Delivering Pills

Feng Wuhen had already seen through his true form when he looked at him earlier. He was an exceptionally beautiful bird, but Feng Wuhen could not tell exactly what kind of bird he was.

Hearing himself called, Chu Moqing emerged from his cave abode. "I'm here. Three hours have already passed since you began cultivating. Eat something first. Once you're full, we'll head to the main peak. You can go find Shen Ziheng, while I'll visit Xiaoran."

When Bing Ling heard Chu Moqing mention the main peak, Qin Xiaoran, and someone he did not know, without mentioning him in the slightest, he became unhappy.

He rose to his feet and said angrily, "Momo! Didn't we agree that you would introduce us? Why aren't you introducing us? He doesn't even know who I am!"

Seeing a food box beside him, Feng Wuhen knew it had been prepared for him. He got up, brought it over, opened it, took out the food, and began shoveling rice into his mouth with chopsticks.

Seeing him eat, Bing Ling forgot all about being angry with Chu Moqing. He hurried over and said enthusiastically, "I went to the Dining Hall to get that food for you. How is it? Isn't it delicious?"

Feng Wuhen nodded. Seeing that Bing Ling was no longer angry, Chu Moqing introduced him to Feng Wuhen. "Wuhen, I raised him, but he never took a master, and I never taught him much. Still, he can be considered half your senior brother.

"His name is Bing Ling. He is an Ice Phoenix. Years ago, I brought him out of a secret realm when he was still an egg. When he first broke out of his shell, he took me for..."

Bing Ling suddenly cried out, interrupting him. "I'll introduce myself. I don't need you to do it."

Bing Ling feared that Feng Wuhen would learn that, after hatching, he had taken Chu Moqing for his father at first glance. Little did he know that even without Chu Moqing saying anything, Feng Wuhen had already seen it.

That comical scene made him want to laugh, but when he saw Bing Ling stopping Chu Moqing from speaking, he swallowed his laughter back down.

Bing Ling breathed a sigh of relief after stopping Chu Moqing from revealing that incident. Then he heard Feng Wuhen's voice: So Bing Ling mistook Master for his father when he was first born. But Bing Ling was so tiny and round back then, calling him Daddy in such a dependent tone. He was really adorable!

Hearing this, Bing Ling angrily turned around, ready to duel Feng Wuhen. Yet after turning around, he saw that Feng Wuhen's mouth had not moved. Just as he was puzzled, he heard Chu Moqing's voice transmission.

"We can hear Wuhen's thoughts, and Wuhen can see people's past and future. We cannot speak of this matter yet. You must pretend not to know, so don't lose your temper."

Hearing this, Bing Ling forcibly swallowed the anger that had been about to erupt, holding it in until his face turned red. Feng Wuhen saw it. "Bing Ling, why is your face so red?"

Bing Ling shot Chu Moqing a glare. "It's nothing. I just think your master introduced me too simply. I, Bing Ling, am the only Phoenix in the entire Cultivation World, yet he actually didn't tell you that."

Feng Wuhen smiled at him. "But I know now, don't I? The only Phoenix in the entire Cultivation World—that must be incredibly impressive!"

Unable to resist, Bing Ling puffed out his chest. "At least you have good judgment. From now on, I'll look after you on Mount Grand Mystery. If anyone dares bully you, tell me. I'll beat them until they're crawling around looking for their teeth."

Seeing how well the two got along, Chu Moqing smiled and interrupted them. "It's getting late. Let's hurry to the main peak!"

Thinking of his plan, Feng Wuhen said to Bing Ling, "Bing Ling, do you want to come to the main peak with me? A friend wants to give me something and told me to go collect it this afternoon."

Hearing that, Bing Ling returned to his original form. An ice-blue Phoenix perched on Feng Wuhen's shoulder. "Then I'll go with you too!"

Chu Moqing took Feng Wuhen and Bing Ling, who was perched on his shoulder, to the main peak. Feng Wuhen jumped down from the sword with Bing Ling. "Thank you, Master. Go see Senior Brother Qin. I'll go find Senior Brother Shen to get my things."

Chu Moqing nodded and flew his sword toward the place where Qin Xiaoran was recuperating.

After asking the servant disciple sweeping the courtyard where Shen Ziheng lived, Feng Wuhen headed in the direction he had pointed. When he was halfway there, Bing Ling, who had been resting on his shoulder, flapped his wings and flew up.

"Fengfeng, I can sense the aura of a demonic beast here at your friend's place. It's fire-attributed too."

Feng Wuhen immediately panicked, afraid Shen Ziheng had encountered danger. Taking several huge strides, he rushed over.

The moment he pushed open the door, he saw Meng Hongying holding a bird with brilliant scarlet feathers in her arms. Likewise, he could not identify what kind of bird it was. Yet judging from its color and the flames that occasionally flickered from its beak, it should be the fire-attributed demonic beast Bing Ling had mentioned.

When Meng Hongying saw him arrive, she placed the Scarlet Flame Bird in her arms onto the table. Her tone carried a hint of complaint. "Why did you come so late? The two of us have been waiting for you for ages!"

Seeing that neither of them was in danger, Feng Wuhen relaxed. He walked over, sat beside Shen Ziheng, poured himself a cup of water, and drank.

Meng Hongying was furious when she saw him only drinking water and ignoring her. She ordered her Scarlet Flame Bird to peck Feng Wuhen. The Scarlet Flame Bird obeyed and was just about to act when its entire body stiffened.

Then Meng Hongying and Shen Ziheng heard an enraged voice drawing nearer and nearer until it appeared in the room. Looking over, they saw a small ice-blue bird.

Meng Hongying found the bird very familiar. After thinking for a while, she realized what it was and cried out in shock.

"Th-this is a Phoenix?!"

Seeing that someone had recognized his identity, Bing Ling planted both wings on his waist and declared arrogantly, "You have sharp eyes. I am the only Phoenix in the entire Cultivation World."

Meng Hongying became extremely interested in Bing Ling and forgot that she was still angry with Feng Wuhen.

Shen Ziheng smiled when he saw Meng Hongying fawning over Bing Ling. He helplessly shook his head with a smile, then took out the two bottles of pills he had prepared and handed them to Feng Wuhen.

"These are what I wanted to give you. I come from Divine Physician Valley. When it comes to pills, if Divine Physician Valley claims second place, no one dares claim first.

"So I'm giving you two bottles of pills refined back home. One is for healing injuries, and the other replenishes spiritual power.

"Once Mount Grand Mystery disciples reach the Foundation Establishment Realm, they must go out to gain experience with their senior brothers. I prepared these two bottles of pills for your future expeditions."

When Shen Ziheng said he wanted to give Feng Wuhen something, he had thought about it for a long time on the way back before deciding on healing and spiritual-power-replenishing pills. Both were commonly used medicines that would surely come in handy.

After Feng Wuhen accepted the two bottles of pills, he remembered that he had not yet branded his storage ring with his own mark. After thinking for a moment, he used green spiritual energy to trace the character "Wind" onto the ring.

After finishing, he put the two bottles of pills into his storage ring. "Thank you for giving me these pills, but why are you so good to me? You were the same before I took a master, reminding me that there would be illusions on the Path of Heart-Questioning."