Cultivation Online novel Chapter 1856

For the first punishment, Yuan would spend ten years in confinement, but his ten-year time limit to become an Inner Court disciple would be halted, so he could come out of the confinement and still have plenty of time to become an Inner Court disciple. However, the other participants would be far ahead of him.

For his second option, instead of ten years, he would only need to spend two years in confinement, but that ten-year time limit would not pause even while he is in confinement, giving him less time to reach his goal. Moreover, all of his earned points would be halved, slowing down his progress even further.

No matter which option he chose, it would hurt his progress in the trial.

’Ten years is too long. I don’t care even if I only have a year left to become an Inner Court disciple since I am already near the goal. The second option is definitely much better for me, even if I have to work twice as hard for the next five years…’

After spending a few moments considering his choices, Yuan responded, "I will choose the second punishment."

The Sect Leader nodded and waved his sleeves again a moment later, unfreezing the time.

"For deliberately killing a fellow disciple, I shall sentence you to two years of confinement, and all of the contributions you earned during this tournament will be nulled."

The Sect Leader’s judgment dumbfounded everybody. However, it was not because it was harsh. Instead, it was an extremely light sentence considering the crime Yuan had committed.

Normally, if a disciple killed another disciple on purpose, they’d be crippled and expelled from the sect. Those with more background and protection would receive ten years of confinement for punishment instead. Yet, Yuan would only receive two years for killing one of the most popular and well-liked disciples in the sect, not to mention Bai Zhan’s grandfather was an elder of the sect.

However, despite the seemingly unfair judgment and favoritism, nobody dared to utter any complaints.

"Elder Huang, bring this disciple to the confinement chamber," the Sect Leader commanded the sect elder, who was also the judge.

"As you command."

The sect elder proceeded to retrieve a pair of handcuffs made of a type of red jade and cuffed them around Yuan’s wrists. The moment the cuffs went on, Yuan stopped being able to feel or control his spiritual energy, almost as if he’d become a mortal again.

Then, the sect elder wrapped his spiritual energy around Yuan and flew away, taking Yuan away.

Ji Ran could only watch in disbelief as Yuan quickly disappeared from their sight. Meanwhile, the disciples all angrily stared at Yuan, their eyes filled with hatred and rage. Many of them even silently vowed to avenge Bai Zhan once Yuan emerged from his confinement.

Once Yuan was taken away and the mess on the stage was cleaned up, the Sect Leader continued the tournament. However, the atmosphere had drastically changed, and everyone was busy talking about the incident.

As for the Bamboo Disciples, those who were from his group recognized him and said, "Fuck, I knew that murderous bastard couldn’t stop himself from killing again!"

"Huh? You know him?"

"Yes, he was from my group in the Bamboo Garden. He is also the madman who went on a rampage and killed nearly everyone from my group."