Chapter 1869: Chapter 622: Poison Spirit True Body, Azure Phoenix True Monarch and Hong Lian! "Fellow Daoist, please." Moments later, the sound of a drizzle echoed in the teacup, like the clear spring water flowing in nature, resembling celestial music lingering, the notes resonating around the beams. For a moment, the entire side hall was filled with the fragrance of tea, the aroma was rich and pervasive. In the Hundred Arts of Cultivation, one can discern the skill in all activities. To Azure Phoenix True Monarch, the way Hong Lian brewed tea, it was akin to a technique nearing the Dao. "Fellow Daoist Li, your tea brewing approaches the Dao, I am impressed." Azure Phoenix True Monarch raised the teacup, praised, brought it to his lips, took a light sip, and savored the richness and fragrance of the tea. "In the Hundred Arts of Cultivation, people love and dedicate time and effort; reaching the extreme, all can achieve the Dao." "This is just a minor path, self-entertainment, not worth mentioning." Hong Lian chuckled lightly, sipped the tea slowly, revealing an air of transcendent elegance in her demeanor. "Even so, how many can achieve your level, Fellow Daoist?" Azure Phoenix True Monarch, with well-defined features, praised naturally and gracefully. After some polite exchanges, Azure Phoenix True Monarch began to subtly probe into Hong Lian’s background: "May I know how you met Fellow Daoist Wuhen?" "It was also a matter of chance; my husband came to hunt demons in the Great Dream Marsh back then and happened to meet Fellow Daoist Wuhen and Fellow Daoist Cloud Dream..." For these matters, Hong Lian did not hide, she spoke frankly. "The Deep Sea Demon Whale King!?" Azure Phoenix True Monarch was astonished to hear that Lu Honglian and Lu Changsheng assisted Meng Wuheng in hunting the Fourth Rank Demon King in the deep sea of the Great Dream Marsh. Though she had not ventured deep into the Great Dream Marsh, she knew that the gray mist inside would suppress cultivator’s mana and divine sense. In such a situation, the four Core Formation cultivators could hunt a Fourth Rank Demon King in the Boundless Sea. This indicated their strength exceeded the Core Formation level. She had some knowledge about the couple, Meng Wuheng and Li Muwan. Both had reached the Core Formation Peak, and their combined cultivation secret technique was extraordinary. She had witnessed Lu Changsheng’s combat prowess previously in the battle against the Double-headed Flood Dragon, using techniques that could contend with a Nascent Soul True Lord. As for Li Muwan in front of her, although her cultivation level seemed to be only at the fifth layer of Core Formation, she knew the latter was not as simple as she appeared. "I heard from my husband about you, Fellow Daoist, about your early years when you went out as a Nascent Soul..." In this process, Hong Lian also learned some about the situation in Jiang Country and Southern Wilderness through Azure Phoenix True Monarch, frankly expressing her limited knowledge of the Southern Wilderness. Azure Phoenix True Monarch, thoroughly forthcoming, exchanged information with Hong Lian, then inquired naively: "Aren’t you from the Southern Wilderness, Fellow Daoist?" Hong Lian gave Azure Phoenix True Monarch a meaningful look, then smiled lightly: "I only came to find my husband, and do not belong to this era." "To find her husband..." Azure Phoenix True Monarch paused at these words. She had previously speculated that Lu Changsheng was the reincarnation of a Nascent Soul Old Monster, who had awakened past life memories through some method, uncovering the mysteries of reincarnation. Now hearing this, she instantly guessed that Li Muwan was the one helping Lu Changsheng unravel reincarnation. The Golden Peng Bird of Yangming True Man was likely brought by her. If so, what could the strength of this woman be? However, why would such a woman be willing for Lu Changsheng to have many wives and concubines? Though in the Cultivation World, it’s common for strong individuals to have three wives and four concubines with many in the harem. But with such an equal Dao companion, one should have some restraint. Moreover, why would someone like Li Muwan not care at all? "I was presumptuous." Azure Phoenix True Monarch slightly clasped her hands, acknowledging she had touched upon sensitive matters. "Speaking of these to you, Fellow Daoist, is also to consider some cooperation." "My husband currently needs time to grow; I don’t want his