Saint Lord Taichu had not actually intended to truly beat him up. He had merely wanted to teach him a small lesson.
If he had really wanted to beat him, would he have lived until now? He would most likely have been beaten to death already.
There had previously been several disciples who had not listened to him and had gone against him. Nearly every one of them had been dealt with by Saint Lord Taichu.
So sometimes, there were people you simply had to beat. You had to beat them until they became completely obedient.
Only then would they truly listen to what you had to say. Otherwise, they would forever treat your words as nothing but wind past their ears.
Saint Lord Taichu said to them, "You may learn from anyone, but whatever you do, do not imitate what your Senior Brother has done."
"It was fortunate that I caught him doing these things today. If I had not caught him, wouldn't he have turned the world upside down?"
Saint Lord Taichu had said what needed to be said and done what needed to be done. Whether they could come to their senses now depended on their own fate.
At that time, Saint Lord Taichu's way of thinking differed from person to person.
He always used the same methods he used to educate others on his own disciples.
Yet more often than not, it had the opposite effect.
There was simply no way to make his disciples listen to him. They would even spout all sorts of nonsensical nonsense.
So he decided to simply let his disciples grow freely.
They could do whatever they wanted. It was enough for him to fulfill the duties a master ought to fulfill.
There was no need to fuss over all that