If I upgrade, I can win prizes

Chapter 477 Tianjiao
Eastern Emperor Territory, Tianmen Immortal City.

After sleeping in the open air and eating all the food he could, Lu Ang's feet were almost sore from running. Before the arrival of the Dream Journey Flying Boat, he finally arrived at the first fairy city in the world of immortal cultivation.

Now we just need to report that there is a spy from the Demon Clan on the Dream Journey Flying Boat who can instantly teleport the entire flying boat to the Demon Realm, and the problem will be solved.

As for who to report to, Lu Ang remembered that the city lord of Tianmen Immortal City was Zhang Houben, the Thick Earth Venerable who was at the peak of the Return to Void Realm, an unparalleled genius with an Earth-walking Taoist body. He had met him before and rejected his recruitment. He thought that this guy should be able to communicate directly with the upper echelons of the East Emperor Palace.

After all, this also involves the life and death of a Taoist master who is in harmony with the Dao and a genius from the Donghuang Palace who is very likely to be a Taoist body. It is better to believe it than not to believe it. If we check the entire Menglv flying boat carefully from top to bottom, we should be able to find out the problem.

However, Lu Ang had not figured out how to report this news. He couldn't just say that he had returned from a time war, and he hadn't boarded the Dream Journey Flying Boat, so it seemed unconvincing to randomly point fingers at others.

After thinking about it, Lu Ang took out a fourth-level movie and TV character mercenary ticket he had drawn before, and recruited people outside Tianmen Immortal City.

Lucky is a man with an oriental face, wearing metal armor, and with two wings behind him made entirely of metal feathers. His skin is a little dark, but he does look like he has the strength of a Nascent Soul.

It was Dan Chenzi, a minor supporting character in the movie "The Legend of Zu".

After giving him the task of informing, Lu Ang separated from him and walked into Tianmen Immortal City, ready to wait and see the result. After the matter was resolved, he would go to Jiqiao Domain again. As for the Tianjiao Conference, it would be better not to watch it. It would be better to go home and continue practicing and break through to the God Transformation stage as soon as possible. It was too dangerous outside.

Tianmen Immortal City is still the same as before, everything is in order and full of order. Even if someone gets angry for some unknown reason and uses their magic weapons, they will eventually endure it and take back the magic weapons.

There is still more than a month left before the Dream Journey Flying Boat arrives at the port. Since Lu Ang has nothing to do anyway, he plans to go and see his nominal "Daoist partner".

He couldn't understand why, since rare items always worked great and never failed, this time, even though he had already tied the red thread of marriage, there was no effect at all?
After logging in with the entry permit token, Lu Ang walked forward and came to the fifth-level cave that he had rented for her before.

This area is considered the high-end residential area of ​​the entire Tianmen Immortal City, second only to a few extremely expensive sixth-level cave dwellings. In Lu Ang's memory, this place should be very quiet. Few people would pass by here unless they were residents. And those residents were basically all practicing madly, racing against time to become stronger, and rarely went out. On weekdays, it was rare to see people on the streets.

But the scene that appeared before Lu Ang's eyes was completely different. This four or five-meter-wide road was actually packed with people in three layers inside and outside. Many people were talking to each other, and some were shouting something loudly. It was a lively scene that completely broke the tranquility here.

Unable to figure it out, Lu Ang went over and randomly found a cultivator who was almost at the peak of the Golden Core stage to ask: "What's going on here? Why are there so many people gathered here?"

The man turned around and clearly sensed the Nascent Soul aura on Lu Ang. He immediately bowed his head and clasped his fists: "Excuse me, senior. To be honest, we all came here to watch the fun."

"What's so lively about this place?" Lu Ang had some guesses, but still pretended not to understand and asked.

“Ah, it’s all because of that Phoenix witch.” The man sighed, “It was actually fine at first. That witch had just broken through to the Nascent Soul stage not long ago and was considered a well-known figure in the city. And for some reason, she suddenly became generous. With the protection of Venerable Houtu, those who had tried to force her before stopped, and no one has been trying to target her for a long time.”

"But today is different from the past. Aren't we going to hold a Tianjiao Conference? As you know, there are many fairylands surrounding my Donghuang Territory. Many of the Tianjiao from the fairylands will rush to my Tianmen Fairy City, intending to travel together with the peerless Tianjiao from the Donghuang Palace to build a bond of friendship."

"You know those geniuses too. They are the apple of every sect's eye because of their excellent spiritual roots. The entire sect pampers and protects them. Many of them have been spoiled to the point of being lawless. On weekdays in the sect, if they see any pretty junior sister, they can get her by just beckoning their fingers. It has become a habit."

