Bai Xiaochun reeled as he thought back to the old Wildlander he had spoken to by means of Chen Manyao. The things that old man had told him clicked into place with what he had learned just now, and suddenly, he understood.
If the four main branches of the Heavenspan River and the sects that grew near them were the feudal governments, then this Celestial... was the emperor!
Bai Xiaochun sat there in silence with Frigidsect for a long moment. Finally, Frigidsect rose to his feet and extended his right hand, within which was a blue-green walnut!
Apparently, the walnut had been crafted from jade, and inside of it was... a sleeping soul.
It didn't emanate any soul fluctuations at all, and in fact, even examining it with divine sense didn't reveal the slightest fluctuation. Bai Xiaochun stared at it blankly for a moment.
"Is that...?"
Frigidsect looked at the walnut, then at Bai Xiaochun, his expression alive with anticipation.
