I imitate others' cultivation, and I will never reason with you.

Chapter 186 New Crisis
Castration?

There was an uproar in the audience.

This kind of punishment is usually only used on corrupt officials.

How could the head of this school deserve such honor, not only to have his face shaved, but also to be castrated?
The tip of the needle, which was slightly thicker than an embroidery needle, was dipped in a specially prepared dark green potion and pierced Zhao Zhibing's cheek mercilessly again and again. His fair skin made the tattoos on his face look even more terrifying.

The medicine mixed with blood flowed out and covered his face. It was quickly wiped off by the clerk with a dirty rag to avoid affecting the neatness of the strokes.

Zhao Zhibing wanted to struggle, but his hands and feet were tied tightly to the rack, and there was an iron ring around his neck. If he turned his head he would not be able to breathe, and he could only groan and cry out in pain.

"You are just getting started, and you are already feeling pained?" The clerk consoled him, "Your Majesty has shown mercy and spared your life, and has also retained your official position. You should thank God for this and be deeply grateful."

Zhao Zhibing was speechless.

In addition to the stinging pain on his face, his entire body was exposed to the sun, and he felt ashamed to death as people in the audience pointed at and talked about him loudly.

He studied hard for twenty years before he passed the imperial examination and became the top scholar. He was also awarded an official position by Your Majesty. Why, why should he suffer such punishment and pain because of a low-caste woman!

A gleam of resentment flashed in his bloodshot eyes.

Before he could curse a few more times in his mind, the clerk in front of Qian signaled to the eunuch next to him that it was over.

The eunuch was a veteran in the palace. Castration was not like a physical examination in the palace. Instead, it was more casual. He took a sip of wine and sprayed it on the small semi-arc blade in his hand. He raised his hand and cut it down. With his other hand, he picked up the branding iron in the charcoal basin beside him and pressed it directly on the blade.

His moves were so smooth and fluid that Zhao Zhibing was stunned for half a second before he screamed. His whole body twitched continuously, and he rolled his eyes and fainted.

The red-hot iron made a sizzling sound on the flesh and blood, and also emitted a white smoke and a burnt, stench.

After waiting for a few seconds until the bleeding stopped, he took away the soldering iron.

Several servants carried the man back, and the rest began to pour water and sweep the floor. The eunuchs and clerks also had to go back and report.

Seeing that there was nothing exciting to watch, the audience dispersed.

This little thing was enough to give them something to talk about for three days.

Some servants who were ordered by their master to see the scene also hurried back to report the news.

"It seems that His Majesty really values ​​this Three Lives Fairy. There has never been a female Imperial Master in the Imperial Master Palace. Is the situation going to change..."

This is what the officials who received the news thought.

However, the aristocratic officials who are still alive are basically all conservatives and are unwilling to openly confront the emperor.

Since the emperor was determined to do this, they could only quickly educate their daughter well and see if she could find a way for her in the inner court.

And there is another very strange thing. Because the Xumi Realm values ​​culture over military, its armed forces have always been weak. Except for the capital, the other five cities are jointly governed by the government and local gangs. The court turns a blind eye to this and leaves it alone as long as the gangs don't do too much.

Therefore, the government decrees sent from the capital to various places were difficult to be implemented quickly.

But this time, both the charity cemetery and the girls' school were completed within three months.

This was incredible to the nobles.

In this regard...the credit goes entirely to Hu San, Wang Dongxing and Liu Shouye.

In order to protect Ruan Xing's property and find a place for his brother to practice, Hu San has been expanding outward. At that time, when he had not yet started practicing, the Red Head Gang led by Hu San had already covered three cities.

Wang Dongxing opened as many shops as the size of his territory allowed, and he cooperated with gangs in other towns to disintegrate them. He was originally weaker than the Red Head Gang and had to bow down before them. Now they want to make money with him, so why not kneel down and acknowledge them as his big brother?

The most important point is that Liu Shouye, the backer, has opened the door to the Red Head Gang. Unlike other towns, where the Inspection Office treats the gangs as money bags to extort money from them, the Inspection Office under his leadership is like a family to the Red Head Gang.

Therefore, among the five cities, the execution of government orders was more active than in the capital.

Moreover, these gang members don’t care about their identity or background. They all come from the lower class. If their gang collapses one day, they may end up in a mass grave as well. What is there to object to?

This public execution also frightened a group of people, and they no longer dared to openly and blatantly bully women.

Three old men from the National Master Palace were sent to the San Sheng Academy. The first old man who took the Rejuvenating Pill was radiant and was envied and hated by the other two every day. Although the three men didn't think that a woman could achieve anything, they still taught diligently and seriously for the Rejuvenating Pill.

