The goddess, like a celestial being, threw herself into someone else's arms. Countless complex gazes surrounded them, filled with envy, jealousy, and even hatred.
Lin Chen had long been accustomed to these gazes and paid them no mind. His slender right hand gently stroked Mu Ningxue's silver hair, and he said softly, "Good girl, we'll talk when we get back."
Mu Ningxue seemed to have thought of something as well, and a faint blush appeared on her fair face.
She smoothed the hair from her forehead with her fair hand, then linked her arms through Lin Chen's, complaining, "Hmph, if you don't explain yourself clearly today, we're not done."
...
An hour later, the two arrived at a hotel near the Imperial Capital Academy. The Imperial Capital Academy was located in the center of the Imperial Capital, so any hotel built there would not be lacking in any aspect. The two had always secretly dated there.
Entering the room and locking the door, the two sat before the coffee table, their eyes meeting.
"Can you tell me now?" Mu Ningxue asked seriously.
Lin Chen didn't explain. He took Mu Ningxue's fair little hand, and suddenly, the two vanished from their original spot.
"This is..."
Birds chirped and flowers bloomed all around them. Unseen plants and animals came into view, as if they had arrived in a paradise on Earth.
The suddenness of it all left Mu Ningxue utterly shocked.
"I've been here all this time. This is a legacy I received before, and it only fully opened on the day of my magic awakening," Lin Chen explained unhurriedly.
Looking at the stunned Mu Ningxue, Lin Chen continued to explain, "I call this World the Spirit World. It has a unique cultivation system different from magic."
A constantly rotating Taiji Diagram emerged beside Lin Chen. A long sword, silver and black, broke out of the diagram and slowly rose.
"This is a Spirit!"
Mu Ningxue asked in shock, "Is this all real? Not an illusion?"
Lin Chen smiled and said, "Of course it's real. See? You're seeing it with your own eyes, and you still can't believe it. Now do you understand why I didn't explain it to you over the phone?"
Mu Ningxue took a moment to compose herself and said, "It's indeed hard to believe. You haven't told anyone else this secret, have you?"
Lin Chen chuckled, "Are you afraid I'll be taken away and dissected? Don't worry, for now, only you know this secret."
Upon hearing this, a look of joy appeared on Mu Ningxue's face.
Lin Chen's unreserved trust in her made her both happy and touched.
Lin Chen chuckled, "Your Ice Crystal Brake Bow's backlash, if nothing unexpected happens, the Spirit system can help you completely resolve it."
With that, Lin Chen took out six black stones and arranged them into a hexagon on the ground.
"Come and stand in the middle."
Mu Ningxue asked, puzzled, "Will this affect you?"
Lin Chen smiled slightly and said, "Silly girl, awakening a Spirit is like awakening magic. What kind of impact could it have?"
Upon hearing this, Mu Ningxue no longer hesitated and stood in the center of the awakening array.
"Close your eyes and carefully feel this power."
As Mu Ningxue closed her eyes, golden light particles drifted out from the black stones on the ground and then merged into Mu Ningxue's body.
"Feel the changes in your hands!" Lin Chen reminded her.
Mu Ningxue slowly raised her hands, and an ice-blue longbow radiating cold air appeared in her palms.
The longbow looked very dazzling, but upon closer inspection, faint cracks appeared on its body.
Lin Chen was not surprised to see Mu Ningxue's Spirit. The Ice Crystal Brake Bow had long been soul-bound to Mu Ningxue. It was not uncommon for it to transform into Mu Ningxue's Spirit through the activation of special energy during Spirit awakening.
The golden light gradually receded, and Mu Ningxue looked at the longbow in her hands, somewhat at a loss.
"Is this my Ice Crystal Brake Bow?" Mu Ningxue asked.
Lin Chen nodded and said, "Use your will to retract your Spirit. When you want to use it in the future, just summon it with your will as well."
Mu Ningxue felt it for a moment, and the Ice Crystal Brake Bow slowly merged into Mu Ningxue's body.
"How magical!" Mu Ningxue exclaimed in surprise.
Lin Chen smiled slightly and took out a spirit power testing crystal ball.
"Put your hand on it!"
Mu Ningxue placed her fair little hand on the crystal ball, and a golden light slowly lit up within the crystal ball.
"Innate Level 7!" Lin Chen said in a deep voice.
Mu Ningxue asked, puzzled, "What is Innate Level 7?"
"Innate level represents a person's talent. The higher the talent, the faster the cultivation speed. Generally, the highest is Level 10, also known as Innate Full spirit power."
Lin Chen paused, then continued, "Xue'er, after the Ice Crystal Brake Bow became your Spirit, its backlash should be completely resolved. Feel it carefully. Also, I feel that your Ice Crystal Brake Bow is not complete, and your talent is not limited to this."
"Okay!" Mu Ningxue responded, then sat cross-legged and closed her eyes to carefully perceive.
After a while, Mu Ningxue opened her eyes and said happily, "The backlash problem is completely resolved! As for the Ice Crystal Brake Bow, it does indeed have flaws!"
Since awakening magic at the age of fourteen, the backlash problem had always troubled Mu Ningxue. Although Lin Chen helped her, as her cultivation grew, the backlash became more and more obvious. She had her own love and her own life, and she didn't want to be frozen one day and never wake up again. Now that the backlash problem was completely resolved, how could she not be happy?
Even if the Ice Crystal Brake Bow was incomplete, so what? She was already very content.
Lin Chen smiled slightly and pulled out a jade bottle, emerald green, from who knows where, and handed it to Mu Ningxue.
"The qiluo tulip absorbs the essence of heaven and earth, the light of the sun and moon. It is the most top-tier Immortal Herb in this World. This is its essence. It can help you replenish the missing origin power of the Ice Crystal Brake Bow, allowing it to become a complete Ice Crystal Brake Bow."
Upon hearing this, Mu Ningxue did not take the jade bottle and hesitated, "Have you used this precious thing?"
Lin Chen laughed heartily and said, "Don't worry, Xue'er, I won't shortchange myself. Quickly take it. You don't need to worry about me."
The qiluo tulip was undoubtedly the most suitable for Mu Ningxue. Her Ice Crystal Brake Bow was just a fragment, incomplete, and lacking in origin, just like the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. The reason it stopped at the seventh layer was also due to the lack of origin.
Upon hearing this, Mu Ningxue no longer thought too much. She trusted Lin Chen's words one hundred percent. She took the jade bottle and began to refine it.
"A woman who is serious is truly beautiful!"
Mu Ningxue had a unique charm when cultivating.
Lin Chen went to the side, took out a piece of Spirit Beast meat, and started grilling.
...
Three hours later, Mu Ningxue slowly opened her eyes. Feeling the changes in her body, a joyful smile appeared on her fair face.
Seeing this, Lin Chen stepped forward and asked, "How is it? How do you feel?"
Mu Ningxue smiled slightly, slowly stood up, and the Ice Crystal Brake Bow suddenly broke through the air and floated in front of Mu Ningxue.
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