The fox nibbled on the tip of its fluffy tail, stared blankly at the jade talisman for a while, squeaked twice at Shen Wangshu, bit its paw, and imprinted its blood on the jade talisman.
It seemed to be in pain, and it looked up at Shen Wangshu with its injured paw and howled pitifully.
A flash of light appeared on the jade talisman, and the entire scroll disappeared in a stream of light. Shen Wangshu felt as if there was a vague connection between him and the fox, and he felt close to it. He could even feel the fox's grievances and fear of pain.
It was still a cub and could act cute with its owner at will. Shen Wangshu smiled and treated the small wound on its paw.
She was always helpless with furry little animals, but seeing this fox rolling around on her arm, curling up into a fluffy ball, she couldn't resist lifting it up and bringing it close to her face, gently kissing its back. The warmth and softness made Shen Wangshu's eyes squint. The fox trembled, turning back to look at Shen Wangshu with a blank and confused expression. Then, feeling a sense of closeness to Shen Wangshu, it quickly pouted its fox mouth and nuzzled her face.
It played with Shen Wangshu for a while, then seemed a little tired and rolled into Shen Wangshu's cool embrace to sleep.
Seeing it shivering from the cold, Shen Wangshu felt sorry for it and carried it back to its cave.
The cave dwelling of the Lingxiao Daoist is very quiet and simple.
In the vast cave, there was only a simple stone table, three stone chairs, an ice bed made of ten-thousand-year-old ice for cultivation, and a rotating array of spiritual light. Apart from that, there was almost nothing.
In order to cultivate the supreme technique, Lingxiao almost resorted to torture to cultivate.
Shen Wangshu couldn't understand why she, who seemed aloof and untouched by worldly dust, could hold the sect in her heart so dearly.
Lingxiao was clearly a heartless and bloodless woman, yet she devoted herself entirely to protecting her sect for thousands of years, and so easily gave her heart to the first man who showed her tenderness. Even after being disgraced, expelled, and ridiculed, she still did not turn against her former fellow disciples.
Her heart was burning with an indescribable passion, but who truly understood her? She loved everything in this world with all her heart, yet all they said was that Lingxiao Daozun was a heartless person.
Shen Wangshu couldn't help but feel a pang of pity for Lingxiao.
"You've suffered so much. If there is reincarnation, if there is an afterlife, I hope you won't trap yourself like this anymore," she murmured.
Her words seemed to have touched something, or perhaps something was responding to them. A long sword that had been silent behind her suddenly emitted a sword cry that soared straight into the clouds.
It is clear and poignant, yet seems to be reborn from the ashes.
This cold longsword, which had refused to respond to Shen Wangshu even after she had transmigrated and could now use the spiritual power and magical treasures of Lingxiao, finally acknowledged her.
At this moment, Shen Wangshu realized that he had truly become Lingxiao.
She sighed softly, placed the fox, who was humming softly and sleeping soundly with its lips smacking, on the stone table. She turned a shimmering bracelet on her wrist, and one by one, things flew out from within the glow of the sunset.
Selecting the softest and thickest beast pelts, Shen Wangshu used a few spirit stones to build a small nest, placed the pelts inside, and then stuffed the fluffy fox inside. Although the fox looked disheveled and injured, to Shen Wangshu's surprise, it was actually glossy and plump, clearly indicating that it had lived a good life before.
This is probably a pampered cub, carefree and innocent.
I don't know which heartless bastard abandoned such a poor cub on her snowy peak.
After settling the fox, Shen Wangshu finally glanced around the cave.
She didn't feel she couldn't tolerate the blandness and simplicity of the cave dwelling.
She didn't have any unnecessary demands for life or luxury. She was happy with how things were as they were. More importantly, she would be Lingxiao from now on, and she would live the same way Lingxiao did.
With a wave of his hand, Shen Wangshu adjusted all the active formations and key points in the cave to their optimal state, and then proceeded to cultivate without any rush.
For cultivators at the Lingxiao level, whether or not they continue cultivating is no longer of any significance. What matters more is traveling to more places, broadening their horizons, and tempering their character. Moreover, her cultivation has already reached a bottleneck; further cultivation would likely force her to attempt the Mahayana stage. The Mahayana stage is still very distant for Shen Wangshu, fraught with unknown dangers, and she hasn't considered it yet. She tidied her cave dwelling and storage bracelet, then sat on the ice bed.
The bone-chilling spiritual energy spread through Shen Wangshu's body, causing her to squint her eyes in pleasure.
Lingxiao possesses a great many rare and precious treasures, as well as spiritual artifacts and objects.
This was her accumulation over a thousand years, and also the rich reward she received after risking her life for Emperor Guangming.
In his previous life, Lingxiao spent all his wealth on Yue Xizhi.
She gathered the best cultivation techniques, the finest spiritual swords, and the most potent elixirs in the world for her beloved. She nearly bankrupted herself to elevate his cultivation to its peak in a short time, even expending her own life force to stabilize it and prevent him from suffering a cultivation deviation due to excessive speed. She sacrificed everything for a disciple of unparalleled brilliance, watching him shine brightly and become the focus of the cultivation world. Everyone praised another genius, but no one saw her painstaking efforts.
Even in Yue Xizhi's eyes, her sacrifice was a matter of course.
Because she loves him.
Shen Wangshu gave a cold laugh, touching his now very substantial storage bracelet.
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