After the spiritual energy was restored: Goddess girlfriends came knocking.

The crowd who had been listening to the whole thing stared at Ji Ling for a while, then looked at the sapling in Lin Chu's hand.

Even though I've seen all sorts of outrageous things along the way, my mind is still a little overwhelmed right now.

The Imperial Road.

It turned out to be a Chaos Immortal Artifact.

And right now, it's being given to Lin Chu as a gift?

Qinglian opened her mouth, but couldn't utter a single word for a long time.

As a member of the Spirit Clan, she knew far more than the average cultivator.

But at this moment, it also feels absurd.

The look in his eyes as he gazed at Ji Ling became increasingly complicated.

Our own spiritual master actually gave away something like this.

Lin Chu looked down at the sapling in her palm, a smile slowly spreading across her face.

"This is for me?"

Ji Ling tilted her head back, her face expressionless, but her eyes were bright and clear.

She nodded emphatically.

"Uh-huh."

Lin Chu smiled and raised his hand, but before he could even reach it halfway, Ji Ling grabbed his wrist.

Then, very seriously, he placed his hand on top of his head.

"Ji Ling... likes... her brother."

Her voice was soft and gentle, and she spoke with utmost seriousness.

Lin Chu paused for a moment, then her expression softened completely.

What spirit lord or not, what immortal emperor can be destroyed in a single thought—those are all things other people talk about.

The person in front of me is my dear younger sister.

He placed his palm on the top of the little girl's head.

"My brother likes you too."

A faint smile slowly appeared on Ji Ling's otherwise expressionless face.

It wasn't very obvious, but everyone could tell she was extremely happy.

Qinglian stood to the side, hesitant to speak.

He opened his mouth, but then closed it again.

Even your own spiritual master has been abducted, so what's the point of struggling?

I sighed inwardly.

She had realized that the Spirit Lord would never return to her clan with her.

You should make plans as soon as possible.

"Qinglian".

Lin Chu suddenly spoke.

Qinglian jolted and immediately straightened her back.

"Young Master Lin, please speak."

"When I first stepped onto this floor, I sensed something was off about you."

"Is there some special reason?"

Upon hearing this, Qinglian dared not hide anything any longer.

At this moment, I will naturally speak my mind without reservation.

"Because of this layer..."

"This is already the Celestial Realm."

Lin Chu's eyes widened.

"The Immortal Realm?"

The women behind him all looked over.

Qinglian nodded.

"It is indeed the realm of immortals."

"It's just that it's surrounded by the Imperial Road, seemingly isolated from the outside world."

Lin Chu turned to look at Ji Ling.

Ji Ling nodded in agreement.

Lin Chu was somewhat surprised.

Unexpectedly, the highest level of the Imperial Road actually leads to the Immortal Realm.

No wonder the spiritual energy here is abnormally strong.

He suddenly thought of something and looked at Qinglian again.

"Do you Spirit Race not rely on spiritual energy for cultivation?"

Qinglian nodded.

"Yes."

Lin Chu smacked her lips.

"What a waste of resources."

Such abundant spiritual energy, yet it's unusable.

But on second thought, it makes sense. Perhaps it is precisely because no one uses it that the spiritual energy has accumulated and become so concentrated over the years.

"Then what do you rely on for cultivation?" Lin Chu asked curiously.

Qinglian explained earnestly.

"When any sentient being dies, it leaves behind some spiritual essence that dissipates between heaven and earth."

"Our cultivation mainly relies on these spiritual essences."

Lin Chu nodded and asked a question as if it were casual.

"Would it be acceptable to directly absorb the spiritual essence of living beings?"

Qinglian's expression changed slightly. After a moment of silence, she nodded.

"Can."

"Like humans?"

"Can."

Qinglian's voice carried a hint of nervousness.

"However, we Spirit Race will not do that."

"Only a Devourer would act like this."

Lin Chu seemed to be deep in thought.

Tell me more.

Qinglian organized her thoughts.

Actually, I don't know much either.

According to ancient records in the clan, long ago, the Devourer Clan and the Spirit Clan were originally the same clan, both called the Spirit Clan.

"But then some things happened, and a group of them broke away and called themselves the Devourer Clan."

"Over time, they developed into two ethnic groups."

Lin Chu's face showed surprise.

"There's more to this story."

Many of the doubts in his mind were resolved at that moment.

The two ethnic groups share a common origin.

One lives off the spiritual energy dissipated from natural deaths, while the other embarks on a path of hunting living creatures and devouring souls.

No wonder the Devourer Clan's aura is so sinister.

However, he has no intention of delving deeper into the matter at the moment.

Lin Chu is in a very good mood right now.

Not only did they find Ji Ning, they also unexpectedly gained another younger sister.

What was even more unexpected was that they also obtained a Chaos Immortal Artifact.

Thinking of this, I looked down at the sapling in my hand again.

"How do I use this?"

Ji Ling tilted her head up and said earnestly.

"One more month."

"The sapling can then be completely integrated with the Imperial Road."

"Then we can let the sapling recognize its owner."

Lin Chu nodded.

So this is what Ji Ning and Shu Miao meant by "one month" before.

He looked at everyone, already having made up his mind.

"Then we will cultivate here for the next month."

The spiritual energy here is so abundant that cultivation here will surely be twice as effective with half the effort.

The women naturally had no objections.

Lin Chu stood up, and suddenly felt a tightness in the hem of her clothes.

Looking down, he saw Ji Ling stretch out a small hand and tightly hold the hem of his clothes.

Lin Chu smiled and took the small hand in hers.

"Walk."

……

For the next month, Ji Ling and Ji Ning seemed to have agreed to take turns coming out.

Ji Ning is lively and runs all over the treetops, chasing Gun Gun one day and causing trouble for Jian Li the next.

Ji Ling, on the other hand, sat quietly next to Lin Chu for the entire day.

Sometimes she would reach out her little hand and hook it around Lin Chu's sleeve, without making a sound.

Two girls, two different personalities.

Lin Chu gradually got used to this contrast.

The longer it went on, the more he felt like he really had a younger sister.

However, one thing surprised him quite a bit.

He originally thought that this body should be dominated by Ji Ling.

After all, Ji Ling's existence is clearly much older and ridiculously powerful.

However, after observing for a month, it was discovered that the one who truly controlled this body was Ji Ning.

Every time Ji Ling appears, it's as if she's using Ji Ning's time.

The implications of this go far beyond simply control.

Lin Chu observed this but did not ask any further questions for the time being.

Ji Ning has mentioned several times that she wants the baby elephant to come out and play.

Lin Chu tried to communicate with the little elephant inside her body.

As a result, the little guy refused to come out no matter what.

Lin Chu was completely baffled.

All I could do was comfort Ji Ning.

"Let's talk about it after we leave the Imperial Road."

Although Ji Ning was disappointed, she didn't make a scene.

"Oh well."

"The baby elephant should come out soon."

The little elephant responded softly in his mind.

A month passed in the blink of an eye.

With the extremely rich spiritual energy of the forty-ninth level of the Emperor's Road, coupled with the rising fortune of the outside world due to his ascent to the forty-ninth level, Lin Chu made a breakthrough to the mid-stage of True Immortal in one go.

Even he himself felt that this speed was somewhat exaggerated.

Ao Tianxin also broke through.

The four sword attendants were ready to attempt the Xuanxian realm at any time, but due to the rules of the Emperor's Path, they temporarily held back from undergoing the tribulation.

Jian Li has also made progress, but at her level, progress is no longer reflected in minor realms, but rather in the increasingly refined and harmonious way of swordsmanship.