"Congratulations on your great advance in cultivation, Ancestor Nangong." Lin Yun put away the miniature landscape and saluted Nangong Wan with clasped hands, smiling.
At that moment, Nangong Wan radiated vigorous vitality from head to toe. She brimmed with life, as fresh and delicate as a young maiden.
Seeing his manner, Nangong Wan could not help rolling her eyes at him. "Don't call me that," she huffed.
Then she could not help laughing. "Ancestor Nangong? That sounds awful."
Lin Yun looked Nangong Wan up and down for a long while, until she began to feel uncomfortable. Only then did he say, his voice full of regret, "What a pity... we're almost out of time."
Both had now broken through to the Third Turn and attained Leakless Bodies. With the ancient cultivator's cave abode ready for their use, they had both the ideal setting and the perfect partner. It should have been the moment to join their names like Liu and Fan, and cultivate together like Ge and Bao, but time was running short.
Nangong Wan grew uneasy under his burning gaze. Hearing him say they were running out of time, she instinctively asked, "Out of time for what?"
"To dual cultivate with you, Fairy Nangong, of course," Lin Yun said with a smile.
Nangong Wan blushed at his words and was just about to speak.
Then Lin Yun continued, "Unfortunately, it's almost time to meet up with Elder Liu and the others. We still have some preparations to make."
Although the Deserted Island where they had agreed to meet lay within a few thousand li of the Ancient Cultivator Ruins, and they could reach it with a single use of "A Thousand Li Within the Courtyard, a World in the Pouch," they still needed to head there early and scout