After leaving Zhuoxin Temple, Ye Yu took Lin Miaoxue back to the mountain cave where they had previously rested. He intended to use his spiritual energy to help stabilize her soul further, but he was alarmed to find that although her soul had stopped disintegrating, it was riddled with fine cracks, like a fragile porcelain piece.

Despite all the celestial treasures and elixirs he’d administered, it seemed they weren’t enough to fully heal her soul. Ye Yu was at a loss, wondering if perhaps only time would mend these fractures.

As he pondered, Lin Miaoxue slowly opened her eyes, reaching …