Chapter 164: The Sect Leader Who Considered Himself a Failure

Lin Fan did not take Mie Qiongqi away but let him stay there. This first experiment was, on the whole, fairly successful, but the subsequent effects remained to be seen.

After all, Mie Qiongqi was an arrogant and vicious creature. It was best to wait until he was fully tamed before bringing him out when the opportunity arose.

"Since you want to reform, behave yourself." Before leaving, Lin Fan pointed at Mie Qiongqi and said calmly.

"Yes." Mie Qiongqi was very docile, nodding without daring to act rashly.

After Lin Fan left, Elder Cui and the others stared in astonishment. He simply couldn't understand what had happened—why the ferocious Mie Qiongqi was so obedient and well-behaved in front of Lin Fan.

……

After leaving the Punishment Hall, Lin Fan was overjoyed inside. The Tamer skill, in his view, was indeed extremely powerful.

But the taming method seemed a bit crude to him. Perhaps for someone like Zhang Ergou, who was already obedient, such taming was unnecessary—a word or a glance would make them understand his meaning.

The change in Mie Qiongqi quickly spread throughout the sect.

All the disciples knew that Uncle Lin had gone to the Punishment Hall and met the vicious and unrepentant Mie Qiongqi.

The result was beyond everyone's imagination: Mie Qiongqi had actually softened under Uncle Lin's guidance and acknowledged his mistakes. This was simply unbelievable.

Sect Leader's Hall.

Elder Cui truthfully reported what he had seen and heard in the Punishment Hall.

"Sect Leader, Mie Qiongqi has indeed changed. I saw it with my own eyes." Elder Cui said solemnly.

Sect Leader Yan's expression shifted slightly, still somewhat incredulous. He had invested much in Mie Qiongqi, once believing the sect would flourish under this man, but Mie Qiongqi had greatly disappointed him.

"I will go see for myself." Sect Leader Yan still didn't believe it; perhaps only seeing it in person would convince him.

In the Punishment Hall, Mie Qiongqi was still locked in the cell, but compared to before, he was much quieter—no longer shouting or spewing venom.

He seemed as if he had truly changed.

In the dim Punishment Hall, a ripple faintly trembled in the void, and two figures emerged from it.

They were Sect Leader Yan and Elder Cui.

Sect Leader Yan still cared deeply about his once-prodigious disciple. Even though the disciple had erred, he hoped he would turn back from the wrong path.

Now, hearing Elder Cui's account, Sect Leader Yan found it hard to believe. Regardless, he had to see if it was true.

"My disciple..." When Sect Leader Yan saw the figure chained to the iron pillar, his usually unchanging expression shifted slightly—a change born of heartache.

Mie Qiongqi, a prodigy, had once been taken as a disciple by Sect Leader Yan, who had taught him diligently. Seeing him again now stirred a ripple in Yan's heart.

Now chained to the iron pillar, Mie Qiongqi slowly raised his lowered head. A fierce glint flashed in his once-calm eyes, and a low, guttural growl emanated from his throat, like a wild beast.

"Kill..."

"Sigh..." Sect Leader Yan sighed softly, his expression somewhat desolate.

"Mie Qiongqi, this is the Sect Leader. How dare you be insolent!" Elder Cui was puzzled. Mie Qiongqi hadn't been like this earlier—why was he acting this way now?

"I'll crush every one of you..." Mie Qiongqi roared, the chains binding his limbs rattling violently, his ferocious eyes as if wanting to devour the people before him.

"Enough... enough..." Sect Leader Yan waved his hand. The faint hope he had clung to vanished in an instant.

"Sect Leader, that's not the case at all. Everything will be clear when Junior Brother Lin arrives." Elder Cui said hastily.

Though Mie Qiongqi was extremely vicious, Elder Cui had witnessed today's events—Mie Qiongqi had indeed changed. But why was he like this now?

"Alright. If Lin Fan comes again, inform me." Sect Leader Yan said softly, still unconvinced that Mie Qiongqi had truly reformed.

"Yes." Elder Cui nodded. Now everything depended on Lin Fan's arrival.

……

Over the next few days,

Lin Fan kept going to the Punishment Hall. The Tamer profession, in his view, was truly formidable.

But until he fully understood the situation, Lin Fan wouldn't use it recklessly.

As for Mie Qiongqi, Lin Fan grew increasingly confident. He felt he had tamed Mie Qiongqi quite thoroughly.

Lin Fan also experimented on a few other disciples who had committed errors, and the results were as expected—quite satisfactory.

But he had no interest in those disciples.

"Stand straight." Lin Fan said at that moment.

Mie Qiongqi, trembling with fear, immediately stood upright, not daring to act presumptuously before him.

Lin Fan looked at the scene before him and chuckled inwardly. It seemed Mie Qiongqi was completely tamed.

But what troubled Lin Fan was how to take Mie Qiongqi out now.

Killing a fellow disciple was no minor crime. He didn't know if the Sect Leader would agree.

In the secret chamber, two figures were hidden in the void.

"How is this possible..." Sect Leader Yan was utterly incredulous. Was this the same disciple who had hurled abuse at him? How could he be so docile before Lin Fan? It was like night and day.

"Sect Leader, as you can see, Mie Qiongqi is indeed very obedient in front of Junior Brother Lin. I wonder what method Junior Brother Lin used." Elder Cui said in amazement.

They couldn't fathom it, nor did they know what method Lin Fan had employed.

After watching from the void for a while, Sect Leader Yan finally revealed himself.

The moment the two appeared, Lin Fan's expression shifted slightly.

"Sect Leader..." Lin Fan had been wondering what to do, but unexpectedly, the Sect Leader showed up.

"Sigh..." Sect Leader Yan sighed, then looked at Mie Qiongqi. Mie Qiongqi, who had been calm, suddenly flashed a fierce, hateful glare.

"Hmph." Lin Fan noticed Mie Qiongqi's gaze and let out a displeased snort.

That snort, to Mie Qiongqi's ears, sounded like an explosion, instantly making him much more obedient.

Sect Leader Yan watched the scene, feeling somewhat awkward. He hadn't expected Mie Qiongqi to harbor such hatred for him, yet be so cowed by Lin Fan's snort. This was truly... a failure in life.

"Sect Leader, Mie Qiongqi now knows repentance. I think he should be given a chance to reform." Lin Fan said.

Sect Leader Yan looked at Lin Fan, then at Mie Qiongqi, his mind filled with a tumult of thoughts—some sorrowful, some melancholy.

He suddenly realized how utterly failed he was as a sect leader. As the head of a grand sect, he couldn't even reform a single disciple. This... sigh.

"Alright."