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

When Lin Du left, he only told Feng Chao and also drafted a list of items to be handed over to the inner treasury within the secret realm and a method for handling them. Those that should be sold would be handed over to his senior brother to sell, and those that should be kept would have their market controlled.

According to the sect's rules, when disciples travel, they must hand over about 30% of their earnings to the sect's treasury. This is partly to repay their own families and partly to benefit their fellow disciples in case of emergencies.

But when Yan Qing pulled out a mine and a large pile of Moon Crystals, the few cultivators fell into a brief silence.

"How is this any different from our senior uncles carrying back a spiritual vein?" He Gui crossed his arms, deeply moved by the meaning of lineage and profound lineage.

"The difference might be that spiritual veins can't be sold, but we can sell these for thousands of years, so at least we won't be so poor that we can't afford to pay our annual allowances." Mu Chen said with a sigh, holding an abacus.

Feng Chao expressed his satisfaction, "As per your uncle's instructions, this mountain will be stored in the main warehouse. You can take it whenever you need it. As for the spiritual plants and ores you obtain, you can dispose of them as you see fit."

After the group finished submitting their reports, they gathered in the sect where no adults were watching to divide the Moon Crystals. Five people formed a circle with a large pile of Moon Crystals in the middle, grinding and counting as they "divided the spoils".

With Junior Uncle not around, the five of them decided to grind his portion as well.

"One for me, Junior Uncle, and one for me." Ni Jinxuan put down two polished crystals.

"Junior Uncle, one jin for me, one jin for me." Yan Qing took out the weighing scale, and Ni Jinxuan gave him an approving look.

"Junior Uncle, one cart for me, one cart for me..." Yuan Ye said without even looking up.

Mo Lin: ?

Yan Qing and Ni Jinxuan looked at Yuan Ye, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

"Isn't this just you guys inflating the company's value?" Yuan Ye rubbed the crystal in his hand. "Oh, by the way, where exactly did Junior Uncle go?"

"I heard from the sect leader that he was summoned to seclusion by Grandmaster Lin Tuan?" Ni Jinxuan tilted her head and thought for a moment. "Junior Uncle also left a secret letter for Senior Brother, saying that it should be given to him after Master comes out of seclusion."

Mo Lin nodded, "Yes, Master Uncle's cultivation has been suppressed for many years, so he broke through to the fifth level very quickly. Master will probably have to go into seclusion for several more years. It seems that Junior Uncle will also have to go into seclusion for several more years."

"Ah, several years." Ni Jinxuan's eyes dimmed slightly. "That's a long time."

Xia Tian paused, his hand still holding the crystal. "However... Junior Uncle is going into seclusion to advance his cultivation level this time... wouldn't that mean..."

The five people looked at each other and simultaneously gasped.

"Advancing to the Radiant Sun Realm?"

In the five thousand years of history of Zhongzhou, what geniuses start preparing to advance to the Huiyang Realm in their twenties?

The person preparing for the advancement was far from relaxed. She sat alone on the flying boat, holding a pot of the sect's strongest Baiyunluan wine. She tilted her head back and took a sip aimlessly. The spicy wine burned all the way from her throat to her lungs and stomach, but that was all.

She could feel her body freezing inch by inch. Her heartbeat was weak, her blood flow was slow, and each pulse felt like an illusory pain as ice shards pierced her body. Her bones felt like they had been drained of their marrow, and she felt like a frozen fish that could be used as a murder weapon. It was a testament to her strong will that she could maintain a normal curvature.

Chu Guanmeng tapped the spiritual bond barrier between the two, and then emerged on its own from a bright and translucent bead that had appeared on Lin Du's red rope. It was the key to the miniature world.

The two shared an equal spiritual bond, and although Lin Du was the master of the Cold Moon Secret Realm, Chu Guanmeng could come and go freely because of this spiritual bond.

"Do you have any more beef jerky?" The rabbit found a place to sit down and stretched out a paw.

A strong aroma of liquor wafted into Chu Guanmeng's nostrils. She tilted her head, glancing suspiciously at Lin Du. "You wouldn't be... suffering a backlash and about to transform into a spirit, would you?"

Lin Du took another swig of wine.

She wasn't afraid of the cold, but the feeling was indeed unpleasant. A sip of wine could warm her up for a while, even if only for a short time.

"Hey, serves you right for eating whatever you want, you're hopeless now." Chu Guanmeng laughed. "Don't worry, we're still on an equal contract anyway, I'll inherit everything you have, including your little world."

