Zhou Xuan listened to him speak with a smile, not chiming in. Only after he finished did he speak indifferently, "Senior Zhuge, aren't you exaggerating things a bit?"
Zhuge Changfeng sighed and shook his head, saying again, "Master Zhou, you are so young, yet you have already reached the Innate Realm. You will surely become a rare powerhouse in this world in the future. My son is ill-behaved and ignorant, please be lenient!"
Zhou Xuan cursed the old fox in his heart for being such a good actor.
His face still held a smile. "Senior Zhuge, what nonsense are you talking about? What do you mean by letting my son off the hook?"
"What did he do wrong? He just doesn't keep his promises. You can't classify his actions as wrong. How about this, you have him come back and admit his mistake, and I guarantee I won't pursue it further. What do you say?"
Zhuge Changfeng shook his head. "Master Zhou, he can no longer get out of bed. I beat him up, and he'll be bedridden for at least three months."
Zhou Xuan snorted coldly, "Is that so?!"
Zhuge Changfeng sighed helplessly. "Master Zhou, this is our Zhuge family's Qingluan. Please accept it."
Zhou Xuan glanced at it.
"Never mind. I was too arrogant before. It's not the act of a gentleman to snatch what someone else desires."
"How can this be considered snatching what someone else desires? This is a promise made by my son."
"Although it is the Zhuge family's ultimate treasure, no one can use it now. Whether it can be used or is just a pile of scrap metal remains to be concluded."
"It is the fortune of this treasure for Master Zhou to accept it."
Zhou Xuan looked at the Qingluan wrapped in the box before him.
Indeed, the genuine article was different.
The difference from the previous fake was too great.
He picked up the Qingluan, and instantly felt a familiar aura, just like his ring.
This was the commonality of spatial magical artifacts.
He opened the lid of the Qingluan's box, and immediately a green light flashed.
He took out the contents.
It turned out to be a jade slip.
He looked at the information recorded in the jade slip.
It turned out that Qingluan was transformed from an ancient divine beast, a phoenix.
The phoenix was the head of divine beasts, but not entirely a divine beast. It had nine heads and nine tails, each representing a type of attribute.
Moreover, phoenixes lived at the beginning of heaven and earth. Every drop of blood born there contained immense power, and it could even be said that each drop of blood was comparable to a magical artifact.
Phoenix blood could also be refined into various spiritual elixirs.
However, at the beginning of heaven and earth, due to some accident, the phoenix perished.
The remaining phoenix blood was utilized by human cultivators.
Later, human cultivators learned that phoenix blood could be refined into a spiritual artifact or magical artifact.
So, someone tried to refine it and succeeded.
"This phoenix spirit essence has actually been refined into this kind of thing..."
"This is truly a good item!"
"If this item were placed outside, it would undoubtedly attract countless people to fight over it."
Zhou Xuan thought to himself, then put the Qingluan back into the box.
And this item was far more precious than a spatial magical artifact!
Fortunately, he had made up his mind to save Zhuge Changfeng first.
Because it was a spiritual object nurtured by heaven and earth.
It was somewhat different from other mustard seed spaces.
Such spiritual objects could be called immortal artifacts in ancient times of cultivation.
Although such immortal artifacts were precious, only immortals possessed them.
Because such things were only born from ancient divine beasts.
Therefore, such items were always priceless.
Even though the cultivation world had been in decline for a long time,
Zhou Xuan had never seen such a thing.
Zhou Xuan took out the Qingluan and gently caressed it, his heart filled with excitement.
Because this item could be said to be a person's most powerful trump card!
It could be said that with this item, Zhou Xuan could even sweep across the current world.
Even the current Zhou Xuan could contend with those in the late stage of the Creation Realm.
The Qingluan in his hand leaped and vibrated, as if wanting to break free.
Zhou Xuan opened it.
He saw a green lotus inside the sword hilt.
The lotus leaves were verdant, and the lotus flowers were in bud.
Zhou Xuan's mind sank into the lotus pond, feeling a sense of comfort, as if cultivating here would yield twice the result with half the effort.
He tried to explore its mysteries with his念力 (thought power).
But he found that those thoughts could not penetrate deep enough.
"Could it be because I haven't reached the Transcendent Realm yet?" Zhou Xuan wondered.
This was not the first time he had encountered such a situation, and it always troubled him.
In recent times, it was he who actively explored, but each time ended in failure.
He tested it.
And took it out.
Immediately, a coolness spread throughout his body from the heart of the lotus, making him feel extremely comfortable.
Zhou Xuan was shocked.
Could it be...
This was the legendary phoenix's fire essence power!
Phoenix power was the energy that cultivators must possess for cultivation, and it was also the most basic fire element power. As long as cultivators mastered it, they could use it freely, and it also had the effect of enhancing potential and strengthening abilities for cultivators.
This perfectly matched his Nine Yang Divine Art.
Zhou Xuan was shocked.
"If I can absorb the fire essence power, perhaps I can break through to the Saint Realm!"
"Mr. Zhou, this item actually has a great affinity with you!"
Zhuge Changfeng's aged voice had become hoarse. "This Qingluan has never shown such a reaction in anyone else's hands!"
"This is simply too miraculous."
Zhou Xuan was also surprised in his heart.
"Hasn't your family genealogy ever recorded this item being used before?"
"It was used for cutting vegetables and meat, but it never generated such autonomy."
Zhuge Changfeng was excited. "Could it be that Master Zhou is a descendant of our Zhuge family?"
The old ancestor roared in the space, "Nonsense! He is my family's descendant. How dare you always think of other people's descendants?"
"You are useless, and you've taken a liking to mine?"
The old ancestor's childish outburst made Zhou Xuan laugh heartily.
Zhuge Changfeng was bewildered.
"Old Sir, besides what these jade slips record, how much more do you know about this Qingluan?"
Zhuge Changfeng stroked his beard.
"Back then, my father told me."
"The pure Qingluan releases water, guiding the righteous energy to the confluence of the orifices..."
"To restrain the universe and unify the world."
Zhou Xuan did not understand the first sentence when he heard it.
After Zhuge Changfeng mentioned unifying the world, he finally understood.
Wasn't this referring to the four magical artifacts?
The ring, the Qiankun Mirror, the Qingluan, and the calabash.
But what did these items represent?
There was no discernible pattern, so how could one command the world?
"Old Sir, if you give this to me, aren't you afraid your ancestors will crawl out and beat you?"
"I've thought about it. Since you saved me, and prioritized me even under the pressure of the Qin family, such a righteous act is not something an ordinary person can do."
"Since you ask for the Qingluan, I understand that this item means more to you than it does to me."
"To be honest, if you are willing to cooperate with our Zhuge family, I am willing to marry Zhuge Mingyue to you."
Zhuge Changfeng was beginning to recruit talent.
Zhou Xuan's strength and medical skills were both outstanding. It was better to take such a young man under his wing.
"Thank you for your kind offer, old sir. I am already engaged and have only one beloved fiancée in my heart. I'll have to pass on the rest."
"Indeed, he is loyal and righteous. What a pity."
Zhuge Changfeng's straightforward attitude left Zhou Xuan completely perplexed.
The grace of saving a life was greater than heaven.
It was not unreasonable to send a family heirloom as a thank-you gift.
But what was Zhuge Changfeng's intention in doing this?