After being jilted by the saintess at the beginning, why is she crying?

Pink hair, soft and slightly wavy.

A pair of large, round, amber eyes looked over timidly yet curiously.

Lin Fengmian was startled and instinctively took two steps back.

The little guy seemed surprised by his reaction as well.

With a "whoosh," it scurried back behind the tree.

Only a pair of fluffy, pink, pointed ears were visible.

And a fluffy, soft tail swayed nervously behind it.

"Who...whose child?" Lin Fengmian asked in surprise and doubt.

The little guy slowly poked his head out again.

This time he saw it clearly.

She was a little girl who looked no more than five or six years old, with delicate features like a porcelain doll.

Her skin was snow-white, her eyes bright and her teeth white, and her amber eyes were clear and innocent.

At this moment, she was hugging the willow tree trunk, blinking her eyes, and speaking softly in a sweet, childlike voice:

"Hello... I'm Little Earth Spirit."

She paused, then asked timidly:

"Are you...the new master?"

Lin Fengmian was stunned.

It can talk? And it calls him master?

"Little Earth Spirit?" he asked tentatively.

Do you know where you are?

The little fox demon held a finger in her mouth, tilted her head, thought for a moment, and answered softly:

"Hmm... this is the 'Icebound Cave'."

Ice-bound Cave Heaven?

Lin Fengmian had never heard of this name.

But deep down, I felt that this thing was very unusual.

This item must never be known to a second person!

"Little Earth Spirit," he softened his voice.

"Could you please get me out of here first?"

The little fox demon nodded, her ears twitching slightly.

She stretched out her fair and delicate hand and gestured lightly towards Lin Fengmian.

The next moment, the world spun around.

Lin Fengmian's vision went black for a moment, and when it brightened again, he was back on the prayer mat in the side room.

He took a deep breath, pushed open the door, and went straight to Nangong Li's inner room.

The door was not closed, and Nangong Li was sitting sideways beside the jade table by the window.

Holding a small jade pot in her hand, she gently watered a spiritual plant on the table.

The spiritual plant resembled an orchid, but its leaves were withered, yellow, and curled, looking almost dry.

Hearing footsteps, Nangong Li looked up, a look of surprise flashing across her beautiful eyes:

"Hmm? Why is my husband back again?"

Lin Fengmian approached and naturally stood beside her, speaking gently:

"I came to see you. It feels like...it's been so long."

Upon hearing this, Nangong Li assumed that the other party wanted to cultivate with her again.

Her beautiful eyes flickered, and she gave him a look that was both coquettish and reproachful:

"You've only been gone for a quarter of an hour, so at least make up a plausible excuse."

Half an hour?

Lin Fengmian must be in his heart

As expected, the flow of time within the Frozen Ice Cave is different from that outside!

He spent at least an hour comprehending the cultivation techniques and encountering the little earth spirit.

Only a moment passed in the outside world.

With such miraculous effects, wouldn't future cultivation be twice as effective?

He was overjoyed and naturally struck up a conversation.

"What's troubling you, Senior Sister?"

Nangong Li sighed softly, his fingertips tracing the withered yellow leaves:

"This is the 'Moonshadow Orchid,' which I have cultivated for three years. Recently, for some unknown reason, its spiritual energy has dissipated, and its vitality has gradually faded. I have tried several kinds of spiritual liquids, but none of them have made any progress."

Lin Fengmian looked at it carefully.

"Leave it to me."

He spoke with certainty.

"I'm fairly confident I can save it."

Nangong Li looked up at him, her beautiful eyes filled with confusion:

"you?"

However, the other person's expression didn't seem to indicate that they were lying.

She suddenly leaned in, her red lips close to his ear, her breath sweet as orchids, her voice so soft and alluring it could melt water:

"Great! If my husband can really bring it back to life..."

She paused, her eyes sparkling with allure.

"Then I'll reward you this time~"

That voice was so soft and alluring, yet it had a hook-like quality that made Lin Fengmian's heart itch.

He suddenly realized

He had been seduced by this woman again!

This is an utter disgrace!

Lin Fengmian accepted the Moon Shadow Orchid, a slight smile playing on his lips:

"Senior sister, it's a deal."

He wanted to see what kind of expression Nangong Li would have when the spiritual plant regained its vitality.

Lin Fengmian took the dying Moon Shadow Orchid and returned to the side room that Nangong Li had arranged for him.

As soon as the door closed, he sat down cross-legged, grasped the warm jade pendant on his chest, and focused his mind.

"Go in," he murmured to himself.

His mind jolted, and the scene before him instantly changed.

Surrounded by white mist and with spiritual energy flowing through the air as if it were a tangible substance, he returned to the Frozen Cave.

"Little Earth Spirit!"

Lin Fengmian stood under that mysterious willow tree, looked around, and called out.

He also roughly understood that this little fox demon was the steward of this cave.

As soon as he finished speaking, a small figure peeked out from behind the tree.

Her pink, slightly wavy hair and large, amber eyes looked at him timidly.

Those fluffy, pink, pointed ears twitched gently, and their large, soft, bushy tail swayed back and forth.

"Are you...the new master?"

The little earth spirit hugged the tree trunk, its voice sweet and childlike as it asked curiously.

Lin Fengmian's heart softened when he saw her innocent and bewildered appearance.

He crouched down to her eye level and spoke frankly:

"I don't know anything about owners. But this jade pendant is a keepsake left to me by my mother."

He paused, his tone softening:

"Could you tell me how I can be accepted as a believer, or what the conditions are for such acceptance?"

He didn't want to deceive the little guy.

The little earth spirit blinked its big eyes and nodded seriously:

"Yes, Master said that the next new master must possess a Pure Yang Holy Body."

Lin Fengmian's heart stirred:

"You still have an owner? Where is he now?"

The little earth spirit stretched out a small, white finger and pointed to the outline of a palace that was faintly visible deep in the mist:

"The master is there. But he said that the new master must be at least at the Foundation Establishment stage before he can go to him."

"Oh?" Lin Fengmian raised an eyebrow. It seemed that the secret of this jade pendant was more complicated than he had thought.

He stood up and smiled:

"I am the genuine Pure Yang Holy Body. You can verify it. If you wish, I am willing to become your master."

"real?"

The little earth spirit's beautiful eyes widened, a look of surprise flashing within them.

She cautiously took a few steps forward, leaned close to Lin Fengmian, and gently sniffed him with her small nose.

"Wow! It really is the Pure Yang Holy Body!"

The little earth spirit cheered, its tail wagging happily behind it:

"You'll be my new master from now on!"

Lin Fengmian was taken aback: "So fast? No need for blood oath or anything like that?"

He had expected some complicated ceremony.

The little earth spirit shook its head, its voice soft and sweet:

"No need. The restriction left by the master is for testing physical constitution. As long as you have a Pure Yang Holy Body, you will be recognized the moment you step into the cave."

"I see," Lin Fengmian said, suddenly realizing.

He suddenly remembered something and asked curiously:

"Little Earth Spirit, was your previous owner... male or female?"

The little earth spirit tilted its head and thought for a moment:

"Hmm, the previous owner was a girl."

As expected. Lin Fengmian thought to himself.

This little creature looks like a girl, and its previous owner was most likely also female.

"Is it pretty?" he asked instinctively.