One of my fairy-like friends

This peach tree must have been around for ages. Although it wasn't very tall, its roots looked very old. Mingyan carefully observed the texture of the peach tree's bark and thought that the tree must have been at least several hundred years old.

"This peach tree was brought back from the Yaochi Holy Land by Huang Qingfei, the third young lady of the Huang family and the third sister of Huang Junru, the current head of the Huang family. It symbolizes the friendship between the Huang family and the Yaochi Holy Land."

At this moment, a male voice came from behind Mingyan. Mingyan turned around and saw a young man dressed in expensive clothes walking over. He was holding a folding fan in his hand and had a gentle smile on his face. What a handsome young nobleman.

"Although this peach tree isn't a branch of the ancient peach tree from Yaochi, it still grew up in the Peach Garden and absorbed the immortal energy of the ancient peach tree. It's far more spiritual than ordinary peach trees. Why don't you pick one and try it? It tastes quite good," the young man dressed as a gentleman said gently as he walked up to Ming Yan.

“Since they are so precious, I shouldn’t pick them casually.” Mingyan turned around, looked at the spirit peaches on the peach tree, and gently shook his head.

"Hehe, may I ask your honorable name, brother?" The young man chuckled lightly, then looked at Ming Yan with great politeness.

“My surname is Ming, and my given name is Yan. What about you, brother?” Seeing that he was speaking very politely, Ming Yan naturally wouldn’t pretend to be rude.

"My surname is Zhao, and my given name is Feiliu. I wonder if you have ever heard of my name before?"

"Never heard of it." Mingyan shook his head, thinking that the other person must be someone of high status, otherwise they wouldn't have asked him such a question.

Zhao Feiliu's face stiffened slightly, seemingly surprised that Ming Yan hadn't heard of him. He coughed and said again, "I am the third young master of the Zhao family, and my elder brother is the famous Zhao Feiyun."

Mingyan looked confused upon hearing this and shook his head again, "I'm sorry, I've never heard of it. I'm just ignorant."

Zhao Feiliu was so surprised to see that Ming Yan had never even heard of his elder brother, Zhao Feiyun, that he almost fell over. “Brother, brother, you really are… well, it’s my fault. Not everyone knows my brother, let alone me. I was rude.”

"fine."

Zhao Feiliu sighed, clasped his hands in a fist salute to Ming Yan, and said, "I shall take my leave now. Also, I must advise you, brother, not to get too close to Miss Huang. Although I only have respect for Miss Huang, my elder brother is particularly fond of her. I have no other intention than to remind you..."

Mingyan understood. It turned out to be the family of his love rival... uh... no, what love rival? Wrong, wrong.

Mingyan shook his head. "You've misunderstood my relationship with Feiyan. We're just friends."

Zhao Feiliu's expression was somewhat strange when he heard Ming Yan address Huang Feiyan. "My brother has a rather volatile temper. If you get too close to the eldest daughter of the Huang family, my brother might misunderstand."

Mingyan frowned. These words were a bit too domineering. "Does your brother have the right to tell Feiyan who she befriends? Is Feiyan your brother's fiancée?"

"Not now, but it will be in the future," Zhao Feiliu smiled slightly. "So I hope..."

"It's ridiculous. You don't even have a title, yet you dare to interfere with Fei Yan's friendships?" Ming Yan raised his eyebrows upon hearing this, losing the desire to continue talking to Zhao Feiliu. "I'd like to see just how irritable your brother's temper really is."

"Why do this? I don't want you to get hurt." Zhao Feiliu sighed, seemingly lamenting that Ming Yan wouldn't listen to advice.

Mingyan didn't even bother to give him a friendly look. "Then you can have him come find me."

Zhao Feiliu sighed, turned and left the courtyard. Mingyan watched his back and sighed as well. It hadn't been long, and trouble had already come knocking. How could someone treat Huang Feiyan as his possession? Fairy sister, you really have caused a lot of trouble.

