Chapter 87 Expelled from the Inner Sect (First Update) An Outer Sect Alchemy Prodigy...
"The recording stone clearly records their actions. Please take a look." Song Yin infused the recording stone with spiritual energy, and the image appeared.
Everyone noticed the subtle actions of Du Ci and his companions.
Du Ci and his companions looked ashen-faced, their teeth chattering.
The restored Song Yin looked completely different from before. Her black hair cascaded down her back as she stood before the crowd, her eyes bright and clear, with a touch of vermilion between her brows, giving her an ethereal and otherworldly air, unlike any real person.
“I, Song Yin, never slander others without cause. I am able to stand up because I have sufficient evidence. Do you agree?” Song Yin looked down at the four people with piercing eyes.
Du Ci: "Your name is Song Yin? Aren't you called Song Le?"
"Song Yin? Isn't that... Senior Sister Song Yin?" Someone noticed the key point.
"What's wrong with Du Ci and the others? Didn't they say they knew Senior Sister Song Yin? Why can't they recognize her when she's standing right in front of them? Were they lying to us all along?"
"But why did he lie to us?"
Song Yin opened the list and read the names one by one: "Liang Ziling, Sun You, Du Ci..."
“You were already on the roster and would have been accepted into Danque Peak if there were no major problems. But after what happened today, Danque Peak can no longer afford to take you in.”
Du Ci felt utterly powerless; after all his planning for so long, it had all come to nothing.
Ding Ruchun was distraught and kept kowtowing to Qi Zibo, saying, "This disciple knows his mistake, please give this disciple another chance, Elder."
Ding Ruchun's friend Liang Ziling realized what she had lost. "I did nothing wrong, please don't give up on me, Elder."
Liang Ziling then said to Song Yin, "Senior Sister Song Yin, I only said a few words in support just now. Why are you excluding me? Dan Que Peak is recruiting people. Shouldn't Elder Qi be the one in charge? You just announced the result like this. Don't you respect Elder Qi?"
Qi Zibo: "Enough!"
Everyone present was startled.
Qi Zibo: "Danque Peak doesn't usually recruit people. It was Song Yin who suggested recruiting, so naturally she's in charge of this matter."
Liang Ziling turned pale with fright at the stern tone and dared not say another word.
Qi Zibo: "Today's lesson is over."
Song Yin called out to Qi Zibo, who was about to leave, "Master, please wait a moment, there is still one thing that is unclear."
Qi Zibo: "What is it?"
Song Yin: "Du Ci tampered with the basic alchemy techniques and gave them to his fellow disciples to learn and practice. His behavior is egregious, and he should be handed over to the Discipline Hall."
Qi Zibo was obsessed with alchemy and hated nothing more than anyone provoking him on the subject.
The pressure of a Nascent Soul stage cultivator was unleashed, "How dare you, you brat!"
Du Ci spat out a mouthful of blood, his entire body pressed to the ground by the oppressive force, unable to get up. "Disciple... is innocent."
Song Yin addressed the others in the room, asking, "Does anyone know Ruan Chaoxue?"
“I know Senior Sister Song Yin, I’ll go get her.” A Foundation Establishment stage female disciple who was rather short raised her hand.
Song Yin nodded: "Thank you."
His gaze continued to sweep across the area, landing on the person eating sunflower seeds. "Help me call someone from the Discipline Hall over here."
Han Changyu silently put away the sunflower seeds: "Yes."
Before long, Nguyen Trieu and all the people from the Discipline Hall arrived.
Since it concerned an inner sect elder, the Discipline Hall immediately reported it to Elder Liu Jianshan, who then decided to go there personally.
"Elder Qi, what is it?" Elder Liu greeted as he entered.
The others bowed directly.
"Greetings, Elder Liu."
Elder Liu: "No need for such formalities."
Song Yin stepped forward: "Greetings, Elder Liu. This matter was caused by me..." and explained the situation in detail. "The former's behavior was not serious, but the latter's behavior was heinous. If any disciple were to suffer a qi deviation and sever their path to immortality because of his actions, it would be an unforgivable crime."
