Feng Luan entered the room and had just been about to lie down and rest when she sensed a disturbance from the Phoenix Token within her body.
That was right. Now that she could cultivate, she could finally complete the acknowledging a master process with the Phoenix Token.
Then she would find out what kind of treasure this token actually was and what secrets it held that had driven so many people to fight until their heads bled.
Feng Luan sat cross-legged on the bed. After closing her eyes, she gathered her spiritual power and directed it toward the token. Milky white spiritual power circled around her body, floating there as it rushed into her body one after another.
The next second, Feng Luan, who had originally been on the bed, suddenly vanished and appeared in an unfamiliar place.
She raised her hand and looked at her slender fingers, then reached over and pinched her own arm. Realizing that this was not a dream, she lifted her eyes and surveyed her surroundings.
On the vast open plain, mist curled through the air. The scenery here was beautiful, and the spiritual power was Abundant, making it look at first glance as though she had entered a painting. Feng Luan remained on high alert, afraid that hidden danger lurked nearby.
Yet after waiting for a long time, she did not see a single living creature besides herself. Could this be the inner world of the Phoenix Token?
Staying where she was was clearly not an option. After thinking it over, Feng Luan decided to look around the area.
The mist resembled an immortal realm and was filled with spirituality. After sensing Feng Luan’s aura, it scattered to either side, opening a path for her and guiding her forward.
Feng Luan found the spiritual power here somewhat familiar and gentle. It made her feel refreshed and invigorated, and she wanted to sit down and absorb it.
Since she had the idea, Feng Luan naturally put it into action.
Without another word, she sat cross-legged where she was and began cultivation, slowly drawing the milky white spiritual power surrounding her into her body. Mist curled through the air, and several white clouds drifted by from time to time.
No one knew how much time had passed.
Suddenly, there was a thunderous boom!
Only then did Feng Luan slowly open her eyes. As she sensed the power of a third-rank spirit adept, she also felt her wounds healing at an accelerated rate.
“The spiritual power here is several times denser than the spiritual power outside. It is an excellent place for cultivation.”
“If I could cultivate here for a month, my strength would surely advance by leaps and bounds.”
“However, I still have many things to do. I’ll enter secluded cultivation after I’ve finished everything.”
Feng Luan stood up, intending to continue forward and investigate further.
The space within the phoenix token was so vast that Feng Luan could not imagine its limits. It was practically a new minor world: mountain springs and waterfalls flowed endlessly, mountain ranges stretched on without end, and the sky was a clear blue with clouds drifting lightly across it.
After walking for roughly half a quarter of an hour, the shadow of a magnificent black building appeared and vanished among the clouds and mist. As Feng Luan approached, a lazy male voice rang out—
“Oh? The Phoenix Token Seal has finally been lifted!”
As soon as his voice faded, Feng Luan felt a breeze brush past her, and that purple figure suddenly appeared before her.
Feng Luan raised her eyes and met the enchanting face of a devilishly handsome man.
He was nearly a head taller than her. His beautiful peach blossom eyes were like hooks, and beneath his high, straight nose was a pair of elegantly curved lips. He wore a deep purple gilded robe and held a jade fan in his hand, resembling a refined and graceful gentleman. However, his face was far too seductive.
“Hmm? So weak?” The devilishly handsome man sized up Feng Luan and commented abruptly.
Feng Luan frowned. “Are you talking about me?”
The devilishly handsome man looked left and right. “Is there anyone else here besides us?”
“Let me see. How are you only a third-rank spirit adept? How have you made such a miserable mess of this life...?”
Feng Luan heard the first part clearly, but the man mumbled the rest, and she only caught the word “miserable.”
Although the devilishly handsome man was speaking the truth, Feng Luan did not enjoy hearing it. She curled her lips into a faint smile, gathered fiery-red spiritual power in her hand, and sent it straight toward the still-chattering man.
The devilishly handsome man reacted instantly and hurriedly flew backward.
“Damn it, have you no martial ethics? We haven’t seen each other in so long! Fine, you didn’t greet me, but you even tried to burn me alive!”
Upon hearing this, Feng Luan did not stop the movement of her hand. There was no such person in her memories. “I don’t know you.”
The devilishly handsome man instantly bristled. “How dare you say you don’t know me! You locked me inside this lousy token for over a hundred years and even placed a seal on me! Do you know how I spent those hundred years? There isn’t a single person in this lousy place besides your precious treasures!”
“And you think saying you don’t know me makes everything okay?”
Feng Luan frowned. “You have mistaken me for someone else.”
The devilishly handsome man shouted, “Bullshit! I could smell that aura on you from far away. I’m telling you, Feng Luan! If you don’t give me an explanation today, I, Ye Chi, will take your surname!”
Feng Luan remained expressionless. “.....”
“You really have mistaken me for someone else.”
Both of them stopped moving. Ye Chi lightly waved the jade fan in his hand and stared thoughtfully at Feng Luan.
“Oh, you lived another life. No wonder you don’t remember me.”
Although Feng Luan had no idea what Ye Chi was talking about, she more or less pieced it together. The devilishly handsome man before her was probably a monster that had survived for tens of thousands of years and had been imprisoned within the phoenix token.
Could he be the ferocious beast of the Phoenix Token?
Ye Chi said, “In that case, we’ll meet again if fate brings us together in the Jianghu. You follow your path, and I’ll cross my single-plank bridge.”
As soon as he finished speaking, he flew away without giving Feng Luan a chance to say anything.
Feng Luan: “...”
Looking at the tall and magnificent pavilion before her, Feng Luan instantly cast the devilishly handsome man from her mind.
The pavilion before her was approximately ten stories tall. Unlike ordinary buildings, each floor here was extremely high; even the sixth floor already floated among several clouds.
It gave the visual impression of reaching straight into the heavens.
Just as Feng Luan was hesitating over whether to enter, the door on the first floor, engraved with intricate ancient patterns, slowly opened with a creak. Inside was pitch-black, and a chilly breeze blew out.
Seeing that the pavilion had extended an invitation, Feng Luan no longer hesitated and stepped inside.
The moment she crossed the threshold, orange-yellow light suddenly illuminated the area. Several candles ignited, and the suspended antique lanterns lit up as well, clearly illuminating every corner of the first floor.
This place seemed to be a library pavilion.
Feng Luan walked to the nearest bookshelf and picked up a book. Four words were written on it: 《peerless pills》. Driven by curiosity, she opened it and found a total of five alchemy formulas inside.
If she wanted to establish herself on this continent, pills were an indispensable resource.
Feng Luan tucked the alchemy formulas into her robes and looked around. She discovered an alchemy furnace not far away.
It was truly like someone sending her a pillow when she was ready to fall asleep.
With the alchemy formulas and alchemy furnace, along with her inexhaustible spiritual power, alchemy was worth trying even though she had never attempted it before.
Pills could pull the dead back from the gates of hell.
If she established her own faction in the future, having pills would be equivalent to gaining another trump card.
The books in the library pavilion covered everything imaginable, and Feng Luan had never seen any of them before.
After nearly finishing her inspection of the first floor, Feng Luan wanted to go to the second floor, but discovered that she could not proceed, as though an invisible wall were blocking her.
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