plans disrupted." Hong Lian gently shook her head and said. "Plans disrupted?" Azure Phoenix True Monarch’s eyes slightly narrowed. In Jiang Country, a Nascent Soul is already considered a top-level cultivator. Lu Changsheng, or Yangming True Man, with near-invincible power below the Nascent Soul, along with Li Muwan, still needed time to grow? Could it be referring to the Demon Path’s Great Tribulation? But with the re-emergence of the Demon Sect’s tribulation, even she would be unable to protect herself alone, only able to try to cross it. "If you have the leisure, Fellow Daoist, you might search ancient texts about Ancient Central State and the Saint King of Great Qian; then you’ll understand my husband’s situation." Hong Lian spoke meaningfully. "Ancient Central State, Saint King of Great Qian?" Regarding Southern Wilderness and beyond, the Eastern Sea, West Desert, Northern Origin, and Central Province, Azure Phoenix True Monarch had only seen sparse mentions in some ancient texts, with little understanding. Now, Li Muwan spoke of some Saint King’s stories from Ancient Central State, which was astonishing. "Could Yangming True Man have some connection with the Saint King of Great Qian?" Azure Phoenix True Monarch was shocked. However, Hong Lian did not continue on this topic, and the two had a normal conversation, discussing cultivation paths. Given Azure Phoenix True Monarch also kept a Qing Luan and an Azure Phoenix Daoist Soldier, they discussed beast taming. Through the conversation, Azure Phoenix True Monarch found that Li Muwan’s knowledge of beast taming even surpassed her own. This made her increasingly sense the other’s extraordinariness; Yangming True Man’s Golden Peng Bird was tamed with her help. Even the Flood Dragon Dao Soldier that appeared in the Lu Family was nurtured with Hong Lian’s assistance. In other words, Li Changsheng’s rise was supported by her all along. This intrigued her more about what the ’plan’ was, though she asked about the cooperation content with Hong Lian. The other replied, the simple cooperation was about mutual support between their Immortal Cities. For deeper cooperation, once she knew more relevant information, they could discuss further. After they conversed for a long time, Azure Phoenix True Monarch acted to perform a life path layout for the Great Dream Immortal City, concealing the destiny of the city. "This Azure Phoenix True Monarch’s divination technique..." Hong Lian watched Azure Phoenix True Monarch’s methods, her beautiful eyes slightly narrowing. Though she hadn’t cultivated divination arts, she had a lot of knowledge and had seen many top-level diviners. She noticed that Azure Phoenix True Monarch’s divination path differed from those she had seen before. It seemed to consume some kind of mysterious destiny to conceal heavenly secrets, yet it wasn’t quite destiny. "This kind of life path layout could last for about ten years; now that our agreement is complete, I have other matters to attend to, so I won’t stay." After completing her task, Azure Phoenix True Monarch, having consumed significant energy, looked a bit pale and bid farewell. "Thank you for your hard work, Fellow Daoist." Hong Lian nodded, offering a gift of fourth-rank Spiritual Wine obtained by Lu Changsheng from the Tianyuan Secret Realm. Azure Phoenix True Monarch, seeing this, did not refuse and expressed thanks before breaking through the Great Void to leave. "Azure Phoenix True Monarch." Hong Lian watched as Azure Phoenix True Monarch raised her hand and departed by breaking through the Great Void, her beautiful eyes shimmering brightly. As a former Nascent Soul True Lord, she naturally understood. If one had just recently broken through to Nascent Soul, it would be impossible to traverse the void so easily. On one hand, the other was deliberately displaying this ability for her to see. On the other hand, it indicated that Azure Phoenix True Monarch likely had a talent for the path of space, with deep attainments in it. Except for the Void Spirit Body, in very few cases, only after breaking through to Nascent Soul could one begin to master the power of the void. "Azure Phoenix..." Hong Lian thought of the other’s title. The ancestors of the Azure Phoenix, the Nine Heavens Azure Phoenix, also belong to the True Spirit bloodline. Though the Nine Heavens Azure Phoenix wasn’t proficient in the path of space, its relative, the Heavenly Phoenix, was known for its spatial attributes and technique and divine ability...