Madam General, please run slower.

"Do you want a chance?"

Why does this sound so strange? Just give it to me if I want it.

Li looked at the white thing in its arms that had been tangled by time and was so ugly that he could not tell what it was, and asked carefully, "What opportunity?"

"It's a chance that will make you stronger and live longer." A Yu looked at her expectantly, and kept asking, "Do you want it, do you want it?"

Don't opportunities always choose people? If someone rushes to ask others if they want it, it really seems like you are trying to cheat me out of money.

"What if I say no?"

Hearing Li's words, Ayu immediately became depressed, his eyes were red and his lips were pouted, tears were about to fall, and he looked at her pitifully.

Li: Is it threatening me? Using its cuteness to threaten me?!

Li is not someone who will lose his mind by acting cute, so he simply ignored the look it gave him and said calmly, "I don't believe in free lunches from the sky. Tell me the pros and cons first, and then I'll consider whether to accept it or not."

"Okay." A Yu sniffed, "This is a pair of foot bones. If you can refine it, not only can you improve your current physical condition, but you can also gain a small amount of divine power, which will be helpful for your future cultivation."

"I've talked about the advantages, but what about the disadvantages?" Li looked at the foot bone in its arms and inexplicably felt the soles of his feet go cold.

"Opportunities and dangers coexist. Once the refining begins, there is no way to stop it. Either you refine it, or it refines you. Think about it carefully." At the end, Ayu's voice became smaller and smaller, and his tone was not so persistent.

It had just checked her physical condition, which was as bad as it could be. She had finally refined the flowers and fruits from the Yuantan Garden so that she could live a few more years, but it asked her to do something dangerous. It was really not very kind of it.

Li didn't say he accepted it, nor did he reject it directly. Instead, he talked about something else. "You've been staying here just to protect this thing?"

"That's it."

"Well, I can try to refine this pair of foot bones, but if I succeed in surviving, you have to agree to one request of mine."

When Li heard it say that it would be beneficial for future cultivation, his heart began to waver. Just like what the little mermaid said, opportunities and dangers coexist, and the path of cultivation is full of dangers. It is impossible not to try just because of a little danger.

"Really? I'll agree to any request you make!" A Yu responded very happily.

"Please listen to me first." Li interrupted her helplessly, "My request is to set up a teleportation array in your palace. If you agree, I can start refining."

"Teleportation array?" A Yu's eyes lit up. "Do you mean you will come back to see me in the future? Sure, sure. I promise!"

Another perfect misunderstanding.

Li did not explain. She actually did not have a space ring to store things. This palace happened to be large and hidden, so she planned to use it as a small warehouse.

Li took a deep breath, concentrated her mind to the extreme, and gently touched the pair of foot bones with both hands. She had refined semi-artifacts before, but it was the first time for her to refine a pair of bones that had existed for who knows how many years.

As Li touched her, a bone-chilling feeling spread throughout her body, as if an invisible force was trying to tear her body apart.

The surrounding seawater seemed to be drawn by this breath, constantly rolling and surging, bringing waves of powerful pressure. Li's body was squeezed by this force, as if it was about to be torn into pieces.

Li clenched her teeth, beads of sweat continuously appeared on her forehead. She mobilized the true Qi in her body and forced herself to establish a mysterious connection with her foot bones. As the refining deepened, she felt the power in her foot bones like a violent torrent, raging in her body. Her body seemed to be ruthlessly destroyed by this power. Every breath became extremely difficult, and her consciousness began to gradually become blurred.

The scene before my eyes flashed by, and I forgot my identity as I followed the waves.

She was still standing in this underwater palace. The broken statue in the center of the hall was no longer there. The surroundings were now magnificent with carved beams and painted buildings, and there was no longer any trace of desolation.

In front of Li was a mirror made of spiritual power. The person in the mirror was wearing a fishtail skirt carefully woven from the finest corals and shells. The skirt was blown up by the wind and fluttered gently as if dancing on the seabed. The color of the skirt changed with the light, sometimes like the deep blue of the deep sea, sometimes like the glimmer of the morning light, so beautiful that it was breathtaking.

However, the face of the person in the mirror was covered by a layer of gray mist, making it impossible to see his true appearance.

As Li's palm turned over, the water wave mirror in front of him dissipated, turned into spiritual power and condensed into a sound-transmitting conch, which slowly stopped in front of the woman.

"Ayu, let's move."

Soon, a clear girl's voice came from the conch, "Do you really want to do this?"

"Well, there's no other choice."

"Is there really no other way? Shall we discuss it again?" A Yu's voice was choked with sobs. He knew that she had been planning for this moment for a long time, but he still wanted to struggle a little longer. What if... what if she changed her mind?

"I have made up my mind. Please, Ayu." The woman's voice was clear and gentle, but her tone was filled with unshakable determination.

"I understand." A Yu responded softly and threw the conch in his hand in a huff.

Hearing the sharp friction sound coming from the conch, Li Shi smiled and shook his head.

"My lord."

As the voice came from behind, Li's perspective gradually moved and looked at the creature in front of him that was neither human nor fish.

There was a momentary sting in Li's eyes, and consciousness returned at that moment.

What was she doing just now? Oh, right, refining the foot bones, so she was brought into the memory of the foot bone owner. Some semi-artifacts do set up tests before choosing a master, and injecting the memory of the previous owner is the most common test.

If Li had not woken up, she would be facing endless darkness. She would be immersed in this memory, and both her body and soul would be devoured and become nutrients for the artifact.

Looking at the "fishman" in front of him, with gills on his face and fish scales all over his exposed skin, Li couldn't help but shudder. The remaining consciousness in this foot bone probably wouldn't have thought that he would be awake in this situation.

The loss of consciousness did not affect the progress of the illusion.

"Proceed as planned." The woman said as she walked out of the hall. Her skirt swayed with her steps, faintly revealing her slender feet underneath.

Li mobilized the spiritual power in his hand and wrapped it around the woman's slender ankle. If she cut off her foot now, would she be able to escape from the illusion?

As if he had sensed her thoughts, before he could make any move, the scenery in front of him changed again.

Blood stained the ground red, forming shocking traces, telling of the tragic fight just now. The walls of the palace were left with traces of swords and knives, and the originally gorgeous murals had become blurred, and even in some places the rough stone walls had been exposed. The furnishings in the palace had also been destroyed, the tables and chairs were broken, the utensils were shattered, and it was a mess.

This time, a familiar face appeared in front of Li, an enlarged version of the adult Ayu.