Some might receive a mild punishment as a severe warning, being sent to the Thunder Prison to be punished.
Some might have their cultivation directly abolished, degraded to mere mortals. In more serious cases, they are sent directly to the cycle of reincarnation. Even more seriously, their souls are sent to the eighteen layers of hell for punishment.
"Master, what does this mean?"
The edict was indeed issued by the Dao Monarch, but the aura on it belonged to the Upper Qing Saints. In other words, this Dao Monarch's edict was probably acquired for him by the Upper Qing Saints.
Therefore, Jiang Chen was puzzled as to what the purpose of the Upper Qing Saints was.
Was it just to monitor the immortals?
No, no, it couldn't be that simple.
After quietly pondering for a while, Jiang Chen had an epiphany. The Upper Qing Saints did this to help him better integrate the forces of the Mystic Sect.