On Green Bamboo Peak, the two arrivals saw Lu Ye suddenly appear, and their expressions immediately turned solemn as they hurriedly saluted. "Greetings, Senior Brother!"
Lu Ye nodded slightly and looked at the older man, his thoughts drifting afar.
Back on the Spirit Stream Battlefield, he had been hunted by a fellow named Dong Shuye. Separated from Amber, gravely wounded and on the brink of death, he had drifted downstream and been found by Ruan Lingyu. Only Hua Ci's treatment had saved his life.
That had been his first meeting with Hua Ci and the others. Though it had been over twenty years ago, every detail still remained vivid in his mind.
Who could have imagined that the youth surrounded on all sides and hunted at every turn on the Spirit Stream Battlefield had now transformed into the guide for all of Nine Provinces?
Kong Niu! That dull, honest man who had followed Hua Ci around like a guard back then had likewise transformed, becoming the Sect Master of the Soldier Province Crimson Blood Sect.
Kong Niu's aptitude had never been particularly good. In Nine Provinces' former environment, there was no way he could have cultivated to the Divine Sea Realm.
At best, he would have reached True Lake.
But after Nine Provinces advanced into a Large Realm, its foundation steadily grew stronger, and the overall cultivation environment became far more favorable than before.
As a result, cultivators in Nine Provinces now found cultivation much simpler and easier than when Lu Ye had been growing up.
Over the past few years, the Crimson Blood Sect had developed better than any other sect in Nine Provinces. Although Kong Niu's aptitude was poor, his foundations were solid. With the changing environment, favorable cultivation conditions, and abundant cultivation resources, it was enough for