The entire sect is obsessed with love, but I'm the only one who's truly insane.

The two forces clashed once again. This time, the power of ice and snow carried a chilling aura, truly making people feel what winter was all about. It swept through everything in its path, its four five-sided blades piercing through the moonlight power. Then, the ice crystals continued to expand, completely tearing the moonlight apart.

The two birds couldn't help but shiver. Although they knew Zhen Liu was cold, they didn't know her coldness was so terrifying.

Lin Du's spiritual energy reserves were naturally inferior to those of the rabbit with its companion stone. She tried to persuade it, "Let's make a deal. If we don't want to go out, then we don't have to. Can I leave?"

"All things that last in the world are nothing but illusions and fleeting moments."

The rabbit was no longer recognizable; if one had to describe it, it resembled a large, white, plush beast with two bright red gems, like tears of blood, embedded in its face. The gems shone with an eerie light, carrying an endless sense of extremism.

Han Yueling's voice slowly grew hoarse, "Traitor, you who abandoned your homeland, do you still want to leave?"

Lin Du sighed and summoned the Floating Life Fan. "What if I said that my companion stone was stolen? I had no choice but to leave my hometown and search for it everywhere."

Han Yueling seemed to hesitate for a moment, then roared, "That's because you're incompetent!"

Lin Du: ...She's actually quite capable; she managed to kill Xue Ling.

But that didn't stop her from launching into a tirade: "So what if you're so capable? If you're so capable, why can't you see that she's determined to die! Why can't you see her longing for the world!"

Han Yueling instantly bristled. The huge white furry object swelled up, irregularly forming many sharp points. With a roar, it bared its teeth and charged towards Lin Du.

The moonlight poured out, but this time it seemed to follow the will of the moon spirit, thick and sticky like slippery thoughts, surging out and overwhelming Lin Du.

"You can see the desires in people's hearts, but you can't see hers? Are you really unable to see them, or are you just running away?"

Lin Du's spiritual power was finally fully gathered. With a wave of his fan, a blizzard swept out of the hazy world, colliding with the viscous moonlight with the force of an avalanche. Ice and snow flew everywhere, and countless crystalline fragments, carrying killing intent, rushed straight towards the frizzy dumpling.

But this time, Han Yueling's madness far exceeded her expectations.

The blizzard was enveloped and swallowed by the viscous moonlight. The clear power mixed with countless snowflakes and ice crystals that washed in, tangling into a granular texture, and continued to spread, like a patterned, shiny silk trying to devour Lin Du as well.

Lin Du retreated hastily, leaping high into the air like a falcon bursting into flight.

This kind of attrition is definitely not a solution.

With the power she has stored up, it is certainly not enough to consume.

Lin Du popped a handful of pills into his mouth to calm his aching heart and depleted dantian caused by overexertion.

The essence of the Snow Essence Pill cannot be used anymore; otherwise, it will not be digested by her, but rather she will be digested.

Then I'll have to push my limits.

Lin Du leaped through the air repeatedly, dodging the oncoming attacks, and unleashed his spiritual power once more.

This time, it was the freezing domain that Lin Du first comprehended after obtaining the Floating Life Fan.

Frost covered the silvery-gray ground, as if it were alive, trying little by little to freeze everything, whether it was alive or not, it would be covered by frost and snow.

The world has been molded into an unchanging glass sculpture by the cold, desolate pressure.

Now that it has absorbed the Snow Essence Pill and undergone transformation, the freezing speed is faster and the freezing is more solid.

But that couldn't stop the rampaging, huge, frizzy dumpling for too long.

In a cultivator's battle, even delaying them for a mere breath is enough.

Lin Du raised his hand and unleashed his last trump card, pouring out his divine sense.

The man in blue robes hovered in the air, surrounded by countless hiltless short blades. These blades were made of different materials and colors, and were engraved with different intricate patterns. The scene was spectacular and bizarre.

