On the street, a group of men and women attracted frequent glances from passersby, especially the two women, one tall and one petite, each with their own charm, as if they were showcasing the best state of each age group, which made people’s thoughts run wild.

What made people most jealous was the man in the middle of the three men. He was average-looking and his cultivation was only at the Foundation Establishment stage, yet the beautiful woman was clinging to his arm.

Li Haoran kept a poker face. Despite Su Yiren’s soft and weak appearance, she was a genuine cultivator at the Unity stage. If she wanted to hold onto him, he had no chance of breaking free.

He calmly turned his head and met Su Yiren’s gaze, “I know you want to go shopping with me, but please control your strength. This is the third time you’ve broken my arm.”

Li Haoran shook his arm, indicating that he was seriously injured.

Su Yiren quickly took out a healing pill from her storage ring and set Li Haoran’s bone.

Given Su Yiren’s level of cultivation, she shouldn’t have lost control of her strength. Li Haoran could only attribute it to Su Yiren being too excited to be with him, causing her to lose control of her strength.

“You didn’t even scream when your bone broke?” Qin Yanyan looked at Li Haoran in surprise. Did this man not feel pain?

Li Haoran chuckled, “Ever since I soaked in magma for a year, I don’t know what pain is anymore.”

Recalling how he was thrown into the magma by his master when he first joined the sect, Li Haoran felt that he was lucky to be alive.

“Magma? Soaked for a year?” Qin Yanyan’s eyes widened. Was this still a human?

Li Haoran spoke in a melancholic tone, “When I first entered the magma, I screamed in agony. The pain was unbearable. I screamed until I lost my voice, but the pain persisted.”

“My master didn’t allow anyone to help me. He wanted me to overcome the difficulty on my own. At that time, Senior Sister Zhou Lulu couldn’t bear to see me suffer. When the master was away, she secretly brought me a cup of water brewed with heavenly treasures, saying it could alleviate my condition.”

Qin Yanyan shivered at the thought of what it would be like to be soaked in magma. When she heard this, she couldn’t help but ask, “Did it help you adapt to the magma quickly?”

“It was water brewed with a hundred-year-old Arhat fruit. Senior Sister Zhou Lulu saw that I had lost my voice from screaming, so she wanted me to moisten my throat.”

Qin Yanyan: “……”

Ever since Lu Yang learned that Li Haoran had been soaked in magma by the Fifth Elder, Zhou Xin, for a year, he didn’t think it was a big deal that his senior sister had bathed him with boiling water.

Speaking of which, if Li Haoran wasn’t a fire spiritual root, Elder Zhou Xin wouldn’t dare to soak him in magma. This was a cultivation method unique to those with fire spiritual roots.

Each of the five single spiritual roots had their own unique cultivation methods. For example, those with fire spiritual roots could soak in magma or be burned by fire, which could help them comprehend spells or abilities related to fire. For instance, Li Haoran had comprehended the art of refining tools.

For those with earth spiritual roots, they would be buried in the earth to comprehend the art of earth escape.

For those with water spiritual roots, they would be thrown into water to comprehend the water control spell.

However, there were exceptions.

For example, Lu Yang heard that Senior Brother Dai Bufan was a water spiritual root. The Grand Elder threw Dai Bufan into a pool and deprived him of his ability to breathe, hoping that Dai Bufan could comprehend the water control spell or the ability to breathe underwater in the face of life and death. Unfortunately, things didn’t go as planned – Dai Bufan comprehended the spatial spell and drank all the water in the pool.

“My dear niece, have you seen something you like? Uncle will buy it for you.” Meng Jingzhou teased Qin Yanyan. If there was one thing he had plenty of, it was money.

Qin Yanyan was so annoyed by Meng Jingzhou calling her “niece” that she stomped her foot, but there was nothing she could do about it.

“What’s this?” Qin Yanyan tried to divert her attention and pointed at a stone being sold on the roadside.

The stone was blood-red, bright and shiny, as if it was naturally formed. Under the sunlight, it refracted a captivating light.

