Chapter 516 - 515: Venerable Gifts, Blue Phoenix Plea

Li Jing’s responses to unexpected situations were always on point.

With a casual diversion, his hiding of his real name suddenly

seemed completely reasonable.

The lord of Chen Tang City had just stepped into the eleventh realm. If he didn’t keep himself a little mysterious, it would be extremely detrimental to the future development of Cangming Entertainment City, which was bound to become very popular.

Li Lingyin, as the Domain Lord, indeed has a significant deterrent effect on the Entertainment City.

But her deterrence is ultimately limited.

As the old saying goes.

It’s easy to dodge a spear in the open, but hard to avoid an arrow from the shadows.

Li Lingyin’s reputation might prevent people from engaging in open confrontation. However, she could hardly prevent a covert attack.

This simple truth is something Sikong Lu surely understands.

Indeed.

Upon hearing Li Jing’s explanation, Sikong Lu was silent for a moment before nodding in approval.

At the door, Ji Li was staring at Li Jing intently.

How mysterious was the Lord of Chen Tang City?

In the past month, how many people and forces tried their best to probe the background of the boss and artifact refinement grandmaster behind Cangming Entertainment City?

Unexpectedly, she saw the man in person so easily, and he did not mask his face as the rumors suggested.

Noticing Ji Li’s intense gaze, Li Jing turned around and gave a kind smile.

Ji Li blinked slightly, hastily putting on a grin.

You must be kidding.

The man in front of her would be her "bread and butter" for a long time. She must try to please him.

If Li Jing’s power wasn’t strong, it was only in comparison to the generally late-twelfth realm or even half-step venerable lords.

In essence, Ji Li was a foundationless loose cultivator.

Her cultivation level was just barely a true immortal of the tenth realm.

The only thing she could take pride in was her skill in healing and treating others.

Because she was good at healing and treating, she had the "fat job" of working in the medical room in Cangming Entertainment City.

When she met her boss, how could she not behave herself?

"Immortal Lord Li, I need to quickly prepare some medicines. I will not disturb your conversation with Master Sikong," she said with a laugh, and quietly left the room.

Seeing this, Li Jing turned his head to look, then looked again at Tong Rou, who had a wronged look on her face, and returned his gaze to Sikong Lu, and entered the ward.

"Master Sikong, about your injury..."

Before he could finish, Sikong Lu waved her hand.

"I’m fine, just temporarily disfigured."

She then said casually,

"Besides, it’s just a misunderstanding. It was me who jumped to conclusions and lost my head when I saw the Shadow Demon. If it hadn’t been for the timely arrival of Senior Blue Phoenix, I might have made a big mistake. You don’t need to take this too much to heart. I can heal from this injury, it just needs a bit more time."

Li Jing was a bit surprised by Sikong Lu’s rational speech.

Although they hadn’t interacted much.

Having been someone else’s "errand boy," he knew that she was rather explosive in temperament.

Usually quite domineering in her actions, she wouldn’t hesitate to get her hands dirty if needed.

In a strict sense, Blue Phoenix was already a part of Chen Tang City.

She was disfigured, yet she showed no intention of holding him accountable.

The power of the Blue Phoenix was her own business.

He, Li Jing, was quite weak in comparison to Sikong Lu—pitifully so.

Without another thought, Li Jing said,

"If we have to assign blame, it is ultimately my fault. I had hidden my identity in advance, which led to some people who came to the Entertainment City misunderstanding the situation."

Just as he was about to offer some compensation, Sikong Lu cheekily interjected,

"Oh stop it! Let’s just put that behind us."

She continued,

"If you really feel bad, help me rig up a cable in this ward."

?

Li Jing tapped out a question mark.

Rig a cable?

What does that mean?

Before he could figure it out, a sparkle appeared in Sikong Lu’s eyes.

"Manager Ji had just taught me to play Xian Wang Glory last night, but this ward’s insulation is too strong and I can’t connect to the LAN to play with others in the office."

She continued to mutter,

"The little doctor here, Ji Li, is quite principled and says I mustn’t catch the wind or touch water due to my injuries, and she won’t let me out. It was thanks to Manager Ji that I could go out for some fresh air, and in passing, play a few rounds. Now all I need is a cable and I can start wreaking havoc."

At the sound of her words, Li Jing reluctantly smiled.

Good grief.

Turns out she’s another one hooked on Glory thanks to Ji Qing’s influence...

He had to admit.

Xian Wang Glory could be quite addictive.

Once you start, you always want to play a few more rounds.

But the endurance of the immortals left much to be desired.

However, considering there wasn’t much entertainment for the immortals in the realm besides cultivation, Li Jing felt more understanding. He mused that perhaps he should manage Ji Qing a bit more strictly.

At the very least, she shouldn’t be allowed to lead others astray so easily.

It wasn’t just about Sikong Lu.

