Qingxiao Sect, Youzhu Peak, Siguo Cliff!
Lin Fan sat cross-legged in front of the Cliff of Contemplation, gazing at the churning sea of clouds in the distance, feeling quite pleased.
After the Battle of Ice Valley, he and several of his sisters ended their mission early and returned to their sect. He was then punished by being sent to the Cliff of Repentance to contemplate life.
He thwarted Wu Qiankun and Long Aotian's conspiracy and saved the Qingxiao Sect, but his demonic heart caused the elders a lot of headaches.
The Qingxiao Sect is the orthodox immortal sect in the Northern Region and cannot tolerate those who follow the demonic path. However, he had developed a strong demonic heart and fallen into the demonic path. According to the sect rules, he should be executed.
The elders of Zhufeng argued incessantly for three months without reaching a conclusion.
Spring has arrived, flowers are in bloom, and it's that time of year again when animals become irritable.
Meow~
Little White jumped over and landed steadily on his lap, stretching out its head to stroke his hand.
"As a divine beast of the White Tiger, aren't you feeling aggrieved to meow like a cat every day?" Lin Fan asked with a curious smile.
Little Whitey glanced at him blankly, then barked twice before lying down to sleep.
Behind her, a beautiful figure landed on the Cliff of Contemplation. She was dressed in white with a black robe and a phoenix hairpin in her hair. Her eyes were like stars and as smooth as cream, and a hint of sorrow always appeared between her brows.
Lin Fan didn't need to look to know who had come. During his punishment and confinement at the Cliff of Repentance, only Leng Xingyue and the sect leader were allowed to come over; no one else was permitted to visit.
"Fan'er, are you complaining that I forced you to stay at the Cliff of Repentance?"
Leng Xingyue parted her red lips slightly, letting out an ethereal and elegant voice.
"This place is quite nice, with an elegant environment, sunrises and sunsets, and ever-changing clouds!" Lin Fan said calmly, stroking Xiaobai's fur.
"I'm doing this for your own good. Your cultivation of the Demon Heart has alarmed the Supreme Elders, and many elders have expressed their dissatisfaction with you!" Leng Xingyue explained.
For the past three months, she had been secretly observing Lin Fan. He had not changed because of the demonic heart; he remained calm, just as before.
"Now we should have a result, right?" Lin Fan's emotions remained unchanged.
"The elders have unanimously decided to first strip away your cultivation and purify your demonic heart, and then the sect will devote all its efforts to nurturing you!" Leng Xingyue said in a deep voice.
Lin Fan remained silent and continued to stroke Xiaobai's fur.
Seeing this, Leng Xingyue bit her red lips and said, "I have another way. As long as I help you cultivate the Great Perfection Sword Heart, you can suppress the Demon Heart. This way, we can give them an explanation."
Lin Fan, holding Xiaobai, stood up and said, "Demons arise from the heart. Even if you say that a perfected sword heart can suppress a demonic heart, once the demonic heart backfires, the sword heart will only become an aid, and it will become even more uncontrollable. You should understand this principle!"
"Besides, using the sword heart to suppress the demonic heart is just wishful thinking on your part. You think that you can get the elders to let it go? That's impossible. When you saw my demonic heart, you should have realized that there is no place for me in the Qingxiao Sect."
Leng Xingyue's beautiful eyes dimmed, and she said with a hint of grievance, "Do we really have to come to this?"
Lin Fan shrugged and said nonchalantly, "You know very well why I developed a demonic heart. You can't blame me for this, can you?"
“I hope you can stay in the Azure Cloud Sect!” Leng Xingyue said.
"Master, please go back. I want to be alone!"
Lin Fan sat down again without saying a word. Leng Xingyue hesitated, knowing that his mind was made up, and left sadly.
"Host, accepting her suggestion and using your sword heart to suppress your demonic heart might be a very good choice," the system said.
"You're the one who gave this to me, why don't you just take it away!" Lin Fan said.
The system cried out, "I'm innocent! This is the demonic heart you cultivated in your past life, it has nothing to do with me!"
"Then let me ask you a question. If your answer satisfies me, I can consider your suggestion!" Lin Fan said with a smile.
"Host, are you really going to consider this?" the system asked excitedly.
Lin Fan laughed and said, "Why would I lie to you?"
"Then ask quickly?" the system said.
"I'm curious, they hated me in their past life, but in this life they're like a leech, impossible to shake off. Tell me honestly, is it your doing, trying to change their minds?" Lin Fan asked.
"How is that possible? No matter how powerful the system is, it can't change other people's thoughts. If I could, I could just change your thoughts and have you cultivate with them, or change Long Aotian's thoughts and make him feel ashamed and commit suicide. Then the future wouldn't be destroyed, and there would be no need to go through all that trouble."
The system explained that if it were powerful enough to control other people's thoughts, why would it bother to beg its host to do tasks?
"That was Long Aotian's system in his previous life, which changed their minds. Because he wasn't bound to the system in this life, they all changed?" Lin Fan asked again.
"No system can change the thoughts of living beings; it's uncontrollable. If we had that power, we would have controlled all living beings in the world long ago," the system added.
"I understand! I'm very satisfied with your answer!" Lin Fan said calmly.
"Hehehe, since that's the case, then..." Before the system could finish speaking, Lin Fan gently placed the sleeping Little White aside. The sleepy kitten lazily turned over and continued sleeping.
A boundary-breaking talisman appeared in Lin Fan's hand, and he sneered, "I have eliminated the scourge of Long Aotian for the Qingxiao Sect, which can be considered as repaying the kindness of their upbringing. From now on, I have nothing to do with the Qingxiao Sect!"
