Cultivation Online novel Chapter 125

Chapter 125 - Two Choices

Seeing Elder Yao and the disciples lowering their heads, Elder Xuan spoke without revealing his presence, "If you think lowering your heads will solve everything, the world would not be this chaotic and dangerous."

"Please forgive us, Grand Elder! We were wrong! We didn’t know this Outer Court disciple was assigned to this place by you!" Qiao Kang suddenly said.

"Did I ask for your input, disciple?" Elder Xuan responded in a nonchalant voice, immediately shutting the Qiao Kang up.

Elder Xuan continued a moment later, "Every disciple here will be punished with 1 month of confinement within the Caves of Repentance."

"As for you, Elder Yao... Since you belong to the Disciplinary Hall, I shall let your leader decide your punishment. And before you leave, I want you to remember what comes out of my mouth next— What happened here today did not happen at all, do you understand me? I was never here, and you have never met the Outer Court disciple. This applies to the disciples, too."

"If I hear even a single disciple that is not here right now speaking about what happened here today, you can expect another visit from me, and I will be there in person at that time."

"We understand, Grand Elder! We will forget about what happened today!"

Elder Yao and the disciples responded in a fearful voice.

"Good. Now get out of my sight!" Elder Xuan’s voice boomed within the disciples’ and Elder Yao’s head, nearly knocking them unconscious with his powerful voice.

The next second, once they could stand again, the disciples and Elder Yao ran away like a bunch of scared rabbits before a tiger.

Once they were all gone, Elder Xuan spoke again, "Are you okay, Disciple Yuan? I apologize for that just now. While it’s common for disciples to argue with each other, it’s inexcusable for a sect elder to bully a disciple."

"Don’t worry about it, Senior Xuan. It’s only natural that there’d be a couple of bad apples no matter where you are," Yuan said with a calm smile on his face.

"You have handled this situation much better than I would’ve if I was still a disciple, and I thank you for that. Most people quickly result to violence when they come to a disagreement, and that is a trait many Cultivators have because we are vicious and brutal in nature. Anyway, I must return to my own business now. If you ever encounter another similar situation, it’s okay to scare them a little with your powers as long as you don’t kill them. This is just how the cultivation world works, as intimidation works better than actual violence in most cases."

"However, if a sect elder is involved like today, it’s best if you immediately contact one of us to help you. Although we won’t show ourselves, we’ll definitely keep you safe."

"Intimidation over violence... I will keep that in mind, Senior Xuan! Thank you very much for helping me today!" Yuan bowed towards the sky, feeling as though he’d learned something important today.