Daily life of a cultivation judge

The silence of the area where the outer disciples resided was filled with murmurs and a sense of life and excitement that was not there before. The tears and wails were no longer solely of despair but of celebration, which was something the region had never seen before.

Ma Qi couldn't see what was happening below because of the mist of light that was still shrouding the entire area but he could hear the voices and detect the emotions contained within.

Tears started dripping from his eyes as his gaze fell to the ground below. He didn't even have time to notice that his transformation was the most drastic of all. His skin glistened with a silver glow with a vibrant aura being released from his body. His qi vigor was exploding as the light being released from the fusang and the lake purified and strengthened his body.

As the person closest to Yang Qing, the effect of the fusang tree and the lake was strongest in him. All the impurities that were in the medicinal herbs, and potions that were in his system had been purified, and what remained was refined to his body with the help of the light, and all internal injuries in his entire body down to his soul had been restored and strengthened several times over.

The Fusang's Flame Water Of Resurgence was a top tier blue grade cultivation art that was being released in its perfected form by a palace realm cultivator with one of the deepest foundations and accumulations possible as a palace realm cultivator who had a peerless jade physique skilled in restoration to boot.

Yang Qing circulated the art to its fullest extent. What Ma Qi and the rest of his disciples were receiving was no less than a stroke of fortune, a panacea of rebirth. They were being remolded inside and outside, and they would be hard-pressed to find any treasure that would do a better job than what Yang Qing was doing for them at this moment.

After a few minutes, the commotion died down as Yang Qing dispelled the art, along with waving his sleeves created a wild green fire that burned all the vegetation that had appeared around the area as a result of him executing the art. The flames covered an area of 7,000 kilometers which was the area that had vegetation growth influenced by his spiritual qi.

He was not about to let the Striding Falcon Sect luck out from him. He still remembered the strange evolution that happened on the grounds of the Clear Sword River Sect, and he wasn't about to let the Striding Falcon Sect profit from something similar.

A look of regret flashed across some of the elders' eyes as they saw Yang Qing burn every single piece of vegetation as far as the eye could see into ash. When he was done, Yang Qing didn't even spare the ash as he waved his sleeves again which created a mini cyclone that gathered up the ash all over which he then stored in a straw jar. 

Below him the outer sect disciples were still in shock at the happenings around them so Yang Qing decided to reiterate his offer to them again.

"Those who wish to leave the Striding Falcon Sect can do so now without repercussions. If you so wish you can leave right now, and the Order will uphold your choice. 

Not only that as you have heard from the announcement made by the seniors who have just left; Should you wish to their doors are open to you. You can try and join the Three Wardens Mirrors Sect, the Silver Rain Spear Sect, the 10,000 Mountain Mortar Manor, and the Spirit Fire Wellforging Pavilion if you want.

Their heads have given their solemn word that has been heard all over, that their doors are open to you, should you wish to join them.

It isn't only them, I am sure there are countless other sects, and organizations out there who would be willing to take you in. 

You are all not as stuck as you think, you are not as damaged as you think, and not all organizations are like Striding Falcon Sect.

If some of you are unsure, you can visit the nearest Order branch and they will give you a list of organizations around you with decent reputations and the four organizations that I have just mentioned are some of them.

It is my sincere hope that you all can embark on the journeys that you all envisioned when you started cultivating. Ignite your spirits to live and see what life becomes of it.

Here and now choose how you want your story to be written. Do you want to remain shackled by what you have seen and experienced over the time you have been here? or do you want to take a gamble and take a step beyond the darkness and see what's there?" said Yang Qing as his voice rumbled over the sect, reaching the souls of all who heard him.

"Surely at the very least no matter how it ends up as long as you take that step it's bound to be better than what is, at present.." he added.

Ma Qi who was behind him clenched his fists as he felt his blood boil. The image of four-year-old him flashed in his eyes. He had just started his journey in cultivation then.

It wasn't as glamorous as he had imagined and was tedious and extremely painful as he had to push his body to the extremes every single day so as to excavate more out of it and refine the medicinal herbs and spirit beast ingredients that were used concurrently with the training.

He had almost given up a few times but he steadfastly held on, and the thing that kept him going was the image of his father using a tiny arrow to blow a hole through a bear that was five times his size. 

He wanted to pull a similar feat which was what kept him going and when he broke through the first stage of the body refinement realm, the iron body, it was like a new world had opened up before him. He could never forget the exhilaration he felt, it was then that he decided he was going to pursue the boundless path of cultivation and experience its wonderous world.

That sentiment remained strong even after he joined the Striding Falcon Sect and the grim reality of the sect smacked him straight in the face. On the nights he had some sanity left in him, he would remember the feeling he got after every breakthrough and it would give him the energy needed to endure the next day. It was what kept him sane until it didn't. Until the sect slowly by slowly made him forget it, until this moment.

He wasn't the only one triggered by Yang Qing's statement as countless outersect disciples each had their own reasons for cultivating brought to the surface.

It was unknown who said it first but a single wave of one question flooded through the area.

"Can we really live?"