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

Chapter 66 Contracting a New Monster
The ice on the lake melted away, and the roots of the velvet flowers that had been anchored in the ice broke and sank into the water. The insects and beasts that had relied on the flowers weakened and shrunk to the size of fists before falling into the water as well.

Lin Yan quickly used her spiritual power to leave the lake and fly to the shore.

When things got awkward, the Crimson Demon carried the array plate to the shore and waited. It put the plate down, spat out its saliva, and then paced back and forth. It wanted to go into the water, but couldn't swim…

Upon seeing its owner fly out, it cheered twice with "coo coo," transformed back into a little rabbit, and waited in front of the array plate for its owner to pick it up.

Huh? What is the owner holding? Can it still hold itself? It pouted unhappily.

Lin Yan landed, put away the array plate, and used her other hand to scoop up the rabbit and put it on her shoulder.

"Gugu," the red enchantress said, "I also want to be hugged."

"I'm already being lenient by not making you carry me."

"..."

Having obtained the Ice Lotus, there's no need for me to remain in the far north. I plan to return to the town first, inventory and organize my storage bag, sell any excess items at the merchant guild, and then investigate the bracelet's function.

Lin Yan looked at the ice lotus, realizing that holding it in her hand wasn't a solution, so she tried to move the flower into her storage bag, but she couldn't.

It seems this plant has its own consciousness and doesn't want to go into the storage bag. She was a little angry and pointed at the storage bag, saying, "Do you know what kind of storage bag this is? It's a Myriad Treasures Storage Bag! You're being picky. You didn't complain about the cold at the bottom of the frozen lake."

The ice lotus was just a stem supporting the flower, and the pot contained water. It was indeed inconvenient to carry the flowerpot by myself. If we encountered a monster and a fight broke out, the water would spill, and the ice lotus would wilt without water.

Its petals twitched, and golden light entered her wrist, causing the bracelet to flash. The basin was gone. Lin Yan quickly looked at the bracelet, then at her empty hand, and a bold idea came to her.

The bracelet is a container for space, and it seems to be more than that!

She just didn't know how her consciousness entered the bracelet. The skeleton left her something before leaving, but didn't remind her how to use it beforehand. He didn't even explain how to entrust her with his care. He was so irresponsible!

In his mind, he was complaining that he had already used his spiritual power to create a blade of energy, cutting his finger and dripping blood onto the bracelet.

In novels, contracts with magical artifacts of unknown purpose are always made with blood. Give it a try, what if it works?

The bracelet glowed again, and a rune appeared in his mind's eye, following the two contracts. The contract had succeeded!
Lin Yan placed her divine sense into the bracelet and gasped at the scene inside. The bracelet was a passageway connecting to a small space, only about an acre in size, containing a small lake, in which stood the ice lotus.

Beside the small lake, there is a huge, high-grade spirit stone, rhomboid in shape, floating without touching the ground. The spiritual energy here is provided by this spirit stone.

This space is probably a temporary refuge for Ice Lotus provided by the skeleton. This spirit stone can't provide energy and spiritual power to the small space indefinitely; without replenishment, it's like sitting idle and consuming a mountain of resources. Once the giant spirit stone's spiritual power is exhausted and it can no longer provide the energy to support the space, it will collapse.

To be able to create such a small space with bare hands, and even grow flowers inside, one must at least have broken through to the Nascent Soul stage. Perhaps they failed their tribulation and ended up as a skeleton.

With this space, I can plant my spiritual plants. This space doesn't have many impurities, making it a good place to grow spiritual plants. Most importantly, living things can enter this space, so I can hide here when I need to escape in the future.

As his consciousness withdrew from the space and he was about to fly away on his sword, the cry of the Snow Frost Eagle came from mid-air.

Lin Yan felt a chill run down her spine and tried to run away, but it was too late; she was blocked in place.

With a flap of its wings, the Snow Frost Eagle unleashed countless icicles, blocking its path and cutting off its retreat. After all, it hadn't done anything to the little cub, so why was it chasing it? And leaving the cub alone in the nest to chase her—wasn't it incredibly bold? Wasn't it afraid the cub would run off again?
"Chiji~"

Lin Yan was preparing to summon her spirit sword for battle when the little creature emerged from the Snow Frost Eagle's head. It was hidden beneath the Snow Frost Eagle's feathers, and only when it stood up could half of its body be revealed.

The little guy can fly, but he gets tired after flying for a short while, and it takes all his strength to fly down from above. He is really too fat, and his downy wings can't support his obese body for long.

The little creature fluttered over and pounced on her hand. Then, she received a message in her mind that it had initiated a contract with her.

Lin Yan was stunned for a moment, filled with disbelief. The Snow Frost Eagle brought its cub here to form a contract with her? Was raising a child alone too hard, so it just randomly found a cultivator to take care of it?
If a demon beast were to offer to form a master-servant contract, especially a flying and incredibly powerful beast like the Snow Frost Eagle, there's no reason for him to refuse. It's like a pie falling from the sky; why wouldn't he take advantage of it!

Looking at the chubby little thing in her hand, she paused for a moment. This wasn't a pie in the sky, it was a sesame seed! But even if it's a sesame seed falling from the sky, you have to pick it up.

After the contract was completed, Lin Yan looked at the enormous Snow Frost Eagle and thought to herself: Even the cubs have formed a contract with me, so the big one…

Feeling the scorching gaze, the Snow Frost Eagle cried out and flapped its wings, whipping up lake water that drenched itself. Fortunately, the spiritual energy barrier surrounding it remained in place, otherwise it would have been soaked.

If you don't want to, then don't. Why give yourself such a big gift?
She gently stroked the chubby little creature in her hands, feeling the warmth emanating from it. The little guy blinked its bright eyes and chirped.

After you form a contract with the little guy, its cries will be translated into your consciousness.

"I'm hungry, I want to eat the fruit from last time."

Last time, in order to get rid of the little guy, I threw a spirit fruit on the ground. The fruit was called Crimson Cherry, a variety cultivated from mortal fruit. It was plump, and its juice contained spiritual energy, making it very popular with birds.

I've eaten it on the airship and thought it tasted good, so I bought some to put in my storage bag so I can eat some whenever I feel like it.

The little guy is still a cub, so eating cherry blossoms is just right for him. Once he grows up, the small berries won't be enough to fill his teeth.

Lin Yan took one out of her storage bag and handed it over. The cub picked it up with its mouth and supported it with its little wings.

"Gee~"

The little guy led the way to its mother, and she did so without understanding why.

The little guy presented the fruit to the Snow Frost Eagle as if it were a treasure, making chirping noises.

It turns out the little brat wanted to give the fruit to the Snow Frost Eagle to eat, hoping to get credit.

The fruit was small, and even the Snow Frost Eagle couldn't taste it, but it seemed very happy. Lin Yan felt that taking out just one fruit would make her seem stingy, so she took out a whole basket of cherry blossoms from her storage bag.

"I don't have many either, so please give this to your mother."

The little one blinked, nodded blankly, and then started chirping to communicate.

(End of this chapter)