One of my fairy-like friends

"We'll arrive at the Huang family in a little over an hour. You can go back and rest for a bit," Huang Feiyan said with a smile. "Once we get back to the Huang family, there will be many things I'll need to trouble you with."

Mingyan shook his head. "It's nothing."

"I'll go back with you." Huang Feiyan lifted the curtain and walked into the carriage with Mingyan, escorting him back to his room.

"Aren't you wondering why I call all the elders of our Huang family 'Auntie'?" Huang Feiyan asked with a smile after returning with Ming Yan, without rushing to leave.

"I am indeed somewhat curious..."

“Our family situation is a bit special... You may not know this, right? Our Huang family is the descendant of the ancient divine phoenix. Legend has it that the phoenix once used the laws to create a daughter, and after she passed away, her blood became our Huang family's Phoenix Blood Pool. After her daughter drank the blood from the Phoenix Blood Pool, she became pregnant with the first daughter of the Huang family. This is the origin of the Huang family. All the women in our Huang family will not marry outside the family and will remain single until they want a child. Then they will go to the Phoenix Blood Pool and drink the phoenix blood, and they will become pregnant.”

"So, our Huang family is all women, and theoretically, we are all direct descendants of the phoenix. However, due to individual differences, there will be differences in strength. But in general, all the daughters of the Huang family love each other. Because of the special nature of our family, we only have two generations: the mother's generation and our own generation. We call the mother's generation 'aunt' and the own generation 'sister'... So, I should call all the elders 'aunt' because they are all from my mother's generation," Huang Feiyan said with a smile.

There isn't a single man in the entire clan...? No wonder they don't allow members of the opposite sex into the inner courtyard of the Huang family... Mingyan was quite surprised... It turns out that cultivators can reproduce asexually; his imagination was simply too limited.

"That's why we don't allow outsiders into the inner courtyard. Since everyone here is a woman, it's quite troublesome for women from outside to enter our inner courtyard, let alone men." Huang Feiyan sighed. "I hope you don't think we're being rude."

Ming Yan could always sense Huang Feiyan's respect for him. He shook his head, "I don't care about these things. Actually, I knew beforehand that you must have some difficulties..."

"Thank you for your understanding," Huang Feiyan said with a smile. "Then you should take a rest for now..."

"Mm." Mingyan nodded.

Chapter Nineteen: The Phoenix Family

After the chariot passed through the teleportation portal, it flew all the way to the Huang family.

After waiting for about an hour, Mingyan's door was knocked on again. "Mingyan, we're almost there. We'll drop you off in the outer courtyard. A guest room has been arranged for you, so you can check in right away."

"Thank you for your help," Mingyan said upon hearing this. "Come in and talk, Feiyan."

Upon hearing this, Huang Feiyan walked in, hesitated slightly, and said, "Don't say it's troublesome. We're the ones who're troubling you... Mingyan, the outer courtyard is where we entertain guests... We've had quite a few guests lately, and my attention to you might cause you some trouble. So if any trouble comes your way, be sure to tell me immediately."

"Is he a suitor of Fei Yan?" Ming Yan asked in return upon hearing this.

Huang Feiyan paused for a moment, her face slightly flushed, "I guess so... In short, just tell me if you have any trouble, and someone will probably cause you trouble."

Mingyan nodded. In theory, Huang Feiyan had given him a reminder... Indeed, coming to the Huang family was not entirely a good thing; a struggle was probably inevitable. However, Mingyan was already prepared, and besides, he did not think he was inferior to others.

Although his current cultivation level may be slightly lower, he will catch up sooner or later.

Soon, the carriage stopped, and Huang Junru's voice rang out, "Feiyan, take Mingyan to the outer courtyard."

"We've probably arrived. Let's go, I'll take you there." After hearing Huang Junru's voice, Huang Feiyan told Mingyan to follow her, and the two of them left the carriage together.

Mingyan followed Huang Feiyan and they left the carriage together.

The light inside the carriage was relatively soft, but after leaving the carriage, the light became somewhat dazzling. Mingyan subconsciously raised his hand to shield his eyes from the light overhead. After adjusting for a moment, he lowered his hand and looked up.

He initially thought it was the blazing sun, but after this observation, he realized it was actually a huge statue that looked like a divine bird.

The statue, made of some unknown material, glowed with a faint red light. It was depicted with outstretched wings that blotted out the sky, and the texture of each feather was extremely clear, as if it were burning with flames. The statue's head was quite similar to that of ordinary birds and beasts, but the lines and textures were extremely beautiful, and the overall body appeared graceful and charming.

As for the light that Mingyan found somewhat dazzling, it was the divine bird's two eyes, which were like two suns, extremely bright.

