Ch596 - Phoenix Clan's Observation

A hundred years later,

Liu Mufeng and his five demon beasts took turns going into seclusion. They used up all of the good opportunities they had, and although they were once again poor, their cultivation bases had risen by leaps and bounds.

Liu Mufeng, Jin Xiao, and Bai Hu were already in the fourth stage of Immortal King, while Jiang Xu, Pangpang, and Xiaoxiao were in the third stage.

After picking a quiet mountain to settle down on, they headed to the Upper Heavenly Domain.

Standing at the top of the mountain, Liu Mufeng took a deep breath of the strong immortalqi.

“This place really does have much stronger immortalqithan the Middle Heavenly Domain”

“En, this place is incredible. It really deserves to be called a holy land for cultivation.” Jiang Xu nodded and also began to absorb the immortalqi.

“This place has about as strong of an immortalqias that Ink World we went to. If you were born here and grew up here, you would definitely be very happy.” Xiaoxiao was very envious of the local residents.

“It’s definitely a good thing to be born in a holy land for cultivation. However, places like this are usually very competitive. For cultivators with poor aptitude, it might not be a good thing to be born here.” Liu Mufeng replied with a frown of contemplation.

No matter where you were born, if you didn’t have any power, it was meaningless. Even if you were a native of the Upper Heavenly Domain, if your power was lacking, you would still be forced to serve others. Therefore, where you were born wasn’t important at all. What was important was your power. Of course, being born in the Upper Heavenly Domain would give you access to better cultivation resources and would allow you to rise up in power more quickly.

“En, that’s true. If you don’t have the strength, it doesn’t matter where you go. You’ll always be bullied.” Everyone nodded in agreement.

“Mufeng, what place is this?” Jiang Xu asked her husband.

“There aren’t any stone steles around here to indicate where we are. Let’s walk a bit and see if we can find a city. Once we find a city, we’ll be able to figure out where we are.” After some thought, Liu Mufeng sent his soul power out to sense the area. He could sense a lot of soul power fluctuations coming from the East, which meant there were probably a lot of people over there. It was most likely a city, so heading in that direction wouldn’t be a mistake.

Liu Mufeng led the group towards the East. After flying for about an hour, they arrived at the grand gates of a city. They joined the line of people waiting to enter.

“Mufeng, what city is this?” Jiang Xu asked his husband. The writing on the city gate was in the language of the Demon Race, which he didn’t understand.

“It’s Phoenix Feather City. It’s part of the Phoenix Domain and is the capital city of the Phoenix Clan. It’s one of the most important cities in the Immortal Realm.”

“Oh, a city of the Phoenix Clan? Is it okay for us to go there? Will they be xenophobic or something?” Jiang Xu was worried.

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“Mufeng, look at that house. It’s so pretty, it’s shaped like a bird’s nest.” Jiang Xu pointed to a house that looked like a bird’s nest and exclaimed excitedly.

“Mm, it is indeed very pretty. That’s the Phoenix Clan’s feather shop. They sell all kinds of feathers from birds.” Liu Mufeng smiled as he explained to his wife.

“Oh, they sell feathers.” Jiang Xu nodded in understanding.

“The building up ahead is also very strange. It’s shaped like a gourd.” As Jiang Xu spoke, he tugged on his husband’s sleeve and pointed at another house.

“Oh, that’s a pill shop. It’s probably a human shop, but the sign is written in demon beast language.” Liu Mufeng explained to his curious wife, who was like a little kid, curious about everything.

“Oh, the cultivators of the Human Race don’t write in the Human Race’s language?” Jiang Xu was a little depressed at this point.Ah, I’ve come to the city of demon beast and feel like a blind man with his eyes open. I can’t even recognize a pill shop.

Liu Mufeng rubbed his wife’s head affectionately. “It’s fine. Just ask me if you don’t know something. Come on, let’s go to the pill shop. We don’t have many immortal crystals left, so let’s sell some pills.”

“Okay.” Jiang Xu nodded in agreement.

Liu Mufeng encountered three pill shops in the city altogether. After selling off some of their pills, they earned 300,000 mid-grade immortal crystals. At noon, Liu Mufeng took his group to a restaurant to eat.

Sitting in the general seating on the first floor, Liu Mufeng and his group ate while listening to the gossip of the restaurant.

“Hey, did you guys hear that the Dragon Clan’s Master Alchemist is going to participate in the Pill-Refining Competition?”

“Master Alchemist? You mean that Human Prince of the Dragon Clan?”

“Yeah, who else could it be? What Dragon is capable of concocting pills?”

“Yeah, that’s true. If a Dragon could concoct pills, then even a Sow could climb a tree.”

Jiang Xu and Liu Mufeng both perked up their ears as they listened to the three Phoenix Clan cultivators next to them talk about the Dragon Clan.

“Mufeng, it seems like Xuanxuan is going to participate in some Pill-Refining Competition.” Jiang Xu whispered to his lover.

