The Hehuan Sect cultivates alchemy; my senior sister helps me refine alchemy throughout the world.

The moment the woman opened her eyes, Shen Yifei felt the entire space inside the Cold Marrow brighten.

Her eyes seemed to hold a starry sky, bright and deep.

The woman saw Shen Yifei but was not afraid or panicked. She looked down at herself and realized she was naked, so she could only remain in that position, afraid to move.

"Who...who are you? How did you end up in my dream?" the woman asked.

"In a dream?" Shen Yifei was taken aback. "Girl, isn't this inside the Ten Thousand Year Cold Marrow? How did it become your dream?"

Shen Yifei's mind hovered in front of the woman, trying his best to keep his gaze above her neck and avoid looking at places he shouldn't.

Although the woman's arms covered most of her body, her snow-white skin was still faintly visible, making him unable to resist stealing glances.

A hint of confusion lingered in the woman's starry eyes. "Every full moon night, I dream of being on a boundless ice field. Here, I feel free and comfortable, without having to think about those troubling things."

"So you always wake up here, like this?"

The woman shook her head, her eyes dimming slightly. "Every time I wake up, I'm...at home, not here. I'm always very weak after waking up, and it takes me several days to recover."

On a night of full moon, on an icy plain, amidst millennia of frigid marrow.

Shen Yifei quickly analyzed that the inability to lift the Ten Thousand Year Cold Marrow must be related to the existence of this woman.

"Young lady, if I may ask, what's your name? And where do you live?"

"I am..." the woman hesitated for a moment, "I am the Ninth Princess of the Celestial Realm... Zhao Yue!"

Ninth Princess!!

Shen Yifei felt as if he had heard a thunderbolt from the blue. The woman in front of him was actually the Ninth Princess of the Immortal Realm!

The person who sealed Ao Ling'er kept saying that he wanted to take Ao Ling'er's dragon essence to use as a tonic for the Ninth Princess!

"Young lady, you said you're the Ninth Princess of the Celestial Realm?" Shen Yifei still held onto a sliver of hope. "Then do you know if anyone has found you anything to nourish your body? Like... Dragon Essence?"

The Ninth Princess frowned slightly. "Dragon Essence? I don't know if I've ever taken it. I was born weak. The Immortal Emperor said that I was born with an incomplete soul and needed all kinds of rare and precious herbs to replenish it. Over the years, he has found a lot of things for me, but they haven't helped me much. On the contrary, I've become weaker and weaker."

"Ninth Princess, you said you were born with a disordered soul? Then...do you know who's been finding those tonics for you?"

"It's my father, the Celestial Emperor of the Celestial Realm. He sent his men to find all sorts of rare and precious materials for me."

Shen Yifei's last remaining hope has been shattered!

The Celestial Punishment—everything those people did was under the orders of the Celestial Emperor!

Or rather, the Celestial Punishment is the dog raised by the Celestial Emperor!

What he will face in the future is not divine punishment, but the powerful backer behind them, the Celestial Emperor!

He is also the father of the woman in front of him!

The Celestial Emperor is searching high and low for rare and precious treasures for his Ninth Princess, which shows how much he cares about this daughter. If…

Thinking of this, Shen Yifei couldn't help but feel a surge of malice...

"Ninth Princess, I believe that my appearance in your dream is definitely not a coincidence."

Ninth Princess Zhaoyue nodded. She also felt that there must be a reason for the appearance of the man in front of her, and the man did not seem to be a bad person.

"From childhood to adulthood, I have never been able to leave the palace, meet outsiders freely, cultivate myself, or do this or that. I am like a bird trapped in a cage, only able to look at the sky outside every day."

She felt as if she had met someone she could confide in. Shen Yifei listened quietly to her, though he was anxious and afraid of missing the full moon.

Seeing that Shen Yifei was listening attentively, Ninth Princess Zhaoyue continued, "Only on the night of the full moon can I dream of coming to this icy plain. Here, no one cares about me, no one watches me, and I can go wherever I want... This feeling is truly liberating."