“That is the Phoenix God Statue, a sculpture built by our ancestors to commemorate the phoenix. It is not only a memorial, but also a treasure of our Huang family, protecting us for generations,” Huang Feiyan explained, looking at the Phoenix God Statue and bowing slightly in worship.

Mingyan's gaze was drawn to the phoenix statue, and he was momentarily shocked. The way it spread its wings and flew was just like a real phoenix in the world. Although the stripes and colors were charming and beautiful, they also gave people a heavy sense of awe, which made people feel awe.

Below the phoenix statue lies a vast city shrouded in mist. The city is so shrouded in fog that only a vague outline can be seen. Amidst the rolling clouds and mist, it seems as if a fairy island is emerging from within, creating a hazy and breathtakingly beautiful scene.

At the very front, you can see an ancient vermilion gate with a blue plaque above it bearing only two characters: "Phoenix Mansion".

The two characters exude a heavy and solemn aura. A subtle spiritual energy flows within the simple strokes. Tiny, barely noticeable runes seem to be engraved around the plaque, creating an invisible but powerful psychological pressure. Indeed, the plaque itself appears quite heavy... If used as a weapon, it could probably smash a person into a pulp...

"Let's go, Mingyan, I'll take you to the guest room." Huang Feiyan put down her hand and looked at Mingyan.

Mingyan snapped out of his daze, nodded, and followed Huang Feiyan to the guest room.

The carriage stopped in what seemed to be a plaza between the inner and outer courtyards. It was quiet and solemn there, but once they reached the outer courtyard, they could faintly hear voices. Before long, Huang Feiyan led Mingyan into the outer courtyard.

There were quite a few people from the Foreign Languages ​​Department, and many of them were discussing it.

"I saw the Phoenix Clan Head's carriage return earlier... I wonder when the Clan Head will summon me after this departure... Sigh... At least let me try to see if I can cure Fairy Qingfei's illness..."

"Forget it. Although Fairy Qingfei is unconscious, she's not someone you can experiment on. Without absolute certainty, Patriarch Huang would definitely not allow anyone to come into contact with Fairy Qingfei."

"It's Miss Huang... Miss Huang is back..."

The surrounding whispers immediately subsided. Huang Feiyan seemed not to have heard the murmurs around her, and gave the people in the outer courtyard a faint smile before leading Mingyan through the hall.

Soon, whispers began to circulate again.

"Who's that person behind the young lady...?"

"His face was unfamiliar, unlike those holy sons and young masters I had seen before, but he was handsome."

"For the young lady to personally escort someone, they must be no ordinary person..."

Mingyan, with his keen hearing and sharp eyesight, heard these whispers clearly. He figured Huang Feiyan must have heard them too, but since Huang Feiyan didn't react, Mingyan naturally pretended not to hear them.

Besides, there were several hostile gazes. Mingyan turned his head to observe and found that several young men seemed to be treating him rather badly. This must be the trouble Huang Feiyan had mentioned...

Ming Yan frowned, genuinely puzzled. Huang Feiyan had clearly stated that women of the Huang family did not marry outside the family. Under these circumstances, wasn't pursuing Huang Feiyan a recipe for disaster? Why would she still have suitors? He couldn't understand...

Speaking of which, when he was a hunter in the past, Mingyan once hunted a kind of wild dog. This kind of wild dog was quite special, with more males than females. As a result, many male dogs liked to follow the females. In order to please the females, the male dogs would fight fiercely, fighting to the death. The winner would get to lick the female's fur, so it had a nickname: "licking dog". Because of the frequent fighting, they were often injured. Those injured male dogs were easy to hunt. As long as he prepared herbs that smelled similar to the scent emitted by females when they were in heat as bait, the male dogs would lose their minds and step into the trap. Moreover, even if they knew they had stepped into the trap, they would basically not run away. However, that kind of wild dog didn't taste very good, and the meat was very tough. Mingyan disliked it and hunted it relatively little.

Hopefully, they won't cause trouble like these male dogs trying to show off in front of Huang Feiyan. Besides, showing off doesn't mean Feiyan will be interested in them, because Feiyan is essentially not part of their group. No matter how much they try to lick her boots, Feiyan probably won't even look at them.

The opponent seemed to be stronger than him. Mingyan thought about it and realized that it wouldn't be easy for him to win. But Mingyan wasn't afraid of trouble. As long as it didn't affect the people around him, he actually liked to do some risky things because risk often equals reward.

Huang Feiyan led Mingyan to his temporary residence. "You may have to stay here for a while. If you need anything, you can tell me through the special sound pulse in the room. I will take care of everything for you."

