Golden Cicada and the others guessed that the Ganoderma Immortal's little companion, the Ginseng Spirit, had slipped inside, wandered into the Two-Polarity Dust-Mote Formation, and alerted Master Canxia.
The thought that another plant spirit truly existed, and was hiding somewhere in the Five Palaces of Primordial Origin on Emei Mountain, excited them all. They stopped trying to sneak outside and began searching within the Immortal Mansion instead.
They searched for several days, naturally finding nothing. Later, they enlisted other senior brothers and sisters to help, saying only that they were looking for the owner of the Ginseng leaf.
Nearly another half month passed before Master Canxia finally traced the matter back to them.
Golden Cicada bravely stepped forward and said that everything had been his idea, that he had taken the lead and coerced the others. If anyone was to be punished, it should be him.
How could Master Canxia fail to see through their little routine? What concerned her more was the gap in Emei Mountain's defenses. If these youngsters could come and go freely, would the Blood God Son not find it even easier to enter once he learned of it?
She questioned the six separately. Their accounts were essentially identical and matched the Hexagram she had calculated.
First, she established that a Ginseng Spirit had indeed slipped inside. At least it was neither the Blood Demon nor Red Corpse, which allowed her to breathe a little easier.
Next, she decided on punishments for the six, confining them in six separate locations to face the wall, reflect on their mistakes, and cultivate alone. They were not even allowed to step outside their Cave Gates.
Golden Cicada asked to take the Ganoderma Immortal with him, but Master Canxia refused that as well.
After putting them all into confinement, Master