Sky Dream Ice Butterfly's Migration

Xiao Yun stood within the Spirit Gathering Array, watching the scene without speaking.

He did not have to wait long.

After about the time it took an incense stick to burn, Sky Dream Butterfly Dance ran back and landed lightly before Xiao Yun. A faint smile of relief touched her face.

"Your Excellency, the Sky Dream Ice Butterfly clan is willing to follow you and leave."

Xiao Yun looked at her. "All of them?"

Sky Dream Butterfly Dance shook her head. "Most are willing to follow. There's still a small portion who don't want to leave the land where their ancestors have lived for generations. They want to stay."

Xiao Yun nodded. This was within his expectations. In any clan, there would be those willing to leave, and those unwilling to leave. Those willing to leave were dissatisfied with the present and longed for change; those unwilling to leave were content with the status quo and afraid of the unknown. There was no right or wrong. It was only a choice.

"Good," he said. "Have those who are willing to leave get ready. I'll take them away."

Sky Dream Butterfly Dance's eyes lit up, joy flashing in her purple pupils. She turned and sent a wave of Spiritual Power toward the swarm of butterflies. Those Tian Meng Ice Butterflies immediately moved, rising one after another and forming a long line in the air as they flew toward the light array.

The first to fly in were the four Tian Meng Ice Butterflies that were ten thousand years or more—over fifty thousand years old. They were the strongest existences in the clan, and also the first to decide to follow their leader and leave. They landed within the Spirit Gathering Array, folded their wings, and waited quietly.

Then came the other