Qingcheng Mountain.
Danyang Gate.
Lu Heng found a disciple of the Danyang Gate in Jinyang City and inquired about Lu Daniu's whereabouts.
Lu Daniu had already followed the new disciples of the Danyang Gate on their first mountain-descent trial and had returned to the sect on Qingcheng Mountain.
Therefore, Lu Heng did not delay and flew directly to Qingcheng Mountain on his Fire Phoenix.
As soon as he landed outside the Danyang Gate, at the place where mounts were parked, Lu Heng's Fire Phoenix attracted the attention of many Danyang Gate disciples.
"Wow, isn't that Uncle-Ancestor Liao Wu's Fire Phoenix? It's so beautiful!"
"Yes, but why is it parked outside? Huh? The person who got off isn't Uncle-Ancestor Liao Wu?"
"This person is so young, is he Uncle-Ancestor's descendant?"
"I haven't heard that Uncle-Ancestor Liao Wu was married?"
"If not a descendant, how could someone borrow a mount like a Fire Phoenix? Moreover, didn't you see how obedient the Fire Phoenix is to that young man? He must be someone close to Uncle-Ancestor Liao Wu for it to be like this."
"But... but why are the people guarding the mounts also so polite to that person?"
"Yeah! Who is this person?"
"I don't know, I've never heard of anyone else in our Danyang Gate who can ride a Fire Phoenix besides Uncle-Ancestor Liao Wu."
"That's right, it must be disciples of the alchemy path. The Fire Phoenix wouldn't be close to cultivators who haven't awakened fire-elemental comprehension."
Listening to the quiet discussions around him, Lu Heng knew that the Fire Phoenix had piqued everyone's interest.
However, they were just young disciples of the Danyang Gate, so Lu Heng didn't care about their gazes.
To avoid attracting more attention from those around him, Lu Heng did not recall the Fire Phoenix into his spatial artifact.
Instead, he parked the Fire Phoenix outside the Danyang Gate, at the mount parking area.
Afterward, Lu Heng headed directly towards the main gate of the Danyang Gate.
At the entrance, Lu Heng presented the waist token given by Wu Chenzi. With this, he could freely enter and exit any area of the Danyang Gate.
As they watched Lu Heng enter the gate, the curious disciples gathered outside the gate swarmed towards the gatekeepers.
"Senior Brother, who was that cultivator just now?"
"I don't recognize him either, but he had Uncle-Ancestor Liao Wu's waist token, so I let him in."
"Where did he go then? Judging by his route, he's heading towards the alchemy area, right?"
"Yes, that cultivator just now also asked if Uncle-Ancestor Liao Wu was in the sect."
At this moment, at the outer gate of the Danyang Gate, apart from the disciples guarding the mounts, no one else recognized Lu Heng.
The disciples who guarded the mounts were responsible for feeding and caring for these mounts, so the personnel did not change much.
Previously, Lu Heng had borrowed many Rocs from here, so the disciple guarding the mounts had a deep impression of Lu Heng.
However, he was not a gossipy person. After securing the Fire Phoenix, he returned to feed the other mounts.
Lu Heng smoothly arrived at the courtyard where Wu Chenzi resided.
"Is Wu Chenzi here?" Seeing a young attendant guarding the door, Lu Heng asked.
"Yes, but Uncle-Ancestor Liao Wu is currently researching a new pill. Who are you? I'll go and announce your arrival."
The young attendant was very curious. He had not received any news of visitors for Wu Chenzi today, so he was surprised to see Lu Heng arrive to see Wu Chenzi without being led.
"Oh, then please go and announce that Lu Heng is here to visit."
"You are Mr. Lu? Then please come in. Uncle-Ancestor Liao Wu said that if Mr. Lu comes, there's no need to stop him, you can go straight in."
Lu Heng felt pleased upon hearing this and raised an eyebrow, smiling at the attendant, "Good, good child.
If it's convenient, find someone to bring Lu Daniu from our new disciple academy to me."
The young attendant bowed respectfully to Lu Heng, "Mr. Lu, please go in first. I'll go find Senior Brother Lu right away."
Lu Heng nodded and stepped into the courtyard where Wu Chenzi lived.
He stood in the courtyard for a moment, then walked in a certain direction.
Indeed, in a large hall, Lu Heng saw Wu Chenzi engrossed in alchemy.
This old man had hardly changed. Here, people's cultivation could be improved, extending their lifespan.
Naturally, becoming a cultivator already made one's body much stronger than ordinary people.
Watching Wu Chenzi diligently toss medicinal herbs into the alchemy furnace and control the ever-changing flames, Lu Heng knew that distraction was the greatest taboo during pill refinement.
He did not speak to disturb him and found a spot by the hall entrance to sit.
After about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Wu Chenzi's pill was finally refined.
Smelling the refreshing aroma of the pill, Lu Heng felt his mind clear up considerably.
"Hahaha, it's finally done. This Clear Heart Pill has consumed a lot of my medicinal herbs."
Wu Chenzi stroked his beard and lifted the lid of the alchemy furnace.
As the furnace lid was opened, the mind-clearing aroma intensified.
Wu Chenzi waved his hand, and the pills in the furnace entered his storage accessory.
Only a faint lingering fragrance remained in the furnace.
After refining the pill, Wu Chenzi was about to call the disciples outside to clean the alchemy furnace.
As he turned around, he saw Lu Heng sitting near the hall entrance.
"Hahaha, when did you arrive, young friend Lu? Shall we go to the tea room to chat? I'll have a disciple clean this place up."
"Alright, but I just arrived."
Lu Heng stood up and followed Wu Chenzi towards a side hall.
"What wind blows you here, young friend Lu?" Wu Chenzi said with a smile, stroking his beard.
"It's been a long time since we last met, so I came to visit.
A while ago, I went to Fiery Island, which you mentioned, and captured a few Fire Phoenixes."
"A few? Did you capture adult ones?"
"Yes, I parked it outside the sect at the mount parking area when I arrived just now."
"Oh my, is yours a male or a female? Mine is a male. Let's see if they can hit it off and breed some little Fire Phoenixes."
After saying that, Wu Chenzi got up in a hurry, intending to take Lu Heng outside the sect.
"There's a female, but she just laid an egg. Yours will probably have to wait in line again."
Lu Heng rode a male Fire Phoenix today, but he didn't hide the fact that he had a female Fire Phoenix.
In the future, he would own more Fire Phoenixes, and there needed to be a reason for it.
"You mean you didn't bring it today?"
Wu Chenzi was somewhat dejected, having missed such a good opportunity.
However, "Where is your female Fire Phoenix? Let's go find it together..."
"Uh, it's not that I won't lend it, I also have a male Fire Phoenix myself..."
"It's fine, my little one is still young, it can wait."
Indeed, Wu Chenzi's Fire Phoenix hatched from an egg. The ones Lu Heng had were adult Fire Phoenixes.
"Uncle-Ancestor, the person Mr. Lu asked me to find has been brought."
Just as Wu Chenzi sat down, the young attendant's voice sounded from outside the door.
"Who did you have the attendant bring?"