After the autumn harvest officially ended, the celebration that lasted until the beginning of winter began.

During this time, the celebration-dedicated Grotto Heaven would continuously bring out a wide variety of foods like a banquet, and Golden Core and Nascent Soul True Men would sit atop the clouds to give teachings.

This was the grandest celebration of the Four Seasons Sect.

So the scene was truly very lively.

It got so lively that Li Ye felt a bit dazed and fearful—looking up, all around him, there were fellow disciples from the heavens to the earth attending the celebration.

Even though this Grotto Heaven had prepared rooms for the cultivators to rest, as well as venues and mountain forests and lakes for relaxation, it was still bustling with voices.

He never thought that cultivators could be this noisy.

He guessed that if someone threw a brick here, it could hit ten or eight Golden Core True Men, maybe even one Nascent Soul True Man.

Li Ye: "..."

He took a deep breath and focused on listening to the True Men's teachings.

During the entire celebration period, he was all ears to the True Men's teachings, and his cultivation got closer to the sixth layer of Foundation Establishment.

Time passed by just like that.

"Clang clang clang!"

When the bell marking the end of the celebration echoed through the Grotto Heaven.

Li Ye eagerly returned to his cave mansion, went back to his familiar courtyard, and lay down on his deck chair.

Only then did he deeply exhale and say to the cyan bird Red Bean perched on his shoulder, "It's really terrifying, there are just too many people."

Even now, he felt a bit unsettled.

Originally, he thought cultivators would like to stay alone in a cave mansion for eternity, but unexpectedly, they all rushed over when there's a celebration.

To be blunt, this was more people than he had seen in both of his lifetimes, really makes one wonder how so many cultivators are managed to ensure no issues arise.

"Chirp chirp." Red Bean pecked his cheek with a slightly cool beak.

Li Ye did not open his eyes, intending to rest for a while.

Soon there would be tasks waiting for him to do, and he couldn't do them without sufficient energy.

...

Winter.

This is a very special season.

From the day winter begins, the Spirit Plant Master assessment of the Four Seasons Sect will start.

All Spirit Plant Masters must undergo basic and advanced assessments.

The basic ones include proficiency tests of magic unique to Spirit Plant Masters, and knowledge tests on spirit plants and spirit beasts.

These tests for Li Ye were already a piece of cake, even without using a panel cheat, relying solely on his abilities, he could easily complete them.

After all, he also just started not long ago, taking the D-level Spirit Plant Master assessment.

After the basic assessment, he received this time's advanced task.

Once the sealed wax was opened, on the scroll was written:

Handle Hungry Bone.

A simple four words, but it made Li Ye's heart certain, he had already anticipated that the Four Seasons Sect wouldn't let the Hungry Bone rampage over there.

With the scroll came a Memory Pearl.

When Li Ye released the contents inside, even he got a bit silent.

That was the situation in Dongcang Town.

On the parched and cracked earth grew countless enchanting Hungry Bones, besides that there were no other flora or fauna.

Further inside were houses that had lost their vitality, with doors wide open, leaving only the yellowed window frames and the papercutting crafted by former owners swaying and whimpering in the wind.

Just a bit of the imagery made Li Ye feel how severe the situation was over there.

"Squee?" A fat and robust beaver somehow arrived at his feet, looking up at the image projected from the Memory Pearl.

The small eyes surprisingly brimming with tears.

"Don't worry."

Li Ye picked up the beaver and placed it on the table, gently stroking its head, comforting, "It will be resolved, with me and the elders of the sect."

The beaver rubbed against his palm with its head, took out a bunch of lotus petals from the storage magical artifact shaped like a jade pendant hanging around its neck.

Each piece had vivid golden patterns.

Li Ye saw clearly that this was clearly all the Qi Fortune Shining Gold produced by Hungry Bones during this time, except for those taken by him, all the remaining were here.

To know that Qi Fortune Shining Gold provides several benefits for them.

"You little fellow." Li Ye lightly pinched the soft fur on its head, "Always caring about this matter, then come along with me."

He put the beaver on his shoulder.

Luckily, as a Spirit Beast, it was no problem for it to maintain balance without falling off.

When Li Ye arrived at the place indicated by the scroll, unexpectedly he saw his mentor, with a bouncing vine beside him.

Li Ye's eyes instantly widened.

"Greetings, Master!"

"Greetings, Spiritual Mechanism Vine Brother!"

His face was full of joy knowing his mentor wouldn't be angry, so he grinned, "Is Brother able to return to the sect? Haven't seen you for a long while, Junior really missed you!"

Very few cultivators express their longing so directly, especially since it's only been one autumn since Li Ye left Huiya Marketplace.

Though Spiritual Mechanism Vine seemed a bit disdainful superficially, "Junior Brother, cultivators shouldn't behave like this."

But actually the little flowers had already bloomed.

Even the panel displayed an emotion of [very happy].

"The person says they miss you, and you still put on a pretense?" True Man Suoxing gently knocked on Spiritual Mechanism Vine's head, then looked at the beaver on Li Ye's shoulder.

"This little fellow learned well; the Heart Lotus Suffering Relief Method is considered to have been mastered."

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