Tong Rou, who was standing aside, had her eyes shining bright at the mention of the cable, clearly yearning for it, but held back from speaking out of turn.

With a rub of his forehead, Li Jing gave a bitter smile.

"The cable thing can be done, I can arrange it now."

Upon hearing this, Sikong Lu excitedly replied.

"Hurry up! Stop the chatter! I’ve almost suffocated from being cooped up here!"

Seeing her impatience, Li Jing was both amused and exasperated. He took out a high-strength drill and a network cable from his Little Universe, along with a signal amplifier, and began to work outside the ward.

...

Setting up a line for the hospital room is quite simple.

Just make a hole and connect it from the signal source in the infirmary.

But the things needed to make this connect are something only Li Jing can pull out in the entire Immortal Realm.

Then this perfectly sealed Intensive Care Unit has a hole, and it’s no longer flawless.

Of course, this doesn’t really matter.

This infirmary was there as an added measure to meet unexpected needs. No one really expected anyone would actually lie in it, let alone in the Intensive Care Unit.

If someone comes in the future, it won’t matter much either.

Because the patients who can lie in the ICU of the infirmary in the office building of Cangming Entertainment City can at least be in the Ninth Realm due to the high consumption threshold set by the city itself.

Even if they are critically injured at this level, they don’t need to worry about infections worsening their conditions.

It didn’t take five minutes.

Li Jing helped Sikong Lu to set up an independent local area network.

Taking out his laptop to test the connection and making sure there was no problem, Li Jing looked at Sikong Lu, who was obediently sitting on the hospital bed and watching him eagerly.

"It’s ready."

At this sentence, Sikong Lu raised her hand and gestured a heart symbol, while skillfully operating the tablet and crying out.

"Master Tong, call someone over!"

"Roger!"

Tong Rou promptly responded and went to sit next to her, fetching a tablet.

Seeing a top venerable and a top force master acting like two playful girls, Li Jing was both amused and annoyed.

Looking at the current situation.

The fact that Sikong Lu has taken a liking to Xian Wang Glory is not entirely Ji Qing’s fault.

Tong Rou, who is bad at games but still plays, probably had a part in it too.

Now that I think about it.

Is she the one who played with Sikong Lu last night?

Looking back.

The tablet Sikong Lu is holding is probably what Ji Qing gave her to appease her after she was injured.

In just a few days, she has become so proficient in using it.

She even seems to have come into contact with a lot of Blue Star culture, even learning the heart gesture.

Shaking his head, Li Jing turned and left.

The two in front of him clearly didn’t need him anymore, and his presence there didn’t make much sense. In a while, Ji Li would be coming to change Sikong Lu’s medicine.

Just as he reached the door, Sikong Lu suddenly called out.

"Immortal Lord Li."

?

Li Jing turned his head.

What he saw was Sikong Lu casually pulling out a jade scroll and tossing it over.

He caught it reflexively, Li Jing frowned.

"Venerable Sikong, what is this...?"

"Inside are some mysterious immortal methods that I have collected over the years. I was going to give it to my apprentice when I’m ready to accept one, but I don’t have that intention yet."

Sikong Lu said, and continued.

"I’m not using it so I’ll give it to you. I find your Cangming Entertainment City very interesting. I hope it will continue to be well managed. However, before that, you may need to become a bit stronger."

When Li Jing heard this, he raised an eyebrow.

Before coming to the Immortal Realm, he had plans to collect some Immortal Methods.

Not just for him.

But also for Liu Sisi and the others.

And definitely for the future Chen Tang City.

Compared to the common spells prevalent in Blue Star, Immortal Methods are much more potent.

To move around properly in the Immortal Realm,

Handy Immortal Methods are a must-have.

Chen Tang City will also have its day of growth.

Although Li Jing doesn’t plan to accept many disciples, he will always have to admit suitable people to strengthen place.

However, in the Immortal Realm, there is the unwritten rule that spells are not easily shared, making it extremely difficult to obtain Immortal Methods.

Li Jing has been active in the Immortal Realm for a long time, but he has only been able to "understand" the ancient and unparalleled guzheng inheritance through Tong Rou, which cannot be taught to others.

Gift from Sikong Lu is really crucial.

When Li Jing put his thoughts into the jade scroll, a large amount of information related to Immortal Methods flooded into his mind.

Roughly estimated.

There seems to be hundreds of different types of Immortal Methods in it.

Hiss!

This Sikong Lu....

She’s really generous!

She just gave me hundreds of different kinds of Immortal Method like that?

Considering that this is what he and Chen Tang City urgently need at the moment, Li Jing didn’t refuse and thanked her.

"Thank you Venerable Sikong for the gift."

"It’s nothing."

Sikong Lu waved her hand and said.

"Off you go, I’m going to start a game with Master Tong, don’t hang around and interfere."