Huang Feiyan's smile was bright, her pearly teeth and luscious red lips were irresistible, no wonder some people liked her. Mingyan sighed inwardly, if it weren't for the unfulfilled goals in his heart, perhaps developing a deeper relationship with Huang Feiyan would not be bad.

Mingyan nodded. "Feiyan too, just let me know if you need anything."

"Um, I need to take some blood back..."

"No problem." Mingyan gave some blood to Huang Feiyan, who thanked him repeatedly before taking her leave.

Mingyan looked at the wound on his arm. It was healing and scabbing over at a visible speed. After breaking through to the Taixi Realm, his self-healing ability was undoubtedly much stronger...

After this, it won't be so easy to bleed anymore, because the healing is too fast. Mingyan put down his hand and looked around.

The guest room was very nice; it was clean and tidy, without a speck of dust or odor, and the bedding was brand new, even though we didn't really need it.

Mingyan inspected the room and found traces of array formations all around it. There might be even more sophisticated array formations beneath the room. Mingyan tried to memorize these array patterns, but he couldn't recall them once he had them in his mind, which surprised him.

Hmm... Mingyan quickly gave up, perhaps because the formation was too profound for him to memorize.

Even in the outer courtyard, one could feel the dense spiritual energy, far exceeding that of the Rain Terrace Blessed Land... Ming Yan couldn't help but sigh. No wonder the disciples of these aristocratic holy lands grew so quickly. Living in such a place, at least in the first stage of the great realm where quantitative change leads to qualitative change, gave them a huge advantage compared to cultivators from smaller places...

Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be anything here that I can use... If trouble comes knocking, it could be quite a problem.

Mingyan knew his strengths and weaknesses. His strength was naturally his physical fitness. Even Huang Feiyan had praised his excellent physical fitness and his self-healing ability, which amazed her. Mingyan's physique had been far superior to that of ordinary people since childhood. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to become the village hunter at the age of 12. In dangerous situations, Mingyan could even fight brown bears at close range. Even if he was injured, he recovered very quickly. Therefore, his physical fitness and self-healing ability were definitely his advantages.

However, the disadvantages are also obvious. The "Rain Terrace Scripture" of the Rain Terrace Blessed Land focuses more on teaching how to cultivate and doesn't record many techniques... This means that he can't actually fully utilize the strength of this body right now...

Perhaps Huang Feiyan should help... Mingyan thought for a moment, then went to the bedside, sat cross-legged, and continued his cultivation.

Chapter Twenty: The Rival's Family

"Mother, this is Mingyan's blood." Huang Feiyan returned to the inner courtyard of the Huang family and found Huang Junru, who was about to visit her unconscious aunt Huang Qingfei. She handed Mingyan's blood to Huang Junru.

The blood shimmered beautifully in the transparent glass bottle, a sight to behold. It was hard to imagine that human blood could be like this. Huang Junru took the bottle, pulled out the stopper, and a faint fragrance wafted out. She sniffed it carefully, then put the stopper back in. "This blood not only has extremely strong yang energy, but also a strong life force... This must be why his self-healing ability is so powerful... Such a treasure, if he didn't have the ability to protect himself, he would be a natural-born medicinal herb. It's not easy for him to have survived this long so smoothly."

Upon hearing this, Huang Feiyan's expression became slightly subtle. "Mother...you promised me you would write a letter of recommendation."

"Of course, why would I lie to you?" Huang Junru moved forward with light, lotus-like steps. "Does he have a preferred holy land?"

“He doesn’t know much about these things right now. I’ll talk to him about them later.” Huang Feiyan shook her head.

After a moment of silence, Huang Junru said, "I wonder if Consort Qing will be surprised to see that you have come of age."

Upon hearing Huang Junru mention this name, Huang Feiyan bit her lip lightly and lowered her head with a guilty expression, "I'm sorry... Mother."

"Sorry? What's the use of you telling me that?" Huang Junru sneered, "If it weren't for your youthful recklessness, how could Qingfei have ended up in such a state? It's the same this time. If you hadn't been found by Mingyan, and if Mingyan hadn't been kind-hearted, and if Xia Yanming hadn't known you, do you think you could have survived? How can you face your Qingfei, who was poisoned and unconscious for more than ten years to save you?"

Huang Feiyan kept her head down and did not refute.

"But at least she did something good..." Huang Junru snorted heavily, shook off Huang Feiyan, and disappeared from Huang Feiyan's sight. Huang Feiyan did not chase after her. Of course, she knew that she had acted rashly. Although meeting Mingyan gave her aunt hope of waking up, it did not prove that her rashness was correct. If it had not been Mingyan who saved her at that time, if Mingyan's sect had not been Yutai Blessed Land, she might have already died. Her encounter with Mingyan was truly a great opportunity.

Huang Feiyan sighed and turned to leave.

