Jiang Man was invited to the outer sect deacon's residence because he had stayed up all night cultivating.
"You only just arrived, so you may not know this, but the sect doesn't allow cultivation at night," the middle-aged Deacon Hu advised kindly. "So once someone reports you, it can bring you considerable trouble. The first time, it's only me. The second time, it might be the Criminal Law Hall.
"Once you go in there, you won't get out without paying some spirit stones."
Won't get out? Jiang Man felt that staying inside wasn't impossible, as long as it was quiet.
But he soon abandoned that thought, because Deacon Hu sighed at the mention of the Criminal Law Hall. "Once you're inside, they'll torture you and force you to do all sorts of things. Not one person comes out looking human."
The woman beside him also advised, "You've only just joined the sect. There's still time. As long as you don't cultivate at night, nothing will happen."
Jiang Man looked at them curiously. "Why can't we cultivate at night?"
The Cloudfront Office didn't prohibit it, and neither did the outer sect.
Logically, ancient cultivators had spent their share of nights awake, so why wouldn't they let others stay up?
Was it to keep the sect's other disciples from growing too quickly?
Jiang Man was puzzled.
"Because it harms the mind and spirit," Deacon Hu said.
Jiang Man fell silent.
Harms the mind and spirit?
"Does it really harm the mind and spirit?" Jiang Man asked.
"Yes. Over three hundred years ago, there was an earth-shattering battle. Ever since then, staying up all night cultivating has harmed the mind and spirit. This was passed down by the founding ancestor. It can't possibly be wrong.
"Some refused to believe it, and in the