Chapter 1840: Chapter 1838: The Harshest Punishment

Chu Chengfeng furrowed his brow, looking at Liu Ling as if she were a fool. At this point, would anyone still believe such words?

In fact, there was no need to ask her anymore. No matter what Liu Ling said now, it was just quibbling. Even if she had her reasons, an unfortunate necessity, the mistakes she made still stood.

Shui Liuzi had an extraordinary relationship with her; they had known each other long before Liu Ling entered the Divine Land. This was the first point.

The second point was that the second seal was opened by Liu Ling and Shui Liuzi, which nearly cost Sima Xiaowen her life in the Divine Land Hall.

The third point was that after the malevolent energy was released, instead of finding ways to remedy the situation, she tried to cover up the truth, blaming innocent people, including Sima Xiaowen. These were all atrocious acts.

Chu Chengfeng clasped his hands towards the elder in front of him and spoke in a deep voice, "I also bear responsibility for this, but the urgent matter is to deal with Liu Ling. Today, as we open the altar again, I will use Liu Ling to commemorate the departed souls..."

Several elders exchanged looks, the third elder and the fourth elder of the Phoenix Clan whispered to each other, and they nodded in agreement.

No reason matters; a mistake is a mistake, and it must be met with severe punishment.

Since the elders of the Phoenix Clan had no objections, neither did Elder Sima and several other elders of the Phoenix Clan.

Only Sima Xiaowen stood there, her face serene, and no one knew what she was thinking.

However, Xino noticed that Xiaowen’s fingertips were trembling slightly, as if she were struggling to control something. He involuntarily walked over to her and asked in a low voice, "Xiaowen, are you alright?"

Sima Xiaowen looked at Xino, slowly shaking her head, "I’m fine."

Their voices were very soft, as Liu Ling was about to be dealt with.

Seeing that Sima Xiaowen showed no signs of abnormality, Xino retreated to one side.

At this moment, Sima Xiaowen’s face was calm, but her mind was like it had exploded with bolts of lightning.

Countless disordered and fragmented scenes flashed through her mind. She struggled to catch them, wanting to piece them together into a complete picture, but unfortunately, the scenes passed by so quickly that they vanished before she could capture them.

And at this moment, the time had come to deal with Liu Ling. Xiaowen never expected that Liu Ling, who flaunted her superiority over her with joy and pride early that morning, would now be here facing the tribe’s most severe punishment.

The Phoenix Clan’s punishment, the most severe being the denial of Nirvana, the denial of Reincarnation, meaning complete annihilation.

Chu Chengfeng glanced at Sima Xiaowen, who appeared calm, but whose emotions were clearly unstable. He had countless things he wanted to say to her, countless apologies to express.

But now he needed to deal with Liu Ling. He concealed the worry in his eyes, shifted his gaze away, and began to offer prayers at the Divine Altar above, with the elders and clansmen behind him bowing deeply and accompanying him to complete the ceremony.

Afterwards, Chu Chengfeng’s face was calm, with a chilling coldness in his eyes. Without hesitation, he unleashed his Lifebound Spirit Fire, black and red mingling together, instantly enveloping Liu Ling. Amidst desperate wails, the scheming Liu Ling was utterly erased, leaving not even ashes behind.

The other clansmen showed no surprise; they had witnessed such scenes before.

The third elder’s brow remained tightly furrowed; in his view, even this was too lenient a punishment.

But it was indeed the Phoenix Clan’s most severe punishment.

Just as Liu Ling disappeared, the hall fell into silence. There should have been a barrier, but for some reason, outside the hall, the previously clear sky was suddenly covered with dark clouds, a fierce wind rising. Sima Xiaowen couldn’t help but look back, seeing the phoenix tree outside the hall swaying violently in the wind.

She looked again at where Liu Ling had vanished, perhaps thinking that countless wandering souls here had finally found release.

The anomaly outside the hall was felt by everyone, and they involuntarily turned around, kneeling in unison to honor the departed souls.

Strangely, when they rose from the ground, the fierce wind stopped, and then came a torrential downpour, the rain falling fast and hard, large raindrops instantly merging into numerous streams on the ground, slowly flowing in one direction.

Everyone stood quietly in front of the hall, watching the downpour outside, the sky covered with dark clouds. It was unclear how much time had passed when the rain finally stopped, a breeze blowing away the dark clouds, revealing a clear blue sky, returning to the fair, sunny weather of the morning.

The sky and the land, washed clean by the rain, appeared even more transparent.

Chu Chengfeng took a deep breath, and slowly exhaled. Now, it should be considered a new beginning.

Not only for the Phoenix Clan, but for him as well.

When everything was over, Sima Xiaowen was the first to run out of the hall, as she felt uncomfortable all over, her head dizzy and swollen, cold sweat flowing from time to time.

She didn’t know what was wrong with her; just a moment ago, she could still control herself. Elder Sima noticed his daughter’s unusual state and quickly rushed over, and the father and daughter quickly disappeared at the end of the road next to the hall.

Anxiety flashed in Chu Chengfeng’s eyes, and he involuntarily took a few steps forward, but realizing there were clansmen and elders behind him, he forcibly stopped and began discussing clan matters with Elder San Ye and the third elder.

Not everyone wanted to stay here; aside from some of the elderly, others would return to their respective posts, including Chu Chengfeng, who had parents, family, friends, and his career in the Imperial Capital.

All of these were in the Imperial Capital, but this was his root, his home, and no matter where he went, he would eventually return here again.

Like the leaves of a great tree, falling back, they ultimately return to the earth.

Those who left would continue living according to their life trajectories, but those who remained needed to plan well. Elder San Ye and the third elder both intended to stay here.

Elder Sima had some unfinished business, so he would go back and forth, but as he was getting older, he would ultimately choose to settle here.

After handling these matters, Chu Chengfeng gathered his courage to find Sima Xiaowen.

He learned from Elder Sima that Xiaowen was okay, just not in a good mood, lacking her usual liveliness, appearing a bit listless.

Chu Chengfeng knew that the recent events had likely given her a shock, and perhaps Xiaowen remembered something. But concerning that, Chu Chengfeng didn’t hold out hope; if Xiaowen really remembered, she would come to him.

She was someone who would act as immediately as a sudden rain; how could she just stay quietly at home?

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