Chapter Twenty-One: Sun and Moon

Later that evening, Huang Feiyan arrived at Mingyan's temporary residence.

She knocked on the door. "Mingyan, are you there?"

"Come in, I'm here." Ming Yan was absorbing spiritual energy inside the house to strengthen the spring. Hearing this, he opened his eyes and let Huang Feiyan in.

Huang Feiyan pushed open the door and entered. She was dressed in palace attire, with a graceful posture, beautiful features, and a slight smile on her pretty face. "I'm here to bother you again."

"It's alright, Fei Yan. Will my blood be of any use?" Ming Yan shook his head and then asked.

"There are no concrete results yet." Huang Feiyan pursed her lips and shook her head slightly. "It will probably take some time. You know, after all, if something unexpected happens, it might cause my aunt to fall into another trap, and we dare not be reckless."

Mingyan nodded, thought for a moment, and then told Huang Feiyan about when Zhao Feiliu had come to see him earlier.

Upon hearing this, Huang Feiyan's face flashed with a hint of sarcasm, but it quickly disappeared. "It's alright, I'll tell Mother. You don't need to worry about anyone disturbing you. We won't let anyone disturb your peace. Since we invited you here, we won't cause you any more trouble."

“I’m not afraid of trouble, I just want to know in advance. Knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to victory in every battle.” Ming Yan said calmly, “However, I’m quite curious. I remember you said before that women of the Huang family don’t marry outside the family, so why is someone still pursuing you? Doesn’t he know that this is a fruitless pursuit?”

"That's a long story. In recent years, there have been some rumors about the Huang family. I don't know who spread them or what their purpose was. It is because of these rumors that there are people like Zhao Feiyun who are so clueless." Huang Feiyan's eyebrows were gentle. She rarely showed negative emotions on her face. She was a very gentle woman, which explains why she attracted so many people.

Mingyan did not inquire further about the details of the rumor. Since it was a rumor, it was not true, and it would be impolite to ask.

"Oh, right, I also brought you a gift." Huang Feiyan closed her eyes, and a slightly worn scroll appeared in her hand. "My mother said that the 'Yutai Scripture' of your Yutai Blessed Land does not advocate combat, but you are quite special. After thinking it over, I chose an ancient book for you. It records some techniques and mental methods, which were fortuitous encounters of cultivators from our Huang family. However, it seems that it is only suitable for male cultivators to learn, which is perfect for you."

Mingyan was somewhat surprised to hear this. He had actually wanted to ask Huang Feiyan if she had any suitable combat techniques for him to learn, but before he could even speak, Huang Feiyan had already prepared one. This made Mingyan feel a little uneasy. Was this what friends were like? Mingyan was a little confused. Thinking about it carefully, it seemed that he had never had any decent friends since he was a child.

As a child in the village, due to his special physical condition and precocious mind, he couldn't play with the other children. Therefore, he became a hunter at the young age of 12. Although the village elders treated him well, it couldn't be denied that he had no friends his own age. The same was true at Yutai Blessed Land. Because of the favor shown to him by the sect leader and his master, Liu Yunfeng, he only had one close friend, Liu Mengli. However, Liu Mengli was his junior sister, so they couldn't really be considered friends, and there was a significant age difference between them...

Strictly speaking, Huang Feiyan was Mingyan's first friend.

Ming Yan glanced at the scroll in Huang Feiyan's hand, then reached out and took it. "Thank you."

"There's no need for thanks between friends," Huang Feiyan smiled gently. "Besides, this cultivation method was originally beyond the reach of the women of our Huang family. Entrusting it to you is a way of ensuring it doesn't go to waste."

After talking with Huang Junru, Huang Feiyan went to the family's database to search for information about the "Human King Body" but found nothing. However, she unexpectedly discovered this mental cultivation method.

In fact, this mental cultivation method is not only for men to practice, but Huang Feiyan considered that Ming Yan was sometimes overly polite, so after thinking it over, she came up with this reason and gave the mental cultivation method to Ming Yan.

