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Huo Xuan and Hermione assumed that Zicomo's talk of destiny referred to the engagement between Zicomo and Lani, but in reality, Zicomo was referring to his encounter with Lani at the border.

Zicomo continued, "His feelings for Hermione developed naturally."

Upon hearing this, Hermione took Zicomo's arm.

“We are absolutely certain that the other is the one for us. I admit that I am very sentimental and cannot give up any of them. I am greedy and want them all because they are my wings.”

“I am very grateful that they can tolerate my romantic nature. It’s not that they don’t get jealous, but they don’t want to ruin our relationship because of jealousy. I know this, so I try my best to treat them equally and not neglect either of them.”

After listening to Zicomo's words, Huo Xuan suddenly understood why the three of them got along so harmoniously.

Each of them diligently maintains their relationship. To be honest, Huo Xuan also envies this kind of mutual accommodation and support.

Despite being in her fifties or sixties, she has never actually been in a relationship.

Mount Shu does not prohibit marriage, and the reason she is still single at such an advanced age is mainly due to her personality.

Huo Xuan's fiery temper was famous throughout Mount Shu. From the elders to the disciples and novice disciples, everyone knew about him.

Moreover, because of her dual status as an elder in both alchemy and weapon crafting, even Dao Xuan respected her.

Over the years, she's not without suitors; after all, she's beautiful and has a great figure, and many male disciples of Mount Shu have secretly admired her. Some even pursued her after being promoted to elder.

However, Huo Xuan had very high standards, and none of these people met her approval.

Among those who pursued her, one of them relentlessly pursued her, trying to win her heart in this way.

But the elder failed to win Huo Xuan's heart; instead, he accidentally struck her liver. Enraged, Huo Xuan beat him so badly that he couldn't get out of bed for six months.

Since then, no one in the entire Shu Mountain dared to make a move on her, and she thus became an older single woman.

Zicomo's words touched both Lani and Hermione. Lani took Zicomo's hand and held it tightly. Hermione went even further, hugging Zicomo's arm.

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Seeing the harmonious scene between the three, Huo Xuan was very envious and even had the urge to join them.

Huo Xuan was startled when he realized his own thoughts.

Knowing that Zicomo already has Lani and Hermione by her side, how could she still have such thoughts?

She was a dignified elder of the Shushan Mountain, skilled in both weapon crafting and alchemy, and was hailed by her two masters as the most talented person in hundreds of years. How could she have such unconventional ideas and actually think about sharing a man with someone else?

However, another voice emerged in her heart: 'Worldly etiquette? Why care about those things that restrict mortals? We cultivators cultivate by following the natural way and conforming to our inner thoughts.'

Besides, a man as outstanding and capable as Zicomo is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If you don't seize it now, you might regret it for the rest of your life.

Huo Xuan shook his head, feeling that he must have been possessed by some inner demon, which had led him to have such shameless thoughts.

To suppress her wild thoughts, Huo Xuan quickly changed the subject, saying, "By the way, Zikomo, you still haven't told us where we should look for the phoenix."

She herself didn't realize that she had just called out Zicomo's name, not her little brother's.

Zicomo did notice, but he assumed that Huo Xuan had finally changed his habit of calling him by his name.

As for what Huo Xuan was really thinking, only she herself knows the answer.

“We’re going to Mount Animaqing; the chances of encountering a phoenix there should be higher,” Zikomo replied.

"Why? Is there some explanation for this?" Huo Xuan asked.

Hermione and Lani, standing to the side, also looked at Zicomo with curiosity.

Zicomo explained, "The meaning of Kunlun Mountain has varied in different eras. When we talk about Kunlun Mountain now, we are referring to the entire mountain range in front of us."

We certainly can't traverse the entire mountain range; that would be too inefficient. Therefore, we can explore ancient texts to deduce the approximate location of the phoenix.

Chapter 184 The Phoenix Recorded in the Classic of Mountains and Seas Discovers a Secret Space

"The Classic of Mountains and Seas, Chapter 1: 忧忦巤鋥偦? 鋦夦? 鋥鋥鍯? 膤? 鋤蘢?￠?"

“Mount Amne Machin is located south of Qinghai Lake, which matches the description of it as ‘south of the Western Sea’.”

"Not only that."

"The Classic of Mountains and Seas, 工慨忧雪?鋨隯?湥?嫧?猯臤?靤??躦監?革稢?垤鋦逥?夦?纤蜰纤蜰i纨忥i纨忥?￠?

"The Chishui, Heshui (Yellow River), Yangshui, Heishui, Ruoshui and Qingshui mentioned above can all be found around Mount Amne Machin, and the course of these rivers is consistent with the descriptions in the Classic of Mountains and Seas."

"It is not difficult to deduce that this is the location of the Kunlun Mountains in ancient times."

Zicomo's speculation drew Hermione's admiring gaze. Lani was also proud of her king's extensive knowledge.

As for Huo Xuan, she didn't quite understand it. To be precise, she was too lazy to think, but she still understood the general meaning.

"So, the ancient Kunlun Mountains are the same as Mount Amne Machin, right?" Huo Xuan stood up and walked towards the Kunlun Mountains. "Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!"

