Chapter 604 - 239: Divine Phoenix Celestial Venerable, Number One Under Heaven (Part 4)

Fan Wubing asked, "Did you really not abduct someone from a prominent family in the Capital City?"

Liu Qingqing sneered, "Do I need to? If money can solve it, why bother wasting effort? Stand outside, sprinkle Spirit Stones, and watch how many cultivators come crawling with open mouths like dogs. Don’t judge the materialistic Shangjing Immortal Dynasty with your monk-like Cultivator mindset. Do you know the cultivation level and beauty of the top courtesan at Changning City’s finest brothel, the Illusion Immortal Tower?"

"What cultivation level?" Fan Wubing swallowed.

The Anger Demon Lord curled his lips, "Men really start wagging their tails at the mention of such things."

Liu Qingqing said, "A Fourth-Tier Tribulation Immortal, fifth on the Immortal Beauty Rankings, the fifth most beautiful in the world!"

"A Fourth-Tier Tribulation Immortal selling herself?" Fan Wubing was dumbfounded.

Liu Qingqing said, "Can you afford her? She’s not only the top courtesan but also a stakehold, the boss lady. The girls below her are all top-notch divine beauties, mastered in a wonderfully unique Dual Cultivation Technique, their spiritual connection reaches the heavens. One session brings a year’s joy."

"This..." Fan Wubing criticized, "That’s too vulgar! By the way, where can I see this Immortal Beauty Rankings?"

The Anger Demon Lord and Liu Qingqing both rolled their eyes, expressing disdain towards him.

Only Jiang Sha, who cherished Fan Wubing, casually took out a scroll and handed it to him.

Fan Wubing eagerly opened it to see.

The Enchanting Demon Lord, who perished under the sword, was immediately in sight, ranked first.

He was stunned, "Isn’t the Enchanting Demon Lord dead?"

Jiang Sha laughed, "Only we know she’s dead, the outside world doesn’t know yet."

The second position, Divine Phoenix Celestial Venerable.

Fan Wubing’s face immediately turned beet red, "Divine Phoenix Celestial Venerable is a woman?!"

Jiang Sha was surprised, "You just found out? A name with ’Phoenix’ is unlikely to be a man, right?"

Fan Wubing suddenly felt a bit lost, his hand holding the Immortal Beauty Rankings trembled slightly.

He always thought "Divine Phoenix" was just an ordinary title, never caring to learn about the Divine Phoenix Celestial Venerable, instinctively believing such a powerful person must be a man.

"It’s my stereotypical thinking..." Fan Wubing’s interest waned, and he became disinterested in the rest of the rankings until he saw Fu Manman at tenth place, causing him to exclaim, "What a bogus ranking, not worth looking at!"

My Man’Er is only ranked tenth? This is definitely a bogus ranking!

The Anger Demon Lord agreed, "Yes, totally a bogus ranking! A list where Slaughter Demon Lord can’t be number one isn’t worth considering, is it?"

The two rarely reached a consensus, and then they began to criticize the women on the Immortal Beauty Rankings, discussing which were ranked too high, which were too low, with eloquence.

Finally, they each created their own list,

The Anger Demon Lord placed Jiang Sha first, Liu Qingqing second, and himself third, randomly placing the rest, fully displaying his sycophantic nature.

Fan Wubing placed Fu Manman, Luo Qingyao, and Gu Lan tied for first, then Jiang Sha in second place. For the rest, except for removing the Divine Phoenix Celestial Venerable from the list, he kept it unchanged.

He still couldn’t accept that Divine Phoenix Celestial Venerable was a woman.

After all, the blood flowing in him now is hers! Back then, the drop of blood Divine Phoenix Celestial Venerable left in the Fan Family Forbidden Land replaced all his blood.

And then,

Fan Wubing coughed awkwardly, asking, "So, is there an Immortal Men Rankings?"

The Anger Demon Lord exclaimed, "What a pervert!"

Fan Wubing immediately said, "I just want to see what place I’m ranked at!"

"Doesn’t that still make you a pervert?!"

Jiang Sha laughed, "It’s not called Immortal Men Rankings, it’s called the Divine Being Rankings, plus, don’t worry, the dead can’t appear on the list."

"That’s true..."

The Anger Demon Lord taunted, "Even if people knew you were alive, you wouldn’t make the top thousand."

"You’re full of crap!" Fan Wubing swore, then brought out the full-length mirror, "Take a good look yourself, these eyes, this nose, this face, aren’t they all top-level immortal looks?"

Liu Qingqing couldn’t help but quietly ask, "Hall Master, are these two really reliable?"