Ruan Chaoxue's gaze never left Song Yin. Her eyes had been moist ever since she came in to learn about the situation, and now, listening to it again, tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.
"Elder Liu, I am the victim. I have always carried this alchemy manual with me." Ruan Chaoxue took out the problematic manual, her voice choked with emotion.
"I always thought it was because I was too untalented and too dull, but I never thought he would tamper with my cultivation technique. If it weren't for Senior Sister Song Yin, I would have probably just given up."
For cultivators, severing someone's path to immortality is an unforgivable crime.
Elder Liu took the cultivation manual; some pages were torn, indicating it had been read many times. "Didn't you exchange it for a new one? And didn't you notice anything unusual?"
Ruan Chaoxue said with tears in her eyes, "This disciple has never thought that there is anything wrong with the cultivation method, so I have never thought about this issue."
Du Ci: "It wasn't me! It wasn't me!"
Song Yin: "Whether you can find out with a single truth talisman or not, there's always the soul search. Sometimes a truth talisman or incantation can remain unaffected and prevent you from getting the truth out of someone, but things will leave traces once they've been done, and a soul search will reveal all."
Du Ci fell silent instantly, terrified.
In his eyes, Song Yin was no longer a sacred and dignified figure, but had become a demon crawling out of hell. No matter how much he struggled, he could not escape her grasp.
How terrifying...
Elder Liu snapped the martial arts manual shut: "Take Du Ci back to the Discipline Hall. The other three will be punished according to Elder Qi's decision. Ruan Chaoxue will go to the Discipline Hall to assist with the follow-up work."
"Respectfully seeing off the elder."
Qi Zibo and Elder Liu left together, and before leaving, he told Song Yin not to go back too late.
Today's events have allowed Song Yin to establish her authority. From now on, people will no longer respect her simply because she is an elder's disciple, but because Song Yin herself is worthy of respect and trust.
"Han Changyu, would you be willing to join my Danque Peak?"
Han Changyu was surprised and pointed to himself: "Me?"
Song Yin revealed the list: "I proposed recruiting people because I wanted someone to help with alchemy. It just so happens that your alchemy skills are quite good, so you are the only one selected on the list."
The page is covered with red crosses, but there is only one red checkmark.
"Thank you, Senior Sister Song Yin. Han Changyu is willing to enter Danque Peak." Han Changyu cupped his hands and smiled.
Song Yin and Song Le, what interesting names! They're not sisters at all, they're practically the same person.
The other five disciples whose pills had been inspected by Song Yin realized that Song Yin was checking their pill-refining performance, and none of them had passed the test.
I was so regretful! If I had known this would happen, I should have focused on refining the elixir!
Song Yin stepped outside, standing on her spirit sword: "Come with me, I'll show you around Danque Peak."
Amidst the envious gazes of the crowd, Han Changyu followed Song Yin to Danque Peak.
Du Ci's matter won't be resolved anytime soon, but today's events spread like wildfire throughout the Immortal Firmament Sect. First, it spread from the alchemy cultivators to the talisman cultivators next door, then to the sword cultivators and sound cultivators, and soon the entire inner sect academy was buzzing with it, before it even reached the outer sect.
Everyone was speculating about what punishment Du Ci would face. Cultivation was a matter that could not tolerate the slightest mistake, and many people sympathized with the victim, Ruan Chaoxue.
While the outer sect academy was also discussing Du Ci being taken away by the Discipline Hall, a strange light flashed in the eyes of the person who was often a loner and was described by his fellow disciples as aloof and gloomy.
A few days later, Du Ci's matter came to a conclusion.
Du Ci was not only to be confined to the Cliff of Repentance for thirty years, but was also expelled from the inner sect.
Everyone inquired about the ins and outs of the matter, wanting to understand why Du Ci did this.
Someone learned from Ruan Chaoxue that when Danque Peak announced its recruitment, Du Ci saw the list written by Elder Qi. In order to secure his entry into Danque Peak, he pretended to be on good terms with his fellow disciples and helped them to show off, but in reality, he secretly ostracized them and deliberately gave incorrect methods to those who asked him for advice on alchemy.
