Meeting the Mistress

"Chirp..."

The Fire Phoenix seemed to have absorbed enough Spiritual Energy, and its sentience began to recover.

Its two small eyes peered through the cracks between the Twin Fish Plate's Small World and the Celestial Pool, spotting the robust Azure Emperor Divine Tree.

"Chirp chirp... chirp chirp."

The Fire Phoenix, its expression joyful, soared into the air and flew directly towards the cracks connecting the two.

"No, don't."

Lu Chen had no idea of the consequences of the cracks being broken through.

He quickly mobilized his Spiritual Power, attempting to intercept the Fire Phoenix.

But the Fire Phoenix was too fast. Before his Spiritual Power could even be activated, the cracks were already broken through by the Fire Phoenix.

"Boom..."

With a loud bang, the connection between the Celestial Pool and the Small World was shattered.

The Spiritual Energy from both realms began to flow.

The Spiritual Energy within the Twin Fish Plate's Small World gradually became a stored energy source for Lu Chen's back.

"Chirp chirp."

The Fire Phoenix flew to Nantian Wan'er's shoulder and chirped joyfully at Lu Chen, as if trying to curry favor.

"Phew... thankfully, there were no ill effects. It seems to have accelerated the fusion progress."

Lu Chen felt the changes after the cracks shattered and looked somewhat relieved at the chirping Fire Phoenix.

"What happened to your Celestial Pool? How did two Azure Emperor Divine Trees appear?"

The Wind Dragon had fallen unconscious during the final Heavenly Tribulation.

It was unaware of the final events, nor did it know that Lu Chen and Nantian Wan'er were now sharing a Celestial Pool.

"!@#￥%...&*"

Lu Chen used the compressed sound transmission technique he learned at the Wind Dragon's abode to send the cause and effect of the situation into the Wind Dragon's mind.

"So that's what happened. It seems this robust Azure Emperor Divine Tree should have some connection to you."

The Wind Dragon now understood the entire situation and began to ponder the purpose of the event.

Lu Chen took this opportunity to rename the two Azure Emperor Divine Trees according to the innate and acquired principles of the Eight Trigrams.

"Why do I feel like its sentience is very weak?"

Lu Chen looked at the Fire Phoenix, intending to grab it, but his palm strength was a bit too harsh.

The Fire Phoenix pecked Lu Chen discontentedly with its beak.

"Brother Lu, be careful! It's still just a newborn little bird."

Nantian Wan'er looked at the tiny Fire Phoenix, feeling a sense of shared joy due to their bloodline connection.

"The Fire Phoenix's spiritual power is so weak, perhaps it's because it was sealed in the scroll for too long. Its sentience has regressed."

"Back then, the Beast King worked tirelessly to get it out of its egg, but there was no longer any Innate Spiritual Power in the world to sustain the Fire Phoenix's consumption, so it had to be sealed in the scroll."

Lu Chen: "Then why can it recover now? We don't seem to have any Innate Spiritual Power either."

The Wind Dragon pondered, "It should be due to the influence of the Azure Emperor Divine Tree. The Azure Emperor Divine Tree is, after all, an Innate Spiritual Power. The Spiritual Energy it condenses should also be Innate Spiritual Energy."

"After all, your Azure Emperor Divine Tree is unprecedented. Back then, only a few adults could condense dozens of them."

As if hearing the Wind Dragon mention the Azure Emperor Divine Tree, the Fire Phoenix chirped at the Wind Dragon, agreeing with its statement.

The Fire Phoenix soared into the air and landed on the Innate Azure Emperor Divine Tree, beginning to build a nest.

The Fire Phoenix's aura connected the Small World and the Beast King's Mansion.

Control of the Beast King's Mansion was successfully linked to the Small World.

Lu Chen could now control the Beast King's Mansion through the Small World.

"Come out, my Demonic Beast army."

Lu Chen raised both hands, striking a somewhat chuunibyou pose, and opened the seal on the Beast King's Mansion gate.

One hundred thousand Demonic Beasts rushed out, kicking up clouds of dust.

"Brother... Lu, be careful, behind you."

Seeing the one hundred thousand Demonic Beasts behind Lu Chen, constantly stirring up dust, Nantian Wan'er thought a riot had broken out in the Twin Fish Plate's Small World.

"It's fine. I am their King now. They won't harm me."

"Come! Descend! My subjects!"

Lu Chen continued to wave his hands, summoning the Demonic Beasts.

Watching Lu Chen's chuunibyou actions.

The Wind Dragon truly couldn't bear to watch, covering its eyes with its tail.

"Roar..."

The 100,000 Demonic Beasts sensed the aura of freedom, roaring continuously and surrounding Lu Chen.

"Brother Lu, are these really your Demonic Beasts? Even the Demonic Beast Abyss of our Nantian Sect has never had so many powerful Demonic Beasts."

"It's true, look at my memories."

Nantian Wan'er felt Lu Chen's memories, and understood everything that had just happened in her heart.

Beasts circled Lu Chen.

Feeling the power of the Phoenix Ancestor's bloodline, the 100,000 Demonic Beasts continuously contributed their faith power to Lu Chen and the Fire Phoenix.

"Is this the Mistress? On her forehead, that mark of the Phoenix bloodline?"

Red Fox looked at Nantian Wan'er, muttering to herself.

"I can only see the past; her future is a blank slate."

Bai Ze performed a technique behind his back with his hands: "However, judging by the current situation, he will indeed be our Mistress."

"Then why is her future blank?"

"It's hard to say. Let's focus on our own matters first. We'll understand when we meet again in the future."