“Mn, that’s probably right. The Phoenix Clan and Dragon Clan have always been at odds. The Phoenix Clan knows the most about the Dragon Clan and are also the most concerned about them. The information should be correct.” Liu Mufeng nodded. He felt that there was no smoke without fire. Since the Phoenix Clan cultivators were saying this, it was most likely true.

“Do you think that kid, Liu Xuan, is crazy or something? He’s from the Human Race, but instead of going to the Alchemist Emperor, he went to the Dragon Emperor. I really don’t understand what he’s thinking.”

“You don’t know much about the Human Race, do you? They’re always scheming and plotting.

They’ll go with whoever has the most to offer. It doesn’t matter if it’s the Human Race or the Demon Beast race.”

“That’s right! There are plenty of humans who have come over to the Demon Beast race. It’s just that none of them have done as well as Liu Xuan.”

“That’s true. Most humans who come over to the Demon Beast race are looked down on and at most get to be servants. If they do a bit better than that, they might get to be concubines for some almighty being. If they do even better than that, they might get to be a little boss among the servants. But Liu Xuan is unique. He got to be a Master among the Dragon Clan and even got the Elders and warriors to bow to him.”

“That’s right. This kid isn’t simple at all.”

“I heard that he’s a ninth level Master Alchemist and that his pill concocting skills are incredible. Many of the young Dragons in the Dragon Clan like him, and many of the Elders treat him with great respect.”

“Master Alchemists are naturally popular. If he didn’t have some skill, he wouldn’t be able to serve as the Dragon Emperor’s Grandson.”

“En, if he didn’t have some skill, the Dragon Emperor wouldn’t care about him at all.”

Liu Mufeng couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow when he heard this.If Xuanxuan was already a ninth level Alchemy Master, then he had to be at least at the level of a Void Immortal, right?

Jiang Xu was very happy to hear that his Son was a ninth level Alchemy Master.

“I heard that the Phoenix Clan is going to participate in the Pill-Refining Competition in the Alchemy Domain. The Clan is currently selecting who will represent us in the competition.”

“Really? The Phoenix Clan is going to participate too? Are you sure we can do it?”

“Even if we lose, at least we’ll put up a good fight. The Dragon Clan is participating, so if we don’t, it would be a huge loss of face.”

“But how are we supposed to find a Master Alchemist from the Phoenix Clan?” The idea depressed one of the Phoenix cultivators.

“I heard that some of the Elders are looking for suitable candidates among the slaves of the Human Race. I wonder if they’ll be able to find anyone?”

“I doubt it. Alchemy Masters from the Human Race are very valuable. If they had any skill at all, they would have long since gone to the Alchemy Domain. Why would they come to the Phoenix Clan?”

“That’s right. It’s not like there are many people like Liu Xuan out there.”

“En, even though a ninth level Alchemy Master isn’t as valuable as a Sacred Alchemy Master, they can still make a name for themselves in the Human Race. Why would someone with that kind of skill come to join the Phoenix Clan?”

“Ah, that’s why I’m worried that the Phoenix Clan will probably lose this time.”

“Even if we do, it won’t be to the Dragon Clan. It will be to Liu Xuan.”

“I’m afraid the Dragon Emperor won’t see it that way. If Liu Xuan wins, he’ll definitely say that

the Dragon Clan has produced yet another genius in the field of alchemy.”

“En, I think that’s very possible. The Dragon Emperor has always been shameless.”

“That’s right!”

Jiang Xu couldn’t help but laugh when he heard the Phoenix cultivators call Long Xingtian shameless. As the Dragon Emperor’s future Son-in-Law, he should have been on the side of the Dragon Clan. However, after hearing what the Phoenix cultivators had to say, he couldn’t help but think that they were completely correct.Wasn’t Long Xingtian always a shameless bastard?

Liu Mufeng also laughed. This Phoenix cultivator really hated the Dragon Clan, he couldn’t even stand ordinary Dragon cultivators!

“Boss,” Xiaoxiao said, “XiaoXuanxuan is going to that Alchemy Domain thing, right? Should we go to the Pill-Refining Competition too?! If we win, we’ll get lots of cool stuff.”

Liu Mufeng looked over at Xiaoxiao and raised an eyebrow. “En, that’s something to think about.” He wasn’t sure if Xiaoxiao was looking for Xuanxuan or just the prize money.

“En, we’ll enter the competition too.” Jiang Xu nodded in agreement. He was sure that if his Son entered the competition, his Godfather would also come. That way, they could meet up in the Alchemy Domain.

“Okay.” Having heard that his Son was going to the Alchemy Domain, Liu Mufeng nodded in agreement.

After finishing their meal at the restaurant, Liu Mufeng didn’t immediately leave Phoenix Feather City. Instead, he found an inn where they could stay for a few days. He went to the news pavilion to buy some information about the Pill-Refining Competition and then headed to the Alchemy Domain.