"Alright, if you encounter danger outside, don't be reckless. Coming in isn't a bad thing," Yu Qinghong said, knowing Chu Lingwei's strong-willed nature.
"I know," Chu Lingwei nodded firmly. "Grandpa Yu, when I find an opportunity, I'll take you out."
Chu Lingwei never considered letting Yu Qinghong and the others stay there for a lifetime. No matter how good this place was, without freedom, it was like a cage.
"I think this place is quite good. I don't want to go out for now," Yu Qinghong chuckled at her words.
He knew that as soon as he left this place, he would be discovered by those outside, and he might not be able to escape.
"Mm."
Chu Lingwei, along with the illusionary cats, appeared at the place where they entered the space. Due to the presence of several powerful figures and some high-level spirit beasts, followed by some fighting, this area had been utterly destroyed.
However, it was now very advantageous for Chu Lingwei. The large-scale movements during the fight helped Chu Lingwei find an exit.
Chu Lingwei, with the two small beasts, followed the exit left by those people and successfully emerged from the dark river, finally reaching the vast ice field.
"This doesn't look like the outer or inner region," Chu Lingwei surveyed her surroundings and continued moving in a certain direction.
"Weiwei, I think we've already entered the central area of Ice Cliff," the illusionary cat said, shrinking its body. Although the temperature here wasn't as cold as outside, the biting cold could directly penetrate its body, something it had never experienced before.
Therefore, there was only one possibility: this was already the central area of Ice Cliff.
After traveling for half a day, Chu Lingwei confirmed she wasn't being followed and stopped at a cave.
With a wave of her hand, the spirit armored dragon beast, which was on the verge of death, appeared before them.
"Thank you," the spirit armored dragon beast lay on the ground. Its injuries had slightly recovered, and it wouldn't die unless it encountered a powerful enemy.
"Where is this place? Do you recognize it?" Chu Lingwei had no time for pleasantries and pointed outside, asking.
"This is the most central location of Ice Cliff," the spirit armored dragon beast glanced at Chu Lingwei. With her current cultivation, it was impossible for her to survive here. However, thinking of the divine artifact in her hand, it held back its words.
Indeed, they had reached the deepest part of Ice Cliff.
"In the mountain streams of Ice Cliff, there grows a type of fish. It's said that eating it can increase one's cultivation. The effect is best for those with higher cultivation," the ninth-tier spirit armored dragon beast knew the purpose of these cultivators entering here and offered, "We are already very close to that mountain stream."
So that was the reason for so many powerful figures appearing.
Chu Lingwei had no interest in this fish. A projection stone appeared in her hand, and she injected a surge of spiritual power. Chu Ze's figure materialized in the air, "Have you seen this person?"
Chu Lingwei left the spirit armored dragon beast with the intention of having it help her find her father.
The spirit armored dragon beast stared at the person in the image for a long time, then shook its head, "I haven't seen him. I've been guarding the Ice Ling Flower for two hundred years and haven't left my post."
Speaking of which, the spirit armored dragon beast felt a hint of resentment. If it weren't for Chu Lingwei, it would have already obtained the Ice Ling Flower by now and found a place to break through.
"Do you have any way to help me find him?" Chu Lingwei was somewhat disappointed.
"Are you here to find someone?" The spirit armored dragon beast felt even more wronged. She hadn't intended to steal its spirit grass, yet it had ended up in this predicament.
"Do you have a way or not?" Chu Lingwei disliked verbose spirit beasts, especially capable ones.
The spirit armored dragon beast pondered for a moment and sighed, "In my current state, I have no way to help you find anyone."
Chu Lingwei: "..."
"Are you trying to go back on your word?" Chu Lingwei raised her voice. She wasn't discussing it with it; she was telling it what it should do.
"No, no, my cultivation has greatly declined, and I have no way to fight against the spirit beasts that live here," the spirit armored dragon beast explained repeatedly. With its current cultivation, it would only be a meal for those spirit beasts.
Chu Lingwei stared into the spirit armored dragon beast's eyes. She didn't believe its excuses. Even if its cultivation had dropped, it wouldn't die so easily.
"Now you have two choices: either go find him, or die."
The spirit armored dragon beast's heart sank. It had thought Chu Lingwei was a kind person, but it turned out she had saved it only to make it help her find someone.
"Alright, I'll help you find him." With no other choice, the spirit armored dragon beast agreed.
"Eat this." Chu Lingwei didn't trust the spirit armored dragon beast. They were mortal enemies, and it certainly wouldn't obey obediently.
The spirit armored dragon beast looked at the pill Chu Lingwei offered, gave a wry smile, took it, and swallowed it.
"Mao Mao, follow it."
After making the spirit armored dragon beast swear a heart demon oath, Chu Lingwei had Mao Mao follow it.
The illusionary cat could enter the space at any time, so even if the spirit armored dragon beast betrayed them, the illusionary cat could escape safely.
"Weiwei, will it really not hurt Mao Mao?" Feng Ming watched them leave, looking worried.
"No, we'll follow them," Chu Lingwei shook her head and led Feng Ming to follow cautiously behind.
Seeing Chu Lingwei do this, Feng Ming was puzzled, "Why don't we follow it directly?"
"If we follow it, how will we know where it's taking us?" Chu Lingwei sat on the flying artifact, her divine sense constantly tracking Mao Mao and the others. Sometimes, bystanders could see more clearly.
"Weiwei, it seems we've been going further and further in." They could now roughly discern their direction, and they were moving consistently towards the deepest part of Ice Cliff.
"Yes, that's why I said it never intended to keep its promise," Chu Lingwei smiled. As expected, some spirit beasts' words couldn't be fully trusted.
Feng Ming's anger was now evident on his face. He snorted, "Weiwei, let's hurry up and catch up. I'm worried it might harm Mao Mao."
"Wait a moment."
Chu Lingwei didn't immediately follow but leisurely trailed behind.
An hour later, Chu Lingwei suddenly picked up speed.
"Weiwei, why are you here?" The illusionary cat's face lit up when it saw Chu Lingwei and returned to her side.
"Where were you taking us?" Chu Lingwei stared at the spirit armored dragon beast. She should have killed it back then.
"I'm taking you to find someone." A hint of calculation flashed in the dragon beast's eyes. This female cultivator possessed the Ice Ling Flower. As long as it had the Ice Ling Flower, any oath would be useless, and it wouldn't be able to stop its transformation.
"I was indeed careless," Chu Lingwei smiled. This was a lesson for her. The more you want to achieve something, the more you cannot be careless. To find her father, she had naively trusted a spirit beast.
"I didn't lie to you." The spirit armored dragon beast suddenly felt a chill seeing Chu Lingwei's smile.