With the situation lost, Zhang Wulin and Ren Xuan were powerless to retort. Because they refused to plead guilty and instead falsely accused others, their sentences were increased, and their cultivation was stripped away.
The executioner was Elder Zheng Jie, who abolished the cultivation of both men with a single palm strike.
However, out of lingering wariness toward Shangguan Heng—since Chen Wei and Leng Zhuxin were standing right there safe and sound—and fearing that damaging Zhang Wulin's foundational bones might bring trouble to the two juniors, he held back slightly and spared their bones.
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