Xuanfa walked slowly through the main hall of the Zefeng Sect, three leather leashes held loosely in his right hand. Behind him, crawling on hands and knees, came Lin Qiaoxin, Li Que, and Shen Mengyue. Their naked bodies moved with practiced grace, black slave collars gleaming dully around their necks, each collar inscribed with the character for "slave" in ancient script. The smooth stone floor was cool against their palms and knees as they followed their master's pace precisely, never letting the leashes pull taut.
Disciples of the sect moved aside as the procession passed, bowing their heads. All were naked, their bare skin pale in the morning light filtering through the towering windows. Some carried jade slips, others held spiritual herbs they were taking to the alchemy hall. Not a single one wore so much as a scrap of cloth. That was the law of the Zefeng Sect. The law that Xuanfa had established three centuries ago when he founded this mountain stronghold.
Lin Qiaixin's twin tails swayed with each crawling step. Despite her position, her eyes sparkled with their usual mischief. She caught Li Que's gaze and winked. Li Que's red ponytail fell over her shoulder as she glanced back, her proud features bearing no resentment, only the calm submission of one who had long accepted her place. Shen Mengyue crawled with perfect posture, her waist-length black hair brushing the floor, her mature features serene.
At the edge of the training field, Xuanfa stopped. The three women halted immediately, remaining in their kneeling-crawling position, heads slightly bowed.
"You three have broken through to late Nascent Soul, correct?" Xuanfa's voice carried no particular inflection, but it cut through the morning air like a blade.
Lin Qiaoxin pressed her forehead to the ground. "Thanks to the master's spanking and the spiritual energy of the Xuantian Realm, this slave Xin Nuo was able to break through to late Nascent Soul in three hundred years."
Li Que followed, her voice steady but carrying that underlying edge of pride that had been tempered but never fully extinguished. "This slave Que Nuo also thanks the master for his discipline. The Xuantian Realm's cultivation environment is unmatched."
Shen Mengyue completed the chorus, her voice warm and sincere. "This slave Yue Nuo is eternally grateful. Without the master's punishment and the realm's blessing, I would still be trapped at mid Nascent Soul."
Xuanfa turned to face them. His black training clothes were immaculate, his features cold and handsome in the morning light. His cultivation at the Great Perfection of Nascent Soul made him a presence that commanded attention without effort.
"Now that you have reached late Nascent Soul, I have a task for you three." He paused, letting the words hang in the air. "The sect leader of the Heavenly Sword Sect, Bai Zhenshuang, has spoken disrespectfully of my Zefeng Sect. She called our ways barbaric and claimed that no true cultivator would submit to such humiliation."
Lin Qiaoxin's lips twitched. She had never met Bai Zhenshuang, but she had heard the rumors. The proud sword immortal of Heavenly Sword Sect, peerless in swordsmanship, untouchable in her ivory tower.
"The valley lord of the Hundred Flowers Valley, Hua Qianyu, had disciples who once occupied my Zefeng Sect's herb garden," Xuanfa continued. "They harvested three stalks of thousand-year soul-nourishing grass and claimed it was growing on unclaimed land."
Shen Mengyue's eyes narrowed slightly. That herb garden had been planted by her own hand, cultivated with techniques passed down from the Immortal Cloud Sect before she had been taken as a slave. She remembered each stalk of grass she had nurtured, how she had wept when she learned they had been stolen.
"And the Holy Maiden of the Demon Clan, Su Qianyao, used enchantment techniques to confuse the minds of Zefeng Sect disciples." Xuanfa's voice hardened almost imperceptibly. "Five of my outer disciples were found wandering in the foothills, their minds clouded, barely able to recall their own names. One had to be spanked eight hundred times before she could remember basic cultivation techniques."
Li Que's jaw tightened. The demon clan had always been a nuisance, but to target Zefeng Sect disciples was an insult that demanded response.
"You three will go and inform Bai Zhenshuang, Hua Qianyu, and Su Qianyao that they are to voluntarily strip off all their clothes, kneel at the mountain entrance of the Zefeng Sect, and present their buttocks for spanking." Xuanfa's words were flat, matter-of-fact. "One hundred spanks from a Heaven Path Wooden Board daily for ten years will be a light punishment. If they resist, defeat them and bring them back with the Immortal Binding Locks."
He reached into his robe and withdrew three golden chains. The Immortal Binding Locks gleamed in the morning light, their links inscribed with sealing runes that could suppress even a Nascent Soul cultivator's cultivation completely. He handed one to each of the three women.
"Xin Nuo will go to the Heavenly Sword Sect," Xuanfa said. "Que Nuo will go to the Demon Clan's territory. Yue Nuo will go to the Hundred Flowers Valley. You will deliver the message exactly as I have stated. You may use any means necessary to enforce compliance."
The three women took the chains with both hands, pressing their foreheads to the ground once more.
"This slave accepts the master's command," they said in unison.
But Lin Qiaoxin raised her head slightly. "Master, this Xin Nuo has a request, if you would permit."
Xuanfa raised an eyebrow.
"Since this Xin Nuo, Que Nuo, and Yue Nuo have already broken through to late Nascent Soul, we humbly request an increase in our daily spanking count to four hundred times," Lin Qiaoxin said, her cheeks flushing slightly. "The Xuantian Realm's discipline helps stabilize our cultivation base, and we find that the more punishment we receive, the more smoothly our spiritual power flows."
