After their grand wedding, Shiheng traveled the Yulan Continent with Kelin Xiaoman. They seemed to be sightseeing, but he harbored an anxiety he could hardly put into words.
Over the dozen-plus years they spent together after their marriage, under Shiheng's attentive guidance and with vast quantities of cultivation resources, Kelin Xiaoman's water magic steadily improved until she finally became a Level Seven Mage. Yet a mage's path of cultivation only grew harder the farther one went, and every breakthrough was as difficult as ascending to heaven. After level seven, advancing to level eight, level nine, and ultimately the most difficult Saint realm was harder still. Ordinary people could exhaust their entire lives without ever touching the threshold of the Saint realm.
Shiheng had long since reached the Saint realm through Battle Qi and comprehended the Four Supreme Laws, possessing an eternal lifespan, but Kelin Xiaoman still had a mortal body.
He dared not imagine the scene of the years passing, his beloved growing old, and himself ultimately left alone in eternal solitude. That loneliness and fear, which reached deep into his bones, were his only weakness after sweeping across the continent and intimidating all around him.
Only by bringing Kelin Xiaoman into the Saint realm could she break free of the shackles of lifespan and remain with him forever.
But magical cultivation proceeded step by step; forcing her advancement would only destroy her foundations. After much consideration, Shiheng finally made up his mind-he would find Kelin Xiaoman a Saint-level Contracted Magical Beast!
With a Saint magical beast by her side, it could constantly guide Kelin Xiaoman's cultivation and keep her safe at critical moments.
On the Yulan Continent, the Mountain Range of Magical Beasts was a gathering place for Saint magical beasts, and also the most dangerous place.
Shiheng immediately