One of my fairy-like friends

Ning Feixuan snapped out of her reverie and said, "I...I want to continue improving my cultivation so that I can do my part when facing invaders from other realms..."

"Do you really consider this a goal?" Ning Mengru stood up and walked to Ning Feixuan. "It's undeniable that as the Holy Maiden of Yaochi, you do have this responsibility, but is that enough?"

"Isn't... this enough?"

"What are your personal goals? What are your ideals?" Ning Mengru reached out and gently stroked Ning Feixuan's face, saying softly, "If you were to set aside your identity as the Holy Maiden of Yaochi, what would you want to do?"

This question left Ning Feixuan completely bewildered; she didn't know what she should do or what she could do...

She set her life goals too early, accomplished them too early, and now she can't find her way forward.

If we disregard her identity as the Holy Maiden of Yaochi... she... Ning Feixuan is merely an ordinary cultivator on Yaoguang Star. What does she intend to do?

Ning Mengru sighed softly in her heart. She did not object to Ning Feixuan making the fight against the invaders from the outer realms and the dark turmoil her goals, but clearly, in her eyes, these were her responsibilities as the Holy Maiden of Yaochi, and she had not found a reason why she should do them.

She knew she should fight against the dark turmoil, but she overlooked why she should fight against it in the first place.

Is it a fight for survival? Is it to protect the rest of the world? Or is there some other reason?

This responsibility is hollow.

Responsibility is certainly important, but if one does not understand its true meaning, it is all empty rhetoric and can easily lead to a loss of self.

"Please enlighten me, Master." Ning Feixuan's eyes were filled with confusion. Unable to find her own answer and having lost her goal, she felt an unprecedented panic, and a sense of anxiety invaded her heart.

“Go find your goal, Fei Xuan.” Ning Mengru released Ning Fei Xuan and said gently, “Find something that you must do even if it means abandoning your identities as the Holy Maiden of Yaochi and the female cultivator of Yaochi.”

She needs a real goal so that she doesn't lose herself.

Ning Feixuan remained silent for a long while, pondering Ning Mengru's words.

She didn't understand why her master didn't consider resisting the dark turmoil as a goal. "Master... what is your goal?"

"Me? I'm... waiting, waiting for you to grow up enough to shoulder the entire Yaochi, and then I'll hand it over to you, and then do something for myself." Ning Mengru chuckled, "So, Feixuan, don't let me down."

"I'm sorry, I've disappointed my master..."

“You have never disappointed me, but you are not yet strong enough to bear the weight.” Ning Mengru shook her head. “Feixuan, go travel, go find your goal, be firm in your beliefs, and you will find your true goal.”

Ning Feixuan nodded. "I understand, Master. Then I will set off immediately."

After receiving Ning Mengru's permission, Ning Feixuan turned around and left the Holy Lord's Hall and Yaochi.

The real goal...

Ning Feixuan took a deep breath and left without looking back.

P.S.: I recommend a book called "Sunrise in the Blue Sky".

Synopsis: Frederick Felix Leon is a child Frederick found during a mission.

As a transmigrator, Leon has always lived cautiously within the Ironblood organization, after all... he knows what kind of faction the Ironblood is, and there are basically no normal people in it.

On his 18th birthday, Leon made his only coming-of-age wish to Frederick, who had raised him from infancy to adulthood.

"Frederick, my only birthday wish is to go out and see the world."

"Huh? What... are you saying?"

For the first time, a look of confusion and panic appeared on the face of this ruthless leader. She had considered many possibilities, even her own situation, but...

She never expected her child would want to leave her.

I said...I want to go out and see the world.

Leon assumed Frederick hadn't heard him clearly, but after he repeated himself a second time... he noticed that Frederick's eyes seemed a little strange.

Chapter 120 Cold on the outside, warm on the inside

The only solution is to rely on yourself.

After returning to the Huang family with Huang Feiyan and Huang Qingfei, Mingyan went to the Huang family's ancient book library alone.

The ancient book repository was originally established by the Phoenix Clan. After the Phoenix God Clan was wiped out, it was inherited by the Huang Family. Naturally, the deeds of that Phoenix are also included here. Knowing yourself and your enemy will lead to victory in every battle. To persuade the Phoenix, you must first understand her.

On the other hand, Mingyan also hoped to investigate whether there were any records of the birth of life in the ancient book library, which might help him break through to the Divine Palace.

His current strength is probably no match for those two top figures—Gu Hanshuang and Yu Mudan. In order to mediate the conflict between the two, Ming Yan must have enough strength to ensure that he has the ability to force a reconciliation in case of dire circumstances.

