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

"But I have one condition—"

Before he could finish speaking, the chains in Lin Fengmian's hands suddenly tightened!

"ah--!"

Li Bao screamed again.

Lin Fengmian's voice was as cold as frost:

"Trying to negotiate with me? You think you're qualified?"

Li Bao was in so much pain that his soul almost left his body, and he hurriedly cried out:

"Wait! Wait! I... I didn't mean that!"

"What I mean is... let's make a deal!"

"Otherwise, even if my soul were to vanish, I would never tell you!"

Lin Fengmian stopped what he was doing and squinted at him:

"explain."

Li Bao took a deep breath. Although his remnant soul didn't need to breathe, he forced his weakened spirit to speak:

"My conditions are very simple."

"First, my remnant soul is currently weak. Without the nourishment of rare and precious treasures, it will completely dissipate within a hundred years. Young friend, you need to help me find a treasure that can sustain my soul."

"Secondly, I need a suitable body to rebuild my physical form. It doesn't need to be perfect, but it must at least have spiritual roots and be able to cultivate."

"Third, I will take you to that teleportation array, but you must promise to take me back to the Spirit Realm with you."

"I still have a blood feud to avenge in the spirit world. I will not die content until I have avenged it!"

After he finished speaking, he looked cautiously at Lin Fengmian, afraid that the other party would refuse him outright.

Lin Fengmian listened and remained silent for a moment.

He looked at Li Bao's extremely weak remnant soul, a half-smile playing on his lips.

That old man—

They really didn't treat themselves as a hostage.

Or do they really think they're easy prey?

Here, you have to have both.

"Oh."

Lin Fengmian sneered and flicked his wrist.

The two chains of divine consciousness suddenly burst forth with dazzling light, and a strange dark red flame appeared on their surface!

The flames did not burn the flesh, but only the soul!

"ah--!"

Li Bao let out a piercing scream, and the spiritual light in his remnant soul flickered wildly, more intensely than ever before!

"Stop! Stop right now!"

"I...I don't want any more conditions!"

"I don't want anything! Whatever you want to ask, young friend, I'll tell you free of charge!"

Lin Fengmian then stopped, looking at him with a half-smile:

"I said, Mr. Li, you should have said so earlier."

He paused, his tone softening slightly, as if nothing had happened.

"Maybe I can consider the conditions you mentioned."

Li Bao's remnant soul trembled, and he cautiously looked at him:

"Young friend... are you telling the truth?"

Lin Fengmian snorted coldly, a glint of cold light flashing in his eyes.

He flicked his wrist, tightening the two chains even more, his tone tinged with impatience:

"What? You don't believe me?"

"If you don't believe me—"

He paused, then his tone suddenly became serious.

"I swear on my Dao heart."

Upon hearing this, Li Bao's remnant soul trembled violently!

I swear an oath of faith!

That is the most solemn oath for cultivators!

If you disobey, at best your Dao heart will be damaged and your cultivation will stagnate; at worst, you will suffer a backlash from your inner demons and die on the spot!

No cultivator would dare to swear an oath on their Dao heart as a joke!

However, the other party certainly didn't really intend to swear an oath using their Dao heart.

"No, no, no—!"

Li Bao shouted hurriedly, his voice trembling.

"No need, young friend! No need!"

"I believe you! I believe you, okay?!"

His remnant soul shook wildly, looking utterly wretched.

Lin Fengmian then dropped his solemn expression, snorted coldly, and loosened the chains of divine sense slightly.

He sneered inwardly.

When dealing with this kind of seasoned veteran, you just can't give them a friendly look.

The more polite you are, the more he'll try to outsmart you.

Only by keeping him firmly under control will he behave himself and dare not cause any trouble.

"You're smart to know what's good for you."

Lin Fengmian said calmly, and with a flick of his wrist, the two chains of divine consciousness remained tightly bound to Li Bao's remnant soul, showing no sign of loosening.

He turned around and looked at the little earth spirit who was curled up under the willow tree not far away, looking at him curiously with its big, watery eyes.

"Little Earth Spirit".

"Master!" The little earth spirit jumped up and hopped over, its big pink tail wagging happily behind it. "What are your orders, Master?"

Lin Fengmian squatted down, reached out and rubbed her fluffy little head, and said softly:

"Keep an eye on this old man for me."

He pointed to Li Bao, who was bound like a rice dumpling with chains.

"If he dares to move or try anything funny—call me."

Little Earth Spirit nodded vigorously, patting his chest to assure him:

"Don't worry, Master! Leave it to me!"

She turned around, put her hands on her hips, and glared fiercely at Li Bao, looking just like a little fox guarding its food.

"Hey! You! Behave yourself! Don't move!"

Li Bao looked at the exquisitely beautiful little girl, his lips twitched, but he didn't dare to say anything.

He could sense that this little girl exuded an aura that made his heart tremble.

That wasn't a suppression of cultivation level, but rather—

Instinctive fear.

It's as if this little girl was born to be the nemesis of beings with divine souls.

Li Bao shrank his neck and stayed obediently in place, not daring to move.

Lin Fengmian nodded in satisfaction, and with a thought, he exited the jade pendant space.

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in the cave.

Lin Fengmian opened his eyes and let out a long breath.

He didn't rush to get up, but sat cross-legged for a while, sorting out the information he had received from Li Bao.

The location of the teleportation array.

The distribution of power in the spirit world.

as well as--

That treasure.

Lin Fengmian flipped his wrist and took out an item from his storage bag.

It was a long whip, about three feet long, entirely purple-gold in color. The whip was made of the tendons of an unknown demon beast, and its surface was faintly crackling with lightning.

A purple crystal the size of a fingernail was inlaid in the handle of the whip. Lightning seemed to flicker inside the crystal, radiating a sharp and imposing aura.

Purple Lightning Whip.

This is the natal spirit treasure that Li Bao used in the spirit world back then.

According to Li Bao, this whip is no ordinary magic weapon.

It was originally a genuine magical treasure!

Lingbao—

That's a treasure on a higher level than a magic weapon.

In this world, a cultivator is already considered extremely fortunate to possess even one magical treasure.

As for spiritual treasures, they are legendary existences, and even Nascent Soul stage monsters may not have seen them.

However, this purple lightning whip is a true spiritual treasure—although its grade has dropped and it is now only equivalent to a top-grade magic weapon, its essence is still there.

With the right materials, it can be fully restored to its former glory.

"nice one."

A hint of excitement flashed in Lin Fengmian's eyes.

Following the method taught by Li Bao, he forced out a drop of his essence blood and dripped it onto the purple crystal on the handle of the whip.

The moment his essence blood entered the crystal, a strange connection was established between him and the Purple Lightning Whip.

He could feel that the whip seemed to have come alive, greedily absorbing his spiritual power.