As for why he modified the cultivation technique for Ruan Chaoxue, no one learned the reason from Ruan Chaoxue. But this small difficulty couldn't stop everyone's gossipy hearts.
It turns out that the cultivation method was deliberately modified for Ruan Chaoxue so that she would fail the Foundation Establishment Competition. However, Ruan Chaoxue was selected for the inner sect on her first try, while Du Ci had to participate three times before finally gaining entry. Knowing the reason, everyone mocked Du Ci for his cunning, saying he couldn't compare to Ruan Chaoxue, which further highlighted Ruan Chaoxue's exceptional talent and comprehension.
Suddenly, Ruan Chaoxue was surrounded by a chorus of praise, something she had never experienced in many years.
Having been constantly belittled and told she lacked talent, Ruan Chaoxue gradually began to gain confidence, her whole being radiant, and she smiled more often. She knew very well that it was Senior Sister Song Yin who changed her life; without Senior Sister Song Yin, she wouldn't be who she was today.
Ruan Chaoxue felt disappointed for a long time after learning that Han Changyu had been selected to join Danque Peak. She wished she had also reached the Golden Core stage, so she could have the opportunity to go to Danque Peak.
Song Yin suddenly appeared in front of the inner disciples and then quickly disappeared.
Her brief appearance led to the expulsion of Golden Core cultivators from the inner sect, and everyone was stunned by Song Yin's ruthless methods.
Initially, Song Yin was labeled as the only direct disciple of the Inner Sect Danque Peak, a Golden Core cultivator under 100 years old, and a genius alchemist. Now, they label Song Yin as ruthless, tough and unapproachable, elusive, fair and upright, and so on.
"Senior Sister, you're now completely famous in the Immortal Firmament Sect. How do you feel?" Han Changyu asked Song Yin while refining pills.
Han Changyu was eventually arranged to stay at the foot of the mountain. Qi Zibo himself told him not to go to the top of the mountain unless necessary, and not to bring outsiders into Danque Peak, among other rules.
Song Yin didn't know what Han Changyu was thinking, but it gave her a headache.
Han Changyu dared not be dissatisfied; being able to join Danque Peak was already an unexpected joy, how could he dare to ask for anything more?
The moment Song Yin opened her eyes, she was already refining pills: "What others say is none of my business. Hurry up and finish refining this batch of pills and hand them over to the sect. It's a good thing you're here to help, otherwise I would have had to refine them for many more days. If you're tired, go and rest. You're my only helper, so you can't fall down."
Han Changyu: "I don't feel tired at all; on the contrary, I feel very fulfilled."
Song Yin chuckled twice, "I hope you'll still think that way in the future. No, I need to recruit one or two more people, and from now on, all the third-grade pills will be made by you."
Han Changyu: "Leave everything to us, Senior Sister, what about you?"
Song Yin wiped her face, a hint of resentment from working too long, "Refine a fourth-grade pill."
Han Changyu: "Fourth grade? Isn't that something only Nascent Soul stage cultivators can refine? Senior Sister, you!"
Having reached the Golden Core stage, Song Yin began attempting to refine fourth-grade pills, unexpectedly succeeding in a challenge beyond her level. She happily shared the good news with Qi Zibo, only to have the old man entrust her with the entire responsibility of refining fourth-grade pills.
After refining pills for several consecutive days, Song Yin's eyes were dark and swollen. She turned to Han Changyu and asked, "It's just refining pills beyond one's level. Who are you recommending? They need to be at the Golden Core stage, have good character, and be skilled in alchemy, not waste spiritual herbs, and produce a large and stable quantity of pills per batch."
Han Changyu was first stunned speechless by the fact that he was refining pills beyond his level, and then he thought about who could meet Song Yin's requirements.
"I know someone who was once known as a genius alchemist, and he is now in the outer sect."
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Author's Note: Han Changyu: I love alchemy, and I want to shine on Danque Peak! [Starry-eyed]
A few days later...
Han Changyu, sporting dark circles under his eyes: Senior sister, when will the newcomers arrive? [Melted]
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