Chapter 1125: Was There No Concept of Recuperation in Ancient Times?
“Senior Brother Lu Yang, you will get better.”
“Junior Brother, everyone will remember you.”
“Junior Brother Lu, you are the pride of our Dao-Seeking Sect!”
Inside the cave abode, Lu Yang lay on the bed with his arms crossed over his chest, surrounded by flowers and well-wishes. It was a deeply touching scene.
Whether senior or junior disciples, all had witnessed Lu Yang’s heaven-defying talent in overcoming the tribulation, receiving an immortal’s blessing, and breaking through the limits of the Void Refinement Stage. Deeply awed, they came to visit him and show their respect.
Upon meeting their idol, the new disciples couldn’t help but sob uncontrollably.
There were so many visitors that each could only exchange a few words with Lu Yang, leave their flowers, and depart to make time for those behind them.
“Alright, alright, time’s about up. The Second-in-Command needs to rest.” Yun Mengmeng stepped forth to take charge, hanging a “No Visitors” sign at the cave abode’s entrance.
After the guests left, Ao Ling and the others appeared one after another, all here to help care for Lu Yang. Even if they couldn’t tend to him, they could at least liven up the atmosphere.
Lu Yang was tempted to ask: Do you people from the ancient era not have the concept of recuperation?
Looking at the several rings of flowers surrounding Lu Yang, Yun Mengmeng recalled that weaving flower crowns was a custom symbolizing blessings in her secret domain.
“There are so many flowers here. Should I weave a big wreath to give the Second-in-Command a big, big blessing?”
Hearing this, Lu Yang quickly redirected Yun Mengmeng’s idea. “Sister Mengmeng, why don’t you make them into flower cakes instead?”
“Second-in-Command, you like flower cakes?”
“Yes.”
“I’ll go make them right away!”
Yun Mengmeng dashed off, carrying several bouquets of flowers. These flowers are not only beautiful but also have high medicinal value. Turning them into flower cakes can also serve as food therapy.
“Who would have thought the Void Refinement Stage could have such changes?” Ao Ling and the others gathered around Lu Yang and marveled.
In their era, there were no heavenly tribulations for the Void Refinement Stage, only from the Fusion Stage to the Transcendent Tribulation Stage. The current heavenly tribulations were all invented by the Heaven Mandate Immortal after becoming an immortal.
It was now impossible for them to return to the Void Refinement Stage, so they could only gather around Lu Yang to witness this rarity.
“No wonder they say that Senior Brother Lu is blessed with immense fortune. Not only did he resurrect Everlasting-jiejie, but he also obtained such great fortune.”
Lu Yang now only wished that the Everlasting Immortal Fairy would return quickly and divert everyone’s attention away from him.
Big Senior Sister is also nowhere to be found.
Qing He appeared, carrying a tray of artistically arranged spirit fruits. “Elder sisters, Younger Sister Caiwei, eat some spirit fruits.”
When the Everlasting Immortal Fairy wasn’t in the mental space, Qing He’s soul didn’t stay there either, instead returning to her own body and coming back to life.
“And this is for you, State Pillar Lu.” Qing He placed a plate of spirit fruits beside Lu Yang’s bed.
Lu Yang’s eyelids twitched. This was the first time he had been addressed this way.
He noticed that though the spirit fruits on the plate were of different types, Qing He had cut them all into identical round smiling faces, and the smiles looked rather silly.
Why do they all seem like the Immortal Fairy...?
Lu Yang ate a piece. It was very sweet, and his throat felt much more comfortable. This piece must have lung-moistening properties.
“But why is there no spirit qi?”
If it’s a spirit fruit, why does it have no spirit qi at all?
Qing He sighed, explaining patiently, “State Pillar Lu, I must trouble you to understand your current condition. You are at the Void Refinement Stage, where your cultivation level fluctuates erratically. You could be at the Advanced Transcendent Tribulation Stage in one moment and at the Basic Qi Training Stage in the next.
“If you’re at the Advanced Transcendent Tribulation Stage, you can naturally eat spirit fruits of any level. But if you’re at the Basic Qi Training Stage, consuming spirit fruits would be suicide.
“Therefore, everything you eat now must contain no spirit qi, lest it overburden your body and worsen your injuries.”