As for her claim that Huang Junru said the Yutai Sutra of the Yutai Blessed Land did not advocate fighting, that was just a lie. Huang Junru did not say that, but Huang Feiyan thought that the sect scriptures of such blessed lands must be incomparable to those of their aristocratic holy lands. For Mingyan, having another mental cultivation method was always a good thing.

Upon hearing this, Ming Yan felt somewhat at ease accepting the situation. He gently unrolled the scroll; the cultivation method was titled "Sun and Moon Scripture." Ming Yan was slightly taken aback; the words "sun and moon" truly held a certain affinity for him...

"This scroll was originally found in an ancient tomb. It contains several combat techniques and seems to include the principles of cultivation in the Transcendent Realm. It should be of great help to you." Huang Feiyan had asked Aunt Seventeen, who managed the database, and thus learned about the scroll's origin.

In fact, women can also cultivate this "Sun and Moon Scripture," and its cultivation principles for the transcendent realm are extremely powerful, comparable to Emperor-level scriptures. However, many of its combat techniques conflict with their own main cultivation method, the "Phoenix Nirvana Scripture." For them, the "Phoenix Nirvana Scripture" left by their ancestor Phoenix is ​​naturally more suitable for them to cultivate. Moreover, in the transcendent realm, the strength of the "Phoenix Nirvana Scripture" is already extremely high, so there is no need to cultivate other techniques. Therefore, this somewhat mysterious "Sun and Moon Scripture" is only kept in the database and no Phoenix Clan cultivators cultivate it.

Ming Yan took the scroll and placed it inside his dantian.

Huang Feiyan noticed that the scroll in Ming Yan's hand had suddenly disappeared and was slightly surprised. "Huh? You've broken through to the Illuminating Sea Realm? So fast?"

Mingyan then realized that he shouldn't have revealed this matter. He felt slightly embarrassed and realized he had acted rashly.

"Hmm? You're only at the Taixi Realm... and you can already sense entering your own Qi Sea?" Huang Feiyan quickly sensed that Ming Yan's strength was still at the Taixi Realm, and was quite surprised. Then she smiled and said, "You really are unique... but you must not expose yourself to others, otherwise, your innate medicinal body and the fact that you can enter your Qi Sea at the Taixi Realm might bring you a lot of trouble."

Seeing that Huang Feiyan appeared surprised but not at all unusual, Mingyan breathed a sigh of relief. He then realized that he had been too sensitive. Huang Feiyan was definitely not the kind of person who was greedy or jealous. He couldn't help but laugh at his own slight nervousness.

“Yes, I understand. Actually, I was thinking that now that I can enter the Qi Sea, could I also conceive my own weapon?” Mingyan nodded and asked.

“Yes, that’s fine. Do you have any preferred weapons?” Huang Feiyan nodded. “Choosing weapons and their materials requires careful consideration, as this will determine the weapon’s potential. Of course, we can’t just focus on the weapon’s strength and ignore how well it suits us. Since it’s a weapon, it should be easy to use.”

A weapon he desired... Mingyan pondered for a moment, a sword?

Swords and blades are probably the most common and conventional weapons chosen by cultivators... but Mingyan has no experience using them... A bell? Mingyan has heard that some cultivators like to use bells as weapons, as they can be used for both offense and defense... but Mingyan still feels they are not suitable for him... A cauldron? The feeling of swinging a cauldron to smash someone would be quite nice, especially since he is strong enough... but after thinking about it, Mingyan still gave up on the cauldron...

Music, chess, calligraphy, and painting? Are any of these suitable as weapons? Ming Yan frowned; he himself was proficient in six out of seven of the seven arts...

"No need to rush. Weapons are very important to cultivators, and it's good to think about them more." Huang Feiyan said with a smile, "The Huang family still has some special materials. I'll take you to choose them later, as a reward for your willingness to save my aunt."

Mingyan shook his head. "I've already accepted the 'Sun and Moon Sutra,' I shouldn't..."

