Having been given a second chance at life, I choose to join the Demonic Sect!

Seeing Liu Ruyan begging for mercy, Su Qingyue recalled that Cao Meng had also begged for mercy in the same way in her previous life.

If I had trusted Cao Meng in my past life and given him a chance, things might not have turned out this way.

Thinking of this, Su Qingyue's eyes became incredibly resolute.

"Liu Ruyan, I have not crippled your cultivation, but only expelled you from Biyun Peak, which is already a great act of leniency."

You may now switch your sect and join one of the other main peaks of the Xuan Tian Sect!

"But if you continue to cause trouble, I will cripple your cultivation and expel you from the Xuantian Sect!"

Su Qingyue believed that she had already shown consideration for their past relationship by not crippling Liu Ruyan's cultivation and giving her the opportunity to join another peak.

If the other party doesn't know what's good for them, then don't blame her for being ruthless.

Seeing the unwavering determination in Su Qingyue's eyes, Liu Ruyan knew that the facts were already laid bare and could not be changed.

As expected, Su Qingyue has someone in private; besides herself, she has other disciples.

Even before the other party has returned, Su Qingyue is already eager to get rid of her eldest disciple and make room for the other party.

Liu Ruyan had cultivated on Biyun Peak for decades and brought a lot of glory to Biyun Peak, but her master, Su Qingyue, was so indifferent to their past relationship. How could she be so ungrateful?

"Disciple Liu Ruyan bids farewell to Master!"

Although Liu Ruyan was indignant, she still bowed to Su Qingyue and prepared to leave.

There was nothing she could do; Su Qingyue was a Nascent Soul cultivator, while Liu Ruyan was only a half-step Nascent Soul cultivator. If the other party wanted to kill her, it would be an easy task.

To save her life, Liu Ruyan could only suppress her anger, despite feeling a great deal of resentment in her heart.

Of course, Liu Ruyan also harbored a sliver of hope that she might actually be able to move Su Qingyue and make her retract her decision.
But the truth is that Liu Ruyan was overthinking it; Su Qingyue didn't even glance at her.

After leaving Su Qingyue's palace, Liu Ruyan returned to her residence on Biyun Peak to pack her things.

Now that she has been expelled from Biyun Peak by Su Qingyue, she naturally can no longer live on Biyun Peak.

As Liu Ruyan packed her things, she wondered what she should do next.

As for switching to one of the other eight main peaks, Liu Ruyan felt it was a bit risky.

The other eight main peaks, to some extent, would be reluctant to accept Su Qingyue as their disciple out of consideration for her feelings.

Although his cousin Ning Xiaowu was doing very well at Xuandan Peak and was highly regarded by Dan Yun Peak Master Dan Songzi.

Dan Yunfeng only accepts disciples who are alchemists and have talent in alchemy.

Since he had no talent for alchemy, even if his cousin Ning Xiaowu spoke up for him, Dan Songzi would not accept him as a disciple.

Although with his own strength, even without joining the main peak, he was capable of obtaining the status of a true disciple, second only to a personal disciple.

True disciples receive far fewer resources than direct disciples, limiting their future achievements and making it difficult for them to break into the upper echelons of the Xuantian Sect.

After much deliberation, Liu Ruyan decided to return home and inherit the family business.

At least her own family, the Liuyun Dynasty, was a second-rate power. Being a princess was much more comfortable than being a true disciple.

In addition, as the most talented among his peers in the royal family, he would definitely enjoy preferential treatment in resources upon returning to the Liuyun Dynasty.

Moreover, he is already at the half-step Nascent Soul stage at a young age. With enough resources, he will surely become a Deity Transformation cultivator, and even reaching the Void Refinement stage is not impossible.

Liu Ruyan believed that with her half-step Nascent Soul stage cultivation, she would definitely be the heir to the throne and the future empress of the Liuyun Dynasty upon returning to the dynasty!
Under my leadership, the Liuyun Dynasty will inevitably become a first-class power, or even a top-tier power.