Bai Ze was the first to transform into human form and cupped his hands in greeting towards Nantian Wan'er.

"Greetings, Mistress."

The Demonic Beasts behind him spoke in human language: "Greetings, Mistress."

Hearing these words, Nantian Wan'er's face instantly turned red.

"It hasn't reached that point yet, it doesn't count, it doesn't count. Brother Lu hasn't even declared his feelings to me yet."

"What is a Mistress? Is she the mistress of this world? If so, then Wan'er is indeed the Mistress."

Lu Chen turned to look at Nantian Wan'er and spoke.

"Brother Lu, are you serious? You want to marry me? To be the Mistress?"

Nantian Wan'er heard Lu Chen's words, her face flushed red, her chest heaving.

"I didn't say marry you, I said for you to be the Mistress. By the way, what does it mean to marry someone?"

Lu Chen had spent his entire life exploring cultivation, and knew nothing about matters between men and women.

This statement almost caused Nantian Wan'er's old injuries to relapse from anger.

Her small face was forcibly contorted red from holding it in.

Lu Chen saw that Nantian Wan'er was ignoring him, her face red from holding it in.

He walked over to Nantian Wan'er and asked, "Wan'er, has your Cold Poison returned? Why is your face so red?"

"Hmph, I'm fine."

Nantian Wan'er directly moved away from Lu Chen.

"Wan'er, Wan'er, why aren't you talking to me anymore? I can't feel your thoughts."

Lu Chen chased after Nantian Wan'er, constantly asking.

The people behind Bai Ze, who had transformed into human form, broke out in a cold sweat looking at Lu Chen's actions.

"Lord Wind Dragon, the King's emotional intelligence seems to have a problem. Has he always been like this?"

When Bai Ze spoke, the Wind Dragon covered its eyes with its dragon claws, not wanting to explain.

"Did we find the wrong person? He's really not gentle with girls."

Red Fox felt a bit displeased in her heart; she couldn't stand seeing girls wronged.

"I need to teach the King what it means to cherish a woman."

Saying that, Red Fox rushed towards Lu Chen, constantly lecturing him.

Bai Ze, through his conversation with the Wind Dragon, had understood the current situation, but there were still some issues he needed to explore himself.

Bai Ze waved his hand, signaling the Demonic Beasts that had not yet transformed into human form to return to the vicinity of the Beast King's Mansion.

To find a suitable place to continue their cultivation.

Bai Ze began to explore the changes in the Celestial Pool and the Twin Fish Plate within the Small World.

Unfortunately, Bai Ze did not have control over the Small World, and was blocked by an invisible wall before he could go far.

It seems I need to obtain the pass for the Small World first.

Bai Ze came to Lu Chen's side, and Red Fox had already trapped Lu Chen in an illusion.

Nantian Wan'er and the Wind Dragon were watching from the side.

"A girl should be cherished, not bullied."

"A girl should be pitied, not wronged."

"A girl..."

Seeing Lu Chen's state, Nantian Wan'er became a little worried.

"Sister Red Fox, is this really okay? Brother Lu looks like he's in a lot of pain."

Red Fox: "It's fine, this kind of illusion won't cause him any harm."

"But... but, looking at Brother Lu, he seems to be in so much pain."

"Why don't we stop? Brother Lu might just not have seen these things before, he'll understand when he sees them in the future."

Nantian Wan'er fidgeted with the hem of her clothes, muttering continuously.

Wind Dragon: "Do you want him to bully you forever in the future?"

"No... I don't, but..."

Nantian Wan'er was still hesitant.

"Then there's nothing to worry about. Little Lu is just a bit of a brat, and he even dared to mock me. A little discipline is all he needs. Red Fox, increase the intensity."

The Wind Dragon was still thinking about Lu Chen mocking its hoarding tendencies, urging Red Fox to increase the intensity.

"Alright, men who don't know how to cherish a woman are never worthy of forgiveness, no matter who they are."

"Star Shadow Like Form"

Red Fox seemed to have some bad memories associated with this, and took the opportunity to unleash them all onto Lu Chen.

Lu Chen's body began to convulse uncontrollably.

"Brother Lu, Brother Lu."

Nantian Wan'er quickly held Lu Chen, trying to wake him.

"What's happening? Brother Lu looks so pained, can we wake him up first?"

Nantian Wan'er saw that she couldn't wake Lu Chen no matter what.

Her expression became panicked, she felt helpless, and tears streamed down her face instantly.

The Wind Dragon couldn't bear to see Nantian Wan'er like this and stopped Red Fox from continuing the illusion.

"Oh no, I can't control the illusion anymore, it's out of control!"

Red Fox tried various methods to break the curse, but none could wake Lu Chen.

"Then what should we do? You're both so powerful, please save Brother Lu."

Nantian Wan'er became even more flustered when she heard that Lu Chen was lost in the illusion.

Red Fox: "King, he's already immersed in the illusion, he has to get out on his own."

Bai Ze: "Sigh... he can only rely on himself."

Nantian Wan'er hugged Lu Chen, tears constantly flowing.

She was unaware that the three ancient beings, who had lived for thousands of years, had exchanged a glance in private.

Red Fox quietly altered the illusion formation array.

One minute, two minutes...

Lu Chen, in Nantian Wan'er's arms, slowly calmed down.

His breathing began to even out.

"Right, my consciousness and Brother Lu's are connected. Maybe I can wake him up."

Nantian Wan'er suddenly remembered that she and Lu Chen shared a symbiotic consciousness, and quickly submerged her consciousness into Lu Chen's mind.