A useless person with five spiritual roots? I sacrificed the proud daughter of heaven.

"enough!"

The sect leader's face was ashen. He flicked his sleeves and glared angrily at Chu Heng and Zhao Yanran.

"You said Sheng He killed him, but when we asked you to provide evidence, you couldn't produce anything. Now that we found the twin pendants on Chu Heng, the evidence is conclusive, yet you keep claiming you're innocent?"

"Xuanxiao, is this the kind of disciple you've taught! For a twin pendant, he actually harmed his fellow disciples and framed his junior sister!"

The sect leader was so angry that he trembled all over. He glanced at the twenty-odd disciples standing in the main hall, his chest heaving violently, and it took him a long time to calm down.

"Alright, that's enough for today. Not a single word of what happened in the Discipline Department today is to be spread outside, or you will be treated as a traitor!"

"As for these two scoundrels! Xuanxiao, you taught them yourselves, take them back and discipline them yourselves! Don't let them dirty the floor of the Discipline Department!"

The sect leader glared at Xuanxiao fiercely and stormed off.

The other elders exchanged glances, then looked at Chu Heng, who was still wailing on the ground with his head in his hands. They had thought that Chu Heng was exceptionally talented and kind-hearted, and would be the next sect leader.

To everyone's surprise... the elders shook their heads and left one after another.

Xuanxiao's face was gloomy. He gave Shenghe a deep look, then looked at his two good-for-nothing disciples. His aura was as cold as ice.

For the sake of a useless person with dual spiritual roots who only formed his core at the age of one hundred, he actually tore down both of his disciples in one fell swoop!

Xu Qingqing could not have been killed by Chu Heng. Xuanxiao had always known his eldest disciple well. Although Chu Heng had become increasingly absurd in the past two years, he was not so stupid as to kill someone and then leave the stolen goods on his person.

It's likely that they were framed instead of framed, but now that the matter has blown up so big, he can't even protect them.

Xuanxiao closed his eyes briefly, and when he opened them again, his eyes were completely calm.

"Chu Heng, as my eldest disciple, you have neglected your cultivation and lacked ambition. Now you have harmed your fellow disciples and framed your junior sister, committing a grave mistake. Today, I will personally cripple your cultivation and imprison you on the Cliff of Repentance from this day forward. Without my order, you will never be released."

"Master!"

"Master, I didn't!"

"Master, save me!"

Chu Heng cried out in agony, feeling excruciating pain with every breath. He endured the pain and crawled step by step to Master Xuanxiao's feet, grabbing his master's clothes as if grasping at the last straw, pleading, "Master, save me! I didn't kill him! Master, save me!"

"I have raised you for decades, and now I am extremely disappointed in you."

Xuanxiao looked down at his eldest disciple, whom he had personally taken in decades ago, his expression unwavering.

But Chu Heng seemed to understand something. Despite the pain in his body, he released his grip on his master's hand and asked with trembling lips, "Master, are you going to abandon me?"

"My master abandoned me..."

The fragrance in the air seemed to have intensified. Chu Heng closed his eyes in despair, letting his thoughts gradually blur.

Xuanxiao pursed his lips, reached out, and personally dug out Chu Heng's golden core. He then severed Chu Heng's tendons in his hands and feet, and warm blood splattered all over the ground. Many disciples couldn't help but close their eyes when they saw this cruel scene.

Xuanxiao raised his hand and crushed Chu Heng's golden core to pieces, yet his hands remained clean, without a trace of blood.

"Zhao Yanran".

Upon hearing her name called, Zhao Yanran buried her head in her arms and knelt on the ground, not daring to move.

"Were you involved in Chu Heng's murder of Xu Qingqing?"

Upon hearing Xuanxiao's words, Shenghe's brow twitched. Was Xuanxiao Immortal Venerable... trying to shift all the blame onto Chu Heng in order to protect Zhao Yanran?

Chu Heng had been by Xuanxiao Immortal Venerable's side since childhood and always regarded him as his father. Zhao Yanran had only been a disciple for a few years. How could Xuanxiao bear to exchange the life of his eldest disciple for the future of his youngest disciple?

unless……

She remembered that when Zhao Yanran became a disciple of Immortal Venerable Xuanxiao, Master Xuanxiao didn't even see this little disciple in person. He only heard that there was a little girl with a single fire spiritual root among the newly entered disciples, and then directly took her into his sect.

Sheng He stared at Zhao Yanran's retreating figure, lost in thought.

Zhao Yanran suddenly raised her head, and when she saw Master Xuanxiao, she seemed to realize something and quickly denied it, saying, "No, Master, this was all done by Senior Brother Chu alone. I don't know anything about it!"

Xuanxiao nodded slightly: "Zhao Yanran, you have committed an unforgivable crime by falsely accusing your fellow disciples. However, considering that you are still young, unable to distinguish right from wrong, and instigated by villains, you will be punished with thirty lashes."

After speaking, Xuanxiao didn't look at Chu Heng on the ground again, waved his sleeves, and left.

The hall fell silent instantly. The three elders of the Discipline Department exchanged glances, and Elder Qiu, the oldest of them, stepped forward and said loudly, "The matter is clear now. All disciples may leave. Please keep today's events a secret and do not spread them."

"Yes!"

The moment I stepped out of the Discipline Department's gate, Elder Qiu's voice came from behind me: "Execute!"

Although the outcome was not quite what Sheng He had expected, it can be considered that Zhao Yanran and Chu Heng reaped what they sowed.

Sheng He left the Discipline Department in a good mood. He had only taken a few steps when he saw the Vice Sect Master waiting under the tree with a big smile on his face.

Upon seeing this, Song Jinzhi turned to run away, but the vice sect leader grabbed her by the collar.

The deputy sect leader glared at Song Jinzhi, cursing as he dragged Song Jinzhi in front of him, while simultaneously smiling amiably at Sheng He.

"You must be Sheng He. You're already at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage at such a young age. You're truly promising. My brat is no good at all; he's always causing trouble for me!"

After the deputy sect leader finished speaking, he patted Song Jinzhi's head hard and then took out a wooden box from his sleeve.

"I just heard from Jinzhi that you saved him in the secret realm, otherwise I don't know what would have happened to that little brat. I know you must have been wronged about Xu Qingqing, but because of my status, I can't openly defend her."

"Consider this seven-colored lotus platform my gift of gratitude. Thank you, Miss Sheng, for saving my life. If you are ever bullied in the sect or encounter any trouble in the future, please come to me. I will do my best to help you!"

The deputy sect leader took a step back and bowed deeply to Sheng He.

Upon seeing this, Sheng He quickly stepped forward to help the Vice Sect Master up: "Sect Master, what are you doing? It was just a small favor. How can I accept such a great courtesy from you!"

The deputy sect leader patted Sheng He on the shoulder with appreciation and praised, "So humble and composed, what a good child! Unlike mine!"

The deputy sect leader glared at Song Jinzhi, then handed the wooden box to Sheng He: "Good child, quickly accept this seven-colored lotus platform. I have other matters to attend to, so I'll take this little brat back first. If you suffer any grievances in the sect, just tell me, and I will definitely stand up for you."