Sky Dream's Jealousy! I Won't Be a Pet Anymore!

"Alright, let's get to work quickly. The people from the Earth Dragon Gate will be waking up soon."

Jiang Yi withdrew his palm and urged with a smile.

On the system panel, the intimacy level with the Ice Empress, which had remained stagnant, finally rose, breaking past the zero mark.

Although it wasn't much, it at least proved that she was beginning to slowly accept him.

"Mm."

The Ice Empress nodded, her gaze fixed eagerly on the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow behind her.

Swish—

A jade-green scorpion tail emerged from beneath her skirt, its tail hook sweeping across like a bolt of green lightning as she began to harvest the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow within the cavern.

Jiang Yi and Sister Tian Meng stepped back, clearing the space for her.

Their speed in mining the Profound Ice Marrow certainly couldn't compare to the Ice Empress, so they wouldn't get in her way.

Boom, boom, boom!

The entire Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Cavern trembled as one stalk of Profound Ice Marrow after another was uprooted and collected by the Ice Empress into the Master Ball.

The energy within these Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrows was too potent; now was not the time for refinement.

One, two, three...

The Ice Empress waved her scorpion tail incessantly, her small face blooming with joy, completely shedding the aloof demeanor she had held before.

"Hehe..."

Her eyes shone with excitement as she looked at the stalks of Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow, feeling as though she could kiss Jiang Yi right then and there.

He was truly her provider!

At the same time, Jiang Yi watched the intimacy level climb alongside the tally of Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow, a knowing smile spreading across his face.

11%, 12%, 13%...

Every time a stalk of Profound Ice Marrow was pulled up, the number jumped. This feeling was even more satisfying than collecting money himself.

A moment later, the last stalk of Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow was pulled up by the Ice Empress, and the intimacy level stopped at 31%.

"There are forty-five in total! I only need half..."

The Ice Empress turned back to look at Jiang Yi, her small face flushed with excitement.

There was more Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow here than she had imagined, and since a single stalk was enough to help her survive her next lightning tribulation, twenty-plus stalks were more than enough for her needs.

"Mm, give the rest to Sister Tian Meng! Her origin energy was depleted quite a bit by those in the Star Dou Great Forest before..."

Jiang Yi pondered for a moment, then reached out his hand.

"Alright."

The Ice Empress replied, then looked at Jiang Yi's outstretched hand and subconsciously leaned her head toward it.

"Mmm~"

She narrowed her eyes in comfort, rubbing her head gently against his palm, nearly purring like a cat.

But the next moment, she froze.

Wait!

She was the great Heavenly King of the Far North, the leader of the Ice Jade Scorpion clan; how could she do something like this?

"I, I'm going back now."

The Ice Empress's eyes flickered as she escaped from beneath Jiang Yi's palm, her voice tinged with an inexplicable panic.

Whoosh!

Without waiting for Jiang Yi to respond, she took the initiative to dive back into the Master Ball.

Inside the Master Ball, the Ice Empress transformed back into a small scorpion, lying on top of a stalk of Profound Ice Marrow, her pair of silvery-white pincers tightly covering her eyes.

A faint shade of pink appeared on her jade-green carapace.

The Ice Jade Scorpion clan shall never be slaves!!

Inside the cavern, having lost the cold energy supply from the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow, the cold spring water from outside began to pour back in.

"Sister Tian Meng, are you angry?"

Jiang Yi looked at his shoulder, where little Tian Meng was pouting, looking somewhat sullen.

He smiled and reached out to comfort her, but Tian Meng turned her head away and let out a dainty huff.

"No, I don't care about this little bit of Profound Ice Marrow anyway..."

Her voice was muffled, as if she were sulking with herself.

Her cultivation had already reached its limit; for her, this Profound Ice Marrow could only replenish some consumed energy and was of little real use.

But watching the relationship between the Ice Empress and Jiang Yi progress bit by bit, she felt an inexplicable tightness in her chest, even though she should have been happy.

