Punishment of the Celestial Lord Xuanfa

The cultivation world stretched across vast continents, where spiritual energy flowed like rivers through the veins of the earth. In this realm, women outnumbered men by a wide margin, and the few male cultivators who reached high realms were formidable beyond measure. But there existed an ancient, unspoken rule: a male cultivator could claim a female cultivator as his female slave through the ritual of spanking, an act that accelerated the cultivation of both parties. Most female cultivators despised the practice, viewing it as a degradation of their dignity. Yet few dared to resist when the one wielding the power was a Celestial Lord.

Xuanfa stood at the gates of the Celestial Mist Sect, his black training robes stark against the pale mist that clung to the mountain peaks. His face was cold, handsome, and utterly devoid of emotion. He had come because a junior disciple of this all-female sect had been reckless enough to insult him during a trade fair. The insult itself was trivial—a sharp word, a misplaced challenge—but Xuanfa never let such things slide. He kept his promises, and he had promised to make every woman in this sect feel the sting of his displeasure.

The sect's protective formation shimmered before him, a barrier of woven light and mist. He raised one hand and flicked his fingers. A beam of pure energy shot forth, striking the formation with surgical precision. The barrier cracked, then shattered, the fragments dissolving into the air like morning dew.

Inside the main hall, Shen Mengyue felt the disturbance. She rose from her seat, her black-and-white Daoist robes flowing around her waist-length black hair. Her face was ethereally beautiful, with a hint of mature allure that made her seem both a maiden and a woman of experience. As the sect leader of the Celestial Mist Sect, she had guided her disciples through countless trials. But this—this was different.

“He’s here,” she said quietly, her voice cool and gentle.

The disciples around her paled. They had heard the rumors of Celestial Lord Xuanfa, of his love for spanking women’s buttocks until they bloomed red. They knew his reputation for cruelty, his adherence to his own twisted code.

“Sect Leader, what do we do?” a young disciple asked, her voice trembling.

Shen Mengyue did not answer. She stepped out of the hall and into the courtyard, her sword appearing in her hand. The blade was a slender thing, forged from starlight and spirit jade. It hummed with her divine will.

Xuanfa landed in the courtyard, his boots touching the stone without a sound. He looked at Shen Mengyue, his eyes scanning her from head to toe. She was at the middle stage of Divine Transformation—strong, but not strong enough.

“Celestial Lord Xuanfa,” she said, her tone even. “There is no need for violence. My disciple acted rashly. I will have her apologize.”

“Apologize?” Xuanfa’s voice was flat, cold. “I already declared what I would do. I will spank every woman in this sect until your buttocks bloom like flowers. That is my promise.”

Shen Mengyue’s grip tightened on her sword. “I cannot allow that.”

“Then you will be spanked first,” Xuanfa said, and attacked.

He did not move in the way of a normal cultivator. He flicked his finger, and a bolt of compressed spiritual energy shot toward her. Shen Mengyue deflected it with her sword, the impact sending a shockwave across the courtyard. She countered with a slash of starlight, but Xuanfa swayed aside, his movements minimal and efficient.

They exchanged a dozen moves. Shen Mengyue was fast, her sword a blur of light, but Xuanfa was faster. He fought with only seventy percent of his strength, his finger techniques precise and devastating. He could have ended it in three moves, but he chose to prolong the fight, to make her understand the gap between them.

Shen Mengyue realized this. Her attacks grew desperate. She drew on the full power of her Divine Transformation middle stage, unleashing a storm of sword energy that carved the stone beneath her feet. Xuanfa raised a hand, and a barrier of black energy absorbed the storm without effort.

“Is that all?” he asked.

He flicked his finger again, and this time the bolt struck Shen Mengyue’s shoulder. She spun, her robes tearing, and crashed into the ground. Before she could rise, Xuanfa was above her. His hand pressed down on her back, pinning her to the stone floor of the courtyard.

“You fought,” he said, his voice cold and calm. “That earns you a heavier punishment.”

Shen Mengyue struggled, her spiritual energy surging, but his grip was like a mountain. She could feel his power, the vast ocean of his Divine Transformation Great Perfection realm. It was hopeless.

“All members of the Celestial Mist Sect,” Xuanfa announced, his voice carrying across the entire mountain, “from the sect leader down to the newest disciple, will receive one hundred spanks with the Mysterious Wooden Plank every day for three years. Because your leader chose to resist, the punishment begins now.”

Shen Mengyue’s eyes widened. Three years. A hundred spanks daily. The Mysterious Wooden Plank was a tool forged from ancient wood, designed to inflict maximum pain without permanent injury. It would break her spirit, humiliate her beyond measure.

“Please,” she whispered, but Xuanfa did not acknowledge the word.

He straightened, turned, and walked toward the main hall. The disciples scattered, crying and screaming, but Xuanfa paid them no mind. He would begin with the sect leader. That was only proper.

Shen Mengyue lay on the cold stone, her sword a few feet away. She could feel the eyes of her disciples on her—fear, shame, despair. She had failed them. And now she would pay the price.

The first strike of the Mysterious Wooden Plank did not come that day. Xuanfa had a schedule: he would conduct the punishment each morning after meditation. But the announcement was enough. The entire cultivation world would soon learn what happened here.

As the sun set, Shen Mengyue remained in the courtyard, her robes torn, her body aching. The disciples did not dare approach her. They only wept in their quarters, knowing that tomorrow, their own punishment would begin.

Xuanfa stood on a balcony overlooking the sect, his hands clasped behind his back. He showed no emotion, no satisfaction, no anger. He simply observed, as a lord observes his domain. The spanking ritual would begin at dawn. And he would ensure that every woman in the Celestial Mist Sect remembered his name.

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The morning sun cast long shadows across the cobblestone streets of Wuling City as Xuanfa strode through the main gate, his black training clothes immaculate against the dusty air. In each hand, he held a leather dog leash, the ends fastened to black collars snug around the necks of Lin Qiaoxin and Li Que. The two young women crawled on all fours beside him, their naked bodies exposed to the gathering crowd, their skin gleaming with a faint sheen of sweat. Bruises in shades of purple and black mottled their buttocks, stark reminders of previous discipline.

Whispers rippled through the onlookers like wind through dry leaves. Merchants abandoned their stalls, children were tugged away by horrified mothers, and cultivators paused mid-conversation to stare. Lin Qiaoxin’s twin ponytails swayed as she moved, her youthful face split by a cheerful grin. She glanced back at Li Que, whose red high ponytail bobbed with each crawl, her athletic frame taut with pride—not diminished, but redirected entirely toward her master.

“Keep pace,” Xuanfa said, his voice flat and cold. He gave the leashes a sharp tug, and both women quickened their crawl, their hands and knees scraping against the stone. The crowd parted before them, a river of shocked faces and muttered insults.

“Is that the Celestial Mist Sect leader’s disciple?” someone hissed.

“No, that’s the rogue cultivator who broke through to Divine Transformation last month. And the other one—isn’t she the Vermilion Bird Sect’s vice-sect leader?”

“Naked and on a leash! What kind of demon is this man?”

Xuanfa ignored them, his gaze fixed ahead on the tall terrace that rose at the city’s center. But Lin Qiaoxin and Li Que were not merely crawling. Every few steps, a tremor wracked their bodies, a shudder that started deep in their bellies and radiated outward. Their thighs clenched, and their breath came in short gasps. Beneath the surface, their intestines were packed with ginger juice—a thick, pungent liquid that burned and churned, sending waves of spicy heat through their bowels. The ginger juice had been administered that morning, and every movement pressed it deeper, causing their lower abdomens to cramp and their anuses to clench involuntarily.

