Before the two could even take a step forward, Xiao Jiu had already flapped its wings and rushed inside.
"My benefactor! My benefactor! I've missed you so much!"
The Taoist priest in green robes, who was walking out to greet him, was bumped into by Xiao Jiu and almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
Just kidding, Xiao Jiu is a lump of iron right now. What's the difference between this kind of throwing herself into his arms and hitting him in the chest with an iron fist!
When Chu Hongluan and the other person entered the house, they saw Xiao Jiu flying around the Taoist in green robes incessantly, chattering excitedly and boasting about its great achievements along the way.
The Taoist in green robes scooped up Xiao Jiu with his bare hands and placed her on the table. At the same time, he called to Chu Hongluan, "Where's your earth spirit? Call it out to play with Xiao Jiu for a while. I'll take you to see the scabbard."
Chu Hongluan couldn't help but chuckle, knowing that he was being driven crazy by Xiao Jiu's loud chatter. Without delay, she immediately summoned A Yu and skillfully threw a soundproof barrier over her.
The Taoist in green breathed a barely audible sigh of relief. Considering that the Earth Spirit was, after all, a spiritual being, and couldn't be too far from Chu Hongluan, he personally went to retrieve the scabbard from the weapon-refining room.
The moment Chu Hongluan saw the scabbard, she clearly sensed the powerful aura of a super immortal-grade magic weapon emanating from it.
"Sword sheaths can even have ranks?"
The Taoist in blue stroked his beard, looking profound: "If it were just forging an ordinary scabbard, why would I need to get involved?"
"only......"
The Taoist in green glanced at Chu Hongluan, then at Liu Jinghong, and hesitated before speaking.
Chu Hongluan smiled and said softly, "Senior, please speak freely. My senior brother and I have no secrets."
These words were so cheesy that they made the Taoist in green cringe.
He glared at the two of them before slowly speaking:
"This scabbard can suppress the bloodthirsty aura within you, allowing you to directly recover your peak strength without needing to conceal it anymore..."
Chu Hongluan's smile froze.
"Senior, you already saw through my true form?"
"I've lived so long, I've eaten more salt than you've walked roads. I saw you back in the wilderness. Although you've now cultivated into a physical form, your aura doesn't lie. How could I, a grandmaster of weapon crafting, be unable to distinguish between a person and a sword?"
Chu Hongluan's expression softened, and she simply said, "It's just that I'm making a fuss over nothing."
The Taoist in green smiled slightly and continued, "If you merge with the sword and restore your whole body, this scabbard will transform into a set of immortal-grade armor. In battle, it can block at least 70% of the damage for you, regardless of the opponent's cultivation level."
This was undoubtedly an unexpected delight. Chu Hongluan took the scabbard with both hands, then drew the Eri sword. With a surge of spiritual power, the white cloth strips wrapped around it turned to ash.
As the calamity was sheathed, Chu Hongluan tentatively drew spiritual power from the sword, her cultivation level continuously rising until she reached the peak of the Tribulation Transcending Realm.
From beginning to end, not a trace of bloodthirsty aura leaked out; even her phoenix eyes remained clear and distinct.
Chu Hongluan and Liu Jinghong exchanged a glance and then bowed respectfully, saying, "Thank you, senior."
The Taoist in green waved his hand: "No need for formalities. Since I have agreed to forge scabbards for you, I will not do it perfunctorily and disgrace the name of a grandmaster."
The three of them chatted for a while before Chu Hongluan left with Xiao Jiu.
Upon returning to the nameless immortal mountain, in order to avoid causing a commotion, Chu Hongluan temporarily maintained her cultivation level at the early Nascent Soul stage.
The two then went to visit the old man who was delirious. He was still in a daze, drunk and lying in the bushes, muttering incoherent nonsense.
If only I had known then what I know now!
Chu Hongluan sighed, used her spiritual power to lift him up, and sent him back to his residence.
That evening, Chu Hongluan invited Liu Jinghong, Gu Chunxiao, Song Nanhe, Qiao Yue, Li Dazhuang, and others to gather in her courtyard.
He activated the spatial bracelet and brought everyone inside.
This was also Chu Hongluan's first time entering. With those eleven spiritual veins, the spiritual energy inside the spatial bracelet was far more concentrated than she had imagined. It was so intense that just standing in it made every pore on her body feel like it was about to scream with excitement.
They had all participated in the previous war against the Witch Clan, so they naturally knew about the spiritual veins. However, they had only talked about it before and had a general idea. Now that they were experiencing it firsthand, they realized that their imagination had been too superficial.
"My senior brother and I are going on a long trip afterward."
"Where to?" Gu Chunxiao was the first to raise her little head.
“Wild and uncivilized.” Chu Hongluan reached out and ruffled her hair.
Aren't you taking us with you?
"Hmm." Chu Hongluan nodded, clearly indicating that this was a decision she had made after careful consideration, and there was no room for argument.
“We have received news of the Phoenix Blood, which is located in the Wilderness. However, the Wilderness is far more dangerous than any of the secret realms you have ever experienced. The search for the Phoenix Blood is a matter between my senior brother and me, so I do not wish for you to take any risks.”
Everyone fell silent.
No one fantasized that they were not afraid of danger and only wanted to do their part.
Even if Chu Hongluan didn't say it explicitly, they all knew what was going on.
They are too weak.
Going there would only be a hindrance.
Rather than stubbornly insisting on going along, it would be better to stay and guard the nameless immortal mountain, so that Chu Hongluan and the other two would have no worries.
"Don't be so serious," Chu Hongluan teased with a smile. "It's not like I'm never coming back. What in this world can hurt me? Let the demons and monsters roam; to me, they're nothing more than a knife."
"We will set off in three days. During these three days, I hope everyone will work hard and cultivate diligently here without sleep, striving to break through a major cultivation barrier. After all, I don't know when I will be able to return, and it will be a long time before I can come back here again."
"yes!"
Everyone responded in unison.
Seeing that everyone had entered a meditative state, Chu Hongluan also walked to the side and sat down cross-legged. She gently tapped the ground in front of her with her fingers and called Liu Jinghong over: "Come here, I'll help you absorb spiritual energy. Your cultivation has been stuck for quite some time now."
Liu Jinghong looked ashamed, her cheeks and the back of her ears turning red, but now was not the time to be coy, so she obediently walked to Chu Hongluan and sat down cross-legged with her back to her as instructed.
Chu Hongluan no longer concealed her cultivation level, returning to the Tribulation Transcending Realm. She then placed her palm on his back, continuously absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy while sending it into Liu Jinghong's meridians.
In essence, it means chewing the food and feeding it to him.
Liu Jinghong dared not slack off in the slightest, and mobilized his spiritual energy at full speed, unwilling to waste even a single bit of Chu Hongluan's efforts.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
Thunderclouds rolled within the spatial bracelet. With a wave of her hand, Chu Hongluan sent everyone out.
When she went outside to undergo tribulation, the land in her spatial bracelet was incredibly valuable, and she would be heartbroken if even the slightest bit of it was damaged.
Moreover, such an important moment should be witnessed by all the disciples of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion.
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