Holding the space chat group, the cannon fodder female supporting role ascended

Chapter 983 The Real Reason
Yunxi stroked Lili's head and responded with a smile:

"Yes, her name is Lili. She accompanied me all the way from the cultivation world to the immortal realm."

At this moment, Lili also sensed two powerful auras surrounding her. She propped her head up from her master's arm, a glint of light flashing in her dark grape eyes, and looked warily at the two Ice-Yi White Tigers. She felt that these two big guys seemed to be coveting Fairy Ranxi.

Bai Xiao and Bai Qiao exchanged a glance, somewhat dumbfounded. They hadn't expected Ran Xi to already have a natal divine beast. However, the two seemingly too frail Li Li decided to try and fight for it for themselves.

Bai Qiao spoke first:

"Ranxi, your natal beast is a bit weak. If you encounter a strong enemy, they could easily use Lili to seriously injure you."

Yunxi was stunned for a moment, then smiled and stood up for Lili:
“Lili has his special qualities, and he has helped me a lot along the way. We have been together for nearly a thousand years, so our feelings are different. Besides, Lili is not as weak as you say.”

Just a moment ago, Li Li was a little depressed, but after hearing Yun Xi's words, she immediately straightened her back, bared her teeth at the two Ice-Yi White Tigers, and expressed her dissatisfaction.

Bai Xiao said disdainfully:
“I can knock him back to his original form with just one strike of my tail. He was able to break through to the Immortal Rank now only because of your influence. You forcibly boosted his cultivation by using your Life Contract Seal, giving him a shortcut. If you encounter a powerful enemy, he will probably be the first to be attacked.”

Upon hearing this, Lili stopped baring her teeth, and a hint of worry appeared in her dark grape-like eyes. These two could speak ill of her, but she couldn't bear to see her master get hurt because of her.

Yunxi patted Lili's head reassuringly. She had considered this matter when she proposed to form a life-bound contract with Lili, but the two in front of her seemed to be reacting a bit too strongly.

"Rest assured, both of you, I will not take my life lightly. That is why I chose to form a life contract with Lili in the secret realm, so as to help her break through and temporarily avoid the lightning tribulation."

I will use this time while receiving the weapon-refining inheritance to make up for Lili's shortcomings in this area and help her overcome the tribulation.

Lili immediately nodded in agreement, indicating that she would fully cooperate and that she had great confidence in Ranxi.

Yunxi's explanation made Bai Xiao scratch his head, while Bai Qiao, on the other hand, remained calm, swishing her tail as she said:
"Fairy Ranxi, you must have already noticed that my husband and I want to leave the Forging Fire Secret Realm. You are the only fairy in the past ten thousand years to pass our test and obtain the weapon-forging inheritance. I wonder if we can make a deal?"

Yunxi continued to stroke Lili's head, smiling gently as she said:

"If you two want to leave the Fire Forging Secret Realm with me, you must form a contract with me. However, I already have a natal spirit beast. But you can form a temporary contract with me. Once we leave the secret realm, we can dissolve the contract. This will not affect your future cultivation, and neither of us will suffer a loss."

Bai Qiao snorted and said:

"The temporary contract cannot take us out of the core of the Fire Forging Secret Realm. The only options are the life-bound contract and the equal contract. In return, my wife and I will accompany you as your battle beasts for a thousand years. When the time comes, you can terminate the contract with us."

Yunxi felt like she'd been hit by a pie after hearing Bai Qiao's words. The deal Bai Qiao proposed was a complete bargain for her, as she had personally experienced the strength of Bingyi Baihu.

Putting everything else aside, as a powerful figure in the Weiling Realm, she considers herself to be quite strong in combat. However, even now that they are at the same level, she has lost more often than she has won against the two of them. Although she has been trying her best to turn the situation around, it will take time.

She felt a sense of unreality in the face of Bai Qiao's suggestion, so she hugged Lili and said:
"Gentlemen, I have no reason to disagree with the deal you proposed, but because I'm the one who benefits, I feel uneasy. I always feel that you're hiding something, so I want to know your true purpose behind the deal."

Bai Xiao shook his head and said, "You cultivators are just too suspicious."

Yunxi wasn't angry at being teased; she still smiled and said:

"We've only met by chance and haven't had any prior interaction, so it's normal to have concerns. Besides, I don't like to take advantage of others, so please speak frankly, and I will make my own judgment."

Bai Qiao sighed and said:

"Human cultivators are indeed blessed by heaven and earth, worthy of being the darlings of the heavens. You are right. Although on the surface it seems that you have benefited from this transaction, you have also made some sacrifices."

This Forging Fire Secret Realm is actually a cage that imprisoned its former master. We are the contracted beasts of the weapon refiner. Before his lifespan ran out, he used the divine artifact he forged to escape with the entire cage and then went to the Central Immortal Realm through a spatial rift.

Because it encountered spatial turbulence while crossing the spatial rift, it only retained its current location. Later, this cage was discovered by a powerful figure from the Central Immortal Realm and was attached to the outside of the Immortal Realm as a secret realm, opening once every five hundred years.

We opened the secret realm to find a suitable successor, but the fire-type space on the outside made them think this was a fire-attribute secret realm, so very few ice-element cultivators entered. Even those who managed to enter the core failed the test, so we have been waiting until now.

Because we couldn't fulfill the previous owner's last wish, we couldn't leave this cage. Moreover, the fire-type space surrounding the core was very unfriendly to Bai Xiao and me, so we could only wait patiently until you appeared.

Now that you have accepted the weapon-refining inheritance, our mission is complete, and you can leave this place to cultivate elsewhere.

"By forming a life-bound contract with you, we can conceal our presence and avoid being discovered by our former master's enemies. After a thousand years, we will be able to completely wash away the aura of the secret realm and continue cultivating in the Immortal Realm even after we part ways with you."

Yunxi listened carefully to Bai Qiao's explanation and was also somewhat surprised. She hadn't expected that the Forging Fire Secret Realm was just a cage used to imprison weapon refiners. It seemed that this senior's opponent was very powerful, which was why these two were so cautious.

Although she didn't want to cause trouble for herself, she was indeed a little envious of Bingyi Baihu's fighting power, and she was a little conflicted.

Bai Qiao sensed Yun Xi's hesitation and wagged her tail, saying:
"Fairy Ranxi, you still have time to consider. Just tell us, your husband and I, your decision before leaving the secret realm."

After saying that, he took Bai Xiao back to the ice pier and closed his eyes to cultivate.

Lili rubbed against Yunxi's palm, seemingly wanting to say something, when Chui Bingzhuo, who had been standing in the background, spoke up at the opportune moment:

"Ranxi, rest for two days and consider their proposal before coming to the ice house to refine weapons."

After saying that, it flew away.

Yunxi carried Lili back to the magic house in the canyon. She first checked Lili's breakthrough status. Just as Bingyi and Baihu had said, her cultivation level had been forcibly increased, and Lili needed a consolidation process.

After obediently undergoing Yunxi's examination, Lili spoke:

“Fairy, Lili can break the contract with you. Forming a life contract with Bingyi Baihu will be more helpful to you.”