Shi Xuan had a bitter pill to swallow, and she had gone to great lengths and made many plans for the outcome of this punishment. She couldn't commit too little of this offense, nor could she commit too much. If she committed too little, she wouldn't be allowed to enter the Cliff of Repentance, and if she committed too much, she might be expelled from the sect.
If Shu Yuanguan ruins this time, she will need to rack her brains to come up with another solution, which is too difficult!
Shu Yuanguan continued, "Besides, she didn't cause any irreparable consequences, so we two victims will no longer pursue the matter. As for the dining hall, it's only unusable for ten days. We can temporarily find another place to cook, and it wouldn't be a problem for the disciples to take their meals back to eat."
Elder Su retorted, "But she made a serious mistake by using the pill without knowing its effects. If this is not punished, it will not convince the public!"
Shu Yuanguan said solemnly, "She just won the championship of the Six Sects Alchemy Competition for our sect! Elder Su must be aware of the significance of this to our Lianfeng Sword Sect. So, we can say that her merits and demerits cancel each other out!"
Seeing that he couldn't remain silent any longer, Shi Xuan quickly declared, "No!"
All eyes turned to her. Shi Xuan's eyes were filled with determination as she said, "I don't want my merits and demerits to cancel each other out! This first place in the Six Sects Competition is an honor I earned with great difficulty, how can it be easily taken away! I will accept the punishment now, but don't erase my merits either!"
Shu Yuanguan was dumbfounded by her words. This girl usually seemed very shrewd, so why did she become so stupid at the crucial moment! Saying that merits and demerits should offset each other was just talk, just talk. Who can erase her merits?! As long as we can get through this matter today, everything else will be fine, right?
Now that the person involved has stirred things up, even Shu Yuanguan doesn't know how to deal with it.
Elder Li chuckled to himself, thinking to himself that no matter how much he wanted to help her, he couldn't stop her from making stupid mistakes. This was the first time he had ever seen someone drag herself down. He used to think that Shi Xuan was a cunning person, but it seemed that he had misjudged her. She was clearly a solid piece of wood.
After leaving Shu Yuanguan speechless, Shi Xuan met Elder Su's gaze and said righteously, "This disciple is willing to accept punishment. This is not only a punishment for my inappropriate behavior this time, but also a warning to those who follow in my footsteps! If this disciple is not punished this time, then how should those who follow in my footsteps be dealt with!?"
Shi Xuan glanced around, put his hands behind his back, raised his chin slightly, and continued, "Now is the time for disciples to make some insignificant contributions to the sect. If they become arrogant and lawless, it will set a bad example for the entire sect. This time, punishing the disciples is enough to prove to the entire sect that no matter who it is or what they have done, merit is merit and demerit is demerit, and those who make mistakes will inevitably be punished according to the sect rules!"
What a magnificent and powerful speech! Shi Xuanren stood there, her sense of justice overflowing as if it was about to burst forth from her body, and she could hardly contain it!
The disciples of the entire sect were all infected by this uprightness, as if a ray of pure air descended from the sky, cleansing the entire sect.
The disciples looked at her with great respect, after all, no one would have guessed that this person had done so much just to get into the Cliff of Repentance.
"Excellent!" Elder Su clapped his hands and laughed, "Being bold and responsible is how we disciples should be! From the day I entered the sect in the central square, I felt that you, young man, had great potential and would surely achieve great things in the future! Well done!"
Shi Xuan cupped his hands in greeting to Elder Su.
Elder Su said with a gentle smile, "So, I'll punish you by making you stay at the Cliff of Repentance for three days. Do you accept that?"
"This disciple thanks Elder for his kindness!" Shi Xuan quickly acknowledged, fearing any further complications. The words were truly literal: "Thank you for your kindness."
Elder Jia of the Council then spoke up: "For the next few days, the dining hall will operate in the side hall next to the Sword Wiping Hall. It will be more convenient for the sword disciples to attend their morning classes. After ten days, we will move it back to the original location. I will go back and report to the Sect Master to add a clause to the sect rules: alchemy is prohibited in the dining hall, as a warning to others!"
The matter came to an end just like that. Shi Xuan walked cleanly and decisively towards the Cliff of Contemplation without the slightest hesitation.
Disciples from the Enforcement Hall, disciples from Hundred Herbs Peak, fellow swordsmen, and onlookers—almost half the sect's disciples followed her to see her off, creating a rather spectacular scene.
Those who know say they're going to the Cliff of Repentance, while those who don't think they're going to the execution ground.
Apart from Tang Nong, who was away on training, Fu Yufeng's other two senior brothers also came.
Lu Wenxing squeezed to the front and called out, "Junior Sister, why are you going in so soon after I haven't seen you for a while!"
Shi Xuan waved to him, "It's nothing, I'll be out in three days."
Lu Wenxing asked sadly, "Is there anything you want to say to me and Master?"
It increasingly seemed like he was about to say something strange as a parting gift.
Shi Xuan thought for a moment, and there really was something. "Second Senior Brother, please ask Master if there are any body techniques suitable for me to cultivate. I want to practice them when I come out."
Lu Wenxing was on the verge of tears: "Is there anything else?"
"That's all." Shi Xuan ignored him and walked straight into the area of the Cliff of Repentance.
The Cliff of Repentance is located at the very back of the sect, behind the back mountain. Protected by array formations, it is constantly battered by fierce winds. Entering without proper protection is extremely painful and cold, making it a very difficult experience; otherwise, it wouldn't have become a place for errant disciples to reflect on their mistakes.
Although Shi Xuan had prepared himself mentally, he still shivered from the cold when he went inside. The biting wind howled past, feeling like tiny knives stabbing his skin, causing excruciating pain.
In contrast to her, Zhao Cai, once inside this windy place, seemed to be in its element, and vanished in the blink of an eye.
All things have been operating passively. When they step into the gale, it feels as if the gale is entering their body. Shi Xuan can't tell whether the pain he feels is from the force of the gale entering his body or from the real gale that is scraping his skin.
Since she couldn't tell the difference, she simply let all things grow freely while traversing the gale, absorbing the power of the gale into her body, treating it as a form of cultivation in a dangerous place.
The direction given by the eldest brother is directly opposite the entrance to the Cliff of Contemplation. To get there, Shi Xuan must pass through the entire Cliff of Contemplation area.
Shi Xuan felt that every step he took was extremely difficult, and even breathing felt like his throat was being cut by a gale.
This is too much of a sacrifice! The more she looks at it now, the less appropriate it seems! She secretly resolved that once she brought her senior brother out, she would definitely have a proper discussion and renegotiate the price.
It took a long time before he finally stumbled to the landmark boulder his senior brother had mentioned. Before him lay the array leading to the back mountain entrance. Shi Xuan took a deep breath, sat down to rest for a moment, and then began to proceed step by step according to the instructions given by his senior brother. Every step had to be on the designated spot; not a single misstep was permissible.
The array that can serve as an entrance and exit defense array in this back mountain must be of an extraordinary level. If it weren't for the fact that her senior brother is such a "god-like person", Shi Xuan felt that even if she lived on the Cliff of Contemplation for a year or two, she might not have been able to discover that there was an array here, let alone break through the array without alerting others.
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