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

Some people instantly died on the stone pillars, their bodies stiff and lifeless. Others, their life force exhausted, fell down, instantly corrupted by the pervasive demonic energy, letting out a shrill scream before falling silent again.

Lin Fengmian felt a chill run down his spine and his throat tighten.

These demon-suppressing guards were actually using their own life force to fill the cracks in those great formations!

Lacking spiritual energy, they could not use their magical power to repair the formation like cultivators, so they chose to burn their own flesh and lifespan, using the most primitive and tragic method to buy time for this land.

The entire scene was shrouded in a depressing, deathly silence.

Everyone's face was solemn and reverent, and the elders and disciples of the Jueling Sect had deep sorrow in their eyes.

They were clearly used to it, but every time they saw this scene, they couldn't help but sigh.

Su Miaoyun stood quietly at the forefront, gazing at the Demon-Suppressing Guards burning their lives. After a long silence, she finally sighed softly, then turned to the members of the Extinction Spirit Sect and spoke in a slightly hoarse voice:

"Alright... let's get started."

Upon hearing this, the members of the Extinction Spirit Sect nodded in unison. They each sat cross-legged on the array nodes below the light screen, forming hand seals and circulating their spiritual energy.

The next moment, beams of multicolored spiritual light rose from their palms, converging in the air into a thick pillar of light that slowly surged toward the cracks in the great formation, beginning to repair those cracks inch by inch.

Silence instantly enveloped the entire Demon-Suppressing Abyss. The wind howled through the cracks, and demonic energy surged endlessly, but no one spoke.

All that could be heard were the crackling sounds of the Demon-Suppressing Guards burning their life force, and the occasional muffled groans that people couldn't suppress.

Lin Fengmian stood aside, his gaze sweeping over the Jueling Sect cultivators who were casting spells. He noticed that Su Miaoyun's spiritual energy was rapidly draining away at an alarming rate.

In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, her beautiful face turned pale, and fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead, but she still gritted her teeth and persevered, barely managing to keep her cultivation from declining.

The other elders and disciples were in the same state, their faces as pale as paper, their spiritual energy almost completely depleted, and their arms trembling slightly, yet none of them stopped.

After an unknown amount of time, the most ferocious and enormous crack in the great formation finally closed slowly after everyone exerted all their strength!

In a flash of inspiration, the runes lit up again, suppressing the surging demonic energy once more!

Everyone collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath, and some even fainted.

This suppression ceremony is finally over.

Yet, a heavy, lingering pressure weighed on everyone's hearts. This was because Lin Fengmian had just heard the elder of the Absolute Spirit Sect sigh softly.

Long ago, this Demon Abyss only needed to be sealed once every hundred years, but now it needs to be sealed once every ten years.

Countless demon-suppressing guards of the Phoenix Cry Kingdom sacrificed themselves one after another, barely managing to suppress the demonic energy of the abyss.

After the ceremony, Lin Fengmian did not immediately return to the royal palace of Fengming Kingdom with Su Miaoyun, but instead returned to Jueling Sect first.

He was going to find Cang Yuwei and Gu Qingge.

These two women were a perfect match: one gave him shelter when he was at his lowest point, and the other stood by him through thick and thin, never abandoning him.

Lin Fengmian was not a heartless man; he remembered this kindness.

On the mountain path of the Jueling Sect, Gu Qingge was sweeping fallen leaves in the courtyard when she heard footsteps. She looked up and was immediately stunned.

She stared blankly as the familiar figure approached from afar, and for a moment she could hardly believe her eyes.

Who would have thought that the disheveled refugee she picked up from the outside world would now transform into a celestial master and become the saintess's Daoist partner!

The stark difference in their identities left her momentarily at a loss as to how to conduct herself.

"What are you standing there for?"

Lin Fengmian walked up to her, saw the unease and hesitation in her eyes, and took the initiative to step forward and naturally took her hand.

He then turned to look at Cang Yuwei, who was leaning against the doorframe with a somewhat subtle expression, and waved to her.

"come over."

Cang Yuwei hesitated for a moment, but finally stepped forward. Lin Fengmian placed the two women's hands together, his tone gentle yet authoritative:

"Let bygones be bygones. From now on, you must live in harmony and rely on each other within the Jueling Gate."

Gu Qingge's eyes reddened slightly, and she nodded, biting her lip. Cang Yuwei also lowered her eyes, remaining silent, but instead took Gu Qingge's hand in hers.

Having arranged the relationship between the two women, Lin Fengmian began his minor studies.

He pulled the two women into the room, closed the door, and began his arduous and long-term cultivation!

Now, bearing the title of Holy Maiden's Daoist Companion, he holds a transcendent position within the Spirit-Slaying Sect. Furthermore, the sect's elders, having just reinforced the Demon Abyss Formation, are all depleted of spiritual energy and practically penniless.

They were always willing to grant his requests and dared not interfere too much.

Lin Fengmian was well aware of the risks of exposing the spirit stone, but he also understood the principle that even a skilled cook cannot make a meal without rice.

After setting up a simple isolation array at his residence, he waved his hand and directly gave Gu Qingge and Cang Yuwei one hundred low-grade spirit stones each!

"Here, use it without worry!"

The two women were so shocked when they saw the spirit stone in their hands, which radiated pure spiritual power and was enough to drive any elder of the Absolute Spirit Sect crazy!

"Lin Lang, this..."

"Husband, this is too precious!" They knew all too well how valuable the spirit stones were, and that if word got out, it would surely lead to their deaths!

"What are you afraid of? I'm here!" Lin Fengmian waved his hand domineeringly. "Improving your strength as quickly as possible is the only way!"

Thus, with a continuous supply of spirit stones and the assistance of Lin Fengmian's unique dual cultivation technique, the two women's cultivation levels soared like a rocket! Qi Refining Level 1, Level 2, Level 3... they broke through to the sixth level of Qi Refining with unstoppable momentum!

This terrifying speed of cultivation once again left everyone in the Jueling Sect speechless.

Lin Fengmian himself was naturally happy to accompany his two beauties and study the cultivation techniques together.

He was relieved only after seeing the two women easily break through to the tenth level of Qi Refining and their foundations were solid.

He knew it was time to prepare to leave.

He once again ventured alone into that mysterious swamp fraught with danger. Relying on his powerful physique and his partially restored spiritual energy, he barely managed to extract a batch of rare spiritual fruits and a full thousand low-grade spirit stones from the spiritual spring space, almost at the cost of injury.

After returning to the Jueling Sect, he divided the spirit fruit and five hundred spirit stones into two portions and solemnly handed them to Gu Qingge and Cang Yuwei.

"These resources should be enough for you to cultivate to the Foundation Establishment stage." He then took out two jade slips that had been prepared beforehand.