Were they really this big?

A young figure appeared inside the crystal tetrahedron.

It was none other than Lin Yu.

Although the lords of the four great holy lands outside were closely monitoring the energy within the tetrahedron.

Lin Yu's strength had already surpassed their understanding, so they naturally could not detect him.

At the center of the crystal tetrahedron, a pure-white beast lay asleep, radiating a powerful, holy presence.

Judging by its shape, it was actually a little kitten!

Except that there also seemed to be three pairs of wings on this kitten's back.

"This stupid cat seems to have another two years before she wakes up."

Sensing the fluctuations of energy within the immortal beast, Lin Yu smiled faintly.

This immortal beast was a Six-Winged Holy Tiger!

But at this point, she was still asleep in her growth phase.

Even after waking up, she would only take the form of a little winged kitten.

Six-Winged Holy Tigers originally lived in the Immortal Realm!

But for various reasons, this one had been separated from her family and fallen into the Human Realm.

In his previous life, Lin Yu had only met her many years later, taken her out of the Southern Region Holy Land, and named her Xiaobai.

A very casually chosen name, perfectly in keeping with Lin Yu's style.

Later, the man and cat had braved life and death together many times, forming a deep bond.

Xiaobai was the foremost immortal beast under Supreme Immortal Emperor Lin Yu, known to everyone throughout the Immortal Realm!

Still, Lin Yu was used to calling this fellow a stupid cat.

Because she really was too stupid.

"I'll wait for you right here."

Lin Yu sat cross-legged, about to enter his immortal abode.

The flow of time within the immortal abode could be adjusted at will. Lin Yu only needed to go inside and drink a pot of tea, and two years would quickly pass.

"Hmm?"

Yet just as Lin Yu was about to enter his immortal abode, his gaze sharpened.

Within the sleeping kitten, Lin Yu sensed an extremely faint wisp of black Qi!

That presence definitely did not belong to the Human Realm!

"Evil Spirit Holy Fruit?"

Lin Yu was slightly startled.

This black Qi came from an exceedingly rare evil fruit of the Immortal Realm, the Evil Spirit Holy Fruit!

This Evil Spirit Holy Fruit was certainly no mortal thing.

Back then, not long after first entering the Immortal Realm, Lin Yu had suffered a great loss upon his first encounter with this fruit!

"So this stupid cat was actually affected by this thing in my previous life."

Lin Yu nodded in realization.

In his previous life, after Lin Yu's cultivation had grown sufficiently powerful.

He had not sensed the presence of this Evil Spirit Holy Fruit on her.

Thinking about it now, Xiaobai had probably absorbed the evil fruit's presence in the end.

Yet Xiaobai had clearly paid a considerable price during that absorption process...

For instance, that unremarkable figure after she took human form...

Lin Yu nodded slightly.

Then he took a great treasure out of his immortal abode.

The Purification Spirit Stone!

This was a rare divine treasure that Lin Yu had only obtained after struggling for many years in the Immortal Realm!

This Spirit Stone could purify almost any foreign presence that invaded a living creature's body!

Even the deeply sinister Evil Spirit Holy Fruit could only bow in defeat before this Purification Spirit Stone!

"Go!"

Lin Yu waved his hand, and the Purification Spirit Stone swiftly flew above Xiaobai's body as though it had eyes.

Sensing the presence of the Evil Spirit Holy Fruit, the surface of the Purification Spirit Stone actually gave off a nearly humanlike fluctuation of delight!

Clearly, this evil presence was precisely what this Spirit Stone loved!

He then entered his immortal abode to brew tea.

Lin Yu had already set the flow of time within the immortal abode to race along!

Meanwhile, the Purification Spirit Stone hovered above the still-sleeping Xiaobai, rapidly absorbing the evil energy within her.

Two years later.

This tea really is excellent.

Lin Yu stepped out of his immortal abode, satisfied with the thought.

Mind-Awakening Dao-Enlightenment Immortal Tea, exclusively produced by Immortal Emperor Lin Yu!

In his previous life in the Immortal Realm, Lin Yu's tea could fetch a hefty price.

Unfortunately, the requirements for drinking this tea were too high. Only an Immortal's body could withstand it.

Ordinary mortals who drank it would be unable to endure the immense energy it contained and would explode and die!

"The evil energy has almost all been absorbed."

Lin Yu swept his gaze over Xiaobai and nodded in satisfaction.

Two years had passed in the mortal world, and the energy of the Evil Spirit Holy Fruit had essentially been completely absorbed by the Purification Spirit Stone!

Xiaobai, too, was about to finish accumulating energy for her growth phase and would soon awaken!

Outside the crystal tetrahedron.

The four lords of the holy regions still kept watch there.

At their level of cultivation, two years were nothing more than a flick of the fingers.

However, a close look would reveal that the atmosphere between the four had become far more subtle than it had been two years ago.

Because now, the four were competitors through and through!

Whoever obtained this emperor-grade immortal beast would gain the initiative in breaking through to the Tribulation Transcendence Period!

The lords of the four great holy regions were all poised to strike, quietly waiting for this emperor-grade immortal beast to emerge!

The moment the crystal tetrahedron, which even they could not break through, shattered, would be the moment they made their move!

Meanwhile.

Inside the crystal tetrahedron.

The sleeping kitten's tightly shut eyes finally opened slowly!

A pair of round, sparkling eyes swiveled about.

Xiaobai gently flexed her tiger paws, staring at Lin Yu with curiosity all over her face.

In truth, although Six-Winged Holy Tigers looked adorable during their growth phase, they were extremely aggressive!

Having only just awakened, Xiaobai already possessed cultivation equivalent to a human's Spirit Transformation Realm!

Moreover, given some time to recover, she would soon be able to break through to Body Integration, or even the Mahayana Realm!

However, without enough immortal herbs and immortal fruits to consume.

This Six-Winged Holy Tiger could, at most, reach the Mahayana Realm in the mortal world.

Otherwise, the Holy Lord of the Southern Region Holy Land would never have been able to restrain her.

Yet upon seeing Lin Yu now, Xiaobai discovered that she had no desire to attack him.

Deep within her soul, there seemed to be a sense of closeness telling her not to attack the man before her.

"Welcome home."

Smiling, Lin Yu summoned his immortal abode and placed the place where Xiaobai had once lived before her.

Of course, the place was not the point.

The point was that it contained vast quantities of heavenly materials and earthly treasures from the Immortal Realm!

They were precisely what Xiaobai loved eating most, and what she needed most right now!

At this sight.

Xiaobai's two big eyes immediately sparkled, and she waved her front paws excitedly!

Then Xiaobai's plump body vanished in an instant.

She actually transformed into a beautiful young woman who looked to be in her early twenties!

Her skin was as white as jade, her silver hair fell to her waist, her little face was delicate and adorable, and her figure was tall and slender. She was the very picture of a stunning beauty!

Moreover, in this life, the human form Xiaobai took seemed to have undergone some subtle changes compared with her previous life...

Naturally, this change did not escape Lin Yu's eyes.

After all, Lin Yu knew Xiaobai all too well.

Inside and out.

"..."

"..."

"Really..."

"Were they this big..."

Lin Yu glanced over the young woman before him a few times, then shook his head.

This figure.

It was practically science fiction!

How was this still the Xiaobai he had known back then!