"Hmm~ the taste is good."
Yang Hong tried all eighteen spirit delicacies and nodded in satisfaction.
These spirit delicacies were also interesting. They were cooked with materials from third-tier demonic beasts and sixth-grade spirit herbs. Not only were they nutritious and delicious, but they also contained a good amount of spiritual energy, which had a significant auxiliary effect on the cultivation of cultivators below the seventh tier.
"It's good that Senior likes it. The spirit delicacies in our private Wind-Facing Pavilion are the best on Fire Phoenix Island."
Seeing Yang Hong nod in praise, the noblewoman said with a smile, puffing out her chest slightly, with a hint of pride.
"It is indeed good. I wonder how much these eighteen dishes are worth?"
"That will be 1.88 million spirit stones."
"Hmm~ it's a bit expensive, but worth the price."
As he spoke, Yang Hong took out a storage bag and gave her 2,000 mid-grade spirit stones, which were equivalent to 2 million low-grade spirit stones.
"Thank you for your generosity, Senior.
Senior must have something to ask, right? Please feel free to ask, and I will answer whatever I know."
"Hehe~ it's comfortable to talk to smart people."
Seeing how effective the money was, Yang Hong also smiled, and then asked with a smile:
"First question, all the demonic tribes on Fire Phoenix Island should be of the Fire Phoenix tribe. So, do you know how many strong individuals of the Fire Phoenix tribe are currently on Fire Phoenix Island?"
The noblewoman's face immediately showed difficulty upon hearing this question. Yang Hong simply took out a piece of high-grade spirit stone and placed it on the table.
"Well~ on the surface, there are three ninth-tier Demon Emperors and nine eighth-tier Demon Lords on Fire Phoenix Island. The actual number should be double."
Seeing the high-grade spirit stone, even the eighth-tier Tribulation Crossing stage noblewoman was moved and quickly answered. After answering, she reached out and took the high-grade spirit stone.
Yang Hong took out another piece of high-grade spirit stone and continued to ask:
"Does Fire Phoenix Island have a teleportation array? Where is the nearest teleportation array that can return to the Taiyuan Continent?"
"Fire Phoenix Island does not have a teleportation array. As for returning to the Taiyuan Continent, the fastest way is to go to Shuyang Island, which is tens of millions of miles away, and borrow a teleportation array from the Guangming Temple. You can travel back by teleportation through the Guangming Temple's teleportation array.
If Senior has high-grade spirit stones, paying the toll with them can easily get you back to the Taiyuan Continent."
Having obtained the desired answers, Yang Hong nodded with satisfaction, sent the noblewoman away, took out the spirit wine from his storage ring, and enjoyed the delicious meal while admiring the beautiful scenery around him.
As far as the eye could see was a vast beach, with golden fine sand, lush green tall coconut trees, and a vast azure sea.
There were cultivators flying back and forth on their swords, demonic beasts and creatures soaring through the sky, and some cultivators or demonic beings playing on the beach, busy yet leisurely.
Unknowingly, Yang Hong's meal lasted from morning until evening.
Hoo!
Just as Yang Hong was about to finish his long meal, a majestic phoenix cry echoed from the horizon. A giant phoenix with a wingspan of a thousand zhang flew rapidly from the sea.
"Whoosh~"
The immense wind pressure almost turned the [Private Wind-Facing Pavilion] into a leaky villa.
It was not until the phoenix flew far away that the defensive array of the [Private Wind-Facing Pavilion] was activated, as if it had reacted a bit too slowly.
"Duō qīng zhě luán."
Looking at the receding green phoenix, Yang Hong murmured softly.
Phoenixes have five colors, categorizing them into five types, namely the five phoenixes:
If one resembles a phoenix, there are five colors. Those with much red are phoenixes, those with much green are luans, those with much yellow are yu chus, those with much purple are yu zhuos, and those with much white are hong hus.
The one that just flew past was a green phoenix, which should be accurately classified as a green luan.
This phoenix was rampaging on Fire Phoenix Island, even more arrogant than the owner of Fire Phoenix Island, the Fire Phoenix tribe. No one in the entire port dared to scold it, nor did anyone dare to stop it. It was likely a creature with a great background.
However, no matter how great its background was, it had nothing to do with Yang Hong.
He then ended his meal, took the room token that the noblewoman had helped him to get, and walked up the building to the nineteenth floor of the [Private Wind-Facing Pavilion], his room.
