"I remember the Nine-tailed Ice Fish brought back by Patriarch Xingming was slightly different from the ones here," Li Chen reached out and lightly grabbed one, a Nine-tailed Ice Fish appearing in his palm.
A pure surge of spiritual energy flowed into his palm and entered his body.
"Such pure spiritual energy," Li Chen was shocked. He had never encountered any spiritual beast or herb with such potent, pure spiritual energy.
"Uncle-master Li Chen, this Nine-tailed Ice Fish is fine. It can indeed help me improve my cultivation," Chu Lingwei, who had already sent the Nine-tailed Ice Fish into her spatial artifact, could guarantee it was perfectly fine.
"Then..." Yu Qinghong's heart was filled with doubt. Could there be two Spiritual Dragon Streams?
"Leave a few of the Nine-tailed Ice Fish inside for them to grow in the spatial artifact; the rest you can eat as you please." Chu Lingwei, seeing she couldn't extract any useful information from the two men, directly severed the connection between her spatial artifact and herself.
Ru Feng could wake up at any moment. If he discovered her spatial artifact, she would be like a fish at their mercy.
"Ru Feng, Ru Feng, wake up..." Chu Lingwei kept calling Ru Feng's name, but to no avail. Infusing her spiritual energy into his body also had no effect.
Chu Lingwei set up a warming array around Ru Feng, then sat beside him, lit a bonfire, and began roasting Nine-tailed Ice Fish.
Earlier, a chilling energy had seeped into her body, and she needed to expel it quickly.
As Chu Lingwei was eating the Nine-tailed Ice Fish, Ru Feng slowly opened his eyes and turned his head, looking at Chu Lingwei with a hint of confusion.
"You're awake. Do you still recognize me?" Chu Lingwei waved her hand in front of Ru Feng's eyes, hoping he wouldn't forget her, as her safety depended on it.
"Lingwei," Ru Feng murmured softly, his eyes never leaving Chu Lingwei's face.
"It's good that you recognize me. Let me help you up." Chu Lingwei channeled spiritual energy beneath Ru Feng, helping him to sit up. She then handed him a piece of roasted Nine-tailed Ice Fish, "Eat a fish quickly. Your body should recover soon."
"Thank you."
Chu Lingwei detected a hint of hoarseness in his voice and her eyes flickered. "Ru Feng, have you remembered anything from your past?"
After all, the former Ru Feng was almost devoid of expression and showed no emotional changes.
"No, I just feel like I might be leaving this place soon." Ru Feng looked at the Nine-tailed Ice Fish in his hand, a bitter smile appearing in his eyes. He suddenly didn't want to leave this place as much anymore.
"Feel?" Chu Lingwei tapped her chin. Powerful beings often possessed foresight. Perhaps they really could leave this place. "Do you know how we will leave here?"
"I don't know." Ru Feng felt frustrated.
Chu Lingwei felt speechless. The current Ru Feng was like a petulant child who needed to be coaxed.
"Hurry up and eat. You were so badly injured just now; you need to recover quickly." Chu Lingwei decided to ignore him and began eating her Nine-tailed Ice Fish.
Seeing Chu Lingwei eating with relish, Ru Feng also felt a sudden appetite and began to eat heartily.
Chu Lingwei smiled, her lips curved. No one could resist the temptation of delicious food.
"Ru Feng, when do you think this place was sealed?" Chu Lingwei sat opposite Ru Feng, staring into his eyes. Why did Uncle-master Li Chen say someone had been here?
"I don't remember. When I woke up, this place was already sealed." Ru Feng shook his head. He remembered nothing. Even the curse he mentioned earlier, he couldn't recall how it was broken.
"Then it must have been a long time ago." Chu Lingwei murmured. If neither of them were lying, then it was highly probable that there were two Spiritual Dragon Streams within the Ice Cliff, and she had unfortunately stumbled into this sealed one.
Ru Feng nodded. He had lost count of how many years he had been here, only remembering it had been a very, very long time.
"Ru Feng, since you woke up, has anyone or any spiritual beast ever come here?" Chu Lingwei pressed on, a touch of unwillingness in her tone.
"Yes, there have been no living beings here before. You are the first."
Chu Lingwei sighed inwardly. She didn't know if her luck was good or bad, to have ended up in this sealed Spiritual Dragon Stream. If she could, she'd buy a lottery ticket.
"Why do you insist on leaving?"
After a long silence, seeing Chu Lingwei staring blankly at the ice cliff opposite him, Ru Feng finally spoke.
"Because I have many things to do, and many people I want to see."
The image of her Senior Brother suddenly appeared in Chu Lingwei's mind. He always had a gentle smile whenever he saw her, a smile that she found herself irresistibly drawn into.
Thinking of her Senior Brother, a smile involuntarily spread across Chu Lingwei's face. At this moment, her Senior Brother probably didn't even know she was missing.
Chu Lingwei couldn't help but wonder if he would come looking for her if he knew she had entered the Ice Cliff.
"Are they really that important?" Ru Feng had never felt the need to see many people or do many things; he lived each day without desire. Chu Lingwei's feelings were beyond his comprehension.
"Yes, they are all my family. Every single one of them is important to me." Chu Lingwei nodded, her smile growing even gentler. "If I don't return for a few years, they should come looking for me."
"They can never find this place." Ru Feng frowned. No matter who it was, they couldn't possibly find this place.
"That's not necessarily true. If my Senior Brother wants to find me, he will definitely be able to find this place."
Chu Lingwei shook her head. She held immense respect for her Senior Brother Leng Xingzhi's abilities. His identity was a mystery, but his capabilities were not.
He possessed that ability.
"No, no cultivator can find this place. Unless they are a god." Ru Feng was adamant. If those cultivators could truly find it, no one would have entered here for a thousand years.
"But I did!" Chu Lingwei rolled her eyes internally. Ru Feng was undoubtedly a straight man.
"You..."
Ru Feng was speechless. He couldn't explain how Chu Lingwei had entered this place. She was a cultivator; he wouldn't misjudge that.
Seeing Ru Feng unable to answer, Chu Lingwei chuckled. "See? You can't explain it, can you? This is a lesson that there are always people beyond people, and skies beyond skies. There are always exceptions to everything."
"There are always exceptions to everything." Ru Feng repeated the phrase, feeling as if he had heard it somewhere before but couldn't recall where.
"Yes."
Chu Lingwei nodded. Even if she couldn't find a way to leave, her Senior Brother would undoubtedly come to rescue her.
Ru Feng remained silent, gazing upwards into the pitch blackness. There was nothing there, only the chill of the ice cliffs seeping towards them.