Chapter 223

As a top-tier family in the Central Continent with a history of one hundred thousand years, the Meng family possessed excellent upbringing. As the eldest legitimate son of the Meng family, Meng Jingzhou was articulate and naturally would not be dissatisfied with Li Haoran over a small matter.

Meng Jingzhou looked at Li Haoran and said gloomily, "Could you have said earlier that it was for virility enhancement?"

Li Haoran made an 'oh' sound, as if he had remembered something, and then said, "Master told me that soaking in magma for a long time can also enhance virility. This is one of the motivations for me to persist, and facts have proven that the effect is indeed quite good."

"...... Can we skip the topic of virility enhancement?"

"Alright."

When Lu Yang and his group returned to the Li family, Li's mother had long since prepared a sumptuous dinner waiting for everyone.

It wouldn't do to have the two guests, Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou, cook every day.

Meng Jingzhou had bought a huge pile of things; basically, as long as it was something he hadn't seen before, he bought one of everything.

Whether it was useful or not was put aside; the main thing was that it was novel.

Of course, Meng Jingzhou didn't buy things that were too insulting to his intelligence, such as 'pure natural spiritual energy' that claimed to have a four-thousand-year history, being from the same era as the old Phoenix, and having witnessed the entire process of the old Phoenix's fall.

Lu Yang bought an exquisitely crafted Phoenix pendant, tied it together with his identity jade plaque, and hung it at his waist.

Qin Yanyan bought a crate of bamboo juice; she had drunk the bamboo juice, a specialty of Phoenix Fall County, while eating barbecue last night and thought it was good.

Su Yiren didn't buy anything. As a Body Integration stage cultivator, there was nothing in Phoenix Fall County worth her buying, unless it was the corpse of the old Phoenix.

"Mom, you have this skill?" Li Haoran was dumbfounded when he saw the table full of dazzling dishes. In his memory, his mother couldn't cook so many delicious things.

Li's mother laughed, "I just learned it. During the time you were away, since I was idle anyway, I might as well learn something."

Li's father interjected, "Your mom just learned how to buy food from the old restaurant."

Li's mother glared at Li's father.

Li Haoran: "......"

The craftsmanship of the old restaurant went without saying; it was naturally extremely good. Century-old shops that were rare to see in Lu Yang's previous life were everywhere in the Central Continent.

It was just that a hundred years wasn't enough to qualify as an 'old shop'. To claim to be an old shop, it had to be at least five hundred years old.

The old restaurant was a thousand-year-old shop. The staff had changed batch after batch, but the shop owner hadn't changed in a thousand years, ensuring from the root that the taste wouldn't be lost.

The oldest thing in the old restaurant wasn't the recipe or the furniture, but the shop owner himself.

What, you say the taste you ate here when you were a child wasn't like this? The food you ate when you were a child was cooked by me!

After everyone finished dinner, Lu Yang asked Su Yiren for advice on matters regarding Core Formation.

"Core Formation?" Su Yiren didn't expect Lu Yang to ask her about this. Didn't Haoran say he was the fourth disciple of the Sect Master of the Profound Heaven Sect? Why not ask the Sect Master of the Profound Heaven Sect directly?

Both being in the Body Integration stage, the gold content of the Sect Master of the Profound Heaven Sect was much higher than hers.

In front of outsiders, Lu Yang couldn't say that his master was an old rascal who went out to tell stories every day and couldn't teach for many days in total.

"Master has the world in his heart and has no time to attend to me."

"So that's how it is." Su Yiren nodded, believing Lu Yang's explanation.

Meng Jingzhou, who was on the side, rolled his eyes.

Meng Jingzhou and Li Haoran were also in the room, listening to Su Yiren explain the matters of Core Formation.

Li Haoran was currently only in the early Foundation Establishment stage, but it didn't matter; he would be able to use the knowledge of Core Formation sooner or later.

"I believe that the most important thing about Core Formation is the emphasis on opportunity. My talent is mediocre, and my greatest hope was to form a second-grade Jin Dan; this was already the best situation I could imagine."

"In order to form a second-grade Jin Dan, I tried every possible way to gain insight, going deep into the mountains and forests to fight with demonic beasts, sitting on giant rocks letting the waterfall wash over me, observing the various states of the human world to comprehend the aura of the mortal world... all of these, without exception, failed."

