Lu Yang had been through countless trials and tribulations, surviving battles among immortals on more than one occasion, but he had never encountered being surrounded by a group of female cultivators before.

Half the reason why Lu Yang was so popular was that his experiences were indeed legendary; it was rare for a cultivator to complete even one such feat in a lifetime, let alone so many.

The other half of the reason was Daoist Buyu’s diligent promotion, using embellishments or even fabricating facts to craft Lu Yang into an image of perfection.

Even though everyone knew not to take Daoist Buyu’s words at face value, the "Legend of the Dao Seeking Sect Starring Lu Yang" repeated in their ears had subconsciously merged the story’s Lu Yang with the real one.

"Don’t know what to do? Let this fairy handle it!" Fairy Eternity took charge with an air of a domineering big sister.

Lu Yang, of course, would not be fooled by Fairy Eternity’s facade and calmly asked, "Fairy, have you encountered such a situation before?"

"Of course I have, what haven’t I seen before?"

"Back when I created the Mother-child River, many female cultivators came to worship me, praying for the river’s blessing, praying for me to grant them children; it’s not too different from the current situation."

It’s a far cry, okay!

Lu Yang was thankful that he hadn’t rashly handed over control of his body to the fairy, or who knows what chaos might have ensued.

Not knowing what else to do, Lu Yang thought it wouldn’t hurt to take out the Recording Orb to capture this scene. It was regrettable that Old Meng couldn’t come to the Laurel Fairy Palace, but when they returned, letting him see the recording would make up for it somewhat.

Lu Yang felt he was quite thorough in looking after his good brother.

Although he couldn’t rely on himself or Fairy Eternity, Lan Ting was indeed reliable.

"All right, everyone, calm down. Elder Brother Lu Yang will be staying at the Fairy Palace for some time, and there will be plenty of opportunities to interact with him in the days to come, so there’s no need to crowd around and make things difficult for him!"

After Lan Ting persuaded them loudly for a while, the disciples of the Fairy Palace gradually left.

Lu Yang was baffled; wasn’t he supposed to stay at the Fairy Palace for just a few days? How did it suddenly turn into an extended stay?

Lan Ting hastily clasped his hands in apology, "I’m sorry, I had to say it in the heat of the moment, or they wouldn’t have left."

She raised her head to stealthily gauge Lu Yang’s expression and said somewhat embarrassedly, "Would it be too much trouble to ask Elder Brother Lu Yang to stay a bit longer in the Fairy Palace? I’ve already said as much, and if you leave after just a couple of days, my credibility will be..."

"But don’t worry, Elder Brother, our Fairy Palace is not lacking in cultivation resources. Whatever you need for your cultivation, I... we can provide."

As the conversation had come to this point, Lu Yang could only agree to stay.

After all, he was flexible about where he cultivated and wasn’t picky about the location.

"I’ll take you to where you’ll be staying first." Seeing her ploy succeed, Lan Ting quickly said.

Soon, Lan Ting led Lu Yang to a connected complex of guesthouses; this was where Laurel Fairy Palace accommodated its guests. Each guesthouse courtyard had a Laurel Tree planted within it, and guests could see the treasure-like Laurel Trees just by stepping out the door or opening a window.

With no guests present, Lan Ting arranged for Lu Yang to stay in the first guesthouse.

The guesthouse had an ancient charm, with a thick layer of snow piled on the courtyard and roof tiles, adding a unique beauty.

The room even had a Gathering Spirit Array, which would suffice even for an Integration Period Cultivator.

The only downside was that the room was furnished with items like a bronze mirror and rouge that didn’t match Lu Yang’s gender... This was a guesthouse intended for female cultivators.

Laurel Fairy Palace had never considered the issue of accommodating male cultivators.

"I’ll clean up right away!" Lan Ting said with embarrassment, she had only thought about inviting Lu Yang to the Fairy Palace but hadn’t considered that there were no suitable guest rooms for him.

