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Chapter 40: The Great Sage of Settlement of Accounts
When Zhong Haoran learned of their arrangement, he had no objection. He took out a storage magic tool and used spirit stones and spiritual medicines to collect 10 spirit stones, which was enough for each of them to share.

Elder Shi said, "Elder Zhong, that was your disciple. If it weren't for you, there wouldn't be any disaster today. Isn't that enough?"

Zhong Haoran thought about it and believed that it was true, so he gathered together some spiritual medicines, all of which were of high quality.

"Here are 50,000 yuan more. It's my apology to you all."

Zhou Tianzheng's expression relaxed. Zhong Haoran has always been a simple and upright person, and everyone has their responsibilities, so that's enough.

Elder Shi was still unyielding, "Fifty thousand? Is that a lot? The reputation of our Tianjian Sect is worth much more than that."

"Yes, the damage to reputation is immeasurable." An elder agreed.

They all had their own ideas. If Zhong Haoran could compensate a little more, they would suffer less losses. Money is not so easy to make.

"Elder Zhong is dedicated to the sect and is selfless. As elders, we can understand your difficulties, but those disciples may not agree. If Elder Zhong pays less, I am afraid they will gossip about it and damage your reputation."

Zhong Haoran heard this, how could he not know their little thoughts? He didn't care about his reputation, but he did feel guilty and should make more compensation, so he pondered for a moment:

"I can still get another 5 yuan, but I can't take out the rest for now.

How about this, you guys pay for me first, and deduct it from my salary starting this year."

"enough!"

Zhou Tianzheng suddenly shouted coldly, stopping others from talking. He glanced around:
"Don't force me to expose your secrets! How much resources have you embezzled over the years? Every year, those families provide millions of spiritual stones, and at least one-third of them are missing!
Normally, everyone has their own evil intentions, and when faced with problems, everyone is short of money. Do you think that this matter should be borne by Elder Zhong? I disagree!

At worst, we can ask the Sect Master to come out and discuss again!"

"Stop talking." Zhong Haoran said.

Zhou Tianzheng ignored him and brought the resources worth 15 yuan over. He bowed to Zhong Haoran and said, " to yuan per person is enough. You are responsible for two people's share. It is a gesture of kindness. I will report to the sect master later. Elder Zhong, there is no need to say anything more."

Zhou Tianzheng forcibly suppressed the objections.

The other elders felt that this was about right, so they tacitly agreed and each paid out of their own pockets.

……

"Okay, now that we've talked about this, it's time to talk about Chen Lang." Zhou Tianzheng said.

He never had a good impression of this kid, a freshman who dared to beat up his disciple at the welcoming banquet and extort money from him. He couldn't imagine what this kind of person would do when he grew up.

If we had known it was so bad, we should have detained him that day and revoked his qualification for marrow washing.

The elders looked at Zhong Haoran.

"I have no objection." said Zhong Haoran.

He had already discussed this with Chen Lang before, and he already knew that Chen Lang had the ability to escape underground. He had a vague feeling that Chen Lang would leave soon, and might have already left. This was one of the reasons why he was willing to make double compensation.

The elder who was giving the speech said, "What is there to discuss? Take him out and execute him immediately."

"I agree."

"It's a bargain for him."

Zhou Tianzheng said, "According to the decree of the Law Hall, he destroyed the Tianchi Lake, causing immeasurable losses to our sect. He should be expelled from the sect and executed. The family should make corresponding compensation, but we have investigated and found that he is an orphan with no family, so the compensation can only be cancelled.

Then let’s do the latter as you said.”

At this time, an elder said, "Execution? That's too easy for him."

"Then what do you think should be done?" asked an elder. They also felt that the sentence was too light and not enough to allay the hatred in their hearts.

"Exiled to the Black Mountain Spirit Mine."

The elder said, "He owes me too much to the Tianjian Sect. Why not let him go to the Black Mountain Spiritual Mine to atone for his sins? When he has paid the compensation, let him out."

Black Mountain Spirit Mine?

The other elders were surprised, because it was actually a cage. No prisoner who went in there would come out alive. They would always exhaust their strength in the darkness and die in despair.

The biggest problem is that the Black Mountain Spiritual Mine has a bad reputation. After all, Chen Lang is Elder Zhong's disciple. Being exiled to such a place will damage his reputation.

"But, that is exile after all, and this boy deserves death penalty." An elder wondered, isn't this a light sentence?
"I think it's okay, let's do it." Elder Shi suddenly spoke up. He also had great prestige and suppressed the objections.

Zhou Tianzheng said: "Elder Zhong, what do you think?"

"I have no objection." Zhong Haoran said.

"In that case, let's do it this way."

In the end, the Council of Elders made a ruling that Chen Lang must serve in the Black Mountain Spiritual Mine forever and not take a single step out of it.

After the event, the elders dispersed, but Elder Shi suddenly called out to one of them, "Elder Qing."

"What's the matter?" A middle-aged elder with square brows and a brocade robe and jade belt came over.

Elder Shi waved, "It's just time to go back, let's go together."

The two walked together all the way until they reached a secluded place, and then Elder Shi spoke up, "Why did Elder Qing spare his life?"