"One day, after I finished practicing, I lay on the edge of a cliff, looking at the starry sky, feeling that I was exceptionally insignificant."

"It was also at that moment that an indescribable insight welled up in my heart. I took this opportunity to gather Qi and condense the core; the core color was full, and it was a first-grade Jin Dan."

"When I didn't deliberately pursue it, I gained insight instead. I have exchanged experiences with several fellow Daoists, and two of them had situations similar to mine."

Lu Yang had gained some insight and thanked Su Yiren.

In the dark night, Lu Yang opened his eyes. At this time, he didn't know what watch of the night it was.

"Awake? I was just about to call you." The Decayed Fairy spoke, not surprised by Lu Yang's awakening.

Lu Yang frowned. In his sleep, he had sensed someone sneaking into Li Haoran's home.

What was the purpose?

"Two people, mid Jin Dan stage." The Decayed Fairy informed him of the two people's situation.

Lu Yang was puzzled. Li's father and mother were only in the Foundation Establishment stage and had average financial resources. Was there anything in Li Haoran's home that would attract Jin Dan stage cultivators?

Could it be the Phoenix Blood Stone that Meng Jingzhou bought?

Lu Yang wasn't worried about danger. Even if Su Yiren didn't make a move, he and Meng Jingzhou were more than enough to deal with these two uninvited guests.

"Young Master Lu, Young Master Meng, are you awake?" Su Yiren's voice echoed in the minds of Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou.

Li Haoran and Qin Yanyan were still inexperienced and lacked the vigilance of Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou.

"Just woke up." Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou said, "Senior Su, what is the situation now?"

Su Yiren shook her head, "I don't know much. I only know that the ones who snuck into the house are two mid Jin Dan stage cultivators, acting sneakily. I don't know their purpose. My intuition tells me there is someone behind them. I want to capture them, but I'm worried about alerting the enemy."

"This matter is easy to handle. Senior Su, you just need to suppress the situation from the side." Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou quickly thought of a way.

Under Su Yiren's curious gaze, Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou skillfully changed into night-traveling clothes and quietly walked out of the house.

Those two Jin Dan stage cultivators were clearly looking for something, but they didn't dare to use their spiritual sense, afraid of being detected.

It was said that this family had produced a genius who was a disciple of the Profound Heaven Sect. If not necessary, they couldn't let the Profound Heaven Sect know about their affairs.

They thought their movements were secretive, but in fact, they had already been watched by several people.

They suddenly became alert, sensing danger approaching, and dodged the attacks of Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou with a sudden flash.

"I didn't expect you to be able to dodge this blow; you do have some skills." Lu Yang sneered, using spiritual sense to transmit his voice.

"Who are you! What are you doing at the Li family!" The two Jin Dan stage cultivators responded.

"Heh, asking when you already know. Since we can meet at the Li family, what else could it be for? Naturally, it's to find that thing!" Meng Jingzhou laughed indifferently, as if mocking the stupid question the two had asked. "As for who we are, who else do you think would know about this?"

The two Jin Dan stage cultivators widened their eyes, "How do you know!"

"There are no walls that don't let the wind through in this world; where are there any eternal secrets? What should be known, no matter how much you hide it, we will know." Lu Yang laughed, "Do you think only you are paying attention to that thing?"

"Damn it, how could the Mo family know about the Phoenix Blood Stone!" The two Jin Dan stage cultivators quickly judged the identities of Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou.

It must be the Mo family who was against them!

Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou looked at each other; it really did originate from the Phoenix Blood Stone they had bought back.

The two Jin Dan stage cultivators knew the matter was exposed, and after a brief exchange of blows, they didn't linger and took the opportunity to escape.

Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou chased desperately but couldn't catch up with the pace of these two Jin Dan stage cultivators, feeling somewhat frustrated.

Seeing that they had shaken off Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou, the two Jin Dan stage cultivators hurriedly went back to report the situation.

"Senior Su, if we follow them, we will know who the person behind the scenes is." Lu Yang said, quickening his pace and secretly following the two Jin Dan stage cultivators.

Su Yiren's expression was a bit strange. How are you two so skilled at doing this kind of thing?

(End of chapter)