Yue'er could no longer sit still, much less spare the time to scold the little snow fox. Her figure turned, transforming into a streak of white light as she flew into the Ancient Qilin Cave.
She arrived at Fire Cloud Cave on tiptoe, only to see Lin Xuan sitting cross-legged with a peaceful expression, his eyes tightly shut. Above his head, two infants were playing and tussling.
The one on the left was only about an inch tall, his whole body pitch-black as ink, his eyes shining with brilliant light. Needless to say, this was naturally the Demon Infant Lin Xuan had formed long ago.
The one on the right was a little taller than him and seemed slightly sturdier, his entire body gleaming white as snow.
A Nascent Soul!
Young Master had succeeded!
Yue'er was overjoyed. Just as she was about to speak, the two infants also saw her. They exchanged a glance, then both sank into the crown of Lin Xuan's head.
Lin Xuan slowly opened his eyes and stood up.
There was still a trace of weariness on his face. That final tempering by the heart demon had been perilous to the extreme. If he had not used the Demon Infant to hold fast to his spiritual platform, whether he could have made it through safely was still hard to say.
But the heart demon he had experienced seemed different from what was recorded in the ancient texts...
Lin Xuan shook his head. That matter could wait. He smiled at the girl before him.
After successfully condensing his Nascent Soul, Lin Xuan's perception of the outside world had changed. Not only had his divine sense strengthened greatly, even his body had undergone marrow cleansing in the process.
His meridians had expanded and become stronger. Only in this