However, she stopped after walking only a few steps. Huo Xuan turned back to Qi Kemo and asked, "Where is that Mount Animaqing located?"

“Sigh, why are you running so fast if you don’t know the way?” Zicomo sighed. “Also, I’m very curious. As one of the four giants of the Eastern cultivation world, why are you so unfamiliar with Kunlun?”

Li Xuanjian and Qi Kemo had talked about the four most famous forces in the Eastern cultivation world: Shu Mountain, Kunlun, Mao Mountain, and Qingqiu in the Northeast.

Logically speaking, since Shushan and Kunlun are both among the four major powers, even if they cannot have a close relationship, they should at least have some connection with each other.

As a result, Huo Xuan didn't even know where the mountain gate was, which Qi Kemo found very incomprehensible.

"Ugh, I really can't stand those guys from Kunlun."

Huo Xuan waved his hand and said, "They cultivate the Supreme Dao of Forgetfulness, which is to gain emotion but forget it, and not be moved or disturbed by emotions. When they reach a high level, they are like a piece of wood. It is very boring to deal with them. I can't be bothered to have anything to do with them."

Zicomo understood; so that was the reason.

After learning about Kunlun's situation, Zicomo abandoned his plan to visit him.

He had originally thought that since he was on someone else's turf, he should at least go and say hello.

Now that he knows what kind of people belong to the Kunlun sect, Zicomo no longer has that idea.

Dealing with this kind of person is a very tiring thing, because they are rigid, rule-abiding, inflexible, and do not know how to adapt.

When Zicomo first met Melina, that was the kind of person he perceived her to be. Fortunately, after spending more time with her, Melina changed and became much more emotionally expressive.

According to Huo Xuan's description, the Kunlun group was even more formidable than Melina's original group.

Zicomo was already exhausted from dealing with Melina, who was so dense; he didn't want to face a whole bunch of such blockheads.

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Mount Amne Machin belongs to a branch of the Kunlun Mountains and is known as one of the four sacred mountains of Tibetan Buddhism, along with Mount Kailash, Mount Meili, and Mount Gado Jowo.

So sometimes Buddhism really goes too far; its influence can be found everywhere.

Zicomo didn't exactly dislike Buddhism, but he certainly didn't like it either. The other three women felt the same way.

So the group of four skipped Baiyu Temple, a famous scenic spot on Mount Amne Machin, and began their search for Phoenix.

In fact, there were many kinds of phoenixes in ancient Eastern countries.

The Classic of Mountains and Seas, Chapter 1: 忧燩蟤艥偶蟯?偶?辩蟯?偶?礣￠?

These three colorful birds can be further subdivided into many different types.

Dumbledore once told Zicomo that he had seen a fiery red phoenix in Kunlun, which should be a quail, also a type of phoenix.

The *Piya* quotes Shi Kuang's *Qin Jing* as saying, "The red phoenix is ​​called a quail," referring to this kind of phoenix.

As for where to look, Zicomo had a clue.

The Classic of Mountains and Seas, Chapter 1: Gong Kai You, Lang Zhai, Lü Fen, i Bian Zhui Zhi, Rong Wei, Lü? ￠?

Similarly, in the *Classic of Mountains and Seas*, the text appears to contain numerous characters and symbols, possibly related to a specific type of ancient Chinese text.

As mentioned above, there are phoenixes to the west and north of the Kaiming Beast.

As for this Enlightened Beast, it is the guardian deity of Kunlun Mountain, a spirit beast obtained by serving the Queen Mother of the West, and a guardian of the celestial realm.

Legend has it that the Enlightened Beast resembles a giant tiger with nine heads, each head bearing a human face. These faces are solemn, their eyes wide, constantly scanning the Kunlun Mountains to prevent any unusual creatures from entering.

Although it is unknown whether the Enlightened Beast truly exists, it can be assumed that it once existed.

Since the Enlightened Beast wants to survey Kunlun, it will naturally be located at a high place, and the highest place is none other than the summit of Mount Amne Machin.

In other words, there is a possibility that the phoenix exists on the west and north sides of Mount Amne Machin.

Of course, this is on the premise that these phoenixes have not migrated to other places over the past few thousand years.

Zikomo first led the three women on a walk around the western side of Mount Amne Machin.

They walked uphill from the foot of the mountain, passing through forests composed of pine, birch, and fir trees, and saw wild animals such as deer, sheep, roe deer, snow leopards, and snow chickens. They also collected some precious medicinal herbs such as cordyceps, snow lotus, and rhubarb.

Unfortunately, we didn't see any trace of the phoenix.

So they descended the mountain from the north.

Throughout the entire process, Zicomo maintained an outward-projecting state of mental energy.

Finally, near the halfway point of the mountain, Zicomo's mental energy detected a peculiar place.

The place felt to him like the entrance to the Shu Mountain sect, connecting to another space.

Zicomo was quite certain that it was not the entrance to the Kunlun Sect's blessed land, because their blessed land entrance was located at the top of the mountain and was in a state of being closed to visitors.

To enter the Kunlun Sect, one either needs someone inside to open the entrance, or a master of spatial arts to force their way in.

Zicomo may have the ability, but he wasn't so bored as to break into someone else's territory.