“Since you’ve said so, Junior Brother Ye, then I have no further objections,” Chang Qingyue said with a smile.
Ziyue seemed to want to say something, but in the end she didn't say anything more.
It was getting late, and Ye Feng returned to his residence.
Luo Mengxuan, meanwhile, continued climbing the mountain step by step.
She continued to kneel and kowtow with each step, from afternoon to night, and into the dead of night, until her face showed signs of exhaustion.
But Luo Mengxuan did not stop and persevered through gritted teeth.
The next day, many disciples went to watch and saw Luo Mengxuan still slowly climbing the mountain.
Today, Luo Mengxuan looked extremely haggard. Her pale cheeks were completely bloodless, and even her lips had lost their color.
But her pace up the mountain did not slow down; it remained the same as yesterday.
"There are already 1,224 stone steps."
"There are still over eight thousand stone steps to go, it's a long way off!"
"Senior Sister Luo looks so haggard."
"Nonsense, why don't you try climbing over a thousand stone steps, kneeling as you go?"
"Can Senior Sister Luo hold on?"
I don't think that will work.
"The sect leader didn't say we couldn't stop to rest or take recuperative pills along the way, so why didn't Senior Sister Luo do it?"
"Perhaps they dare not. The sect leader's punishment is already very lenient. What if they take a break and take pills in the middle, angering the sect leader and incurring a heavier punishment?"
"That's true."
Suddenly, a disciple flew over from a distance and shouted, "The steward of the Merit Hall has changed! Luo Mengxuan has been removed from the position of steward of the Merit Hall, and the new steward is Senior Brother Feng Yuhan, Elder Tianhan's disciple!"
The news immediately sparked heated discussions among the people present.
"See? With Luo Mengxuan in such a big mess, I'm sure I'll lose my position as a steward of the Good Deeds Hall."
"I never expected that Senior Brother Feng Yuhan would become a steward of the Good Deeds Hall. Wasn't Senior Brother Feng Yuhan always annoyed with managing sect affairs?"
"It must be Elder Tianhan's order."
I wonder how Luo Mengxuan will react when she hears this news?
No one knows who said that, but suddenly everyone looked at Luo Mengxuan.
These people weren't far from Luo Mengxuan, and since they didn't deliberately lower their voices, and Luo Mengxuan was a peak True Yuan Realm martial artist, she naturally heard everything.
Although she heard it, Luo Mengxuan did not react at all and continued climbing the mountain as if she had not heard anything.
Meanwhile, the merits for going to Twin Moon Lake in Liyue City to solve the flood problem have been settled.
Ye Feng earned eight thousand merits, which was no small amount for him.
And that's not all.
The carcass of the Star Catfish was brought back to the Xuanji Sect. According to the assessment of the Treasure Hall, the complete carcass of the Star Catfish was worth a total of 50,000 merit points.
The ten of them divided the merit equally, so each person received five thousand good deeds.
In other words, Ye Feng suddenly gained another 13,000 merits.
With the merits accumulated from various missions he had previously performed, Nightwind now has over 30,000 merits!
However, the Xuanji Sect does not have Qiyun Flower yet, and it will take more than a month for new Qiyun Flower to be delivered.
Therefore, even if Ye Feng has the merit points, he cannot exchange them, so he has to continue waiting.
Days passed by.
Luo Mengxuan tirelessly climbed the mountain and kowtowed, but her condition deteriorated.
Elder Lan Yue saw this and felt deeply pained.
She tried several times to persuade Luo Mengxuan to rest, and even offered her some medicine, but Luo Mengxuan refused each time.
Today is the seventh day.
Luo Mengxuan is only one hundred stone steps away from the summit of Taishang Peak.
But Luo Mengxuan's current condition is already as bad as it gets.
She staggered, her steps faltering, and several times she nearly fell and tumbled down the stone steps.
The evergreen moon has arrived, the purple moon has arrived.
The night breeze also arrived here.
Countless people stood in the air watching Luo Mengxuan, saying all sorts of things.
"It must have been tough on her."
Seeing Luo Mengxuan's disheveled and haggard appearance, Chang Qingyue sighed and said.
Normally, Zi Yue would have attacked Luo Mengxuan without hesitation, but remembering what Ye Feng had said about the Holy Maiden of Charity, she ultimately kept her mouth shut and said nothing more.
Ye Feng looked at Luo Mengxuan calmly, his expression as still as water.
Suddenly, Luo Mengxuan slipped and was about to fall to the ground, possibly even rolling down the stone steps.
Just as Elder Lan Yue was about to help her up, a gentle breeze blew by and helped Luo Mengxuan to her feet.
"We're almost there, don't let it all go to waste," Ye Feng said.
Luo Mengxuan took a deep breath and gave Ye Feng a complicated look.
After a moment, she nodded slightly to the night breeze and continued climbing the mountain.
Luo Mengxuan knelt down with each step, bowed with each step, and finally climbed the last stone step to reach the summit of Taishang Peak.
Luo Mengxuan knelt down heavily and kowtowed three times towards the direction of the Dingcangyun Palace on Taishang Peak.
The Cangyun Palace is where the successive leaders of the Xuanji Sect are enshrined.
After Luo Mengxuan kowtowed three times, her punishment came to an end.
Having worked for seven days and seven nights without rest, and having trudged up 9,999 stone steps on her knees, Luo Mengxuan had long since reached her limit.
She could no longer hold on and collapsed to the ground, falling into a coma.
"Sect Leader, may I leave with Mengxuan now?" Elder Lanyue asked.
"Go."
A faint female voice echoed from the Tai Shang Palace.
With permission from the Xuanji Sect leader, Elder Lanyue immediately picked up Luo Mengxuan.
After giving Ye Feng a deep look, Elder Lan Yue teleported away and disappeared from the spot.
"Let's disperse, stop watching the commotion."
"What's there to see now that everyone's gone?"
"Be careful, the sect leader might punish us!"
The countless inner and outer disciples who had gathered there all left, and Ye Feng and his two companions also departed.
Two days passed without incident at the Xuanji Sect; all was calm and peaceful.
On the third day, there was still no news of Luo Mengxuan, so Ye Feng went to the entrance of Elder Lan Yue's cultivation cave on Tianlan Peak.
The stone door to Elder Lanyue's cultivation cave was tightly closed, but Ye Feng knew that Elder Lanyue and Luo Mengxuan must be inside.
"Elder Blue Moon, inner disciple Ye Feng requests an audience," Ye Feng said, bowing.
After waiting quietly for a moment, Elder Blue Moon's voice came from the cultivation cave: "What are you doing here?"
"I've come to visit Senior Sister Luo," Ye Feng said.
After a moment, the stone gate slowly opened.
Ye Feng then strode inside, heading deeper into the cultivation cave.
It must be said that Elder Lan Yue is really romantic. Her cultivation cave is filled with the fragrance of flowers and the sounds of birds. There are also clear ponds in the cave, where many koi are swimming around.
This cultivation cave is like a beautiful and picturesque paradise.
Ye Feng walked deep into the cultivation cave and saw Elder Lan Yue sitting cross-legged on a futon, his expression very peaceful.
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