Hearing Ling Luoyi's mournful words, Gu Yuncheng first glared at the place where Xing Yu was hiding, then comforted Ling Luoyi, "Luoluo, Xing Yu has cultivated for so many years to reach this stage, and you have only cultivated for so many years. Moreover, he specializes in spatial attributes, and you are already very powerful."
Xing Yu, who was hidden, felt wronged when he saw his Honored Master glare at him.
It wasn't his fault for being strong!
Besides, he had cultivated spatial attributes for hundreds of years to achieve his current strength. His Highness had only cultivated for a few years, and he had multiple attributes.
Compared to him, His Highness was the true genius.
Seeing that she didn't respond, Gu Yuncheng continued, "Luoluo, don't worry. With your talent, you'll surpass Xing Yu in a few years."
"A'su, you know as well as I do that I've hit a bottleneck. I've never experienced this before."
"Luoluo, everyone has bottlenecks. Some come early, and some come late."
"Alright." Ling Luoyi ruffled Gu Yuncheng's hair vigorously, her mood improved, and she said, "A'su, I'll go take care of the recent orders first. You watch this place for me."
"Okay."
Ling Luoyi disappeared from her spot. Gu Yuncheng knew she had secrets and wasn't surprised.
Xing Yu thought she had entered the Starry Night World and wasn't surprised either.
Within Fengxi Territory.
Ling Luoyi sat in the artifact refining room. Little Fengxi flew over after sensing her arrival.
The Glazed Sea Flame blazed around the artifact refining cauldron. Ling Luoyi threw all the refining materials in, then used her mental power to separate and control the temperature.
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When Little Fengxi flew in, it saw Ling Luoyi refining artifacts with great concentration.
Little Fengxi gazed at Ling Luoyi's face with infatuation.
The original owner's face was identical to Ling Luoyi's original face, but the difference was that Ling Luoyi's original face was more unrestrained, possessing a wild beauty. The current face, perhaps due to Ling Luoyi's deliberate restraint, was softer, possessing a gentle beauty.
Despite being the same soul and the same face, Little Fengxi could still distinguish them.
Seeing Ling Luoyi finish a batch, Little Fengxi asked, "Master, are we not in the Holy Domain?"
"We are currently in the Ancient Spirit Continent."
"Ancient Spirit Continent? Is that where we arrived when we first came?"
Ling Luoyi had only stayed in the Ancient Spirit Continent for over two years, and they were the most arduous two years. Little Fengxi remembered it very clearly.
"Yes."
"Master, why are we here?" Little Fengxi couldn't remember and asked.
Ling Luoyi looked at Little Fengxi and asked with concern, "Little Fengxi, are you really not lucid?"
"Master!" Little Fengxi was unhappy.
Ling Luoyi breathed a sigh of relief, realizing it wasn't. She said, "Did you forget? What did I promise the original owner?"
"Promise the original owner?" Little Fengxi thought for a moment and remembered, but then asked in confusion, "But Master, didn't you say you would return after destroying them? I heard Guan Yue say that you've been here for over a month, why are you still here?"
"Because they are truly good to me, and I'm a little reluctant to leave." Ling Luoyi's tone was filled with reluctance.
Little Fengxi didn't understand what was wrong with Ling Luoyi and brought up a point it didn't want to think about, "But Master, the Ling family treats you well because they think you are the original owner, but you are not the original owner."
The movement of Ling Luoyi's hands froze. The Glazed Sea Flame momentarily lost control, almost destroying the materials.
Ling Luoyi sighed and said, "Little Fengxi, I have never considered myself the original owner."
"Ah?" Little Fengxi didn't understand and asked, "Then why are you helping the Ling family so much? You're treating their illnesses, healing their injuries, and providing resources for the cultivation of the Ling family disciples."
"Little Fengxi, the night before I came, my Saintess Master spoke with me."
Little Fengxi had a premonition that Ling Luoyi's attitude towards the Ling family changed after this conversation, but it was asleep at the time and didn't know what they discussed.
"Master, what did you talk about that night?"
"Saintess Master told me a story. She said that a long time ago, a cultivator, severely injured, collapsed at the doorstep of a family. That family, being kind-hearted, rescued him. After recovering, the cultivator feared his enemies would harm the family and left without a word. His enemies found the family and, after failing to extract information, killed the entire family. Only a young son, who was playing outside, survived. When the cultivator learned of this, he sought out his enemies, avenged them, and raised the young son. What the cultivator didn't know was that he and the young son shared the same fate."
"Master, what does this mean?" Little Fengxi blinked and asked.
"Saintess Master said that the cultivator's failure to deal with his enemies promptly, despite knowing they would harm the family, was the cause. The enemies killing the entire family was the effect, and his shared fate with the young son was the cycle of cause and effect." After finishing the story, Ling Luoyi said, "I don't understand, but I feel that my cultivation bottleneck might be related to my failure to avenge the original owner."
"So, Master, you want to come back for revenge."
"Yes." Ling Luoyi didn't see anything wrong with it and said, "Saintess Master also said that if you accept someone's cause, you must bear their effect. That's why I thought about whether I should go to the Ling family to take a look when I first arrived in Yunyuan City."
"And then, Master, you became reluctant to leave."
"Yes." Ling Luoyi suddenly said, "However, in my opinion, the noteworthy aspect of that story is the family."
"Ah? That family? Master, how can being kind-hearted be a problem?"
"That family saved the cultivator because they were kind-hearted, which is why only their young son was left. Kindness itself is not wrong, but kindness has a price. If you can afford that price, then your kindness is not wrong; but if you cannot afford it, then your kindness is a sin."
"But Master, the one who did wrong was clearly the enemy! If he hadn't killed anyone, none of this would have happened."
"So, Little Fengxi, are you going to place your life in the hands of others?"
"Uh." Little Fengxi choked.
"Little Fengxi, people's hearts are hidden behind their skin. No matter what, you can't see through them. We cannot control others; we can only demand of ourselves."
Looking at Ling Luoyi's serious expression, Little Fengxi really wanted to say that it was a spirit artifact, and its life was already in the Master's hands. If the Master destroyed the Fengxi Bracelet, it would also die.
Not hearing Little Fengxi's voice, Ling Luoyi asked in confusion, "Little Fengxi, what's wrong?"
Little Fengxi looked at Ling Luoyi, thought about it, but still didn't say it. From the moment Ling Luoyi hid the Fengxi Bracelet in her divine soul, it knew her attitude.
The divine soul was both dangerous and safe.
It was safe because as long as the divine soul was stable, the Fengxi Bracelet was very safe. It was dangerous because if the Fengxi Bracelet experienced any significant spiritual energy fluctuations, it could easily injure the divine soul, and once the divine soul was injured, it would be difficult to heal.
Ling Luoyi placing the Fengxi Bracelet into her divine soul indicated that she would protect it with her life.
Thinking of this, Little Fengxi shook its head at her and said, "Master, I'm fine. I was just thinking about the story just now."
"A story?" Ling Luoyi stroked its little head and said, "It's just a story. If you look at it from different perspectives, you'll see different things. Why think so much?"
"Master, I know. It's like they say in the past life, a thousand people have a thousand Hamlets."
"It's good that you know. Alright, don't disturb me. I'm in a hurry lately."
"Okay."
Little Fengxi spread its wings again and flew out of the room.