Their clothes were torn, and as they held each other, their skin pressed together in many places. Though he held a soft, beautiful woman in his arms, Xiao Yifeng was in no mood to enjoy this stroke of luck.

The two of them tumbled within the waterspout, locked in an embrace. A Qi Refining cultivator could hold their breath underwater for the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea, but even they couldn't last indefinitely.

What's more, Ling Sisi had clearly choked on water and was struggling to breathe. Meanwhile, the waterspout was growing fiercer by the second, and he had already used up all the talismans he had personally refined.

Gritting his teeth, he had no choice but to pull a life-saving talisman from his Storage Bag. It was a gift from his Master's Wife, Lin Ziyun—a jade-green talisman imbued with the Sword Qi of a Foundation Establishment cultivator.