The sect master cast a glance in Li Shuang's direction, his eyes shimmering with an eerie light.
This Li Shuang was actually a born talent in artifact refining.
Originally, she could have been kept and nurtured well.
What a pity...
Sometimes, the more extraordinary one was, the more destined they were to wither.
The sect master calmly averted his gaze.
He didn't care whether Li Shuang could successfully refine the Blood Soul Silk or undertake the task of repairing the Thousand Silk Net.
He only needed to ensure that Li Shuang was still alive when she ascended.
Day one.
Li Shuang spent the entire day forging Blood Soul Silk.
Compared to the lower two levels, the third level was much safer.
Throughout the day.
Nothing unexpected happened here; everyone performed their duties, and there were no casualties.
Forging the Blood Soul Silk was very difficult; she only managed to refine two pieces the entire day.
But the rewards were astonishing.
One Blood Soul Silk could be exchanged for 50,000 value points!
However, Li Shuang was not in a hurry to exchange them.
She wasn't short on value points now, and this Blood Soul Silk, capable of storing the souls of the deceased, was an extremely rare item.
She could hold onto it for now.
The Blood Soul Silk required threads from the Thousand Silk Net, so logically, once she left this secret realm, there would be no way to obtain it.
However.
She had the Heaven and Earth Furnace.
Since the furnace had already seen the Blood Soul Silk, as long as the value points were sufficient, it could infinitely replicate this treasure.
A thought vaguely formed in Li Shuang's mind.
Once her divine soul was strong enough to traverse the River of Oblivion, by using the Blood Soul Silk, wouldn't she be able to freely bring departed souls to the human world?
Or even...
The City Lord's sister, Yu Mo.
If she could find her, this Blood Soul Silk might come in handy.
Li Shuang even thought.
If that day truly came.
Could she also meet Elder Canshang in the River of Oblivion, meet Sect Master Meng... meet... her deceased parents...
One Blood Soul Silk could bring out one deceased person. Without relying on the power of the Thousand Silk Net, such a treasure would truly be hard to find in the world.
Of course.
To traverse the River of Oblivion with her divine soul, she would need to cultivate the Rebirth Art to at least the third level.
She was still far from such a realm, and thinking too much was pointless.
Night fell.
Everyone returned to the disciples' quarters, subconsciously looking for Li Shuang.
However, this time.
They waited and waited but Li Shuang never appeared.
Suddenly missing their leader, everyone clearly became a little flustered.
Lin An glanced at the crowd and said calmly, "Li Shuang has gone to the third level and will not return to the disciples' quarters. You will only see her at the beginning of the next cycle."
Lin An looked at Cang Yin and the others: "Or, she might find a way to come down to the second level to see you."
The second level still required the power of the Rebirth Art to guard it, and Li Shuang would have to find a way to send down new Dark Moon Stones.
"But from now on, she won't return to the disciples' quarters every night," Lin An said slowly. "You'll have to learn to rely on yourselves."
As Lin An's voice faded.
Darkness also descended.
Everyone entered the disciples' quarters in a bit of a panic.
After Lin An left, they gathered at the door.
Cang Yin took a deep breath and said, "In previous nights, Sister Shuang led the way, and we always managed to collect a lot of points. But this time, it's just us."
"Our advantage over those who came to the secret realm before us is that we are united enough."
"But without Sister Shuang, we must be extra, extra careful! Even if we get fewer points, we must first ensure our safety."
No one had any objections, and this basic strategy was decided.
Before.
Li Shuang moved through the night as if it were day, and they thought that with their numbers, they should be fine as long as they were careful.
But when they truly stepped into the night, they realized just how crucial Li Shuang's presence was.
Beast roars came from all directions, and they couldn't distinguish the number or strength of the demonic beasts at all.
Once they encountered an overly powerful group of demonic beasts, they could only flee.
But during their escape, what if they encountered another group of demonic beasts...
If they were caught between two sides, they might not survive!
That night.
They spent most of their time fleeing. After much difficulty, they hunted a few demonic beasts, but then they lost their way and couldn't even locate the Demonic Beast Pavilion.
By the time they finally made it back to the disciples' quarters.
The harvest without Li Shuang leading the team was a world apart from when Li Shuang had been with them.
Everyone knew.
They had received a tremendous gift from Li Shuang, but it was only now that they realized how much more they had received than they had imagined!
This secret realm was entirely a "carry" game by a formidable expert!
When dawn broke, everyone's expressions were a bit complex.
Cang Yin said directly, "Everyone should clearly understand now how much Sister Shuang has helped us! Sister Shuang is not someone who takes advantage of kindness and will not demand anything in return, but everyone should be aware."
"What we need to do next is to do our utmost to fulfill our duties! For ourselves, for Sister Shuang, let's pass this secret realm with all our might!"
Everyone knew.
The progress of clearing this secret realm largely depended on Li Shuang.
Now. The third level of the Langya Pavilion had only Li Shuang!
When the secret realm ended, Li Shuang would definitely receive the most rewards.
But.
Wasn't that natural?
Anyway, Cang Yin was completely convinced!
The others all agreed.
Lin An looked at them, his eyes distant, wondering what he was thinking.
On the second day of the seventh cycle.
Li Shuang found a way to come down with the Third Elder.
The Third Elder was to send down new Yellow Spring Stones, and Li Shuang secretly gave the Dark Moon Stones, filled with the energy of the Rebirth Art, to Cang Yin and the others.
She had obtained a total of four Dark Moon Stones from the Third Elder in the previous cycle.
She had also exchanged two more from the Heaven and Earth Furnace.
Now.
After retrieving the emptied Dark Moon Stones from Cang Yin's hands, Li Shuang directly gave them five Dark Moon Stones.
One was for the situation today.
The remaining four were for the final battle tomorrow!
The Third Elder was also puzzled by the fact that Cang Yin and the others were still alive, but Li Shuang quickly used the Heaven and Earth Furnace to drain the energy from their Yellow Spring Stones. The Third Elder didn't notice anything amiss for a while and could only assume that these disciples were exceptionally talented.
The Third Elder left double the amount of Yellow Spring Stones and returned to the third level with Li Shuang.
He looked at Li Shuang: "You said you wanted to see your friends, and now that you have, are you satisfied?"
Li Shuang obediently nodded: "Thank you, Third Elder."
The Third Elder smiled: "Now that you've seen them, just focus on waiting to ascend. Your talent is extraordinary; they are not on your level."
Li Shuang just dutifully agreed.
Day two.
Li Shuang, working day and night, forged several more Blood Soul Silks.
Time.
Finally arrived at the last day of the seventh cycle.