"I've essentially put an airtight lid on this container of mine. Although the spiritual energy outside is abundant, it can't get into this lidded bucket for now, so I won't end up in your situation."
At this point, Lin Ming's tone grew slightly more solemn. "After all, we've only just entered the Great Thousand World. We're unfamiliar with this place and know nothing of what lies ahead. The conversion process for spiritual energy cannot be completed in a short time. If both of us fall into the weak period of conversion at once, then if anything unexpected happens, I'm afraid we won't be able to respond in time."
"So I can only begin my conversion after you have finished yours. That way, we can ensure that at least one of us always retains our full strength."
"That way, if some blind fool really tries to attack us at this time, with me here, they won't be able to stir up any trouble."
As Zi Yan listened to Lin Ming, a complicated look flashed through her purple-gold dragon eyes.
There was gratitude, heartache, and a trace of quiet reproach.
Lin Ming was always like this, shielding her from everything. He could clearly have converted first, yet he had left safety to her and kept the danger for himself.
However, Zi Yan did not say anything more to thank him. There had long been no need for such words between them.
At that moment, she merely nodded heavily and, without wasting another instant, immersed her entire mind into the conversion of spiritual energy.
Only by completing the conversion as quickly as possible could she protect Lin Ming, allowing him to enter the process sooner as well. That was the best response she could give him.
For a time, the riverbank was shrouded