"Still not waking up?" Liu Boli asked calmly.
The new Soul suddenly opened its eyes, and its aura surged, reaching the Foundation Establishment Late Stage.
"Alright, get some good rest. Once your body recovers, you can go back." Liu Boli put away the Formation, pointed to Qian Duoduo's Spiritual Awareness, and said to the new Soul, "Once you're outside, listen to him."
The new Soul bowed deeply to Liu Boli. Regardless, Liu Boli had recreated it.
"The rest is up to you," Liu Boli told Qian Duoduo from inside the Golden Toad.
Qian Duoduo chuckled. It seemed he had underestimated the Fusion of the Bee King and the Queen Ant. The physical Fusion might be manageable, but if the Souls didn't fuse, neither the Queen Ant nor the Bee King would survive.
Liu Boli himself was a Soul body, with profound research into Soul bodies. Now that he had recovered to the Heavenly Human Initial Stage, he was also capable of performing Soul Fusion Formations.
An old person in the family is a treasure.
Qian Duoduo's gaze fell upon the cauldron. Inside the cauldron, the Queen Ant and the Bee King looked dazed, only their bodies still showed movement. Fortunately, Qian Duoduo had already sealed their wounds with Spiritual Qi, preventing their injuries from worsening.
"The golden honey is here, for you!" Yu Yixiang entered the tent and handed Qian Duoduo a piece of golden honey the size of a washbasin.
"So much, did you keep any?"
"I did. Half for Cang Jie, and then we each get half." Yu Yixiang finished speaking, turned, and left. "I'll go get some royal jelly. Oh, right, it's safe now, you can take off your mask."
Qian Duoduo took off his mask and put both the mask and the golden honey into the Golden Toad. He cut off a small piece of golden honey and stored the rest in a crystal container.
Inside the cauldron, Qian Duoduo used a gentle flame to melt the golden honey into juice, then dripped one drop into the mouths of both the Queen Ant and the Bee King.
As the golden honey entered their mouths, the bodies of the Queen Ant and the Bee King immediately began to move on their own. Qian Duoduo seized the opportunity to separate them, swiftly cut with Spiritual Qi condensed into a thin blade, extracting the intact parts—the Queen Ant's head, the Bee King's chest, and the Queen Ant's abdomen. He then pieced these three parts together and meticulously stitched them with Heavenly Thunder Silkworm silk. After stitching, he applied golden honey to the seams.
"Royal jelly!" Yu Yixiang walked into the tent again, curiously observing the newly assembled Spirit Beast in the cauldron, watching Qian Duoduo drip royal jelly into its mouth and spread it over its entire body.
She smiled and shook her head, not wanting to disturb Qian Duoduo, placed a large bucket of royal jelly down, and then walked out again.
While she and Azure Phoenix were not present, Qian Duoduo asked Liu Boli, "Can the new Soul return to its body now?"
Liu Boli looked at Qian Duoduo's splicing technique, nodded, and said to the new Soul: "After you return, sort out your body yourself, taking the strengths of both of you."
The new Soul cupped its hand to Liu Boli. Liu Boli waved his hand, and the new Soul floated out of the Golden Toad, drilling into the new body in the cauldron.
"What should I call you from now on?" Qian Duoduo thought for a moment, "Let's call you Spirit Ant Bee Queen. Your descendants will be Spirit Ant Bees."
"Good," the Spirit Ant Bee Queen replied with Spiritual Awareness.
Qian Duoduo breathed a sigh of relief, refilled the cauldron with Spiritual Qi, and got up to relax outside.
He was most nervous about fusing the Queen Ant and the Bee King into one. Magic Treasures could be innovated freely; if they failed, he could just start over, but living Spirit Beasts were different—there was only one chance.
Outside the tent, countless corpses of Devouring Gold Ants and Spiritual Bees lay scattered. Qian Duoduo's heart stirred; the stingers of these Spiritual Bees and the mandibles of the Devouring Gold Ants were excellent materials. The stingers of the Spiritual Bees were the main material for making Yin Yang Spring Wind Scissors. And the mandibles of the Devouring Gold Ants could replace wolf fangs as the main material for the Wolf Fang Black Iron Hammer.
Qian Duoduo quickly cleared the battlefield, collecting tens of thousands of stingers and mandibles, his heart filled with the joy of an Artifact Refiner striking it rich.
Just then, Yu Yixiang walked over and handed Qian Duoduo a box. Qian Duoduo opened it to see dozens of white eggs inside.
"I snatched these from Cang Jie's mouth; half are Devouring Gold Ants, and half are Spiritual Bees. You can raise them in your Manor." Yu Yixiang knew Qian Duoduo's hobbies well—he liked to grow spiritual plants and raise Spirit Beasts.
Qian Duoduo quickly put away the box.
Azure Phoenix walked over, burping, "Two young friends, what are your plans next?"
Yu Yixiang said seriously, "Our mission is complete, and we are preparing to return to the Sect. It seems we will have to part ways with Cang Jie."
Azure Phoenix interrupted her, "Part ways? That's not good, is it? If we part ways, who will roast Spirit Chicken legs for me? Once this golden honey is eaten, who will give me Spiritual Bee honey?"
