Immortality and cultivation begin with full comprehension.

Chapter 297 Punishment Decision
Even Li Chuanghai trembled when he saw a big shot like Deputy Hall Master Wan.

This is one of the real top executives.

While the Nascent Soul Realm elders do not concern themselves with daily affairs, Vice Hall Master Wan can make decisions on many matters, and even the Sect Master relies on him.

No matter how arrogant Li Chuanghai was, he wouldn't dare to defy such an important figure!
He was filled with rage; this time, Li Yunjing had truly ruined him!

He was filled with anger, but he had to forcefully suppress it in front of Vice Hall Master Wan.

"Hmph! You've already cultivated to the ninth level of the Foundation Establishment Realm, and you're still so impulsive. Where's your self-control? Where's your cultivation?"

"Do you still resemble a cultivator of the Xuanmen sect?"

Seeing that he was still trying to argue, Deputy Hall Master Wan shook his head in disappointment and sternly reprimanded Li Chuanghai.

Yu Yuanhua had some reservations about Li Chuanghai, but Vice Hall Master Wan did not have this concern.

Let alone Li Chuanghai, even if one of the ten true disciples made a mistake, he would still dare to reprimand him severely!

Whether in terms of strength or status, Vice Hall Master Wan can control the situation.

"Your disciple was wrong!"

Li Chuanghai blushed, lowered his head, and admitted his mistake.

"Good! Since you've admitted your mistake, then you must be punished. I hereby announce that Li Chuanghai, for betraying his principles for personal gain and fighting with his fellow disciples, has violated the sect rules and is hereby punished by serving in the 'Youyue Kingdom' for ten years. During this time, he must kill ten true disciples of the 'Youming Ghost Sect,' or his punishment will be doubled!"

Deputy Hall Master Wan coldly announced the punishment decision.

"Yes! This disciple accepts the punishment!"

Li Chuanghai's face was full of bitterness.

The deputy head of the "Enforcement Hall" has the power of life and death.

The "Shenxiao Dao Sect," a major sect of immortals, has extremely strict rules. At the level of true disciples, the "Enforcement Hall" basically considers a single word as law and divine order, which no one can disobey!

Deputy Hall Master Wan issued the order, and the case file was delivered to the Sect Master. It was just a matter of procedure, and Deputy Hall Master Wan would certainly not be disrespected.

Li Chuanghai doesn't have much influence with the sect leader, so that he could disrespect Vice Hall Master Wan just because he's a disciple of the sect.

In other words, the matter is settled, and Li Chuanghai can go back and wait for the sect's official punishment order.

Li Chuanghai felt extremely distressed, but going to the front line was no problem!
Ten years have passed in the blink of an eye, it's nothing!
However, killing ten true disciples of the "Netherworld Ghost Sect" himself would be fatal!
Like the Shenxiao Dao Sect, the true disciples of the Youming Ghost Sect are also few in number, and each one is extremely precious.

Having consecutively killed ten true disciples of the "Netherworld Ghost Sect," Li Chuanghai will undoubtedly become a thorn in the side of the "Netherworld Ghost Sect"!
This is not something that can be done so easily.

Li Chuanghai even doubted whether he could survive the ten years he had been away!
The risk level is too high!
Seemingly sensing Li Chuanghai's despair, Deputy Hall Master Wan was even more disappointed. He said in a deep voice, "Rules are rigid, but people are flexible. If you had any intelligence, you might have been able to complete the task! Go! Go back and wait for the official punishment order!"

"Yes!"

Li Chuanghai sneered inwardly, "You make it sound so simple! Are those true disciples of the 'Netherworld Ghost Sect' all wooden puppets? Waiting for you to kill them? With just a word from these big shots, their subordinates will risk their lives!"

Li Chuanghai dared not speak out against Wan Futangzhu, Yu Yuanhua, and others, but he could not let go of these grudges. He firmly remembered Li Yunjing, the culprit.

After Li Chuanghai received his punishment and left the "Hall of Law Enforcement," Deputy Hall Master Wan looked at the others and asked if there was anything else. If not, the meeting was adjourned.

At this moment, a gaunt Taoist priest spoke coldly, his voice hoarse, "Li Chuanghai's matter has been dealt with! But there is still one person who has not been dealt with!"

Upon hearing this, the elders in the hall were moved, and some even looked at Yu Yuanhua.

Yu Yuanhua's heart skipped a beat, and he knew what the other party was thinking.

"Speak frankly, Elder Xu, just say what you have to say!"

Deputy Hall Master Wan frowned slightly and asked.

“Although Li Yunjing is not the main culprit, he and Li Chuanghai did instigate infighting among their fellow disciples in front of everyone. This matter has disgraced our Shenxiao Dao Sect. If we do not punish him, other disciples in the sect will follow suit, and the sect will become a mess and a disorganized mess.”