Moreover, it is essential to improve one's strength as soon as possible, awaken one's sister, and the seemingly imminent dark upheaval all make him feel that time is running out.

Mingyan asked the manager of the ancient book repository, who didn't ask him to search for it and just brought it to him directly.

Ming Yan was somewhat flattered, "Thank you, senior..."

"No need to be so polite, you are now the son-in-law of the Huang family." The senior was a Xuanji Realm expert who had not yet stepped into the Half-Step Welcome. She smiled and gave people a very gentle feeling.

To be honest, having known the Huang family for so long, apart from the first time when Huang Junru simply wiped out Yun Ling and that Xuanji Realm elder with a wave of his hand, he had rarely seen the Huang family's domineering side. Moreover, the scene at the first meeting wasn't exactly domineering, since it was Huang Junru's daughter who was being hunted down, and the revenge was only reasonable. He even began to doubt whether the outside world's perception of the Huang family's "domineering" nature was accurate.

Mingyan felt a little embarrassed about being called the "son-in-law".

After all, he was actually indecisive; he not only had feelings for Fei Yan and even harbored affection for her, but he also liked his senior sister...

But in any case, he found what he wanted and didn't waste much time, starting to investigate the life of the phoenix.

As the last member of the Phoenix Clan, her life in her youth was not recorded; most of the relevant records could only be found after she became famous.

This phoenix is ​​definitely a formidable figure. Even before becoming an emperor, it had already destroyed a sacred land.

The Phoenix Clan's later years seem to have been quite tragic, with many even being enslaved. According to some speculations, this Phoenix must have cultivated during her youth while wandering and fleeing, so after raising her cultivation level, she began her revenge.

She was the last glory of the Phoenix Clan, allowing the name of the Phoenix to reappear in the family once again, reaching the pinnacle and ascending to the position of the Supreme Emperor.

The dragons next door weren't so lucky. After their decline, they never recovered and eventually went extinct.

But the reason why the phoenix's final glory was its final glory was because this phoenix left no descendants, and the other members of its clan had all died.

From the earliest records, it is not hard to see that this phoenix was indeed proud and unwilling to tarnish the phoenix bloodline. In the absence of other phoenix clan members, she did not choose to select a foreign bloodline to continue the phoenix clan.

Although foreign bloodlines may taint the phoenix bloodline, it doesn't seem too difficult to preserve the bloodline once you reach the ultimate level.

Bloodlines can be kept pure through certain means, while physical constitution is not. Furthermore, the strength of bloodlines can be maintained, but the weakness of physical constitution is not. This is why the Huang family has been prosperous for so long.

The Phoenix Clan faced great difficulties in reproduction at that time, possibly due to their overwhelming power. As a result, the Phoenix Clan reproduced slowly and it was quite possible that they would never have offspring. The same was true for the Dragon Clan. Although the Dragon Clan was inherently... promiscuous, it was very difficult for two Dragons to produce pure-blooded Dragons. However, it was quite easy for Dragons to interbreed with other races and produce offspring.

The destruction of the dragon race was also related to these illegitimate offspring born from interbreeding with other races.

The Phoenix Clan has been able to continue for so long because their reproduction is too simple. Since they were created by the Phoenix, they only need to drink blood to reproduce.

However, the birth of the Huang family cannot be replicated. Throughout the long history, it was not uncommon for people to give birth by drinking blood, but the Huang family is the only family that is so powerful and capable of giving birth by drinking blood.

Phoenix herself has a cold and aloof personality, which is somewhat similar to Huang Junru. However, Mingyan feels that his mother-in-law is actually cold on the outside but warm on the inside. There is a saying that goes, even the coldest woman has a warm heart inside.

Hmm, this proverb seems appropriate here, doesn't it?

Maybe this person is actually cold on the outside but warm on the inside?

However, to experience the heat inside, you need to gain the other person's trust...

Mingyan felt he shouldn't put himself in opposition to Phoenix. If possible, or if conditions allowed, he might be able to become friends with Phoenix and gain her trust, so that she would listen to him.

Phoenix seems to be obsessed with lifespan. She reigned for about 20,000 years, and in the later stages, she seemed to be researching the elixir of immortality. Clearly, she intended to live a third life.

According to historical records, the phoenix lived a solitary life, without any relatives or friends. Why did she live for so long...?

Mingyan thought for a moment, if there were no one he cared about by his side, would he live alone for tens of thousands of years?

However, he had never reached that level and could not truly put himself in the Phoenix's shoes, so he was not sure what the Phoenix was thinking.

