Tai Ling'er tugged at Tai Yun's sleeve.
Tai Yun stuck out her tongue.
Xiao Huang'er looked at the three of them and suddenly smiled.
They were the first group of friends she had made in the Supreme Spirit Ancient Clan.
Night fell.
Tai Yun and Tai Ling'er dragged Xiao Huang'er out to visit the Spirit Spring of Supreme Spirit Heaven.
Xiao Qing climbed alone to the highest Floating Island of the Supreme Spirit Ancient Clan, Ancestor Taiming's private cultivation ground.
Taiming had already prepared tea.
The two sat facing each other.
Moonlight spilled down from the edge of the Floating Island, enveloping the entire island in a silvery-white glow.
"Ancestor, you asked to see me alone for more than just tea, didn't you?"
Taiming took a deep breath and said, "What this old man wishes to ask is about the Heavenly Emperor and the Heavenly Vault Ranking within the Great Thousand World..."
Xiao Qing interrupted him. "I have long been capable of taking my place upon the Heavenly Vault Ranking."
The teacup in Taiming's hand trembled slightly.
The Heavenly Vault Ranking.
It was the source will of the Great Thousand World, something that only those who had transcended Saint Grade could sense and touch.
The reason the Immortal Emperor was called the "Immortal Emperor" was because he had carved the surname "Ye" onto the Heavenly Vault Ranking.
Being able to touch the Heavenly Vault Ranking meant one had already stepped across the threshold of that realm.
"The Heavenly Emperor... can already...?"
"That is correct!"
Xiao Qing smiled faintly. "So, Ancestor, rest assured. I am still capable of helping you reach that threshold."
Taiming fell silent.
It was not that he had nothing to say. It was that too many words were lodged in his throat.
Tens of thousands of years