Little Nine had made its decision. In truth, it had never been one to have any ideas of its own...
Back when it did not show itself before others, no one would have noticed anything. But ever since it had revealed its true form before Lu Ye, its dependence on him had clearly grown more and more serious.
Many times, Lu Ye felt that it was not an Artifact Spirit that had existed for thousands or tens of thousands of years, but an ungrown child.
Perhaps to an Artifact Spirit, even thousands or tens of thousands of years were merely infancy?
Several days later, atop Bright Heart Peak, Lu Ye was working with his master to derive the many transformations of Spiritual Patterns when Yun Xuechu suddenly gave a soft cry of surprise. She flashed out of the sleeping quarters and looked up at the sky.
Lu Ye hurried out after her, a feeling stirring within him.
At the same time, atop Upholding Justice Peak, the Sect Master raised his head and gazed heavenward.
Across the entire Nine Provinces, every Divine Sea Realm cultivator whose cultivation had reached a certain level felt a strange sensation at the same moment.
The next instant, a point of Spiritual Light appeared high in the nine heavens. It was not dazzling, yet even from an immense distance away, the many Divine Sea Realm cultivators could see it clearly.
That point of Spiritual Light was like a great feather drifting down from the heavens, descending directly toward a certain direction within the Nine Provinces.
That location was none other than Soldier Province!
At the Sect Master's side, Wuchang burst into laughter. "This old man is off!"
As his words fell, he shot skyward and flew straight toward the Spiritual Light.
The Sect Master seemed tempted,