Tao Dingfu had originally thought Zhang Yu was asking about Crimson Glow, but he discovered that Zhang Yu was looking to his left. After Crimson Glow's shell had been collected by him, it had remained following at his right.
Turning his gaze, he saw a palm-sized little figure of spiritual light floating there. He had not noticed it before; it must have appeared only recently.
Given his current cultivation, a single glance was enough for him to discern the origin of this thing.
This thing had separated from Crimson Glow. More precisely, because Crimson Glow had acquired a shell provided by him, while it had latched onto that shell, a trace of spirituality had also infiltrated it. It was then expelled as impure contamination, yet it had coexisted with Crimson Glow's shell for an instant, and so lingered outside it.
It had originally been nothing much, but after reaching the Upper Layer, it had been affected by the clear qi there and formed into something resembling an Upper Layer divine being, though its essence leaned more toward a Perceptive True Spirit.
After watching it for a few moments, he extended a hand. The little thing seemed very close to him. It hugged his finger and swayed there as if on a swing, then climbed along to the back of his hand.
He could sense an emotion it conveyed to him, something like a living creature's reverence for the leader of its kind, or a child's adoration for its parents. In truth, considering its origin, it had indeed been born because of him and Crimson Glow.
He said, "Interesting. Junior Brother, has something changed in heaven and earth recently? I had previously felt that the variables in heaven and earth had increased considerably."
Zhang Yu said, "The Pure Spirit Abode has