Madam General, please run slower.

Pushing open the door, there is an inconspicuous rockery entrance. This location is indeed not far from the cold palace. Looking at the surrounding environment, Li couldn't help but think more.

"Wei Yi is here to take care of the situation. If you accept, I will go with you to the cold palace." As if he was afraid of being misunderstood, Yu Xun quickly explained, "It's just to prevent any emergencies. I will wait at the door and won't disturb you."

Wei Yi looked at his master who was so cautious, lowered his head and said nothing. Forget it, if the master is henpecked, it's fine. As long as he can get a wife, it's not a shameful thing. As a secret guard, he is almost at retirement age, so he doesn't worry so much.

"Let's go together." Li took down the candied haws that was dozing off on her head and stuffed it into Yu Xun's arms, "Help me watch it."

Yu Xun and the giant scorpion in his arms stared at each other.

Tanghulu yawned. The ancient formation of the cold palace was no problem for Li now. He had already guessed that his master would abandon him. He did not need Yu Xun to warn him to be quiet. He said consciously, "Put me on your head. I want to sleep."

Yu Xun accepted his fate, holding the scorpion on his head, and quickly followed Li's pace.

At the gate of the cold palace, Yu Xun pointed to the willow tree next to him and said, "I'll be waiting for you at the tree. You can call me anytime if you need me."

Yu Xun was afraid that Li would refuse, so he quickly climbed up the tree. Li glanced in the direction of the tree, smiled helplessly, and climbed over the wall into the cold palace.

Looking at this familiar courtyard, Li's footsteps flowed, and spiritual power gathered under her feet. Every step she took would leave a mark on the spot. She had studied ancient formations with Ayu, and with the knowledge reserve of Tanghulu, Li had learned a lot over the years.

With the sound of a crisp shattering, Li came to this misty place again after many years. A familiar chill spread from his spine, and his mind was clamoring for the treasure in the depths.

What was different from before was that this time the deep voice took the initiative to appear, with golden eyes flashing in the mist, "Welcome back, my Lord."

"You welcome me too early. I haven't reached the Spirit Transformation Stage yet. I'm here to force my way in today." Li said bluntly and walked towards the depths.

The mist in the air twisted for a moment, and the golden eyes were speechless. They were choked to death by her words every time.

After a long while, Jin Mou sighed deeply and reminded: "You are going the wrong way. It is on the right."

Li Ziru changed direction and chatted with the unknown thing as he walked, "Little Ayu said he missed you very much."

I really want to scold you, old man, to your face.

"Huh? Seriously? What did she say?" Jin Mou's tone finally showed some ups and downs.

Oh my, it seems she has cheated out something extraordinary.

Li's face was still calm as usual, "Something like a liar or something like that. Anyway, he cursed me in a very ugly way, and he cried while cursing."

Jin Mou really believed what Li said, because this was indeed how Yu would react. Thinking of this, Jin Mou in the mist dimmed a little, "Is she... okay?"

"How would I know if it's good or not? Can't you go and see for yourself?" Li replied irritably, looking at the thorn forest in front of him. He gathered his spiritual power into a long sword and chopped as he walked.

Since Chunmei was able to activate the teleportation array and freely enter and exit the underwater palace, Ayu has been much happier every day. She looks forward to Chunmei bringing her some rare toys every day, and she never thinks about this old friend.

"The time is not right yet, I can't leave." Jin Mou's tone was full of loneliness.

"What is the timing you are talking about?" Ayu also said that it couldn't leave. Li was very puzzled by this and had a bold guess in his heart, "Is it when I absorb all the bones of your former master?"

"..."

"I actually guessed it?!" Li was surprised by Jin Mou's silence. She just said it casually because her imagination was running wild.

"You will know when the time comes." Jin Mou didn't say anything more.

"Okay." Li no longer cared. She already had the identity of a goddess, so it wouldn't be that difficult to accept the reincarnation of a god.

Li looked at the thorn forest in front of him that seemed to be endless no matter how hard he tried to chop it. He felt tired of chopping it, so he simply set it on fire, intending to burn it all down. The flames immediately spread out in all directions with Li as the center.

Sensing Li's movements, Jinmou immediately controlled the fog to form a separation wall, preventing the flames from leaving the thorn forest.

The crackling sound of burning thorns echoed in the dense forest. Jinmu sighed helplessly, "Can't you be a little patient?"

"I'm sorry, I just don't have patience." Li said confidently and walked quickly into the depths.

However, not long after Li came out of the thorn forest, his way was blocked again.

Li looked at the branches flying everywhere in front of him and felt uneasy. "What the hell is this place?"

"So this is the reason why you were not allowed to enter before. The test has just begun, so please take care." After saying this, Jin Mou disappeared into the mist.

Li Ye could only gather her strength and deal with it alone. Holding a long sword filled with spiritual power, she faced the spiritual forest in front of her without any fear, as if it had life.

As if sensing the approach of a creature, a rustling sound came from the woods, and then countless branches began to dance in the air as if they were endowed with spirituality. They either circled up or swooped down, like a group of flexible elves, weaving a dense network of branches around Li.

Li's eyes were stern, but her body remained calm. She held the sword tightly, and moved like the wind, shuttling between the branches. Every time she swung the sword, she could accurately cut off a few branches, but more branches would appear immediately, as if there were no end.

Li frowned as she looked at the paper that could not be burned. This head-on confrontation was not a long-term solution. She took a deep breath, closed her eyes and concentrated, trying to sense the spirituality of this spiritual forest. When she opened her eyes again, a glimmer of enlightenment flashed in her eyes.

Li turned around and no longer confronted the branches head-on, but followed the branches' dancing trajectory, skillfully avoiding their attacks. At the same time, the long sword in her hand turned into sword lights and stabbed straight into the depths of the woods.

As the sword light penetrated, the spiritual forest seemed to be impacted by something, and the branches began to dance in disorder. Li seized the opportunity, leaped, and rushed directly into the depths of the forest.

There, she saw a huge spiritual tree with countless branches entwined around its trunk, as if it was the core of the forest. Li did not hesitate at all, and swung his sword straight to the core of the spiritual tree.

With a loud "bang", the core of the spirit tree was shattered by Li's sword, and the whole forest became quiet.

Li leaned against the tree trunk to relieve her sore arms. With her spiritual power protecting her body, the branches did not hurt her at all, but it also consumed a lot of her spiritual power. Fortunately, her spiritual power was abundant here and could be replenished to her dantian in time.

Li recovered his strength after a short breath and continued to explore deeper. But what he encountered next was an eye-opener for him.

There were red fruits that exploded when touched, cacti that kept shooting arrows around, and rabbits as tall as her knees.

Li began to doubt the mental state of the owner of this place. That person had a very big imagination to come up with so many strange things.