The Spirit Boat was fully equipped inside.
It had not only several separate Cultivation Chambers, but also a Pill Refining Room, a Spirit Beast Room, a Spirit Plantation Room, and more. However, it was not a Grotto-Heaven Treasure, so everything had to be put away before it was shrunk down.
Chen Lin walked into one of the Cultivation Chambers.
"Finished cultivating, Brother Chen?"
Liu Rumian opened her eyes and rose to her feet, respect evident in her words and bearing.
Chen Lin looked at her helplessly.
"I already told you not to be so formal. When you act like this, I don't even know how to get along with you anymore. Where's the old you? Show me the bold spirit Liu Rumian used to have!"
Liu Rumian shook her head.
"Brother Chen, you're now an esteemed elder of the Alliance, your strength rivals the peak Void Realm, and you're the captain on this journey. I must show you respect. Anything else would be inappropriate."
"Why bother with so many rules?"
Chen Lin did not care in the slightest.
"We're friends-even closer than friends. There's no need to stand on ceremony. Just treat me normally."
But Liu Rumian offered no further response.
Seeing this, Chen Lin shook his head helplessly.
Her mindset had changed. He could not change it back, so he could only let her be.
He changed the subject. "How do you feel now? Is there any sign that the mark is continuing to weaken?"
That was what he had come to ask.
She had kept eating Mother Steamed Bun all this time, and he had not asked about it for roughly a year. He needed to check on her progress.
"It's hardly having any effect anymore."
Liu Rumian sighed.
"How much has it weakened so far?"
"Less than