Inside the dilapidated temple outside the village, Xiao Yuhan recounted what had happened in the village. He explained that he had mistaken an innocent villager for a member of the Demonic Cult in his recklessness and had killed him without thinking.
The group was somewhat surprised to see Xiao Yuhan take the initiative to admit his mistake. However, in the eyes of his second senior brother Liu Jiantang and third senior sister Shen Huairu, who had always had a bad relationship with him, Xiao Yuhan was just putting on an act.
The sect leader, Ye Qingyun, comforted Xiao Yuhan, saying, "Since you didn't do it on purpose, junior brother, let's not make a fuss about this. Why don't we just do as you said and take this baby girl into our sect as a small compensation?"
At this moment, Third Senior Sister Shen Huairu asked coldly, "When did Sect Leader become so confused? Mistakes must be punished! Even if Junior Brother Xiao's mistake was unintentional, he should still be dealt with according to the sect rules!"
The cold-faced and handsome sword immortal Liu Jiantang added, "According to the sect rules, killing an innocent person should result in the loss of one's cultivation and imprisonment in the Cliff of Repentance for ten years!"
At this moment, Nangong Ling'er spoke up to Xiao Yuhan, saying, "Senior Brother Xiao actually killed the villagers by mistake in order to protect me in a moment of panic..."
Ye Qingyun was concerned about the discord among the fellow disciples in the sect, and quickly said, "Since Junior Brother Xiao's situation is understandable this time, let's not punish him too severely. Let him spend ten years in solitary confinement on the Cliff of Repentance!"
For cultivators, ten years is just a blink of an eye. Seeing that his senior brother, the sect leader, intended to protect him, Xiao Yuhan quickly said, "Junior brother is willing to accept the punishment!"
Seeing that his senior brother, the sect leader, had spoken, Liu Jiantang didn't say anything more. He simply turned around with a cold face and flew away on his sword. His third senior sister, Shen Huairu, snorted, "Hmph! Senior brother, you're just indulging him. Sooner or later, he'll make our Heavenly Sword Sect lose all face!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Yuhan could only shake his head helplessly.
Seeing this, the sect leader Ye Qingyun patted his shoulder and comforted him, "See? I told you to try to build good relationships with them, but you wouldn't listen. You just like to go against your senior brothers and sisters. Now no one will plead for you, right?"
Before Xiao Yuhan could speak, a girl in green stepped forward and said firmly, "I will plead for Senior Brother Xiao! Senior Brother Liu and Senior Sister Shen just have a misunderstanding about Senior Brother Xiao, things will get better!"
"You little rascal, weren't you so afraid of your Senior Brother Xiao before? Why are you on his side today?" Ye Qingyun said with a smile of satisfaction.
"Hmph! I didn't know Senior Brother Xiao before, but speaking of which, Senior Brother Xiao's sudden glance can be quite frightening!" Nangong Ling'er said, glancing tentatively at Xiao Yuhan.
Ye Qingyun shook his head. "Your senior brother is in charge of the Discipline Hall, so naturally he has to be authoritative, which is why he has offended quite a few people. Alright, go back to the sect! As for you, Junior Brother Xiao, don't bother with any self-reflection. I know you well; you would never do something like indiscriminately killing innocent people."
Xiao Yuhan smiled bitterly to himself, thinking, "What do you know? In the original story, it was because you trusted me too much that you ended up dying at my hands." He couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "Brother! Be more careful! Xiao Yuhan is a complete hypocrite!"
However, Xiao Yuhan could only dream about it, since he was the one in charge now.
He then said, "Let it go, Senior Brother Sect Leader. If I don't accept the punishment, people will gossip about me. I'd better go and face the wall in silence."
The original novel did not include the scene of Xiao Yuhan facing the wall in meditation. After all, some plot points have been changed. Fortunately, it was only a ten-year period of meditation. Bai Yao's storyline does not truly begin until she is twelve years old, so it will not cause any delays.
So after returning to the sect, Xiao Yuhan entrusted his young disciples to his junior sister Nangong Ling'er and obediently went to the Cliff of Contemplation.
Inside the cave, Xiao Yuhan inquired about the abilities she possessed from the system.
After all, the original work only mentioned that Xiao Yuhan's realm was the Nascent Soul Realm and that his most frequently used sword was the "Gentleman's Sword," without specifying his experiences and abilities.
Only then did Xiao Yuhan realize that he was a cultivator at the seventh level of the Nascent Soul Realm, and that he was most skilled in lightning-based Daoist techniques.
In the cultivation system, from lowest to highest, there are seven realms: Qi Refining, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Spirit Transformation, Returning to Emptiness, Dao Integration, and Mahayana.
The fourth realm, the Nascent Soul Realm, is already at the level of a top-tier expert in this world. After all, the strongest sect leader in the Heavenly Sword Sect, which is known as the number one righteous immortal sect, is only the seventh level of the Void Return Realm, the fifth realm.
The sixth realm, the Dao Integration Realm, is already extremely rare in the world, and the Mahayana Realm is even rarer.
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