Lin Qiaoxin bit her lip to stifle a moan. The sensation was exquisite torture—a warmth that was both painful and strangely arousing. She pressed her forehead to the ground for a moment, her breasts brushing the stone, before forcing herself forward again. Beside her, Li Que’s jaw was tight, her eyes narrowed against the burn. She refused to show weakness in public, but her knuckles were white where she gripped the ground.

The terrace loomed closer, a platform of white jade raised twenty feet above the square. Stone steps led upward, and at the top, a single wooden post stood, its surface carved with ancient runes. Xuanfa led his crawling train to the base of the steps and stopped. He turned, surveying the crowd that had swollen to hundreds, perhaps thousands. Faces filled every window, every rooftop, every doorway.

“Today,” he announced, his voice carrying effortlessly over the murmur, “the Celestial Lord Xuanfa will dispense justice. Three women have defied the natural order. They will be punished in full view of the realm.”

A ripple of shock ran through the crowd. Then a new commotion arose from the far end of the square. The crowd parted again, and this time, the whispers grew to a roar.

Shen Mengyue crawled into view.

Her disciples led her on a dog leash—two young women in the gray robes of the Celestial Mist Sect, their faces pale with shame. Shen Mengyue’s naked body was a study in contrasts: her waist-length black hair cascaded over her shoulders, framing a face that was both ethereally beautiful and enchantingly seductive. But her eyes were hollow, her lips pressed into a thin line. She moved on hands and knees, her bare skin brushing the filthy stones, her breasts swaying with each crawl. The bruises on her buttocks were older than the others’, faded to a sickly yellow, but they covered every inch of her flesh.

The crowd surged around her. Men leered, women gasped, and children asked questions no one answered. Shen Mengyue heard every whisper, every crude comment, every laugh. Her cheeks burned, and her eyes stung with unshed tears. This was worse than death. This was a dismantling of the soul. She had been the proud leader of the Celestial Mist Sect, a woman of power and authority, respected by thousands. Now she crawled naked through the streets, her dignity stripped away piece by piece, her very identity ground to dust.

Her disciples did not meet her eyes. They pulled the leash, and she followed, her knees raw, her palms scraped. The ginger juice in her own intestines was a newer addition, inflicted just before the walk, and it burned with a ferocity that made her gasp. She felt it move inside her, a liquid fire that coiled and spread, and she pressed her thighs together in a futile attempt to ease the ache. But the leash tightened, and she had to keep crawling.

The crowd followed her every step. Some threw rotten vegetables. Others shouted insults. A few, perhaps recognizing her, fell silent and turned away. But most watched with avid curiosity, their eyes drinking in her humiliation.

She reached the terrace steps and saw Xuanfa waiting above her, his face unreadable. Lin Qiaoxin and Li Que were already there, kneeling on the platform, their heads bowed. Shen Mengyue crawled up the steps, each movement an agony of exposure and shame. She reached the top and knelt beside the others, her body trembling.

Xuanfa turned to face the crowd, now packed so tightly that the square was a sea of heads. He raised a hand, and silence fell.

“I will now spank these three women in full public view,” he said. His voice was calm, almost bored. “Their punishment will be thorough. Their bodies will bear witness to their transgressions.”

He gestured, and the three women moved into position. They knelt in a row, facing the crowd, then lowered their upper bodies until their foreheads touched the cool jade. Their buttocks rose high, presented to the sky, to the crowd, to Xuanfa. Lin Qiaoxin’s rear was round and youthful, the bruises fresh. Li Que’s was athletic, the muscles defined even in submission. Shen Mengyue’s was fuller, the flesh of a mature woman, marred by yellowed marks.

Xuanfa raised his hand, and a wooden plank appeared in the air before him. It was broad and flat, made of ancient wood that glowed with a faint golden light. The Heavenly Dao Wooden Plank—a tool of punishment infused with the laws of heaven. It hovered, then moved to position itself behind the three women.

“Begin,” Xuanfa said.

The plank swung.

The first blow landed on Lin Qiaoxin’s buttocks with a crack that echoed across the square. Her flesh rippled, and a red mark bloomed across her left cheek. She gasped but did not cry out. The plank swung again, striking Li Que this time, and then Shen Mengyue. The rhythm was steady, methodical: crack, crack, crack, each blow landing with perfect precision, covering every inch of flesh.

The crowd watched in stunned silence. Some covered their eyes, but most stared, transfixed. The plank rose and fell, each strike harder than the last. The sound was a wet, meaty thud now, punctuated by the sharp crack of wood on flesh. Lin Qiaoxin’s buttocks turned from pink to red to purple. Li Que’s athletic curves swelled and bruised, the skin splitting in places. Shen Mengyue’s fuller cheeks bounced and trembled, the old bruises being covered by fresh, angry welts.

Lin Qiaoxin bit her lip to keep from crying out. The pain was immense, but she focused on the ginger juice in her belly, how each slap sent a jolt through her core, making the liquid slosh and burn. “I can endure this for master,” she thought. “I can be useful.”

Beside her, Li Que gritted her teeth. The wooden plank was relentless, reducing her proud backside to a mass of pulped flesh. But she had submitted to Xuanfa because he was stronger, and submission meant acceptance. “This is my place now,” she told herself. “I will bear it.”

Shen Mengyue could not find such solace. Each blow was a hammer blow to her soul. The crowd watched her degradation, and she felt their eyes like needles on her skin. The ginger juice in her bowels churned with every strike, and she fought the urge to clench or cry out. Tears streamed down her face, unnoticed. “Why?” she thought. “Why must I endure this? I was a sect leader. I was respected. Now I am nothing.”

The plank continued for another hundred strokes, two hundred. The flesh of the three women’s buttocks was unrecognizable—a mass of purple and black, split in places, oozing blood. The Heavenly Dao Wooden Plank had beaten them to the point where even cultivators would need a week to recover. The muscles underneath were torn, the nerves raw.

Xuanfa raised his hand, and the plank stopped. The silence was absolute.

“Now,” he said, “their anal creases will be whipped.”

He drew a long, thin whip from his storage ring. It was made of black leather, braided with nine tails, each tipped with a small metal hook. He stepped behind the three women, who remained in their prostrate position, their ruined buttocks still raised.

“Spread your legs,” he commanded.

Lin Qiaoxin and Li Que obeyed immediately, their thighs parting to expose the tight, bruised furrows between their buttocks. Shen Mengyue hesitated, then slowly, painfully, spread her legs as well. Her anus was visible now, a small, puckered star surrounded by swollen flesh.

Xuanfa raised the whip and brought it down.

The crack was sharper than the plank, a precise, stinging blow that landed directly on Lin Qiaoxin’s anal crease. She screamed—a sharp, involuntary cry—as the nine tails wrapped around her cleft, the hooks biting into the tender skin. He whipped her again, and again, each stroke targeting the exact same spot, until the skin split, and blood welled up.

Then he moved to Li Que. She braced herself, her muscles rigid. The whip landed, and she grunted, her body jerking. The nine tails left red lines across her anus and perineum, and the hooks tore at the edges. He whipped her until the entire area was a swollen, bloody mess.

Finally, he stood behind Shen Mengyue. She was shaking, her breath coming in ragged sobs. The whip descended, and she screamed—a raw, desperate sound that echoed across the square. She felt the metal hooks rip into her most intimate skin, felt the burn of the leather, the sting of the air on torn flesh. He whipped her without mercy, her anal crease becoming a ruin of cuts and welts, her anus swelling until it was nearly sealed shut.

When he finished, the three women lay trembling, their lower bodies a canvas of pain. The crowd was utterly silent, many unable to look away, others unable to speak.

