Let's Go Home

Lin Jiufeng sensed White Fox's surprise and smiled lightly. "Why aren't you seizing the time to cultivate?"

At his words, White Fox immediately began cultivating beside Lin Jiufeng without leaving. Her trust in Lin Jiufeng had grown with each passing day; she was no longer as she had been at the beginning.

The rain continued to fall.

Spiritual energy continued to increase.

Inside the Golden Summit Great Hall, Bai Yunfei, who had been nursing his injuries, suddenly woke with a start. Feeling the surging, turbulent spiritual energy between heaven and earth, he said in disbelief, "Th-this much spiritual energy... what happened?"

At that moment, he recalled what his senior brother had said yesterday.

"Could Senior Brother have caused this?" Bai Yunfei could no longer sit still. He immediately rose and headed for the Scripture Pavilion.

When he arrived at the Scripture Pavilion, he saw Lin Jiufeng in a dark Daoist robe, standing before its entrance and absorbing the rich spiritual energy.

At Lin Jiufeng's feet lay a snow-white fox, as though she had stepped out of the snow itself—beautiful and radiant. She quietly absorbed spiritual energy as she nestled against Lin Jiufeng, completely still.

"Senior Brother, wh-what exactly happened?" Bai Yunfei stared at Lin Jiufeng in shock and asked in a trembling voice.

"Haven't you already seen it?" Lin Jiufeng opened his eyes and smiled.

"All this suddenly increased spiritual energy was drawn down by you, Senior Brother?" Bai Yunfei swallowed hard in astonishment.

"This spiritual energy had always existed in the heavens. I merely happened to draw it down, letting it scatter around the Feather Transformation Sect along with this rain," Lin Jiufeng said truthfully.

"That is far too much spiritual energy." Bai Yunfei found it unbelievable. Overjoyed, he looked at Lin Jiufeng as though he were only a step away from prostrating himself in worship.

"I told you yesterday that you would soon break through the Ninth Restriction," Lin Jiufeng said with a smile.

Bai Yunfei was completely convinced. "From now on, every word Senior Brother says will be golden and jade-like wisdom to me. I will never doubt you in the slightest again."

Lin Jiufeng laughed and scolded, "Why aren't you hurrying back to absorb the spiritual energy? Once this rain ends, the spiritual energy will weaken. Seize the time—don't waste it here."

Bai Yunfei nodded and immediately wanted to fly back to the Golden Summit Great Hall to absorb spiritual energy.

But from the corner of his eye, he spotted White Fox and curiously asked, "Is this a demon fox you raised, Senior Brother?"

He could naturally tell that White Fox already possessed cultivation at the peak of the Fifth Forbidden.

Lin Jiufeng said softly, "She is Senior Brother Zhou Sheng's daughter."

Bai Yunfei stared at White Fox in shock, not knowing what to say.

"I'll explain once this rain is over. Go absorb the spiritual energy first," Lin Jiufeng said.

"All right." Bai Yunfei nodded, suppressing the astonishment in his heart. He flew into the Golden Summit Great Hall and immediately began absorbing spiritual energy.

Without the slightest restraint, he absorbed it madly.

At that moment, the injuries on his body rapidly healed, and his entire aura slowly rose.

Rumble!

Thunder roared as fierce wind and torrential rain continued to pour down.

Within the Feather Transformation Sect, everyone was absorbing spiritual energy.

White Fox absorbed it beside Lin Jiufeng, Bai Yunfei absorbed it within the Golden Summit Great Hall, and Wen Xinyun's group of three had experienced this before, so they began absorbing spiritual energy at once to strengthen themselves.

As for Lin Jiufeng, he did as before. His Primordial Spirit ascended to the high heavens and absorbed the surging spiritual energy, leaving all the spiritual energy around him for White Fox.

If he and White Fox competed for spiritual energy together, White Fox would not be able to absorb any at all.

At that moment, energy boiled within Lin Jiufeng's body, and spiritual energy surged, stabilizing his newly attained Eighth Forbidden cultivation.

And continuing to push it forward.

When the rain stopped, the suddenly increased spiritual energy stopped as well.

Around the Feather Transformation Sect, grass and trees grew wildly due to the surge in spiritual energy. Many living things began to develop consciousness of their own, and they too absorbed spiritual energy.