A person who has lived two lives and is trying to live a third, and who actually does live a third life as the Supreme Emperor... such a person must have a deep obsession with longevity or even immortality.

And coincidentally, the existence of his older sister seemed to give Mingyan something in common with her...

Wang Qingchu seems to have achieved immortality to some extent. Her sister once said that she felt her lifespan seemed to have no end. She could actually live in the world forever and wait for his appearance, but perhaps she didn't want to wait that long, or perhaps she was worried that if she stayed alive, her younger brother Mingyan would not be able to appear, so she chose to fall into slumber.

I wonder if my sister's method can be shared with Phoenix...

Whether or not it can be done is another matter. The key is to have common topics so that the two can communicate. As long as they can communicate, everything is negotiable.

Ancient books do not directly record the phoenix's preferences, but Mingyan can analyze some information from them. However, it is uncertain whether this information will be useful. The phoenix's greatest interest is probably longevity or immortality.

Besides the information about the phoenix, Mingyan also looked at the records about the origin of life.

This point is still not clearly found in the ancient texts of the Phoenix Clan. Neither the human race nor the demon race, including the dragon and phoenix races, originated from Yao Guang Star, and there are no records of their earlier history.

Did you find the information you were looking for?

A gentle voice brought Mingyan back to his senses. He looked up and saw that it was Huang Qingfei. He quickly stood up and asked, "Auntie, what brings you here?"

Huang Qingfei, dressed in a light blue dress, was gentle and refined, with a peaceful expression in her eyes. She chuckled and gestured for Mingyan to sit down. "It's nothing, I just came to take a look."

Mingyan asked curiously, "My aunt must have something to tell me, right?"

"Hmm... Strictly speaking, there is indeed a small matter. Will it bother you if I talk about it now?" Huang Qingfei pondered for a moment and then changed her words. Ming Yan smiled and said, "Aunt, please speak."

Huang Qingfei smiled slightly, then adjusted her skirt and sat down next to Ming Yan. "You should know that I have now broken through to the Renying stage, right?"

Mingyan nodded, and Huang Qingfei continued, "In the past, the three of us sisters were ranked the same in terms of strength and age. The eldest sister was the strongest, the second sister was second, and I was the youngest. Now I have broken through to the Renying stage, while the second sister... has been stuck at the half-step Renying stage. Recently, I have seen her looking somewhat lost. Although she has never said anything, I suppose she must feel a little melancholy."

Mingyan blinked, thinking carefully. She figured the fairy sister wouldn't necessarily feel jealous or unhappy, but the fact that both her sisters had broken through to the Human Reception stage, while she herself was still only at the Half-Step Human Reception stage, did put some pressure on her...

"Furthermore, I've noticed that you seem to be deliberately keeping your distance from Second Sister lately. Can you tell me why?" Huang Qingfei turned her head to look at Ming Yan, her expression quite serious. Ming Yan rarely saw Huang Qingfei with such an expression.

"I didn't intentionally keep my distance from my sister... cough cough, my second aunt, did I...?"

"You can call her 'elder sister' in front of me, it doesn't matter." Seeing Ming Yan change his tune, Huang Qingfei shook her head and chuckled, "My second sister used to always cling to you, but now she's always drinking alone. Are you sure?"

"..." Mingyan wasn't sure what to say either. From the moment he decided to marry Feiyan, he had indeed consciously or unconsciously wanted to keep a distance from the fairy sister, but although he thought about it, he didn't seem to have actually done so...

Or is it that, even though he is thinking this, his subconscious is already doing it without him realizing it?

“I know you might think that it’s not good for you to get so close to my second sister after marrying Feiyan, but if you distance yourself from the other members of the Huang family because of your marriage to Feiyan, then it’s not worth it. The purpose of your marriage to Feiyan was to bring you closer to the Huang family and eliminate any sense of distance,” Huang Qingfei said. “You shouldn’t keep your distance from your second sister.”

"Besides, if you're worried that Feiyan will be angry, there's no need to worry. I'll persuade Feiyan," Huang Qingfei said with a light laugh.

“…I understand.” Mingyan felt that the fairy sister had always been very kind to him, and it was indeed a bit unfair to keep his distance from her now that he was married to Feiyan…

"In addition, there's the matter of my second sister's strength, which I just mentioned..." Huang Qingfei hesitated slightly as she spoke.

Chapter 121 Huang Qingfei's Request

"Auntie?" Mingyan asked tentatively, somewhat puzzled.

"Hmm...you should know why my strength has suddenly improved so much, right?" Huang Qingfei hesitated for a moment, but still decided to tell her.