Against The Sky Supreme

"During this time, you were supposed to achieve something, yet what have you accomplished? Nothing! Instead, you have brought shame upon yourself and the entire sect!"

Xi Tonghai lowered his head deeply, not daring to speak a word. The weight of Dao Kun's disappointment was like a mountain pressing down on him.

"How can you face the ancestor master when you have failed so miserably?" Dao Kun continued, his voice filled with indignation. "You are a disgrace to the teachings I imparted!"

The atmosphere was heavy with tension as the other disciples held their breath, fearing they might be next to receive Dao Kun's wrath.

"Do you even understand the importance of the alchemical arts and artifact techniques?" Dao Kun's voice rose in volume, echoing through the vast hall. "These are the foundations of our sect! Yet you squandered your talents and wasted your time!"

With each word, the anger radiating from Dao Kun felt like a storm, sweeping over the kneeling disciples.

"From today onward, you will begin your training anew! You will spend the next decade in solitary confinement, reflecting on your failures and working on your skills! I will not let you tarnish the reputation of our sect any longer!"

As Dao Kun's voice finally faded, a profound silence enveloped the hall. The disciples exchanged worried glances, each one silently praying not to attract the elder's ire.

Xi Tonghai felt a surge of shame and determination. He vowed to himself that he would not let down his master again. He would rise from this disgrace and prove his worth, no matter how long it took.

Before Dao Kun could finish speaking, Xi Tonghai heavily bowed his head in remorse, blood streaming from his forehead, tears welling in his eyes as he respectfully said, "Master, it is my ignorance, I have let down your expectations."

"I know that a hundred years is not enough for me to make a breakthrough in alchemical refinement and artifact techniques. I also understand that if I cannot improve, I will surely lose to the geniuses of the Human Race Star Domain and Beast Clan Star Domain in a hundred years. I deserve to die!"

Dao Kun took a deep breath, his murky eyes filled with unwillingness.

He was very clear that the disciples in the Four Arts Star Domain, regarding talismans and formation techniques, were far inferior to those from the Human Race Star Domain and Beast Clan Star Domain. He had originally hoped that his most valued senior brother, Xi Tonghai, would achieve breakthroughs in alchemical and artifact techniques, enabling him to win in the upcoming duel among the three major star domains after a hundred years. This way, he could still propose to the palace master to continue retaining the Four Arts Star Domain.

But now, it seemed that everything was just a wishful thinking.

Thinking of this, Dao Kun, who already had a bad temper, was even more furious, shaking with rage.

"Supreme Saint Elder, please calm down... calm down!" The great sage elder, Wei Rui, hunched over and comforted.

"Calm down? How can you expect me to calm down!" Dao Kun pointed angrily at Wei Rui and other elders, "And you are all useless too! Look at the disciples you have taught. If the ancestor master were watching from above, he would surely be enraged to ashes!"

"You all know very well that if we lose in the four arts duel a hundred years from now, the Four Arts Star Domain will be gone!"

"Or do you not care about the existence of the Four Arts Star Domain in your hearts? Have you already planned to go to the Human Race Star Domain and Beast Clan Star Domain for employment after the palace master abolishes the Four Arts Star Domain?"

Faced with Dao Kun's reprimands, many elders, supreme elders, and great sage elders all knelt down.

The great sage elder Wei Rui looked at Dao Kun, tears streaming down his face, "Supreme Saint Elder, I have no second thoughts about the Four Arts Star Domain!"

"I also hope that our disciples from the Four Arts Star Domain will defeat those from the Human Race Star Domain and Beast Clan Star Domain in a hundred years, but things have not gone as hoped!"