“This? This is Phoenix Blood Stone, a specialty of our Luo Feng County.”

“Phoenix Blood Stone?” Everyone present, except for Su Yiren, had never heard of this stone.

Li Haoran said, “You should have heard of the origin of our Luo Feng County. It is said that a long, long time ago, a pure-blooded phoenix freely soared between heaven and earth. However, it was too old to fly, so it found a place to rest and sleep. Once it fell asleep, it never woke up again.”

“The old phoenix’s flesh and bones turned into the hills of the earth.” Li Haoran pointed to the mountains in the distance that were faintly encircling Luo Feng County, “Do you see these mountains? Don’t they look like a phoenix when connected?”

“The old phoenix’s feathers turned into trees, so there are many red plants on the hills.”

“The old phoenix’s blood dyed the stones red, and these stones are the Phoenix Blood Stones you see now.”

Lu Yang thought to himself, are you a phoenix or Pangu?

“When I heard this story as a child, I thought it was a legend. It wasn’t until I came to the Seek Tao Sect and my master taught me about refining tools that I realized that the Phoenix Blood Stone from my hometown was indeed dyed red by phoenix blood. Phoenix Blood Stone is a top-notch material for refining tools.”

“Phoenix…” The Immortal Maiden recalled some things when she heard the long-lost term.

“Back then, not only the Kylin, but also the Dragon and Phoenix clans had potential candidates for becoming immortals. At that time, the Dragon and Phoenix clans carefully cultivated two outstanding talents from the demon clan, who were unparalleled in talent and had the strong support of the Dragon and Phoenix clans. Their hopes of becoming immortals were high.”

“On the other hand, the Kylin, although known as the darling of heaven and earth, was actually isolated and weak. Most of the demon clan looked down on him.”

“The Kylin had faced many strong enemies, none of whom were his match. He defeated many enemies who were impossible to defeat. As the demon clan rapidly rose, the Kylin’s Dao fruit concept was similar to that of the Dragon and Phoenix clan’s talents. If they wanted to become immortals, they had to fight a deadly battle, which was unavoidable.”

“The Kylin, blessed with great fortune, defeated the talents of the Dragon and Phoenix clans in a one-on-two battle, successfully proving his Dao fruit and becoming the Kylin Immortal.”

“Did the Kylin Immortal kill the talents of the Dragon and Phoenix clans?” The Immortal Maiden’s tone was calm, but Lu Yang still heard a hint of cruelty in her words.

That’s right, becoming an immortal was not a game. The winner takes all, the loser loses everything, and might even lose their life.

“No, they got married.”

“Huh?”

“The demon clan admires the strong. After the talents of the Dragon and Phoenix clans lost to the Kylin Immortal, they fell in love with him. In the end, the three of them got married successfully. Originally, I wanted to attend the Kylin Immortal’s wedding, but the Kylin Immortal said I was too beautiful and would steal their thunder, so he didn’t let me go.”

“What a pity, I wanted to show off my skills at the wedding.””What are you planning to do at Kylin Immortal’s wedding?”

“I’m going to cook for the banquet. Let me tell you, those four immortals, including Kylin, are all lazy and ignorant about grains. I’m the only one who knows how to cook.” The Immortal Maiden said with a look of disdain, thinking that the four of them were a disgrace.

Lu Yang thought it was reasonable that Kylin Immortal didn’t invite the Immortal Maiden.

After all, a wedding would definitely involve inviting a large number of guests. If the Immortal Maiden were to cook, it would lead to a shortage of antidotes.

“Later, I thought that it was a friend’s wedding after all, and it would be inappropriate not to bring a gift. So, I gave a blessed immortal fruit from me, even thoughtfully writing ‘To the most beautiful demon race’ on it.”

“I heard that this gift caused quite a stir. They probably haven’t seen such a precious gift before.”

Lu Yang was silent for a few seconds, then asked, “How many immortal fruits did you give at that time?”

“One.”

Lu Yang let out a long sigh, “You just love stirring up trouble, don’t you?”

“Huh? Why?”

(End of the chapter)