"Hmm? That's not right. The Sun and Moon Sutra was a gift I gave you as a friend, not a reward." Huang Feiyan tilted her head, her smile sly. "Reward is reward, and gift is gift. They can't be mixed up."

"But I... don't seem to have anything I can give Feiyan..."

"You saved me twice, which, in my eyes, surpasses any other gift." Huang Feiyan raised her jade-like index finger and lightly tapped Ming Yan's brow, giggling, "Isn't that enough?"

Mingyan realized that he could never beat Huang Feiyan in verbal sparring, and could only smile helplessly at this.

"Alright, I won't bother you any longer. You don't need to worry about Zhao Feiyun; he wouldn't dare cause you any trouble in the outer courtyard." Huang Feiyan chuckled and clapped her hands, a fragrant breeze wafting around her. "Think carefully about which weapon to choose. I'll let you know as soon as the blood test results are in. Um, like I said before, if you need my help with any problems or anything else, please don't hesitate to ask. You're my savior now, and also my friend. In the future, you might even be my aunt's benefactor, and the benefactor of our Huang family..."

Huang Feiyan emphasized that if it were anyone else, she would genuinely worry that they would use the fact that she had helped the Huang family so much as an excuse to make exorbitant demands. However, Ming Yan was doing the opposite; Huang Feiyan was actually worried that he would ask for too little...

Mingyan nodded, and Huang Feiyan finally smiled with satisfaction and left with light steps.

Friend... Mingyan thought to himself, a smile involuntarily spreading across his face. Is this what a friend is? It truly feels warm inside...

Mingyan thought for a moment, then shook his head. He focused his consciousness on his dantian and found the slightly worn scroll floating in the air, emitting a faint glow. With a thought, the scroll flew into his hand. He opened it again, looking at the three characters "Sun and Moon Scripture"...

These three characters, though seemingly simple in strokes, grew increasingly profound and obscure the more one looked at them... Mingyan stared intently at the characters for "sun" and "moon," discovering that each emitted a faint glow; the "sun" radiated a golden hue, while the "moon" glowed a moon-white... Mingyan had previously studied the ancestral text of the *Yutai Jing*, a copy left by the founding ancestor of the Yutai Blessed Land, but even that text didn't seem this mysterious...

The light emanating from the characters for "sun" and "moon" grew stronger and stronger, becoming increasingly dazzling, as if they were real sun and moon. Complex runes shimmered on them, much to Mingyan's surprise. Then he discovered that the sun and moon had actually detached themselves from the scroll and flown into the sky. Mingyan was somewhat astonished as he watched the characters for "sun" and "moon" fly in two different directions. The sun soared into the sky, while the moon disappeared below the horizon... Then, the character for "sun" gradually transformed into a brilliant sun hanging in the air.

The sunlight was so intense that it felt faintly hot on the skin... as if the real sun were hanging in the sky above the Qi Sea... What was going on?

Mingyan was stunned for a moment. He looked down at the "Sun and Moon Classic" in his hand again and found that the words "sun" and "moon" had disappeared, replaced by a bright sun, and the word "moon" had become a bright moon...

While there was some brightness in Mingyan's dantian before, there was no obvious source of light. But now, a blazing sun had appeared in Mingyan's dantian... Mingyan was unsure whether this was a good thing or a bad thing, because according to his understanding, the dantian should have been like that before, without any sun or moon...

What exactly did this fairy sister give him? Why does he feel that this "Sun and Moon Scripture" is so extraordinary?!

Chapter Twenty-Two: The Holy Maiden of Yaochi

Mingyan looked up at the blinding sun in the sky and unconsciously raised his hand to slightly shield his eyes from the sunlight...

If he hadn't witnessed the character "日" (sun) fly into the sky and transform into a sun, Ming Yan would have truly believed he wasn't inside his Qi Sea, but rather in the outside world...

What's happening here?

