"There's no need to beg for mercy!" The fifth elder blocked everyone's words and made his decision directly. "The sect will keep the spiritual fruits picked this time, but it can't be overturned so easily.
The punishment for the two of you. If you two pass the test of the great elder, the punishment will be reduced and you will not have to stay in seclusion for two more years. I will punish you two to go to sea immediately and go to Xiancha Island to pick this year's tea leaves!"
After Ma Long heard his sentence, a question immediately came to his mind: Where is Xiancha Island?
"Thank you Fifth Elder for the sentencing!" Yin Ningxuan had no objection.
"Okay, you two go down and set off early tomorrow morning without any mistakes!"
"yes!"
Yin Ningxuan quickly pulled Ma Long out of the main hall of the Discipline Room, as fast as if she was afraid that the fifth elder would regret it.
Ma Long followed Yin Ningxuan, still confused. After walking out of the discipline room and onto the street outside, he asked:
"Forcing us to go to Xiancha Island to pick tea leaves, is this a light or heavy punishment?" Ma Long saw that Yin Ningxuan didn't argue with her reason just now, so he thought it should be a light punishment, right?
"How should I put it... Every year, the sect will send disciples to go to the sea to Xiancha Island. This is considered a mild punishment in the sect, because it takes ten and a half days to be sent to Xiancha Island.
Months, delaying cultivation. For us, it is a reduced punishment, as long as we go and return quickly."
After hearing this, Ma Long expressed his understanding. He also understood that the heaviest punishment for disciples in the sect was not physical punishment, but the lightest punishment, and the heaviest one was deprivation of the opportunity to practice. Just like this
Being sent overseas for the first time was a disguised form of deprivation of time for cultivation. Within the sect, the most precious thing was time and resources to assist cultivation.
"Then where is this Immortal Tea Island? Why do you have to go to that island to pick tea leaves? Aren't the usual supplies all negotiated with the outer disciples in the utility room?" Ma Long asked angrily.
"This is not an ordinary tea." Yin Ningxuan slowly explained to him as she walked, "Do you still remember the cup of tea you drank last time? You wanted to drink another cup at that time, but there was no more——"
"Oh!" Ma Long reacted immediately, "Does that tea grow on Fairy Tea Island?" Seeing Ningxuan nodding, Ma Long said to himself again, "No wonder it's so precious. I remember you said that this tea is also a year old.
That’s all it takes?”
Yin Ningxuan continued: "Yes, although this tea has no way to assist our cultivation, it can effectively relieve fatigue, invigorate people's spirits, and even nourish the golden elixir. In short, there are many invisible benefits, so
The sect pays great attention to picking this kind of tea every year and does not dare to leave it to the disciples of the outer sect casually."
"Then where is this Fairy Tea Island? Is it far from here?" Ma Long asked again.
"I have never been there, but I heard that if you keep driving west along this island, you can get there in three days if there is a favorable wind and current. If you drive against the wind or encounter other unexpected situations, it will only take about ten days at the earliest."
"It won't take long." After hearing this, Ma Long was very optimistic and estimated that he would be back in less than a month. But what really made him happy was that he could taste the delicious tea again. "This time picking
When you come back, you have to taste it carefully and don’t drink it anymore. If you knew it was so precious last time, I would definitely taste it carefully."
Yin Ningxuan couldn't help but poured cold water on Ma Long: "You don't have to think about it, this tea is so precious. If every disciple in the sect gets a little bit, it won't be enough, so disciples with poor performance are not qualified to get this tea. At least.
In these years, I have never heard of any disciple who was punished to pick vegetables and tea leaves and still get tea leaves when he came back."
When Ma Long heard this, he was immediately disappointed. This was indeed a punishment. He came back from running errands in vain without any reward. This sect is really stingy.
"But - when we get to Xiancha Island, we can secretly drink some before we come back. No one will know anyway." Yin Ningxuan immediately came up with another solution to the problem.
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That's right! After hearing this, Ma Long couldn't help but admire Yin Ningxuan's carefulness and thoughtfulness. She had all the tea leaves in her own hands, so she would be sorry if she didn't get some first.
Immediately, Ma Long thought: If Yin Ningxuan was an official in the city, she would definitely be a corrupt official. From what she just said, she must have mastered the officialdom!
All the doubts in his heart have been answered one by one, and Ma Long is finally relieved. At the same time, he is looking forward to his journey to sea tomorrow, hoping it will go smoothly.
The two returned to Yin Ningxuan's residence, packed up the clothes they had brought with them, and put them all into the storage space barrier that Yin Ningxuan had made.
Ma Long has always wanted to learn this kind of storage space enchantment, but he has never had the time. He thought that it was just the two of them going out to sea this time, and they had a lot of time. He must let Yin Ningxuan teach him how to make the enchantment.
boundary.
After resting for a day, Ma Long got up early the next morning. Although his body was no longer seriously injured and he could move freely as if nothing was wrong, the immortal energy in the golden elixir still had not recovered, and there was not even a breath of immortal energy.
Recover.
Although Yin Ningxuan gave him some pills to help restore the immortal energy last night, they didn't seem to have any effect. It seemed that this time his body was seriously overdrawn.
"You don't have to be too anxious." Yin Ningxuan saw Ma Long in the yard trying to summon the immortal energy, but failed again and again, so she said, "As long as the golden elixir in the body is not destroyed, the immortal energy will continue to grow.
This time, your immortal energy is too seriously overdrawn, so your recovery is slow. However, you will go to sea during this period, and your immortal energy will definitely be restored to its original state before you come back. Because your golden elixir is not damaged in any way, there is no need to worry.
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"Well, it seems we have to wait patiently." Ma Long sighed secretly, knowing in his heart that this situation was waste of haste.
"Okay, the fifth elder ordered us to set off immediately early in the morning. Let's set off now."
Yin Ningxuan waved and led Ma Long towards the outside of the sect.
After leaving the gate of the sect, we headed west, passed through a small forest that was not too dense, and saw the endless seaside. There was a small port where boats were parked, and several young disciples were already there to help prepare.
After the boat is ready, we are waiting for the arrival of Ma Long and Yin Ningxuan.
From a distance, Ma Long saw the boat they were going to take - if that could be considered a boat - and he almost fainted.
It was simply a small wooden boat less than five meters long and less than one meter wide, which was slightly more advanced than a raft!
Is it necessary to use such primitive tools on this trip to sea? Ma Long was completely stunned...