"It’s okay, just leave them here," Lu Yang said, not wanting to trouble Lan Ting. The bronze mirrors and rouge could stay on the dressing table; he didn’t need them anyway, and they weren’t in the way, so there was no need to fuss about them.

It wasn’t his first day staying in a place like a girl’s boudoir. In the beginning, Fairy Eternity had occupied his Spiritual Space and decorated it in a cute and tender style. Compared to Fairy Eternity’s boudoir, the guest rooms in the Fairy Palace were quite good.

It was only now that Fairy Eternity wanted to establish the Great Bean Dynasty and develop the Spiritual Space into more of a palace style. Otherwise, his Spiritual Space would still be cute and tender.

While talking, Lu Yang noticed that goose feather-sized snowflakes began to fall in his Spiritual Space, quickly covering the ground and even the throne with snow.

"Oh ho, it’s snowing!" Fairy Eternity jumped off the throne and started rolling around in the snow, laughter filling the air.

𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Without asking, it was clear that Fairy Eternity was up to her tricks again, wanting to change the environment.

"Little Yang, come play with me," Fairy Eternity called from the ground, her legs kicking up, looking up at Lu Yang with an inviting gaze.

Lu Yang immediately declined without a second thought, "No, I still have to tour the Fairy Palace."

...

"This is the Elixir Brewing Chamber," Lan Ting led Lu Yang to the neighboring room, and he felt the continuous waves of heat emanating from the Elixir Brewing Chamber, which were surprisingly stable.

"Below this place is an earth’s core fire. The Elixir Brewing Chamber draws the earth’s core fire up to serve as the fire-eye, complemented by various True Fires to increase the temperature of the flames, bestowing them with various properties for refining pills," she explained.

"Legend has it that this is not a natural fire, but an Immortal Fire passed down from the Ancient Times that has been burning until now!" Lan Ting said with a longing expression, marveling at the strength of the Ancient Immortals to sustain a fire for three hundred thousand years.

In the Spiritual Space, Fairy Eternity was tossing a handful of snow upwards when she suddenly sensed something and exclaimed excitedly.

"Eh, isn’t this the fire I left on the moon when I was barbecuing?"

"Back then, the Yingtian Immortal didn’t want to move the Laurel Tree back and forth, so he proposed just setting up a bonfire on the moon to eat," she recalled.

"We were so indulged in the feast that Yingtian Immortal and the others were knocked out from overeating. It was me who carried them all back," Fairy Eternity boasted.

"Could it be that I was only focused on moving people and forgot to extinguish the fire?"

Fairy Eternity, quick to correct her mistakes, made a move as if to extinguish the Immortal Fire but was promptly stopped by Lu Yang.

"Your Majesty, it’s truly heartwarming to see that you can admit and correct your mistakes, a rare sight for such a wise ruler throughout history. However, the people still need the Immortal Fire for daily life, so there’s no need to extinguish it," he advised.

"Oh, then okay," Fairy Eternity was truly an enlightened ruler. Unlike many in history, she didn’t become angry when her rash actions were stopped by her trusted subjects.

"To the right is the forbidden area, and I must ask Elder Brother Lu Yang never to approach it, lest there be risk to your life," Lan Ting pointed towards the right of the Elixir Brewing Chamber, to a luxuriously decorated palace with wooden pillars at its entrance over ten meters tall.

"What’s that place?"

"The hot springs. There was surplus earth’s core fire, and the predecessors who built the Fairy Palace also constructed these hot springs," she said.

Lan Ting then pointed to the left and added, "To the left is the Refinement Chamber, whose principle is similar to that of the Elixir Brewing Chamber, also utilizing the earth’s core fire."

Preserving the earth’s core fire for the Fairy Palace, allowing the Elixir Brewing Chamber, hot springs, and Refinement Chamber to continue to exist, was a great deed of merit. Lu Yang felt that if one could cultivate through the Power of Virtue, he would have already reached the Transcendance Tribulation Stage by relying on the Power of Virtue alone.