An Unexpected Encounter with Hua Yunfei and Li Xiaoman

The fruit of the Divine Phoenix Undying Medicine lay on the stone table, radiant as sunset clouds and so translucent it seemed unreal. It gave off an intoxicating fragrance, though what filled the air was more than scent alone.

The longer one breathed it in, the more intoxicating it became. Its fragrance resonated with the Grand Dao, making it an irresistible temptation to any cultivator.

"No. I still can't accept it. Eating it myself would be too great a waste."

Gai Jiuyou refused again. The Road to Immortality would open in just a few hundred years, and he had never expected to live beyond it.

He could hold on until then. Why waste an Immortal Elixir? It simply wasn't worth it.

"Master, you're being too stubborn. I can roughly guess what you're waiting for. If you live another lifetime and return to your peak, you'll have a better chance, won't you?"

Jiang Yun spoke gently, trying to persuade him.

"You know about that? It seems your ancestors guessed quite a bit too. All the more reason it would be a waste on me."

Gai Jiuyou gave Jiang Yun a surprised glance, then rose and gazed toward several Forbidden Zones in the Eastern Wilderness.

Xia Jiuyou stood to the side in a daze. She genuinely had no idea what the two of them were hinting at.

"A little waste wouldn't matter much. It bears a fruit every five thousand years, so it isn't quite as scarce as you imagine."

Jiang Yun brought out the Source Pearl, and a seed appeared in his hand. He turned it idly between his fingers.

Flawless purple jade shaped like a Qilin, with wisps of Dao resonance winding around it—this was the seed of the Kirin Immortal Elixir.

"You even have a Kirin Immortal Elixir?!"

Jiang