The convoy jolted along.
But they had traveled via the Sky Light Cloud Road specially opened by the Four Seasons Sect, so in just a few days, they reached the outskirts of East Cang Market—the place where mortals lived.
For the past few days, Li Ye had been molding tiny houses.
He had discovered that the most important aspects of the divine ability "Nine Songs: Lady Xiang" were "time" and the miracles time brought with it.
Put simply, houses enlightened through the "Xiang River" would scarcely collapse from the ravages of time. As time passed, they would also develop certain special spirituality.
If people lived in these little houses he built, the residents' "human vitality" would gradually merge with the house's spirituality.
Not only could it nourish the house, but the house could also give back in return. Passed down generation after generation, it might even become a special Spirit Material like a Guardian Spirit.
His master held a small house in his hand. After studying it for a while, he told Li Ye:
"The thatched hut in my cave abode was built after I learned this method. It accompanied me through a thousand years of spring and autumn, and it already counts as half a deity."
"I hoped it could remain with me until my ascension, and continue to exist forever even in the upper realm."
As he said this, a different kind of emotion seemed to linger in his master's eyes.
Sorrow, remembrance, hope...
The violent surge of emotion rolled over Li Ye like a tsunami, enough to make even him feel somewhat afraid.
"That thatched hut carried your..." Li Ye tentatively asked.
"Haha." His master smiled. "You need not probe so cautiously. You may be my disciple, but I do not wish for you to treat me