Pulled into Jiang Chen’s embrace so suddenly, Liang Yiyi froze, unsure of what to do.

This was the first time she had ever been in such close contact with Jiang Chen.

Especially with the look of deep affection on his face.

A crimson blush spread across her face.

She softly called out.

"Young Master..."

That single call of "Young Master" instantly brought Jiang Chen back to his senses.

He looked at the woman before him: Liang Yiyi, his Maid.

She was, however, exceptionally beautiful.

Especially after she had just performed Celestial Maiden Scattering Flowers. For a moment, he had almost mistaken her for his Orchid Fairy.

Seeing clearly that she was Liang Yiyi and not the Orchid Fairy, Jiang Chen shook his head with a bitter smile.

"A pity. You... are not her."

He slowly released his hold on Liang Yiyi.

With an inward sigh, he turned and walked toward his room.

Only then did Liang Yiyi snap out of her daze.

Her face was still flushed, but seeing Jiang Chen walk away, her eyes dimmed.

Just as Jiang Chen was about to leave, she suddenly spoke, her voice soft and gentle. "Young Master, I will always be yours."

Jiang Chen’s steps faltered. He knew Liang Yiyi was very loyal and considerate toward him.

He didn’t turn around, simply saying faintly,

"From now on, you will follow me."

With that, he returned to his room without a backward glance and shut the door.

Liang Yiyi stood outside, a look of delighted surprise flashing across her face.

She didn’t disturb Jiang Chen.

Instead, she began to wonder silently, ’Who is the "her" the Young Master was talking about?’

’Could it be Qin Muxue?’

’No, not Qin Muxue. She already broke off the engagement with the Young Master. In a few months, he’s supposed to go to the Qin Family in Guyue City to formally annul it.’

’But if it’s not Qin Muxue, who else could he be talking about?’

Inside the room, Jiang Chen sat on a meditation cushion.

The image of a beautiful figure still flashed in his mind’s eye from time to time.

’Sigh, I won’t think about it anymore. I’ll see her again sooner or later.’

He knew thinking about it now was pointless. The distance between him and the Orchid Fairy was too vast.

If he slacked off, he might never see the Orchid Fairy again in this life.

For her, Jiang Chen had to cultivate even harder to achieve Peak Cultivation.

Then, he would surely be able to find the Orchid Fairy.

After stewing in his thoughts for a while, Jiang Chen shook his head, casting all distracting thoughts aside.

Then, he reached over with his right hand and touched the white Spatial Ring on the middle finger of his left hand.

With a sweep of his Divine Thought, he saw a pile of pale-yellow essence crystals inside—a full thirty million of them.

This was his first real haul since being reborn.

There was also a golden card: a Gold Card from the Treasure Elephant Pavilion.

He paid the Gold Card no mind.

’A Gold Card from the Treasure Elephant Pavilion... it doesn’t seem all that useful.’

He shook his head. In his past life, he wouldn’t have given such a thing a second glance, but now he had to keep it as a backup.

Besides these items, there were also the elixirs he had recently refined. Most of them were First-Grade Elixirs, but they were, without a doubt, all of Gold Quality.

Jiang Chen planned to keep them stored in the Spatial Ring for now. Taking out so many Gold Quality elixirs would undoubtedly cause an uproar in Hanwu City, and perhaps even the entire Alchemy Realm.

Doing so would only bring him trouble. It was better to keep them hidden away for now; they would surely be useful later.

Finally, Jiang Chen’s Divine Thought locked onto a single feather.

That’s right—it was the White Phoenix Feather that Jiang Chen had won at the Treasure Elephant Pavilion auction.

WHOOSH!

With a flick of his hand, the White Phoenix Feather appeared out of thin air in his palm.

The White Phoenix Feather was light and airy, seemingly weightless.

Moreover, to the naked eye, there was no way to tell that this feather had fallen from a White Phoenix.

’And it’s a feather from a White Phoenix’s wing, no less.’

Jiang Chen’s eyes narrowed as he instantly identified the feather’s origin.

It wasn’t just from a White Phoenix—it was from its wing.

He scanned the White Phoenix Feather repeatedly with his Divine Thought.

’It’s perfectly preserved. The heavens are truly on my side.’

Jiang Chen grew excited. Not only was the White Phoenix Feather perfectly preserved, but he could also sense a trace of the White Phoenix’s Will within it.

This Will kept the feather’s aura contained, making it impossible for ordinary people to discover its miraculous properties.

It was as if the White Phoenix Feather was waiting for its destined owner to appear.

’I suppose I’m that destined owner.’

Jiang Chen smiled to himself. Whether he was or not, the fact was that the White Phoenix Feather was now his.

And in his hands, it would shine with magnificent light.

After examining it repeatedly, Jiang Chen made his decision.

He would refine the White Phoenix Feather.

Refining the White Phoenix Feather was no simple task. It required extremely complex methods.

Even a Martial King Expert like Master Tian Mu had been unable to do it.

But Jiang Chen had a way.

’The Phoenix Will within the White Phoenix Feather is incredibly formidable. It will even fight back during the refining process.’

’Therefore, I must communicate with the Phoenix Will. Only by subduing it can I refine this feather. Otherwise, any other method would be futile.’

’Even destroying the feather wouldn’t be enough to refine it.’ 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Jiang Chen understood this clearly.

Moreover, communicating with the Phoenix Will inside the feather required not Divine Thought, but Spiritual Power.

Jiang Chen possessed Divine Emperor Level Spiritual Power. Although it was much weaker now, it was still far more formidable than that of an ordinary Martial Cultivator.

With a thought, a stream of Spiritual Power issued from his mind and rushed into the White Phoenix Feather.

"Insolent fiend, how dare you trespass into my domain!"

The moment Jiang Chen forced his Spiritual Power into the feather, a terrifying will erupted from within, soaring toward the heavens.

It let out a majestic roar directed at Jiang Chen.

This was the White Phoenix Realm.

The sheer force of the roar nearly shattered Jiang Chen’s Spiritual Power.

He hastily controlled his Spiritual Power, gathering it together.

He braced it against the opposing will.

At the same time, within the White Phoenix Realm, a white Phoenix took shape.

It danced above the nine heavens, its might suppressing any and all intruders.

The Phoenix Will itself could annihilate all evil.

Seeing this, Jiang Chen used his Spiritual Power to form a projection of himself.

He stood upon the ground, gazing up at the Phoenix in the heavens above.

He knew that it was a manifestation of the Phoenix’s Will, but it possessed the true pressure of a Phoenix.

If he tried to subdue it by force, his current Spiritual Power was no match for the White Phoenix.

But Jiang Chen remained as calm as ever.

Looking at the manifestation of the White Phoenix’s Will, he said in a clear voice, "White Phoenix, hear me out."

The White Phoenix rudely cut him off.

"Damned human! I despise your kind. Today, this noble one shall utterly destroy you!"

"Die!"

As the word fell, the White Phoenix descended from the heavens and viciously spat a blast of ancient, freezing wind at Jiang Chen.

This wind was cold enough to crack the very sky and freeze all existence.

’Not good!’

Jiang Chen hadn’t expected this. He didn’t know how many years the White Phoenix’s Will had lingered in the feather, but it was still this ferocious.

The terrifying Cold Ice Qi was so intense it nearly froze and shattered his Spiritual Power.

He hastily tried to retract his Spiritual Power and withdraw from the feather.

CRACK!

He had reacted quickly, but he was still a fraction too slow.

His Spiritual Power had been frozen solid by the Cold Ice Qi inside the White Phoenix Feather.