Zheng Fuci was also lucky. His spiritual bones were detected and left in the National Master's Palace. The fairy then stayed there directly, selecting new disciples and teaching Zheng Fuci to practice.

There was nothing to do in the Law Enforcement Hall, so Cui Yurong stayed in the charity cemetery on the outskirts of the city, intending to practice there and at the same time monitor whether there were any lawless elements in the capital. If there were any, she would catch them and send them to Xu Can for him to deal with.

After finishing his business, Ruan Xing went to the underground water bubble in the National Master's Palace to see the small seeds.

The small seed is trying hard to absorb the life and power of the barrier tree, and has shown signs of sprouting.

The barrier tree also became somewhat weak and spent most of the time sleeping.

After being awakened by Ruan Xing, his voice was a little dazed, "What's wrong?"

Ruan Xing thought he was just here to chat, so he said casually, "How about I show you the current Xumi Realm?"

Almost the entire Sumeru Realm is the eyes and ears of the barrier tree, so it is naturally able to clearly know the current situation of the Sumeru Realm.

After a pause, he said with relief: "Very good, this way, when the barrier disappears, they will not become food for monsters."

It can be seen that Ruan Xing has aroused the people's desire for the truth.

The seedlings with spiritual bones will continue to flow into the National Master Palace.

When the number of disciples in the Imperial Master's Palace increased in the future and the story of the Three Lives Fairy spread, their thoughts had been changed, and it was also a fairy who taught them to practice.

I am afraid that in a few years, the status of women will be equal and no longer so humble.

And these disciples will then become the backbone force guarding the Xumi Realm.

"When will the barrier disappear?" Ruan Xing asked.

She needs to make good use of this time.

"After three years, I will die completely. The seeds will sprout and will take over the barrier I have set. After that, you can transplant the seeds to Tianxin Island at any time and let it slowly grow the steps to the sky."

Ruan Xing asked, "In other words, if I don't transplant the seeds, the barrier will always exist?"

"Of course. However, the seeds left here are just a barrier. Don't you want to ascend? Transplant the seeds and grow the steps to heaven. Then you can transcend the continent and ascend to the spirit world."

The voice of the barrier tree carried a hint of relief and laughter.

Ruan Xing naturally wanted to ascend.

only……

"I've been to Tianxin Island before." Ruan Xing said, "It has become a place without any spirits. If the seeds are transplanted there, will they still survive?"

The barrier tree lost its composure a little, "How is it possible?!"

"How did it become a place without spirits? Did someone take away the pure and turbid air in the Tianchi?"

Clear and turbid qi? Ruan Xing suddenly felt blessed.

She knew why the name in the Forest of Steles sounded familiar!
Han Qianjun, the name of Hanshan Immortal is Han Qianjun!

Xie Huai mentioned this name when he introduced her!
After the Xiantai tree fell, the two floating islands in Tianxin did not become a place without spirits. It was the Immortal Lord Hanshan who went to Tianchi and wanted to take away that ray of Tao rhyme, but found that the Tao rhyme had already dissipated. So he took away the clear and turbid air, and used the turbid air to suppress the ghosts and souls born after the battle. Not long after that, he also returned to the abyss.

The more Ruan Xing thought about it, the more he felt that this was the case!
They’re all strung together! They’re all strung together!

However, she had to clean up this mess from thousands of years ago by herself! The two qi of clear and turbid had now become snow marrow and black marrow. One was Jian Lai and the other was Cai Jiao. She couldn't possibly sacrifice them both to exchange for the two qi of clear and turbid.

Ruan Xing rubbed his brows with a headache and let out a long sigh, "Anyway, it is now a place of no spirits, is it still useful to transplant it?"

Although the barrier tree was a little solemn, it was still calm and unhurried. "It will work. As long as the transplant is successful and the stairs to heaven are opened, the spiritual energy will slowly return. There is an antenna on the island that connects the spirit world and the fairy platform. The stairs to heaven were born from it."

After hearing this, Ruan Xing's eyes turned dark.

It's over, it's over!

The silver wire that she broke at the beginning was 99% likely the antenna that the barrier tree mentioned!
But it’s broken!
She asked somewhat hopelessly: "What if the antenna is broken too..."

“Once the antenna is broken, the floating island of Tianxin Island will fall down, and this world will no longer be able to ascend, because the power of the seeds is not enough to support such a long stairway to the sky... This is the fundamental reason why the immortal platform floats in the sky.” The barrier tree said vicissitudes, “I have been trapped for thousands of years and didn’t even know that the outside world is so tragic. Since there is no hope of ascending, after the seeds sprout, it is up to you whether to transplant them or not...”