Qian Duoduo immediately understood that she wanted to return with them and quickly said, "Cang Jie, I formally invite you to settle in my Phoenix Garden. I wonder if you are willing?"
Azure Phoenix nodded in satisfaction, "Roasted Spirit Chicken legs, are there any?"
"Plenty. There are hundreds of thousands of Spirit Chickens in the Manor, and they lay tens of thousands of eggs every day."
"Spiritual Bee honey?"
"You can have it every day if you want." These requests were not difficult. Qian Duoduo waited for Cang Jie to propose the third condition: introducing her to Luan Phoenix.
"—I've said it, I'll live in Phoenix Garden, and anyone else who wants to move in must ask for my permission." Azure Phoenix's words were very subtle. Her attitude was also very reserved; in the end, she didn't mention the matter of Qian Duoduo introducing her to a partner.
Yu Yixiang nodded vigorously and said loudly, "Right. Like Luan Phoenix, no matter how beautiful she is, if you say she can't enter, she can't enter."
Azure Phoenix rolled her eyes at her and said in a drawn-out voice, "Exactly."
Yu Yixiang was speaking sarcastically, and Azure Phoenix understood. Only Qian Duoduo stood there in disarray: a woman's heart is truly like a needle in the ocean, hard to find...
When returning to the Sect, Qian Duoduo didn't expect even Sect Leader Niu Jinshui to come out to greet them.
As soon as they entered the Sect, Azure Phoenix let out a Phoenix cry that resounded throughout the entire Sect. This cry of hers was both unexpected and expected by Qian Duoduo and Yu Yixiang.
It was unexpected because it was the first time bringing her back to the Sect, and he didn't expect her to make such a big commotion.
It was expected because she wanted to see Luan Phoenix earlier, which was understandable. If they liked each other, she would stay in the Sect; if not, she would find an excuse to leave.
What if the image of Luan Phoenix seen in Qian Duoduo's tent was a processed one, beautified to an outrageous degree? Then Azure Phoenix would not possibly stay in Refining Spirit Sect.
After the Phoenix cry, Palace Lord Ping Yundan of Xiongjin Mountain flew over first with Luan Phoenix. Next was Zhangzuo Dajiu Tang Honggong, and then the Sect Leader. The Palace Lords of the three peaks of Lu Xi circled with their Spiritual Awareness and then returned.
Niu Jinshui scrutinized Azure Phoenix, who was carrying Qian Duoduo and Yu Yixiang, cupped his hand, and asked, "Fellow Daoist, what brings you here?"
Azure Phoenix looked at Qian Duoduo, but her eyes were secretly glancing at Luan Phoenix next to Hall Master Ping.
"Sect Leader, Cang Jie is preparing to move into my Manor," Qian Duoduo quickly replied.
He was still carrying a box on his back, containing the unhealed Spirit Ant Bee Queen and dozens of eggs. But compared to Azure Phoenix, these were not worth the attention of the Sect Leader and the Palace Lords.
Hearing Qian Duoduo address Azure Phoenix as Cang Jie, the Sect Leader's mouth twitched slightly, then his eyebrows relaxed, "Welcome, a warm welcome, Fellow Daoist, please come this way."
The arrival of a High-Level Profound Beast was a great blessing that fell from the sky. How could it not surprise him, the Sect Leader?
Niu Jinshui said to Tang Honggong, "Tang Zhangzuo, is there enough space in Purple Gold Manor? Or should we expand it?"
Tang Honggong suppressed a smile and respectfully replied, "I told Bu Huan that he can expand as he pleases, as long as it's empty land in Mengyuan Mountain."
Niu Jinshui's eyes darted around, "How can that be? Bu Huan, you are now a Four-Rank Refiner. I think you can use any empty land in the Sect as you wish, especially the residence of Senior Azure Phoenix; it must be built well. The construction costs will be borne by the Sect."
"I think the Phoenix Garden in Purple Gold Manor can be built on our Xiongjin Mountain," Ping Yundan said softly.
Tang Honggong's expression, however, changed drastically.
Whichever Immortal Mountains Azure Phoenix moved into, that Immortal Mountains' strength would greatly increase. Although Xiongjin Mountain and Mengyuan Mountain were both in Lu Dong, Tang Honggong also hoped that Mengyuan Mountain's strength would be stronger.
In fact, Azure Phoenix was a female Phoenix, and the way she stared at Luan Phoenix, both he and Ping Yundan saw it and guessed a few things. Ping Yundan's words were also based on this confidence. Building the Phoenix Garden on Xiongjin Mountain would also facilitate Luan Phoenix and Azure Phoenix's interaction. If they got along well, it would be even more beneficial to the Sect.
Hall Master Ping saying this might not necessarily be out of selfishness.
Niu Jinshui nodded slightly, looked at Qian Duoduo, "Bu Huan, what do you think of Hall Master Ping's suggestion?"
Azure Phoenix and Zhangzuo Dajiu's eyes also fell on Qian Duoduo. Azure Phoenix's gaze meant 'yes.' Zhangzuo Dajiu's gaze meant 'no.'
Instantly, Qian Duoduo's head swelled.