"Mother, don't worry. It's nothing serious. Those people from the Shengwu Immortal Sect were looking for trouble, and happened to run into the Demon-Suppressing Marshal passing by."
Shi Lan brushed the matter aside in just a few words, calming Su Lanyue.
There were some things she still did not want Su Lanyue to know.
Although Su Lanyue did not quite understand why the Shengwu Immortal Sect had suddenly come knocking to cause trouble, she trusted Shi Lan and did not ask further. After reminding her to be careful, she left.
Apart from Shi Tianlu, who had entered the sealed secret chamber and was in closed-door cultivation, nearly everyone else in Shi Mansion had been drawn over by the commotion.
"Qinghu, you stay."
Shi Lan swept her gaze around and called out to Shi Qinghu, who was preparing to leave.
Shi Yiming, standing beside Shi Qinghu, hesitated for a moment before turning and leaving alone.
Shi Lan had kept Shi Qinghu behind because the Nine-Spirit Foundation-Casting Method she had exchanged for at the Hall of Battle Merits the day before had finally found its use.
The reason Shi Lan had been so delighted upon seeing the Phoenix blood brought by Gu Rentong was that, aside from increasing cultivation, this Phoenix blood could also help Shi Qinghu forge his first layer of foundation.
The blood of the living beings used to forge a foundation was naturally better the stronger it was. Shi Lan could not determine the rank of this Phoenix blood.
But in Samsara's view, this divine phoenix had been at least a seven-star existence in life. Using it to forge Shi Qinghu's first foundation was more than enough.
"A-Chieh, what is it?"
Once most of the others had left, Qinghu finally spoke in confusion. His slightly immature face was filled