Xuanfa stored the whip and produced three anal hooks. They were made of smooth steel, curved like a shepherd’s crook, with a wide ring at the base. The hooks were cold and gleaming.

He knelt beside Lin Qiaoxin first. She did not resist. She felt his fingers part her swollen buttocks, felt the cool metal press against her torn anus. She whimpered as he inserted the hook, the curve sliding into her rectum, expanding her ring painfully. The ring at the base remained outside, a shiny circle against her bruised flesh. He pushed it deeper until it was secure, then attached a chain from the ring to the post.

“You did well,” he murmured, his voice low enough that only she could hear. “You have served me faithfully.”

Lin Qiaoxin’s eyes filled with tears—not of pain, but of joy. “Thank you, master,” she whispered.

He moved to Li Que, who accepted the insertion with a stoic silence. Her jaw was tight, her breathing controlled. The hook slid in, and she gasped, but she did not flinch. When it was secure, Xuanfa nodded once, a flicker of approval in his cold eyes.

Finally, he stood before Shen Mengyue. She wa

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The week that followed was an exercise in prolonged torment. The physical pain of the anal hooks was a constant, dull fire that never fully subsided. For Shen Mengyue, however, it was the mental anguish that carved the deepest wounds. She hung suspended, naked and exposed, in the center of Wuling City's main square. The citizens had grown accustomed to the spectacle, but their gazes still lingered, whispers still drifted up to her ears. Every morning, the children would point. Every evening, the merchants would glance as they closed their stalls. She was no longer the revered Sect Leader of the Celestial Mist Sect. She was the woman who had been spanked bare-bottomed by the Celestial Lord, now strung up by her most intimate orifice for all to see.

Lin Qiaoxin and LiQue hung on either side of her, but their demeanor was entirely different. Lin Qiaoxin hummed tunelessly, occasionally swinging her body as if she were on a playground swing. The hooks in her anus did not seem to bother her as much as they should have. Li Que hung with her eyes closed, her athletic frame relaxed, her breathing steady. They had accepted their new reality. They were female slaves, and this was their master's punishment. It was to be endured, not fought.

On the seventh day, as the sun rose, the hooks retracted. The three women fell to the ground in a heap of limbs and exhaustion. Shen Mengyue gasped, her hands immediately going to her raw, sore anus. The relief was overwhelming, but it was short-lived. A ripple of energy passed through the square, and the air grew heavy. The citizens of Wuling City fell to their knees, pressing their foreheads to the ground.

Xuanfa materialized before them, his black training clothes immaculate, his face an unreadable mask of cold beauty. His eyes swept over the three naked women on the ground, lingering for a moment on Shen Mengyue's trembling form.

"Shen Mengyue," he said, his voice flat and devoid of emotion. "I hope you have used this week to reflect. I hope you are now ready to voluntarily enter the Mysterious Heaven Realm and become my female slave."

Shen Mengyue's blood ran cold. She scrambled to her knees, ignoring the pain that shot through her abused body. "Heavenly Lord, please have mercy!" she cried, her voice cracking. "This punishment—this week of humiliation—it was for my offense against you. I have paid my debt! I do not wish to become your slave. Please, Heavenly Lord, I beg you. Show mercy."

Xuanfa's eyes narrowed. A single, dismissive snort escaped his lips. "Stubborn."

He raised a hand, and Lin Qiaoxin and Li Que immediately rose to their feet. They moved to Shen Mengyue's sides without hesitation, grabbing her arms and forcing her forward. Shen Mengyue struggled, her cultivation surging, but it was useless. Xuanfa's power crushed her resistance like a vice. The two girls forced her into a kneeling position, then pressed her upper body down until her forehead touched the cold stone. Her buttocks were thrust upward, completely exposed and vulnerable.

"What are you doing?" Shen Mengyue gasped, panic rising in her chest.

Lin Qiaoxin giggled. "Master wants to teach you a lesson, Senior Shen. Don't fight it. It's easier if you don't fight."

LiQue said nothing, but her hands were firm. She spread Shen Mengyue's buttocks wide, exposing the raw, red anus that had just been freed from the hook. Shen Mengyue felt a cold glass bottle press against her opening. She twisted her head to look and saw Lin Qiaoxin holding a vial of dark amber liquid.

Ginger juice.

"No, no, no!" Shen Mengyue screamed, thrashing wildly. "Please! Don't!"

An invisible force slammed down on her back, pinning her in place. She could not move, could not even twitch. Her body was frozen in the humiliating posture, her buttocks presented to the sky. Lin Qiaoxin inserted the nozzle of the bottle into her anus and squeezed. The ginger juice flowed in, burning and searing. Shen Mengyue's scream echoed across the square. It was a pain unlike any she had ever known. The ginger juice painted the inside of her intestines with fire, a relentless, spreading heat that made her vision white.

Lin Qiaoxin and LiQue stepped back. Xuanfa held out his hand, and two wooden planks materialized. They were simple, flat pieces of wood, but they hummed with the energy of the Heavenly Dao. He handed one to Lin Qiaoxin and one to LiQue.

"Spank her," Xuanfa ordered. "Severely."

Both girls grinned. They positioned themselves on either side of Shen Mengyue's raised buttocks. The first strike came from Lin Qiaoxin, the wooden plank connecting with Shen Mengyue's left cheek with a sharp crack that echoed through the square.

Shen Mengyue howled. The plank bite worse than Xuanfa's hand, far worse.

"Say it," Lin Qiaoxin said cheerfully. "Every time I hit you, you say, 'Thank you, Celestial Lord Xuanfa, for spanking.' If you don't, we pour more ginger juice."

The second strike came from LiQue, hitting the right cheek. The sound was wetter, the flesh already reddening.

"Thank you, Celestial Lord Xuanfa, for spanking!" Lin Qiaoxin prompted in a singsong voice as her plank fell again.

Shen Mengyue gritted her teeth. She would not say it. She would not debase herself further.

LiQue's plank connected, and Lin Qiaoxin reached for the ginger juice bottle. She inserted the nozzle and squeezed. A fresh wave of liquid fire flooded Shen Mengyue's intestines. She screamed until her throat was raw, her body convulsing against the invisible force that held her down.

"Say it," Lin Qiaoxin repeated.

Crack. The plank hit.

"Thank... thank you..."

Crack. The other side.

"Thank you, Celestial Lord Xuanfa, for spanking!" Shen Mengyue sobbed the words, her pride crumbling.

"Good girl!" Lin Qiaoxin patted her head, then raised the plank again.

They continued for what felt like an hour. Fifty strikes, sixty strikes. Shen Mengyue's buttocks were a swollen, bruised mess. The skin had broken in several places, and blood mixed with the lingering ginger juice to create a sticky, burning paste. The pain was constant, a throbbing, white-hot agony that consumed every thought.

Finally, Shen Mengyue broke. "Mercy! Please, Heavenly Lord, mercy!" she wept, her voice barely a whisper. "I will do it. I will become your female slave. Just please, do not harm the disciples of the Celestial Mist Sect. Protect my sect. If you promise this, I will submit."

Xuanfa stepped forward. "I agree."

The world dissolved around them. The square of Wuling City faded, replaced by a realm of swirling mists and towering peaks. The Mysterious Heaven Realm. Shen Mengyue felt a cold band tighten around her neck. She looked down and saw a slave collar identical to those worn by Lin Qiaoxin and LiQue.

She understood the rules. She understood the price.

Shen Mengyue knelt on the ground, her body trembling. She pressed her forehead to the grass, then pushed her buttocks upward, presenting her ruined backside to the sky. She knew what came next.