They want to cripple my cultivation? No way! When he was weak, he only wanted to leave the Qingxiao Sect as soon as possible, but they wouldn't let him leave. Now he is a Nascent Soul stage expert, and there are few rivals in the Northern Region.
Having cultivated to this level, how could they obediently accept punishment?
The boundary-breaking talisman flashed with light, enveloping him. The space around him distorted, and in the blink of an eye, he vanished into thin air.
Little White didn't know how long it had been asleep. When it woke up, it couldn't find Lin Fan anywhere, so it searched all over the Cliff of Contemplation, meowing all the while.
Unable to find anything, it had no choice but to leave the Cliff of Contemplation and return to the Cloud Guest House.
"Meow meow meow..."
After Little White had been describing things with exaggerated gestures for a while, Su Youxue picked it up and said in shock, "You mean Senior Brother isn't at the Cliff of Repentance? He's already left the Azure Cloud Sect?"
Seeing her pet cat nod intelligently, Su Youxue quickly hugged it and rushed out of the room.
The four junior sisters opened the door one after another, poked their heads out, and asked, "Has Senior Brother left the sect?"
Since returning to their sect three months ago, Lin Fan has been punished and confined to the Cliff of Repentance, and they are not allowed to visit him. During these months, they have been depressed and have no heart for cultivation.
Qin Wunian has already broken through to the second level of the Golden Core Realm, and his strength should not be underestimated. Lu Shuisheng is at the peak of the Foundation Establishment Realm, and is only one step away from stepping into the Golden Core Realm.
They hurriedly arrived at Lingzhu Peak, found Leng Xingyue, and explained their purpose: they wanted to go forward to Siguo Cliff to take a look.
Upon hearing that Lin Fan had left the sect, Leng Xingyue's body stiffened slightly, and she stopped what she was doing.
After a while, she regained her composure and said, "Then you guys go!"
The five sisters rushed to the Cliff of Contemplation, but after searching high and low, they still couldn't find Lin Fan. Finally, they returned to Lingzhu Peak dejectedly.
"Master, Xiaobai said that after you finished talking with Senior Brother today, he left. Why is that?" Lu Shuisheng asked with red eyes and a wronged expression.
Is it because of the matter of the demonic heart that Master wants to drive away the eldest brother?
Leng Xingyue sighed helplessly. After a brief conversation, she understood that Lin Fan was determined to leave and would not agree to relinquish his cultivation.
The sect has set up numerous restrictions on the Cliff of Contemplation, so his ability to leave so easily without making a sound must mean he possesses a spatial treasure.
She told the sect elders about their decision, and the five sisters immediately burst into tears.
"Senior Brother, he has made such great contributions to the sect, so why does everyone dislike him and want to abolish his cultivation?" Su Youxue asked, crying.
Wu Qiankun was a spy of the demonic path, and Long Aotian stole the Evil Dragon Relic and fell into demonic ways. It was Lin Fan who eliminated Long Aotian and resolved the sect's crisis. Isn't that a merit?
"Because of his demonic heart, those old fogies dare not gamble on whether Fan'er will suddenly become demonic and slaughter his fellow disciples. Eliminating his cultivation, purifying his demonic heart, and letting him start over is what puts their minds at ease," Leng Xingyue said with a wry smile.
For the public good, she could not go against the decisions of all the elders, including the sect leader and the supreme elder. For her private good, she informed Lin Fan of the results in advance to prevent him from taking any extreme actions during the public trial.
Perhaps leaving Qingxiao Sect is the best choice for him. No matter how reluctant she is, she does not want Lin Fan to become enemies with the sect.
Therefore, Lin Fan's departure was both unexpected and expected.
Chu Yunying picked up her sword and walked out without even saying goodbye.
"Ying'er, where are you going?" Leng Xingyue asked.
Chu Yunying stopped and took a few deep breaths before saying, "I feel I am about to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, and I plan to go into seclusion."
Now that Lin Fan has left, he must have gone traveling. She needs to break through to the Nascent Soul stage as soon as possible, and also travel the continent to find her senior brother.
"Fourth Senior Sister, wait for me! I'm going into seclusion too!"
Lu Shuisheng jogged out after him, eager to break through to the Golden Core Realm as soon as possible so she could protect herself.
Su Youxue and Qin Wunian then bid farewell and left. After the battle in the Ice Valley, only Lin Fan remained as a male disciple on Youzhu Peak.
Because Ye Chen got too close to Long Aotian and gave false testimony for him, he was directly convicted of treason and colluding with evil spirits, and sentenced to death.
Three of the nine direct disciples were suddenly gone.
Lin Fan's disappearance caused a complete uproar in the Qingxiao Sect. Possessing a demonic heart and leaving the sect without permission was a serious crime, which made Elder Xingfeng so angry that he had a toothache.
With the sect leader's approval, Xing Feng was charged with treason and a bounty was issued as a formality, to give everyone in the Northern Region an explanation.
Given Lin Fan's current level of cultivation, it would be difficult for ordinary experts to threaten his life. They concealed the matter of the Demon Heart and only spread the name of Lin Fan's betrayal of the sect in the Northern Region.
If he becomes demonic in the future and causes bloodshed outside, it will have nothing to do with the Qingxiao Sect.
They have already removed Lin Fan from their list of names, and the reward offered is not high. They also did not send out an enforcement team to arrest him. The reward offered is only the price of some Golden Core cultivators.
If anyone tries to provoke him for the sake of this small reward, they can only blame themselves for dying.
The higher-ups of the Qingxiao Sect were also confused. Lin Fan's growth was too fast, and Leng Xingyue had always favored him. Now, they decided to avoid provoking him and causing him trouble if possible.
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