Chapter 6: Reflection Cliff

Harrison knew that he would definitely be punished today, but he was loyal and did not sell out Senior Justin Zhu, but took all the responsibility himself.
The crowd of disciples gathered outside was growing, and everyone began to curse Harrison for being shameless, trying to punch above his weight!
In the Disciplinary Court, a young man stood to one side. This person was Master Patrick Yun's proud disciple, named Master Daniel.
When Master Daniel heard Harrison confessing his secret love for Olivia, a hint of anger and mockery flashed in his eyes.
He was advanced in cultivation, handsome, and was the proud disciple of Master Patrick, the enforcement elder of the Azure Cloud Sect. Among the younger generation of male disciples in the Azure Cloud Sect, apart from a few people like the sect leader's eldest disciple Samuel, he held the highest prestige.
Master Daniel had always held his nose high, disdaining most women, but everyone in the Azure Cloud Sect knew he was deeply infatuated with Olivia. Among all who pursued Olivia, his abilities were the strongest, making him the most likely to win the fairy's favor.
In Master Daniel's heart, he scorned, 'What is Harrison? Apart from being Master Jeremy's disciple, he is practically useless. He has only cultivated the Azure Cloud Sect's Yin-Yang Universe Technique to the 4th Divine Sea Realm and has not even achieved Sword Flight. Does he think he is worthy of harboring feelings for Olivia?'
Harrison was universally recognized as a good-for-nothing within the Azure Cloud Sect.
Olivia, on the other hand, was one of the best among the younger generation of disciples. Her talent was outstanding, and she had already reached the 7th Astral Projection Realm.
The gap between Harrison's cultivation and hers was as vast as 108,363 miles. He didn't even have the decency to take a look at his own virtues before harboring thoughts of Olivia.
A toad lusting after swan meat!
Upon hearing the disciples' curses outside the door, Harrison wore a smirk, adopting an attitude of a dead pig not fearing hot water, clearly saying, 'I do like Olivia, I am a toad who wants to eat swan meat, do any of you have a say in this?'
“Brother Harrison! You have spirit!”
Outside the door, Justin, seeing Harrison shoulder everything, wiped a cold sweat and secretly gave Harrison a thumbs up.
Master Patrick, seeing the disciples gathered outside the hall making noise again, shouted for everyone to quiet down.
Then, he waved his sleeve and said, “Where are Olivia’s shoes?”
Harrison said, “I lost them! She found out this morning, and I ran out in a panic, not knowing where I dropped them.”
Master Patrick glanced at the drunk Elder, then at Master Isabella.
After pondering for a while, he said, “Although I cannot interfere with the romantic affairs between disciples, your violation of the sect rules this time has had a very negative impact. You will be punished with thirty lashes and sent to reflect on your actions at Reflection Cliff for three months. Do you have any objections?”
Kneeling on the ground, Harrison suddenly looked up, startled, “What? Reflect at Reflection Cliff for three months? Master Patrick Yun, you mustn't be joking. No one has been there for hundreds of years. I only stole a shoe, you don't need to treat me like this, do you? Isn't it just reflecting? As usual, I can just stay in my room.”
But at this moment, Master Isabella suddenly said, “Senior Patrick Yun has been in charge of the Azure Cloud's punishments for over a hundred years. It is well known that you are fair and seldom show favoritism. Now that I have seen it with my own eyes today, it is indeed so. Senior brother Jeremy, what do you think about Senior Patrick Yun punishing Harrison like this?”
Jeremy opened his mouth, smiled bitterly, and said, “I’ve wanted to discipline this rebellious disciple for a long time. This time, it’s just right to teach him a lesson.”
Harrison collapsed on the spot. Even his usually indulgent master was speaking like this, it seemed that he couldn't escape the punishment of reflecting at Reflection Cliff for three months.
Seeing that Master Isabella had nothing to say about his punishment, Master Patrick turned to Master Daniel and said, “Daniel, take Harrison away, give him thirty lashes, and then send him to the Reflection Cliff on the back mountain. All of you disciples should take this as a warning, and never do anything that violates the sect rules or moral principles.”
Master Daniel was secretly delighted, dragging Harrison out of the Disciplinary Court, planning to teach this arrogant toad a good lesson when he got the chance.
Hearing that Harrison was going to reflect at Reflection Cliff for three months, many of the disciples outside the door couldn't help but laugh secretly.
The Reflection Cliff, located behind Samsara Peak, faced Moon-viewing Platform across a deep abyss. In reality, it was just a cliff platform, not very spacious. Now it was winter, and the weather was cold. Harrison's cultivation was not high, so he was expected to suffer quite a bit during these three months.
Harrison was severely beaten by Master Daniel with thirty lashes. Master Daniel was furious that Harrison had intruded into Olivia’s room, whom he admired secretly, so he hit him hard, without any mercy, causing Harrison’s buttocks to bleed profusely, so much so that he was grimacing in pain.
