"Mei, you don't need to do this. When I saved you that day, I didn't expect anything in return."
Chu Lingwei knew that Mei Ji went to Bing Ji Ya to accompany her.
"Chu, cultivating spirits is about following your heart. I have a connection with Bing Ji Ya." Mei Ji sat down on the artifact and playfully cast a charm on Feng Ming, who was squatting on the ground, earning her a roll of Feng Ming's eyes.
"Chu, your spirit beast is extraordinary." Mei Ji was surprised that her charm had no effect on this little spirit beast, as her charms were usually very effective against spirit beasts.
Chu Lingwei sat in front of Mei Ji and held Feng Ming in her arms. "She is naturally different from other spirit beasts."
Mei Ji smiled. It was true, Chu Lingwei was the youngest disciple of Bei Chen Feng, the Dean of the Academy of Spiritual Cultivation. Any spirit beast by her side would naturally be extraordinary.
"Chu, let me tell you about Bing Ji Ya. You probably don't know it very well."
"Mei, please go ahead."
Chu Lingwei took out spiritual tea and fruits. Mei Ji had helped her immensely, so she had to treat her well.
"Bing Ji Ya can be entered by cultivators of any level, but only those with higher cultivation can reach the bottom of the cliff."
Chu Lingwei furrowed her brows. According to Mei Ji's explanation, many people's cultivation might not be enough to withstand the cold, thus preventing them from entering.
"So, you mean we might not be able to find my father even if we go in?" Chu Lingwei knew that the place her father wanted to go would not be easy to reach.
"Yes, that's exactly what I mean. Chu, are you still insistent on going?" It was possible they not only wouldn't find him but also might not be able to return. It was not a place everyone who entered could return safely.
"Of course, I'm going. As long as there's a sliver of hope to find my father, I won't give up." Until she confirmed her father's safety, she would go there to find him.
Mei Ji smiled without speaking. No wonder she dared to enter the Cangshan Secret Realm right after entering the Rongtian Realm.
She never thought Chu Lingwei only had a powerful master. If she herself wasn't capable, she wouldn't have been able to safely leave the Cangshan Secret Realm.
"I will accompany you to the end." Mei Ji raised her cup of spiritual tea and smiled at Chu Lingwei.
"Good."
Chu Lingwei took out her communication talismans and sent messages to her master and senior brothers, informing them of her current whereabouts to prevent them from worrying when they came out of seclusion and couldn't find her.
"I really envy you, Chu." Mei Ji sighed involuntarily. If she had a master who protected her like that, she wouldn't have had such a difficult life.
"Everyone's destiny is different, there's no need to envy others."
Mei Ji had reached her current cultivation level through her own abilities and didn't need to envy anyone.
"Mei, does your sect have a senior named Su Qing?" Chu Lingwei thought of Su Qing, whom she met in the Cangshan Secret Realm, who was willing to live on as a human-ape Qingtian to survive.
"Su Qing?" Mei Ji thought for a long time and hadn't heard of any senior in their sect named Su Qing.
"She is a cultivator from the Three Heavens Realm and has a spirit beast, a human-ape Qingtian. She entered the Cangshan Secret Realm a thousand years ago and never came out."
Chu Lingwei roughly guessed that Su Qing was a cultivator who entered the Cangshan Secret Realm a thousand years ago.
"I seem to have seen this record in the library, but not very clearly." After Chu Lingwei mentioned it, she had a slight impression, but couldn't recall anything more.
"So, she really is a disciple of your Hehuan Sect." Thinking of Su Qing's spirit beast, she hadn't lied to her.
A look of curiosity flashed in Mei Ji's eyes. She leaned forward, "Chu, did you meet this senior in the secret realm?"
Before Chu Lingwei could speak, Mei Ji added, "However, anyone recorded in the registry must have had their soul extinguished and have already perished."
"I saw a wisp of her remnant soul in the secret realm. She only remembered being a disciple of the Hehuan Sect." Chu Lingwei didn't plan to reveal Su Qing's situation. She might be revived in the body of a spirit beast and, like Suo Ya, eventually transform.
"I see."
Mei Ji stopped probing. A remnant soul was merely a trace of a cultivator's soul extracted before their demise, left behind to fulfill an unfulfilled wish. If it wasn't discovered by a cultivator within a certain period, it would also disappear.
"Yes, it's a pity. She probably doesn't remember her past anymore." Chu Lingwei nodded.
"If I die, I don't want anyone to know the cause of my death." Mei Ji chuckled charmingly. In reality, not many people in this world cared about the cause of someone's death.
When a person dies, their lamp goes out. Everyone is more concerned with opportunities.
"That's a good idea." Chu Lingwei nodded. She felt the same way, not wanting others to criticize the cause of her death.
Wuhui Mountain.
As Nangong Luo emerged from his cave dwelling, he received Chu Lingwei's communication talisman.
"This junior sister really doesn't make anyone worry."
Bing Ji Ya was not a place anyone could go. Nangong Luo took Chu Lingwei's message to his master's cave dwelling to report.
"If she wants to go, let her go." Bei Chen Feng looked at Chu Lingwei's message with a smile on his lips, hoping she would return stronger.
"Master, junior sister's cultivation is too low. That place is not suitable for her." Even Nangong Luo himself didn't have the courage to go to Bing Ji Ya, and his junior sister was truly overestimating herself.
"It's alright, she has means to protect herself."
Bei Chen Feng looked at his second disciple, who had excellent alchemy talent but lacked in combat. "Until Weiwei returns, you will stay in Wuhui Mountain and cultivate well."
Nangong Luo's expression stiffened. He had just been thinking of going to find his junior sister.
It seemed his master didn't want him to go.
"Yes."
Nangong Luo withdrew from his master's cave dwelling, extremely worried about Chu Lingwei. No, it was too dangerous for her to go to Bing Ji Ya alone. He took out a communication talisman and told their eldest senior brother about this matter.
If their eldest senior brother knew his junior sister was in danger, he would definitely go.
"Today, we'll rest here."
Chu Lingwei asked Huan Mao to set up a barrier around them. She sat in the center and started a fire to cook.
"Chu, I didn't expect you to be such a good cook?" Mei Ji's eyes were full of smiles. Chu Lingwei was indeed a disciple of the Academy of Spiritual Cultivation; she clearly had no shortage of spiritual food and vegetables.
"It's not my good cooking, but the ingredients." These ingredients were all prepared for her by her eldest senior brother, and they were all excellent.
Mei Ji eagerly sat by the pot, waiting for the meal.
"Mei, starting from tomorrow, you should not dress like this." Chu Lingwei looked at Mei Ji's current attire, a flowing violet dress, her face full of allure. Wherever she went, she was the center of attention, truly conspicuous.
"Chu, is there something wrong with this?" Mei Ji chuckled charmingly. She thought her appearance was quite good.