The man smiled and said, "I've always been curious about that myself, because I've never sensed any divine power in my little great-grandson. Perhaps truly gifted people do exist in this world."
The woman nodded gently. "Then perhaps a new god will soon appear in our world."
The man murmured his agreement, then said, "Perhaps."
There was one thing the man had not told the woman.
Although his little great-grandson bore no trace of a god's presence,
he did possess an aura that seemed to stand even higher than the gods.
The man could be considered the strongest person alive.
Although he had failed the Asura God Trials, they had still broadened his horizons to a degree the rest of the world could scarcely imagine.
That was why he could recognize the aura surrounding his little great-grandson.
It was even stronger than the Asura God's.
Their days in the Evil Demon Forest consisted of little more than traveling day after day, killing Soul Beasts that attacked them, and searching for signs of suitable Soul Beasts...
Though this repetition was monotonous, it still made every day feel full and pass remarkably quickly.
A month seemed to pass in the blink of an eye.
During that month, Mu Jing, Ye Lingling, and Lu Qiufeng found an Immortal Herb with around fifty-four thousand years of cultivation.
This naturally spiritual plant-type Soul Beast was exceedingly rare. It had almost no offensive abilities, but contained an immense amount of nourishment.
The King of Ten Thousand Demons had originally been nothing more than an ordinary Demon Eye Demon Tree, yet a single thousand-year Immortal Herb had allowed him to evolve and eventually attain five hundred thousand years of cultivation.
This sort of plant-type Soul Beast was undoubtedly an excellent fit for Ye Lingling.
Still, they