The cultivation world was a realm of imbalance, where women outnumbered men by a wide margin. Male cultivators were few but each was a cut above the rest, their innate talent for the dao sharper and their breakthroughs swifter. Yet there existed a peculiar custom, one that turned the natural order on its head: a male cultivator could spank a female cultivator's bare bottom and take her as a female slave. Such an act was not mere humiliation—it accelerated the cultivation speed of both parties, a secret known to every sect and rogue practitioner. Most female cultivators despised it, viewing it as a degradation of their pride and autonomy. But against a man of sufficient power, resistance was often futile.
Among all male cultivators, none was more feared than the Celestial Lord Xuanfa. His name was spoken in whispers, for his reputation preceded him: cold, shrewd, brutal, and utterly without mercy. He wore black training clothes that clung to a frame honed by countless battles, and his face was a mask of icy handsomeness. His realm was Nascent Soul Great Perfection, a height few had ever reached, and he fought with finger techniques that could rend the sky. But what truly set him apart was his obsession. Xuanfa loved nothing more than spanking women's bottoms. He sought out offending female cultivators with methodical precision, and his punishments were always severe. He kept his word, meant what he said, and never showed an ounce of leniency.
The Immortal Cloud Sect was an all-female sect nestled in the misty peaks of the Azure Cloud Mountains. Its disciples were known for their grace, their purity, and their dedication to the dao. The sect leader, Shen Mengyue, had guided them through a century of peace. She was a woman of cool gentleness, her waist-length black hair flowing like silk over black and white Daoist robes. Her figure bore the fair skin of youth and the quiet allure of maturity—ethereally pure yet seductively enchanting. At Nascent Soul mid-stage, she was no weakling. Her sword had felled many beasts and demons. But today, she felt a chill that no cultivation could warm.
A junior disciple had committed the offense. A minor thing—a misstep in a trade negotiation, a sharp word spoken in ignorance—but it had reached the ears of Xuanfa. And now he was coming.
The sect's protective formation flared, then shattered like glass. Shen Mengyue was meditating in her hall when the impact trembled through the floor. She rose, her hand already on her sword. The disciples in the courtyard cried out in alarm. She strode outside and saw a figure descending from the sky, black robes billowing, face expressionless. Xuanfa landed in the center of the sect's main plaza, his boots touching the white stone with a soft thud. He looked around at the gathered women—dozens of them, all in Daoist robes, all trembling—and his gaze was flat, almost bored.
"Who is the sect leader?" he said. His voice was low, without heat, but it carried authority that made the air itself seem heavier.
Shen Mengyue stepped forward, her sword drawn, its blade gleaming with spiritual light. "I am Shen Mengyue. State your business, Celestial Lord."
He fixed his eyes on her. "One of your disciples offended me. I have come to collect recompense."
She knew what that meant. The stories were all too clear. "What recompense?"
Xuanfa's lips did not move, but a faint, cold smile flickered in his gaze. "I will spank every female cultivator in this sect until your bottoms are black and blue. That is the price for your foolishness."
A murmur of fear rippled through the disciples. Shen Mengyue's grip on her sword tightened. She could not allow it. They were her charges, her family. "I will not let you do that."
"You have no choice." He raised a hand, fingers poised. "But if you insist on resisting, I will increase the punishment. Your choice."
She answered by launching her sword forward—a streak of white light aimed at his throat. Xuanfa moved barely an inch. His fingers flicked, and a wave of compressed qi deflected the blade mid-flight. It clattered against the plaza stones. Shen Mengyue summoned it back, her face set. She had to fight. She had to at least buy her disciples time to flee.
The battle erupted across the plaza. Shen Mengyue unleashed her full arsenal: sword forms that carved runes into the air, qi blasts that shattered tiles, a relentless assault that would have overwhelmed any Core Formation cultivator. But Xuanfa was not Core Formation. He was Nascent Soul Great Perfection. He moved like water, dodging and deflecting with minimal effort. His finger techniques were precise, each strike aimed not to kill but to disable. He was toying with her.
