After I left the sect, the entire sect knelt down and begged for forgiveness.

She could feel the spiritual root formed from the dragon bones within her body becoming dissatisfied and scorching hot. She then increased the speed at which she drew spiritual energy from the spirit stones.

It seemed like the two sides were fighting, and she became the arena.

Amit slapped the Crimson Crown Bow away with his tail. "Don't spoil it too much. Just feed it a little now and then."

The divine bow twitched twice to express its dissatisfaction, then automatically returned to the mark.

Originally, this was a divine bow, but due to severe damage and being sealed inside the body of the Abyss Lord, its grade was reduced.

After the contract is signed, it retains its original characteristics and leaves a mark on its master. When it doesn't want to come out, it can recuperate in the mark, unlike a mindless magic weapon that can only stay miserably in a storage bag.

Lin Yan looked at the extra red mark next to her spirit sword mark and couldn't help but touch it. She felt a warm sensation and sensed that the divine bow was responding to her.

The bottom floor was the last one, but she didn't want to explore any further.

A person's greatest virtue is self-awareness; she didn't believe she had the ability to clear the next level. If Amit hadn't begged her to come to the 17th level to retrieve its armor, she would have given up long ago.

She was teleported out of the secret chamber and carried away from the altar by a rabbit.

Upon reaching the location of the cactus, and seeing that the spirit sword was still standing there, the rabbit grunted twice in dissatisfaction.

"Oh dear, it's only been a short time since I last saw you, and you've already turned yourself into this."

"..."

How can Blade & Soul's mouth be so venomous? Who influenced them to do that?

She was too badly injured to argue with it, and instead looked at the cactus blooming above her head.

"Have you tried communicating with it to get us out of here?"

The sword spirit twisted its body awkwardly, "It seems like we can't communicate..."

"..."

So, even though the Spirit Sword is outside, no one and the cactus have been able to cultivate a good relationship with it!

She thought the two of them could at least communicate, otherwise why would they stick together like that? Was it all just guesswork?

Lin Yan removed the barrier and took out a handful of high-grade spirit stones. She pointed to the spirit stones, then to the outside, and then back to them.

Hopefully, the other party will understand and send them and their companions out of the secret realm; in return, these spirit stones will belong to it.

After some hesitation, the cactus took the initiative to approach and pierce her hand, thus establishing an equal contract with her.

She was happy to have another companion and naturally completed the contract with it. The cactus actively absorbed the spirit stone into its flower bud, planted itself up without explanation, and stopped responding no matter how she called it.

She glanced around and, finding the space suitable, released the flying boat. To ensure her own safety, she then used mid-grade spirit stones to set up an array.

Adding a layer of barrier to the formation provides an extra layer of protection!
The rabbit carried her onto the flying boat and gently laid her down so she could slowly slide down.

Protected by spiritual energy, she did not hurt herself when she slid down.

She leaned against the rabbit and took out spirit stones, spirit fruits, and mysterious herbs from her storage bag, putting them into the storage bags of the two little ones. This would be enough for them to eat for a while.

Next, she took out a thousand high-grade spirit stones and placed them on the deck, beginning to absorb them to heal herself.

Broken bones can be rejoined, but shattered ones need to be tempered and reconstituted.

The pain of rebuilding shattered bones is unbearable for most people. She not only tempered herself but also endured it, refining every bone in her body.

The fact that it can be broken or shattered only means that it has been tempered to be very strong. It needs to be replaced with a new skeleton to become more resistant to damage and breakage.

After relying on it for half a month, she finally recovered and felt like she had been reborn.

She opened her eyes and saw a pair of tiny eyes staring at her intently. She almost instinctively looked away! "You're awake~" the little winged person said to her in a soft, sweet voice.

The little figure wears a green dress trimmed with pale yellow and pink, and pink shoes. Its hair is also pink, with a tuft tied back with a yellow ribbon, making it look especially adorable.

This image inevitably reminded her of an elf...

"Um, you...you're that cactus?"

The little elf nodded, then, having found a clay pot from somewhere, planted itself directly inside it. With a whoosh, the clay pot materialized and landed right in front of her.

Her heart was completely melted by the elf's actions; she felt incredibly tender.

No matter who you are, is it really impossible to resist adorable creatures?

"What's your name?"

The elf tilted its head and said in a cute, childlike voice, "My name is Cici~"

"What a cute name. Would you like to come out with me? If not, we can break the contract, and you can just take us out."

The little elf thought for a moment, then asked with a serious expression, "I need to eat fifteen shiny stones every day. Would you be willing to feed me?"

Lin Yan looked at the spirit stone that hadn't been fully absorbed, picked it up, and asked, "You mean this kind of stone?"

The little elf rubbed his hands together, swallowed hard, and said, "Yes."

"Of course!" She took the fifteen spirit stones and placed them on the deck. "Here are your spirit stones for today!"

Feeding her with fifteen high-grade spirit stones every day is not a big expense for her now; she can easily afford it.

She'd witnessed the cactus's offensive prowess before; keeping it for her own use was definitely a worthwhile investment!
Amit, now shrunk back to the size of a palm, pursed his lips upon hearing the noise and muttered something unintelligible.

After the cactus finished absorbing the spirit stones, it went back into its main body to sleep. Feeling warm inside, she moved the jar next to the spirit stones.

Seeing a white crocodile lazily sprawled on the edge of the airship's deck, Lin Yan walked over and cast a shadow over it.

"What were you muttering when Cici was talking to me just now?"

"Master, you misheard."

"Why don't you reconsider?" Lin Yan offered a gentle smile.

The white crocodile, not daring to provoke its owner with a gentle smile, spoke aloud what it was muttering.

It turns out it was criticizing Cici for acting cute despite her age.

She knew nothing about how to care for or care for the crocodile. Seeing that the white crocodile seemed quite familiar with the crocodile, she sat down and humbly asked it for advice.

When its owner humbly asked it for advice, it became wide awake and began to talk at length.

It turns out that there are two types of spirits: one type is spirit plants that have gained sentience and have a chance to hatch into spirits; the other type is naturally formed by the nurturing of heaven and earth, such as the blue spirits produced from the blue lotus hotbed.

The latter requires a sufficiently rich spiritual energy in the world; otherwise, it will die of depression. Since the oasis environment underwent a dramatic change, the spiritual energy has decreased, and the Smurfs have become extinct.

The spiritual energy on the Canghai Continent is so rich now that it's not easy to nurture elves. The appearance of Cici can be said to be a once-in-a-century occurrence.

Spirits hatched from those that have gained sentience are more adaptable. As long as they are fed enough spirit stones and given enough spiritual energy, they will not become depressed.

You don't need to pay much attention to it normally; just give it enough space to run around freely. It's easier to care for than a Smurf and is less prone to depression.

Each elf possesses different skills. For example, elves hatched from herbs and spiritual plants possess healing or detoxification abilities. (End of Chapter)