Chapter 1109: Was There No Concept of Quiet Cultivation in Ancient Times?

"Senior Brother Lu Yang, you'll get well.""Junior Brother, everyone will remember you.""Junior Brother Lu, you are the pride of our Dao Inquiry Sect!"

In his cave dwelling, Lu Yang lay on the bed with his hands crossed over his chest, surrounded by an abundance of flowers and well wishes. It was a very touching scene.

Senior and junior disciples alike, having personally witnessed Lu Yang's heaven-defying talent in overcoming the heavenly tribulation, receiving a blessing from an immortal, and breaking through the limits of the Void Refinement stage, were deeply shaken. They came to visit him one after another to show their profound respect.

New disciples, upon seeing their idol, couldn't help but cry out in excitement, sobbing uncontrollably.

There were too many people visiting Lu Yang. They would simply say a few words, leave their flowers, and depart to make time for those waiting behind.

"Alright, alright, it's about time. Second Boss needs to rest now." Yun Mengmeng came out to manage the situation, hanging a 'No Visitors' sign at the entrance of the cave dwelling.

After the guests left, Ao Ling and others appeared one after another from various unknown places, all coming to help care for Lu Yang. Even if they couldn't directly care for him, their lively presence greatly brightened the atmosphere.

Lu Yang really wanted to ask, "Did the ancient times not have a concept of 'quiet recuperation'?"

Yun Mengmeng looked at the flowers encircling Lu Yang in several layers, then recalled that the custom in the secret realm was to weave garlands as a symbol of blessing. "There are so many flowers here. How about we weave a big garland for Second Boss to give him a huge blessing?"

Hearing this, Lu Yang quickly tried to change Yun Mengmeng's mind: "Sister Mengmeng, why don't you make them into flower cakes instead?"

"Oh, so Second Boss, you like eating flower cakes?"

"Yes."

"I'll go make some right now!"

Yun Mengmeng left, holding several bunches of flowers. These flowers were not only beautiful but also possessed high medicinal value, so making them into flower cakes could also count as dietary therapy.

"Who would have thought, the Void Refinement stage can still have such changes." Ao Ling and the others surrounded Lu Yang, marveling. In their era, there was no heavenly tribulation for cultivating to the Void Refinement stage; heavenly tribulations only occurred during the Body Fusion to Tribulation Transcending stage. The current heavenly tribulations were all invented after Ying Tianxian ascended to immortality. Now, it was impossible for them to return to the Void Refinement stage, so they could only gather around Lu Yang to observe this rare phenomenon.

"It just goes to show how profound Senior Brother Lu's blessings are. Not only did he revive Immortal Sister, but he also gained such a great fortune." Lu Yang now only wished for Immortal Fairy to return quickly and divert these people's attention, so they wouldn't keep studying him. Even Senior Sister didn't know where she went.

"Sisters, Caimei, time for spiritual fruits." Qing He appeared, carrying spiritual fruits that had just been artfully arranged. When Immortal Fairy was not in the mental space, Qing He would possess a body and not reside in the mental space either.

"And Pillar of the Nation Lu, this is for you." Qing He placed a plate of spiritual fruits by Lu Yang's bed. Lu Yang's eye twitched; it was the first time he had been addressed in such a way.

Lu Yang noticed that the spiritual fruits on the plate were of different kinds but had all been cut by Qing He into identical circular smiley faces, each with a rather silly smile. No matter how he looked at them, they resembled the Immortal Fairy.

Lu Yang ate a piece of the spiritual fruit. It was very sweet and brought considerable comfort to his throat. This piece likely had a lung-moistening effect. "But why is there no spiritual energy?" Since they were spiritual fruits, how could they have no spiritual energy at all?

Qing He sighed and patiently explained, "Please, Pillar of the Nation Lu, understand your current state. You are currently in the Void Refinement stage, and your cultivation level is erratic. One moment you could be in the late Tribulation Transcending stage, and the next, you might be in the early Qi Cultivation stage. If you were in the late Tribulation Transcending stage, you could naturally eat any level of spiritual fruit. But if you are in the early Qi Cultivation stage, consuming spiritual fruits would be courting death. Therefore, anything you eat now must not contain spiritual energy, lest you damage your body and exacerbate your injuries." What she didn't mention was that before bringing in the spiritual fruits, she had also reminded Yun Mengmeng, who was contemplating the flower cakes, to release the spiritual energy from the flowers when baking them.

