I forge immortality with spiritual treasures.

Chapter 117 Transformation
A pale shadow hangs across the sky, bathed in the soft glow of the moonlight.

Ying Chan returned to Hanxu Daoist Temple, sat quietly for a while, and calmed the anger in his heart.

"That's all."

Ying Chan thought to himself, "Since I have already reported to the sect, the sect will investigate and handle the matter. Why should I keep it to myself?"

He swept away all distracting thoughts and, taking advantage of the quiet of the night, began to refine his magical power.

After one night, I made considerable progress.

Although he may have only taken half a step on the long road to mastering the profound light, Ying Chan was not discouraged.

Accumulate little by little, and you will achieve great things. This is the essence of spiritual practice.

After sunrise, Ying Chan glanced at the condition of the colorful sparrow. It was still curled up in its nest, fast asleep, without moving an inch.

When he returned last night, he specifically checked the restrictions on the temple and found no trace of Cai Que'er triggering them when she came and went.

It is evident that Cai Que'er did not wake up during his absence from the temple.

Ying Chan couldn't help but frown.

Upon closer examination, it turns out that Cai Que'er has been asleep for more than ten days this time, which is quite abnormal.

After a moment's thought, he decisively left the temple and rode away on a blazing flame.

Before long, the scenery of Xianyou Mountain came into view.

Upon arriving at the Immortal Garden Mountain, Ying Chan did not go to Langfeng Temple, but instead landed at the foot of a mountain and found a quiet and elegant courtyard.

Ying Chan knocked on the courtyard gate, and a shrill voice called out from inside, "Miss! Miss! Someone is knocking on the door!"

Then another voice called out, "Don't make noise! ​​Don't make noise! ​​What if the young lady is cultivating?"

Ignoring the first voice, she just kept calling out, "Miss! Miss..."

Urged on, a clear voice soon rang out: "I heard it, I heard it."

Before long, Ying Chan saw the courtyard gate open, and Bai Zhi appeared from behind the door.

"Senior Sister Bai," Ying Chan said, bowing slightly, "I'm sorry to bother you again."

"It's my junior brother." Bai Zhi smiled sweetly. "Why are you bothering me? Please come in."

In response, the two voices in the courtyard said in unison, "Please come in quickly!"

This wasn't Ying Chan's first time coming to Xianyou Mountain to look for angelica. Without even looking, he knew it was the two large parrots in the courtyard. Although they were noisy, they were quite amusing.

However, he did not follow Bai Zhi into the courtyard, but said, "I came to see my senior sister today because there is something I need to discuss."

Bai Zhi smiled and said, "Then it must be about the fairy?"

“Exactly,” Ying Chan said. “The fairy has been asleep for more than ten days. Senior Sister, would you like to come with me to take a look?”

"Ten days?"

Bai Zhi wasn't in a hurry. She simply thought for a moment and said, "Alright, then I'll go with my junior brother."

After saying that, he closed the courtyard gate, and then two voices came from behind the gate: "The young lady is going out! The young lady is going out! To go out and play!"

Before she finished speaking, two parrots appeared from behind the courtyard wall. In a flash, they flew into the Immortal Garden Mountain, completely unaware that Bai Zhi had not yet left.

Seeing this, Ying Chan couldn't help but smile.

Bai Zhi shook her head as well: "Please lead the way, junior brother. There's no need to pay attention to them."

The explanation should not be delayed.

The two flew away on their escape light and soon returned to Hanxu Dojo.

Bai Zhi looked at the nest built by the colorful sparrow and couldn't help but chuckle. After laughing, she said, "Junior brother said that the fairy has been asleep for more than ten days?"

"Exactly."

Ying Chan said, "Although Senior Sister once said that it was a good thing for the fairy to be asleep, isn't this time it a bit too long?"

Bai Zhicong touched her soft lips with her finger, her face showing a thoughtful expression: "In that case... it's even more of a joyous occasion."

The question should be asked: "What do you mean by that?"

Bai Zhi said, "If I am not mistaken, the fairy's bloodline should be beginning to awaken."

"Oh?" Ying Chan's spirits lifted. It seemed that the phoenix perching on the parasol tree had indeed stimulated the bloodline of the colorful sparrow, which was why it had been so sleepy lately.
He thought for a moment and then asked, "Does Senior Sister know how long this process will last?"

"Well, I'm not sure about that either."

Bai Zhi pondered for a moment and said, "Let's wait another ten to twenty days and see if anything unusual happens."

"Ten to twenty days..."

“That’s right,” Bai Zhi said. “In the next ten to twenty days, I will also come to see the fairy every few days, in case anything unexpected happens.”

Ying Chan asked in surprise, "Isn't this a bit too much trouble for you, Senior Sister?"

“No need for that,” Bai Zhi said frankly. “I am also very curious about phoenixes.”

Upon reflection, this is indeed the only way.

After Bai Zhi left, he returned to his routine cultivation, refining his magical power, mastering spells, and studying Taoist scriptures every day...

Naturally, he would occasionally spare a glance to check on the condition of the colorful sparrow.

Bai Zhi was not lying; she would visit him from time to time, and over time, the two gradually became acquainted.

These ten-odd days passed in a flash.

On this day, Bai Zhi arrived at Zhaoguang Mountain and triggered the restrictions of Hanxu Daoist Temple, only to find the gate wide open.

"Sister."

As soon as Ying Chan appeared, he hurriedly said, "Come with me quickly."

Bai Zhi was initially surprised, but then realized something and followed Ying Chan straight into the Hanxu Daoist Temple, ascending the suspended pavilion.

From here, one can directly see the phoenix perched on the strange pine tree and its nest.

Bai Zhi gazed intently into the nest and immediately saw a rainbow of light!
"This is……"

Bai Zhi's eyes widened, and she finally saw that in the rainbow light, there was Cai Que'er's curled-up body.

But for some reason, it was now radiant, enveloped in dazzling light.

The light flickered, sometimes bright, sometimes dim, as if it were breathing in and out. It seemed to emanate from deep within the body of the colorful sparrow, yet it also resembled a cocoon formed on its surface by external light, which was quite strange.

Bai Zhi excitedly tugged at Ying Chan's sleeve and asked, "When did this start?"

"It should be this morning."

Ying Chan said, "I didn't see anything unusual last night before I went to my meditation room to cultivate."

Bai Zhi nodded repeatedly as she listened, her eyes shining as she stared intently at Cai Que'er.

"Senior Sister," Ying Chan asked, "Is Fairy at the crucial juncture of awakening her bloodline?"

"No no no."

Unexpectedly, Bai Zhi shook her head: "This is just the beginning."

"just started?"

“Exactly.” Bai Zhi said earnestly, “If I am not mistaken, after spending this time with Feng Qiwu, the fairy has finally awakened some of the Luan bird bloodline and absorbed the special spiritual energy unique to divine birds such as Luan and Feng, thus enabling herself to begin to transform.”

"That is, the scene we are witnessing right now."

"Transformation..."

Ying Chan nodded thoughtfully: "In that case, it seems we'll have to wait quite some time?"

"Exactly."

Bai Zhi pondered and said, "It will take at least one or two months, or at most a year and a half, for the fairy to complete her transformation."

"By then, they will have already achieved a certain level of cultivation and will be able to awaken more of the talents inherited from the Luan bird's bloodline..."

"I see."

Ying Chan gazed at the luminous cocoon formed by the colorful sparrows, unsure whether to feel joy or sorrow.

It's certainly cause for celebration that Cai Que'er can awaken her bloodline, but if it really takes a year and a half to complete her transformation, that's rather long...

(End of this chapter)