Xuanfa picked up one of the Heavenly Dao Wooden Planks from where Lin Qiaoxin had dropped it. He walked behind her.

"You have earned two hundred strikes," he said. "Endure them, and you will be accepted."

The first strike landed. Shen Mengyue's vision exploded with stars. The plank was heavier in Xuanfa's hands, the force behind it absolute. She felt her flesh compress, then rebound, only to be struck again. The second strike landed on the same spot, splitting the skin further. Blood dripped down her thighs.

The third, fourth, fifth strikes fell in a relentless rhythm. Xuanfa did not hurry. He took his time, spacing each strike deliberately, ensuring she felt every inch of the pain. By the twentieth strike, Shen Mengyue was crying openly, her tears soaking the grass beneath her. By the fiftieth, she had lost her voice, her screams reduced to silent, open-mouthed gasps.

Lin Qiaoxin and LiQue watched from the side, their expressions neutral. They had been through this. They knew what it meant.

At the hundredth strike, Shen Mengyue's buttocks were a pulped, bloody mass. The skin was no longer recognizable as skin. The muscles beneath were exposed in places, bruised and torn. Xuanfa paused, allowing her to catch her breath. She whimpered, her body shaking uncontrollably.

The hundred and first strike fell.

The remaining hundred strikes were a blur of agony. Shen Mengyue's mind retreated to a dark, quiet place. She counted the strikes mechanically, her body enduring while her spirit hid. Two hundred. She heard the number, felt the last strike land, and then there was silence.

She lay on the ground, unable to move. Her lower body was a single, throbbing wound. She could not separate the pain of her buttocks from the lingering fire in her intestines. It was all one torment.

Slowly, painfully, she pushed herself up. She crawled to where Xuanfa stood, his robes unsullied, his face impassive. She knelt before him, her forehead touching the ground. She remembered the words. She had heard Lin Qiaoxin say them. She had heard Li Que say them.

"Moon Slave willingly becomes master's female slave," she whispered, her voice hoarse and broken. "Willing to accept all punishments."

Xuanfa looked down at her. For a moment, something flickered in his cold eyes. Approval, perhaps. Or satisfaction.

He turned and walked away into the mists of the Mysterious Heaven Realm, leaving the three naked women kneeling in the grass. Shen Mengyue remained prostrate, her forehead pressed to the ground, her tears mingling with the soil.

She was no longer the Sect Leader of the Celestial Mist Sect.

She was Moon Slave.

And this was her new life.

A hundred years had passed since the founding of the Mysterious Heaven Realm. Within a vast, open courtyard carved from living jade, a line of thirty plump, pale buttocks jutted high into the air. Each pair belonged to a female cultivator—some were sect leaders, some were elders of ancient clans, some were celebrated rogue geniuses, and some were proud daughters of noble houses. All of them had once walked the heavens with their heads held high. Now they knelt naked, faces pressed to the cool stone, with their buttocks presented like offerings.

Behind each of those elegant posteriors, two Heavenly Dao Wooden Planks floated silently. The planks were dark, ancient wood etched with golden runes that pulsed with a faint, oppressive light. At a silent command from the three figures standing behind the row, the planks began their work. They swung in perfect, relentless arcs, striking the pale buttocks with wet, thunderous smacks. The sound was a symphony of flesh and punishment: *thwack-thwack-thwack*, each impact driving a shudder through the punished woman. Some whimpered, some bit their lips, some had tears streaming down their faces, but none dared to lower their rears. They held the position, knowing that a single slackening would bring twice the force.

The three figures who oversaw this punishment were themselves naked, their bodies as flawless as they were marked. They were Xuanfa's first three female slaves: Heart Slave Lin Qiaoxin, Que Slave Li Que, and Moon Slave Shen Mengyue.

Lin Qiaoxin stood in the center, her youthful body still bearing the mischievous curves of a girl grown into womanhood. Her twin ponytails had long since been shorn—on Xuanfa's orders—and now her dark hair fell in a sleek bob that framed her face. Her breasts were firm and high, her waist narrow, her hips flaring into a round, proud bottom. But that bottom, once pale and unblemished, was now a canvas of punishment. The skin was a deep, mottled purple, crisscrossed with the ghostly white lines of old scars that had healed and been broken open again. The flesh was swollen but firm, like a ripe fruit that had been beaten too many times. She moved with a dancer's grace, her voice light and commanding as she called out to the row.

"Higher, Elder Wei. You think I can't see that sag? If you want your punishment to end, you'll give me a perfect arch. And you, Lady Feng, relax those cheeks! If you clench, the plank will leave ugly welts, and Master hates ugly welts."

To her left, Li Que stood with the coiled strength of a hunting cat. Her red hair, still tied in its high ponytail, fell like a banner of flame down her back. Her body was athletic, every muscle defined beneath her fair skin—shoulders broad for a woman, arms toned from years of sword and formation work, stomach flat and ridged with subtle abs. Her legs were long and powerful, and her buttocks were a sculptor's dream: two perfectly round, high spheres that seemed to defy gravity. But like Qiaoxin's, they were marred by the constant discipline of the planks. Deep purple bruises spread across both cheeks, with darker patches where the wood had struck particularly hard. Old scar tissue formed a network of pale lines, like cracks in porcelain. She stood with her legs slightly apart, her posture regal even in nakedness, and her voice was sharp, commanding.

"Don't think I don't see you, Cui Yue. You're trembling. Good. That means the ginger juice is working. Hold it in. If you leak even a single drop, you'll start over from the beginning with double the dose." She smirked, her pride undiminished even as a slave.

On the right, Shen Mengyue was the picture of ethereal torment. Her waist-length black hair spilled down her back, partly covering the scars that decorated her shoulder blades. Her skin was still that flawless, youthful white, and her face still held the duality of beauty and seduction. Her body was a mature woman's dream: full, heavy breasts that swayed with her slightest movement, a tiny waist that flared into wide, soft hips, and a buttocks that was the largest of the three—plump, soft-looking, but now a horrifying mosaic of purple, black, and angry red. The skin was stretched taut over swollen tissue, and the scars there were the oldest, the deepest. She had been Xuanfa's first, and her buttocks showed it. Despite the pain she must have felt, her voice was calm, cool, gentle, like a mother instructing her children.

"Remember to breathe, sisters. If you hold your breath, your muscles tighten, and the plank will bite deeper. Relax into the strike. Accept it. That is the only way to endure. You have all agreed to be Master's slaves. This is your duty. This is your honor."

The three of them walked slowly behind the row, occasionally reaching out to adjust a hip, to pat a buttock, to ensure that every female cultivator was properly presented.

And then, without warning, a presence fell upon the courtyard.

The air grew heavy. The sound of the planks faltered as every female cultivator in the row felt the shift in the spiritual pressure. Xuanfa had arrived.

He stood at the edge of the courtyard, dressed in his black training clothes, his handsome face as cold and unreadable as a winter sky. His dark eyes swept over the scene—over the line of raised buttocks, over the purple bruises, over the occasional tear sliding down a proud face. He was looking for imperfection, for weakness, for anything that would require correction.

But before the row even knew what to do, the three female slaves behind them had already moved.

Lin Qiaoxin. Li Que. Shen Mengyue.

They dropped to their knees in perfect unison, their movements graceful and well-practiced. They lowered their heads until their foreheads nearly touched the stone. They placed their palms flat on the ground. And then, with a synchronized push of their hips, they stuck their swollen, purple-red, beautiful buttocks high into the air. The position was obscene, submissive, a complete offering of their most punished body part.

Moon Slave spoke first, her voice steady but soft. "Master, we are instructing the new sisters. Does master wish to watch the punishment of Moon Slave?"

