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

Since we're going to die anyway, we might as well take a gamble!

A crazy idea took shape in his mind!

Instead of using his remaining spiritual energy to resist, he carefully tried to withdraw some of his defenses and guide the purest destructive winds into his body through his pores!

"Ugh—!"

In that instant, it felt like a million red-hot steel needles were piercing into my bone marrow at the same time!

The excruciating pain caused him to let out a low growl, and beads of blood mixed with black impurities even seeped from his body! The pain was beyond the scope of words, almost tearing his consciousness apart!

But he didn't stop!

He gritted his teeth, his cheek muscles tensed from the effort, and the sweat on his forehead was swept away by the gale as soon as it seeped out.

He concentrated all his mind and fully activated the body-refining method of the "Great Sun Pagoda Technique," forcibly suppressing the trace of destructive power that had invaded his body into his bones and fascia!

"Crunch, crunch—"

His bones creaked, his fascia torn and reformed in agony. In this extreme pain, he clearly felt...

My own body is being forged and tempered!

The bones became denser and more lustrous, like jade.

The fascia becomes stronger and more resilient; beneath the skin and flesh, a new layer of muscle with a faint golden sheen is quietly forming!

Destruction precedes construction!

He didn't know how much time had passed... perhaps the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, perhaps an hour. When Lin Fengmian opened his eyes again...

Although he was still weak and his body was completely empty, with almost no spiritual energy remaining, he could clearly feel...

The physical body chapter of the "Great Sun Floating Pagoda Manual" actually broke through the bottleneck in this desperate situation and achieved initial minor success!

His physique was several levels stronger than before! The residual gale force within his body had been completely refined and transformed into nutrients to temper his physical body!

He glanced down at Cang Yuwei, who had completely fainted due to severe injuries and exhaustion.

Her face was as pale as paper, her lips were bloodless, and the slight rise and fall of her chest indicated that she was still alive.

Her body was covered in wounds, and her tattered clothes barely covered her body.

Without hesitation, Lin Fengmian bent down and picked her up in his arms, shielding her in front of him and using his broad back to block most of the remaining gale and sand.

He took two steps, one after another, resolutely moving forward in the direction the token indicated!

One hundred li... fifty li... ten li...

Every step was as heavy as a mountain, every breath carried the heavy stench of blood. But in Lin Fengmian's eyes, there was no retreat, only a burning will to survive!

finally--!

As the last gust of violent sand swept past him, as the soft sand beneath his feet turned into damp earth, as the howling wind in his ears suddenly subsided—

Lin Fengmian, carrying Cang Yuwei, took a sudden step and walked out of that devastating sandstorm area!

Suddenly, everything became clear!

It was a vast, misty swamp. The vegetation was lush, and the air carried a damp, earthy smell, a stark contrast to the desolate, endless yellow sand behind it.

The water surface shimmered with a dark green glow under the hazy sky, and occasionally a few unidentified water birds would be startled from the reeds.

"We're here! This is it!"

Lin Fengmian's voice trembled with excitement. Based on the vague information transmitted from the Spirit Spring Space, the entrance to the Absolute Spirit Sect was very likely hidden deep within this mysterious swamp!

He quickly and gently placed Cang Yuwei on a relatively dry grassy slope, then sat down cross-legged and tried to communicate with the jade pendant on his chest.

In his perception, the Spirit Spring Space was like a city surrounded by thick walls, the barriers of which remained sturdy, making communication extremely difficult.

It was already a great struggle to extract the demon core before.

"Open it for me, you bastard!"

He gritted his teeth, desperately urging the divine soul power that had just been tempered in the storm, veins bulging on his forehead, his knuckles clenched until they turned white.

That invisible barrier was like an impenetrable wall, pressing down on his consciousness and making every attempt he made seem like throwing an egg against a rock.

Once, twice, three times...

He tried countless times, and each time he was bounced back.

Each time, it gave him a splitting headache. Just when he was about to give up and doubt whether his senses were playing tricks on him—

"Splash!"

A crisp sound, like a stone falling to the ground!

Lin Fengmian suddenly opened his eyes and saw that a small pile of stones shimmering with light had appeared out of nowhere on the damp mud in front of him!

Those stones were no bigger than a fingernail, and were smooth and lustrous, with a faint flow of spiritual energy—low-grade spirit stones!

It's worth over a thousand yuan!

Lin Fengmian was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed!

It worked!

Lin Fengmian did not hesitate.

He held those spirit stones in his palm, and his spiritual power circulated like a tide, drawing all the spiritual energy from the spirit stones into his dantian like a whale sucking water.

Strands of pure spiritual energy flowed into his body, circulating slowly along his meridians and nourishing his parched dantian.

But after a moment, he couldn't help but give a bitter laugh.

My dantian was still completely empty.

The spiritual energy from those spirit stones might be enough to restore most of a cultivator's mana, but for him...

It was like a drop of water falling into the ocean, not even causing a ripple.

But it's better than nothing.

At least now he can barely activate some simple spells.

Lin Fengmian exhaled a breath of stale air and slowly stood up. He was just about to survey his surroundings—

"Gurgle—"

A dull thud came from the swamp not far away.

Lin Fengmian's gaze sharpened as he looked in the direction of the sound.

From the murky mud ahead, two enormous heads covered in scales slowly emerged from the water.

A pair of vertical pupils gleamed with a cold light, scrutinizing the two uninvited guests without blinking.

Those were two swamp salamanders.

Its entire body was covered in dark green scales, with several sharp bone spurs protruding from its back; its body was as thick and powerful as a giant python.

With short but powerful limbs, it was slowly crawling out of the mud and approaching them.

With each step, the ground trembled slightly.

Cang Yuwei's pretty face turned deathly pale instantly.

She instinctively gripped Lin Fengmian's clothes, biting her lower lip, but stubbornly refused to back down.

After a moment, as if she had made up her mind, she suddenly raised her head and said urgently to Lin Fengmian:

"My lord, please leave! Don't bother with me anymore!"

Lin Fengmian was taken aback and turned to look at her.

Cang Yuwei's eyes were slightly red, but her gaze remained exceptionally firm. Her voice trembled slightly, yet every word was clear:

"My mission is complete! Your life is worth more than mine, so you can leave now!"

She took a deep breath, her speech quickening as if she feared she would regret speaking too slowly:

"Only if you live will there be a chance to suppress those demonic beasts in the Demon-Suppressing Abyss! Only then can the bloodline of the humans of Phoenix Cry Kingdom continue! You cannot be harmed here!"