Mythical Luo, starting with the fox spirit

"Do you all remember the time I left the manor alone?" Yang Ping'an asked the group.

"Is it the time you ran away from home when you were six years old?" Yang Yi sighed, not understanding why Yang Ping'an brought up this matter.

"That's right, but I didn't run away from home. I was traveling." Yang Ping'an first acknowledged the incident Yang Yitan mentioned, but did not agree with his statement.

"Hmm, and then?" Yang Yitan didn't argue with him and continued to ask.

"I had a miraculous encounter in the southern border region that time, and I received an unimaginable opportunity," Yang Ping'an said, slightly modifying his account of the experience.

A golden lotus platform with twenty-four petals flew from between Yang Ping'an's eyebrows into his hand.

A mysterious halo flowed around the lotus, emitting a hazy glow.

"Is this the fortuitous encounter you mentioned?" Old Master Yang looked at Yang Ping'an with suspicion. Although this treasure looked extraordinary, it shouldn't have caused this phenomenon of spiritual energy turning into mist.

"It doesn't seem to have much power?" Yang Yi sighed and examined it carefully, only noticing that the lotus platform's color was very eye-catching.

"Don't rush, you'll see now." Yang Ping'an smiled slightly, activated his magic power, and the golden lotus platform slowly bloomed, with the twenty lotus petals unfolding one after another.

As the lotus flower bloomed, Old Master Yang and the others felt an invisible wave sweep over them, and then the spiritual energy around the Yang residence continuously converged towards the lotus platform.

The misty spiritual energy in Yang Ping'an's room was also drawn into the lotus platform, and after being transformed by the lotus platform, it condensed into drops of dazzling liquid above the lotus.

Grandpa Yang and the others were dumbfounded. In their perception, those liquids were clearly the purest spiritual liquid, and each drop contained a large amount of spiritual energy.

"This is the first function of the Twenty-Four Lotus Platform: it can absorb and purify spiritual energy, transforming it into pure spiritual liquid without any attributes, for people to cultivate."

Yang Ping'an used his magic to guide the few drops of spiritual liquid and placed them in front of Old Master Yang and the others.

"In other words, anyone can use this spiritual liquid for cultivation without worrying about attribute conflicts." Old Master Yang observed the drop of spiritual liquid in front of him with a look of surprise.

"That's right, and this spiritual liquid is easier to refine, which can effectively improve the cultivation efficiency of Taoists. You can give it a try."

Yang Ping'an smiled and poured the spiritual liquid into the dantian of Old Master Yang and the others.

Grandpa Yang and the others were filled with anticipation, believing that Yang Ping'an would not harm them, and let him put the spiritual liquid into their dantian.

"Whoosh..." As the spiritual liquid entered their bodies, Old Master Yang and the others instantly changed color. They quickly sat down on the ground and began to circulate their magic power to refine the spiritual energy. Their bodies were surrounded by magic power, and their clothes fluttered in the wind.

Watching Grandpa Yang and the others concentrate on refining the spiritual liquid, Yang Ping'an silently protected them.

These spiritual liquids did not contain much spiritual energy, and they were also sealed with divine sense by Yang Ping'an. Yang Ping'an was not worried that Old Master Yang and the others would be injured by the surging spiritual energy like he had before.

About fifteen minutes later, Grandpa Yang and the others opened their eyes one by one, their faces beaming with joy. This drop of spiritual liquid saved them months of arduous cultivation.

"Isn't this effect too strong?" Yang Yan asked in astonishment and disbelief.

"This is just the most brutal, predatory way of using it. I usually use it to gather spiritual energy, but I don't condense it into spiritual liquid like this time," Yang Ping'an explained to Yang Yan.

"No wonder I couldn't catch up with your cultivation level. So you've been cheating all along!" Yang Yi sighed in realization, as if he had finally understood the truth about why his cultivation level was lower than Yang Ping's.

"That's because you haven't been cultivating diligently enough. We usually cultivate together, and the spiritual energy I gather is scattered throughout the courtyard," Yang Ping'an said irritably.

Upon hearing this, Yang Yitan recalled that the concentration of spiritual energy during his usual cultivation was indeed higher than that in other places.

"The second function of this lotus platform is to help me calm my mind and protect my spirit from the intrusion of external demons," Yang Ping'an continued to explain the second function of the lotus platform.

"Hmm, this works quite well." Old Master Yang nodded in approval. With this lotus platform, Yang Ping'an no longer needed to worry about going astray in his cultivation.

"Of course, the defensive power of this lotus platform is also very strong. When the twenty-four petals close, I cannot harm it in the slightest with my current cultivation level."

After Yang Ping'an finished speaking, he controlled the lotus platform to envelop himself, flew into the air, and gestured for Old Master Yang and the others to attack.

Grandpa Yang thrust his sword at the golden lotus platform in mid-air. With a clang, the lotus remained unmoved, and Grandpa Yang was forced back into the courtyard by the recoil.

"I used eighty percent of my strength in this attack; the defense is quite good." Old Master Yang sheathed his sword, his hand holding the sword trembling slightly behind his back, while he stroked his beard with his other hand.

Yang Ping'an looked at Old Master Yang with amusement. At first, he did only use 80% of his strength, but after realizing that he could not pierce the lotus's defense, he used his full strength.

Without exposing the face-conscious Old Master Yang, Yang Ping'an put away the golden lotus platform and flew back to the ground.

"The reason you caused such a commotion during your seclusion was because you used this magic weapon, right?" Although he was asking Yang Ping'an, Old Master Yang said with certainty.

"Yes." Yang Ping'an confirmed his guess.

Yang Ping'an did not want to involve Old Master Yang and the others, so he concealed the methods of the Third Young Master of Aolai Kingdom.

After learning about the function of the golden lotus platform in Yang Ping'an's hands, Old Master Yang, Yang Yan, and others guessed that the changes in the spiritual energy of the Yang family were related to the lotus platform, and Yang Ping'an's words confirmed their guess.

"In the future, don't display this golden lotus platform in front of outsiders, it's easy to bring trouble," Old Master Yang imparted his life experience to everyone.

"Yes, I understand. I won't easily show this lotus platform to outsiders," Yang Ping'an replied solemnly to Old Master Yang.

"Alright, now that you understand the reason for the increase in spiritual energy, I'll go back and get back to work." Old Master Yang said with satisfaction, seeing that Yang Ping'an had listened to his teachings.

"Grandpa, don't rush off yet, I haven't finished speaking." Yang Ping'an called out to the old man who was about to leave.

"Is there anything else you haven't said? Isn't this your biggest opportunity yet?" Old Master Yang was very curious about why Yang Ping'an had stopped him.

Yang Ping'an waved his hand and set up a magical barrier in the courtyard, isolating the sounds inside and serving as a warning.

After setting up the barrier, Yang Ping'an led everyone back to his secluded room, and then found six futons for Old Master Yang and the others to sit down.

"What are you doing?" Old Master Yang and the others saw Yang Ping'an setting up barriers and closing doors, and they didn't understand what he was doing.

"The greatest opportunity I had on that trip wasn't this golden lotus platform, but a legacy," Yang Ping'an said solemnly to Old Master Yang and the others.

Grandpa Yang and Yang Yitan's father looked at each other in bewilderment. It was just a matter of inheritance, and they didn't understand why Yang Ping'an was making such a big fuss about it.

"That is a cultivation inheritance that can enable our human race to break through to the Demon Emperor realm." Yang Ping'an ignored the doubts of Old Master Yang and the others, and said seriously.