The Pre-Nine Provinces Era where Chao Nian had lived was a Top-tier Realm. Unfortunately, a single relocation had nearly exhausted the realm's foundations, causing Nine Provinces to weaken. Only in recent years had it barely advanced into a Large Realm.
Now, everything was developing in a positive direction. Nine Provinces cultivators had stepped out into the starry sky and connected with the Myriad Phenomena Sea. Flower Realm had also become attached to Nine Provinces, the two complementing each other. Together with the special existence that was Little Nine, Nine Provinces had leapt into becoming a Large Realm capable of rapid growth.
This was an advantage no realm in the starry sky could hope to match. It could be said that Nine Provinces' future was worth looking forward to.
Before Lu Ye, Su Yuqing suddenly understood. "So, although Chao Nian died ten thousand years ago, the Dao Tree Lineage's inheritance remained in Nine Provinces?"
"That should be the case." Lu Ye nodded.
Before Chao Nian, this inheritance might have had other owners. After Chao Nian, it had passed through several more hands, until Lu Ye obtained it a few years ago.
"So that's how it was!" Su Yuqing murmured.
Lu Ye looked at her. "What did you think of?"
Su Yuqing said, "When I first saw those records concerning Nine Provinces and Chao Nian, I had wondered about something. Back then, Nine Provinces was, after all, the foremost realm occupied by the Human Race. Even if Chao Nian had committed many evils, those numerous factions only needed to kill Chao Nian to avenge themselves. Why had they instead joined forces to besiege Nine Provinces? Thinking on it now, Chao Nian was likely only the trigger. The Dao Tree's inheritance was their true objective. They must have known then that the Dao