Far from the current gentleness.

Especially the Master.

He was dressed in a black Taoist robe, his brows were sharp and cold, standing there more piercing than a Sword Cultivator, with an unyielding aura that feared neither heaven nor earth.

On the other hand, the Mistress, dressed in a purple palace outfit, her brows and eyes curved in a smile, was both graceful and noble, yet carried a girlish innocence and liveliness.

This combination of maturity and naivety intertwined on her without any conflict.

She gently held the Master's arm, the two standing on the beach of Ruoquan Island, surrounded by the surreal scene woven by the Ruo Wood Night, as if the entire world was isolated from them.

"So why did the Master later become like this, while the Mistress ended up wearing a black robe instead?"

Li Ye was very curious.

The current Master and Mistress seemed completely reversed from before.

The Senior Brother answered:

"Hehe."

"Mother entered the sect's Punishment Hall, and there, amid the heinous villains, along with some other reasons, she became increasingly stern and silent."

"As for Father, after entering the Spiritual Fertility Hall, mingling daily with Spirit Beasts and Spirit Plants, becoming well-connected, his previous arrogance and severity vanished."

As he spoke, it seemed he saw something.

The glow of Heart Soil seemed to boil over.

In the distance, a Beaver with fur that could be described as pale was quietly watching, holding a small cane, giving off an impression of age.

"..."

Weren't you buzzing full of life as the Beaver's fishing rod before?

Li Ye felt like saying something.

But he didn't.

He sighed softly, then controlled the dissipating Heart Power here, endlessly expanding the scope of his own Heart Soil Purple Mansion.

Then he silently left.

Leaving the space for Senior Brother and the Beaver Bai.

Senior Brother looked at Bai, a small smile on his lips, walked over and picked up Bai, burying his face in the Beaver's soft and warm belly.

His voice was as gentle as a breeze: "Even you have aged so much, it seems I've indeed broken our promise for a long, long time."

The Weichuan Beavers are not ordinary Spirit Beasts.

Their lineage is nourished by the Immortal aura brought from the Upper Realm by the Weichuan Deity, truly capable of advancing from Spirit Beasts to Immortal Beasts, with a life span extraordinarily long and indescribable.

Not to mention the Deacon Wei of the Spiritual Fertility Hall, just within Weichuan, who knows how many thousand-year-old Beavers live, just like in their youth—gnawing on wood, sunbathing, occasionally brawling.

Even the young Beavers probably don't know they are brawling with their great-great-great-great-grandfather.

As long as their state of mind doesn't change, time may even reverse for them.

But on the condition.

Their state of mind remains unchanged.

If the naturally carefree Beaver tastes the flavor of sorrow, it truly ages.

Just like Bai now.

"It has been a long time."

Bai completely relaxed.

Its fur turned smooth and glossy at a visible speed, without crying or lamenting, just letting its "master" hold it, feeling very at ease.

After quite a while, the Senior Brother released the Beaver Bai.

The man and the Beaver walked along the white fine sand.

Chatting as if casually:

"The Junior Brother probably intends to use the Heart Power here to separate me from the main body, leaving me here permanently to oversee, while also helping with some trivial matters."

"I indeed want to stay here, but this body of mine is, after all, formed from the Compassion Fruit, and the Fruit itself..."

He paused at this.

Bai naturally picked up the conversation: "You once told me the Fruit is a Buddhist thing, are you worried it might affect Li Ye?"

"Exactly."

"Compassion itself is the most special renunciation, exchanging endless renunciation for endless gain."

"I truly fear being eroded by its renunciation, doing things even I don't want to see."

The current Senior Brother is already considering matters after staying, after all, both Li Ye and his parents are trying hard to come up with a solution, and he knows clearly that his main body will definitely choose to keep them.

That guy, when teaching the Second Senior Brother You Tian, kept thinking of splitting himself into several to coach the Junior Brother, handling it alone was indeed too tiring.

Yet he couldn't complain.

After all, those causing him such trouble were not only his master but also his father; there was really no way out.

Since deciding to stay, he must plan thoroughly.

At least the power of the Fruit within him must be neutralized.

"That's simple."

Bai said calmly: "I can dig a hole and bury you, by next spring, a new you will naturally grow out."

"Isn't the Fruit a fruit?"

"You just need to treat yourself as a seed, breaking out from the husk of the past, and you won't be the same old you anymore."

Saying this.

It truly immediately used both hands and feet, digging a pit on the ground.

Senior Brother: "..."

Though speechless.

There's no denying that this idea might indeed work.

Heart Soil is special land modeled after chaos; if grown in this, it might actually "renounce" the Fruit's vitality to the land, sprouting an entirely new self.

Yet this would mean giving up all his mana, possibly even losing his current form, transforming into his childhood appearance.

For a mature cultivator, this was really somewhat...

Embarrassing.

...

Elsewhere.

Li Ye was strolling on the beach.

He was drawing an Array; the Arrays here were all destroyed by his way of overturning the table, so now whatever he wants to do requires re-drawing.

Fortunately, he had the help of the Beavers.

Those little creatures were digging everywhere, holding glass cups fused with sun flow, guiding the water flow of Li Ye's Small Thousand World Weichuan to this Heart Soil sanctuary.

Li Ye had taught the Beavers some knowledge about Heart Soil in his spare time, so they too could control Heart Soil and Heart Power.

To quickly restore this place, barely any different from a "wasteland", Li Ye specifically summoned the idle Spirit Beasts and Spirit Plants from his Cave Mansion.

Cyan Bird, Gourd Spirit Turtle, Potato Flood Dragon, Li Yulan, Li Xuelian, Silver Moon Grass, Flint Fire Crystal Insect, Frost Spiritual Deer...

Upon arriving, they curiously explored around, merging their Spiritual Power into the Heart Soil, sowing seeds all over.

As they were already Li Ye's Spirit Beasts and Spirit Plants, mostly passing through symbiosis binding with panels and Vital Essence, they were already in sync with Li Ye's Spiritual Power, hence naturally accepted by Heart Soil.

As they spread gradually.

The Mist-Imbibing Magnolia tree, the Potato Flood Dragon's river, the stretching snowy landscape, clusters of various Spirit Plants centered around Li Ye's location began progressively to encroach the entire island.

Li Ye himself sat by the beach.

Next to him lay a piece of lifeless Ruo Wood, with the Immortal Ribbon of the Emotion Song entwined around it, Spiritual Power resonating vigorously.

As time slowly passed by.

Li Ye's figure was gradually enveloped by dazzling Immortal Light.

Replacing it was a tender little tree.

This tree emitted a unique red glow, splendid like sunset afterglow, with emerald leaves emanating warm Spiritual Light, nurturing light red flowers.

Amazingly, this little tree could already bloom, indeed unusual.

At the moment the little tree appeared.

From its crown began spreading a peculiar force capable of turning daylight into night; however, this night it created wasn't pitch-dark, but a tranquil night curtain allowing all living beings to slumber peacefully.

Even Li Ye's consciousness gradually succumbed to this night curtain, just before falling asleep he suddenly saw.

In the distance.

Beaver Bai, using all limbs, had dug a large pit.

Senior Brother stood silently in the pit, allowing Bai to bury him.

Li Ye: "?"

Huh?

Am I drowsy from sleep?

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