It turns out, they were the main characters.

Just as Mu Zhian was about to knock on the door again, the door suddenly opened, and Lin Ling, dressed in a plain white dress, was alone by the window, her full breasts pressed against the table, her silver hair cascading down her back, and her delicate white feet dangling.

Noticing Mu Zhian's presence, Lin Ling merely glanced at him before silently averting her gaze.

Then, three large characters appeared on the ground: "Who are you?"

Lin Ling is a very emotional girl. When she's happy, she'll call out to you in a cutesy way. Even if you tease her, she won't get angry because she knows you mean well.

In the Dao Integration Realm, Lin Ling is probably the only one who is as innocent as a little girl.

Lin Ling was naturally unhappy that she had been forgotten by Mu Zhi'an for several days.

Although I go out to find food by myself every day, and she keeps me company, I still feel lonely sometimes.

Mu Zhian calmly put down his plate and smiled, "I'm sorry, but I think Sister Lin Ling should know about the Ascension Conference recently... I've been so busy with the Ascension Conference these past few days that I only had time to prepare some snacks for you today."

Lin Ling glanced at Mu Zhian, snorted softly, rested her chin on her hand, and turned her face away, not wanting to pay him any attention.

But after much persuasion from Mu Zhian, and with the temptation of the snacks, Lin Ling's brows gradually relaxed, and she reached out and picked up a small piece of ice cream, gently biting into it.

"Aaaa~"

As the food gradually melted in her mouth, a joyful expression appeared on Lin Ling's face, and she happily began to eat.

She thought for a moment, then quickly stuffed a small piece of pastry from the plate into his arms and wrote on the table: "Here's some for you, eat it when you get hungry during your practice tonight."

“…Thank you, but I’m not hungry.” Mu Zhian politely declined.

After delivering the snacks, Lin Ling's mood improved considerably. Mu Zhian didn't bother her much, only mentioning that someone might attack him recently and asking if she could help keep an eye on him.

After that, he left the room without disturbing Lin Ling any further, intending to meditate and cultivate for a while.

After all, what if staying by Lin Ling's side scares her?

……

"Have they arrived?"

Nearly half an hour later, Mu Zhian suddenly heard a terrifying howling wind faintly emanating from the void.

He slowly opened his eyes.

The space in the room seemed to ripple slightly.

Whoosh!

Then, from that space, it seemed as if an eye suddenly opened, like a dragon opening its beastly gaze!

From those beastly eyes, an unseen creature burst forth!

"So it turns out it's similar to Gu Boxing's Dream Killing Technique from that day? How disappointing."

After taking a few glances, Mu Zhian couldn't help but chuckle. Knowing that Lin Ling was secretly watching over him, he naturally had nothing to fear.

"No, this doesn't seem to be a dream-killing technique, but rather... a nightmare?"

Mu Zhian suddenly noticed this unusual thing. The moment the Void Nightmare burst out of the space, he seemed to think of something interesting and then summoned the Eight Desolate Dream Map.

A terrifying, eerie wind swept through the air, like a vast army. The nightmare in the void opened its eerie eyes and stared intently at Mu Zhi'an.

However, as the Eight Desolations Dream Map unfolded, the Void Nightmare seemed to pause for a moment.

It tilted its head slightly, blinked its only eye, and stared intently at the Eight Desolations Dream Map that Mu Zhi'an had unfolded.

Then, those eerie eyes lit up.

The spiritual energy of an innate Dao embryo!

Although it has little intelligence, Nightmare enjoys eating dreams, and the Eight Desolate Dream Map can continuously create dreams, which even contain spiritual energy nurtured by innate Dao embryos.

For a creature like a nightmare, the Eight Desolate Dream Map is an unparalleled treasure.

A strange, pitch-black mist emanated from the Void Nightmare, its billowing fog filled with mystery, while its eye shone brighter than ever before.

Looking at the nightmare that hovered in mid-air like a needle, Mu Zhian laughed and said, "You're quite clever."

The Eight Desolations Dream Map slowly descended from mid-air and quietly unfolded. Within the scroll, countless dreams appeared silently, causing the Void Nightmare's body to continuously emit excited black mist.

"I thought it was a dream-killing technique, but it turned out to be a nightmare... and judging from this, it's a nightmare that can travel through the void. Xiao Hua is really quite capable."

Mu Zhian's smile became more amused as he calmly observed the creature before him.

He generously extended his hand towards the Void Nightmare and smiled, "If it's to my use, all of this is yours."

He wasn't worried that the nightmare would reject him or attack him.

after all……

Mu Zhian glanced at the windowsill.

Lin Ling held the plate, eating pastries while blinking her clear red eyes, tilting her head to examine the nightmare from the windowsill.

At this moment, the Void Nightmare seemed to be petrified, blinking as it stared at Mu Zhi'an, then looked at the Eight Desolate Dream Map in front of it.

hum!

Its body suddenly trembled violently, and then a black light shot out from its eyes and entered Mu Zhian's consciousness.

Under the master-servant contract, the Void Nightmare, whose intelligence was not yet high, finally succumbed to the Eight Desolate Dream Map after a brief moment of contemplation.

After Mu Zhian felt the master-servant contract enter his brain, a somewhat intriguing smile appeared on his face.

So he had already said that these chosen ones were all extremely valuable treasure-hunting rats.

He sized up the creature that had signed the contract and was now staring at him expectantly, seemingly eager to enter the Eight Desolate Dream Map, and smiled:

"Don't worry, I'll raise you until you're plump and healthy."

