Middle finger!
It turned green!
"Good! Very good! Excellent! All five ladies are neat and whole!"
Li Tianming burst into hearty laughter.
He had Yinghuo, Miaomiao, and the others check the changes outside, then decisively used the Dark Arm on his left hand to break the formation lock on the middle finger.
This was the step that Yi Taoyao had never been able to handle!
Thus, she widened her eyes and watched with exceptional care.
"So, you're a powerful formation spiritist?" she asked.
"Yes, he is."
Yinghuo answered for him.
"Oh." Yi Taoyao glanced at it and said, "You little chick are rather cute."
"???"
Yinghuo shrank back.
Throughout history, advanced mounts had cast no small shadow over it.
"Big sister, what about me?"
Miaomiao blinked its big eyes and looked innocently at Yi Taoyao.
"You... are even cuter."
Since she had no lifebound beast, she was utterly charmed by its adorableness.
"I want a hug," Miaomiao said in its tiny milky voice.
"...Fine!"
The moment Yi Taoyao picked it up, Miaomiao stretched lazily and fell asleep in her arms.
Before falling asleep, it even cast Li Tianming a disdainful look and said through soul communication, "Did you see that? This meow effortlessly found its way into the 'Habitat at the Peak of Beauty'!"
Li Tianming was furious enough to choke.
"Little Brother Meow, you're so damn slutty," Yinghuo said in "awe."
"Brother Chicken, you don't understand. I'm sacrificing myself to keep this woman steady for Boss. By melting her heart, I'm preventing her from suddenly ambushing Boss. This meow is pouring out its heart and blood—you all need to understand."
"Bleurgh!"
Silver Dust, Xianxian, and Lanhuang all threw up together.
While they chattered away, Li Tianming broke the middle finger's formation lock, and his celestial soul once again