It sighed imperceptibly.

The words of the barrier tree gave Ruan Xing new hope.

"Although the antenna is broken, Tianxin Island has not fallen down yet." Ruan Xing said, "Is there any hope of repairing the Steps to Heaven before it falls completely?"

"That's OK. After the antenna is broken, it will probably take more than a hundred years for it to completely fall down. However, the longer it takes, the longer the Stairway to Heaven will be. I can't guarantee how long the Stairway to Heaven will be."

More than a hundred years.

Based on his experience in the simulator, Ruan Xing could estimate that it would take about one hundred and ninety years from the time the antenna broke to the time it completely fell.

There are still one hundred and eighty-eight years left.

And with every year of delay, the sinking distance will become a little greater.

The best way is to transplant immediately after three years.

But at that time, how could I go to the Land of Absolute Spirits?
How strong can she be?
Would other sects, especially the Xuanbing Sect under Tianxin Island, be happy to see her do this?

It’s hard to say. If they wanted to, they wouldn’t have buried the history thousands of years ago and created the illusion that there are still people ascending to heaven today.

She said calmly, "Okay, I understand. Just focus on growing the seeds."

The barrier tree fell into sleep again.

Ruan Xing came out of the underground bubble and returned to Fengling Yueying Sect.

There is no point in being anxious now, everything will have to wait three years.

She could only lie dormant for the time being, improving herself while waiting.

He walked into the main hall with a worried look on his face, and the Demon Lord, who had rarely been seen for a while, came over with a grin on his face.

"Hey, busy leader, you're back finally. Are you tired?" The Demon Lord said jokingly.

Ruan Xing, who had just received important news in the Xumi Realm, was in no mood to deal with him and said perfunctorily, "What's the matter?"

"Yes, there are." The Demon Lord said, "The underground palace has been built for the sect master. Would you mind going over to take a look?"

Ruan Xing originally wanted to build an underground palace just to demolish the forest that killed her, but it would look ugly if she didn't build something there.

It doesn't matter what it looks like. She lives in the main hall, and the underground palace may be used as other functional buildings in the future.

"Let's see next time." Ruan Xing replied, "Anything else?"

"I heard that the mysterious big guy in the Xumi Realm has been subdued by you. Can I go and take a look?" The Demon Lord's eyes sparkled and he asked for her opinion in a soft voice.

The barrier tree was still sleeping, taking good care of its seeds. Ruan Xing didn't want anyone to disturb it, so he said, "No."

Then, he frowned, "How do you know that you have entered the Xumi Realm?"

The barrier cannot stop the puppets, but the fairy is more polite and refuses to go in without Ruan Xing's consent.

The Demon Lord is different, he has no quality.

The Demon Lord did not lie and admitted it openly. He grinned and said, "I went to the Imperial Master's Palace, but I couldn't get down."

Even if Ruan Xing wanted to enter the underground bubble, he had to awaken the barrier tree first.

It’s not surprising that the Demon Lord was stopped by the bubbles.

However, the blisters are milky and translucent.

He wouldn't...want to go to a buffet, would he?
The Demon Lord licked his lips. He hadn't eaten for a long time.

Ruan Xing did not bring him when he attacked Liuyang Study, and most of the Jindan cultivators were blown to pieces or burned into powder by Cui Yurong.

The fish that escaped the net was also made into a puppet in Ruan Xing's storage bag.

There was no leftovers for him.

Thinking of this, the Demon Lord was somewhat dissatisfied, "The interests of the demon cultivators are paramount. No one in the North will obey a leader like you, even if they say so verbally, they won't obey in their hearts."

"I'm not a demon cultivator." Ruan Xing glanced at him calmly, "Don't instill this idea in the disciples of my sect."

"You are not a demon cultivator, but you are more cruel than a demon cultivator." The Demon Lord said with resentment, "You want to watch me starve to death."

He now has a puppet body and has condensed Yin energy, so of course he will not starve to death.

But in the secret cave, he was on the verge of starvation many times.

As a result, he hadn't eaten for several years and his teeth were itchy and his stomach was empty.

"I won't let you go to that underground bubble in Xumi Realm." Ruan Xing decisively cut off the Demon Lord's thoughts, and then comforted him: "If you want to eat, there will be a chance, but not now."

"How long will it take?"

Ruan Xing smiled slightly.

The demon cultivator who is cooperating with Liuyang Study will probably send someone here within the next few years.

Now that she has come, she will never let these people go back.

Considering that she had died tragically at the hands of evil cultivators several times at the age of 23, this meeting would be considered a small interest.

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