"This is..."
Xu Miaoyin and Zhuang Yuechan could not help but widen their eyes. They were naturally no strangers to the golden willow branch before them, but what puzzled them was why it had appeared on Xu Miaoyin's shoulder without either of them noticing.
"What vigorous life force." Song Changsheng could not help but sigh.
At the broken end of the willow branch hung a crystal-clear droplet of sap, containing boundless vitality.
Holding the willow branch, he slashed at the surrounding space. The supple branch instantly turned into the sharpest blade, carving a one-chi-long tear through space as though it were a curtain. Faintly visible within were seven-colored streams of light like drifting fireflies.
After tens of thousands of years of devoted cultivation, Willow Ancestor's attainments in the Path of Space and the Dao of Life had reached an exceedingly terrifying height, far surpassing Human Cultivators of the same realm. This was its innate gift.
"Why would Willow Ancestor's branch appear on Yin'er?" Zhuang Yuechan frowned tightly.
A sharp light flickered in Song Changsheng's eyes as he said, "It is a gift, but also a mark left behind."
"A mark?" Neither woman understood what he meant.
"That is right. Just as you suspected, while Yin'er was listening to her mentor's sermon earlier, she fell into an epiphany and glimpsed the magic artifact carried within her Sea of Consciousness.
Her cultivation was insufficient, and making contact with the magic artifact ahead of time made it difficult for her Mental Energy to endure. Her mind was overwhelmed. Fortunately, Willow Ancestor acted in time and woke her up. Otherwise, the consequences would have been unthinkable.
And this is proof and testimony of his intervention—perhaps also a greeting gift and compensation for Yin'er." Song Changsheng spoke with certainty.
"The proof and testimony of his