Wanted to Go to Jialing Pass, Bi Ji Gave Him a Life Feather

Snow Empress sat beside Dai Huabin, her white dress spread out on the moss. After asking that question, she waited quietly.

Dai Huabin stuck the half-eaten meat skewer in his hand into the soil and sorted out his thoughts.

"Go back and control Xiaotao Tao's Evil Fire first. Leave half of the Blazing Gel for her; it's enough for her Xiaotao Martial Soul Evolution to its Ultimate Fire."

Snow Empress nodded. Since Ma Xiaotao had become Huabin's woman, it was only natural for Huabin Ma Xiaotao help her.

Dai Huabin added:

"Then enter the Golden Tree to awaken the Holy Light White Tiger bloodline. The medicinal power of the Holy Light Ganoderma still has residue. Elder Yi said that only meditation under the Golden Tree can fully activate it."

"Once these two things are done, it'll be about time to go out and gain experience."

He paused, his tone flat.

"The training at the academy is no longer of much help to me."

Snow Empress nodded slightly after listening.

"Indeed. There are no other opportunities within the Shrek Academy besides the Golden Tree. If it's just about cultivation, both the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and the Lake of Life are far superior to the Shrek Academy. As for instruction, Bing'er and I are sufficient."

Dai Huabin smiled; talking to Snow Empress was always so easy.

Di Lingxi got up from the ground, her belly still round, and she patted it.

"Wherever Huabin goes, I'll go."

Zhu Lu softly replied, "Me too."

Ice Empress had just returned from Bi Ji's place and overheard everything she said, letting out a cold snort.

"I'm not following you."

"It was my own desire to go and see the outside world."

Di Lingxi immediately tilted her head. "Sister Bing'er, why don't you head north? Isn't the Far North your home?"

Ice Empress's face stiffened.

"Hmph! It's too cold over there."

Snow Empress lowered her head, her shoulders trembling slightly.

Ice Empress's ears turned red, and she turned and walked towards the tree roots.

"Oh well! I'm too lazy to talk to you."

Di Lingxi made a face at her back.

Dai Huabin raised his hand and pressed it on Di Lingxi's head.

"Don't bully her."

"I didn't bully her at all! I can't beat Sister Bing'er, I'm telling the truth," Di Lingxi said, looking aggrieved. "She won't admit it herself."

Zhu Lu suppressed a laugh and put the remaining two skewers on the grill into a plate.

As dusk settled, the shadows of the trees on the opposite shore of the lake fell into the water, casting a faint green glow on the surface.

Emerald green light came from the other side of the forest, landing on the edge of the clearing and transforming into the figure of Bi Ji. Her wings folded back, as if she were draped in a thin veil.

"Ice Empress just told me they're leaving the day after tomorrow."

Dai Huabin stood up. "Thank you for taking care of me these next few days, Sister Bi Ji."

"Why are you saying all this?" Bi Ji walked over and sat down on the moss, her long, emerald-green hair falling to her knees.

She looked at the lake and suddenly asked a question.

"Huabin, you said you wanted to go out and gain experience, where are you planning to go?"

Dai Huabin thought for a moment before answering.

"First stop, the ruins of Jialing Pass."

Bi Ji's wings fluttered slightly.

"The battlefield of the gods from ten thousand years ago?"

"Yes." Dai Huabin nodded. "I found some fragmented records about that place in Shrek Academy's archives. It says that there was a battle between the Divine Realm and the continent back then, and it was abandoned afterward. I want to go and see what's left."

"After that... I don't know if the ruins of the Spirit Hall from ten thousand years ago still exist."

"I'm quite curious about the things in those records."

Bi Ji did not speak immediately.

She had lived for many years; the three words "Jialing Pass" were not just a record for her, but a scorched earth she had witnessed firsthand.

Bi Ji originally thought that Dai Huabin was going to talk about some secret realm, some Soul Beast, or some place that could quickly improve one's cultivation.

He was referring to ruins.

"And then what?" she asked.

"Perhaps we should visit the Sun Moon Empire," Dai Huabin suggested, "To see what the strongest nation on the continent is like now."

Bi Ji then turned her head.

"The Soul Tool of the Sun Moon Empire are already terrifying."

"I've heard about it," Dai Huabin said. "That's precisely why we need to see it."

Bi Ji was silent for a moment, then nodded slightly.

"Huabin."

"Sister Bi Ji."

"If one day you don't know where to go, return to the Star Dou Great Forest."

Bi Ji's tone softened considerably.

"Our Star Dou Great Forest will always be your best friend."

Everyone present understood the weight of those words.

Dai Huabin did not refuse, nor did he say that he couldn't accept the offer.

"Okay, I've got it."

"Thank you so much, Sister Bi Ji!"

Bi Ji smiled, raised her hand, and a piece of emerald light floated from her palm, falling into Dai Huabin's hand and condensing into a small feather-shaped pendant.

"This is one of my Life Feather. Keep it with you; if anything unexpected happens, it will help you recover quickly from your injuries."

Di Lingxi exclaimed "Wow!" and leaned closer to take a look.

"Sister Bi Ji, you didn't give me this!"

Bi Ji flicked her forehead. "You never got hurt when you were in the Star Dou Great Forest."

Di Lingxi covered her forehead and pouted, "That's still different."

Zhu Lu watched from the side, her fingertips gently touching the back of Dai Huabin's hand. She didn't say anything, but Dai Huabin knew she was reminding him to keep it safe.

He put the feathers into his storage bag.

Afterwards, Bi Ji sat for a while and told him some things to be careful about along the way.

After she finished speaking, she stood up.

"It's getting late, I should head back now. I'll come back to see you off before you leave the day after tomorrow."

Emerald green light and shadows were scattered throughout the forest.

Only five people remained by the lake.

Di Lingxi yawned and lay back down on the moss next to Dai Huabin.

"Huabin, Jialing Pass far?"

"Very far away."

"How long will it take to fly?"

"I don't know, it depends on the route."

Di Lingxi said "Oh" and turned over.

"Anyway, you can just take me with you."

Ice Empress coldly interjected, "Besides eating and sleeping, what else can you do?"

"I will make the Soul Beast kneel down!" Di Lingxi immediately sat up, speaking with righteous indignation.

Ice Empress rolled their eyes. "They're afraid of your status, not of you."

Di Lingxi was hit where it hurt, and turned to hug Dai Huabin's arm.

"Huabin, Sister Bing'er is bullying me again!"

Dai Huabin glanced at Di Lingxi on his left, then at Zhu Lu sitting on his right, and finally at the two people on the tree roots.

He suddenly felt like laughing.

When he first transmigrated, he was still figuring out how to survive in this world. Now, sitting beside him are two rulers of the Far North, an Emperor Auspicious Beast, and his fiancée.

His problem was how to persuade them to stop arguing by the Lake of Life.

"Stop arguing," Dai Huabin said, trying to smooth things over. "We're leaving first thing the day after tomorrow."

Zhu Lu stood up and tidied up the grill, her movements very gentle.

Dai Huabin helped her extinguish the charcoal fire.

The next day was very quiet.

Di Lingxi pestered Zhu Lu to teach her how to braid her hair, turning her golden hair into a bird's nest. In the end, Zhu Lu combed it out for her strand by strand.

Ice Empress found a rock by the lake and sat down, seemingly lost in thought. Dai Huabin walked over, and she immediately stood up.

What are you doing?

"Sit down."

Ice Empress snorted, then sat back down, shifting half a foot to the side.

Dai Huabin sat down.

The two looked at the lake together, neither of them speaking.