Li Jing left speechless and turned away.

...

After leaving the ward,

Li Jing picked a quiet corner in the office building and entered the Little Universe, handing the jade scroll to Xia Ai to record it in the server of Sky City.

The jade scroll is very convenient to view, just pour your thoughts into it.

But it must be in your hand.

If it’s stored in the server of Sky City, anyone can view it as long as they are connected to the network.

And they can search according to their needs by keywords, without having to go through the records in the jade scroll one by one, saving a lot of energy.

Back in the office building again, Li Jing went to the door of Yulian’s CEO office and knocked.

"Come in."

The voice of Yulian quickly echoed through the office.

Li Jing pushed the door in response.

Upon seeing someone returning, a hint of a smile appeared on Yulian’s face.

She had previously pointed this out.

Li Jing had done well, knocking on the door before entering her office.

Although this was a minor detail, often, it was details that determined success or failure.

Effortlessly twirling the spirit energy pen in her hand, Yulian asked,

"Have you returned? What did Master Sikong say?"

"Nothing special, her injuries aren’t too severe, and she is fairly calm."

Li Jing replied, looking around the office in perplexity.

"Where has Ji Qing gone?"

"I don’t know."

Yulian shrugged, replying,

"Just a while ago, someone seems to have sent her some news, and then she rushed off saying she had something to do?"

At this, Liu Jing’s brows furrowed.

Just now, who sent Ji Qing a message, causing her to hasten away?

This...

He really didn’t need to think to guess that it was Tong Rou who had sent Ji Qing an invitation to play a game.

The time was just too right!

Ji Qing’s excuse of having something to do was purely a cover. In reality, she wanted to hide and play games.

Inwardly speechless, Li Jing did not expose this.

Everything about Yulian was perfect, except for the fact that she was somewhat of a workaholic.

Take Jiu Li as an example.

He was forced to extremes!

If Ji Qing were to play games while in the office with Yulian, there was no avoiding the possible criticism.

He was contemplating whether he should go fetch the hiding Ji Qing, Yulian inquired.

"Are you looking for Ji Qing?"

"Yes."

Responding, Li Jing added,

"Nothing major, just a simple question. I don’t know where Predecessor Blue Phoenix is, I wanted to ask her."

"As for Predecessor Blue Phoenix, why don’t you check out the clubhouse on the third floor of the entertainment center?"

Responded Yulian,

"She’s been quite into movies lately, and she spends most of her free time in the cinema room of the clubhouse."

Movies?

Li Ling was taken aback, followed by a nod.

"Alright, I’ll go have a look."

"Go on, don’t come back unless it’s urgent."

Yulian waved her little hand submissively.

"Thanks to you, I have to expedite my work. I’ll try to finish the opening proposal today. Once it’s done, we can distribute it to all the departments so the employees can start preparing."

Hearing this, Li Jing chuckled awkwardly, gently nodding his head before exiting the office.

...

After a short while...

Li Jing arrived on the third floor of the entertainment center.

He asked one of the employees on the floor, quickly confirming that Blue Phoenix was indeed in the movie room of the clubhouse.

With little effort, Li Jing found the room where Blue Phoenix was and pushed the door open.

As soon as he walked in...

He saw Blue Phoenix curl up on the sofa, a bucket of popcorn in her right hand, and a bottle of soda in her left hand, closely watching a drama produced by Longyu.

Li Jing had an impression of the drama.

It was very popular in Blue Star before.

Not only was it female-centered, but all the male and female supporting roles were exceedingly abnormal, with none of them being a regular male-female match.

Honestly...

Li Jing couldn’t understand why such a drama could become so popular.

Over there...

Noticing someone entering, Blue Phoenix looked over instinctively.

When she saw Li Jing, her expression first froze, quickly grabbing the remote to turn off the projector. She then coughed forcefully.

"You and Xiaoyu disappeared for many days, and now you’ve finally returned?"

Li Jing was speechless.

Everything else aside...

The key thing was that she seemed too unoccupied.

Not only unoccupied, but she was also fully aware that watching this kind of drama could be somewhat inappropriate.

A faint smile on his face, Li Jing spoke,

"Did I interrupt you?"

"If I said you did, would you turn around and leave?"

Blue Phoenix blinked her eyes.

"..."

Li Jing.

This... present...

Something about the atmosphere seemed off!

Before...

Apart from the topic related to Fire Phoenix which could cause her some agitation, Blue Phoenix always presented herself in a calm manner.

But now, she seemed to have learned to play with words and manipulate people.

If he starts back-talking now, this fella would probably kick him out on the spot.

What should he say?

Blue Star culture is profound and extensive, and it can easily influence people in the Immortal Realm who didn’t have much to entertain themselves with in the past.

Silently sitting on the couch, Li Jing said,

"I’ve come about Master Sikong’s matter."