"Just last month, when the Phoenix Demon Girl went out to buy spiritual materials, she was seen by the genius from the Lihuo Sect of the Burning Cloud Domain. He wanted to take her into his room, but of course she didn't want to, so a conflict occurred. Fortunately, people from the East Palace were on patrol, so nothing serious happened."

"In fact, this is not a big deal. It's just a small conflict. As long as the Phoenix Demon Girl hides back in the cave, the genius of the Lihuo Sect won't be able to cause any trouble. But unfortunately, another genius of the Five Thunder Sect found out about this and laughed at the genius of the Lihuo Sect."

"It just so happened that the young patriarch of the Zhurong clan had just arrived at Tianmen Immortal City and had also heard about the Phoenix Demon Girl. Several of the geniuses called their friends and stayed here all day, wanting to see the Phoenix Demon Girl's true appearance. The young patriarch also publicly announced that he was willing to marry her in a formal ceremony and make her his legal wife. He even had several sparring sessions with the genius from the Lihuo Sect."

……

From the Jindan cultivator's long-winded explanation, Lu Ang had almost figured out the situation.

To sum it all up in one sentence: a villain has set his eyes on his wife!
Damn it! That's my wife, I haven't even touched her, and you dare to have ideas about her? This is intolerable!
Even though I am a coward on weekdays, you can't really treat me as a turtle!

Without saying a word, Lu Ang used brute force to push through the crowd and walked to the front of the team.

Sure enough, in front of his cave, there were seven extremely handsome boys or young men with different temperaments standing. They looked like the geniuses of several sects. One of them was wearing a dark blue robe with the familiar thunder charm of Lu Ang. He should be the genius of the Five Thunder Sect.

In the middle of the several geniuses stood a young man wearing a gorgeous golden-red Taoist robe, and a sturdy man with a bare upper body, long hair draped over his shoulders, and complex red patterns painted on his body.

Between the two people, there was a red fireball floating. It was about the size of a football and was orange-red and purple-red in color. It kept rolling, with more orange-red or more purple-red.

The two men stood on either side with their hands outstretched, as if they were competing with each other through the fireball.

"You haven't practiced the Lihuo Sutra to the right level. In the Xiantian Bagua, Lihuo is the attacking one, but you can't even attack it. You haven't understood the true meaning of Lihuo at all!"

"You didn't attack me either! The blood of the God of Fire is just a show-off! I heard that your family has the magical power of [Swallowing Fire] passed down from generation to generation. If you have the ability, you can swallow this ball of fire of mine! Can you swallow it?"

"Haha, we haven't even started the Tianjiao Competition yet, so how can I let you see the clan's magical power? If you can meet me again on the Tianjiao Arena, I will definitely let you broaden your horizons."

"Well, you should just worry about yourself. You are just an earthly spirit root, and you can only compete with us heavenly spirit roots by relying on your bloodline. If we really come to the Tianjiao Competition, I'm afraid you won't be able to make it through even one round!"

"So what if they have natural spiritual roots? There are many people who are eliminated in the first round. In the last session, my brother at least made it through three rounds. What about your brother from the Lihuo Sect? It seems he was eliminated in the second round? It seems he surrendered..."

"I...I...you barbarians still want to covet Miss Hongluan? What legal wife? Isn't it for the Phoenix bloodline in Miss Hongluan? The wives of your Zhurong clan are shared by all brothers, isn't it?"

"You are just like me! You have hundreds of concubines and maids, how can you compare to the loyalty of our Zhurong clan? At least we only marry one wife!"

……

Damn! I really want to beat these two nonsense to death with a hammer!

You are lucky, thank Emperor Dong for saving your life!
No longer watching the show, Lu Ang squeezed through, ignoring the gazes of these geniuses, and walked directly to the door of the cave. "Who are you?"

"Which sect are you from?"

"Why do you have the aura of thunder?"

"Are you here to see Miss Hongluan too?"

"What a fool! Don't go over there, there is a protective magic circle over there!"

……

Amid the chaotic noise, Lu Ang took out the jade token he had obtained when he rented the cave from his ring and injected magic power into it.

Turning back, he smiled softly: "Don't you know that Hongluan has a Taoist partner?"

After saying that, he walked into the cave.

The cave still looked the same as before, but the fields outside had been reclaimed and many medicinal herbs were planted. They all looked quite high-end, and a strong fire aura filled the air.

He walked into the cave again. All the other doors inside were closed. Only the alchemy room was open. His cheap wife was sitting cross-legged in front of an alchemy furnace, chanting various spells and casting words formed by flames into the furnace.

