All beasts submit, and the peerless imperial princess is about to defy the heavens!

"If you're smart enough, hand over the antidote yourself and don't make us do it. Otherwise, you'll be in a state of wishing for death but unable to live. If you refuse to hand it over... I'll request that I personally carry out this punishment. I don't believe you're really that tough."

Duan Menghua excitedly took out his nine-section whip, and with a flick of the long whip, a crisp crack resounded throughout the entire hall.

"Snapped!"

Gu Wenlang shuddered. "I'll hand it over!"

After that, no one spoke, waiting for him to take out the antidote.

He shakily pulled a small bottle from his body. "This contains the antidote. One pill is enough."

Then, Elder Yu of the Alchemy Peak reached out and the pill appeared in his hand.

He sent a wisp of his divine sense into Lin Yue'e's body and quickly learned what kind of poison she had been given.

He withdrew his divine sense, opened the pill to take a look, and finally nodded to the sect leader.

The sect leader then said, "Then let's leave the rest to the Grand Elder."

Zhong Nian stepped forward and asked, "Gu Wenlang, do you admit to maliciously framing your fellow disciples and poisoning innocent people?"

Gu Wenlang had no intention of arguing and readily admitted, "This disciple admits."

"Liu Quan and Guang Fei are accomplices in this incident. Do you two have any objections to this?"

Once Liu Quan and Guang Fei saw that even Gu Wenlang had accepted it, they had no intention of saying anything more.

He accepted it as well, saying, "This disciple accepts it."

He then looked at Gu Wenlang and asked, "Did Elder Feller help with this matter?"

Gu Wenlang's eyes flickered. When he thought of how the man had abandoned them without a word just now, he no longer had the intention of covering for him.

Why is it that everyone does the work, but only they suffer in the end, and he can leave the sect unscathed?

"Yes! Elder Feller couldn't stand the Fourth Elder and wanted to teach him a lesson. Moreover, he often does this kind of thing. Many disciples in the sect have been bullied by him. If they don't hand over certain cultivation resources, he will suppress them endlessly. The disciples of the Discipline Hall all know this."

Zhong Nian turned to look at the disciples of the Discipline Hall beside him, "Is he telling the truth?"

The person he asked was Zhou Yan.

Upon hearing the Elder's question, Zhou Yan knew his chance had come. If they couldn't bring down Feller this time, their future would only become more difficult.

He immediately replied, “Elder, what he said is true. Elder Feller has taken a lot of resources from the disciples. If we don’t have enough resources, he will scheme and maliciously frame other disciples to take resources from them. If anyone tries to resist, he will oppress them even more. Some people have even been expelled from the sect. The disciples dare not offend him and can only swallow their anger.”

Zhong Nian's fingers trembled with anger. "That bastard!"

He entrusted the Discipline Hall to Feller because he trusted him, but he never expected that Feller would manage it in such a way.

He was also at fault; he misjudged people and tolerated such a person staying in the sect for several years.

He turned to Zhou Yan and said, "Make a list of the victims and give it to me later."

Once the matter is investigated, he will use his own cultivation resources to replenish those disciples, and those who were expelled will be brought back.

Zhou Yan's eyes lit up, feeling that there was finally hope for the future.

After Zhong Nian had clarified everything, he said, "Since you have confessed without reservation, then punish them according to the sect's rules."

"Gu Wenlang maliciously framed his fellow disciples, poisoned innocent people, and kidnapped the relatives of sect disciples. His intentions were wicked. He is hereby punished with fifty years of reflection at the Cliff of Repentance and five hundred lashes."

"Liu Quan and Guang Fei are accomplices. They shall each be sentenced to twenty years of contemplation at the Cliff of Repentance and two hundred lashes."

“As an elder, Feller oppressed his disciples. As the deputy head of the Discipline Hall, he was corrupt, maliciously framed others, and knowingly broke the law. His crimes are doubled. He is expelled from the sect and will never be allowed to set foot in the Tianxuan Sect again.”

Then he turned to Lin Yue'e and said, "This time, due to the mistake of Tianxuan Sect, the Lord of Hengyang City has been implicated. Tianxuan Sect is willing to compensate 500,000 mid-grade spirit stones. We hope the Lord of Hengyang City will forgive us."

Lin Yue'e quickly waved her hand, "No, no, it was Tianxuan Sect that saved me, I can't take your things anymore."

Zhong Nian shook his head. "This is compensation; we'll follow the rules."

Without waiting for her reply, he turned to look at Feng Ning and the other two.

"Feng Ning, Duan Menghua, and Yao Feibai have suffered an undeserved calamity. This is to prove their innocence and exempt them from one year of mission."

Finally, turning his attention to Liu Yuanxiu, he said, "Liu Yuanxiu was threatened, which is understandable. He will neither be rewarded nor punished."

He then looked at the crowd and asked, "Are you all satisfied with this punishment?"

No one dared to speak.

Everyone could see that the Grand Elder was in a very bad mood.

Anyone would be upset to find out that their subordinates had done such a thing, let alone the always fair and impartial Grand Elder.

Just as everyone was thinking this, he continued.

"Since there's no objection, let's do it this way."

He then looked at the sect leader and said, “Reporting to the sect leader, as the head of the Discipline Hall, I failed to recognize talent and allowed my subordinates to harm fellow disciples and injure innocent people. My crime deserves punishment. According to the sect rules, I should be demoted one rank and I request to guard the Sword Tomb for ten years.”

He handed over his token, saying, "Please accept the token, Sect Master."

Everyone was shocked!

As expected of the just Elder, he even punishes himself when he's being fair.

Most importantly, the original sect rules did not include the rule of guarding the sword tomb; it was clearly added by him.

This incident serves as a reminder to everyone: don't assume that others won't know about your little schemes.

If you want to frame someone, you should at least consider whether you have the ability to do so.

Even the prince of the Holy Feather Kingdom has suffered such a huge setback. If anyone wants to frame him again, they'd better think carefully about whether they can escape unscathed.

At this point, the matter was considered to have come to an end. Just as everyone was preparing to leave, Liu Yuanxiu hurriedly spoke up.

"Sect Master, my mother was taken away by Gu Wenlang and her whereabouts are still unknown. I beg you, Sect Master, to do me a favor and find my mother."

The sect leader turned to look at Gu Wenlang, "Gu Wenlang, where is he?"

At this moment, Gu Wenlang's mind was filled with the thought that he would be imprisoned for fifty years!

He was going completely insane.

Wasn't it said that as long as the antidote was handed over, the punishment would be lighter? Why was the sentence increased by forty years?

These people are all liars. They say they'll do anything as long as you hand over the antidote, but they're not going to hold back at all.

He gritted his teeth in anger, his heart filled with resentment, and he barely managed to control his expression.

Upon hearing the sect leader's question, he replied, "Sect leader, his mother is currently in the dungeon of the city lord's mansion in Jiuling City."