Chapter 457 - 265: Demon Seed Seized (Long - )
"Bang bang bang..."
On the arena, Li An was pressing Luo Zijie’s head, knocking it against the ground, one after another, without stopping...
Luo Zijie was severely injured, truly powerless to resist, angrily cursing, but unable to curse out loud, as Li An’s index finger had poisoned him, making his whole body numb!
Like a puppet, completely at Li An’s mercy.
Below the arena, everyone was somewhat stunned watching!
"This... Luo Zijie actually lost... lost to Li An?"
"Actually, he is much stronger than Li An. Even when Li An burned his spiritual power, he wasn’t Luo Zijie’s match, but he only won by relying on the array and talisman."
"Yes, it’s not honorable... But effective, his combat tactics do fit his background as a Demon Cultivator, ruthless and meticulous!"
Everyone started to discuss.
Obviously, no one acknowledged Li An’s strength.
After all, from start to finish, although Li An was fighting desperately, he was being suppressed by Luo Zijie and was about to lose at the end...
Purely relying on external factors!
"No matter what, this person is rather genuine. Back then, during the fight with Song Qingsong, he didn’t burn his spiritual power so recklessly. For Xiang Yuntian..."
"Xiang Yuntian was punished for him for fifty years, and he fought desperately to defeat Luo Zijie for Xiang Yuntian, which is indeed touching!"
"Interesting, Li An, this person, is indeed different from ordinary Demon Sect disciples, no wonder he was able to enter our Dao Sect, he does have a bit of true nature in him!"
Apart from the difference in strength, everyone couldn’t help but feel emotional, everyone knew the cause and effect.
Especially Li An’s previous compromise and patience towards Song Qingsong and his current madness and obsession, creating a huge contrast, highlighting that Li An didn’t care about himself but cared about Xiang Yuntian!
"Enough!"
At this moment, among the crowd, Qiao Rumu suddenly shouted, "Li An, stop!"
Li An, who had knocked Luo Zijie’s head a few hundred times, was also feeling numb all over, couldn’t hold on, turned around, and looked at Qiao Rumu, saying:
"I broke the sect rules... please, Peak Masters and Elders, punish me!"
"I, Li An, admit it all!"
At this time, besides Qiao Rumu, several other Elders and Peak Masters arrived, Gui Changshou among them, with a frown and a look of deep puzzlement in his eyes as he looked at Li An.
"Fellow Daoists, Luo Zijie is a disciple of my Heroic Sword Peak, being humiliated like this, I, Qiao Rumu, cannot swallow this anger!"
"Li An committed the same offense as Xiang Yuntian, deserving the same penalty. I think we should also send him to reflect at the Cliff of Reflection for fifty years!"
Qiao Rumu said, "What do you all think?"
Although he said "everyone," his gaze mainly fell on Gui Changshou. He knew that as long as Gui Changshou, the Peak Master from the victim’s side, agreed, there would be no problem.
Gui Changshou’s face was gloomy, internally very reluctant.
The main concern was that Li An’s situation was connected to the Sect Leader’s great plan...
If he was confined for fifty years, what should be done...
By the time Li An came out, wouldn’t the opportunity be passed?
"Where is the Elder of the Law Enforcement Hall?"
Seeing Gui Changshou remain silent, Qiao Rumu shouted, and another skinny elder stepped forward, saluting him and saying, "Xue is here!"
Qiao Rumu said, "Hall Master Xue, with Li An’s treatment of my Heroic Sword Peak disciple, I demand an explanation. Punishing him according to Xiang Yuntian’s penalty, is there any problem?"
Hall Master Xue glanced at Gui Changshou but didn’t seek his opinion, directly saying, "According to the sect rules, it should naturally be so, with Xiang Yuntian’s precedent in front, subsequent offenders should follow the same punishment."
Qiao Rumu said, "Then what’s the delay, why not quickly call a healer from the Physician Peak, heal the two of them, and then confine Li An to the Cliff of Reflection?!"
Gui Changshou still wanted to say something, but could only sigh.
The Dao Sect rules were strict, and with Hall Master Xue and Qiao Rumu having said it publicly, how could he negotiate further?
Forget it, he could only report to the Sect Leader and figure out another way!
...
Immediately, a healer from the Physician Peak arrived quickly, treating both Li An and Luo Zijie.
"Oh, using me for fifty years, right..."
The one treating Li An was actually Xue Yan from Huichun Peak. She stared at Li An with her clear eyes, saying, "I wondered why my medical skills weren’t working; you were lying to me before, weren’t you?"
"With your vitality, that little injury should have healed long ago!"
She remembered how treating Li An for small injuries initially made them worse and worse, once even making her depressed, wondering if she wasn’t fit for the medical path...
After witnessing Li An’s strong vitality in today’s battle, she fully realized.
This guy... is so deceitful.
Li An said, "Though that’s the case, could you be gentle? It hurts a bit..."
He grimaced in pain.
Xue Yan just snorted coldly, applying even more pressure!
...
After ensuring there was no life-threatening danger, Li An, under the watch of disciples from the Law Enforcement Hall, was sent to the Dao Sect’s Cliff of Reflection.
The Cliff of Reflection, just as its name implies, is a cliff, with a naturally formed slender stone beam extending out for thousands of meters, ending opposite the abyss where there is a stone cave.
The punished cultivators must reflect facing the wall inside the stone cave.
"Take the Sealing Spirit Pill and walk over––"
A disciple of the Law Enforcement Hall said, handing Li An a pill.
The Cliff of Reflection was designed to let disciples walk a path of introspection, understanding the perilous nature of life in the world, thus, going to the Cliff of Reflection can only be done like an ordinary person, walking across the thousands of meters long slender stone beam.