided to let Gu Qingxun go for the time being. Anyway, he would have a chance to deal with her slowly in the future, so there was no need to rush.
"Since Ancestral Master Peng Wei thinks that I shouldn't punish Gu Qingxun, I will do as you say and not punish her for the time being," Daoist Qing Song said. He thought that he had already made a concession, so Gu Qingxun and Ancestral Master Peng Wei wouldn't continue to pursue the matter. After all, he was the sect master of Penglai Immortal Mountain.
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