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

"But it was also because of this that we were targeted by our enemies."

"They covet my lightning spiritual root and want to extract it to transplant to their descendants."

"I am outnumbered and outgunned, and I am being hunted down with nowhere to run."

Finally, they cornered them in a cave belonging to someone who had lived there before.

He paused, a flicker of relief and lingering fear crossing his eyes:

"That cave is extremely ancient, and there is an abandoned teleportation array inside."

"I was chased to the point of having nowhere to run, and I had no choice but to take a gamble and activate that teleportation array."

"I never expected this—"

He took a deep breath.

"That teleportation array actually leads to a spatial rift in the lower realm."

"When I passed through the crevice, I encountered an extremely fierce gale."

"His cultivation was reduced by more than half, his spiritual treasures were all destroyed, and his grade plummeted."

He looked down at his own dim, remnant soul and gave a bitter laugh:

In the end, he could only helplessly pass away in this world.

"But the deep-seated hatred for my enemies makes it hard for me to let go of my obsession, which is why I managed to preserve this wisp of my soul and hide it in that magical treasure."

He raised his head, looking at Lin Fengmian with pleading in his eyes:

"I was momentarily confused and had the idea of ​​possessing your body, young friend. I was truly... truly blinded by hatred!"

"I beg you, young friend, to have mercy and spare my life!"

Lin Fengmian listened to his words, but his heart was filled with turbulent waves.

The Spirit World!

Teleportation array!

Spatial rift!

Isn't this what I've been searching for all along?

Li'er was taken back to the Spirit Realm, but she herself didn't even know where the Spirit Realm was or how to get there.

now--

To everyone's surprise, a native cultivator from the Spirit Realm has delivered himself right to our doorstep!

It's really hard to find a place to break through the iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get it!

Lin Fengmian suppressed his inner elation, maintaining a calm expression, and continued to ask:

"Tell me everything you know about the spirit world—"

He paused, his gaze sharp.

"Power distribution, cultivation systems, major sects, and anything else you know—"

Tell me everything.

Li Bao was startled by his eyes, which were like those of a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey. His remnant soul trembled violently, fearing that the other party would attack again.

He quickly stammered and began to speak:

"This...this...the spirit world is extremely vast, and I have only ever been active in my own region."

"The Spirit Realm is divided into nine provinces and eighteen domains, each of which is vast and boundless, many times larger than this lower realm."

"I am from Leizhou in the Eastern Region."

"Leizhou is famous for its lightning-attribute cultivation techniques, and it is home to numerous sects and aristocratic families, making its power complex and intertwined."

"The sect I belonged to back then was just a medium-sized power in Leizhou, yet it already had a Nascent Soul stage ancestor in charge."

Upon hearing this, Lin Fengmian secretly clicked his tongue in amazement.

Nascent Soul stage?

What level of attainment is that?

He is currently only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, with two more major realms above him: Golden Core and Nascent Soul.

Above the Nascent Soul stage lies the Deity Transformation stage.

In other words, an ancestor of a mid-level power in the Spirit Realm is two whole major realms higher than the most powerful being in this realm!

The depths of the spirit world are indeed unfathomable.

But Lin Fengmian quickly regained his composure and continued to ask:

"What about the Nangong family? Have you ever heard of the Nangong family in the spirit realm?"

Li Bao was taken aback upon hearing this, pondered for a moment, and then shook his head:

"When I was in the Spirit Realm, I had never heard of the Nangong family. The Spirit Realm is too vast, and there are many surnames; my knowledge is limited."

Lin Fengmian was slightly disappointed, but he didn't care too much.

Li'er's identity is clearly not simple.

The fact that the Nangong family could open a passage from the upper realm to send someone to pick them up shows that their status in the spirit world is definitely not low.

It's normal not to know.

He continued to ask many questions about the spirit world—cultivation resources, the spirit stone system, the relationships between the major powers, and how to travel between the lower realm and the spirit world.

Li Bao answered each question without reservation.

But towards the end, his tone became somewhat hesitant:

"Young friend... no, senior."

"There is something I wish to say, but I am not sure if I should."

Lin Fengmian frowned: "Speak."

Li Bao gritted his teeth:

"Although I came to the lower realm from a spatial rift, that rift was extremely unstable. When I passed through it, I narrowly escaped death, and my cultivation was almost completely wiped out by the gale."

"Moreover—when I was in the Spirit Realm, I heard my sect elders mention it."

"This world... seems to have been sealed off by some kind of force."

"It has been nearly a thousand years since anyone has successfully ascended to immortality."

Lin Fengmian was startled: "What did you say?"

Li Bao quickly replied:

"What I'm saying is true! The connection between this realm and the spirit realm has become extremely weak for some reason. The ascension path has been almost severed; even powerful beings at the Nascent Soul stage cannot sense the opportunity for ascension!"

"If I hadn't been forced into this situation back then, I wouldn't have chosen that perilous spatial rift."

Lin Fengmian's expression turned serious.

He recalled what the old man had said in his telepathic transmission—

"The spiritual energy in the lower realm is already scarce. Let alone being a complete waste of five spiritual roots, even if you had a top-grade single spiritual root, you would never have the chance to ascend in this lifetime!"

turn out to be--

He's telling the truth.

Ascension is truly impossible in this realm.

Lin Fengmian gritted his teeth, a surge of resentment rising in his heart.

But he quickly suppressed his emotions and looked coldly at Li Bao:

"Still playing dumb with me?"

"Old man, you're really not being honest!"

With a flick of his wrist, the two chains of divine consciousness tightened abruptly, and the runes on their surfaces burst forth with dazzling light!

The chains, like red-hot iron chains, tightened around Li Bao's remnant soul!

Another chain, as thin as a hair, pierced directly into the core of his remnant soul!

"Aaaaaahh ...

Li Bao let out a shrill scream, his remnant soul twisted violently, and his spiritual light flickered wildly, as if it would shatter at any moment!

"I'll talk! I'll tell you everything! Stop it now!"

Lin Fengmian snorted coldly, relaxing slightly, but not completely withdrawing:

"explain."

Li Bao was panting heavily, the spiritual light in his remnant soul had dimmed to the extreme.

He dared not hide anything any longer and quickly said:

"I...I was telling the truth!"

"Ascension is truly impossible in this realm! No one has succeeded in the last thousand years!"

"but--"

He paused, a hint of hesitation flashing in his eyes.

Lin Fengmian's eyes turned cold, and the chains tightened again.

"But! But!" Li Bao cried out hastily, "The spatial rift I came from is the weakest link between this world and the spirit world!"

"Once we find that location, we'll have a way to open the passage!"

"Although I can't ascend directly, at least—I can, like this old man, pass through the rift and enter the spirit world!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Fengmian's heart skipped a beat.

He suppressed his excitement and said coldly:

"Go on."

Li Bao quickly replied:

"I'm willing to tell you the location of that teleportation array, young friend!"