Heart Slave followed, her voice carrying a hint of playful excitement despite the pain that was surely coursing through her. "Master, does master wish to watch the punishment of Heart Slave? Rest assured, I will endure to the very end and not spoil master's fun."

Que Slave finished, her tone proud but respectful. "Master, does master wish to watch the punishment of Que Slave? The ginger juice is fresh and hot. I will not disappoint."

Xuanfa gave a slow, deliberate nod.

Without hesitation, the three women each reached back with one hand. Their fingers found their own anuses and spread them wide, pulling the tight rings open to the cool air. Even in this state, their bodies were controlled, obedient. From the sky above, three syringes materialized out of thin air. They were long, made of clear crystal, filled with a thick, amber liquid that steamed faintly—ginger juice, concentrated and potent. The syringes floated down, their needles gleaming.

With a practiced ease that spoke of countless repetitions, the syringes inserted themselves into each spread opening. The three women gasped in unison, their bodies tensing for just a moment before they forced themselves to relax. The plungers depressed slowly, steadily, filling their intestines with the burning liquid. The ginger juice spread through them like liquid fire, a heat that went straight to their core, that made their stomachs cramp and their skin prickle with sweat. They held the position, hands still spreading themselves, until the syringes were empty and withdrew.

Then, they lowered their hands back to the ground, returning to the kneeling, bottom-up pose.

Above them, the sky darkened. Six Heavenly Dao Wooden Planks appeared, larger than the ones used on the row of new slaves, their runes blazing with golden light. They arranged themselves in pairs—two for Heart Slave, two for Que Slave, two for Moon Slave.

And then they struck.

The first blow hit all three simultaneously. The sound was like thunder, echoing across the courtyard. The three women's bodies jolted forward, their mouths opening in a cry that was half pain, half something else. The planks did not pause. They swung in perfect alternation—left, right, left, right—a relentless rhythm that made the air shudder.

Lin Qiaoxin's plump buttocks absorbed the blows with a wet, fleshy sound. Each impact sent ripples through her cheeks, the purple bruises deepening to black in the center. Her scream was high and sharp, carrying the edge of a sob. "Ah! Master! Ah—" She bit her lip, forcing herself to relax, but the next blow made her tremble violently. Her thighs quivered. Her toes curled against the stone. The planks landed with machine-like precision, striking the same spots over and over, reopening old wounds and creating new ones. Sweat beaded on her back and ran down the cleft of her buttocks.

Li Que took the punishment like a warrior. Her back was straight, her neck bowed, and she let out a series of guttural groans with each strike. "Hnngh! Hngh—!" Her athletic buttocks were dense, and the planks had to work harder to produce the deep, resonant thuds that echoed through the courtyard. Her red hair swung with each impact, and she kept her hands flat, her fingers digging into the stone floor as the ginger juice churned in her belly, making her feel like her insides were on fire. Despite her pride, tears began to leak from her tightly shut eyes.

Shen Mengyue's screams were the most melodic, the most tormented. Her full, heavy buttocks were the largest target, and the planks took full advantage. They struck with brutal force, making her whole body shake. Her waist-length hair swung forward, revealing the pale, scarred expanse of her back. With each blow, she let out a cry that was almost musical, breathy and pained. "Oh!~ Master! Please—! Ah!—" She was the most disciplined, the most experienced. Even as the pain built to a fever pitch, she kept her bottom high, kept her muscles relaxed, accepting each strike as though it were a blessing. The ginger juice burned in her bowels, a constant, sharp reminder of her submission.

Twenty strikes. Fifty. One hundred.

The courtyard filled with the sound of flesh being punished. The other female cultivators in the row watched from the corners of their eyes, their own punishments forgotten for a moment. They saw their overseers—these proud, powerful women—screaming and trembling under the same punishment they themselves were learning to endure.

Two hundred strikes.

The three women's buttocks were unrecognizable. The skin had split in places, thin lines of blood mingling with sweat and ginger juice. Their screams had become hoarse, but they still held the position, still kept their anuses clenched tight, trapping the burning liquid inside.

Three hundred strikes.

The planks rose one last time, paused, and then descended in a final, punishing blow that drove all three women onto their chests. They lay there for a moment, gasping, their bodies wracked with tremors. But slowly, painfully, they pushed themselves back up onto their knees. They lowered their heads. They placed their hands on the ground. They stuck their battered, swollen, beautiful buttocks high into the air once more.

Their voices came in ragged unison, but their words were clear.

"Three hundred strikes completed. We did not let the ginger juice leak out. Is master satisfied?"

Xuanfa walked forward. He stopped before each of them in turn, his cold eyes noting the damage, the control, the submission. He gave a single, slight nod.

A flicker of satisfaction passed through the three women's eyes. They had earned his approval.

Xuanfa turned and looked at the wider courtyard, at the still-ongoing punishment of the thirty new slaves. His mind was already elsewhere, already planning. The Mysterio

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The Chihuang Sect rose from the peak of the Mysterious Heaven Realm like a declaration of ownership. Xuanfa chose a mountain saturated with spiritual qi, its veins pulsing with power, and upon its summit he built a great hall of black stone and white jade. The sect's banner bore a single crimson phoenix in flight, its tail feathers trailing flame. This was his domain, and he populated it with female cultivators.

The recruitment was simple. Word spread across the cultivation world that the Celestial Lord Xuanfa would accept female disciples into his sect. No robes were permitted within the sect's boundaries. Nakedness was the uniform. The female slave elders who taught them crawled on all fours, slave collars glinting at their throats, their spanked buttocks swollen and purple-red like overripe fruit. Disciples walked upright but bare, their skin exposed to the mountain winds and the stares of their sisters.

"Why would anyone join such a place?" a visiting cultivator once asked.

"Because the Chihuang Sect teaches secrets no other sect dares to share," another replied.

And it was true. Lin Qiaoxin taught formations that bent the heavens. Li Que taught combat techniques that shattered mountains. Shen Mengyue managed the sect's affairs with an efficiency that bordered on perfection. The disciples learned, and they advanced. Some of them even volunteered to become female slaves themselves, kneeling before Xuanfa and offering their bodies for the privilege of his discipline.

On a clear morning, Xuanfa strode into the sect's main hall. He held three leashes in his hand, each attached to a slave collar. Behind him crawled Lin Qiaoxin, Li Que, and Shen Mengyue, their faces flushed with a mixture of shame and anticipation. Behind them, dragged by a rope around her neck, came a woman the disciples did not recognize. She was forced to her knees, her clothes torn away, her body bare for all to see.

This was Murong Ying, leader of the Heavenly Phoenix Sect. She had come to challenge Xuanfa, to rebuke him for his cruelty. She had been defeated in three moves.

"Disciples of the Chihuang Sect," Xuanfa said, his voice carrying through the hall and out into the training grounds beyond. "Today, I reward my female slaves for their service. Heart Slave has taught formations with unmatched skill. Moon Slave has managed the sect's affairs flawlessly. Que Slave has defeated a challenger who sought to test my might."

He paused, his cold gaze sweeping over the gathered disciples. "They will be spanked publicly. This is their reward. Witness their cultivation."

Murong Ying struggled against her ropes. "This is monstrous!" she shouted. "You cannot—"

Her words were cut off as a Heavenly Dao Wooden Plank materialized before her. It was a slab of ancient wood, carved with runes that pulsed with profound power. It floated in the air, ready to strike.

Xuanfa gestured, and the three female slaves obediently turned, presenting their buttocks to the assembly. They knelt, pressed their chests to the cold stone floor, and pushed their hips high. Their spanked bottoms, already swollen from previous punishments, quivered in anticipation.