"Sikong?"

Blue Phoenix blinked and slanted her head, as she asked,

"So, you’re here to discipline me?"

Li Jing was taken aback.

Discipline Blue Phoenix?

How could he dare?

Shaking his head wryly, Li Jing said,

"I’m here to thank Senior Blue Phoenix. If not for your timely intervention, Zhong Jian could have met with a disaster."

"It was just a trivial effort."

Blue Phoenix responded, her face bearing an expression of utter indifference.

"I consider myself half a Chen Tang City resident thus, and nevertheless the manager of the Entertainment Centre. If anyone causes trouble, I certainly have to intervene."

"Hmm."

Li Jing nodded in agreement, his eyes glancing over Blue Phoenix. For a moment, he was unsure what to say.

He understood all the reasoning.

So why did Blue Phoenix look so indifferent? Was she just now expecting something unusual to happen?

Thinking of how Blue Phoenix was just watching the movie filled with all sorts of abnormal love and hate, Li Jing felt a little overwhelmed for a moment.

Compared to Sikong Lu, Tong Rou and other disciples of the sect being obsessively engrossed in Xian Wang Glory, it seemed the influence on Blue Phoenix here was significantly worse.

Just as he was hesitating about whether to change the topic, Blue Phoenix looked at him.

"I wanted to say this on that night, but you left quickly to find Xiaoyu. Have you had a new understanding of your Burn the Sky magic these days, which you have already used?"

After speaking, she added,

"Even now, I can still clearly feel the remnants of the Phoenix Heavenly Fire on you. You must have almost been burnt to death once, having walked a round on the border of death."

Confronted with Blue Phoenix’s words, Li Jing nodded.

The remnants of the Phoenix Heavenly Fire were probably left in his body after he "Self-burned".

He didn’t feel anything.

But Blue Phoenix did.

Since others could feel it, there was no need to hide it.

"I had some insights during the breakthrough of the realm by chance, and things are pretty much as you have guessed, Blue Phoenix."

As he was speaking, Li Jing touched his nose and said,

"I did not know beforehand that Burn the Sky would consume oneself before consuming others. Desiring to try it out because of my insights, I would have played myself to death if not for the power of the independent world."

Hearing him say this, Blue Phoenix grinned.

"That’s indeed my prior oversight. I should have warned you that the price for controlling the burn the sky magic with a human body would be extremely painful."

Having said that, she pursed her red lips and said,

"Your progress is much faster than I had imagined, could you accompany me somewhere?"

?

Li Jing.

"Both the Fire Phoenix and I fall within the category of True Phoenix. When we die accidentally, we don’t die directly, but return to the place of our birth to sleep, waiting for rebirth from the flames."

Blue Phoenix explained and said,

"The place of Fire Phoenix’s birth can be opened only with the Burn The Sky magic. To be frank, the reason I came to Chen Tang was to wait until you had a sufficient level of mastery over the Burn The Sky to open the birthplace of Fire Phoenix. I want to confirm if the Fire Phoenix has fallen and is waiting for rebirth."

Frowning slightly at her words, Li Jing curiously asked,

"Senior Blue Phoenix, you..."

"To be honest, I’m not afraid to admit it, but I still haven’t caught on to the Burn The Sky magic."

Blue Phoenix shrugged in response, and then sighed.

"I had some bad experiences when I was young, which somewhat affected me."

Hearing her say this, Li Jing nodded silently without asking more, then thought for a moment and said,

"If Senior Blue Phoenix wants to go to the place of Fire Phoenix’s birth, I’m willing to accompany you. I just don’t know how far our destination will be?"

"Well, it’s a bit far."

Blue Phoenix replied and said,

"Unlike me, Fire Phoenix was born in the heartland of the Western Immortal Realm."

"..."

Li Jing.

Good grief.

This isn’t about being far or not, but a direct TM map change.

After considering for a moment, Li Jing said,

"Going to the Western Immortal Realm is not just about the distance, it’s more complex than that. Blue Phoenix, can you wait a bit longer?"

Then he added,

"As you’ve seen, Cangming Entertainment City is about to officially open, and I’m waiting for my friends from the blessed land to return..."

Even before he could finish his words, Blue Phoenix interrupted and said,

"I will take you there; we can make a round trip in half a month."

"..."

Li Jing.

It was clear that she was unwilling to wait, which made him feel a bit helpless.

With Blue Phoenix’s straightforwardness, there wasn’t much room for negotiation.

Thinking that half a month is not too long to bear, Li Jing hesitated for a while and then said,

"Alright, I’ll accompany you on this trip, Senior Blue Phoenix. But I need to inform Yulian and the others first. Additionally, regardless of the result once we reach Fire Phoenix’s birthplace, we need to return promptly in half a month."

"Hmm."

Without hesitating, Blue Phoenix nodded.

...