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As Grandfather Shi San's voice fell, the middle-aged cultivator named Shi Jianxing immediately shivered and hastily knelt to the ground, his voice trembling:
"Elder... elder..."
"It was my foolishness that led me to harbor selfish thoughts, which brought about such despicable acts. Please punish me, elder."
As Shi Jianxing's voice fell, an elder of the Shi Family to the left of Grandfather Shi San looked towards Shi Jianxing and said:
"It seems, it was for the sake of the Void Immortal Thunder Stone."
And on the right side of Grandfather Shi San, another Shi Family elder nodded:
"Hmm..."
"During the previous discussion about the Void Immortal Thunder Stone, Jianxing was right there. He had intended to refine a Daoist Treasure, and it just so happened that he lacked a Void Immortal Thunder Stone."
"Had Elder Qi not proposed to give the Void Immortal Thunder Stone to his own disciple, the Void Immortal Thunder Stone would have certainly been his."