"You will do the same," Xuanfa said to Murong Ying. "Or I will break your cultivation and cast you from the sect as a mortal."

Murong Ying's face twisted with rage, but she complied. She knelt, pressed her body forward, and raised her hips. Her fair buttocks, unmarked and proud, trembled with fear.

The first strike fell on Lin Qiaoxin.

The Heavenly Dao Wooden Plank slammed into her left cheek with a resounding crack. Lin Qiaoxin gasped, then laughed.

"Beautiful!" she cried, turning her head to wink at the disciples below. "Truly, my master's discipline is the finest in all the realms! What do you think, sisters? Does my bottom look red enough?"

A second plank struck Li Que. She grunted, her muscles tensing, but she did not cry out. Her red hair swayed with the impact, and she smirked.

"Pathetic," she muttered, glancing at Murong Ying. "If you think this is painful, you've never truly been broken."

A third plank hit Shen Mengyue. She let out a soft moan, her body trembling, but she maintained her posture. Her face, visible to the disciples, bore an expression of serene acceptance.

"Disciples," she said, her voice steady despite the blow, "cultivate diligently. Strive to reach the realm where you too may receive such a reward. Endurance is the path to strength."

The fourth plank struck Murong Ying.

She screamed.

The pain was unlike anything she had felt. It was not just the physical sting, but a spiritual assault that penetrated her very soul. Her cultivation churned, her pride crumbled, and tears sprang to her eyes.

"No more," she gasped. "I yield."

But there was no yielding. The planks struck again and again, each blow landing in rhythm. Xuanfa stood above them, his arms crossed, his face impassive.

Lin Qiaoxin's buttocks were cherry red. She rubbed her cheek against the floor, laughing through her tears. "Master, Master, you'll make me fall in love with punishment! I want everyone here to see how red you turn me!"

Li Que's bottom was a deeper shade, almost purple. She gritted her teeth, her breathing ragged, but she did not break. "Pathetic," she repeated, this time directing her gaze at Murong Ying. "Look at you. Your bottom is already black and blue. You can't even handle the first few strokes."

Shen Mengyue's buttocks were swollen to twice their size. She closed her eyes, focusing on her breathing, and addressed the disciples in a calm voice. "Do not be afraid, sisters. This is a cultivation method. Accept the pain. Let it purify you. One day, you too will kneel here and receive the master's touch."

Murong Ying was beyond words. She sobbed, her body shaking with each blow. Her haughty pride had evaporated; all that remained was a raw, pulsing need for the pain to stop.

"Please," she begged. "Please, no more. I'll do anything. Anything."

Xuanfa raised his hand, and the planks vanished.

The four women remained in position, their buttocks a testament to the punishment. The disciples stared in a mixture of horror and fascination. Some of them were crying. Others were trembling. A few looked at the female slaves with a strange, hungry longing.

"The public spanking is complete," Xuanfa announced. "Heart Slave, Moon Slave, Que Slave, you may return to your duties. Your cultivation has advanced."

The three female slaves rose on all fours and crawled out of the hall, their swollen buttocks swaying with each movement. Lin Qiaoxin winked at a young disciple as she passed. "See? We're still smiling. It's not so bad."

Li Que said nothing, but her eyes met Murong Ying's, and a thin smile crossed her lips.

Shen Mengyue paused, turned her head, and said to the disciples, "Remember, sisters. Discipline is love. Punishment is growth. Do not fear the plank. Embrace it."

Xuanfa turned to Murong Ying. She remained on her knees, her body trembling, her face streaked with tears.

"You have been judged," he said. "For your insolence, you will be displayed at the sect's entrance. All who pass will see what becomes of those who challenge the Celestial Lord."

Two servants approached, bearing an anal hook. Murong Ying screamed and struggled, but they forced her into position. The cold metal entered her, and she was lifted, her naked body suspended above the entrance of the Chihuang Sect. Her arms and legs dangled uselessly. Her spanked bottom faced the world.

She hung there as the sun set, as the disciples came and went, as the wind chilled her skin. She wept, but no one came to her aid. She was a warning, a trophy, a testament to the power of Xuanfa.

Inside the sect, Lin Qiaoxin crawled to her master's side and nuzzled his leg.

"Master," she said, her voice bright, "when will I be spanked again? I want the disciples to see how much I love your discipline."

Xuanfa reached down and stroked her hair. "Soon, Heart Slave. Soon."

The morning sun cast long shadows across the training grounds of the Chihuang Sect. One thousand female cultivators stood naked in neat rows at the periphery, their bodies exposed to the cool air, their eyes downcast in practiced submission. The stone plaza had been polished to a mirror sheen, reflecting the pale sky above. At its center, forty-seven female slave elders knelt on all fours, their heads low, their scarred buttocks raised slightly in anticipation. They had earned their positions through months of discipline and punishment, and today they would demonstrate their devotion before the entire sect.

A hush fell over the assembly as Xuanfa strode onto the elevated platform at the northern end of the plaza. His black training clothes emphasized his tall, powerful frame, and his cold eyes swept across the gathered women with detached satisfaction. In his right hand he held three leather leashes, each attached to a golden collar around the neck of a kneeling figure. Lin Qiaoxin crawled at his left, her twin ponytails brushing the ground, her playful demeanor replaced by a solemn reverence that suited the occasion. Li Que followed on his right, her red hair tied high, her athletic body tense with anticipation. Behind them, Shen Mengyue moved with measured grace, her waist-length black hair trailing across the stones.

Xuanfa halted at the center of the platform and released the leashes. The three women immediately rose to their knees, then lowered themselves into a full prostration, their foreheads touching the cool stone. They remained there for a long moment before rising to a kneeling position, hands resting on their thighs, eyes fixed on their master.

“The ceremony begins,” Xuanfa said, his voice carrying across the silent crowd without effort. He gestured toward the center of the plaza, where a simple wooden plank rested on a black silk cushion. The plank was unremarkable—pale wood, smooth from use, with faint stains that spoke of countless punishments. It was the Heavenly Dao Wooden Plank, the symbol of the Chihuang Sect, the instrument through which female cultivators learned true submission.

Lin Qiaoxin rose gracefully and walked to the plank. She knelt before it, bowed three times, then turned to face the assembled disciples. “We gather today to affirm our path. The Chihuang Sect was founded not for power or glory, but for the cultivation of obedience. Our name, ‘Chihuang,’ means ‘Ruler of Red.’ Red for the marks left on our bodies, for the blood that flows under discipline, for the fire that tempers our spirits.”

Li Que stepped forward, her voice proud but steady. “The Chihuang Sect exists because the cultivation world has forgotten a fundamental truth: strength alone is hollow without submission. We who kneel here have chosen to surrender our wills to a greater power. In doing so, we achieve what solitary cultivation cannot—perfect harmony with the master’s will.”

Shen Mengyue approached last, her ethereal beauty unchanged despite her nakedness. “The duties of a female slave are absolute. We accept all humiliations and punishments the master deems fit, no matter how shameful or painful. We move only on all fours unless commanded otherwise. We greet the master by kneeling and presenting our punished buttocks, for they are proof of our dedication.” She paused, her cool gaze meeting the eyes of the disciples. “There is no dignity in resistance. There is only the dignity of enduring.”

The three women knelt together before the plank and chanted the sect’s creed in unison, their voices blending into a harmonious declaration of submission. When they finished, they crawled back to Xuanfa’s side and knelt, their bodies aligned with perfect precision.

Xuanfa stepped forward. “Disciples, you have heard the creed. Now you will receive guidance.” He nodded to Lin Qiaoxin, who addressed the lower-ranking members.