After the beating, Jeremy stepped forward and said, “Harrison, I have been lax in disciplining you, leading you astray. This time, you have three months to reflect at Reflection Cliff. You should take this opportunity to introspect, purify your mind, and diligently cultivate the Yin-Yang Universe Technique. Three months later, it will be the competition among the disciples of the sect. The top ten young disciples are eligible to participate in the Sky-Severing Cliff Righteous and Demonic Battle, which is held once every sixty years. I don't dare to hope that you can participate in the Sky-Severing Cliff Battle and make a name for yourself. I just hope that you can reach the 5th Airborne Realm soon, otherwise, you will completely lose my face.”
Harrison, holding his buttocks, whimpered, “Master, can we discuss this cultivation matter another day? Right now, my buttocks are blooming in pain, I'm dying. Hurry up and give me some Golden Wound Medicine!”
A moment later, Master Daniel, riding his fly-sword, pulled Harrison up. Under the watchful eyes of many people and amidst their cheers, the fly-sword transformed into a sword light, carrying the two of them into the sky, and dashed towards the back mountain.
Azure Cloud Mountain, stretching for more than a hundred miles, has countless peaks. This Reflection Cliff is on the waist of Broken Sword Peak behind Samsara Peak, echoing with the Moon-viewing Platform on the back mountain of Samsara Peak.
Master Daniel, in mid-air, threw Harrison onto the cliff platform of Reflection Cliff, causing Harrison to feel as if his bones were about to split.
He angrily said, “Master Daniel, what are you doing? Are you trying to kill me? I have no grudge with you!”
Master Daniel, standing on his fly-sword in mid-air, said with a fake smile, “Harrison, I've been ignoring your usual tricks because you're Master Jeremy's disciple. But you, look at yourself in the mirror. You, a toad, actually dare to have designs on Olivia, huh!”
At this moment, Harrison finally realized why Master Daniel had been so harsh on him today. It turned out that he had offended Master Daniel by professing his crush on Olivia in the Disciplinary Court.
He was stubborn by nature. Although he had said it as a joke at the Disciplinary Court, Master Daniel's private revenge at this moment made him very unhappy. Covering his buttocks, he jumped up and shouted, “I know you like Senior Olivia, but she never even looks at you! I advise you not to have illusions! As for today's matter, I'll remember it. Sooner or later, I'll beat you until even your mother doesn't recognize you!”
Master Daniel laughed and said, “What an arrogant kid, I'll give you three months. In three months, it will be the competition among the sect's disciples. I'll wait for you on the competition platform! Oh, I forgot! To participate in the competition, at least a 5th Airborne Realm cultivation level is needed, and you're still at the 4th Divine Sea Realm! Ha ha ha, never mind, I'll give you, this waste, thirty years.”
With laughter, Master Daniel rode his fly-sword and left the back mountain.
Harrison cursed, “You wait! I will work hard to improve, and in a few days, my cultivation level will surpass you! I'll make you regret what you said today!”
Reflection Cliff, located on the waist of Broken Sword Peak behind Samsara Peak, was just a cliff on the waist of a mountain. The area was not large, probably enough to accommodate a few dozen people at most.
There was a recess in the stone wall where one could take shelter from the wind and rain. On one side of the cliff, a half-dead crooked pine tree was growing. Apart from that, there was nothing else.
Harrison had not reached the realm of the 5th Sword Flight and was trapped on the platform of the Cliffside. Unless he grew wings, he had no way to leave this cliff.
"Damn it, this time I have suffered a big loss. For a few dozen silver pieces, I was beaten with thirty planks, and I was confined to this Reflection Cliff for three months! After I serve my sentence, I must demand lost wages, medical expenses, and compensation for emotional distress from that bastard Justin... without a hundred or eighty silver pieces, don’t think of getting rid of me!"
"It's just three months! In the mountains there is no time, a thousand years have passed in the world! Three months for us cultivators are just a blink of an eye."
"So boring, is there anyone who can talk to me?"
"Help! Let me out..."
Harrison's desolate cry for help rang out within less than half an hour of his stay on Reflection Cliff.
He was naturally lively and cynical. Letting him stay alone in this deserted place for three months or even three days, he could not bear it. It would be better to die by Olivia's sword.
He barely made it to dusk, hoping that the disciple who came to deliver his food could talk to him to relieve the boredom.
Unexpectedly, in Harrison's eager wait, a huge, colorful strange bird flew over from the front mountain. Its wings spread nearly seven or eight feet wide, its beak showed a dazzling color, hooked like an eagle's beak, but the bird's claws were bare, not as sharp as eagle claws.
Harrison took a closer look, and immediately jumped up and cursed, “A Gulu Bird? There's no need to treat me this way!"
The colorful Gulu Bird, with a food box in its claws, flew to the top of Reflection Cliff, and after circling a few times, it landed on the platform. After putting down the food box, the Gulu Bird flew to the branch of the half-dead old pine tree next to it and pecked at its feathers.
Harrison was so angry that his eyes were golden. Being punished to face the wall on Reflection Cliff was pitiful enough, but Master Daniel, that grandson, actually sent a silly Gulu Bird here. He was really trying to drive him to death!