As a cultivator's room, besides a jade bed and a meditation cushion, there was only a table and chairs; there would be no need for bedsheets or quilts.
Yang Hong, who had intended to have a good sleep, shrugged helplessly and lay down on the jade bed. In a short while, he fell into a deep slumber.
In the years he spent in the Hongtong Secret Realm, he had been constantly busy with planting and had no chance to rest. Although his divine consciousness and magic power could recover at any time, his mind was always tensed.
Now that he had returned to a comfortable environment, he could finally sleep soundly.
...
At the center of Fire Phoenix Island was a live volcano, its flames illuminating the surroundings year-round. On the mountainside of the volcano, in a cave dwelling enveloped by flames, an arranged marriage was taking place.
"Feng Ruhua, Qing Rongchang has successfully advanced to the ninth-tier Demon Emperor. Marrying you now is more than enough for a seventh-tier Demon Lord. This time, you will marry whether you want to or not."
"Sixth Aunt, have you forgotten that your niece has already been married once?"
"Hmph~ that was just child's play, it doesn't count as a marriage, and you are still a virgin. It doesn't matter even if you were married; moreover, your so-called husband died in the Sealed Demon Secret Realm."
"Then I still won't marry Qing Rongchang. This lecherous bird has over a thousand female companions and cauldrons. I can't stand him."
If Yang Hong were here, he would recognize that this peerless beauty was the Phoenix tribe princess who had forcibly married him back then.
It was a pity that times had changed, and fortune had turned. She had also fallen into the predicament of being forced into marriage.
"My dear granddaughter, don't be stubborn this time. After you become Dao companions with Qing Rongchang, work hard. As long as you can lay an egg, you can come back. At that time, even if you kick Qing Rongchang, Grandma will support you."
At the head of the cave dwelling sat a peerless old woman with the strength of a Celestial Being. Although her hair was white, she still possessed a stunning beauty that could captivate a nation at a glance.
This was Feng Wei, the current patriarch of the Fire Phoenix tribe.
"Grandma, granddaughter doesn't need to lay eggs with others. Granddaughter just needs to cultivate diligently. Granddaughter wants to ascend to the immortal realm."
Feng Ruhua walked to Feng Wei's side, hugged her arm, and said coquettishly.
"No! The female phoenixes of the Fire Phoenix tribe have strong fire energy, making it difficult to advance their cultivation. They must lay eggs with other phoenixes or other demons to breed new Fire Phoenixes with pure fire energy, so as to quickly improve their cultivation.
This is a tradition passed down for millions of years in our Fire Phoenix tribe, and it is also a secret cultivation technique. If you want to ascend, not laying eggs is a fool's dream."
Feng Wei gently patted her granddaughter's back and patiently explained. The other women in the cave dwelling nodded in agreement.
"Ruhua, your cultivation has not advanced for nearly four hundred years. Don't you understand?
Look, your three younger sisters have already reached the middle stage of Tribulation Crossing. If they work a little harder, there should be no problem in advancing to the Mahayana stage within a thousand years.
Are you content to remain a seventh-tier Integration stage cultivator for ten thousand years?"
"But~ but~"
Feng Ruhua was such a domineering and ambitious person. How could she tolerate being a seventh-tier cultivator for ten thousand years? It was just that there was still a figure in her heart.
After a long while of "buts," she could only sigh and compromise.
"Sigh~ I agree. Let Qing Rongchang marry me according to the human race's custom of formal marriage. I will not settle for less."
"Haha~ no problem. Sixth Aunt will personally instruct Qing Rongchang and make sure he prepares a grand ceremony."
"Grandma is here. This young man from the Qing Luan tribe will definitely marry you grandly."
With Feng Ruhua's nod of agreement, a group of women in the cave dwelling began to discuss happily.
As for the men?
In the major affairs of the Fire Phoenix tribe, men were generally sidelined and had no right to speak.
Under the arrangement of the elders, Feng Ruhua, with a bitter smile, was given many tips on how to lay eggs.
"Damn Sun Wukong, are you dead or not?"
Returning to her private cave dwelling, Feng Ruhua took out a red treasure pearl and began to miss someone again.
"Sigh! How could you possibly not die in that environment!"
"Since you are already dead, there is no need to keep this treasure pearl."
Feng Ruhua said sentimentally, and with a slight force of her jade hand, the red treasure pearl in her hand shattered.
Bang~
But an accident also occurred!