“Did you at least give them two immortal fruits back then?” Lu Yang could roughly imagine the turmoil this immortal fruit had caused.
The longer he interacted with the Immortal, the less he understood why she was killed – there were too many reasons, and Lu Yang didn’t know which one to choose.
“I’ve said it before, it’s for the ‘most beautiful’ demon race. The word ‘most’ can only refer to one, don’t you know?” The Immortal seriously explained basic grammar to Lu Yang.
Lu Yang was silent for a long time before saying, “…You make a good point.”
“Right?” The Immortal put her hands on her hips, looking triumphant.
“So who did you give the immortal fruit to?”
“I heard from the Time Immortal afterwards that at the wedding, the Dragon and Phoenix prodigies argued over the ownership of the immortal fruit and wanted to compete in magic.”
“Speaking of which, the Kylin Immortal is really stingy. He has his own immortal fruits. Why didn’t he just give one to each of his wives? Why did they have to fight?”
The Immortal shook her head. Compared to the Kylin Immortal, she was very generous, able to give an immortal fruit as a gift.
“What happened next?”
“Later, the Kylin Immortal said that it was not elegant to compete in magic at the wedding. Instead, they should find another way to compete. Since there were three immortal guests present, he suggested that the Heaven Immortal, the Ninefold Immortal, and the Time Immortal be the judges. He would not participate to avoid a tie.”
“You see, if the Kylin Immortal had invited me, wouldn’t we have five immortals as judges? And you know me, I’m fair and impartial. I could be the sole judge.”
“If they think I’m too beautiful and would overshadow the Dragon and Phoenix prodigies, I could wear a veil!” As the most beautiful woman in ancient times, the Immortal was very confident in her appearance.
Lu Yang thought to himself, Immortal, you should be more careful. It’s clear that the Kylin Immortal didn’t want to be a judge, so he excluded himself.
“What was the competition between the Dragon and Phoenix prodigies?”
“Cooking.”
The Immortal shook her head regretfully: “The four of them, including the Kylin Immortal, didn’t know that I taught the Dragon and Phoenix prodigies how to cook. Although they were not officially my disciples, they were in fact. They only learned a tenth or a fifth of my cooking skills. Even so, they were hard to match in the Tribulation stage.”
“During the competition, since they were taught by the same master, neither could break the other’s moves, and the dishes they cooked were naturally hard to judge.”
“The Time Immortal told me that when they tasted the food cooked by the Dragon and Phoenix prodigies, they were amazed and felt as if it contained the power of time, allowing them to quickly review their lives.”
“I modestly said that I taught them, but they only learned the basics from me.”
“The Time Immortal was silent for a moment before saying that they had beaten the Kylin Immortal too early. The real culprit was not him. When I asked him what he meant, he didn’t say.”
Lu Yang bowed to the Immortal in respect.
If someone didn’t understand the Immortal’s character and only heard this story, they might think that the Immortal was a mastermind in ancient times: she wasn’t present, but with just one immortal fruit, she made the Dragon and Phoenix prodigies fight, turned the four ancient immortals against each other, and put the Kylin Immortal in an unrighteous position.
She also secretly taught the Dragon and Phoenix prodigies skills, waiting for the right moment to act.
Such wisdom could only be described as unfathomable. Anyone facing such a cunning old monster would be terrified and trembling.
However, Lu Yang knew the Immortal well, so he decided to use another word to describe the Immortal’s wisdom—
Great foolishness masquerading as wisdom.
……
“You should know that the Dragon and Phoenix races are the proudest among the demon races. Their blood is extremely precious, and it’s almost impossible for humans to obtain it. Therefore, the Phoenix Blood Stone is extremely important.”
“The Phoenix Blood Stone is not only a feature of our Luofeng County, but also our pillar industry. The number of spirit stones we get from selling Phoenix Blood Stones every year is enormous!”
“The Phoenix Blood Stone is not only a good material for refining tools, but also a good decoration. If you wear it for a long time, it has unexpected benefits.”
“My father told me that Luofeng County has been mining Phoenix Blood Stones for four thousand years, and the vein is still not exhausted. There are endless Phoenix Blood Stones being mined.”
Li Haoran introduced the economy of his hometown, while Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou kept nodding their heads, like visiting leaders.
“How many spirit stones is this Phoenix Blood Stone?” Meng Jingzhou was selecting in the shop. He thought this thing was rare, so he wanted to buy a few to play with.
“Three hundred spirit stones.”
“What about this one?”
“Four hundred and fifty spirit stones.”
Meng Jingzhou continued to shake his head. Such cheap Phoenix Blood Stones were not worthy of his status.
“Bring out the best Phoenix Blood Stone you have here. I’m not short of money.” Meng Jingzhou acted like a young master.
The shop owner’s eyes lit up when he heard this. He had met a big customer.He looked around and saw that only Meng Jingzhou and his group were in the shop. He led them to the backyard and carefully took out an exquisite wooden box from the shelf. Opening the box, a goose egg-sized, bright red stone was quietly nestled inside. The stone was as red as blood, reminiscent of the legendary phoenix at the moment of its death.
Even Qin Yanyan could sense the extraordinary nature of this Phoenix Blood Stone.
The shopkeeper whispered, “A few days ago, a mine collapsed. This is the last Phoenix Blood Stone that was transported out of the mine. It took me half a day to get it. The price is set at five hundred thousand spirit stones.”
Meng Jingzhou nodded, “That’s reasonable. I’ll take ten.”
To the young master of the Meng family, five hundred thousand spirit stones were as insignificant as a drizzle, not worth mentioning.
The shopkeeper made a bitter face, “Sir, it’s not that I don’t want to sell more, but this is the only Phoenix Blood Stone I have.”
“Alright, I’ll take this one then.” The shopkeeper was overjoyed. He had quoted a slightly inflated price, leaving room for bargaining, but he didn’t expect Meng Jingzhou to buy it without haggling.
The shopkeeper even gave away several Phoenix Blood Stones of decent quality, but they were far inferior compared to the one Meng Jingzhou bought.
Meng Jingzhou knew he could haggle, but he was always too lazy to do so when shopping. It was too much trouble.
He asked the shopkeeper to drill a hole in the Phoenix Blood Stone and string it.
Meng Jingzhou wore it around his neck and felt quite pleased with himself.
He thought that since everyone was shopping, he shouldn’t be the only one buying a Phoenix Blood Stone. He visited several shops, intending to buy one for each of his companions, Lu Yang and the others. Unfortunately, after comparing, none of the stones were as good as his.
Many shopkeepers asked Meng Jingzhou where he bought his Phoenix Blood Stone, but he didn’t say.
“It’s frustrating when you can’t spend your money.”
Li Haoran advised, “Brother Meng, forget it. The power of the phoenix contained in the Phoenix Blood Stone is of little use to us. Even if it’s for refining tools, I don’t have the ability to refine such a high-quality Phoenix Blood Stone. It would be useless even if we bought it.”
“Alright.” Hearing Li Haoran say this, Meng Jingzhou had to give up.
“By the way, what’s the benefit of wearing a Phoenix Blood Stone for a long time?” Meng Jingzhou asked, pointing to the Phoenix Blood Stone on his chest.
“It boosts virility.”
(End of the chapter)