Hongluan turned her head and looked at Lu Ang, a hint of surprise appeared on her face, but she quickly turned her head away: "Wait a moment."

Lu Ang had no objection and simply sat down on the cushion in the hall, meditating and practicing silently.

After practicing for two cycles, Hongluan's action finally ended, and a small door on the alchemy furnace suddenly opened. In an instant, a strong medicinal fragrance filled the entire cave.

I took a quick sniff and it had a strong spicy fire flavor, which was incompatible with my personality. I had no idea what it was used for, but I felt that it had the spiritual level of a fourth-tier elixir.

Hongluan took out a jade bottle, put away the pills, wiped the sweat from her head, and came to Lu Ang.

I have to say that even though a lot of her hair was stuck to her forehead, her appearance was still very good. She was still the most beautiful female monk Lu Ang had ever seen, especially the little tuft of bird feathers behind her ear, which was so fluffy that people really wanted to touch it.

"You...are back?" Hong Luan's voice was somewhat serious: "Well, I am already a fourth-level alchemist. I will return the spirit stones you gave me as soon as possible."

Lu Ang didn't know what to say for a while. He felt that there was no trace of love between them. The atmosphere was very stiff. He could only make small talk: "How have you been lately?"

Hongluan still had that businesslike attitude: "Not bad, I just got promoted to Nascent Soul last year, and my cultivation has been going very smoothly. You also know that I have a Dao body, and there is no bottleneck before I merge with the Dao..."

Suddenly, her voice paused, her tone full of surprise: "How did you become a Nascent Soul? Have you found the method to cultivate Yin Spiritual Roots? No! How did you become a Thunder Spiritual Root?"

Indeed, I was only building my foundation last time, and the upgrade was indeed a little fast, but this is not a topic that needs to be discussed. Lu Ang waved his hand: "There is nothing much to say about these, they are just some adventures. I have always been lucky. Um... do you need me to deal with those guys outside?"

"No need, I have bought everything, which can support me for several months. When they go to participate in the Tianjiao Conference, the problem will be solved naturally." Hongluan shook her head: "Anyway, there is a soundproof formation in the cave, so they can't get in and won't disturb me."

"So what do you think about the future?" Lu Ang asked again, "Are you planning to continue practicing here? Practice until you return to the void?"

The open immortal cities in each immortal realm only rent out sixth-order cave dwellings at most. Even if one has good spiritual roots, returning to the void is the upper limit for all independent cultivators. If one wants to achieve harmony with the Dao, one has to join those top sects.

"Yes... yes." Hongluan said softly, "When I return to the Void, I can go back and rescue my people."

That's it!

After a little hesitation, Lu Ang couldn't help but tell the truth: "I went to the human-demon border before, and also went to the Sea of ​​Tears and the Fairy Lotus Island."

Hongluan exclaimed in surprise: "Ah? This is too dangerous! There is..."

Lu Ang raised his voice a little: "Listen to me! According to the information I know, the Fire Luan Demon King has been taken away by the Phoenix Clan. I heard from other Demon Kings that it is very likely that it will be killed by the Phoenix Clan. In addition, all the captive humans under the Fire Luan Clan, whether they are pure humans or half-demons, have also been taken away by the Phoenix Clan's inspector!"

Hongluan stood up immediately and asked: "Where did you take it?"

Lu Ang shook his head: "I don't know. Those demon kings said that they were most likely taken to the demon domain, the demon domain of the Phoenix clan. I can't be sure which one it was, but it's most likely to be the Fire Phoenix clan. After all, I heard that the Fire Phoenix Demon King was pregnant with a certain Fire Phoenix's child."

Hongluan sat down dejectedly and didn't speak for a long time.

It was obvious that her words had dealt her a heavy blow.

In fact, Lu Ang had originally planned to wait until he helped her rescue all the tribesmen and then run to the Tianmen Fairyland to give her a surprise. Unfortunately, plans could not keep up with changes, so he could only let her know earlier so that she could prepare herself mentally.

Lu Ang had no choice but to comfort her: "Don't worry, if the Phoenix Clan really just wanted to vent their anger, your people would have been killed on the spot. Since they took people away, they must have a purpose, such as luring you over. As long as they don't achieve their goal, they should be fine."

"Really?" Hongluan looked over, her eyes more tender than ever before.

"Of course!" Lu Ang confirmed immediately: "Don't worry! I will help you. The Sea of ​​Tears is my territory now, and the Fairy Lotus Island is also mine. The other Demon Kings are also my subordinates."

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(End of this chapter)