From the archaic era until now, countless immeasurable kalpas had passed. After such an unimaginably long span of time, this artifact spirit could still barely awaken—proof of how powerful it had once been.
But no matter how powerful it had once been, it was now merely a spent arrow.
It was like a dried-up sponge, while Ye Lin's immortal power was like an endless spring, nourishing that sponge.
Yet this continued for a long time. The artifact spirit seemed bottomless; more than half of Ye Lin's immortal power had been drained, yet it showed no sign of stopping.
Just as Ye Lin was about to exhaust all the immortal power in his body, that terrifying suction force suddenly ceased.
"Sorry. I fell asleep again just now. Thanks to you, I was able to awaken once more."
The artifact spirit's voice was filled with apology. It was too weak; just now, it had unknowingly slipped back into slumber. But now, nourished by Ye Lin's immortal power, it felt that it had recovered a little strength.
Still, it felt deeply apologetic toward Ye Lin, whom it had nearly drained dry.
"It's fine. This is what a junior ought to do."
Ye Lin said with a smile, not minding in the slightest. Compared to that, he cared more about what the artifact spirit meant.
"You make a good point, but you must agree to several of my requests."
At this moment, the artifact spirit spoke solemnly, while Ye Lin agreed almost instantly, without the slightest hesitation.
"Please say it, Senior. I'll definitely agree."
Ye Lin's decisiveness left the artifact spirit utterly dumbfounded. That fast? It had not even stated its requests yet.
"Very well. My first request is that I follow you for now. If I encounter someone fated with me in the