What is meant by exile is that while revoking one's status, their magic cultivation is also abolished.

For some people, this might be a punishment worse than death, to be thrown back to their origins from their lofty positions as extraordinary individuals.

The punishment one degree lesser than exile is revocation, which entails expulsion from the Magic Sect, losing guidance of future inheritance and support of various resources.

But the sorcerer's cultivation is retained, and as a price, they must still be subject to the sect's supervision, and must not act rashly or pass on techniques heedlessly.

A sorcerer who has been revoked and yet commits prohibited acts will then have their cultivation abolished, transforming into an exile.

If not for the sudden turn of events caused by Hidden Moth and the conclusive evidence it provided, the issue with Huiming Shi Family would actually be very hard to investigate.

Even if the Ancestral Hall wanted to target the Shi Family, sending a "task force" solely for this purpose, it's likely they wouldn't uncover much substantial criminal evidence and might end up rewarding them with a banner or certificate.

The Huiming Shi Family has always focused on uniting fellow sect peers and building good relations with various parties, being generous and helpful... as for those dirty tasks, they are not visibly executed by the Shi Family sorcerers, sparing them from getting their hands dirty.

This time dealing with Hidden Moth wasn't simply left to Kucha Zi Gu Jiang to handle because the matter was significant and the Cleaning Department might not have been able to complete it.

More importantly, it was Shi Haowu himself who spearheaded this, and it was his personally devised plan that allowed Hidden Moth to catch the flaw...

Elder Gu and Zong Zheng rushed to Huiming, bringing along Yao Shaolan.

The Shi Family was pulling strings to get their people out from the police, naturally having local connections and their own legal personnel, but coincidentally having a Magic Sect disciple proficient in law with them, Elder Zong didn't mind bringing an additional advisor of his own.

Forty-eight hours later, Shi Haowu and seven others were temporarily extricated. The police investigation was not finished, but they were told they could not leave their current residence and must remain available for further questioning.

But the Ancestral Hall understood that the police surely won't be able to crack this case.

These seven were taken, and then fell into the hands of the Ancestral Hall, subject to separate questioning. Among them were tough individuals; Gu Jiang uttered not a word and astonishingly took his own life at the first opportunity.

Gu Jiang sensed something amiss and promptly chose to end himself because he knew, his personal matters were the Shi Family's fatal weakness and there was certainly no way he could escape, doing so might still preserve others.

Gu Jiang's death was due to the negligence of Ancestral Hall personnel, Elder Gu immediately ordered preventive measures, ensuring others wanting death couldn't die... at least not until it's their time.

The personnel accountable for this negligence were to similarly undergo investigation by the Ancestral Hall.

As Old Kang anticipated, it was Second Elder Zong Zheng who personally interrogated Shi Haowu. No need to detail the process, but in the end, the kid confessed even to bullying female classmates during high school.

As for Shi Haosheng, seeing Elder Gu made him give up resistance, displaying utmost cooperation. Shi Haosheng knew he was definitely doomed this time, but he had long harbored disdain for the Patriarch and Shi Haowu, thus he disclosed all inner details he was aware of.

The final disposal result by the Ancestral Hall was the "secluded death" of Shi Zhizhai, Shi Haowu, and Shi Haosheng.

"Secluded death" is a euphemism because the Ancestral Hall is not a secular law enforcement agency, and the elders along with affiliated sorcerers wouldn't want to personally kill.

Sorcerers can enter seclusion, so let them "voluntarily" enter seclusion until they ascend to immortality.

Along with the deaths of Hu Shulue and Gu Jiang, the high-ranking members of the Shi Family involved in this event were thoroughly apprehended. Besides these five, there were seven sorcerers from the Shi Family exiled, not only were they aware, they participated in planning and action support.

Additionally, fifteen sorcerers were revoked.

In the Shi Family, among thirty-seven registered sorcerers, five perished, seven exiled, fifteen revoked. Ten remained, who upon receiving admonition, were sealed for a year.

Admonition involves the Ancestral Hall disclosing investigation results, announcing why the Shi Family was investigated, what offenses were committed, who were implicated, and hoping others take heed.

The admonition list will be publicly shared within the Magic Sect.

All sorcerers of the Shi Family were given admonition and subjected to deprivation.

Deprivation means recovering the benefits received.

Not personally legally purchased/created by sorcerers, but bequeathed or gifted things related to the sect or magic from the direct lineage of Shi Zhizhai will be retrieved by the Ancestral Hall.

For example, the flying treasure "A Piece of Cloud" passed down from Ancestor Master Cangyun was recovered by the Ancestral Hall to the sect, there are many such things.

All sorcerers from the Shi Family, even if they are Guests of Fate, regardless of whether they didn't participate or didn't know, but benefited, similarly underwent admonition and deprivation.

Even Elder Kang Rulin of the Ancestral Hall was included in the list of those admonished and deprived.

Handling of Guests of Fate varied in two circumstances, those with vile conduct faced an extra prohibition of instruction.

Prohibition of instruction means the sect won't accept that person anymore, will not guide or teach their techniques, nor allow them to pass on techniques they acquired. For instance, Little Pingtou Li Weiping was listed under prohibition of instruction.

Li Weiping and such people were indeed not easy to handle, he indeed ran errands behind Shi Haowu yet was oblivious to the real inner story, and had no eligibility to partake in important matters.

No registration to revoke, no achievements to abolish, killing is certainly excessive right?

Guests of Fate truly uninvolved receive admonition and deprivation. For instance, Li Weiping's brother-in-law Shi Haotu underwent such disposition; if later he could cultivate and enter, he might still become a formal sect disciple.

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