Meanwhile, Mingyan was examining the various changes in his body after his breakthrough.

The simplest and most direct result is that there are more springs, which speeds up the absorption of spiritual energy.

The spiritual energy within the body underwent a clear shift, surging towards a specific location in the abdomen after being absorbed... the location of the Qi Sea.

That's right, spiritual energy poured into this place and slowly accumulated.

Before reaching the Taixi Realm, spiritual energy can only be absorbed and used, not stored. Therefore, cultivators using the spring and accumulating streams can only use a very limited amount of spiritual energy each time. However, after reaching Taixi, spiritual energy gathers into streams and flows into the Qi Sea, where it can accumulate to a certain extent. This is Taixi. The subsequent Zhaohai is the streams converging into a sea... forming a spiritual energy ocean to a certain extent in the Qi Sea. Of course, the Zhaohai and Qi Sea realms are different. Although the Zhaohai guides spiritual energy to the Qi Sea for storage, this is a false sea and cannot yet produce spiritual energy on its own. Only after the Yinling and Yangling are completed and one enters the realm truly named after the Qi Sea can cultivators produce spiritual energy through spiritual energy. Only then can the Qi Sea be called a true ocean of spiritual energy.

Upon arriving at Taixi Realm, Mingyan was surprised to find that he could now see the situation within his Qi Sea.

That's right, Mingyan can see the space in his Qi Sea... It's a closed space, very large, with no light source in sight, but it's very bright inside.

The spiritual energy seemed to materialize, surging into the Qi Sea from all directions and converging into a stream... However, the Qi Sea was vast, and this small amount of spiritual energy was far from filling it; it wasn't even a drop in the ocean, like a needle falling into a vast sea...

Strange... Logically speaking, in the Taixi Realm, one should only be able to sense the existence of the Qi Sea. One should only be able to actually enter one's Qi Sea with consciousness after a certain amount of spiritual energy has accumulated within the Zhaohai, that is, the Qi Sea... Why can I enter the Qi Sea in the Taixi Realm? While wondering, Mingyan couldn't help but feel that he was different from others in another way.

His consciousness stood within the sea of ​​qi, as if his physical body had entered the sea, and could move freely.

The spiritual energy within his dantian gathered from all directions like flowing water. This flow was blue, unlike the colorless spiritual energy outside, or the spiritual energy of Phoenix Lord Ruhuang Feiyan... Mingyan tried placing his fingers into the stream of spiritual energy. The energy had no temperature, but the sensation of it brushing against his fingertips was very comfortable...

According to records, things can be placed inside the Qi Sea... Mingyan's heart stirred, and his consciousness withdrew from the Qi Sea. He opened his eyes, picked up a spiritual fruit from the table, and tried to envelop it with his spiritual energy. With a thought, the spiritual fruit in his hand suddenly disappeared. When Mingyan immersed his consciousness back into the Qi Sea, he found the spiritual fruit there, now fallen to the ground...

So, does that mean I can store things in the Taixi Realm like the cultivators of the Zhaohai Realm? Ming Yan smiled slightly. This function is indeed convenient... However, there are some limitations to what can be stored in the Qi Sea. Living things cannot be stored, such as other people... Some spirit beasts and ferocious beasts are not allowed. The Qi Sea can only store inanimate objects... However, even so, the Qi Sea can store a great many things.

In a way, this way I can also prepare a handy weapon for myself.

In reality, most cultivators need to wait until they reach the Qi Sea before determining their weapon. This is because the weapons used by cultivators are completely different from the spiritual energy used by mortals. A cultivator's weapon needs to be nurtured in their own Qi Sea to establish a connection with themselves and be refined into their own natal weapon, growing together with them. The stronger you are, the stronger your weapon will naturally be. After establishing a connection with yourself, the weapon can move at will.

Therefore, it is only the best time to start preparing your weapon after you have entered the Qi Sea...

Mingyan opened his eyes and remained silent for a while. Naturally, the better the materials used to make a weapon, the better the quality of the weapon will be. Moreover, the materials will determine the upper limit of the weapon. He couldn't make a decision lightly. Perhaps he could discuss it with Huang Feiyan.

Mingyan thought for a moment, then got up, pushed open the door, and left his room, intending to stroll around the outer courtyard of the Huang family.

All the blessed lands are built against the mountains and by the water, but the Huang family is different. They have enclosed the green mountains and clear waters. Even in the outer courtyard, you can see several high mountains. The scenery here is beautiful and the air is fresh. It is not only suitable for cultivating immortality, but also for health preservation.

After leaving his room, Mingyan came to the courtyard. There was a peach tree planted in the courtyard, and the tree was full of peaches. The peaches that grew in this place with abundant spiritual energy must be especially juicy and tender.