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

Some of these pills can enhance spiritual power, some can strengthen the body, and some can nourish the spirit...

Lin Fengmian, with the aid of elixirs, cultivated day and night in the jade pendant space.

The spiritual energy was guided into the body, circulated along the meridians, and finally converged into the dantian, nourishing the yin-yang foundation.

The medicinal power of the elixir dissolved in the body, transforming into pure spiritual energy to replenish the energy consumed during cultivation.

Everything proceeded smoothly and in an orderly manner.

but--

Lin Fengmian soon discovered a frustrating fact.

Although there was ample external assistance, the growth of one's own cultivation was as slow as a snail's crawl, which was outrageously slow.

After several days of cultivation, the increase in spiritual power within his body was negligible.

Looking at his pitiful cultivation progress, Lin Fengmian couldn't help but feel discouraged.

One's own five spiritual roots are like a bottomless pit.

No matter how much spiritual energy was poured in, it couldn't even stir up a ripple.

At this rate, it would be an eternity before one reaches the late Foundation Establishment stage.

Lin Fengmian sighed and stopped cultivating.

Since his cultivation level couldn't be improved quickly in a short time, he decided to try a different approach.

Improve your practical skills.

While cultivation level is important, combat skills are equally indispensable.

Even a highly skilled cultivator who only relies on brute force may not be able to defeat someone with slightly lower cultivation but rich combat experience.

Lin Fengmian began to adjust his cultivation strategy.

He applied everything he had learned—swordsmanship, movement techniques, fist techniques, talismans, formations…

They practiced, polished, and matched each piece in the jade pendant's space.

He swung his sword again and again, repeatedly unleashing the "Nine Transformations of Illusion" and repeatedly activating the "Jade Bone Rock Technique".

Five flying swords hovered around him, forming exquisite sword formations.

Although he cannot fully execute the sword formations recorded in the "Starfall Sword Manual," he can already try some basic combinations.

Lin Fengmian practiced tirelessly.

He tried his best to make himself a monk without any weaknesses.

In close combat, there's the physical body; in ranged attacks, there are flying swords; for survival, there are movement techniques; and in group battles, there are talismans...

He learned everything he could.

He practiced everything he could.

……

While Lin Fengmian was engrossed in his training in the jade pendant space, news of his marriage to Nangong Li gradually spread.

Inside Chu Qingyi's cave dwelling in the Hehuan Sect.

Chu Qingyi sat cross-legged on the jade couch, with a sound transmission jade tube in front of her.

Just now, her personal maid told her that news—

Lin Fengmian and Nangong Li have officially become Daoist partners.

Although they had known for a long time that although they were not officially a couple, they were already in fact a couple.

but……

When Chu Qingyi actually heard the news, a strange bittersweet feeling welled up in her heart.

The sourness was like drinking unripe plum juice, spreading from the tip of the tongue all the way to the bottom of the heart.

She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and then took another deep breath.

But that sour feeling just wouldn't go away.

"Why does it have to be sour?"

Chu Qingyi asked herself this question in her heart.

I was the one who initiated the divorce.

I was the one who gave up on him first.

He's found someone better now, and I should be happy for him.

but……

Why do I feel so sad?

Chu Qingyi bit her lip, her eyes slightly reddening.

Unbeknownst to her, due to her injuries, her main soul had fallen into a coma once again.

Now, what occupies her consciousness is a secondary soul.

The secondary soul's love for Lin Fengmian was stronger, more ardent, and more... irrational than that of the primary soul.

"How could he... how could he do this..."

Chu Qingyi murmured softly, her voice tinged with grievance and resentment.

She remembered that day in the square where disciples were being selected, when he held her hand and said, "I'll allow you to eat the noodles I made just once."

She remembered that time in the secret realm when he risked exposing his own secret to save her.

She remembered...

Scenes flashed through her mind, and Chu Qingyi felt her heart growing increasingly chaotic.

She stood up and paced back and forth in the cave.

No.

This can't go on.

She thought to herself—

Now, the other person has become his inner demon.

My heart is in turmoil whenever I think of him.

only……

Only by becoming his woman will this inner demon disappear.

Chu Qingyi bit her lip, a resolute glint in her eyes.

……

Meanwhile, inside Xiao Xiyue's cave.

Xiao Xiyue also received the news.

She sat by the window, looking at the moonlight outside, feeling somewhat uneasy.

"He...became a Daoist couple with Nangong Li..."

She murmured softly, her voice tinged with melancholy.

Although she had known this day would come, she still felt empty inside when it actually arrived.

Xiao Xiyue lowered her head and looked at her hands.

She recalled that day in the cave when he cultivated with her, helping her break through to the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

She remembered him holding her and saying, "It's okay."

She remembered...

"Am I...too weak?"

Xiao Xiyue suddenly asked herself.

The women around him are all so outstanding.

Nangong Li possesses a terrifying power sealed within him, capable of even sending a Nascent Soul Ancestor flying with a single palm strike.

Chu Qingyi, the eldest daughter of the Chu family and the Holy Maiden of the Hehuan Sect, possesses extraordinary talent.

Yun Caiyue, the granddaughter of a third-tier alchemist, possesses exceptional talent in alchemy.

And then there's Zhao Yun'er, whose origins are unknown, but she's clearly not simple either.

And what about yourself?

Aside from being a little good-looking, there doesn't seem to be anything special about her.

Xiao Xiyue bit her lip, a deep sense of inferiority welling up inside her.

She suddenly felt that she was not good enough for him.

"no."

Xiao Xiyue suddenly stood up, a resolute glint in her eyes.

"I want to become stronger."

"I will strive to cultivate myself."

"Otherwise... what kind of woman is she if she can't even protect her own husband?"

She took a deep breath, turned around and walked to the meditation cushion, sat down cross-legged, and began to cultivate.

That aloof face was full of stubbornness.

……

Time flies.

Before they knew it, the day of Lin Fengmian's duel with Xiao Huohuo arrived.

In truth, this duel was entirely Lin Fengmian's doing, because Su Zhenzhen had tricked him back then.

At that time, he didn't know Xiao Huohuo's identity and agreed without fully understanding the situation.

Now, Xiao Huohuo is a member of the Xiao family.

The feud between Lin Fengmian and the Xiao family can be described as irreconcilable.

Therefore, this duel was no longer of any concern to Lin Fengmian.

No matter who the opponent is, he will not show any mercy.

The Xiao family, of course, wouldn't let this golden opportunity slip by.

The news that Xiao Huohuo and Lin Fengmian were going to have a duel was widely publicized by the Xiao family, who wanted the whole world to know.

At the same time, the Xiao family spared no expense in cultivating Xiao Huohuo.

In just a few months, Xiao Huohuo's cultivation level was forcibly raised to the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment using rare and precious materials.

The Xiao family's purpose is very clear—

Take this opportunity to wipe out Lin Fengmian!