63: Nangong Wan's worries

Their lips parted, and the warmth lingered.

The sunlight in the stone hall seemed to soften, illuminating Nangong Wan's slightly flushed, delicate face.

Her eyes, like rippling water, gazed at Lin Feng, and she softly said, "Today is already the sixth day since the Blood Forbidden Ground opened."

Her words carried a hint of a newlywed's shyness, yet they could not conceal her responsibility as an Elder of the Yanyue Sect.

"As a Senior of the Sect, I must protect those Juniors and ensure they leave safely."

Lin Feng heard her words, held her soft, boneless jade hand, and gently said, "Don't worry, Wan'er."

He smiled slightly, "Those Senior Nephews and Senior Sisters, I have already settled them within a Formation. Without a Formation Plate, they absolutely cannot leave the Formation on their own, and are perfectly safe."

As he spoke, Lin Feng took out an ancient, jade-like Formation Plate from his Storage Pouch and handed it to Nangong Wan.

"Wan'er…"

Nangong Wan took the Formation Plate, her fingertips touching the cool jade, but her heart rippled due to this intimate address.

Having cultivated for over a hundred years, she was cold and aloof; never had a man called her name so intimately.

A strange sweetness, accompanied by a hint of shyness, quietly crept into her heart.

She slightly lowered her head, avoiding Lin Feng's deeply affectionate gaze, and the blush on her cheeks deepened.

The moment Lin Feng's finger touched Nangong Wan's palm, the System's prompt sounded again in his mind.

["Detected that the host's bond with the female lead Nangong Wan has reached 'Infatuated', and a substantial intimate relationship has occurred, meeting the conditions for 'Dao Companion' Formation."]

["Do you wish to formally form a 'Dao Companion Bond' with Nangong Wan? (Upon Formation, special Dual Cultivation bonuses and exclusive Dao Companion missions can be activated)"]

Lin Feng silently thought, "Yes."

In an instant, an invisible, mysterious power flowed from Lin Feng's palm, subtly merging into Nangong Wan's body through their touching skin.

Nangong Wan's body trembled slightly, feeling a warm current surge from her palm, rapidly spreading throughout her limbs and bones, finally converging into her Purple Mansion Dantian.

She felt her mind momentarily dazed, as if some invisible shackles had been broken.

All her previous concerns about their identities, cultivation differences, and the Sect's influence, like ice and snow melting under the warm spring sun, quickly dissipated.

In their place was an unprecedented sense of stability and belonging.

The figure of the man before her became incredibly clear and important in her heart, as if he occupied her entire Soul.

A pure and fervent love, like a volcanic eruption, surged forth, drowning out all other thoughts.

She looked up, her beautiful eyes shimmering with moisture, gazing Stupid at Lin Feng, as if to engrave his image deeply into her Soul.

"Lin Feng…" she unconsciously whispered, her voice alluring to the bone.

Lin Feng saw her expression change and understood it was due to the bond's Formation.

He gently embraced Nangong Wan, and softly said, "Wan'er, from now on, you and I are Dao Companions, sharing both fortune and misfortune, life and death."

Nangong Wan nestled in his embrace, feeling his strong heartbeat, her heart filled with unprecedented satisfaction and sweetness.

"Mm." She softly responded, her voice as faint as a mosquito's buzz, yet filled with endless reliance and deep affection.

After a moment of tenderness, the two began to process the Ink Dragon's corpse.

The Ink Dragon was a treasure from head to tail; its tendons, hide, and bones were all excellent Materials for refining Magic Treasures, and its gall bladder was an even better treasure for Core Formation...

The two worked together, and soon all the useful Materials were stripped away.

Nangong Wan watched Lin Feng's skilled movements and couldn't help but smile, "You're quite proficient."

Lin Feng chuckled, "Traveling the Cultivation World, it's always good to have many skills."

After the Materials were separated, Lin Feng did not leave immediately.

He tidied his robes, and with a solemn expression, walked to the Ink Dragon's massive head, bowing deeply.

"Thank you, Brother Ink Dragon," he said softly.

Then, he flicked his finger, and a mid-grade Talisman transformed into a blazing fireball, flying out and landing on the Ink Dragon's corpse.

Fierce flames rose, quickly engulfing the massive dragon body.

Nangong Wan stood by, watching Lin Feng's actions, a hint of surprise flashing in her beautiful eyes.

This Ink Dragon was inherently vicious and the culprit that caused her to lose herself here; Lin Feng's actions left her a little bewildered.

After the Ink Dragon's corpse completely turned to ash, Lin Feng used his Magic to clean up the traces of the area.

Then, the two walked together to the depths of the stone hall.

There, as Nangong Wan had expected, an ancient treasure chest was enshrined.

Nangong Wan stepped forward and gently opened the treasure chest.

Inside the box was not some earth-shattering Magic Treasure Secret Manual, but a key and a Jade Slip.

"This is…!" Nangong Wan picked up the key, a hint of joy appearing on her pretty face.

She then picked up the Jade Slip and extended her Divine Sense into it.

A moment later, she showed a pensive expression, "This Jade Slip records three Talismans rumored to have been passed down by Immortal Master Tianfu, an ancient Cultivator of the Soul Transformation Stage. Two of them have long since completely disappeared from the Human Realm, and the last Talisman is called the [Six Ding Heavenly Armor Talisman]. This Talisman can condense a Spiritual Qi battle armor on the body, whose power is far beyond what Cultivators of the Human Realm can imagine."

"However, according to the Jade Slip, the place where this Talisman is located cannot be entered by anyone who is not a Soul Transformation Cultivator, so it seems we can only plan for it later," Nangong Wan continued with some regret.

Lin Feng, however, was not very interested in this Talisman. While his current System store did not have top-tier Talismans, as his strength increased, he estimated that his backpack would be filled with top-tier Talismans. He smiled, "If it's useful to you, Wan'er, then keep it."

Nangong Wan was not polite either, putting the Jade Slip and the key into her Storage Pouch.

With this matter concluded, it was time to part.

The Blood Forbidden Ground was about to close, and they had to hurry to the exit.

A faint sense of reluctance welled up in Nangong Wan's heart.

The long journey of cultivation meant frequent partings were the norm.

She suppressed the reluctance in her heart and said seriously, "Lin Feng, we should go out."

Lin Feng nodded, but his gaze swept over her, and he suddenly asked, "By the way, Wan'er, if you go out looking like this, won't there be some trouble?"

Nangong Wan was startled by his words, and then her expression changed slightly.

She suddenly remembered that when she entered the Blood Forbidden Ground, she had forcibly activated a Secret Manual, causing her Cultivation Technique to backfire, her cultivation to drop to the Qi Refinement Stage, and her appearance to revert to that of a sixteen-year-old.

Her Senior Sister in the Sect knew about this.

If she were to go out in her current Core Formation body…

Which of the Core Formation Elders from the other major Sects wouldn't recognize her as Nangong Elder of the Yanyue Sect?

They would see through it at a glance!

"This…" Nangong Wan's beautiful brows furrowed, and she became a little anxious for a moment, "What should I do?"

Her current state was completely different from when she entered the Forbidden Ground, and she couldn't explain it.

If a discerning person noticed, not only would she be in trouble, but it might also implicate the Yanyue Sect.

Even her affair with Lin Feng might be exposed because of this.