"You have been granted full access to the Transmission Hall."
Xuanling smiled. "And if you have any questions about daily life in the future, you may summon me. Anywhere within the sect's hundred-thousand-mile territory, I will respond immediately."
"Good."
Li Xian nodded.
"Additionally, someone will continue investigating this matter and administer the appropriate punishment."
"Yan Cailian?"
Li Xian stirred slightly. "May I make a request?"
"That Yan Cailian be severely punished?"
"I'm afraid that won't be possible," Xuanling said. "The Great Luo Immortal Sect is simply too vast. Everything must follow the rules. Even a Dao Child cannot oppress a core disciple. Thus, although you know Yan Cailian was responsible, you must still have evidence... Your 'Brilliant Prodigy' rating will grant you preferential treatment and a greater allocation of resources, but not special privileges..."
"No, I'm not asking for Yan Cailian to be severely punished."
"I hope she stays well," Li Xian said. "We'll settle our grievances ourselves."
"In principle, that is not permitted. Life-and-death battles between legacy disciples are forbidden. Even on the Sword-Dueling Platform, someone at the level of a peak master or hall master must witness the battle to prevent casualties..."
Xuanling paused here. "But the Great Luo Immortal Sect is simply too vast. Everything must follow the rules, and evidence is required. Those who consider themselves prodigies never abide by the rules, but neither you nor Yan Cailian can be too blatant."
It said calmly, "The birth of new prodigies squeezes the interests of older prodigies and takes cultivation resources from the older generation. That is itself a process of competition and growth."
The same words, spoken by Xuanling, actually conveyed two different meanings.
"I understand!"
Li Xian nodded.
It seemed that even after he became a core disciple or legacy disciple, his future would not