"I've changed my mind. Join my Wuming Cult and I'll spare your little sect for offending me," the Wuming Cult leader spoke.
But Li Yao wasn't paying attention to his words. Instead, her focus shifted inward to the Empress. "What is happening here?" she asked mentally.
[It seems my guess was right,] the Empress replied, satisfaction evident in her tone.
"What guess?" Li Yao pressed.
[You have been acknowledged by the world as an elemental spirit,] the Empress explained. [A lightning spirit, to be specific. After absorbing too much lightning element, the world recognized you as a lightning spirit.]
The Empress paused momentarily before continuing, [It's quite rare for the world to recognize a human as an elemental spirit.]
She reflected that usually, the world would condense energy for a long time, then create its own spirits. For it to recognize a human this way was exceptionally uncommon. Li Yao truly was favored by the heavens.
