"Ah."
"In the end, I forgot to hand you over to Martial Uncle Shen Xue."
Only after coming out did Li Ye realize that those few pots were still sleeping exhaustedly in his world.
But there was nothing to be done about it.
Martial Uncle Shen Xue seemed to have urgent matters to attend to.
The subsequent plans for this place would probably require his uncle to put considerable thought into them.
If he could not go to Martial Uncle Shen Xue's place, there was another good destination—and he would likely be invited there soon.
So there was no need to rush into doing anything.
"Then I'll go back and rest first, and sort through this trip's gains while I'm at it."
With that thought, Li Ye soon returned to his cave abode.
He had not been gone for very long this time, yet whenever he returned, the little ones in the cave abode would always come out especially to welcome him.
Spirit Vine chattered away beside him. "While you were away, the cave abode developed as usual. A total of twelve million three hundred and fifty thousand Spirit Stones were harvested..."
Li Ye listened quietly.
He strolled along at an unhurried pace, his eyes full of ease and contentment.
Once he reached the familiar courtyard, he lay down in his reclining chair and took out the Heavenly Heart Jade.
Then he lightly tossed it into the sky.
"Whoosh—"
The spirit jade instantly transformed into a gentle yet frigid wind. Centered on the little courtyard, it swept across the entire cave abode in the blink of an eye.
Then—
A trace of dark cloud suddenly gathered in the sky, which had always been warm and mild.
Extremely mysterious patterns seemed to spread from the dark clouds throughout the entire cave