Clearly, I was the one who came first...

The golden hair on her head drifted slightly, looking exactly like destiny.

"That's because I have something else for you! How could I ever forget you, Sister Tian Meng..."

Jiang Yi watched the sour-looking Tian Meng, finding it somewhat amusing as he reached out to ruffle her hair again.

Being a master really wasn't easy!

Fortunately, the intimacy level on the system panel hadn't shown any signs of dropping yet.

"Really?"

Tian Meng's eyes lit up, and she no longer resisted Jiang Yi's touch. The lingering resentment in her heart vanished in an instant.

She knew it; she was Jiang Yi's favorite after all.

"Of course."

Jiang Yi said with a smile.

"The water is pouring in, let's go! That thing is on the other side..."

The water had already reached their knees, so Jiang Yi didn't say anything more; he grabbed Tian Meng and squeezed out through the hole at the top.

With the cold energy supply of the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow gone, the frigidity of the spring water dropped significantly, and he left the cold spring smoothly, returning to the bottom of the well.

Following Nan Shui-Shui's instructions, Jiang Yi quickly found the underwater mechanism, all while keeping his Spirit Detection active.

As long as there was any abnormal situation, he would be able to react immediately.

Rumble--!!!

The stone wall at the bottom of the well trembled slightly, sending out ripples, and a small door wide enough for one person slowly creaked open.

The moment the door opened, a cold current no less intense than the cold spring surged out, but with Tian Meng shielding him, he only felt a slight chill.

Jiang Yi slipped inside, and the interior became dry, with the spring water outside blocked off by a formation.

"Sister Tian Meng, look."

Jiang Yi shook his wet hair, lifted Tian Meng from his shoulder, and walked to the center of the cave together.

The scene before them left Tian Meng slightly dazed.

The entire cave was covered in a type of deep blue crystal; these crystals were crystal clear, refracting dreamy light and shadow under the faint glow filtering in from outside.

The sight was like being immersed in a frozen, deep blue starry sky.

It was breathtakingly beautiful.

"These are... Ice Pole Divine Crystals, which grow alongside the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow."

Tian Meng whispered softly.

Although the Ice Pole Divine Crystal was not quite as good as the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow, it was not far off, making it an extremely rare treasure of heaven and earth.

The Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Cave she had stayed in before did not have a vein of Ice Pole Divine Crystals.

"That's right."

Jiang Yi chuckled, reached out, and pressed his hand onto a nearby Ice Pole Divine Crystal, channeling his Ultimate Ice soul power into it.

Snap.

With a crisp sound, he cleanly snapped the Ice Pole Divine Crystal off.

As the Ice Pole Divine Crystal fell into his hand, it immediately emitted a faint deep blue light, pulsing rhythmically as if it were a living thing breathing.

"This is living metal."

He toyed with the Ice Pole Divine Crystal in his hand; its texture wasn't hard but rather very flexible, with a milky, smooth feel to the touch.

Holding it in his palm, he could clearly sense a trace of excitement coming from deep within the metal.

The metal had a spirit!

This was a naturally Spirit-Forged metal... or at the very least, it should be Thousand-Forged.

"..."

Tian Meng blinked, looking at the beautiful crystal, then back at Jiang Yi.

These Ice Pole Divine Crystals were precious, but she couldn't exactly hold them and gnaw on them, could she?

Jiang Yi saw through her confusion and patted her little head. Tian Meng understood, obediently transforming into her loli form, and was scooped into his arms.

"Tian Meng, have you ever thought about the future? You can't just get by on the Purple Demon Eye forever, can you?"

Jiang Yi looked down at her, speaking with earnest concern.

Tian Meng's talent was truly too poor.

Even after undergoing several transformations, evolving from an ordinary ice silkworm into the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, she still remained mediocre.

A million-year-old spiritual soul beast whose mental power hadn't even reached the level of being tangible—who would believe that if it were told?

Tian Meng: ...

She lowered her head and fell into silence.