As for whether they could take human form in the future, that would depend on their own fortune.

When the rain stopped and the surge of spiritual energy slowly faded, Bai Yunfei immediately came to the Scripture Pavilion to find Lin Jiufeng.

He stared unblinkingly at White Fox, his expression complicated as he asked Lin Jiufeng, "Senior Brother Zhou Sheng still has a daughter alive?"

Lin Jiufeng nodded and recounted White Fox's tragic life story in detail.

After listening, Bai Yunfei looked at White Fox with pity and sighed. "This White Fox has suffered too much. Her parents died, leaving her with no one to rely on. Fortunately, she met Senior Brother, who taught her the Feather Ascension Scripture. It can be considered a small recompense from our Feather Transformation Sect to Senior Brother Zhou Sheng."

Lin Jiufeng nodded. That was what he thought as well.

Back then, the Feather Transformation Sect had failed to protect Zhou Sheng. It was a great regret.

Back then, Zhou Sheng had been forced to leave the Feather Transformation Sect and face the pressure of the Supreme Dao Sect alone, leading to the deaths of both husband and wife. Throughout it all, the Feather Transformation Sect had been unable to help.

As the highest-ranking elders of the current Feather Transformation Sect, Lin Jiufeng and Bai Yunfei had always carried a trace of guilt toward Zhou Sheng. Now that they saw White Fox, they naturally treated her like a junior.

Just as Lin Jiufeng and Bai Yunfei watched White Fox, a burst of energy suddenly exploded within her body, directly breaking through her realm.

White Fox had absorbed too much spiritual energy. She broke through the Fifth Forbidden and entered the Sixth Forbidden.

She slowly opened her eyes and saw the gentle smiles on Lin Jiufeng and Bai Yunfei's faces.

White Fox instinctively moved closer to Lin Jiufeng. She did not know Bai Yunfei.

Lin Jiufeng introduced him. "This is Bai Yunfei, the Sect Master of the Feather Transformation Sect."

White Fox looked coldly at Bai Yunfei, with no intention of drawing close to him.

Her closeness to Lin Jiufeng did not mean she would be close to anyone else.

Fortunately, Bai Yunfei had a baby face and an innately friendly appearance. Smiling at White Fox, he said, "I already know where you came from. As Senior Brother Zhou Sheng's daughter, you are naturally one of the Feather Transformation Sect. From now on, the Feather Transformation Sect is your home. No one will ever bully you again."

Though White Fox did not draw closer to Bai Yunfei after hearing this, the icy expression in her eyes, which kept everyone a thousand miles away, softened.

Bai Yunfei saw White Fox's wariness toward people and did not approach her. Instead, he said to Lin Jiufeng, "Senior Brother, since White Fox is close to you, guide her more in the future. Let us raise her well, so we can give Senior Brother Zhou Sheng an answer."

Lin Jiufeng nodded. White Fox was wary of everyone, and only slightly close to him. He could only be the one to teach her.

"Senior Brother, I'll go check on those three little ones." Bai Yunfei turned and took his leave.

Lin Jiufeng watched him depart, then looked at White Fox and asked, "I've known you for so long, yet I still don't know your name."

White Fox paced slowly, looked at Lin Jiufeng, and said, "Mother said Father gave me a name before he died. It is Bai Ling."

"Then I'll call you Bai Ling from now on." Lin Jiufeng smiled.

Bai Ling looked at Lin Jiufeng and nodded gently.

"The Scripture Pavilion is large, and there are many rooms inside. Choose one and move in. Don't live out in the wilderness anymore. This is your home now, and no one will bully you here." Lin Jiufeng pointed to the Scripture Pavilion behind him.

Bai Ling paced about, somewhat unwilling, but faced with Lin Jiufeng's gentle eyes, she still nodded reluctantly.

Lin Jiufeng smiled. "Come, let's go home."

Bai Ling stared blankly at Lin Jiufeng, and a color she had never possessed before appeared in her eyes.

Home?

From the day she had been born until now, she had never understood the meaning of that word.

But now, she felt it from Lin Jiufeng.

Bai Ling slowly followed Lin Jiufeng into the Scripture Pavilion.