Lu Ye soon learned why Su Yan had changed her mind and decided to travel with him: after the Phoenix Race's nirvana, her strength had suffered a drastic decline.
Judging by the cultivation realms of the starry sky, Su Yan's current strength was only around the Moon Jade Realm!
With such cultivation, she naturally could not venture through the Star Abyss alone. Encountering any Star Abyss creature could cost her life.
Thus, Su Yan had no choice. She could only follow Lu Ye.
"Rest assured, Senior Brother. This state won't last long. Within half a year, I can recover to the Dao Entry realm." By then, she would have some means of protecting herself. Combined with the Phoenix Race's Innate Divine Ability, she would be able to escape even if she encountered a Fusion Dao cultivator.
Naturally, Lu Ye had nothing to worry about. His only thought now was to return to Variegated as quickly as possible, and bringing Su Yan along would not be troublesome.
If they truly encountered an enemy, he could even use his Clone to protect her.
Without further delay, they set out once more. This time, however, Lu Ye was no longer alone. Though Su Yan pretended not to know him, both of them knew the truth perfectly well. As long as Lu Ye did not expose it, there would be no problem.
With so much awkwardness gone, they got along quite pleasantly.
Lu Ye took the opportunity to ask about the Star Abyss Will, but Su Yan did not say much. She clearly seemed to have her reservations.
What she had told Lu Ye before was already the limit. If she said any more, it would inevitably draw attention.
Traveling together spared them much loneliness.
They occasionally encountered enemies along the way, all of