The conversation between the two inside the room entered Xu Ke's ears, seemingly causing a great shock to his young mind.
His eyes widened, mouth slightly open, as if he wanted to speak but couldn't.
While Li Fan wasn't shocked to the point of feeling like Emperor Three-Martens viewed inner disciples as ants, he felt quite helpless. The faint aura emanating from the white-bearded old man made the attached phoenix shiver from the depths of its soul.
Under the pressure of the inherent authority of the higher-ranking being, the phoenix's thoughts seemed momentarily frozen. Its body trembled subconsciously, unable to make any other movements.
From the phoenix's bloodline memories, Li Fan instantly understood the distinguished status of the wise beast in front of him among the mythical beasts.
In the ancient era when the mythical beast community had not yet grown, Emperor Three-Martens had already served as the prophet of the community. With unparalleled wisdom, he led the community's progress.
He was unconventional, transforming into a human form despite being a mythical beast. Unlike many mythical beasts, which were very averse to contact with humans, he reportedly traveled through the human world for hundreds of years, making many human friends.
He advocated unity and devotion among mythical beasts like humans. Even after studying many human cultivation methods, he improved the cultivation methods of various races at that time, greatly enhancing the speed of cultivation for mythical beasts.
The mythical beast community, from being secluded to later spreading across the world, owed a great deal to Emperor Three-Martens.
However, that was many years ago.
But the appearance of the wise beast in front of him seemed identical to what the phoenix ancestors had seen.
The phoenix had multiplied through generations, yet Emperor Three-Martens remained the same Emperor Three-Martens.
The wise beast, also known as the beast of eternal life, achieved longevity and witnessed enough, thus possessing an intelligence that ordinary beings found hard to reach.
However, Emperor Three-Martens seemed to have rarely appeared a long time ago.
Disappearing without a trace.
Unexpectedly, he had silently arrived at the Beast-Taming Sect, which was hated by mythical beasts.
It seemed that Emperor Three-Martens held a relatively high position in the Beast-Taming Sect, even considering himself a leader.
After the white-bearded old man and Lu Ya discussed a few more words, they turned to look at the phoenix possessed by Li Fan.
Nodding slightly, Emperor Three-Martens expressed satisfaction, "Being with this child is also a blessing for your Phoenix clan. Maybe it will last longer than other branches."
"But, why does this little guy look malnourished?"
"It turns out you were separated from your mother after birth, and that's why you didn't receive nourishment from her."
Emperor Three-Martens lightly stroked his long beard, plucking a strand.
Afterwards, a radiant white light emitted from the white strand, and with a flick of his finger, it entered Li Fan's body.
The white light wandered around, and wherever it went, vibrant vitality burst forth.
The sense of becoming stronger was several times more intense than when Li Fan absorbed Xu Ke's exposed aura.
Li Fan almost felt like letting out a comfortable cry.
After making a full circle within the body, the white light still didn't dissipate, just dimmed slightly.
Then, it started the next cycle.
Immersed in this warm and nourishing vitality, Li Fan felt extremely relaxed, a sense of exhaustion rushing over him before falling into a deep sleep.
Before falling into a deep sleep, he heard Lu Ya's somewhat astonished voice, "Senior, what are you doing..."
The bestowment from Emperor Three-Martens was undoubtedly a great supplement for the phoenix.
Because Li Fan's journey to the Meteor Immortal Realm, which was supposed to last for over three months, ended abruptly and mysteriously.
When he regained consciousness, he was back in the real world within the Tianxuan Mirror.
Although this journey was extremely short and had no gains similar to before, at least Li Fan now knew that when he entered again, it should start from the time point after the deep sleep.
With such a long setup, the final rewards shouldn't be too shabby.
Chapter 349: The Immortal Beast
Moreover, Li Fan was also very curious about the task assigned by Mr. Bai.
And what would be the ultimate fate of Lu Ya, Xu Ke, and that Emperor Three-Martens?
After reviewing the experiences in the Meteor Immortal Realm in his mind, Li Fan pondered for a while. Seeing that Ji Hongdao still hadn't sent any summons, he once again immersed himself in cultivation.
Two months later, when "The Mysterious Transformation of Qi and Immortal Spirits" broke through to the Foundation Establishment realm, Ji Hongdao finally sent a message.
It was concise, without any unnecessary words.
"Come to the Huan Yu Mansion to see me within seven days."
Li Fan didn't set off immediately; instead, he first inquired about Xue Mu.
"Friend Xue, where are you now? Have you received Master Ji's summons?"
After a cup of tea, Xue Mu replied, "Friend Li Fan, I am currently in the Tianchen State. It is said that the Old Fisherman has been staying here recently and seems more interested in things than before. Three lucky individuals have already benefited from him in a row. So, I thought of trying my luck as well."
"Unfortunately, luck wasn't on my side this time. By the time I arrived, he had already disappeared. I wanted to explore a bit more, but then I received Master Ji's message."
Li Fan replied, "Fortunes can't be forced. The task of building the Tianxuan Locking Spirit Array is related to my future and cannot be delayed. Friend, you should return quickly. I'll wait for you in the city, and we'll go together."
Xue Mu's surprised voice came, "Alright, friend, what you say makes sense. I'll be back soon."
In the hinterland of the Wanxian Alliance, there were teleportation arrays connecting everywhere, making travel swift.
Just half a day later, Xue Mu returned to Tianyu City.
"Let's go." Li Fan looked at Xue Mu, who appeared a bit dusty but had much stronger vitality than before, and nodded.
"Friend, you've been waiting for a long time." Xue Mu sounded somewhat embarrassed.
"Not at all." Li Fan waved his hand, not minding.
"Friend, you broke through to the Golden Core realm just a year ago. However, looking at your aura, it seems you're not far from another breakthrough?" After observing Xue Mu for a moment, Li Fan asked with some surprise.
Xue Mu nodded, "Friend Li Fan has sharp eyes. It's strange to say, but I've put most of my effort into cultivation recently, and there hasn't been much improvement. Most of the time, I've been visiting and touring the strange scenes of the surrounding regions. I didn't deliberately pursue a cultivation breakthrough, but under the various magnificent natural phenomena, my cultivation has grown significantly without me realizing it."
"Strangely enough, when I cultivate by myself, the effect is not as good as I imagined."
He touched his head with some embarrassment, "I don't know what happened."
Suddenly, he paused, somewhat uncertain, and said, "Perhaps, it's because the influence of the 'Mortal to Divine Wall' hasn't disappeared?"
"So miraculous? What did you see on that wall?" Surprised by this answer, Li Fan couldn't help but ask.
While the two were talking, they had already arrived outside the Huan Yu Mansion.
Entering one after another, this time there were no consecutive formations to welcome them. Instead, they directly arrived at a picturesque small courtyard.
No one was in the courtyard. Li Fan and Xue Mu found a place to sit down, continuing their previous conversation.
(End of this chapter)