The boiling "divine power" and surging spiritual energy collided around Li Ye, yet these two forces seemed conscious somehow, refusing to harm him.
The divine power was understandable enough, since it came from Azure Bird Hongdou. But this spiritual energy...
He swept his gaze around in puzzlement before finally looking at the sect jade pendant that had always hung at his waist. Four different gleams of light were shining from the pendant.
"So that's how it is."
This must have been the authority Real Person Zhou had mentioned.
Compared to cultivators from outside, a sect's own disciples would always enjoy certain privileges within a grotto-heaven. Usually, these privileges had to be activated by the True Person stationed there.
Just like now.
Even if Li Ye were bold enough to charge straight into the clash between divine power and spiritual power, the grotto-heaven would do everything in its power to keep him safe, even at the cost of its own origin.
Fortunately, he had no such intention. He merely watched the collision between divine power and spiritual power at leisure, observing the effect Wu Xian Tan had on the grotto-heaven.
If he discovered that these Wu Xian Tan truly damaged the grotto-heaven's foundation, he would stop the experiment without hesitation.
Yet this observation really did reveal something interesting.
—Deep within the earth, some willow seeds were stirring eagerly. This chaotic spiritual power was instead fertile soil for their sprouting.
"Earth Vein Spirit Willow."
Li Ye did not even need the panel's help to know what these willows were. So they really had to make such a huge commotion before he could discover them.
Just like the Spirit Vein Willow he had picked up by chance before, these Earth Vein Spirit Willows possessed even more astonishing concealment abilities. Even though Li Ye's