Mingyan lowered his hand and carefully sensed his surroundings, but found nothing unusual... except that his previously slightly chilly dantian had become warm... because a sun had appeared out of nowhere within his body...

Mingyan lowered his head and looked at the Sun and Moon Sutra in his hand again, slowly unfolding it.

The Sun and Moon Sutra was filled with small characters, which were different from the fonts popular in the world today, but Mingyan found that he could understand them... It was as if some profound scriptures could be transformed into meanings that you could understand, making it easier for future generations to read.

The first chapter introduces spiritual energy and the power of yin and yang. Spiritual energy is born in nature and can be utilized by cultivators through cultivation methods. However, the spiritual energy in nature is limited. The power of yin and yang comes from celestial bodies called "sun" and "moon". The "sun" is associated with yang and the "moon" with yin.

By harmonizing spiritual energy with the power of Yin and Yang, one can make spiritual energy endlessly generate... Ming Yan frowned. Isn't this the meaning of Yinling and Yangling in the Transcendent Realm? Once Yinling and Yangling are perfected, one can continuously create spiritual energy using the spiritual energy within the body, which is similar to the method of harmonizing spiritual energy with the power of Yin and Yang introduced in the first chapter.

Mingyan continued reading and found that Yinling and Yangling were also mentioned later.

The general idea is that since not all cultivators can harness the power of the sun and moon, they have found an alternative method: constructing Yin and Yang mausoleums within the Qi Sea to harmonize the Yin and Yang of the spiritual energy within the body. This allows the spiritual energy within the body to be continuously generated. However, this method is still not as convenient and powerful as directly using the power of the sun and moon to construct Yin-Yang harmony.

The power of the sun and moon... Ming Yan frowned, looked up at the sun hanging in the sky above the sea of ​​qi, and fell into deep thought.

If Yinling and Yangling are substitutes, then how should the power of the sun and moon be used?

The sun rises every day and sets at night, at which point the moon rises, and after the moon sets, the sun rises again, and so the world repeats itself... Does sunlight itself provide any power? Mingyan could feel the sunlight above his dantian falling on him; apart from warmth, there seemed to be nothing unusual...

The "Sun and Moon Scripture" does not describe how to use the power of the sun and moon, but rather how to use spiritual energy to construct Yin and Yang tombs.

Mingyan continued reading and found the cultivation principles of Qi Sea and Divine Gate. The rest were some combat mental techniques. The Sun and Moon Scripture did not record how to use the power of the sun and moon.

Mingyan put away the scroll and tossed it into the air. The scroll then floated in the air, emitting a faint golden light. Only then did Mingyan realize that the scroll was no longer tattered. It seemed to have been refurbished, with a bright and exquisite appearance.

He sat cross-legged in his dantian, lost in thought. Now, a sun had appeared within his dantian. He wondered if, by nightfall, the sun would set and be replaced by the moon hanging high in the sky. If so, it would mean that he possessed both the sun and moon within his dantian, a fact that set him apart from others...

Can the sun and moon be used by me? Mingyan looked at the sun above the sea of ​​qi, slowly stretched out his hand, and tried to summon it down.

The high-hanging sun remained unmoved. Seeing this, Mingyan quickly gave up, shook his head, and stood up. He realized that he was only at the Taixi Realm, yet he was already thinking about Yinling and Yangling. It seemed that he was being a bit too ambitious.

After staring at the sun for a while, it became really dazzling. Mingyan looked away and couldn't help but think of the legends of the mortal world.

Legend has it that there were once ten suns in the sky, causing a severe drought to the world. Later, a hero named Hou Yi appeared and shot down nine of the suns with his bow and arrow, leaving only one sun, which relieved the drought.

Mingyan recalled his days as a hunter. He raised his arm as if holding a longbow, his other hand loosely gripping an arrow. He nocked the string, drew the bow, and aimed at the sun above his dantian...

"PIU!" Mingyan released his grip, but the sun in the sky did not set. He shook his head and chuckled, for there was no bow, no arrows...