At that time, the entire Eastern Continent will sing praises of her as Empress Ruyan, the Great Emperor Ruyan!
……

Liu Ruyan's departure from Xuantian Sect and return to Liuyun Dynasty was just a minor incident for Xuantian Sect.

The high-ranking members of the Xuantian Sect are currently dealing with a major issue: Tian Cong's matter.

Upon learning of Su Qingyue's return, the higher-ups immediately invited her to the council hall.

……

Why has Su Qingyue's hair turned white?

How is this going?

As soon as Su Qingyue entered the council hall, all the high-ranking officials were extremely surprised to see that Su Qingyue's hair was as white as snow.

Several Void Refinement stage elders from the Xuantian Sect attended the trial of Tian Cong.

"Tiancong, do you know your crime?"

Mingfeng, as the leader of the group heading to the Hehuan Sect, witnessed everything and was responsible for presiding over the trial.

"Dear teachers and fellow disciples, Tiancong is guilty!"

We urge all teachers and fellow disciples to consider Tiancong's diligent contributions to the sect over the past few centuries and to show leniency!

Now that he is being publicly tried, Tiancong Daoist dares not argue anymore.

Because once the soul search is used, no amount of sophistry will help.

Moreover, if one's soul is searched, one will only unleash more lightning, and the outcome will be even more dire.

He can only plead guilty now and play the emotional card.

Of course, Daoist Tiancong didn't dare to dream of becoming the sect leader.

He knew very well that with what he had done, he would be lucky to keep his position as peak master; he would definitely not be able to keep his position as sect leader.

Tiancong Daoist showed a good attitude in admitting his mistake, and given his powerful backing, the other Void Refinement stage elders began to discuss it.

Wu Hui was the first to disagree with the idea of ​​giving Tian Cong a lenient sentence.

He rose and bowed to the Void Refinement stage elders, saying:
"Dear elders of the sect, Tiancong, out of selfish desires, attempted to poison me and use Cao Meng to kill me!"

"If Cao Meng hadn't arrived late that day, and if the poison I was given hadn't taken effect prematurely, I probably would have already been a victim of Cao Meng's sword!"

"I implore all the elders of my sect to severely punish Tian Cong and seek justice for me!"

Wu Hui felt that if he hadn't informed Senior Sister Yu of the situation beforehand and received her reminder, he would have been really doomed!
If Tian Cong were to be lenient with him after risking his life to cooperate with him, then all his efforts would have been in vain.

That old dog Tiancong caused my storage ring to be stolen by Cao thief, and those items related to Senior Sister Yu were obtained by me through great effort.

Now all those things have fallen into the hands of Cao Cao because of that old dog Tiancong.

Even if I were to tear that old dog Tiancong to pieces, it still wouldn't be enough to quell the hatred in my heart!

Since the last incident, Huyan Ke, the master of Giant Sword Peak, has been suppressed to the point of being unable to breathe by Tiancong Daoist.

Now that the opportunity has come, Huyan Ke naturally cannot let Tian Cong go, and immediately decides to speak up for Wu Hui.

"Esteemed elders of the sect, I, Huyan Ke, believe that Junior Brother Wu Hui's words make sense."

"During Tiancong's reign, the sect grew stronger."

However, this credit should go to all the elders of our sect who diligently cultivated in the forbidden area, and their blessings shone upon the sect, preventing powerful enemies from acting recklessly!

This achievement was the result of the collective efforts and contributions of everyone in the sect, and not solely the work of Tian Cong.

As soon as Huyan Ke spoke, he directly denied the merits of Tiancong Daoren during his reign.

He then distributed the credit for Tiancong Daoist's work to everyone. Upon hearing this, the Void Refinement stage elders present felt that what Huyan Ke said made perfect sense.

If it weren't for these Void Refinement stage elders guarding the forbidden area, diligently cultivating, and constantly striving to break through to higher realms, thus deterring those wolves and tigers eyeing the Xuan Tian Sect...

Otherwise, what can these Nascent Soul stage cultivators like Tian Cong do? Any Void Refinement stage enemy would be enough to deal with them.

