In a room on the Floating Cloud Platform, Hu Gou held Yan Ji in her arms, basking in the joy of finally having her wish fulfilled.
Li Ling's gaze shifted slightly as he looked behind them.
There, a hidden fragrance drifted, exceedingly faint. Without keen Spiritual Consciousness, it would have been impossible to detect.
"This is..."
As Li Ling quietly watched the reunion, a sudden sense stirred within him, revealing an unusual fragrance.
A hazy figure silently emerged.
Li Ling focused his gaze and saw a stunning woman standing silently behind Yan Ji, her figure graceful, her beauty ethereal and flawless as jade. Her form was both illusory and real, like a reflection in water, rippling with the gentle undulations of space and time.
Behind her, nine enormous shadows floated, spreading out like a peacock's fan. A soft luminescence drifted over their snow-white fur, clearly visible even in the cold, silent, mysterious void.
The next moment, the woman's figure changed, revealing a Dharma Form: a graceful, slender Heavenly Fox, seated in an elegant pose, its gaze serene.
She seemed to notice Li Ling's scrutiny and looked over.
As their eyes met, Li Ling gave a cold snort. Through Soul Projection, he slipped into her sea of consciousness without Mu Qingsi or Hu Gou noticing, arriving before the enormous white fox.
"Who exactly are you, and why have you secretly taken up residence in Hu Lao's Primordial Spirit?"
In truth, he already had a vague suspicion, and his expression grew solemn.
Sure enough, the white fox spoke. "Fellow Daoist Li, I am Hu Lao. How can you call this secretly taking up residence?"
As the Dharma Form spoke, the illusion surrounding her changed again, once more revealing a human figure.
Li Ling carefully studied her features. They did indeed bear a