The gaunt Elder Xu said coldly.

This elder seemed determined not to give Li Yunjing any face at all.

Upon hearing this, some elders nodded in agreement, acknowledging the person's statement.

Even Yu Yuanhua had nothing to say in his defense; he also harbored the idea of ​​teaching Li Yunjing a lesson.

Of course, the punishment should not be too severe. Yu Yuanhua knew that Li Yunjing had a powerful background, and offending him would cause considerable trouble.

"Hmm! Elder Yu, what do you think we should do?"

Deputy Hall Master Wan was a smart man and had long ago figured out the role Yu Yuanhua was playing in this matter.

Since Li Yunjing and he are close, let Yu Yuanhua play the bad guy!

“Although Li Yunjing has made a mistake, he has no choice but to do so due to the circumstances. I think we can exile him and find him a task to complete. This will keep Li Yunjing quiet for at least three to five years.”

Yu Yuanhua sighed and had no choice but to speak.

This is the limit of what Yu Yuanhua can do in this matter.

"Hmm! Li Yunjing has incurred the wrath of the 'Ten Thousand Laws Society' and was imprisoned in the 'Divine Prison'. He just got out and is now fighting among his fellow disciples. I heard he's going to the 'Grievance Platform' with a true disciple to settle their scores?"

Deputy Hall Master Wan spoke slowly and deliberately.

This important figure seemed to know Li Yunjing quite well.

Some elders who didn't know Li Yunjing's character couldn't help but show surprise upon hearing this.

I never expected Li Yunjing to be such a troublemaker.
Some were even imprisoned in the "Divine Prison"?
How come these elders didn't know about this?
After thinking for a moment, Vice Hall Master Wan instructed Yu Yuanhua, "Elder Yu, go and inform Li Yunjing that he should go to Yingtian Prefecture to serve as the Imperial Preceptor at the end of the year for a period of three years!"

"Yes, Vice Hall Master Wan, I'll take care of it!"

Upon hearing that he would have to spend three years in the mortal realm, Yu Yuanhua breathed a sigh of relief. This punishment was better than going to the "Divine Prison" and safer than going to the front lines.

At this time, Li Yunjing and the others had just returned to the sect. After exchanging a few words, they dispersed.

Because of Li Yunjing's imprisonment over the years, many acquaintances within the sect have not taken care of him.

Li Yunjing was preparing to cultivate Ma Xingyuan, Yue Zhouwang, Hou Boyan, and others.

At that moment, Li Yunjing's "communication talisman" suddenly vibrated. He took it out and looked at it, and a bitter look appeared on his face.

"what's wrong?"

Yu Yunyi and Lü Ruoxi asked curiously.

"Alas! Once we've dealt with Han Yanzhi, I won't be able to visit your two families to pay my respects to my father-in-law and mother-in-law."

Li Yunjing sighed and shook his head.

"What happened?"

Yu Yunyi and Lü Ruoxi asked in surprise.

"Look!"

Li Yunjing rubbed his temples, feeling utterly exhausted. He hadn't expected that after being robbed, his courageous resistance would be met with punishment from the "Enforcement Hall"—it was utterly outrageous!
"This deserves punishment?! Do the people in the Enforcement Hall even have any sense of reason?"

After reading Li Yunjing's "message talisman," Yu Yunyi's pretty face turned bright red with anger.

"That's right! Let's go to the court of law enforcement and get this settled!"

Lü Ruoxi chimed in.

Li Yunjing had only been back for a few days when he was sent away again for three years. This is outrageous!

What is the significance of a mere mortal imperial advisor?
Even the imperial family of the Ming Dynasty couldn't offer anything of value to the imperial advisor.

In previous years, the position of Imperial Preceptor of the Ming Dynasty was always filled by Foundation Establishment cultivators who lacked potential and were too old, sent by the "Shenxiao Dao Sect".

The position of Grand Preceptor in the Ming Dynasty was, to put it more politely, called the Imperial Preceptor.

To put it bluntly, they were spies sent out by the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" to monitor the royal family.

The royal family isn't so honest either!

There are also some cultivators within the royal family.

These people were all trained by the royal family. Some joined the "Shenxiao Dao Sect", some joined first-class sects, and some married into first-class families.

In short, the Ming Dynasty lasted for more than 30,000 years, and the imperial family was quite powerful.

However, the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" did not want the Ming Dynasty's imperial family to become too powerful.

For the past 30,000 years, they have been secretly plotting against the royal family, ensuring that any member of the royal family who has reached the Golden Core stage will die for various reasons.

Over time, the power of the royal family was suppressed, and it remained at the level of a second-rate aristocratic family.

Of course, even if the royal family remained a second-rate power, no sect or family would wage war against it.

The Shenxiao Dao Sect is still willing to support the royal family and maintain the existing system.

