The five peak masters had a tacit understanding regarding Su Zimo's incident.
Su Zimo had cultivated some sort of body tempering technique that was extremely terrifying and could even defeat early-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators!
Of course, it was undeniable that he had just entered Foundation Establishment realm and had an unstable foundation. Furthermore, he was caught off guard.
Even though Su Zimo had won that battle, the five peak masters felt that the outcome would be uncertain if the two of them were to fight again.
Firstly, the origin of that body tempering technique was suspicious.
There was a high chance that such a terrifying body tempering technique was a secret technique of some sect similar to Ethereal Sword.
If that was the case, Su Zimo's background was worth investigating.
Could he be someone sent by other sects to hide in Misty Peak?
What sort of ulterior motive did he have to join Misty Peak?
That was something that no sect could tolerate. Once discovered, the light punishment would be crippling one's cultivation and banishing one from the sect. Even the heavy punishment would be death.
Secondly, that body tempering technique did not seem to be of the orthodox path. Instead, it seemed more like an evil fiend technique.
If that was the case, it would prove that Su Zimo was someone of the fiend sects and there was no way he would be spared. Even if they took pity on his talent, the five peak masters would kill him on the spot!
There was no room for negotiation in this matter.
Immortals and fiends had different Daos and could not work together.
Furthermore, someone of the fiend sects was lurking in the sect with ulterior motives.
She recalled the various abnormalities that happened when Su Zimo entered the sect. The explosion of the spirit testing gate, breaking through little crane's obstruction to reach the peak of the mountain, the sudden attack on Xuan Yi after enduring the Eight Distresses Formation, and the fact that he controlled a Level 3 Spirit Fire the moment he entered the sect …
"Su Zimo, do you have anything to say?" The cold man asked coldly.
A look of pity flashed through Xuan Yi's eyes.
Initially, he thought that Su Zimo could become the second Sword Formation Master of the sect.
However, if that Sword Formation Master was someone of the fiend sects, Xuan Yi would definitely not allow it!
Slaying demons was the duty of cultivators of the orthodox path. As one of the five major sects of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Misty Peak would naturally not compromise on this matter.
Moreover, Su Zimo's talent was too strong.
If he was really from the Demon Sect, then all the more he could not be allowed to live!
Once he matured, he would definitely become an overlord of the Evil Sect and become a great threat to all the righteous sects!
Su Zimo didn't know how to explain.
However, through the gazes of the five Peak Masters, he realized that if he could not pass this hurdle, he would most likely face a great disaster!
A calamity of life and death!
"I …"
Su Zimo had just opened his mouth when a loud and clear cry of a crane suddenly rang out from the clouds above the Ninth Heaven.
Whoosh!
The wind whistled as a huge pair of wings covered half of the sky. A huge shadow loomed over them.
Everyone subconsciously looked up.
A huge red-crowned crane descended from the sky, flapping its wings, blowing up a sandstorm.
The clothes of many disciples fluttered in the wind, and some of them even lost their footing and swayed in the wind.
The Divine Guardian Beast had unexpectedly appeared!
No one had expected that a fight between Qi Refinement Warriors would attract the attention of such a powerful existence like the sect.
In the eyes of many disciples, the red-crowned crane was the most mysterious existence in the sect. Although it was rare to see it, it was said to be even older than the history of the sect.
However, one thing was for sure – the strength and status of the red-crowned crane was something that even the five Peak Masters had to look up to!
"Greetings, senior."
The arrival of the red-crowned crane caused the five Peak Masters' expressions to turn serious as they bowed hurriedly.
Floating in midair motionlessly, the red-crowned crane swept its cold gaze across the crowd before landing on Su Zimo. Suddenly, it spoke in human language, "Disciple of Weapon Peak, Su Zimo has gone berserk during his cultivation. His punishment is to stay in seclusion in Thunderclap Valley for an indefinite period of time to reflect on his mistakes!"
Everyone was stunned.
The five Peak Masters were stunned as well.
What surprised the five Peak Masters was that the red-crowned crane's tone did not seem to be suspicious of Su Zimo's background and was merely punishing him to stay in seclusion in Thunderclap Valley to reflect on his mistakes.
In other words, the red-crowned crane was implying that Su Zimo was not cultivating a demonic technique and that he had merely made a mistake during his cultivation, causing him to go berserk.
However, the contradiction was that if Su Zimo's background and cultivation technique were normal, there was no need to punish him or even send him to Thunderclap Valley to reflect on his mistakes.
If he was not in the wrong, why should he reflect on his mistakes?
If it was merely Qi Deviation, all he had to do was pay more attention and cultivate in seclusion in his cave abode to consolidate his foundation.
When they heard the words' Thunderclap Valley ', the five Peak Masters exchanged glances – all of them could see the strange look in each other's eyes.
They all thought of the same person at the same time.
The trial disciples of the sect were no strangers to Thunderclap Valley as well.
Thunderclap Valley was a mysterious valley formed by a strange terrain between the main peak and the back mountain of Ethereal Immortal Sect. The rumbling of thunder could be heard throughout the year, shocking one's mind.
The valley was not big and was barren.
Every time there was a thunderstorm, countless bolts of lightning would fall.
The lack of spirit qi within coupled with the constant rumbling of thunder made it almost impossible to cultivate.
The moment one was sent to Thunderclap Valley, the punishment would be second only to being expelled from the sect.
Suddenly, Little Fatty recalled something and muttered to himself, "It's over, it's over! I've long advised bro to release that little crane. Great, this big crane must be using this opportunity to punish bro. "
Naturally, Little Fatty knew that little crane was trapped in Su Zimo's cave abode.
Some of the disciples recalled how Su Zimo had bullied little crane when he first joined the sect. Now that the red-crowned crane had descended personally, they could not help but connect the dots.
"Hehe! That Su Zimo sure is unlucky. He was tossed to Thunderclap Valley right after he became number one of the four peaks, "A disciple chuckled in the crowd.
"He should be fine. When Junior Brother Su comes out, he'll be just as strong."
"Hmph, you didn't hear the main point of senior crane's words," That person continued, "Senior crane said that he would be in seclusion for an 'indefinite' period to reflect on his mistakes! If senior crane doesn't allow it, Su Zimo will have to stay in there for the rest of his life! "
"Is it that harsh?" Another disciple was shocked.
That person shrugged. "Even if it's not that harsh, you won't be able to cultivate in there for eight to ten years. By the time you come out, we'll already be Foundation Establishment Cultivators and inner sect disciples. So what if you're number one of the four peaks? You're still a Level 9 Qi Refinement Warrior! "
Many disciples could not help but feel shocked when they heard that.
In the spirit arena, Su Zimo remained silent.
In reality, he knew very well that the red-crowned crane did not throw him into Thunderclap Valley for revenge.
If it wanted revenge, the red-crowned crane could have done it long ago without any reason. Why wait until now?
Furthermore, Su Zimo had a vague feeling.
The red-crowned crane did this to save him!
That was because if the red-crowned crane had not appeared, he would have either been crippled of his cultivation and expelled from the sect or killed on the spot!
However, there was something that Su Zimo could not understand as well.
If the red-crowned crane only wanted to save him, why did it have to toss him into Thunderclap Valley?
What was the deeper meaning behind that?
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