Artistic Processing

The next morning, the three of them met at the agreed location.

Li Haoran arrived the earliest, and he seemed a little nervous.

With Lao Ma around, Lu Yang didn't need to be nervous about taking the flying boat.

"Who would have thought you'd have a fiancée, all you've got is a quiet one?" Meng Jingzhou winked at Li Haoran, teasing Li Haoran.

As the eldest son of the Meng family, even before he was born, powerful figures from the capital city would visit him, hoping to establish connections with the Meng family through Meng Jingzhou.

After Meng Jingzhou was born, suitors flocked to him so much that they practically wore out the doorway.

"If it weren't for my pursuit of cultivation, I would be doing quite well in the capital right now," Meng Jingzhou said with a touch of melancholy and emotion.

Li Haoran advised, "As the saying goes, when you gain something, you always lose something else. Although you lost the chance to become a playboy in the capital, you gained Pure Yang Spiritual Root that many people dream of."

Lu Yang chimed in, "Yeah, think positively. Cherish the opportunity you have to interact with female cultivators now. Once you form your Golden Core, Golden Core will automatically generate a repulsive force, pushing away the women around you, and you won't even have a chance to speak."

Meng Jingzhou roared in fury, "You scoundrel, don't you dare disturb my Dao heart! I've never heard of a single Golden Core having such a function!"

Lu Yang calmly said, "This is High Antiquity secret that is not passed down to ordinary people!"

Meng Jingzhou looked at Lu Yang suspiciously, remembering that there was an extremely terrifying High Antiquity true immortal within him. With such a backer, it was not surprising that he knew some High Antiquity secrets.

"No, that's not right. Single- Spirit Root only appeared in the Great Yu Dynasty. There were no single- Spirit Root in High Antiquity times at all! You're lying to me!" Meng Jingzhou quickly realized, "Take this!"

The two engaged in a fierce duel in the confined space, which was eventually stopped by Li Haoran.

"Junior Brother Li, what is your fiancée's background?" Lu Yang thought of Li Haoran's background. His parents were ordinary Rogue Cultivator with the Foundation Establishment Realm cultivation and no special skills. Li Haoran's ability to have Fire Spirit Root was purely accidental, just like Lu Yang's.

When asked about his fiancée, Li Haoran looked troubled and sighed, "I don't know."

"You don't know?" Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou were surprised. How could they not know what their fiancée's identity was?

According to my parents, they encountered a life-or-death situation while exploring. A wise man happened to pass by and saved them. At that time, my mother was already three months pregnant with me. When the wise man saw that my mother was pregnant, he said that meeting was fate and suggested that our two families become in-laws, thus arranging my marriage.

"Then the master left and was never seen again."

"To be able to take to the air, that expert must be at least at the Golden Core stage, but their exact cultivation level is unknown."

"The parents knew nothing about that master, including his name, title, origin, and destination."

"... You chose your fiancée rather hastily."

"Who says otherwise?" Li Haoran smiled somewhat helplessly.

"The main reason is that my parents thought they were only at the Foundation Establishment Realm, and that the other person was a highly skilled expert. They thought they couldn't possibly want anything from them. Even if I had some talent, at most I would only be able to cultivate to the Golden Core stage. But as you all saw, I have Fire Spirit Root."

If a cultivator with a single Spirit Root does not die young, he is destined to become a great immortal cultivator. This is a peerless talent that all Aristocratic Clan should try their best to win over. For example, when Lu Yang was found to have Sword Spirit Root during the test, many ancient Aristocratic Clan were tempted and hoped to marry their daughters to Lu Yang.

However, Lu Yang later became a disciple of the Silent Daoist and stayed at Heaven Gate Peak, so those Aristocratic Clan didn't have a chance to mention it.

"Could it be that the expert could tell you had Fire Spirit Root back then?" Meng Jingzhou was completely puzzled. "That doesn't make sense either; I've never heard of such Law Technique."

If such Law Technique existed, the Meng family would have mastered it long ago, and they wouldn't have waited until Meng Jingzhou was four years old to have his Spirit Root tested.

"Strange thing."

"Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore. Once I meet your fiancée, I'll know everything." The three of them thought for a long time but couldn't come up with a solution, so they simply gave up trying.

The old horse pulled the cart all day before finally arriving at Li Haoran's house.

Li Haoran's home is in Luofeng County, which is said to be the place where a pure-blooded phoenix passed away, bringing blessings to all things, hence the name Luofeng County.

"It's much more impressive than Yanjiang County!" Lu Yang poked his head out of the carriage and saw the magnificent city walls, the bustling traffic, and the subtle gazes falling on him. He knew that Luofeng County was exceptionally powerful.

"Halt! Get out of the carriage for inspection." The guards at the city gate stopped the carriage.

The three of them readily produced the credentials issued by the Ask Dao Sect and allowed the other party to inspect them.

"So you are a Daoist priest from the Ask Dao Sect. Please come in."

Upon seeing that the three were from the Ask Dao Sect, the guards immediately became respectful. Regardless of whether the Ask Dao Sect had a righteous or not, every disciple there was an outstanding individual with extraordinary achievements.

Moreover, as one of the Five Great Immortal Sects, the Ask Dao Sect already possessed considerable power, which made the local government wary of it.

For example, the most troublesome and terrifying power is law enforcement. If the Five Great Immortal Sects find any illegal activities by the local government or collusion with the demonic path, they can act first and report later.

However, the Five Great Immortal Sects would give the Great Xia Dynasty face and hand the person over to the Great Xia Dynasty to deal with. Unless something unexpected happens or there is no other choice, the Five Great Immortal Sects would not resort to this final means.

Once they revealed their identities Ask Dao Sect, the subtle gazes that had been fixed on the three of them disappeared. These were the hidden guards, preventing scoundrels from sneaking into Luofeng County and causing trouble.

As for the Ask Dao Sect's disturbances, that was beyond their jurisdiction.

"Our home is over here," Li Haoran said, pointing the way to Lao Ma.

On the way, the three of them heard a storyteller coming from a teahouse; it was telling the story of "The Ask Dao Sect".

"... Speaking of that silent Daoist, he had an air of otherworldly grace. To experience the hardships of human life, he went to prison many times, living and eating with the prisoners, talking to them kindly, and caring about why they had ended up in such a state..."

"Sometimes, the Silent Daoist would learn from the prisoners that demons lurked in certain places, and he would go there to subdue them."

"Today's story begins with the Silent Daoist receiving news from prison..."

"... The Silent Daoist heard from the prisoners that Anjia Village had an eerie atmosphere; everyone who left Anjia Village was disoriented and lost their senses. Even so, those who left Anjia Village still wanted to return..."

"... The Silent Daoist saw through the An Family Manor's conspiracy, and fought his way in and out seven times, killing so many demons that they begged for mercy and vowed never to do evil again..."

Lu Yang's expression was strange, feeling that his master had gone a bit too far with the artistic embellishment. "How come I remember Anjia Village being run by a group of flower demons who suck people's life essence? It was actually a brothel, disguised as a village to evade taxes. Later, the Great Xia Dynasty discovered the tax loophole and shut down Anjia Village?"

Li Haoran exclaimed in surprise, "Is that so? But the Sect Master must have his reasons for making this up; perhaps he played an important role in it!"

"The client has been detained for fifteen days."