The night was deep, and the dew was heavy.
Yet the breeze blowing across this island rooted in the Four Seasons Sea was not a sea breeze, but a fine, gentle wind altered by the Formation Masters and transformed through countless spirit plants.
Su Xing Zhenren strolled leisurely along the path through the grass and said to Li Ye, "There is nothing wrong with what you think.
"Forgetting your hometown and where you came from, remembering only our Four Seasons Sect—it is indeed a good thing.
"But it is not a good thing for this cultivation world."
He gestured toward the courtyard where Liu Suiling lived. "Before entering the sect, this disciple was a junior the Liu Family had devoted great effort to nurturing. He could even have inherited the position of family head, and from an early age, he received the secret inheritance for cultivating Spirit Tangerine Trees.
"Yet the Liu Family is merely a Foundation Establishment family. Even that ancestor of the Liu Family, enshrined in their ancestral hall, would now have to respectfully call you senior brother upon seeing you.
"In order to advance and gain more resources, he exhausted every effort and racked his brains before finally passing the sect-entry examination and entering the Four Seasons Sect."
As he spoke, the True Person took a plump tangerine from his sleeve and tossed it to Li Ye with a smile. "Your second senior brother picked this one. The spirit tangerines of Liu Family Fort are rather famous in these parts."
"That disciple really is fortunate." Li Ye caught the tangerine and easily peeled away its skin. The segments within were crystal-clear, and with a light tug, the pith came cleanly away from the flesh.
The instant he put it in his mouth and his lips and teeth