“Damn it! Fine, forget everything else. Just simple ultrasonic emission, analysis, and display will do.” Lin Fan input the command again.

A compact sonar device was quickly constructed by the nano cube and appeared in Lin Fan's hand.

At the top of the device was a slightly raised circular area; this was the sonar's transmission and reception port. On the side of the device, several small buttons and a mini display screen were distributed. Below the screen, the buttons were arranged compactly and orderly.

"What is this thing?" Meng Li asked curiously. She had seen plenty of wings, but the object that had just appeared in Lin Fan's hand was something she had never seen before.

"This is something that can help us survive." As he spoke, Lin Fan pressed the start button.

A faint buzzing sound immediately rang out, and on the display screen, following the feedback of the sound waves, the scenery ahead began to gradually emerge.

"How amazing! How did you do that? In the entire Yiyun Empire, even a Great Grandmaster of alchemy couldn't refine something like this."

"Hehe, this is a secret technique of the Black Wind Stronghold. Living here in the Black Wind Ridge, one must naturally have the ability to survey the mist."

"Fine," Meng Li muttered.

"Hehe, if you become my wife, I can tell you," Lin Fan teased.

Meng Li hesitated for a moment, then finally let out a long sigh. "Being your wife is probably not a good idea. You and I are black and white, our statuses are worlds apart."

"Then how about this: you kiss me once, and I'll tell you. How about it?" Lin Fan continued, shamelessly.

"It's that simple!" As she spoke, Meng Li's delicate pink lips planted a kiss on Lin Fan's cheek. "There, now you can tell me, right?"

Lin Fan suddenly felt that his request had been too simple. He was a villain, after all; he should have asked her to do 'that' with him.

"This is a sonar. Simply put, it uses ultrasonic waves to detect terrain."

Meng Li frowned. "I have heard of Spiritual Sense, Divine Sense, and Mental Energy, which can be used to detect terrain. I have never heard of this 'ultrasonic wave' of yours."

"Fine, you can understand it as the Spiritual Sense of an alchemical creation, that works too."

"Wow, so that means you can refine living alchemical creations? You can even refine Spiritual Sense into it."

"You could say that. Mechanical intelligence is, to a certain extent, considered alive."

Meng Li's eyes were filled with stars of admiration. "You are truly amazing. No, don't stay in the Black Wind Stronghold. Come with me to the Yiyun Empire; you are too talented to be wasted here."

"No, I don't want to go to the Yiyun Empire. If possible, I'd like to see the Xuanyin Qin Sect."

"The Xuanyin Qin Sect, the number one Sect in the Southern Region, an existence that even the Yiyun Empire dares not provoke. But the Xuanyin Qin Sect only ever accepts female Disciples. You!!"

"I naturally have my ways. If all else fails, I can just cross-dress!" Lin Fan wouldn't tell her that he said this just to live and eat with beautiful Senior Sisters and Junior Sisters, and take advantage of them every day.

"Cross-dress!!! I have heard that some men, in order to enter the Xuanyin Qin Sect, have dressed as women. But they were all discovered, and their fates were miserable."

"It's fine, I have my ways; they won't discover me."

"Sigh, alright. I didn't expect you to be willing to go to such lengths just to pursue knowledge."

"What's so unexpected about that? You also didn't expect that I would jump off a cliff to save you, right!" Lin Fan laughed.

Upon hearing this, Meng Li's cheeks flushed red, and she lightly tapped Lin Fan with her pink fist. "You're annoying. Tell me, Young Lord of the Black Wind Stronghold, what is your motive for saving me?"

Lin Fan muttered to himself, 'Need you ask? Of course, it's because I lust after your body.' But Lin Fan naturally wouldn't say that.

"What motive could I have? You are naturally beautiful; how could I watch you perish before my eyes?"

Meng Li blushed, and naturally understood Lin Fan's meaning. "Actually, being your wife is not impossible, but we can only do it in secret. Can you accept that?"

Lin Fan was overjoyed; his first woman was finally in his grasp. "Of course I can accept that!"

He reached out to pull her in, but was stopped by Meng Li's chiding voice. "So impatient. Let's escape this Black Wind Abyss first!"

"Alright!" Lin Fan's wings operated at full power as he sped forward.

Although the Black Wind Abyss had sheer cliffs and the hurricanes occasionally carried debris, under the detection of Lin Fan's sonar, their trajectories were exposed early on, allowing Lin Fan to avoid them one by one.

Three days later, the two finally arrived at the bottom of the Black Wind Abyss.