As long as the internal workings of the Ming Dynasty satisfy the "Shenxiao Daozong," they will not easily overthrow the dynasty and establish a new one.

It's important to understand that changing dynasties is not an easy task.

Every time it appears, it's like the end of the world.

The territory of the Ming Dynasty was the domain of the "Shenxiao Daozong" sect, and the sect's leaders naturally did not want chaos to break out below.

That would greatly drain the energy of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect".

Currently, the relationship between the royal family and the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" is fairly good.

Some members of the royal family also joined sects.

Among these people, some have advanced to the Foundation Establishment Realm and some have even become deacons of the sect.

However, for so many years, no direct descendant of the royal family has ever entered the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" to become a true disciple.

Without even true disciples, it's impossible for an elder to emerge.

Of course, it's not that the royal family hasn't produced a single genius in 30,000 years. The primary reason is that the higher-ups of the "Divine Firmament Dao Sect" have become wary of the royal family, which is why they have appropriately suppressed them.

Without strength, there is no ambition.

As long as the royal family doesn't have a Golden Core Realm expert to suppress their fortune, they don't need the "Divine Firmament Dao Sect" to intervene; any family or sect they send can easily destroy the Ming Dynasty's royal family.

This is not just the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" higher-ups worrying unnecessarily. On other continents, there have even been immortal dynasties. Some dynasties have unified the world, and mortals and cultivators are all under their rule.

All cultivation resources in the world are uniformly allocated by the Immortal Dynasty and supplied to cultivators.

These celestial dynasties commanded massive armies of cultivators, all incredibly powerful. The elders and patriarchs of the "Divine Firmament Dao Sect," who traveled across those continents, were filled with worry upon seeing them.

They returned to their sect and naturally became wary of the dynasties below.

Even within the "Shenxiao Daozong" (Divine Firmament Daoist Sect), a meeting was held to propose splitting the entire Ming Dynasty into several dynasties in order to check and balance each other.

However, this option was more harmful than beneficial, and was ultimately rejected by the higher-ups of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect".

For now, the current situation has been maintained.

The system of the Imperial Preceptor was the first line of defense for the "Shenxiao Daozong" to monitor the royal family.

Such a task is something that a prodigy like Li Yunjing would naturally dislike. What good would it be if he didn't get any benefits in three years?
Isn't this just the "Enforcement Hall" making a mess of things?
"Forget it! Making a scene won't help! Elder Yu must have helped me, otherwise I wouldn't have gotten away so easily! I'll ask him about Li Chuanghai's punishment!"

Li Yunjing shook his head, took back his "communication talisman" from Lü Ruoxi's hand, and transmitted his thoughts to her.

Soon, there was a response from the other side.

When Li Yunjing learned of Li Chuanghai's punishment, he couldn't help but burst into laughter.

What punishment did Li Chuanghai receive?

Seeing Li Yunjing smiling so happily, Yu Yunyi and Lü Ruoxi knew that Li Chuanghai's punishment would definitely not be light.

"Hehe! Look at this! This kid's in trouble! Ten years on the front lines, slaying ten true disciples of the 'Netherworld Ghost Sect'!"

Li Yunjing said with a hint of schadenfreude.

Everything is afraid of comparison!
At first, Li Yunjing felt quite miserable, being punished for no reason, and he felt wronged.

Now, seeing how badly Li Chuanghai was treated and how light his own punishment was, he felt much better and became happy again.

"You!"

After reading the message conveyed by Yu Yuanhua, Yu Yunyi and Lü Ruoxi looked at Li Yunjing with a mixture of amusement and exasperation.

Knowing he was bound to be punished, Li Yunjing spent the last two days summoning some familiar inner disciples and arranging for them to have better positions.

For some Foundation Establishment cultivators who feel that their current position is not good, Li Yunjing is also using his connections to help them obtain some better positions with real power.

After Li Yunjing emerged from seclusion, his small team became aggressive and highly offensive.

Li Yunjing and his group wielded considerable influence in many places within the sect, including "Mad Peak," "Sunrise Peak," "Jade Maiden Peak," "Heavenly Craft Hall," "Seven Star Palace," and "Scripture Pavilion."

Once this is done, even the stewards and elders of these prestigious places will have to give Li Yunjing plenty of face.

Some positions can be arranged directly, while others are more difficult to manage and will require time, awaiting the results of the competition between Li Yunjing and Han Yanzhi.

Li Yunjing was fully aware of all this.

Once Li Yunjing has dealt with Han Yanzhi, no one will dare to mess with his little team.

After several busy days, the day finally arrived for Li Yunjing and Han Yanzhi to settle their score.

In the past few days, Fu Chao and his men opened a betting pool and collected a large amount of spirit stones.

Nearly 90% of the people favored Han Yanzhi and placed large bets on him to win.

(End of this chapter)