It was this person who just proposed the idea of ​​going to the Black Mountain Spiritual Mine to be a miner.

"Then why did Brother Shi agree?" Elder Qing asked back.

Elder Shi's expression remained unchanged, "Because Tianchi was supposed to invest 324 cars this year, I had official business to attend to, so I used 22 cars." Elder Qing smiled and whispered, "Friend Shi is an old hand, I have 17 cars."

Elder Shi glanced at him with disdain, "Do you still expect him to settle the bill for you again?"

"Aren't you too?"

"Hahahaha." The two men laughed and left.

……

[The mission has been completed. 】

[At the Tianjian Sect's annual baptism of newcomers at the Tianchi Lake, you shined brilliantly and shocked everyone. The pool water containing precious medicines caused you to undergo an amazing transformation. All the accumulation of the previous years of practice was unleashed at this moment, helping you achieve the strongest Dao fruit.

The entire Tianchi was shocked by you, and countless freshmen were impressed by your heroic demeanor. Your experience was extraordinary even among geniuses. Your reputation even spread beyond the sect, and the records and legends you left behind will be hard to surpass in the foreseeable future.

The system settlement reward has finally arrived.

In the prison, Chen Lang opened the settlement panel and the rewards were automatically distributed. He soon noticed that his body was beginning to become stronger and his bones made crackling sounds. In just a few breaths, he broke through.

[Your cultivation level has been promoted to the sixth level of Qi Refining.]

But he didn't stop. His breath continued to rise until it was completely stable. This had never happened before.

"So, this is a net increase, rather than a direct grant of Taoism?" Chen Lang pondered.

In the marrow washing pool, he was tempered and his cultivation level was consolidated at the fifth level. Now it was stabilized at the sixth level instead of being maintained at the initial stage, which meant that he had just added a whole level.

[You get the Earth Escape Talisman*2]

[You get 1 Nine Revolutions Pill]

The rewards have been settled.

However, Chen Lang did not close the panel, because a task update appeared immediately:
[Main Mission: Resist Foreign Enemies]

[You joined the Tianjian Sect and became an outer disciple. You experienced the baptism of Tianchi and gained the strongest transformation. Your name is known to all the new students. The elders also care about you very much, and you are grateful for this. Without the blessing of the Tianjian Sect, you would not have come this far.

You are full of hope and keep moving forward. Then you know that the outer disciples have to take on the tasks on the list and achieve self-improvement through battles and trials. This is your growth path. You move forward resolutely and take on the task of fighting against the alchemists of the Pingtian Sect and defending the peace of the Tianjian Sect. 】

[Task requirements: Take on the task of resisting the invasion of the Pingtian Sect, go to the battlefield with your teammates to kill the enemy, and come back alive. ]

Take on an overseas assignment?
After reading it, Chen Lang thought to himself. Su Qingchan had mentioned to him at the welcoming banquet that outer disciples needed to take on missions and earn contribution points to survive. Han Tianxiao and those fellow disciples had also talked about these things.

But there is obviously no chance now, as he has been expelled from the sect. He has to wait until he has changed his appearance and find a way to return to the sect and continue.

It's time to leave.

But at this time, the jailer came.

"Chen Lang." The jailer called the name.

"Grandpa is here."

The jailer glanced at it and didn't care. He took out the decree and recited:

"You destroyed important sect facilities, causing immeasurable damage, and your attitude was bad and you refused to admit your guilt. The Council of Elders has decided to expel you from the sect and exile you to the Black Mountain Spiritual Mine for an indefinite period of time."

"Chen Lang, accept my order."

Not killing him, but exiling him? Chen Lang was also a little surprised. Now that he knew the result, he felt relieved.

But what he didn't expect was that the system task panel was suddenly updated.

[Side Quest: Black Mountain Spirit Mine]

[You accidentally enter the Black Mountain Spiritual Mine and discover that it is a cruel and inhumane place. Countless miners are neither able to live nor die, and are supervised and exploited by the rulers. There is no order here, only the purest chaos and evil.

You witnessed all this and decided to purify this place, lead the oppressed miners, overthrow the rulers, destroy the entire mine, and turn the evil into ruins. 】

[Mission requirements: Destroy the Black Mountain Spirit Mine]

Branch line!

It’s the branch godfather!
Chen Lang was extremely moved. He had waited for so long and finally got the branch line.

I did encounter one before, but unfortunately, it was not the right time or the right place.

He quietly put away the talisman, took the decree, nodded and said, "I understand."

Now that the branch line is here, let’s change the plan and do it first.

After the jailer finished reading, he took out a leather bag and handed it to Chen Lang, "This is what Elder Zhong gave you. Take it and have a safe journey."

Chen Lang took a look. Is it a space bag? He took it and saw that everything was still there.

"Thank Elder Zhong for me. I'm leaving now." Chen Lang said as he put away the bag.

In the darkness of night, Chen Lang was loaded onto a prison van and escorted by a great monk from the Law Hall in silver armor and robes. He slowly left the Tianjian Sect and entered the depths of the barren mountains that stretched for thousands of miles.

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(End of this chapter)