Lin Du glanced at it lazily. "Want some duck leg?"

Chu Guanmeng quickly took it with her paws and slowly began to nibble on it.

"I'm not saying anything, but why are you so upset about Swallowing Snow Spirit? Aren't you the most talented?"

"Yes," Lin Du shook the wine jug, "If you want to directly obtain a large amount of power, there's no way there's no price to pay."

"It's because I'm the most talented that I was able to pull through, is there a problem with that?"

Chu Guanmeng: ...

"And another thing," Lin Du pointed to its paws, "you'd better wipe your paws clean before you land, or I'll throw you overboard!"

The rabbit, who was gnawing on a duck leg, paused, then bared its teeth at her menacingly, "I'll eat you alive!"

"We can't eat it raw, and we can't harm each other because of our equal spiritual bond." Lin Du was pouring more wine for them.

The rabbit looked at her suspiciously. "What are you drinking? Give me a sip too."

Lin Du lifted his eyelids to glance at it, then casually picked up an iron basin and poured a shallow amount of water for it.

Chu Guanmeng licked her paws and muttered, "Who do you think you are! Just that little bit."

Lin Du glanced at the size of the iron basin he was eating from, remained silent for a moment, then turned the wine pot upside down and poured out half of it. "Drink it. If you can't finish it, I'll throw it in."

"Where are the duck leg bones?" Lin Du was just about to clean up the trash.

"Huh?" Chu Guanmeng looked at her in confusion. "What bone? I ate it."

Lin Du was a little slow to react at this moment, and chuckled, "That's good."

The rabbit tentatively licked it, "Ouch, that hurts! How could you like drinking this stuff?"

"Where did you get your taste buds, you're just a Cold Moon Spirit?" Lin Du frowned, intending to pick up the rabbit and study its structure.

"...I'm respecting my character's persona." Chu Guanmeng saw Lin Du's disdainful and mocking gaze, and feeling unconvinced, she rallied her spirits. "I can drink!"

Lin Du raised his chin, gesturing for it to drink.

The rabbit lifted the iron basin, and a gurgling sound rang out. A moment later, the iron basin crashed to the ground with a clang.

"It's even a little sweet."

The rabbit blinked blankly. "It's just... a little... head-scratching."

With a soft thud, a snow-white rabbit wool blanket appeared on the deck.

Lin Du laughed out loud and turned to look at the increasingly approaching far north. The guiding talisman folded into the shape of a kitten stood beside him, its light growing brighter and brighter.

Even though the warming effect of the wine he had just drunk was about to dissipate, as he approached the far north, a strange excitement welled up in Lin Du's body, and his muscles trembled uncontrollably from the excitement.

That is the birthplace of the Snow Spirit. As far as the eye can see, there is an endless expanse of white. Even though there is no wind or snow at this moment, it is still vast and boundless.

Lin Du squinted and scanned the area, wondering which snowdrift Wei Zhi was buried in and whether he needed to dig him out himself.

The paper kitten's tail stood tall, curving and pointing the way.

Lin Du steered the spirit boat, diligently planning to find the home address and deliver the goods to the door—of course, via SF Express with cash on delivery.

Suddenly, the paper cat's tail pointed straight down. Lin Du picked up the pile of rabbits with one hand, casually draped it over his shoulder as a scarf, held the paper cat in the other hand, made a hand seal to recall the spirit boat, and leaped down.

Not far away, tall snow wolves were hunting a pack of strange, long-haired giants. A cluster of red plum blossoms bloomed in the white snow. The movement of strangers attracted the attention of the wolf pack.

"You really know how to cause me trouble, and now I have to pay extra." Lin Du pinched the paper cat, flattened it, and casually stuffed it into his waistband, while summoning the Floating Life Fan with one hand.

A snow wolf, almost as tall as Mo Lin, howled and pounced. Its robust body collided head-on with a vast and chilling icy spiritual energy. Ice shards grazed the snow wolf's fur, splattering a patch of narrow droplets of blood that froze in mid-air, falling to the ground in a chaotic mess of red and white.

The alpha wolf and the long-haired behemoth sensed the icy aura ingrained in their instincts, and almost immediately let out a long howl, bent their forelimbs, and knelt on the ground, splashing up a cloud of uncompacted ice and snow particles.

That was... a deity belonging solely to their world, descending upon them.