The villain, Xiao Nanliang, caused the female lead excruciating pain.

"Ahem... Sect Master, please don't misunderstand. I was just chatting with Old Ji about gossip."

Jiang Ying quickly sat up straight, her hands resting on her knees like a well-behaved child.

"Now that the matter has been investigated, Sect Master, please announce the punishment results as soon as possible. After all, he is your disciple, so we elders will not interfere."

Yue Chongshan snorted coldly before looking at the crowd.

"Elders, I believe that it would damage the reputation of our Qingyun Sect if the fact that our sect master's disciple is a master thief would spread. It is best not to announce this to the public. After you return, please tell your disciples that the thief has been executed. As for the stolen goods... if anyone wants them back, please go to the sect affairs office to claim them."

After saying this, he turned his gaze to Ye Feng.

"As for this rebellious disciple... he will be punished by being sent to the forbidden area in the back mountain to reflect on his mistakes for a year. After a year, I will find another reason to remove him from his status as a personal disciple and demote him to a menial disciple."

Upon hearing the punishment, Gu Yuefei's unpleasant expression softened somewhat.

The forbidden area in the back mountain is filled with extremely yin energy. Even if she stays there for a long time, it is hard to guarantee that she will not be corrupted.

He'll spend a year reflecting on his actions inside...

Yue Chongshan is trying to kill Ye Feng.

The other elders also changed their expressions slightly, clearly not expecting Old Yue to be so ruthless.

Having caught his breath and recovered, Ye Feng was about to continue arguing his case when he heard about the punishment. A look of delight flashed in his eyes, and he promptly shut his mouth.

Yue Siyi, who had originally wanted to plead for Ye Feng, did the same.

Su Qi, who had been watching the two closely, noticed the change in their expressions and his eyes gradually narrowed.

Judging from the expressions of the elders, the forbidden area in the back mountain was clearly not a good place.

But why did Ye Feng show joy upon hearing about this punishment?

Could there be something inside that he needs?

The forbidden area in the back mountain... isn't it just an entrance to a small world that seals Jiang Ying?

Does Ye Feng intend to release her?

Or is there something else?

Lacking crucial information, Su Qi was truly baffled and wanted to ask Jiang Ying telepathically, but Ruo Bingli was right beside him.

With his cultivation at the half-step Nascent Soul stage, it would be difficult for him to deceive this Nascent Soul cultivator.

After thinking about it, since I can't ask Jiang Ying, I'll just ask Ruo Bingli directly.

Is the forbidden area in the back mountain dangerous?

He looked curious.

Seeing that her disciple had finally emerged from his "emo" state, Ruobingli breathed a sigh of relief before answering.

"The forbidden area in the back mountain is filled with extremely yin energy. Even a Nascent Soul cultivator would find it difficult to avoid being corrupted if he entered. It is an extremely dangerous place."

Extreme Yin energy!

In that instant, Su Qi understood everything.

Ye Feng's cultivation technique is called the Chaos Yin Yang Technique. The reason he tries every means to get close to the female lead is to obtain the innate Yin energy from girls that far surpasses that of others.

Since innate yin energy can help him cultivate, then extreme yin energy should also be able to help him, right?

The only strange thing is that, judging from the name, cultivating the Chaos Yin Yang Technique should require a balance of Yin and Yang, so why does Ye Feng only need Yin energy and not Yang energy?

Although Ye Feng is a man, and the male protagonist at that, his innate yang energy must far exceed that of ordinary people.

But he himself has limitations, how can he balance so much innate yin energy?

Could it be that this chosen one has encountered some extraordinary event again?

He couldn't understand it, but that didn't stop Su Qi from stopping the punishment.

He feigned a thoughtful expression, as if he were muttering to himself.

"If that's the case, wouldn't I, who cultivates the Yin Demonic Art, be like a fish in water if I entered it?"

"No, I won't let you continue practicing that demonic art." Ruo Bingli immediately and firmly refused.

Jiang Ying, who was standing to the side, was wondering why Ye Feng and Yue Siyi, who had been jumping up and down earlier, had stopped.

