Shen Yue said, "Senior Brother, I'll go with you to take a look."
Sheng Yuan didn't refuse and nodded in agreement.
Lingxu Peak.
Because all the official disciples of Lingxu Peak had protested, with the sect leader's approval, the Disciplinary Hall intervened in the matter.
At this moment.
An elder from the Disciplinary Hall led a team, and all the disciples of Lingxu Peak were questioned.
By the time Sheng Yuan and Shen Yue emerged, the Disciplinary Hall had almost completed its investigation. The statements of all the disciples had been recorded and compiled into a thick volume.
The elder from the Disciplinary Hall glanced at Sheng Yuan: "Sheng Yuan, take a look at what they've said. If you find anything inaccurate or incomplete, you can point it out."
The elder gestured to a disciple, who handed the booklet to Sheng Yuan.
Sheng Yuan casually flipped through a few pages, his face slightly pale.
It wasn't inaccurate or incomplete.
But these disciples... they really didn't spare his feelings.
Some even extensively detailed the vast disparity between him and Li Shuang.
When Li Shuang was present, Lingxu Peak was orderly and disciplined.
He had only been the Senior Brother for such a short time, yet Lingxu Peak was already chaotic and lawless.
These comparisons were all meticulously recorded.
Sheng Yuan couldn't help but grit his teeth.
He had previously thought that Zhaozhao's words about Li Shuang deliberately elevating Chang Le'an were a bit excessive, but now, he felt that Zhaozhao's conjecture was not without reason.
Li Shuang had already left Lingxu Peak, yet the disciples of Lingxu Peak were still speaking up for her.
Was there truly no intentional element in this?
Even if they had wronged her before.
She ruined Zhaozhao, she made it difficult for Second Junior Brother's swordsmanship to continue, she caused Third Junior Brother to fall into disgrace.
This wasn't enough.
Now, she wanted him to be scorned by everyone too, didn't she?
Sheng Yuan's hand, gripping the booklet, involuntarily tightened slightly.
The elder from the Disciplinary Hall said, "Sheng Yuan, there's basically no doubt about you withholding disciples' resources. Do you have any explanation now?"
Sheng Yuan shook his head somewhat helplessly.
The elder nodded: "In that case, you are ordered to compensate these disciples for their cultivation resources within three days."
Three days...
Sheng Yuan's lips trembled, and he couldn't help but ask, "What if I can't compensate them?"
"Can't compensate? Then it depends on what these disciples think," the elder looked at the disciples. "After all, they are the victims."
The disciples of Lingxu Peak fell silent for a moment.
Yan Xiao suddenly stepped forward and said, "If he can't compensate, I don't need the resources. I only ask for one thing: a chance to change sects!"
Sheng Yuan's pupils suddenly constricted: "Change sects? Yan Xiao, what are you trying to do!"
Yan Xiao gritted his teeth, having made up his mind: "Lingxu Peak is in such disarray now, with no rules whatsoever. How can one cultivate peacefully here? If possible, I am willing to undergo the trials of the other four peaks. If I pass, I hope to join one of them."
What Yan Xiao most wanted to join, of course, was Wuqing Peak.
But everyone knew that Lin Qingling was lazy, and besides a few true disciples, she hadn't taken in any other disciples for many years.
Yan Xiao wouldn't force it either.
Anyway, for him, anywhere was better than Lingxu Peak!
When Yan Xiao said this, the eyes of the Lingxu Peak disciples flickered. In an instant, almost half of the disciples expressed similar thoughts.
They could forgo the return of their resources, but they wanted a chance to change sects.
Theoretically.
Once one joined a peak, they couldn't casually change sects.
Situations like Li Shuang's were extremely rare.
Moreover, it was Lingxu Zhenren himself who expelled her.
Now.
These official disciples of Lingxu Peak were actively seeking to leave Lingxu Peak.
If this got out...
Lingxu Zhenren's old face would truly be trampled on.
Sheng Yuan looked at everyone, his face growing paler and paler, his body swaying slightly.
Was he... was he really such a failure as a Senior Brother?
When Li Shuang was still around, who didn't envy the cultivation environment of Lingxu Peak?
Now, after such a short time, half of the disciples were willing to forgo a month's resources just to leave Lingxu Peak?
Sheng Yuan was so enraged that he spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Senior Brother," Shen Yue quickly supported him, a worried expression flashing in his eyes.
Sheng Yuan shook his head, trying to stand straight: "Such a thing... there has never been a precedent, I..."
"This matter. I agree to it." Suddenly, a cold voice rang out.
Sheng Yuan looked over and saw Lingxu Zhenren's gloomy face.
"Peak Master Lingxu," the elder from the Disciplinary Hall bowed.
Lingxu Zhenren said coldly, "You record it for them. Let everyone who wants to leave, leave!"
Lingxu Zhenren's face was chillingly cold.
The disciples of Lingxu Peak were silent for a moment.
Yan Xiao gritted his teeth and said, "Then count my name!"
He knew that this would surely incur Lingxu Zhenren's resentment.
However, he had no other choice.
Firstly, he had already spoken out, so whether he left or not, he would be remembered.
Secondly, he no longer wanted to go against his conscience and glare at Senior Sister Li.
As long as he could join another peak, Lingxu Zhenren, out of respect for the other peak masters, wouldn't be able to do anything to him.
Other disciples with similar considerations stepped forward one after another.
The elder from the Disciplinary Hall quickly recorded their names.
Lingxu Zhenren snorted coldly and glanced at Sheng Yuan: "Let these disciples who want to leave, leave. As for the remaining disciples, you figure it out yourself."
Lingxu Zhenren offered no solutions and simply flicked his sleeves and departed.
Sheng Yuan could only respectfully agree.
He looked up at the chaotic Lingxu Peak, a hint of sorrow flashing in his eyes.
Their Lingxu Peak, the first peak of the Sword Sect, why... why had it become like this?
Wouldn't Senior Sister Li feel heartbroken seeing such a scene?
Or perhaps.
All of this was orchestrated by her.
"Senior Brother, there are still quite a few disciples who chose to stay. The most urgent task now is to make up for the deficit," Shen Yue whispered. "We truly have no spirit stones left. Junior Sister is in such a state now... she can't think of any solutions either. I wonder who can come up with such a sum of spirit stones within three days."
Shen Yue said.
Sheng Yuan's eyes flickered slightly.
Who could come up with such a sum of spirit stones within three days?
He didn't know about others.
But...
One person definitely could.
That was.
Li Shuang, who had just returned from the Langya Secret Realm laden with treasures.
Li Shuang had settled a considerable amount of sect contribution points this time!
Besides, the resources she had shown might not even be all of them; she might still have some treasures on her.
A trip to the Langya Secret Realm had left Lingxu Peak in dire straits, but Li Shuang had become instantly rich.
If it were Li Shuang, she would definitely be able to produce the spirit stones to cover the deficit.
But given the current relationship between Li Shuang and Lingxu Peak, how could she possibly help?
Sheng Yuan's heart stirred, and he suddenly remembered something.
In that case.
He wouldn't be taking Li Shuang's help for nothing.
This was what Li Shuang owed them.
"Second Junior Brother, you stay here and cooperate with the Disciplinary Hall disciples. I'm going out for a bit," Sheng Yuan instructed, then left in a hurry.