Out of respect for the ancient Phoenix clan and the beautiful fantasies people have about phoenixes, Lu Yang felt there was no need to reveal the ancient secrets he had just learned.

Lu Yang felt he was burdened with too much. He was only at the Foundation Establishment stage.

Normally, a cultivator at the Foundation Establishment stage who knew many ancient secrets could use them to gain various opportunities.

For example, if an ancient race had lost its heritage, Lu Yang could casually reveal the location of their heritage with a slight smile. This would allow the ancient race to regain their heritage and they would be so amazed by Lu Yang that they would offer their saintess to him as a wife.

Or, he could enter an ancient secret realm, where others would fight tooth and nail to pass through, but he would know the principles within and leisurely obtain the final reward, leaving all the geniuses dumbfounded.

Or, at an auction, there would be an item that no one was interested in, and everyone couldn’t see its use. It was about to be passed over, but only Lu Yang knew that it was a treasure from the ancient times, worth a city, and he would get it at a low price.

However, Lu Yang had not encountered any of these adventures.

Lu Yang felt that knowing a bunch of ancient secrets was useless, he couldn’t use any of them.

Lu Yang wondered, where did he go wrong?

…

The matter of the Phoenix Blood Stone came to an end. After a night of turmoil, the biggest gain was inadvertently thwarting the plot of the Nine Nether Sect, and Li Haoran learned that Su Yiren was a body cultivator.

When Li Haoran’s parents woke up, they looked at the bottomless pit in the courtyard, wide enough for a person, and fell into deep thought.

Everything was fine before they went to bed, but when they woke up, there was such a big pit.

Su Yiren was worried that the noise at night would wake up Li Haoran’s parents and Qin Yanyan, so she set up a formation to isolate the outside noise.

To be honest, the noise Su Yiren made last night while hammering the old phoenix’s body was not small. Only Li Haoran’s family didn’t hear it, everyone else in the Falling Phoenix County did.

The county lord announced that it was due to underground work at night, and the force was not well controlled, causing inconvenience to everyone, and asked for understanding.

He couldn’t say that he, as the county lord, was incompetent and was exploited by the Nine Nether Sect. If it weren’t for Su Yiren, everyone would be doomed.

If he said that, his position as the county lord would be over.

“Something unexpected happened last night. Some villains sneaked in, but fortunately, Senior Su took action.” Lu Yang briefly explained the situation last night, omitting the Phoenix Blood Stone, the county lord, the head of the Mo family, the Nine Nether Sect, and the old phoenix.

In short, nothing happened last night.

Qin Yanyan gave Lu Yang, who was talking nonsense, a white look. If it could make her mother take action and hammer out such a big pit, something big must have happened last night.

But she didn’t ask in front of Li Haoran’s parents, and let Lu Yang talk nonsense.

Li Haoran’s parents nodded in confusion. After Lu Yang promised to fill the big pit, they didn’t pursue the matter of the big pit any further.

The hole was pitch black. If someone could ignore the darkness, they would see an old phoenix lying at the bottom of the hole.

According to Jiang Shan, the deceased old phoenix elder chose to be buried here voluntarily. As for the hidden story behind it, he didn’t know.

“Senior Su, I think…”

“Call me Yiren.” Su Yiren finally found an opportunity to correct Li Haoran’s address to her. Her tone was gentle, like a gentle township that could make heroes fall, and no one could associate her with the body cultivator from last night.

Although Su Yiren was a body cultivator, she was not like the third elder who was full of explosive power. Her body was well-proportioned, in line with public aesthetics, more like a fitness expert from Lu Yang’s previous life.

“Yi, Yiren…” Li Haoran stuttered.

“Eh.” Su Yiren laughed.

“I think we might not…”

Just before the words “not suitable” were spoken, Su Yiren’s index finger gently pressed against Li Haoran’s lips.

“Haoran, I know you can’t accept this truth for a while. We are cultivators and have a long lifespan. Let’s try to accept each other gradually and slowly adapt. If we really are not suitable, you can propose to break up, okay?”

Li Haoran couldn’t say no, and nodded lightly.

Su Yiren smiled and let go of her hand, while Qin Yanyan, who was watching from the side, was so angry that she stomped her foot.

Su Yiren’s finger seemed to lightly press on Li Haoran’s lips, but only Li Haoran knew how strong this finger was, so strong that he couldn’t open his mouth.

But even if Su Yiren didn’t press his mouth, he wanted to try with Su Yiren.

Su Yiren had achieved her goal for this trip, so she didn’t stay any longer. She was worried that being too enthusiastic would make Li Haoran uncomfortable, so it was better to keep a distance and give each other some space.

Su Yiren and Qin Yanyan stayed for a day, and after dinner, they left directly. Before leaving, she secretly set up various formations beneficial to Li Haoran’s parents, and waved to Li Haoran, saying, “I will come to see you when I have time.”

Another day passed, and Li Haoran performed cultivation for his parents as usual, practicing boxing and meditation.

But while he was cultivating, he noticed something was wrong. The spiritual power in his body was surging, one wave after another, and his fingers and toes couldn’t help but stretch and curl up. This was a sign of overflowing spiritual power.

“Am I about to advance? That’s right, considering the time, it’s about time for me to advance.” Li Haoran had encountered this situation before, similar to when he was in the Qi Refining stage.He was currently in the early stages of Foundation Establishment. Due to spending too much time soaking in magma, his Foundation Establishment was over a month later than Lu Yang and the others.

Among the top five of the same batch, Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou had just entered the late stage of Foundation Establishment. Tao Yaoye and Man Gu had been in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment for a while, and Li Haoran was the slowest to progress.

Now, he was finally catching up with the others.

Li Haoran sent a message, asking Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou to protect him.

Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou had already woken up, but they had been lazing in bed. Upon hearing that their good brother was about to advance, they didn’t bother to wash up and quickly got out of bed to come to the courtyard to protect Li Haoran.

Li Haoran sat cross-legged, took a couple of deep breaths, and a small whirlwind formed above his head, absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy. There was a crackling sound in his body, as if he was refining his body in the same way as refining tools, making his blood vessels, meridians, acupoints, and organs become hard.

His body turned red, like a piece of red-hot iron. Sweat was expelled to the surface of his body, making a sizzling sound. The sweat droplets were fine and evaporated into mist in the blink of an eye.

Fortunately, this change didn’t last too long. He let out a muffled grunt, his aura surged, and after a full cycle of circulation, he successfully entered the middle stage of Foundation Establishment.

As he entered the middle stage of Foundation Establishment, a memory he had never experienced before appeared in his mind. It felt incredibly familiar, as if he had personally experienced it.

“Hmm?”

He slowly opened his eyes, looking puzzled.

“What’s wrong?” Lu Yang asked with concern, thinking that something had gone wrong with his cultivation.

“My past life… I think I was the leader of the Nine Nether Sect.”

Li Haoran’s tone was full of uncertainty.

“What?”

(End of Chapter)