Jiang Sha comfortably squinted his eyes, "Let them be, they’re relaxing after not having a good day in the Southern Celestial Land, now they must unwind in the Immortal Continent."

"Alright then."

After strolling around Liu Qingqing’s top-tier manor all afternoon and experiencing this treasure trove brought by wealth, Fan Wubing couldn’t help but click his tongue in wonder.

In the Immortal Continent, the saying truly holds: if it can be solved with money, it’s not a problem.

In the evening, Liu Qingqing found Fan Wubing in his courtyard.

Fan Wubing asked, "What’s the matter, Miss Liu?"

Knowing that her appearance only seemed old due to spending too much time with Jiang Sha, reducing her lifespan, she was not truly old due to her cultivation. So addressing her as "Miss" was certainly appropriate.

Liu Qingqing said, "I heard from the Hall Master that you were the one who extended my life last time. Such matters naturally require thanks in person."

"It’s nothing," Fan Wubing said, "You’ve also helped me a lot. Besides, Jiang Sha seemed quite upset at the time, I wanted to comfort her."

Liu Qingqing’s gaze was complicated, "Being the only person able to consistently make the Hall Master smile, you’re the first."

"Really? I thought she just naturally liked to smile."

"Someone who sits in a wheelchair, how could she love to smile?"

Fan Wubing was quite happy, being able to affect someone as important as Jiang Sha, didn’t that prove his excellence?

"Then I’ll strive to make her smile more."

Liu Qingqing paused, then shook her head, "Sometimes, I really can’t figure you out. Clearly, you have capabilities that reach the heavens, yet you’re so pure."

Fan Wubing laughed, "Overthinking trivial matters only tires the soul."

"That’s true," Liu Qingqing said, "In the coming years, we probably won’t have much going on, so consider this your home."

"Several years? That long?"

Liu Qingqing said, "Years are merely a flick of a finger. It seems long because in the past, you’ve done too much and never allowed yourself a proper rest. A cultivator’s fatigue isn’t something a mortal’s sleep can resolve."

Fan Wubing sighed, "Most of the time, I feel like time is chasing me, as if if I slowed even a little, something would consume me entirely."

"Haste makes waste," Liu Qingqing hesitated, "These words are what’s the Hall Master wanted me to tell you."

Fan Wubing was taken aback, "Why didn’t she tell me herself?"

Liu Qingqing shook her head, "I never speculate on the Hall Master’s thoughts. If you want to guess, go ahead." As she walked away, she sang, "Walk around, explore, the Immortal Continent is a good place, worth investing a bit more time to understand. There’s plenty of fascinating people and enchanted places for you to see. Don’t miss out and regret later~"

The last sentence was sung like a melody.

Fan Wubing stood in the moonlit night, lost in thought.

"Have I truly been too hasty? Perhaps that’s why being by Jiang Sha’s side feels so comfortable... She never rushes me to do anything."

...

If the Shangjing Immortal Dynasty is a treasure land next to Central Spirit Mountain,

Then the Heaven-Questioning Sect is a peerless immortal land built directly on Central Spirit Mountain.

The Jade Pavilion Immortal Towers, scattered throughout the mountains, along with the pavilions and palaces, made Heaven-Questioning Sect look like another world. The mist floating in the mountains wasn’t ordinary clouds, but the manifestation of the Immortal Spirit Qi, with purple aura soaring to the sky, proclaiming the unmatched fortune of the world’s number one sect. The disciples there, both on the mountain and below, all seemed to have bright futures and great prospects.

At the center stood a single Immortal Peak, hosting only an Immortal Palace named the Divine Phoenix Hall.

In the Divine Phoenix Hall, there was only one person, known as the Venerable Divine Phoenix.

With her back to the door, she sat on a prayer mat, holding a transparent pen as she wrote something. Her long skirt of red-golden color flowed and spread on the ground, while her almost floor-length hair spread into a perfect fan shape.

At a certain moment, the space in front of her wavered like ripples, and a ranking list appeared.

Seeing the list, in which she should have been second, now completely altered, and "Divine Phoenix Celestial Venerable" not even on it, she fell into contemplation.

After a while, she picked up the transparent brush, erased Jiang Sha from second place, then added her name again, unapologetically placing it above the tied first place trio "Fu, Luo, Gu," squeezing them into the second place tie.

After another thought, she felt it inappropriate, and rewrote Jiang Sha’s name, placing it beside her as a tie for first place.

Then, she bowed her head, continuing to write with the pen. The title of the article she was writing was —

"A Heavenly Edict for the Masses to Punish the Ancient and Avenge the Present".