Chapter 236: The Immortal Fairy's Adventure Record

“Pick, pick, pick a mushroom, pick a small mushroom...”An ancient song echoed through the dense forest. The melody was sweet, light, and bright, immediately suggesting the singer was a lively and cheerful young girl. However, anyone who saw the singer’s appearance would be greatly surprised. The singer was a bald man with a dignified demeanor, covered only by clothes made of leaves. It was hard to imagine such a person singing a children's song.

Immortal Fairy knelt by the lake, observing her body’s appearance, and her eyes darted around. “Though Lu Yang isn’t ugly, he’s still a man. Since he’s not here anyway, why not change back to my original form?” Immortal Fairy acted on her thought immediately. Having finally gotten out to play with no one to supervise her, she could naturally do whatever she pleased. She brought two fingers together, placed them against her lips, and softly uttered something, which resonated with heaven and earth, causing the surrounding space to blur and distort. When the space returned to normal, the person kneeling by the lake was no longer the bald Lu Yang, but a young girl who appeared to be sixteen or seventeen years old.

The young girl was innocent and charming, with sparkling large eyes and long hair that reached her waist. She wore a beige dress and was barefoot, looking like a young lady who had sneaked out from home, not even fully dressed. “Hehe, I’m so cute.” Immortal Fairy was very happy as she saw her original form reflected in the lake.

She sat by the lake, bare feet playfully kicking the water, creating ripples. Small fish, attracted by the surface disturbance, thought food had appeared and swam closer, only to find a human playing in the water. They swam away in disappointment. Although Immortal Fairy could manifest anything in Lu Yang’s spiritual space, those were merely mental constructs and lacked physical sensation. It was nothing like now, where even kicking the water a couple of times felt incredibly fun. The lake water was cool and refreshing. With her small feet submerged, she grinned contentedly.

She picked up a slightly longer branch from the lakeside, using a strand of her immortal power as fishing line, wrapping it around the branch to make a simple fishing rod. “Heiyo!” She cast the line without even bait, highlighting her carefree attitude. Though only a wisp, the immortal power forming the fishing line was, after all, the unique strength of an immortal. No bait was needed; the fishing line itself was the best bait.

Immortal Fairy lay half-reclined by the lake, her eyes squinted. Despite the muddy lakeside, she remained spotless, a result of some unknown spell. If Lu Yang were here, he would recognize it as the Cleansing Spell he had always yearned for. However, the version Immortal Fairy used was infinitely more refined than the one taught by the Orchid Pavilion, bordering on a true immortal art with almost no energy consumption.

Soon, a large fish took the bait, biting firmly onto the fishing line. The fish attempted to refine the wisp of immortal power, but the difference in power levels was too vast for it to succeed. “Got one?” Immortal Fairy abruptly sat up, her eyes gleaming with excitement. With a powerful lift of her right hand, a bighead carp leaped out of the water. “Oh, it’s a bighead carp. Not pretty, not tasty, and not very nutritious either.” Immortal Fairy shook her head in disappointment. She patted the bighead carp’s face, signaling it to let go, and then tossed it back into the lake. “Be reborn as a tastier animal in your next life,” Immortal Fairy advised the bighead carp, sparing its life, expecting it to be grateful. The bighead carp, with its undeveloped intelligence, had no idea what she was saying.

After the bighead carp left, various other aquatic creatures took the bait: fish, shrimp, crabs, shellfish, and even ancient creatures that only appeared much later. Immortal Fairy didn't recognize them all. Not recognizing them was fine. With her extensive experience and cooking skills, she could tell what was edible and what wasn't after just one taste. Soon, a pile of aquatic creatures accumulated next to her. Fearing they might escape, she mixed lake water and black soil to create mud, then formed a small circle with the mud to contain all the creatures.

Suddenly, a black shadow leaped from the lake surface, covered in sharp spikes like a hedgehog, though its quills were much shorter. This lake was several times larger than the one controlled by the old turtle, implying that its master possessed extraordinary power. The black shadow was the lake's master, a late-stage Golden Core cultivator. Countless humans and demons had been swallowed by it while drinking from the lake. Upon seeing Immortal Fairy, it was overcome with greed. Although the girl appeared to be merely a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, for some reason, the lake master felt that devouring her would immediately allow it to break its core and form a nascent soul, becoming a Nascent Soul stage demon beast. At that point, it could further expand its territory and grow stronger. Lu Yang was a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, and the Bodhi tree clone could inherit eighty percent of his power. This meant Immortal Fairy's current cultivation level was also only late-stage Foundation Establishment.

Immortal Fairy blinked once and was swallowed by the lake master. The lake master wasn't worried about Immortal Fairy attacking it from the inside. It possessed a highly corrosive digestive fluid, which would erode the power of any techniques used by those it swallowed, rendering them completely harmless. “Water Repel... Never mind. Fennel Fist.” A soft punch landed on its stomach wall. The lake master felt as if its insides were churning violently, even more severely, as if a colossal force was stirring its body. “Wait, let me...” Before the lake master could finish its plea for mercy, the power of the Fennel Fist tore it into several pieces.

Immortal Fairy resurfaced, holding a piece of the lake master's flesh. Initially, she had intended to use the Water Repelling Art to deal with the lake master. However, she then thought, "The lake master is a creature I've never encountered. I wonder what it tastes like. If I use the Water Repelling Art to dry it out, how can I eat it?" This impromptu thought led her to use the Fennel Fist instead. The Fennel Fist, which regulates qi and harmonizes the stomach, could normally condition an opponent's body. But if the opponent was already healthy, this “Fennel Fist” would become a death warrant.

“Why doesn’t Lu Yang learn such a powerful fist technique? Ugh, I’m all wet, so uncomfortable. Water Repelling Art.” As the words “Water Repelling Art” fell, the water on and around her quickly receded, and an invisible force lifted her. She stood on the lake surface, hands behind her back, holding a piece of the lake master’s flesh, and hummed a tune as she effortlessly returned to the shore. “I wonder what the lake master tastes like.” Her intuition as an immortal chef told her it should be quite delicious.

“No pot,” Immortal Fairy scratched her head. There wasn’t a single proper cooking utensil nearby. She spotted the lotus leaves on the lake surface and her eyes lit up: “I’ve got it! I can wrap it in lotus leaves, then cover the outside with mud, and roast it over a fire! Then it’ll be ready to eat!” She hadn’t brought any seasonings, so she improvised, using plants growing by the lake that resembled seasonings as actual spices.

“Immortal True Flame.” She exhaled a stream of true flame, a fire unknown to the world, existing independently of the 108 known true flames. The Immortal True Flame was docile, heating the food from the inside out, and soon a fresh aroma wafted from it.

Just as Immortal Fairy was about to eat, a gentle voice spoke from behind her. “Little sister, why are you here by yourself? It’s very dangerous.” Immortal Fairy turned her head, her face showing innocence and naivety, with a few specks of mud splattered on her cheeks from preparing the “beggar’s fish.” Behind her stood four people, all Golden Core cultivators. Perhaps it was just a trick of perception, but Immortal Fairy felt they smirked maliciously for a moment before their expressions shifted to kind and approachable smiles. “Little sister, where are your family members?”