Mortal: I am the young sect master of the Thousand Illusions Sect

Su Mixin felt dizzy and disoriented, as if her internal organs had shifted.

At the other end of the teleportation array, inside a pitch-black cave, Su Mixin was just about to take a step with her right leg when she couldn't hold on any longer and collapsed to the ground, unable to stop herself from gagging.

After a while, Su Mixin changed her posture, sat cross-legged, and began to practice the Maha Boundless Great Freedom Visualization Method.

After a full half day, Su Mixin finally fully recovered and got up.

"After the wind, open the Marauder's Map."

"Yes, Master. We are currently on a small island with a diameter of seven kilometers. No human traces have been found within the Marauder's Map detection range."

Su Mixin nodded, took out a luminous pearl, first scanned the teleportation array and found it unobstructed, then looked at a stone gate not far away.

After opening the stone door, they walked up the long blue stone steps until they were blocked by a huge boulder. Su Mixin summoned four puppets, which quickly crushed the boulder, and finally they were out of the cave.

A damp, salty smell wafted over her as Su Mixin flew into the air, gazing at the vast, boundless sea in the distance.

Before leaving, Su Mixin found a huge rock and completely blocked the entrance to the cave again.

Considering that the waters around Kuixing Island are located southwest of Tianxing City, Su Mixin commanded the Yellow Crystal Boat to fly north, making it easier to spot human traces.

……

Several days later, Su Mixin finally arrived at her destination – Xiaohuan Island.

This island-hunting trip went exceptionally smoothly.

At that time, Su Mixin had only been away from the nameless desert island for half a day. Relying on the huge detection range of the Marauder's Map, she found a large sea ship.

The ship carried more than ten Qi Refining cultivators and a group of ordinary mortals. Su Mixin quietly boarded the ship, avoiding everyone's eyes and ears, and locked onto a Qi Refining cultivator who was alone.

He used a replica of the Miro Illusion Mirror to subtly control his opponent, using illusions to maintain control for a full day.

With the help of the immortal cultivator's photographic memory and Feng Hou's assistance, Su Mixin mastered the common language of the Chaotic Star Sea in a single day. At the same time, she obtained a simplified sea map of the surrounding sea area through that cultivator.

From then on, the path became clear, and everything went smoothly, leading directly to Xiao Huan Island.

This small island is not large, with a diameter of less than seventy miles. The entire island is within the monitoring coverage of the live map, with no blind spots.

Su Mixin ignored the mortal town with its smoke rising from the east side of the island and flew straight to the small mountain range on the west side of the island.

His mind stirred slightly, and he whispered, "Feng Hou, search for the target: the Gold-Eating Insect."

The next moment, Feng Hou's cold voice rang out: "Master, target's tracks have been detected."

Guided by the wind, Su Mixin continued to excavate downwards, deep into the earth.

He discovered that beneath Little Island, there was once a vein of spirit minerals of unknown origin, but it had long since been devoured by swarms of insects, leaving only a vast, interconnected network of empty caves.

Finally, at the deepest point nearly 300 meters underground, he found the swarm of gold-devouring insects that had gathered together on their own due to prolonged lack of food. He then seized the opportunity to wipe them all out.

Half a day later, Su Mixin calmly left Xiaohuan Island.

Inside his world ring, a shimmering silver sphere had appeared, with hundreds of gold-devouring insects tightly embracing it.

Next, Su Mixin finalized her plans.

He still had a shortage of demon essence liquid during his Foundation Establishment stage, so he planned to hunt second- to fourth-level demon beasts in this sea area to make up for it.

He deliberately changed direction and headed further southwest into the deep sea.

There, traces of human activity gradually decreased, while the density of demonic beasts increased. In addition, the detection range of the live point map was comparable to the divine sense coverage of a Nascent Soul cultivator, making it easy and effortless to search for traces of demonic beasts.

More than twenty days later, Su Mixin activated her hearthstone and returned to the quiet room of the Mixin Hall in the Thousand Illusions Sect.

This harvest was quite fruitful. Not only did it completely replenish the demon essence liquid needed to reach the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage, but it also allowed the hunting of more than ten demon beasts to supply the Golden Feather and the Gold-Eating Insect Swarm in the coming years, as well as the two Blood Jade Spiders that were still hatching.

……

Upon leaving the quiet room, Su Mixin immediately sought out Yan Ruyan.

Having just brought her to the Thousand Illusions Sect, where she was unfamiliar with the place and people, to then abandon her and disappear into seclusion for a whole month is truly going too far.

He felt a pang of guilt.

With her divine sense sweeping across the area, Su Mixin headed to the back garden. Passing through the paths shaded by layers of flowers and trees, she indeed saw a graceful figure standing quietly by the koi pond.

Yan Ruyan, dressed in a plain white dress, looked down at the spirit fish swimming in the pond. Her figure was slender and gentle, but her shoulders were slightly tense, and she exuded a faint aloofness, clearly indicating that she was holding back some resentment.

Hearing the light footsteps behind her, Yan Ruyan did not move or turn around. A faint hint of annoyance lingered between her brows. Her silent demeanor clearly showed that she was resentful about being neglected for the past month.

Su Mixin walked slowly closer, knowing she was in the wrong, and didn't say anything to defend herself, only softly saying, "Ruyan."

Yan Ruyan's body stiffened slightly, but she still didn't turn her head. Only her long eyelashes trembled gently, revealing a hint of grievance and awkwardness.

Seeing her childlike appearance, Su Mixin stepped forward, and before the other could speak, she gently put her arm around her shoulder and picked her up in a gentle, horizontal embrace.

Caught off guard, Yan Ruyan gasped in surprise, instinctively reaching out to hug his neck. She looked up at him, her eyes filled with astonishment, the pent-up anger from before instantly dissipating.

"It was my fault." Su Mixin looked down at the beauty in her arms, her tone tinged with apology. "After going into seclusion, I felt a breakthrough and was delayed for too long, leaving you here alone and neglected."

He carried the light-footed Yan Ruyan, turned and left the back garden, following the familiar path to the tea room they had visited before.

The comfortable velvet-covered recliner in the tea room remains exactly as it was back then.

Su Mixin stepped forward slowly, sat down gently, and then turned slightly to pull Yan Ruyan onto her lap, holding her firmly in her arms.

A warm breath suddenly drew near, and the intimate distance made Yan Ruyan's cheeks flush slightly. The pent-up frustration from before dissipated. She turned her head slightly, still trying to feign aloofness, but Su Mixin firmly held her waist, not allowing her to retreat even an inch.

"Let me make amends properly."

Su Mixin whispered softly, lowered her head and leaned closer, capturing her soft lips with a gentle, lingering kiss, slowly melting away all the grievances and displeasure in her heart.

After a long while, Su Mixin stepped back slightly, gently stroking her delicate profile with her fingertips. Gazing at her flushed ears and gentle eyes, she softly comforted her, patiently staying with her to make up for the month of emptiness and neglect.

……

The two spent the whole day together intimately. Su Mixin explained to Yan Ruyan that she was about to break through her limits and gained the other's understanding.

So the next day, Su Mixin entered the meditation room again and began her long-term seclusion.

Looking at the tightly closed door of the quiet room, Yan Ruyan suddenly felt that her cultivation had become slightly lax, so she quickly moved into her newly built private palace and began to cultivate diligently.