Ling Tian and Ming Ye traveled at an unhurried pace, honing themselves against the bandits they encountered along the way. Their days had become much more relaxed and enjoyable, but what pleased Ling Tian most was how increasingly familiar he was becoming with controlling that will.
Of course, robbing the bandits in turn had also earned them quite a few divine artifacts and treasures.
Time drifted by, and in the blink of an eye, more than ten years had passed.
After all this time, Ling Tian and the others had finally arrived at the place where the Order Divine Artifact was emerging. It was not far from the junction of the three realms—not even a few hundred miles away.
Rumbling echoed as scarlet flames soared into the sky and fire filled the air. The whole world seemed to have been set ablaze, and the heat was so intense that even ordinary mid-stage Saint Immortals could hardly stay there.
Gazing into the distance toward the artifact's emergence, Ling Tian felt that heart-pounding aura even more clearly. The faint sound of a great drum beating shook the soul and set one's blood surging despite oneself.
A closer look showed that although the Order Divine Artifact was radiating a powerful aura, it had yet to appear. Even so, the place where it was emerging was already engulfed in flames that scorched the heavens, its might astonishing.
"This great drum hasn't even appeared yet, and it already has such power. What will happen when it does?" Ling Tian marveled. Feeling the searing heat, he mused, "It's this hot even tens of thousands of feet from where it's emerging. It must be even hotter up close. It might easily burn late- and mid-stage Saint Immortals to ash."
"Heh, forget late-stage Saint Immortals. Even little fellows