The Celestial Emperor said in a solemn voice: "Let us not speak of this matter further. As for Xu Xuan... setting aside that merits cannot offset faults, even if we were to truly debate this, his faults outweigh his merits."
"Issue my decree: the wild nature of Xu Xuan from the lower realms remains untamed, resulting in the collapse of the heavenly path and the backflow of the Three Rivers into the Heavenly Gate. According to the law, he shall be executed!"
"However, considering his elimination of the principal offender Kong Ren and his hidden repentance, he is spared from death."
"Although the death penalty can be avoided, the living punishment cannot. I now decree him banished to the North of Chishui, condemned eternally to desolate lands, not allowed to take even half a step away. Should he defy Heaven's decree, past and present sins shall bear the same punishment!"
Venus, hearing the Celestial Emperor's decree, felt a sigh of relief instead.