I can identify everything, but this is an upgraded version of identification.

"Last night, an outer disciple of my Punishment Peak beat the drum to appeal for justice. My disciples investigated and found out that the other party was a disciple guarding the herb garden. He saw a thief stealing herbs, fought with him, and had his hands chopped off!"

Jin Pingyun looked indignant, as if she were speaking out for him.

"Keep it brief."

The sect leader was getting impatient.

"Judging from what he said, the perpetrator was none other than the disciple named Su Changming below. We urge the Sect Master to strip him of his inner disciple status... Our Flowing Cloud Sect cannot tolerate such scoundrels. We beg the Sect Master to seek justice for this disciple!"

Jin Pingyun said with his head down.

"Is this true?"

Although the sect leader was asking Jin Pingyun, his gaze was actually fixed on He Chongguang.

After He Chongguang gave him a questioning look, he spoke again.

"This matter cannot be judged arbitrarily. Every inner disciple is of vital importance to the sect. Summon them here and investigate thoroughly to prevent anyone from framing them."

The sect leader said softly.

"this……"

Jin Pingyun looked troubled.

Asking this disciple to confront him directly would be tantamount to protecting him. All the other party needs to do is laugh it off, and the matter will be over.

Is the sect leader really protecting He Chongguang like this? Even the disciple He Chongguang has taken in is being treated the same way…

At this moment, Jin Pingyun was already feeling somewhat indignant.

"Hurry up and go."

The sect leader gave the instructions.

Jin Pingyun paused again.

They actually want him to go in person! That's outrageous!

At this moment, he wished he could directly threaten the sect leader and leave the Liuyun Sect on the spot.

"Yes, Sect Master, I will summon him immediately."

Jin Pingyun nodded.

He could only dream about it. If he dared to speak harshly to the sect leader, given the latter's ruthless and taciturn nature, he would probably kill him on the spot.

As for leaving the Flowing Cloud Sect, that's even more impossible. He has obtained so many resources from the Flowing Cloud Sect that even the other elders are unwilling to let him leave easily.

Generally, only guest elders are able to freely leave the sect.

Su Changming, who was still contemplating whether to reveal the Sword Sky Technique, suddenly felt a sense of pressure.

Suddenly, a burly man, eight feet tall, walked up to him and looked down at him.

"Elder... Elder..."

Su Changming awkwardly cupped his hands in a gesture of respect.

"What? You don't even know which peak elder I belong to?"

"That's what the burly man said coldly."

The oppressive aura emanating from him grew increasingly intense.

Su Changming immediately broke out in a sweat.

He didn't know why he had provoked this elder. Could it be Liu Yu?

But he had already ascertained the other party's identity; he came from a poor family and didn't have many close friends or like-minded people...

"Hmph, come with me, the sect leader wants to see you."

The burly man snorted coldly and turned to leave.

Seeing this, Su Changming could only give a wry smile and struggle to keep up.

Even though Su Changming followed him, he still released spiritual pressure, making Su Changming suffer greatly. At the same time, Su Changming racked his brains trying to figure out where he had offended the other party.

"Sect Master, the person has been brought here..."

Finally, he heard the other person's voice. Although it was just an ordinary mountain road, Su Changming felt as if several hours had passed.

Only when he stopped did he realize with a start that he was completely soaked in sweat.

"Elder Jin, I told you to bring your disciple forward, so why are you releasing spiritual pressure? Are you secretly resorting to torture? Fine! Elder Jin, as an elder of the Punishment Peak, you've broken the law knowingly. You're fined three years' salary!"

Upon seeing Su Changming, the sect leader first nodded, then snorted coldly and spoke to Jin Changping.

"Sect Master, I... I didn't... I just accidentally forgot to suppress my spiritual pressure. Seeing that this disciple didn't react, I thought it had no effect on him..."

Jin Pingyun hurriedly begged for mercy.

Punishment Peak was already low-paying, and now without three years' salary, wouldn't that be the death of him? He was still hoping to break through to the late Foundation Establishment stage!

It's all this junior's fault! He only needed to show signs of weakness and he would have given up, but the other party was incredibly "resilient," walking all the way without uttering a sound, even as he kept increasing his spiritual pressure.

Otherwise, how could the sect leader use this as an excuse to reduce their salaries?

Since the new sect leader of Liuyun Sect took office, he has been using various excuses to cut the elders' salaries.

Many elders wanted to rebel, but nothing came of it.

After all, this new sect leader is young and talented. He is probably using this as an excuse to collect resources in order to advance further.

If one reaches the mid-stage of the Yuan Dan realm, one should be able to remember these elders who "sacrificed" for their cause.

Many of the punished elders had this thought in their hearts.

"Su Changming, tell me... did this elder deliberately bully you?"

The sect leader asked.

"this……"

Su Changming glanced at Jin Pingyun, whose eyes held a mixture of threat and pleading, and hesitated.

"No, it must have been a slight, unintentional display of power from this elder that caused me to break out in a cold sweat. It's just that my skills are lacking..."

Su Changming cupped his hands and said.

After all, the other party was an elder of the Flowing Cloud Sect, while he was just a newly promoted inner disciple.

It would be unwise to offend the elders simply because of the sect leader's inexplicable kindness.

"In that case, let's change three years to one year."

The sect leader nodded upon hearing this.

"Thank you, Sect Master..."

Jin Pingyun bowed and thanked him.

Even though he was fined a salary for some reason, he still had to thank the sect leader.

If you don't thank me, you'll be punished later.

He knew the sect leader's temper all too well.

However, he did not expect that the boy he had made things difficult for would not seek revenge later.

This made him think more highly of Su Changming.

My dispute with He Chongguang should not have involved a junior like him.

We'll get him out of this situation soon.

"Su Changming, yesterday a disciple from the outer sect claimed that you cut off both of his arms. Is that true?"

The sect leader asked.

"true……"

Su Changming nodded.

"Why must fellow disciples kill each other?"

"When Senior Brother Liu saw me enter the herb garden at night, he thought I had obtained a spiritual item and wanted to take it away. After I refused, he attacked me. I had no choice but to fight back."

Su Changming explained.

"But that disciple said he saw you stealing herbs from the herb garden and tried to stop you, which is why you cut off his hands."

The sect leader asked again.

"He is lying. This person is named Liu Yu. He is a poor cultivator who has become a Qi Refining Level 8 cultivator by stealing medicinal herbs from the herb garden. A few days ago, I took on the task of guarding the herb garden and was threatened by him. At that time, my strength was too weak to fight against him, so I could only go along with him."

Su Changming lowered his head and said.

"Su Changming took over the management of the outer sect's medicinal garden 25 days ago, as reported by Elder Li of the outer sect."

An elder said from the side.

"You mean, twenty-five days ago you thought you were no match for Liu Yu, but now you're able to hide your true strength in the inner sect competition?"

The sect leader laughed.

"This disciple...this disciple has some comprehension...it's just that I'm relying on magic."

Su Changming thought for a moment and then said.

"His comprehension is acceptable?"

The sect leader suddenly revealed a somewhat intriguing smile.

"I have a Hunyuan Gong here, which is a high-grade Xuan-level technique. Only those with exceptional talent can cultivate it. If you believe you have good comprehension, you can give it a try."

He smiled and took out a martial arts manual, tossing it to Su Changming.