She sighed softly, "Well, anyway, this is my dream. Since you've appeared in my dream, you're someone I've imagined."

After saying that, she gently touched the ice surface and slowly stood up.

She was completely naked and unadorned, her translucent body as solidified as moonlight, sculpted from ice and snow, untouched by any worldly dust, truly the purest and most sacred form in the world.

Shen Yifei stood not far from Zhao Yue, gazing at her breathtakingly beautiful figure, his heart filled with awe. All the scenery he had ever seen in his life paled in comparison to this moment; he was truly captivated by her beauty.

At that moment, his inner voice screamed wildly, "Awesome! This is absolutely awesome!"

Unfortunately, it can only be admired from afar, not...

Shen Yifei cursed himself for being shameless. How could such a pure and lovely girl have such a shameless thought!

He suppressed his distracting thoughts and said solemnly, "Ninth Princess, you said your soul is incomplete. In my opinion, this is not an illness at all, but rather someone deliberately took a part of your soul away."

Zhao Yue's face paled. "What? Deliberately drawing away my soul? This... how is this possible?"

"I'm just guessing. Whether it's true or not, we don't need to investigate. I have a cultivation technique here that can repair a damaged soul."

Zhao Yue's eyes lit up. "What kind of cultivation technique?"

"This technique... is complicated, and requires the dual cultivation of spirit and soul to achieve its effect."

"Dual cultivation of spirit and soul? What is dual cultivation?"

Shen Yifei discovered that this Ninth Princess seemed to be simple-minded and easily fooled.

"Dual cultivation, that's what it means for men and women to have deep, intimate exchanges—I'm referring to exchanges of spirit and soul!"

"In-depth exchange?" Zhao Yue blinked her starry eyes. "How in-depth?"

No matter how innocent the Ninth Princess may be, she is still a celestial being. Shen Yifei knew that he absolutely couldn't spout nonsense; sometimes, the fewer words you use, the more concise and profound they seem!

"Souls unite, yin and yang harmonize!"

Although Zhao Yue didn't understand what he said, she still understood the connection and reconciliation.

The union and harmony between man and woman, yet I am still naked...

She was silent for a moment, then nodded. "Okay! Anyway, this is my dream, and I can do whatever I want with it. In this dream, what you're saying must be what I've been thinking about day and night. I want to restore my soul, and nobody can tell me what method I use."

Shen Yifei was speechless after hearing her words.

He understood what Zhao Yue said.

Zhao Yue thought this was a dream. Everything in the dream was just her imagination, which was why she got up to be honest with him and agreed to the exchange and reconciliation.

Shen Yifei didn't dare to explain further; if she thought it was a dream, then it was a dream.

He even regretted mentioning the dual cultivation of spirit and soul; why not be more direct and bolder...

Zhao Yue smiled at Shen Yifei, "Then let's do it. What should we do?"

That smile melted Shen Yifei's heart.

He somewhat regretted using such despicable means to deceive an ignorant and naive young girl.

But since things have come to this point, we have no choice but to continue!

"Princess, please sit cross-legged, calm your mind, and relax your spirit."

"Okay." Zhao Yue sat cross-legged on the ice, naked, with her hands on her knees, closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and relaxed her whole body.

Shen Yifei also sat down cross-legged, facing Zhao Yue.

He quickly reviewed the dual cultivation technique of spirit and soul that Hai Xue'er had given him. This technique, as long as one does not actively absorb the other's spirit and allows the spirits to merge with each other, can indeed enhance the spirit.

As for whether he could repair the Ninth Princess's soul, he didn't know.

Shen Yifei composed himself and slowly extended a wisp of his soul, cautiously approaching Zhao Yue's brow.

The snowflake mark between Zhao Yue's brows glowed slightly, sensing Shen Yifei's soul.

Zhao Yue's divine soul emanated itself and enveloped Shen Yifei's wisp of divine soul.

The moment their souls made contact, Shen Yifei was about to unleash the second step of his technique.