During this time, Li Tianming listened to the Dao atop the Heavenly Emperor Divine Pillar, gained insights into the Imperial Dao through campaigns across star systems, and "cultivated" with Lin Xiaoxiao in the Demon Nest to enhance the Heaven-Stealing Eye.
Focusing on these three matters, Li Tianming's days were quite fulfilling.
He would occasionally return to the Little Divine Treasury Star System to chat with Little Nine and foster their relationship.
However, after Little Nine had acted during the Phantom Sky Imperial Clan's last assault, it reverted to its former aloof and indifferent attitude toward Li Tianming.
Yet Li Tianming remained unrelenting, talking to it about all manner of domestic trivialities, whether Little Nine listened or not.
After Li Tianming left, Silver Dust took over this task, and the two took turns going into battle.
In short, Little Nine never had a moment's peace. Sometimes, when it was driven mad by the pestering, it would even attack Li Tianming.
But those attacks were, at most, expressions of displeasure. It did not truly intend to injure Li Tianming.
Besides, it knew that Li Tianming had a Realm Starball, so it could not touch him anyway.
As these quiet days passed, Li Tianming encountered no unexpected events, and the Heavenly Emperor Sect saw no major upheavals. Everything remained as usual.
The matter that drew the most attention was still when Li So-and-So would emerge from seclusion and battle Li Tianming.
"This Li So-and-So said it would happen within three hundred years, but when exactly will that be? Surely we won't have to wait the full three hundred years?"
"Why are you worrying about that? Just focus on your own cultivation. When the two of them fight, even if you don't want to hear about it, someone will probably pass the news right