She realized it with cold dread. He was using only seventy percent of his strength. Maybe less. Her best attacks, the ones that had felled Nascent Soul beasts, he brushed aside with a flick of his wrist. And all the while, his expression remained unchanged.
Then he decided it was enough. He closed the distance in an instant, his hand slipping past her guard. A finger tapped her dantian, and her qi scattered like startled birds. Her sword dropped from nerveless fingers. She tried to summon another technique, but his palm connected with her chest—a controlled push that sent her crashing to the ground. She hit the stone hard, her robes torn, her hair splayed across the white surface. Before she could rise, his foot pressed down on the small of her back, pinning her.
She looked up, breathless, and saw him looming over her. His face was cold, his eyes devoid of any emotion but satisfaction. He was satisfied by her submission, not by her pain.
"You have resisted," he said. "Those who resist earn a harsher sentence."
Shen Mengyue struggled, but his foot was like a mountain. "What... do you mean?"
Xuanfa looked around at the gathered disciples, who had not fled. They stood frozen, watching their sect leader humiliated. He raised his voice so all could hear.
"The Immortal Cloud Sect has offended me. For your stubborn resistance, the punishment is increased. For three years, every day, every member of this sect will receive one hundred strikes on the buttocks with the Profound Wood Board. No exceptions."
He reached into his spatial ring and withdrew a long, dark plank of wood. It was polished to a dull sheen, carved with sealing runes that would prevent any healing qi from numbing the pain. The Profound Wood Board was a legendary instrument of punishment, said to leave welts that lingered for days. One hundred strikes was a brutal sentence. Every day for three years—over a thousand days, a hundred thousand strikes. Her disciples would never recover. Their cultivation would stagnate. Their spirits would break.
Shen Mengyue's eyes burned with tears she refused to shed. "Please," she whispered. "Punish only me. I am the sect leader. I take full responsibility. Let them go."
Xuanfa looked down at her, and for a moment, something flickered in his cold eyes—amusement. "You think you can bargain? Your offer is meaningless. I have already decided." He removed his foot from her back and stepped away. "The punishment begins today. Line up your disciples. I will count each strike myself."
She pushed herself to her knees, her body shaking. The disciples looked to her for guidance, for a miracle. She had none. Slowly, painfully, she rose to her feet. She met Xuanfa's gaze, and her voice was steady despite the trembling in her heart. "Please... at least allow me to be the first. Let them see that their sect leader shares their fate."
Xuanfa considered this. "Very well. A gesture of solidarity. It changes nothing, but it amuses me. Strip yourself and bend over that stone table."
A collective gasp from the disciples. Shen Mengyue felt her face burn, but she unclasped her Daoist robes. They fell to the ground, leaving her in her undergarments. She hesitated, then removed those as well, standing naked before her sect and before the cold Celestial Lord. Her skin prickled in the mountain air. She walked to the stone table in the center of the plaza and bent over, gripping the edge. Her bottom was pale, exposed, vulnerable.
Xuanfa stepped behind her. He raised the Profound Wood Board. The runes glowed faintly. The first strike fell with a sharp crack that echoed through the mountains. Shen Mengyue gasped, her knuckles white. The pain was searing, immediate. The second strike came before she could recover. Then the third, the fourth, the fifth—each one a thunderclap of agony on her bare skin. She bit her lip to keep from crying out. By the thirtieth stroke, her bottom was crimson, mottled with welts. By the fiftieth, she was sobbing silently. By the hundredth, she could barely stand, and her hindquarters were black and blue, just as Xuanfa had promised.
He set down the board. "One hundred strokes for the sect leader. That is your first day. Tomorrow, the next disciple will receive the same. And the next, until all have been punished. Do not attempt to flee. Do not resist. The three years will pass more easily if you learn obedience."
He turned and walked away, leaving Shen Mengyue slumped over the table, her disciples rushing to support her. She heard his final words drift back like a curse: "I will return tomorrow. Be ready."
The sun set over the Immortal Cloud Sect, but the shadows had already claimed it.