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

"Here... this is... the Boundary-Breaking Pearl that countless Nascent Soul cultivators on the Xuan Tian Continent have been dreaming of..."

"From now on... it belongs to you..."

"I hope... that one day... you can use it to break free of the shackles of heaven and earth... and successfully ascend to the upper realm..."

"Take a good look for me... at the mountains and rivers of the upper realm... just how magnificent the scenery is..."

Lin Fengmian stood there, stunned, watching the old man sacrifice his life and his foundation for immortality.

The treasure he had risked his life for suddenly clenched his heart, his emotions churning, and he couldn't calm down for a long time.

He never imagined that he would receive this unparalleled opportunity in such a tragic and devastating way.

The treasure may be valuable, but the sincerity and expectation of entrusting one's life to it is even more precious!

He felt a deep sense of pity, yet he knew that this was the old man's only wish and final entrustment before his death.

It was the old man who risked everything to secure a glimmer of hope for the last bloodline of the Gongsun family!

We dare not let you down, nor can we let you down!

Lin Fengmian's fingertips trembled slightly as he solemnly extended his hands.

He carefully accepted the still-warm, surging spatial power of the Boundary-Breaking Bead, his expression extremely solemn, each word ringing out with the weight of a vow:

"Master, don't worry!"

"I will certainly keep this item safe and sound, and live up to your trust!"

"Senior Mili, Miss Chan'er, I, Lin Fengmian, swear by my Dao heart that I will protect them for the rest of my life, ensuring their safety and peace, so that no one can bully or humiliate them!"

"I will remember the blood feud between your Gongsun family and others!"

"I will personally avenge this humiliation one day, paying for it in blood, to comfort you and the spirits of the Gongsun family!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he raised his hand and flicked it, steadily sending the Boundary-Breaking Pearl into the space of the jade pendant he wore close to his body.

A strange scene suddenly unfolded!

A vast and surging spatial force burst forth from the Boundary-Breaking Pearl, sweeping across the entire jade pendant space.

Originally, the jade pendant was located in a mysterious, obscure, and unknown area shrouded in mist.

It dissipated and cleared up at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the entire storage space became more and more stable, vast and full of spiritual energy!

Clearly, this supreme treasure is perfectly suited to and complements the space within the jade pendant!

Before he could delve into the mysteries, Lin Fengmian abruptly looked up, his gaze sharp as a knife, and shouted urgently into the void:

"Old Li! Show yourself immediately! Break free of this cage! Master still has a chance to live; he might still be saved!"

From the void, Li Cheng's aged sigh drifted slowly, carrying endless helplessness and regret:

"Young Lin, it's not that I'm unwilling to help, but I'm powerless to reverse the situation!"

"This cage is forged from a mixture of millennia-old Xuanbing Iron and extraterrestrial meteorite iron, and is covered with a spirit-locking and life-destroying restriction, making it indestructible!"

No one can forcefully break through even an inch of it in a short time!

Inside the water dungeon and iron cage, Gongsun Gaishi shook his head slightly, his eyes completely devoid of light, his tone filled with relief and exhaustion:

"It's no use... This cage is a death trap specially built for me by the Situ family..."

"My foundation in Dao is shattered, my true essence is exhausted, and my lifespan is completely burned out... I am long since exhausted and beyond saving..."

"Hurry...get them out of here immediately...any later, and we'll all perish here! We'll all be buried alive with them!!"

At the last moment, Gongsun Gaishi suddenly unleashed all his remaining strength and let out a heart-wrenching roar!

"Walk!!"

Every sound was filled with sorrow, every word with tragic grandeur!

Lin Fengmian clenched his teeth, his heart churning with intense pain, filled with resentment yet utterly helpless.

He knew that everything the old man said was true, and that if he lingered any longer, he would only betray the old man's life-risking entrustment and cause everyone to die in vain!

"Let's go!"

Lin Fengmian practically spat out those two words through gritted teeth, his voice hoarse and heavy.

Without further hesitation, he bent down abruptly, grabbing one of them with each hand and forcefully pulling up Gongsun Mili and Gongsun Chan, whose legs were already weak and on the verge of collapse.

He took one last deep look at the old man in the cage who had burned out his life and met a tragic end, his eyes flashing with a chilling light, and then resolutely turned and sped away!

A blood feud will surely be avenged one day!

But at this critical moment, when everyone was about to escape, a life-or-death situation was about to unfold!

A cold, icy female voice, tinged with suspicion and mockery, drifted slowly from the dark entrance of the water dungeon, like the flicking of a venomous snake, piercing the deathly silence of the entire dungeon!

"Hehehe... my dear brother, what are you doing here... sneaking around like this?"

Situ Yanran!

She actually came back!

A slender figure stood at the dimly lit entrance.

Her plain-colored silk dress fluttered gently in the wind, and her phoenix eyes were as sharp as a hawk's.

A chilling light flashed as the gaze locked onto Lin Fengmian, who was rushing away. The suspicion and murderous intent in his eyes surged wildly!

The vague sense of unease that had been lingering in my heart just now was magnified infinitely and became instantly clear!

She stepped forward slowly, her gaze icy and piercing, her voice suddenly rising, carrying a chilling intent and endless scrutiny:

"Tell me! Who are you?!"

"I know my brother Situ Feng's character better than anyone!"

He was lecherous, foolish, arrogant, and frivolous.

They've always only engaged in wanton abuse and humiliation; how could they possibly have the patience to sit in the water dungeon and interrogate a wanted criminal?

"And I certainly don't have your kind of unassuming, seemingly relaxed but actually meticulous and shrewd gaze!"

"Who are you?! How dare you impersonate the young master of the Situ family?!"

What the hell!

Lin Fengmian's heart sank suddenly, and he was secretly alarmed!

This woman's intuition is terrifyingly sharp!

All the pretense and flaws were completely seen through by her at this moment!

The disguise has been completely exposed, and there is no longer any chance of luck!

At the critical moment, Lin Fengmian made a decisive decision without the slightest hesitation!

"Mili! Chan'er! You two leave immediately!"

He forcefully shoved the two beauties beside him, who were lost in thought and weeping, in the direction where Li Cheng had hidden and fled.

At the same time, he spoke in an extremely urgent, firm, and resolute tone, his voice booming across the distance:

"Old Li! Forget about any restrictions or formations! Use the strongest methods you've ever used! Forcibly tear open a path to survival!"

"Protect them both safely at all costs! That's my order to you!"

In the void, Li Cheng's voice was extremely urgent, filled with worry:

"Kid! What are you going to do?! If you stay behind alone, you're as good as dead!"

"Stop talking nonsense!"

Lin Fengmian's tone was resolute and extremely decisive:

"The guards of the grand formation must have already been alerted by the unusual activity, and they will surround this place in no time!"

"I'll stay behind to hold off Situ Yanran and draw all the fighting force and killing intent! You take the opportunity to lead them out of the encirclement; you must get out alive!"

The Boundary-Breaking Pearl is in his hands; he absolutely cannot allow it to fall into enemy hands! The two women of the Gongsun family are his master's only obsession; they absolutely cannot perish here!

I'm confident I can escape!

Gongsun Mili forcibly suppressed her tears, her beautiful eyes red, and anxiously transmitted her voice:

"Lin Fengmian! We'll go together! We will never leave you alone to face danger here!"

She wanted to use her spiritual power to help, but the water prison's restrictions firmly locked away her cultivation.

His cultivation was completely suppressed, leaving him with only the meager combat power of a Golden Core cultivator.