Here, the raging Black Wind of the outside world was gone, replaced by a sense of peace and tranquility.

All around, there were plants that seemed to belong in a dream. They were not only lush, but every leaf, every flower, and even the seemingly inconspicuous vines emitted a soft and mysterious glow.

It illuminated the bottom of this abyss, making it look dreamlike and intoxicatingly beautiful.

"Where is this?" Meng Li asked in surprise.

"This is the bottom of the Black Wind Abyss," Lin Fan replied.

Meng Li was very confused. "Aren't we supposed to cross the Black Wind Abyss? How could we…"

"Actually, I lied to you. My mechanical wings couldn't possibly carry both of us across. We have actually been falling the whole time; all I could guarantee was that we would land safely!" Lin Fan explained.

Meng Li's eyes immediately turned red. "You knew from the very beginning, you~~"

Lin Fan responded cheerfully, "What, silly girl? Aren't we perfectly fine? Besides, we might even turn a misfortune into a blessing."

Meng Li sniffled gently. "How so?"

"Look, there is no sunlight here all year round, yet the plants here have developed another form of survival. This shows that there is abundant Spiritual Qi here. I am only at the Body Refining stage and cannot absorb Spiritual Qi yet; you should try."

Meng Li was just a beginner Qi Refining Cultivator; if she didn't meditate carefully, it would be impossible for her to sense the Spiritual Qi.

"Alright then, I'll try!" After saying this, Meng Li sat cross-legged elegantly. In an instant, the Spiritual Qi between heaven and earth, like a boundless sea of green waves, surged forth. Carrying endless vitality and purity, it irresistibly gathered and poured into her body, both gently and fiercely.

Meng Li opened her eyes with joy, her eyes filled with excitement. "Such dense Spiritual Qi! This Spiritual Qi is at least a hundred times that of the outside!"

Lin Fan laughed heartily. "I didn't lie to you, did I? We've found a treasure trove. These plants are not simple either; they have been absorbing Spiritual Qi here for years, and every single one is a priceless treasure."

Meng Li was happy at first, but then wore a worried expression. "It's good, but with our shallow cultivation, neither of us has reached the stage of fasting. Even if we Cultivate here and advance a thousand miles a day, we can't reach the Golden Core stage before we starve to death."

Lin Fan naturally knew how to get food; the plants contained water and starch to some extent. He could just have the nano cube create some tools to extract it, so there was no need to worry. But Lin Fan was currently full of bad intentions.

"This, this, this, how could I have forgotten this? I haven't even taken a wife yet, and I'm going to die here…" Lin Fan wailed the last few words. It was simply too exaggerated. However, this left Meng Li, this innocent and kind girl, feeling ashamed.

"Alright, alright, Lin Fan, isn't your wife right here!" Meng Li comforted him.

Lin Fan almost laughed out loud. Innocent girls were so easy to trick, but he suppressed his laughter.

"No, it was love at first sight for me. Saving you was entirely my own wish, you don't need to be sad about it. It's just that my strength is insufficient, causing you to perish here." Lin Fan said these hypocritical words so authentically that one couldn't hear a hint of insincerity; it felt completely like words from the bottom of his heart.

Meng Li's heart fluttered upon hearing this. "Lin Fan, I…" Meng Li lowered her head, speaking softly, but just couldn't say the rest of the words.

Finally, she managed to blurt out, "Lin Fan, I want to be your woman."

At this moment, the Heavenly Dao oath in Lin Fan's Sea of Consciousness shattered with a boom and vanished without a trace. His mouth was almost crooked from smiling. Meng Li, today I will properly savor your taste—

"——The deep abyss is silent and still, soft light like a dream reflects her beautiful face."

"——Love's threads entwine, heart unable to speak, words on the lips but cheeks flushed red."

"——Vermilion lips unopened, the spirit already intoxicated, delicate hands tremble slightly, endless affection."

"——He brushes her dark hair, whispering in her ear, fragrant breeze blows amidst the moonlight."

"——Fine rain moistens the flowers, affection gradually rises, endless and deep in love."

Meng Li lowered her head, silent, her body trembling slightly, but she did not struggle. Her whole person was like a soft cloud, embraced by Lin Fan.

Lin Fan quietly felt her body temperature, his heart full of tenderness. No longer frivolous, no longer talkative, he just gently hugged her tighter.

At the bottom of the abyss, everything was quiet. Only the Spiritual light between the trees and leaves witnessed this quiet blooming.