Upon hearing Su Qi's seemingly self-talk, she instantly realized what he meant and abruptly stood up from her chair.

"I object!"

Jiang Ying raised her hand and then pretended to be heartbroken.

"As the saying goes, no one is perfect. Mu Feng's act of stealing the female disciple's personal clothing was wrong, but it doesn't warrant death! What kind of place is the forbidden area in the back mountain? It's filled with extremely yin energy. Sect Master, if you send him to reflect on his mistakes for a year, aren't you sending him to his death?"

This sudden change left not only Ye Feng bewildered, but also everyone else on the field.

Weren't you the one who initially targeted him?

Why are you pleading for him now?

"Ahem... Thank you, Fourth Elder, for pleading for Mu Feng. Although I don't know who framed me for stealing personal clothing, it is a fact that Mu Feng instigated Senior Sister to steal the Sect Master's token. Mu Feng is willing to accept this punishment!"

Hearing this, Jiang Ying became even more certain that this guy wanted to enter the forbidden area to absorb the Yin energy.

"No, do you know the consequences of being corrupted by the Yin energy? An imbalance of Yin and Yang energies in the body can lead to damage to the meridians at best, and even death by explosion at worst. I can't just stand by and watch a genius perish!"

“Junior Sister Jiang, even if a genius with such a wicked heart achieves great success in cultivation in the future, he will only be a scourge.”

Second Elder Gu Yuefei spoke up, feeling disgusted upon seeing the stains on her underwear. She now wished Ye Feng would die immediately.

"Isn't this the meaning of our existence? What is a teacher? Besides imparting knowledge, teaching skills, and resolving doubts, isn't guiding disciples onto the right path our duty?"

Jiang Ying walked to the middle, put her hands behind her back, looked out through the door, and gave everyone a profound look from behind.

"If we abandon our disciples when they make mistakes, would we still be worthy of being called teachers? It is precisely because disciples are prone to making mistakes that we, as teachers, are needed!"

Her gaze suddenly turned to Su Qi and Ruo Bingli.

"Just like Junior Sister Ruo and Junior Nephew Ruoxue, Junior Sister knew that Junior Nephew Ruoxue had fallen into the demonic path, but she never thought of giving up on him. She was determined to bring him back to the righteous path. This is the kind of role model that we teachers should learn from, instead of some people who, just because their disciples have strayed slightly from the right path, expel them from the sect and send them to their deaths!"

Some people...

Yue Chongshan's face had darkened countless times as he gritted his teeth and asked.

"Since the Fourth Elder has such a wise opinion, then tell me how he should be punished?"

"Well... isn't our sect's Spirit Beast Academy short of someone to clean up poop? Let's seal his cultivation and make him clean up poop for a few years to temper his character! Although theft has a bad influence, it didn't cause any actual damage, so a small punishment will suffice."

Everyone:...

You're the real devil!

To seal one's cultivation to clean up after a spirit beast—are you sure you're not just going to be its prey?

Going to the forbidden area in the back mountain would at least leave behind a corpse, even if it might be broken into pieces.

But if you go to the Spirit Beast Academy, your cultivation will be sealed, and you'll be completely destroyed!

Those spirit beasts, though they're called spirit beasts, are essentially still demon beasts.

The previous deacon in charge of the Spirit Beast Academy had his right arm bitten off by accident.

"Let's do it your way!"

Old Yue was too lazy to argue with her anymore, so he made a decision on the spot and then dragged Yue Siyi away.

Gu Yuefei had no objection to this.

"call……"

Jiang Ying breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Ye Feng.

"Nephew Mu Feng, you have lived up to my expectations. Thanks to my reasoned argument, you don't have to go to the forbidden area to die. You can just go to the Spirit Beast Academy and shovel some poop."

"Then I really thank you, Fourth Elder!"

Ye Feng said these words through gritted teeth.

He was unaware of the dangers posed by the Spirit Beast Academy, but he felt like he had lost hundreds of millions if he couldn't go to the forbidden area.