Li Que nodded. "This Que Nuo concurs. The spanking clears the meridians and prevents stagnation."
Shen Mengyue pressed her forehead to the ground again. "This Yue Nuo also requests this increase. We have grown accustomed to the daily discipline, and four hundred strikes would better suit our current cultivation level."
Xuanfa's lips curved into something that might have been a smile. "So now you've fallen in love with the feeling of being spanked, have you?"
The three women's faces reddened further, but none denied it.
"Your Xin Nuo cannot lie to the master," Lin Qiaoxin said, her voice soft. "The pain and the pleasure are intertwined now. Each spank reminds this Xin Nuo that she belongs to the master, and that thought brings more joy than any cultivation breakthrough."
Li Que's voice was gruff. "This Que Nuo never thought she would say such words, but yes. The spanking has become something she craves."
Shen Mengyue simply bowed her head. "This Yue Nuo admits it freely. Your slave loves being spanked by the master."
Xuanfa chuckled, a rare sound that sent a shiver through the three women. "Once this task is completed, I will increase your punishment. You may expect four hundred spanks daily after you return with Bai Zhenshuang, Hua Qianyu, and Su Qianyao."
"We thank the master," they said in unison, their voices carrying genuine gratitude.
"But first," Xuanfa said, turning toward the main hall, "finish today's punishment."
He led them back inside, where three young women knelt in a row on the polished stone floor. They were naked like all disciples, black slave collars around their necks, but their faces bore the unmistakable resemblance to the three elder slaves kneeling behind Xuanfa.
Lin Yuxin had Lin Qiaoxin's mischievous eyes and her hair styled in the same twin tails, though her features were softer, still carrying the youth of early Core Formation. Li Yunling had Li Que's athletic build and proud bearing, her red hair cut shorter but still bound back from her face. Shen Xingmian was nearly a mirror of Shen Mengyue, with the same waist-length black hair, the same gentle features, the same serene expression.
"Greetings, master," the three young women said, pressing their foreheads to the ground.
Xuanfa gestured to the Heaven Path Wooden Boards that hung on the wall, their surfaces dark and polished from centuries of use. "Your mothers' buttocks are itchy. Take the boards and spank them two hundred times each. Then have them spread their legs and whip their perineal slits one hundred times each."
"Yes, master," the three young women said without hesitation.
They rose gracefully, walking to the wall to retrieve the boards. Each Heaven Path Wooden Board was three feet long, six inches wide, and two inches thick, made from ancient spiritual wood that had been blessed by heavenly tribulation lightning. The weight of it in one's hands was substantial, and a single strike could leave a grown cultivator breathless.
The three elder slaves had already positioned themselves. They knelt with their upper bodies pressed flat to the floor, their buttocks raised high in the classic presentation posture. Their cheeks were already flushed with anticipation, their vulvae beginning to moisten at the thought of what was to come.
"Yuxin," Lin Qiaoxin called out to her daughter, "spank my buttocks from the top down, starting just below the waist. Alternate left and right, and use the flat of the board. The pain will radiate through the entire buttock that way, and the pleasure follows the pain."
"Yes, mother," Lin Yuxin said, stepping behind Lin Qiaoxin and raising the Heaven Path Wooden Board.
The first strike landed with a sharp crack that echoed through the hall. Lin Qiaoxin gasped, her back arching slightly, her fingers curling against the stone floor. A red mark bloomed across the curve of her right buttock.
Lin Yuxin swung again, the board striking the left buttock with equal force. The sound was different, a deeper thud that spoke of perfect contact. Lin Qiaoxin's breath caught, and a low moan escaped her lips.
"Harder," Lin Qiaoxin said. "Your Xin Nuo mother has broken through to late Nascent Soul. I can take much more than that."
Lin Yuxin obeyed, putting more of her Core Formation strength into the next strike. The board descended with a whistling sound and connected with a crack that made the air shudder. Lin Qiaoxin's entire body trembled, but her moan was half pleasure.
Behind them, Li Yunling had taken position behind Li Que. "Mother, how should I spank you?"
Li Que's voice was steady, controlled. "Strike the lower curve, near the sit-spot. That's where the nerves are densest. Hard and fast. Give me all one hundred on that spot before moving up."
Li Yunling nodded and brought the board down. The strike landed precisely on the indicated spot, and Li Que's breath hissed out through her teeth. Her hands clenched against the floor, but she made no sound.
"Again," she commanded.
The second strike landed an inch to the left. The third to the right. Li Yunling found a rhythm, the board falling with mechanical precision, each strike overlapping the previous one until Li Que's entire lower right buttock was a dark, angry red.
Shen Xingmian had positioned herself behind Shen Mengyue, the Heaven Path Wooden Board held respectfully in both hands. "Mother, how should I strike you?"
Shen Mengyue's voice was gentle, the same warmth she used when teaching the sect's disciples. "Start at the fullest part of the curve, dear. Use the full length of the board, not just the end. Let the wood speak through your arm."
"Yes, mother."
The first strike was perfect. The board landed flat across the entire right buttock, the impact spreading evenly. The sound was a resonant slap that hung in the air. Shen Mengyue sighed, a sound of contentment rather than pain.
"Good," she said. "Now the left."
The three pairs continued, the rhythm of spanking filling the hall like a strange percussion. The
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