"I've heard that the guards of the Cultivation Techniques Pavilion are not allowed to open the gate to the Death Forest without the orders of the Elders' Pavilion?"
Xie Zhou frowned, his impression of the elder plummeting even further. Seeing the elder's smug and arrogant attempt to frame him, Xie Zhou naturally didn't want him to succeed.
"Moreover, when I was practicing my cultivation techniques in the Cultivation Techniques Pavilion that day, I vaguely heard the sound of the Grand Elder opening a door. As for which door it was, that remains to be verified."
Xie Zhou frowned, looking extremely serious, which was very deceptive.
"You... Xie Zhou, what do you mean by this? Do you think I, the Grand Elder of the Sword Sect, would oppose a brat like you?"
The elder was so angry that his face turned red, and his eyes almost popped out of their sockets.
"No, no, no, of course that's not what I meant. Please remove the 'could it be' part. Be confident, you're just trying to go against me."
Now that Xie Zhou is in the right, he naturally cannot afford to pay attention to the Elder's weak tactics.
"I'm sorry, Senior Brother Fantian's injuries haven't fully healed yet, and sending him to a hellish place like the Death Forest will only make things worse for his health. I wonder if the Grand Elder has anything that can help my Senior Brother recover?"
"Why not take advantage of him?" Xie Zhou felt quite relieved seeing the elder speechless.
"It's alright, Elder. It's fine if you don't want to give it. After all, we are just a group of disadvantaged students."
"It doesn't matter how much you bully me, waaaaaah..."
As Xie Zhou spoke, tears of sorrow streamed down his face.
The students present were all sensible; everyone had witnessed how the Grand Elder had treated Xie Zhou.
As soon as Xie Zhou said this, everyone immediately understood.
"You...you..."
The Grand Elder was so angry he almost fainted.
In the end, Xie Zhou tricked the Grand Elder out of two top-quality tonics and happily returned to the Frost Palace.
"I wonder when Master will return. Honestly, ever since Master left, those old bastards from the Sword Sect have been bullying us every day. It's just too much!"
Xie Zhou played with the two medicinal herbs in his hands, looking at Luo Fantian beside him who seemed a little helpless, and was quite happy.
"You should take it easy. What kind of disciple goes against an elder? Like you, you actually managed to take two of the most precious medicinal herbs from the Grand Elder. This..."
Luo Fantian shook his head, a wry smile on his face.
"Anyone with eyes can see that this elder is determined to kill me. Since things have come to this, why bother being polite to him?"
Xie Zhou played with the two medicinal herbs in his hand. Just thinking about how the Grand Elder was so angry today made him feel secretly happy.
"The Grand Elder was almost driven to a heart attack by you. You didn't see how helpless he looked..."
After saying this, Luo Fantian said nothing more.
After all, the Grand Elder brought this upon himself. If he had let Xie Zhou into the cultivation technique pavilion to learn cultivation techniques, none of this would have happened.
"You two have caused trouble for the Sword Sect again!"
Lingfeng's elusive nature, appearing and disappearing without a trace, is truly unbearable.
"Master? Master, you're back."
"I just returned to the Sword Sect and heard that you two took two of the Grand Elder's top-quality elixirs, and angered him quite a bit. Is that true?"
Lingfeng frowned and immediately questioned Xie Zhou.
"Yes."
Xie Zhou remained silent, seemingly in a huff.
"Return the elixir, apologize to the Grand Elder in person, and go to the Divine Punishment Pavilion to receive ten lashes as punishment."
Without asking any questions, Lingfeng immediately decided to punish Xie Zhou.
"Me? I should go apologize to the Grand Elder and return these two elixirs to him?"
Xie Zhou was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing.
“Although you are my disciple, you cannot be so disrespectful to your elders! Give me the elixir, and I will return it for you. As for the apology and the whipping, you can do it yourself.”
Lingfeng reached out, wanting to take the two elixirs away.
But Xie Zhou dodged it in an instant.
"The Grand Elder makes things difficult for me in every way, always waiting to take my life, yet I have to humble myself, apologize, and return the medicine?"
Xie Zhou's eyes showed a hint of shock, and he felt a sense of absurdity.
"He is the Grand Elder."
Lingfeng frowned and tried to get the medicine a second time.
"Don't even think about it!"
Xie Zhou was no pushover either. He unleashed spiritual energy in his hands, causing the two medicinal herbs, which were originally brimming with immortal energy, to wither and eventually disappear as a wisp of green smoke.
"Thank you, Zhou!"
Ling Feng's voice was fierce; this was the first time he had ever been so angry with Xie Zhou.
"This thing was originally obtained by me for my senior brother. If Master is reluctant to let us use it, that's fine, I'll just destroy it."
Xie Zhou spoke to Ling Feng, while Luo Fantian, standing to the side, stared at Xie Zhou in disbelief.
"He...he is a Celestial Venerable, Junior Sister, aren't you going a bit too far?"
Luo Fantian quickly tugged at Xie Zhou's sleeve.
"I'm sorry, Immortal Venerable. It's all my fault. If I hadn't been injured, Xie Zhou wouldn't have done such a thing. If you want to punish me, then punish me."
Although surprised, Luo Fantian still stepped forward at the crucial moment.
"Hmph, since you two are so eager to be punished, then go and stay in solitary confinement for another three days!"
Lingfeng frowned, then sighed helplessly and turned away.
"We just came out... so... so we're going back in?"
Xie Zhou snorted coldly, his resentment towards the Grand Elder growing even stronger.
"Junior sister, patience will bring peace. The other side is either the Grand Elder or a Celestial Venerable. Think about it, with our current abilities, we certainly can't fight them head-on."
Luo Fantian sighed deeply and shook his head helplessly.
"Let's go... It looks like we won't be able to go back to our rooms today. Let's go to the solitary confinement room."
Luo Fantian sighed again.
"Stop sighing all the time, for Heaven is about to bestow a great responsibility upon this person..."
"One must first toughen one's mind and strengthen one's body!"
Xie Zhou was just about to say those words when Luo Fantian interrupted him.
"I know what you're going to say. Although the Grand Elder was really in the wrong this time, he is still the Grand Elder, and there's nothing we can do about him for the time being. When we have the chance in the future, I'll help you beat him up!"
Luo Fantian's fist-waving gesture made Xie Zhou burst out laughing.
"It's only three days of confinement. It's just enough time to comprehend the various techniques. It's not a bad deal."
Xie Zhou thought about it again, sighed, but at least he wasn't so angry anymore.
After saying goodbye, they each went into their own solitary confinement cells. Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
Meanwhile, inside the Frost Palace...
The Grand Elder stood in the Frost Palace with a furious expression.
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