Therefore, the sect's growth over the years is indeed primarily due to these hardworking Void Refinement stage elders.

Seeing that his words had worked, Huyan Ke added insult to injury:
"Dear elders of the sect, during Tiancong's reign, he frequently suppressed those of us who were not from his faction!"

"Back then, when we divided up the Golden Buddha Temple, because of Tiancong's stupidity, my Xuantian Sect suffered heavy losses and its vitality was severely damaged!"

"This time, when we went to the Hehuan Sect to rescue Junior Brother Gu Qingfeng, we lost more than forty half-step Nascent Soul cultivators due to Tian Cong's impulsive actions."

This has led to a shortage of staff in many temples, resulting in numerous problems.

Some branches have even been paralyzed and are unable to function properly!

Huyan Ke is making a mountain out of a molehill; he'll make sure Tian Cong is either dead or severely injured.

"I'll wait for the second opinion!"

As soon as Huyan Ke said this, several peak masters who had a bad relationship with Tian Cong spoke up with their own factions to express their support.

Tiancong used to suppress them, now it's their turn to kick a dog when it's down!
In addition, the more than forty backers who were at the half-step Nascent Soul stage also launched their own attacks.

The more than forty half-step Nascent Soul cultivators who died were all deputy hall masters of their respective halls.

In the past, with those deputy hall masters around, the Nascent Soul stage hall masters didn't care about anything; they figured the deputy hall masters would handle everything.

Now that those workers are dead, those hall masters who usually don't care about anything are now forced to take charge.

The trusted confidants and tools they had painstakingly cultivated were ruined by Tian Cong, so naturally they wanted to settle scores with him.

At this moment, Huyan Ke and Yu Mengshang simultaneously gave Wu Hui a look, signaling the victim to cry pitifully and bite Tian Cong to death.

"Dear elders of the sect, this time, just because I am not a member of the Tiancong faction, Tiancong wants to kill me."

"What if it had been one of your disciples instead of me, Wu Hui, who went this time? They might not have been so lucky!"

"Wu Hui implore all the venerable ancestors to severely punish Tian Cong and give me an explanation, and give an explanation to everyone present!"

Upon hearing Wu Hui's words, the others who had previously been enemies of Tian Cong, as well as those who had been suppressed by Tian Cong, all echoed his sentiments:
"We implore you elders to severely punish Tian Cong and give us an explanation!"

When Tian Cong saw this, he felt a chill in his heart. These guys were trying to take the opportunity to kill him!

"Wu Hui, Yu Mengshang, you two adulterers, stop pretending."

"You two despicable couple deliberately plotted against me, wasn't it all for this sect leader position?"

Seeing that Wu Hui and his group were determined to destroy him, Tian Cong finally laid his cards on the table.

He wanted to drag Wu Hui and Yu Mengshang into the mess to lessen his own responsibility.

After Tian Cong finished speaking, everyone turned their attention to Wu Hui and Yu Mengshang.

They also wanted to know what shady things were going on behind the scenes.

"ridiculous!"

"Tiancong, you're saying that Wu Hui and I plotted against you? Could it be that you didn't poison me, but that we staged it ourselves?"

Yu Mengshang was furious when she saw that Tiancong, that old dog, had started to bite people.

He only guessed that Tiancong wanted to poison Wu Hui, but instead of exposing him in advance, he chose to play along. What kind of scheme is that?

"Tiancong, stop slandering me and Senior Sister Yu. Can you swear you never intended to kill me?"

Wu Hui angrily denounced Tian Cong, accusing him of his crimes.

This old dog actually insulted his Senior Sister Yu. If the situation didn't prevent it, he would have gone to fight Tian Cong to the death and personally cut off Tian Cong's dog head.

"Severely punish Tian Cong!"

At this moment, several Void Refinement stage elders simultaneously expressed their support. These Void Refinement stage elders were the backers of Wu Hui, Yu Mengshang, Huyan Ke, and others.