"But before that, I need you to act out a play with me."

Therefore, he needed to consult Ye Qingxin about cultivation issues first.

……

One hour later.

"Senior Ye, then I will take my leave now and visit you another day."

Inside the main hall, Mu Zhian had just finished asking Ye Qingxin some questions about cultivation when he got up to leave.

"Your aura seems a bit weaker than yesterday. Talent is certainly one of the foundations of cultivation, but you must remember not to get caught up in trivial matters and forget your roots. Most of the geniuses I have seen in the past have perished because of pride and indulgence," Ye Qingxin instructed.

After spending these days together, Ye Qingxin found Mu Zhian more and more pleasing to the eye. After Mu Zhian spoke frankly about what she had done in his fantasy that day, she came to terms with it.

Looking at the young man who was bowing respectfully in front of her, Ye Qingxin couldn't help but offer him a gentle reminder.

When she was guiding Mu Zhi'an's cultivation, she noticed the flow of spiritual energy in his cauldron. Now she could naturally see that the spiritual energy in Mu Zhi'an's body was much weaker than before.

It's obvious that it must be due to yesterday's dual cultivation with the Azure Emperor.

Even though he was only at the Refining God Realm, he wasn't much of a help to the Azure Emperor. The Azure Emperor should have known this, but... the Azure Emperor still took action.

However, Mu Zhi'an was the Azure Emperor's Daoist partner, so she naturally couldn't say anything.

"I understand, thank you for your guidance, senior." Mu Zhian solemnly accepted Ye Qingxin's advice.

Of course, while it's true that sometimes Mu Zhian does want to sleep with someone, more often than not now, he has no choice...

Ye Qingxin nodded slightly, becoming increasingly satisfied with Mu Zhian.

Although her spiritual sense was weak, she could still sense that the spiritual energy in Mu Zhian's innate furnace was much less than yesterday, so she could guess the general idea.

The reason I reminded Mu Zhian to focus on cultivation instead of becoming obsessed with the Azure Emperor was simply for his own good, and I had no other intentions.

Watching Mu Zhian's departing figure, Ye Qingxin also withdrew her gaze and was about to close her eyes to rest.

"Has your innate furnace vessel undergone some kind of mutation?"

Just then, Ye Qingxin seemed to sense something and stared intently at Mu Zhian's back, as if she could see the innate furnace through his body.

Mu Zhian abruptly stopped and turned around to look.

Ye Qingxin got up from the chair and walked down the steps, wearing a long black and red dress with the hem trailing on the ground.

She walked gracefully to the palace gate, her fiery red figure ethereal and otherworldly, with what seemed like tiny, fiery red flames dancing in her hair, which naturally cascaded down to her calves.

If Yao Meng is a fairy with ethereal beauty, then Ye Qingxin is more like a witch emerging from flames, both pure and alluring.

Finally, she stepped onto the red carpet and walked up to Mu Zhian, immediately noticing the infatuated look in his eyes.

"Is it pretty?"

Ye Qingxin's clear, cold voice rang out. If Mu Zhian had dared to look at her like that before, he would probably have been punished by her.

However, Ye Qingxin's red eyes showed no displeasure; instead, they sparkled with surprise and delight.

Mu Zhian came to his senses and sighed sincerely, "Your appearance is truly breathtaking."

At this moment, saying that he dared not offend his senior would seem hypocritical and would hardly bring him closer to Ye Qingxin. It would be better to be more frank.

Upon hearing this, Ye Qingxin couldn't help but smile, a faint smile appearing at the corners of her mouth.

"I observe that your innate furnace seems different from yesterday, as if it is gradually expanding...?" she asked casually, her gaze fixed on Mu Zhi'an's eyes.

She had previously confirmed Mu Zhian's innate furnace, which was clearly only at the Void Returning Realm level back then. But now, this innate furnace was gradually expanding...

Although the change was extremely subtle because Mu Zhian had not yet refined the Dao Heart Pill, it still could not escape her notice.

"It seems nothing can be hidden from you, senior. Last night, Sister Qingdi gifted me a Dao Heart Pill," Mu Zhi'an answered truthfully without concealing anything.

Upon hearing this, Ye Qingxin's eyes also showed a hint of interest.

She naturally knew the effects of the Dao Heart Pill, but she didn't expect the Azure Emperor to act so quickly, having already sent the Dao Heart Pill to Mu Zhi'an.

"After you refine the Dao Heart Pill in the future, your innate furnace will probably be comparable to the peak of the Returning to Emptiness stage, and you will be close to the Dao Enlightenment stage," Ye Qingxin said quietly.

"However, it seems you haven't refined it yet. Have you encountered some kind of bottleneck?" Ye Qingxin continued to ask.

Upon hearing this, Mu Zhian couldn't help but smile wryly: "To be honest, the refining method of the Dao Heart Pill is not as simple as that of normal pills. I am still somewhat confused about how to refine it..."

Mu Zhian wasn't lying about this. Dao Xin Dan is different from ordinary pills. After all, normal pills are refined in a cauldron, but Dao Xin Dan needs to be integrated into a natural cauldron.

The refining method is naturally different from that of normal pills.

"If I could meet Senior Luo Tan, I would know how to refine it. I was just thinking of waiting to see if I could meet Senior Luo Tan..."

Ye Qingxin pondered for a moment, then smiled sweetly: "In that case, I will make the decision for you and invite her over. I also have some things to do with her."

Mu Zhian hesitated for a long time before sincerely bowing his head and thanking her, "Then thank you very much, senior."