Published: March 2, 2025
Chapter 175: Right and Wrong
Although Liu Yu managed to escape, he was seriously injured, so he found a place to heal. After his injuries stabilized, he returned to Moonlit City.
"That's all I have to say," Liu Yu concluded and bowed again before returning to the lineup, remaining silent as he awaited the outcome.
The main reason for the breach of Bing Character No. 6 Spiritual Herb Garden was that the enemy's offensive strength greatly surpassed the defensive strength of their side. The difference in qi refinement cultivators alone was double, not to mention that they had seven fewer foundation establishment cultivators, and included renowned cultivators like the six harmonious sons.
When the disparity in strength reaches a certain level, all means and strategies appear utterly pale and lose their significance.
Thus, the responsibility does not lie with the cultivators stationed at the herb garden, but rather with the sect for not sending reinforcements, leading to a lack of defensive power, which gave the enemy cultivators an opportunity to exploit. It was not the fault of the stationed cultivators.
However, no one dared to speak this truth, and the six did not even mention it. How could the sect possibly make a wrong decision? Perhaps the sect had more important objectives that required manpower to be diverted?
For various reasons, they not only lost the spiritual herb garden, but also suffered over half of their foundation establishment cultivators, while the qi refinement stage disciples were nearly wiped out.
Considering all these factors, Liu Yu did not believe the sect would impose severe punishments. At most, it would be a symbolic penalty, which is why he returned to the sect. Otherwise, he would have fled long ago.
Training foundation establishment cultivators is not easy. The Yuan Yang Sect has more than twenty thousand inner and outer sect disciples, yet publicly there are only four to five hundred foundation establishment stewards. This is also due to the fact that foundation establishment cultivators have a lifespan that is more than double that of qi refinement cultivators.
In small sects and families, those at the foundation establishment realm can serve as the sect master or family head, making them the highest authorities. Even in Yuan Yang Sect, they are considered mid-level or upper-level figures, and naturally, they would not be discarded just because of a non-fault-related mistake.
Having a foundation establishment realm at this moment grants a certain level of self-protection in the current cultivation world. With the marvels of the Immortal Abode, where can't one go?
His foundation does not rely on the sect or connections, but rather on his own realm strength and the Immortal Abode that he traversed to this world with.
Liu Yu slightly lowered his head, his expression calm, as many thoughts flashed through his mind.
After listening to the six's accounts, Elder Yan casually set up a soundproof barrier and turned to face the other two elders, starting a whispered conversation among the three Golden Core Elders.
Due to the barrier, Liu Yu and the others below could not hear the elders' discussions, so they waited quietly for the verdict.
In fact, cultivators have astonishing memories and do not necessarily need to hear the words; a glance at lip movements can usually provide a basic judgment of what was said. However, in front of the Golden Core Elders, the six would naturally not presume to be clever and make such small gestures.
After about fifteen minutes, Elder Yan waved his magical power to lift the soundproof barrier and glared at the six below. After a pause, he spoke.
"The breach of Bing Character No. 6 Spiritual Herb Garden has caused a huge loss to our sect."
"Although the main responsibility does not lie with you, as the stationed cultivators, you bear a part of the unavoidable responsibility, regardless of the reasons."
"You must be punished!"
"You will have your salaries confiscated for seven years. As for the steward in charge, Yan Hongyu, she will face double punishment and must serve on the front lines for fourteen years."