A full two hours later, Lu Ye finally sheathed his blade. He went to a dark corner, took out his Water Pouch, cleaned himself up a little, got dressed, and returned beneath the cliff.
Big Tiger had long since fallen into a deep sleep, his snores shaking the air. Yiyi was still sitting there, apparently waiting for him.
But when she saw Lu Ye's expression, she found it strange. At that moment, he looked as though he had made some difficult decision, wearing the air of one who would press forward even against ten million foes.
She could not help tilting her head...
With a tangled heart, Lu Ye sat down cross-legged. After thinking for a moment, he instructed Yiyi, "If I pass out in a while, don't worry too much."
"Hm?" Yiyi looked utterly bewildered.
Lu Ye did not explain further. Closing his eyes and sinking his mind inward, he once again "saw" the Talent Tree rooted within his Source Spirit Aperture.
Three leaves on the massive canopy were blazing fiercely. The fourth had begun to glow, though it had yet to catch fire.
In the Mine Cave of Evil Moon Valley, the first burning leaf had appeared on his Talent Tree, carrying a Spiritual Pattern called Sharpness. Without that Sharpness Spirit Pattern, he could never have killed the severely wounded Zhou Cheng so easily afterward, pierced through that fair-faced man's protective Spiritual Power with a single sword thrust, or badly wounded the Serpent Demon and claimed victory in the end.
It could be said that this Spiritual Pattern had provided Lu Ye with tremendous help at several critical moments.
Now, two more leaves had ignited on the Talent Tree. While feeling anxious, he was also eager to see what Spiritual Patterns he would gain.
As his attention gradually