What she didn’t mention was that before bringing in the spirit fruits, she had also instructed Yun Mengmeng, who was experimenting with flower cakes, to remove the spirit qi from the flowers when baking.
Lu Yang hadn’t realized there were so many subtleties involved.
“Younger Sister Qing He is as meticulous as ever,” Jiang Lianyi teased with a smile. “No wonder Everlasting-jiejie likes being cared for by you.”
“You flatter me, Sister Lianyi. This is my only strength.”
“Little He, there you go being modest again.” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy returned in triumph, swaggering through the cave abode entrance and marching right in.
“I’ve already said this before. You’re good in every way; the only thing you’re lacking is confidence.”
“Compared to the Mistress, I still fall far short.”
“There you go again.”
“Immortal Fairy, you’re back?” Lu Yang greeted her, still lying in bed.
“Mmm, I just went to catch up with the Heaven Mandate Immortal,” the Everlasting Immortal Fairy replied cheerfully, unable to hide her smug grin.
“Do you know where Big Senior Sister went?” Lu Yang had asked Yun Mengmeng earlier, but even she didn’t know.
“Lass Yun? I haven’t seen her.” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy was baffled and slightly surprised. Xiao Yangzi is injured and bedridden. Where could Lass Yun be at a time like this?
“Never mind, forget it. It’s not like anything can happen to Lass Yun. By the way, Xiao Yangzi, since you need to convalesce, let Little He take care of you.”
“Cough, cough, cough—” Lu Yang started coughing violently, nearly aggravating his internal injuries. How am I qualified to have a half-immortal care for me?
He frantically signaled to Qing He with his eyes, urging her to reject the Everlasting Immortal Fairy’s ridiculous idea. Don’t you enjoy looking after the Immortal Fairy most?
But Qing He completely ignored his signals and said earnestly, “Everything as the Mistress commands.”
Lu Yang was dumbfounded. Senior Qing He, aren’t you being a bit too inflexible?
“With Little He looking after you, I can rest assured! So tired, so tired; I’m going to sleep now.” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy stretched lazily and swiftly lay back down on the large bed in the mental space.
“Young Creed Leader, would you like to watch a Dreamlike Bubble Mirage?”
Jin Caiwei held a recording orb. After repeated experiments, she had finally perfectly combined the Dreamlike Bubble Mirage with the recording orb, achieving an immersive effect.
She hadn’t shown the results to anyone yet; Lu Yang would be the first.
“Let’s take a look.” Lu Yang’s interest was piqued. He wanted to know if it would truly work as he had imagined.
Jin Caiwei placed the recording orb on the ground and infused it with a wisp of spirit energy. The recording orb projected a light screen, as if expanding a field that enveloped everyone, and presented a great battle.
A golden phoenix was undergoing nirvana rebirth, and its opponent was colossal and red as the blazing sun, with six legs and four wings.
“Is this the battle between Senior Lianyi and Monarch Zhu?” Lu Yang recognized the combatants at a glance. It was the battle during the founding of the Demon Kingdom.
Although he had watched it live, watching a battle between half-immortals twice certainly had its benefits.
Lu Yang felt as if he were actually there, back in the Demon Kingdom. The recording orb’s effect was even better than he had imagined.
“Look at how you fought; you should have used fire here! And here, you lacked force.” Ao Ling critiqued the involved party directly, eliciting dissatisfaction.
“You think you can critique me? Let me tell you, the Zhu Tian of today is not the Zhu Tian of ancient times. He has countless Transcendent Tribulation great demons under him. Only I can reliably overpower him. If it were you, you might not even win!”
“How risible. So what if he has Transcendent Tribulation great demons under him? Could they turn the heavens upside down?” Ao Ling sneered.
Lu Yang broke out in a cold sweat. If this goes on, Senior Ao Ling may actually go fight Zhu Tian.
“Little Junior Brother, are you alright?” Yun Zhi finally arrived.
“Big Senior Sister!” Lu Yang felt that Yun Zhi’s timing was perfect. She has just saved the Demon Kingdom.
Yun Zhi gently poked Lu Yang’s injured area. “Does it hurt?”
“It hurts.”
“Perfect. I just went to check with Moonchaser True Person. She said she could use her Seven Emotions Incipient Dao Fruit to turn your and Junior Brother Meng’s pain into pleasure. Should I ask her to help?”
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