Everything in Nine Provinces was steadily getting on track, much to Lu Ye's delight.
Who wouldn't want their homeland to grow better and better? Especially when they had played a part in bringing about those changes.
It was foreseeable that as Nine Provinces grew, many Moon Jade Realm cultivators and even Sunlight cultivators would emerge in the future. By then, whether Jade Snail Realm could retain its leading position in this star system would be hard to say.
But even if that day truly came, the Jade Snail Star System could not easily be renamed, because the name Nine Provinces could not be casually exposed.
Little Nine was like a chatterbox. Having caught Lu Ye, it talked endlessly, going on about trivial matters that had happened within Nine Provinces—which sect had produced a promising genius, which Star Constellation had ventured deep into the starry sky and made substantial gains...
Lu Ye knew that it had been holding things in for too long. Moreover, no one in present-day Nine Provinces knew of its existence, so sometimes, even when it wanted someone to talk to, it could find no one.
Now that Lu Ye had finally returned, it simply could not stop talking.
Lu Ye showed no impatience. He listened while casually responding to Little Nine.
"Ah!" A startled cry suddenly rang out, interrupting Lu Ye and Little Nine's lively conversation.
Lu Ye looked up, casting a displeased glance at Ma Shangsi, who was steering the Star Boat. "Why are you making such a fuss?"
He was already at Moonlight Realm Late Stage—how was he still so lacking in composure?
Ma Shangsi hurriedly turned around and respectfully said, "Please forgive me, Sacred Venerable. It is merely that I witnessed something unimaginably astounding, and my heart was stirred beyond control."
Lu Ye did