“Cultivation is not merely about advancing realms,” Lin Qiaoxin said, her tone still playful despite the solemn setting. “It is about learning to accept correction with a willing heart. When the plank falls, do not clench. Relax your muscles and let the pain flow through you. Breathe deeply and focus on the sting. Each strike builds resilience. Each welt is a lesson carved into your flesh.”

Li Que added, “For those of you who will rise to elder status, remember that your punishment is a gift. The master does not waste his effort on those he does not value. When you are called to receive correction, crawl with gratitude. Present your buttocks high and open, that the plank may strike true.”

Shen Mengyue spoke last, her voice gentle yet firm. “Techniques are important, but attitude is paramount. When you are punished, do not cry out in protest. Cry out in acceptance. Let the master hear that you understand his purpose. A slave who resists only prolongs her suffering. A slave who embraces becomes stronger.”

Xuanfa raised his hand, and the disciples fell silent. He produced a jade bottle and walked among the kneeling crowd, distributing pills to every woman. The pills glowed with soft light, promising accelerated cultivation and strengthened meridians. Some disciples wept with gratitude as they accepted the gift. Then Xuanfa selected five young women from the front row—applicants who had passed the initial trials to become female slaves.

“You five,” Xuanfa said, pointing to each in turn. “Step forward.”

They crawled to the platform, their bodies trembling. One had tears streaming down her face, but she did not wipe them away. Another bit her lip to suppress a sob. A third smiled nervously, her fear mingling with anticipation. Xuanfa placed golden collars around their necks, the metal cool against their skin. The collars sealed with a soft click, marking them as property of the Chihuang Sect.

“You will kneel with the elders,” Xuanfa commanded. The five women immediately dropped to all fours and crawled to the positions among the forty-seven elders, their buttocks raised, their hearts pounding with a mixture of joy and terror.

Xuanfa returned to the platform and raised his hand. The air shimmered, and fifty Heavenly Dao Wooden Planks materialized above the elders. The women arranged themselves into five rows of ten, kneeling with their buttocks lifted high. They knew the drill: two hundred strikes each, to be endured without evasion.

“Begin,” Xuanfa said.

The planks descended in unison, striking the first row with a thunderous crack. The sound echoed across the plaza like a drumbeat of discipline. The women gasped, their bodies jerking forward, but none moved out of position. The second strike followed immediately, then the third, a relentless rhythm that painted their buttocks red.

The fourth row took their punishment. A young cultivator with pale skin screamed as the plank bit into her flesh, but she did not try to escape. Her companions gritted their teeth, their knuckles white against the stone floor. Sweat beaded on their brows, and tears mixed with the dust on their cheeks. The planks continued, each strike precise, measured, designed to inflict maximum pain without lasting damage.

By the hundredth strike, the elders’ buttocks were covered in deep red welts. Some had begun to bruise, purple and black spreading under the angry skin. The fifth row, which included the new slaves, cried openly. One of the new women, a former disciple of the Azure Lotus Sect, whispered through her sobs, “It hurts... it hurts so much.” But she kept her position, her buttocks raised, her hands pressed flat on the ground.

The second hundred strikes were worse. The planks found the already tender spots, reopening fresh wounds. The sound of wood against flesh became a cacophony of pain, punctuated by screams and whimpers. Yet not a single woman tried to dodge. They had been trained, conditioned to accept this as part of their path. By the time the last strike landed, the elders were panting, their bodies quivering, their buttocks transformed into a mosaic of red, purple, and black.

“Well done,” Xuanfa said, his voice carrying a hint of approval. “You may rest.”

The elders collapsed forward, their foreheads touching the ground, their breath ragged. Some sobbed quietly, others remained still, too exhausted to move. But they had endured. They had proven their worth.

Now came the main event. Lin Qiaoxin, Li Que, and Shen Mengyue rose from their kneeling positions and crawled to the center of the plaza. Their bodies were flawless—Lin Qiaoxin’s slender frame with pert buttocks, Li Que’s athletic curves and firm muscle, Shen Mengyue’s mature allure and full, round cheeks. They had been spared punishment during the group session, reserved instead for this moment.

They kowtowed to Xuanfa, their foreheads touching the ground three times with utmost respect. Then they knelt in proper form: back straight, hands on thighs, buttocks resting on their heels. At Xuanfa’s nod, they leaned forward, raising their buttocks high in the air. The position exposed every inch of their most intimate areas, a display of total vulnerability.

Xuanfa produced three Heavenly Dao Wooden Planks, each larger and heavier than those used on the elders. He walked behind Shen Mengyue first, the plank resting on her lower back. “You have been my most faithful servant,” he said, his voice low. “But even the faithful must be reminded of their place.”

“Yes, Master,” Shen Mengyue said, her voice steady despite the tremor in her body.

The first strike landed with a sound like thunder. Shen Mengyue’s entire body convulsed, her hands clenching into fists. A sharp cry escaped her lips, but she forced herself to remain still. The second strike came harder, splitting the skin on her left cheek. Blood welled up, trickling down the curve of her buttock. She whimpered, her breath hitching.

“Count,” Xuanfa commanded.

“One... two...” Shen Mengyue managed between clenched teeth.

Lin Qiaoxin watched from her position, her breath coming faster. She knew her turn was next. She had always joked about the pain, but this was different. This was a ceremony, a demonstration for the entire sect. She would not disgrace herself.

Xuanfa moved to Li Que. She raised her chin slightly, her proud eyes meeting his. “Master, I am ready.”

He struck her with brutal force, the plank flattening against her right cheek. Li Que grunted, her jaw tightening. She did not cry out. She had sworn to submit only to strength, and Xuanfa had proven his strength time and again. But the pain was immense, a fire that spread through her entire being. Strike after strike fell, each one designed to break her spirit, yet she held on, counting under her breath.

After fifty strikes on each of the two, Xuanfa returned to Shen Mengyue. Her buttocks were already ruined—deep red welts crisscrossed her skin, and blood dripped onto the stone. She trembled violently, but she did not lower her position. Xuanfa struck her again, and again, each impact sending shockwaves through her body. She cried out with each blow, but she kept counting, kept her buttocks raised.

“Two hundred and twelve,” she gasped, her voice breaking.

“Good,” Xuanfa said, striking her again.

Lin Qiaoxin’s turn came. She forced a smile through her fear. “Master, your little slave is ready to be taught a lesson.”

Xuanfa did not respond. He raised the plank and brought it down on her petite buttocks. Lin Qiaoxin shrieked, the playful facade shattering. “That hurts! Master, that really hurts!”

“Quiet,” Xuanfa said, striking her again.

Lin Qiaoxin sobbed, her twin ponytails swinging as she writhed. But she did not run. She did not evade. She remembered her own advice: relax, accept, embrace. She forced her muscles to loosen, letting the pain wash over her. It helped, but only a little. The planks kept falling, each one more agonizing than the last.

By the time the three had each received five hundred strikes, their buttocks were unrecognizable. The skin had split in multiple places, blood

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Xuanfa stood motionless at the entrance of the Celestial Mist Sect’s main hall, his black training robes hanging in still folds as he surveyed the scene before him. The fallen sect leader, Shen Mengyue, lay crumpled at his feet, her sword arm trembling from the force of his last finger strike. Behind her, dozens of female cultivators huddled together, their faces pale and streaked with tears.

“The Celestial Mist Sect has defied my decree,” Xuanfa said, his voice flat and cold as a winter sky. “All female cultivators of this sect will be punished. Each one of you will bare your bottoms and receive fifty strokes of the Iron Wooden Plank before the assembled disciples. This sentence shall be carried out at dawn tomorrow.”

