"Vice Sect Master Lin, that Yu Hong has exceptional talent. Should we try again to see if we can recruit him into the sect?" Yuan Ming, thinking of Yu Hong's terrifying talent, was still somewhat tempted.
"No need." The old crone sneered, "Back in my day, I encountered geniuses with even greater talents than him, but what does that represent? No genius can have smooth sailing throughout their lives, and a genius who doesn't experience enough hardship will bring greater disasters unpredictably, even if they possess strong abilities. It's meaningless."
... Yuan Ming and the others dared not speak out, as they all remembered that this Vice Sect Master Lin seemed to have had a major opportunity stolen from her by a genius, which led to her indignant defection to join the Mud Doll Sect.
Indeed, the three Temple Master Level masters of the Mud Doll Sect, the Sect Hierarch and the two Vice Sect Hierarchs, all had similar backgrounds.
