The lakeside was as tranquil as ever. Shi Lan sat cross-legged on the large rock where he usually rested and threw pebbles into the lake.

The old tortoise quickly came up, and when he saw Shi Lan, he was stunned for a moment, staring at her hesitantly.

Shi Lan waved to him and called out, "Old Turtle, I've come to see you."

Hearing the familiar voice and Shi Lan's usual emphasis, the old tortoise was somewhat incredulous and tentatively asked, "Little Stone?"

Shi Lan grinned and nodded at him.

The old turtle shook its head, somewhat confused as to how she changed faces.

This face is clearly that of Lan Xianjun, whom the two of them had gossiped about before and who was about to have a dual cultivation session with Haoze Shenjun. Could it be that she is the one who is having dual cultivation with the god?

Thinking about the Dual Cultivation Ceremony, the old tortoise was a little annoyed. It was really unpleasant to find out that a friend was getting married and not even receive an invitation.

Seeing that he was in a bad mood, Shi Lan blinked in surprise, but quickly understood why he was like this, and couldn't help but laugh.

She held up a small wine pot with her fair, delicate hand and temptingly swayed it towards the lake.

The aroma of the wine immediately began to slowly waft out from the spout.

Besides his love for gossip, the old tortoise also loves wine; otherwise, he wouldn't have collected so many wine recipes.

He tilted his head back and sniffed the aroma lingering in the air, his eyes widening in surprise. "You actually managed to brew it!"

Shi Lan grinned, clearly very pleased with herself, but pretending to be nonchalant.

"It's not difficult at all."

Upon smelling the exquisite Divine King's Intoxication, the old turtle, that drunkard, forgot all about being angry and hurriedly went ashore, eagerly pouncing over.

He picked up the wine jug, took a deep sniff, and stared blankly for a moment before snapping back to reality.

Holding the wine jug tightly, his eyes practically gleaming with greed, he glanced up and saw Shi Lan's smiling gaze. He quickly put the jug away and then put on a serious face, saying, "Don't think I'll forgive you just like that."

Shi Lan chuckled, "I know, that's why I've come personally to invite you to my Dual Cultivation Ceremony."

The old tortoise glanced at her sideways, still not quite satisfied.

Shi Lan sat upright on the rock, her face sincere. "You'll come to participate, won't you?"

The old tortoise sized her up for a while before saying, "For the sake of God King Zui, I'll reluctantly go."

Shi Lan chuckled, knowing he would definitely not skip it, and secretly thought she would save him a good seat when Haoze gave his sermon.

The old tortoise felt a little uncomfortable seeing her smile, so he took a pot of green lotus wine, poured her a cup, and said, "Tell me, how did you become Immortal Lord Lan after just a few days?"

Shi Lan smiled and said, "I am Lan Xianjun." She said, "I was harmed by evil people before, and my immortal power and appearance were changed. Now I have broken the evil people's magic and naturally returned to my original appearance."

The old tortoise suddenly realized, "No wonder I felt that Immortal Lord Lan was strange; it turns out that he wasn't the real one."

He sipped his drink, narrowed his eyes, and said mysteriously as if he had discovered a secret: "No wonder she hooked up with Lord Qingyue. After all, besides you, no one else could put up with Lord Haoze's strange temper."

Shi Lan was taken aback, not expecting the old tortoise to interpret it that way.

She never imagined that she would be the victim of an illusion. Her words to the old turtle were simply to use Wanrou to annoy the fake Lan. In any case, neither of them were good people, so let them fight it out.

Now it seems that the old turtle really took what she said to heart. Shi Lan felt a little embarrassed and wanted to explain, but she didn't know where to start and hesitated for a moment.

The old tortoise didn't think too much about it. He sighed a couple of times, then asked where the villain had gone. Upon learning that he had escaped, he sighed indignantly twice and then started drinking with Shi Lan.

Shi Lan wasn't a big drinker, and to avoid causing any trouble, she only drank a few cups before saying goodbye to the old turtle.

The old turtle was eager to share the exciting news he had just received with his fellow enthusiasts, and without intending to keep her, he sank directly to the bottom of the lake after parting ways to summon his companions.

A very thin vine trembled and silently emerged from the green grass, quickly coiling towards Shi Lan.

Shi Lan's senses are much sharper than before. As soon as the vines showed any unusual movement, she cleverly jumped to the side.

The vines quickly coiled around her ankles a few times, then, realizing they had missed, they immediately retreated into the depths of the green grass.

Shi Lan squinted at the green grass, then with a wave of her large sleeves, a whirlwind immediately parted the green grass along with the movement of the vines, revealing the fake Shi Lan hidden inside.

"It really is you." Shi Lan was not surprised at all when she saw the person. She knew that she would not give up so easily. However, Shi Lan did not expect her to be so fast and so blatant.

Jia Lan slowly stood up, her newly grown, fair and delicate fingers gathering her long hair that had been ruffled by the wind, and she stood up with a smile.

"Long time no see, Immortal Lord Lan."

Shi Lan frowned. She really could hold back. Despite having faced life and death countless times, she could still manage to put on such a harmless smile.

This version of her is even more unsettling than her previous resentful and angry self.

As Jia Lan stepped out of the lush grass, Shi Lan instinctively distanced herself from her and also moved away from the surrounding green grass.

Having clashed with Wanrou before, she knew that these plants that could transform into human form had some strange connections with the plants themselves, and she didn't want to suffer any more losses in secret.

Seeing her actions, Jia Lan laughed, "It seems that Wanrou, that idiot, has taught you quite a bit."

Shi Lan frowned and made a hand seal with her fingers.

She was surrounded by green plants. Shi Lan didn't know what tricks Jia Lan had up her sleeve, but just in case, she protected herself first. Then, a golden light shot towards Jia Lan's face.

Suddenly, it seemed as if countless arms grew from Jia Lan's body, baring their fangs and claws as they lunged at Shi Lan. The golden light severed two of them before the remaining force was exhausted, and Jia Lan gradually vanished.

Jia Lan glanced at the two withered branches on the ground and knew that in a one-on-one fight, she was no match for them. To win, she would have to risk everything.

The image of Shi Lan being torn into pieces and swallowed whole flashed through her mind. She smiled, opened her arms, and murmured eerily.

Although she didn't know what she was doing, Shi Lan had a bad feeling. She quickly made a hand seal and conjured a golden dragon, which roared and swept towards the fake Lan. At the same time, she tightly gripped the Soul-Destroying Nail that Hao Ze had given her, waiting for the fake Lan to reveal a flaw.

The vines, as thick as an arm, were locked in combat with the golden dragon. The vines were no less sharp than the golden dragon, and pieces of withered branches were cut into pieces and fell down with a rustling sound.

Fake Lan seemed completely oblivious, her fingers moving unaffected as some mysterious incantation gradually took shape on her chest.

Shi Lan moved slightly and took out the ancient mirror.

Jia Lan's eyes were half-closed. A gust of wind swirled around her, and the surrounding green grass and tree trunks turned with the wind, frequently moving closer to her.

The soil kept turning over, and the thick roots flew towards the fake Lan along with the branches above, causing Shi Lan to stagger forward as well.

False Lan noticed Shi Lan's movement. She curled her lips slightly and pointed her finger at the ball of light in front of her chest. The light immediately illuminated her face, and her finger was swallowed by the ball of light as blood flew up.

Jia Lan groaned, but still shoved her entire hand in without hesitation.

Two biting sounds seemed to come from inside the sphere of light. Jia Lan's face turned as white as paper, and she reached her arm inside.