"You seem to care a great deal about this child."
The Willow Deity seemed to sense how much importance Lin Yue placed on him. Generally, an Emperor would hardly concern himself with such matters, yet Lin Yue had shown an ordinary person's concern, deliberately emphasizing their paths of cultivation.
"Yes!"
"I understand."
The Willow Deity seemed to have vaguely grasped some of what Lin Yue meant.
No sooner had the Willow Deity spoken than several bone talismans flew over.
"Everything is ready, so I should return. You should recuperate properly as well and move beyond your peak as soon as possible. The horrors of the great cleansing may far exceed our predictions. Without sufficient strength, you will be swallowed by the river of ages."
Lin Yue spoke. Even if the Emperors rose together this time, they still needed to proceed cautiously, for darkness held unknowable variables involving a sacrifice to the supreme beings of the Myriad Heavens.
Moreover, although the Willow Deity had undergone nirvana, she could not move beyond her peak in such a short time. Further exchanges between them would serve no purpose. She had to walk the rest of the path herself. This was cultivation involving the Emperor Realm, and even Lin Yue could hardly help her.
"Mm...!"
The Willow Deity's ethereal voice sounded once more.
Not long afterward, the people of Stone Village discovered that the indistinct figure beside the Willow Deity had vanished. Disappointment filled their faces. How wonderful it would have been if both gods had stayed in Stone Village.
Time flowed on, and in the blink of an eye, the years had left their marks.
Within the Bamboo Forest Secret Realm in the Yin-Yang Realm, a child with delicate, fair features and jet-black hair opened his eyes. They were as deep as the