Killing One to Warn a Hundred

Because the seven Azure Cloud Peak disciples had been so full of themselves, arrogant and overbearing, they had brought about a string of disastrous consequences...

They had lost the Mysterious Yin Soul-Nurturing Spring, caused the deaths of more than a dozen sect members and disciples, and still refused to repent, instead stirring up internal strife and even dragging Chen Mengze and Mingyu into it. All of this had crossed Shen Mo's bottom line and could not go unpunished!

After the Azure Cloud Peak disciples were taken away by the disciplinary elder, and the Ascension Lake disciples had kowtowed and left the hall, Shen Mo's gaze fell once more upon Chen Mengze and Mingyu.

They had fought fiercely, partly to stand up for the disciples of their respective branches, and partly because years of resentment had piled up between them. Neither could stand the sight of the other, and both had wanted to teach the other a ruthless lesson.

But no matter what, they had violated the sect rules!

On the surface, they had not caused too much harm. Whether Red Flame Sect members or the ordinary mortals dwelling in the Mountain River Domain, no one had been caught up in their battle and killed or injured; only a few mountain peaks and medicinal gardens had been destroyed.

Yet the hidden dangers within the sect had, for the first time, been laid bare before everyone at the level of peak masters. The impact could not be called anything but vile.

In light of this, Shen Mo increased the severity of their punishment beyond the original sentence... Not only did he confiscate three years of monthly stipends from each of Chen Mengze and Mingyu, he also ordered them to restore the Mountain River Domain's mountain terrain and spiritual plant gardens within a