Lin Du activated his divine sense, and the short blades rushed forward in unison, circling around the frost-covered Cold Moon Spirit at an excessively fast speed, before landing haphazardly in different positions.

These actions were completed in the span of three breaths.

Eight short blades were thrust directly into the surrounding stones, quickly forming a closed array.

The other thirty-six short blades pierced the ground with a clang and hovered in the air, seemingly chaotic, until Lin Du unfolded his folding fan again, and the heavy snow arrived as expected.

As the snowflakes formed from spiritual energy passed by these short blades, they instantly transformed into lines, becoming streams of light. Like threading a needle, these lines of spiritual energy formed crisscrossing among the thirty-six short blades.

The power of the frizzy dumpling finally exploded, scattering ice shards and deflecting the short blade.

Little did they know that this was exactly what Lin Du wanted.

The previously connected battle lines resembled a cage that was contracting inward and under suppression. Now, with Han Yueling's explosion, the short blades all flattened outward, and the golden battle lines also instantly expanded outward, the cage enlarged, and the Vajra Cage was fully formed.

Han Yueling crashed solidly into the array wall, causing the Vajra Cage to tremble. The aftershocks spread outwards, accompanied by the sound of ice and snow shattering.

The impact didn't destroy the trapping formation, but the frizzy dumpling was left dizzy and seeing stars, letting out a low growl of impotent rage.

Lin Du knew that it would take time for the powerful Han Yue Ling to break free from this trap, so he could only try to think of a solution as soon as possible.

After setting up the second backup formation, she landed in front of the Vajra Cage and saw that Han Yueling inside was frantically ramming against the cage. Not only were the formation patterns vibrating, but the ball inside was also being pounded by its own impact, making it very elastic. If this were a solid cage rather than one made of force, it could turn itself into a flowing liquid and crawl out.

Lin Du sighed, "Calm down, she's been gone for many years."

Her response was a huge impact, followed by a wail of pain.

"It's not like you haven't tried to understand her. Otherwise, you wouldn't have set up so many lively scenes in the illusion, the joys of the human world, the hustle and bustle of the city. You pieced together a concrete human world from the mirages of countless passersby. Don't you understand?"

"Of course you can choose to be alone, and I also like to be alone, but after being alone for a long time, you will always want to go to a lively place or find someone to walk with."

"So..." Lin Du said gently, "You really don't want to go and see?"

"She's dead, so wouldn't it be better for you to watch the world's drama in her place?"

Han Yueling paused for a moment, her ruby-like eyes staring at her for a long time.

Just when Lin Du thought it had been persuaded, Han Yue Ling finished charging up its power and bang!

The power of the moonlight completely destroyed the cage. Thirty-six short blades were knocked away and scattered. The enormous force gave Lin Du the illusion that his internal organs had been shattered. A metallic taste rose in his throat. He endured this feeling, which he was already very familiar with, and thrust the Floating Life Fan, which he had prepared with spiritual power, straight into the ground.

Silver array patterns appeared, and the overwhelming force of Mount Tai crushed the dough into a blanket.

Lin Du pressed forward, retracting one of his short blades. The silver blade gleamed coldly as he pressed it against Han Yueling's neck.

"Since you're unwilling, then I'll skin you alive and dismember you." Lin Du casually wiped the blood from the corner of his lips, his gaze gentle and his tone tender. "Skinning you alive and dismembering you, I do this almost every day."

"There is a famous local snack called spicy rabbit head."

"Actually, I think braised rabbit legs are pretty good too. As for rabbit tenderloin, I prefer stir-fried rabbit cubes. What do you think?"

The two birds, too frozen to move, stared wide-eyed at the same time.

Yue Han shuddered, her spiritual energy leaking out. "She...she...Zhen Liu said she...peels skin and dismembers bones every day?"

"What if she turns us into spicy orioles and stir-fried peacock pieces too?"

Huang Xuan shuddered: ...Good question.