When Tiancong's master, Daoist Zhenkong, saw that many Void Refinement stage elders had expressed their intention to severely punish Tiancong, he knew that Tiancong was bound to be punished.

Now Zhen Kong can only try his best to reduce Tian Cong's punishment and help him get a lenient sentence!
Su Qingyue's master, Master Xueyan, turned her gaze to Su Qingyue and said:
"Qingyue, you were a witness that day. Tell me, how should we deal with Tiancong?"

Even the Void Refinement stage elders thought Xueyan Shangren's suggestion was good.

If Wu Hui, the victim, and others who had a grudge against Tian Cong were to give their advice, they would undoubtedly want to kill Tian Cong as soon as possible.

If those who are on good terms with Tiancong are allowed to speak, it would be too biased towards Tiancong.

Su Qingyue and Tian Cong had no grudges or conflicts of interest, and given that Su Qingyue was a bit dim-witted, the advice she received was bound to be the most impartial.

After thinking for a while, Su Qingyue spoke her mind:
"Replying to Master and all the elders of the sect, Qingyue believes that it is sufficient to follow the sect's rules and regulations."

According to the sect's ironclad rules, anyone who harms fellow disciples without cause shall have their cultivation abolished and be expelled from the sect!

Although Tian Cong is both the peak master and the sect leader, he is still a member of the sect. According to the sect's ironclad rules, his cultivation should be abolished and he should be expelled from the sect!

Su Qingyue remembered the crimes Cao Meng had committed in her previous life, including colluding with the demon race and harming his fellow disciples.

When Cao Meng was being tried, Tiancong said he would execute him.

In his previous life, Tiancong had judged Cao Meng. Now that Tiancong had committed a grave error, I, as his master, will judge Tiancong on Cao Meng's behalf!
Su Qingyue's words surprised many people. Everyone knew that Su Qingyue was fair, but they did not expect her to be this fair.

Tiancong is five or six hundred years old. Once his cultivation is abolished, he will not live much longer without something to prolong his life.

Abolishing one's cultivation is tantamount to a death sentence!
"We believe that Junior Sister Su's words are extremely fair. Tian Cong, as the peak master, has committed such a sin!"

According to the sect's ironclad rules, cultivation should be abolished and the person expelled from the sect to uphold the inviolability of these rules!

Wu Hui and the others thought Su Qingyue's suggestion was good, so they all seconded it.

Killing Tiancong directly wouldn't appease their anger.

Wu Hui and his group believed that they were not targeting Tian Cong; as members of the Xuan Tian Sect, they had to uphold the sect's rules and regulations.

Tian Cong glared fiercely at Su Qingyue. He didn't know what he had done to offend Su Qingyue that made her do this to him.

Su Qingyue, this righteous fairy, is aloof and proud; there's no need for her to risk her life to feign righteousness!
"Dear elders of the sect, Tiancong has worked hard all these years as sect leader, even if he has not made any great contributions. Please give him a break!"

Seeing that Su Qingyue and Wu Hui were determined to kill him, Tian Cong quickly begged for mercy from the Void Refinement stage elders.

Tian Cong vowed that he should not survive this ordeal. Once he did, he would make all those who wanted to kill him today pay the price!

At the same time, Tiancong also hated the person who made this ironclad rule.

Tian Cong thought he could make up for his mistakes with his merits, but little did he know that merits cannot outweigh demerits!
"We've really gotten ourselves confused by cultivation. We've been arguing so much here, but we've forgotten the sect's ironclad rules!"

"Tian Cong is a member of the Xuantian Sect, so we should follow the sect's rules and regulations!"

The elders who had previously supported severely punishing Daoist Tiancong, all at the Void Refinement stage, now agreed to abolish Tiancong's cultivation and expel him from the sect in accordance with sect rules.

In addition, some originally neutral Void Refinement stage elders also chose to take sides and support the sect because of its ironclad rules and regulations.

Whether they truly intended to cripple Tian Cong's cultivation or merely sought to threaten the Tian Cong lineage for personal gain remains unknown. (End of Chapter)