Chapter 216
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Chapter 216: Punishment!
How could spiritual plants grow faster with external forces?
Only time can allow their medicinal properties to reach their peak, and the effectiveness of spiritually cultivated plants born from such haste is uncertain.
However, upon hearing this, Elder Yan felt extremely surprised. Could it be possible?
Were the few Top-tier Spiritual Plants in his spiritual herb garden also nurtured by that mushroom?
If not, would it be possible to return and have this disciple bring him a few mushrooms to test?
But remembering the explosive power from earlier, Elder Yan shook his head again; the risk was too great.
If there were another explosion, the Sect Master would certainly not spare him. He decided it was better to leave it alone.
"While planting this Corpse Mushroom, was there anything unusual along the way?"
Tian Zhu thought carefully before shaking his head.
He truly couldn’t recall any abnormalities; the only change had occurred after showing it to Senior Brother Ji.
But showing it to Senior Brother Ji—was that really abnormal?
Certainly not!
"Alright, I understand."
After questioning, Li Daoyi shifted his gaze to Ji Yang beside him.
"In the past few days while you managed the spiritual herb garden, did you notice anything out of the ordinary?"
Although he knew Ji Yang was likely involved, with so many elders present, he, as the Sect Master, could not openly show favoritism. He had to provide an explanation to the elders in attendance.
What was an explanation? Naturally, it meant uncovering the reason behind this incident.
No reason?
Then he would need to find one!
Ji Yang nodded and said:
"Returning to the Sect Master, during these past few days of managing the spiritual herb garden, I indeed noticed something strange!"
"Mm?"
The other elders, who initially thought this inquiry might yield little, now turned their focus to Ji Yang, eagerly awaiting his discovery.
Under the watchful eyes of the many elders, Ji Yang slowly spoke:
"A few days ago, there were signs of Black Spirit Thieves in the garden. After my investigation, I finally found the culprit!"
"He was hiding his cultivation level and even tried to flee. It was only through my relentless pursuit that I was able to capture him, but unfortunately, his body was destroyed by the Corpse Transforming Insects!"
"However, it can be confirmed that this person was definitely a Demon Path Spy, attempting to destroy the spiritual herb garden and deliver a heavy blow to He Dao Sect!"
Hearing this, Li Daoyi took a deep breath.
If he hadn’t carefully examined the other disciples in the spiritual herb garden afterward, he might have actually believed Ji Yang’s words. As for this person delivering a heavy blow to He Dao Sect—it was likely Ji Yang himself.
But looking at Ji Yang’s confident demeanor, Li Daoyi could only breathe deeply, reminding himself to remain calm and not act impulsively.
At least for the sake of Ye Wuchen.
Ji Yang continued,
"This incident happened not long ago, and soon after, the Corpse Mushroom explosion occurred. This clearly shows a connection between the two. I believe this is most likely the work of a Demon Path Spy, aiming to completely annihilate our He Dao Sect in the explosion."
Hearing Ji Yang’s words, many elders nodded in agreement, finding his reasoning sound.
Demonic path cultivators are very skilled at using various peculiar and malicious Techniques.
Perhaps they added something unusual to that Corpse Mushroom, causing an integration, and then targeted a relatively weak spot—the spiritual herb garden, which undoubtedly was the best place since it was not directly guarded by an elder.
Moreover, the spiritual herb garden is protected by Formations and usually does not allow other elders to enter.
Elder Jian and the others also appeared puzzled at this moment.
Could it be that they guessed wrong? Was this really unrelated to Ji Yang, truly the doing of a Demon Sect Disciple?
Before anyone could think further, an elder quickly voiced his opposition:
"You keep saying this is the doing of a Demon Path Spy, but may I ask where this spy is? Why did our sect find no traces during the subsequent inspection?"
"Moreover, after the incident involving the spiritual insects, the sect sent law enforcement hall disciples to carry out inspections and even stationed law enforcement hall cultivators for strict watching."
"Would a demonic path cultivator repeat the same trick? Choose the already tightly guarded spiritual herb garden again?"
Listening to this elder’s counterargument, Ji Yang merely smiled slightly:
"Traces? It’s possible the Demon Path Spy was melted away by the Corpse Transforming Insects; it’s normal not to find traces."
"Additionally, the most dangerous place is often the safest. Perhaps the Demon Path Spy thought just like the elder?"
Upon hearing such a sarcastic remark, the elder scoffed and was about to say more.
However, Li Daoyi spoke up at that moment:
"Alright, this incident has occurred, and now our sect is in a state of disorder. Speaking too much is meaningless!"
"Elder Yan and Elder Li, as the ones responsible for the spiritual herb garden, your negligence will be punished! You will not receive sect cultivation resources for three years!"
"Tian Zhu, although this matter is not entirely your responsibility, you were still quite remiss. You will plant spiritual plants in the spiritual herb garden and are prohibited from conducting similar research in the future. If there is a next time, the punishment will be doubled!"
"Ji Yang, your management of the spiritual herb garden was lacking, and you will also be punished…"
Upon hearing the Sect Master’s judgment, Ji Yang felt expectant. Where would the punishment be? The mining site? Feng Ling Valley?
He believed it was just a minor mistake and shouldn’t warrant a punishment like being sent elsewhere.
But after the Sect Master finished speaking, he merely glanced at Ji Yang before continuing:
"As for the matter of the Demon Path Spy, our sect will send law enforcement hall disciples to carry out a thorough investigation to check everyone in the sect."
"Lastly, this matter is significant, so I hope the Various Elders do not disclose it externally."
"If this truly was the work of a Demon Path Spy, it may further trouble you all. This item possesses great power; who knows if there will be a second time?"
Li Daoyi looked at Ji Yang meaningfully.
Ji Yang felt a tinge of disappointment in his heart as he thought:
"This will depend on your performance."
But he didn’t dare to voice it aloud.
However, if the Sect Master hadn’t prevented him from entering the mines, would such an incident have occurred in the sect?
Ultimately, it was still the Sect Master’s fault!
Yes, that’s not wrong!
As the Sect Master announced the results, the other elders did not say more and all dispersed.
Compared to finding the culprit, preventing similar incidents in the future was indeed more important. The elders of Cuiping Peak had already begun discussing setting up a large Formation near the sect to monitor spiritual energy. Should any abnormal fluctuations occur, the Formation would quickly provide a warning.
With this, they could naturally avoid a recurrence of such events.
Hearing this idea, Ji Yang nodded.
It seemed he not only had no fault but also made a contribution!
It was just unfortunate that he could not receive any rewards.
At that moment, Ji Yang recalled the many spiritual grains he had planted at Jingtan Peak.
He had to hurry back to check. If the spiritual grains were gone, he didn’t know how much strengthening light point he would lose.
"You stay!"
Before Ji Yang could step out, he heard Li Daoyi’s Transmission beside him.
Ji Yang had no choice but to obediently remain.
But he mentally noted a mark against the Sect Master, promising to mine for another ten years!
After all the elders of He Dao Sect had dispersed, Li Daoyi finally turned his attention to Ji Yang.