A chorus of gasps and sobs rippled through the crowd. The youngest disciples, barely past the Qi Condensation stage, clung to their senior sisters. One girl of no more than sixteen years fell to her knees, her shoulders shaking with silent sobs. Shen Mengyue heard their fear, felt it like a knife twisting in her chest.

She pushed herself up from the stone floor, her palms scraping against the rough surface. Blood trickled from the corner of her mouth, but she ignored it. With slow, deliberate movements, she prostrated herself before Xuanfa, pressing her forehead to the cold ground in the deepest kowtow she had ever given.

“Lord Xuanfa,” she said, her voice hoarse but steady. “I alone am responsible for my sect’s actions. They only followed my orders. Please, punish only me. Let the disciples go free.”

Xuanfa’s eyes narrowed, a flicker of something like interest passing through his cold gaze. He made no move to raise her up. “You would take their punishment upon yourself?”

“Yes.” Shen Mengyue lifted her head, meeting his eyes. Hers were red-rimmed but unblinking. “I beg you. Spare the disciples. I will bear any punishment you deem fit.”

“Any punishment?” A cruel smile touched the corner of Xuanfa’s lips. “Then hear my terms. If only you are punished, it must be severe—far beyond what I would give your junior disciples. Your punishment shall be two hundred strikes of the Heavenly Dao Wooden Plank every day, divided into morning and evening sessions of one hundred strokes each. The punishment will be carried out here, before the main hall, in full view of every disciple of the Celestial Mist Sect. And the duration of your sentence shall be thirty years.”

A shocked silence fell over the hall. Shen Mengyue’s face drained of all color, turning as white as the snow that dusted the distant peaks. The Heavenly Dao Wooden Plank. Even among cultivators, that implement was legendary for its cruelty. Each strike carried the weight of heavenly law, biting deep into flesh and bone, leaving wounds that throbbed with spiritual agony for hours afterward. A single stroke could break a mortal’s spirit. Two hundred every day, for thirty years.

She would never be free of the pain. Her cultivation could heal the physical damage—by the next morning, her flesh would be whole again. But the pain itself was not erased. It would be there, morning and evening, day after day, decade after decade.

Shen Mengyue’s hands trembled, but she pressed her forehead to the ground once more. “I accept.”

Behind her, the disciples broke into desperate wails. “Sect Leader! No! Don’t do this for us!” “Please, Lord Xuanfa, punish us instead!” “Sect Leader, you can’t—!”

“Silence,” Xuanfa said. The single word carried such weight that the voices died immediately. He looked down at Shen Mengyue’s bowed form. “Then let us begin the first session now.”

He raised one finger, and a thread of black essence spiraled from it, coiling through the air like a serpent. The moment it touched Shen Mengyue’s body, her black-and-white Daoist robes dissolved into nothing, shredding into motes of light that scattered and faded. The raw spiritual energy of the universe touched her bare skin, making her shiver.

She remained on her knees, her head bowed, making no move to cover herself. Her naked body was laid bare before the gathered disciples—before the entire sect. Her waist-length black hair fell around her shoulders and down her back, partially obscuring her spine. Her skin was fair as jade, smooth and luminous from decades of qi cultivation. Her figure was that of a woman at the peak of her beauty—the subtle curves of a young woman blended with the full, seductive lines of maturity. Her breasts were full and pale, her waist narrow, her hips softly rounded. She was both an ethereal immortal and a creature of earthly allure, and now every inch of her was exposed to the gaze of her own disciples.

Tears streamed down the faces of the younger girls. Some covered their mouths. Others turned away, unable to bear the sight of their sect leader’s humiliation.

Xuanfa seemed unmoved. With another flick of his fingers, strands of immortal force wound around Shen Mengyue’s limbs, forcing her into a position of utter submission. Her upper body lowered until her chest pressed against the cold stone floor, her arms stretched forward. But her hips remained lifted, her lower body still kneeling, so that her buttocks rose high into the air—completely exposed, completely vulnerable, completely presented for punishment.

The position was deliberate. She could see nothing but the ground before her. But every disciple behind her could see everything.

Two flat boards materialized from thin air, hovering on either side of her raised rump. They were made of a dark, polished wood that seemed to absorb light, etched with ancient runes that pulsed with a faint golden glow. The Heavenly Dao Wooden Planks. Each was about the length of a forearm, as wide as a hand, and twice as thick as an ordinary paddle. The very air around them hummed with suppressed power.

“First stroke,” Xuanfa announced.

One of the planks drew back and then swung forward with tremendous force, slamming into Shen Mengyue’s right buttock. The crack echoed through the courtyard like thunder. Shen Mengyue’s body jerked violently, a sharp gasp escaping her lips. A bright red mark bloomed across her pale skin, the shape of the plank imprinted on her flesh.

“Endure the pain, and do not cry out unnecessarily,” Xuanfa said calmly. “If you scream or beg, the count will reset to zero.”

Shen Mengyue bit her lower lip so hard she tasted blood.

The second stroke came, this time to her left buttock. The pain was beyond anything she had ever imagined. It was not merely the sensation of wood striking flesh—it was as if a bolt of lightning had been driven into her core, spreading through her entire body in waves of searing agony. Her muscles clenched involuntarily. Her fingers dug into the stone floor, scraping her nails raw.

The third stroke landed on the crest of her right buttock, where the flesh was at its fullest. The sound was wetter, heavier. Her skin split in a thin line, and a droplet of blood welled up and trickled down the curve of her thigh.

As the strikes continued, the rhythmic crack of plank against flesh filled the courtyard. Each impact was followed by a brief silence, then the rising sound of the next swing. Shen Mengyue’s body rocked forward with every blow, but she held her position, not allowing herself to collapse. Her buttocks turned from pale to pink to red to crimson, then began to darken into deep purple and black. Bruises formed and merged. Welts rose in parallel lines. The skin on her rounded mounds grew hot to the touch, radiating waves of heat that shimmered in the cold air.

By the thirtieth stroke, she was trembling uncontrollably, tears streaming from her tightly shut eyes. A low moan escaped her throat before she could stop it, and she quickly pressed her face harder against the stone.

By the fiftieth stroke, the disciples were weeping openly. Some had knelt, clutching each other. Senior disciples covered the eyes of the youngest ones, but they could not cover their ears.

By the eightieth stroke, Shen Mengyue’s entire rear was a single, uniform mass of black and purple bruising, crisscrossed with welts and weeping cuts. The Heavenly Dao Wooden Planks left no inch untouched—they struck the fullest parts, the sides, the crease where buttock met thigh, even the sensitive lower curve. Blood dripped steadily onto the stone floor, pooling in a small, dark puddle beneath her.

At the one hundredth stroke, the planks stopped in mid-air. The sudden silence was deafening.

Xuanfa stepped forward, his boots echoing on the stone. He looked down at Shen Mengyue’s ravaged backside, then at her tear-streaked face where it lay against the ground.

“The first session is complete,” he said. “You will return this evening for the second hundred. Tomorrow morning, when your flesh is healed, you will begin anew. This is your punishment for thirty years.”

Shen Mengyue could not speak. She could barely breathe. But she managed to whisper, “Thank you… for sparing my disciples.”

Xuanfa turned and walked away, his black robes billowing behind him. He did not look back.

The disciples rushed forward as soon as he was gone, surrounding their fallen sect leader, their hands hovering over her wounds but afraid to touch. Shen Mengyue slowly, painfully, lowered her hips from their raised position, letting her body collapse fully onto the ground. The cold stone pressed against her ruined flesh, and she shuddered, but she did not cry out.

She had thirty years ahead of her. Thirty years of mornings and evenings, of wood against skin, of pain that would heal but never be forgotten. But her disciples were safe.

That was enough.