Lu Yang hadn't realized there were so many intricacies involved.

"Sister Qing He is truly as meticulous as ever," Jiang Lianyi teased with a smile. "No wonder Immortal Sister loves being cared for by you."

"Sister Lianyi, you flatter me too much. This is my only strong point."

"Little He, see, you're being modest again." Immortal Fairy returned triumphantly, walking through the cave dwelling's entrance with a grand demeanor. "I've always said, you're good at everything, except for lacking self-confidence."

"Compared to you, my Lady, I am still far behind."

"There you go again."

"Immortal Fairy, you're back?" Lu Yang, lying on the bed, greeted her.

"Yep, I just went to catch up with True Person Ying Tian," Immortal Fairy said with a grin, her brows full of triumph.

"Then do you know where Senior Sister went?" Lu Yang had just asked Yun Mengmeng, but she didn't know where Senior Sister was.

"Yun girl? I haven't seen her." Immortal Fairy was puzzled, a little surprised. Little Yangzi was injured and confined to bed; where could Yun girl have gone at a time like this? "Never mind, Yun girl won't get into trouble. Oh, right, Little Yangzi, since you need to recover, let Little He take care of you."

"Cough, cough, cough—" Lu Yang coughed violently, almost hurting himself internally. How could he, a mere mortal, be worthy of a demi-immortal's care? Lu Yang desperately winked at Qing He, signaling her to quickly refuse Immortal Fairy's absurd idea. However, Qing He completely ignored Lu Yang's gaze and solemnly stated, "I shall obey all of My Lady's commands." Lu Yang was dumbfounded.

"With Little He taking care of you, I can rest assured! So tired, so tired, off to sleep I go." Immortal Fairy stretched lazily and swiftly lay back down on the large bed in her mental space.

"Young Sect Master, would you like to see a 'Fleeting Dream Bubble'?" Jin Caimei held a projection orb. After repeated experiments, she had finally perfectly combined the 'Fleeting Dream Bubble' technique with the projection orb, achieving an immersive effect. The research results had not yet been shown to anyone; Lu Yang was the first to see them.

"Let's see." Lu Yang became interested, wanting to know if it was truly as he imagined.

Jin Caimei placed the projection orb on the ground and infused a trace of spiritual energy into it. The orb projected a light curtain, as if opening a domain, enveloping everyone and displaying a grand battle. It showed a golden phoenix undergoing nirvana and rebirth, battling an opponent with a massive body, red like a blazing sun, six legs, and four wings.

"Is this the battle between Senior Lianyi and Nation Lord Zhu?" Lu Yang recognized the combatants instantly; it was precisely the battle that established the Monster Nation. Although he had witnessed it in person, watching a demi-immortal battle repeatedly would certainly be beneficial. Lu Yang felt as if he were there, back in the Monster Nation. The projection orb's effect was even better than he had imagined.

"Look at what you're doing! You should have used fire there!"

"And here, the force was too light." Ao Ling commented directly in front of the person involved, causing discontent.

"You're not even worthy of commenting! Let me tell you, the current Zhu Tian isn't the same as the Zhu Tian of ancient times. He has countless Tribulation Transcending stage great demons under his command. Only I can consistently beat him; you might not necessarily win!"

"Ridiculous! What if he has Tribulation Transcending great demons? Can they defy heaven?" Ao Ling sneered.

Cold sweat broke out on Lu Yang. If they continued like this, Senior Ao Ling might actually go looking for Zhu Tian for a fight.

"Junior Brother, are you alright?" Senior Sister arrived belatedly.

"Senior Sister!" Lu Yang felt Senior Sister's arrival was perfectly timed, saving the Monster Nation.

Senior Sister lightly poked Lu Yang's injured spot. "Does it hurt?"

"Yes, it hurts."

"Perfect then. I just asked True Person Zhuiyue, and she said she could use the prototype of the Seven Emotions Dao Fruit to let you and Junior Brother Meng transform your pain into happiness. Do you want her to help?"