Mortal To Immortal (Book 1)
MTI 022 - Surprise

Feng Xian then learned the reason why Yutian and Meirong did not directly come out of the closed-door training. Both of them had the enlightenment that they could return to human form even though they were still in the Foundation Realm, precisely the Sky Foundation.

He also found the practice of Yutian and Meirong to be in the middle stage Sky Foundation which was only a thin thread entering the final stage.

Feng Xian did not think too much about this oddity. He assumed the red lightning strike the other day strengthened his second body.

"There is a saying that the beauty of a woman can destroy a country. This adage is perfect for you, Xiao Rong."

Meirong lowered his head, covering the thin red hue on both of his cheeks, "Senior Feng was too praising."

Yutian saw Meirong's reaction slightly sneering, "I've praised you, but you look ordinary."

"Silent stupid snake. Senior Feng's praise was sincere, unlike yours," Meirong said.

"Hmm. This is the first time I've seen your real face. Just my feeling or are you more beautiful than the news I hear?"

Meirong lowered his head and Yutian chuckled, then laughed softly. Both of them did not expect Feng Xian to be able to tease women either.

"Senior, I just found out you have a side like this."

"What side do you mean? I don't understand." Feng Xian sniffed his shoulders as if he did not care about Yutian's words, then looked in one direction, "I wonder how Xiao Han's reaction was to see your true form."

Feng Xian knew Yao Han had seen the faces of his two teachers through the jade slip, but he had a hunch Yao Han would react even more excitedly to see their current form.

Yutian and Meirong decided to meet Yao Han. Their student was sitting in meditation on the edge of the bridge facing the vast pool in front of Feng Xian's house.

A few steps before the two reached near Yao Han, Feng Xian sent him a telepathic message. It also becomes an advantage part of the Heavenly Sense.

Yao Han who heard Feng Xian's voice in his mind then opened his eyes and immediately noticed two figures approaching him.

The moment Yao Han and Meirong's gaze met, his mouth and eyes opened extremely wide. Meirong's beauty drugged Yao Han until he was dumbfounded for quite a while, then his gaze darkened. His body fell into the pool, shocking Yutian and Meirong.

"Han'er-h!"

'Oh my goodness, Xiao Han's reaction was more severe than I thought.' Inner Feng Xian could not believe watching his disciple faint just from being stunned by Meirong's beauty, 'I don't know if this is bad or good...' Feng Xian shook his head in astonishment, then continued his painting activities.

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"It looks like your beauty isn't good for Han'er's eyesight. He even fainted."

Meirong gave a hard blow to Yutian's head that uttered that nonsense and nonsensical sentence.

He then turned his attention to Yao Han who was lying in the grass under a shady tree, near Feng Xian painting. His index finger moved to pierce Yao Han's cheek.

"You are this.. Why bother him? Lack of work" Yutian protested.

"Don't forbid me, I'm just anxious to see Yao Han. He always looks funny in his sleep." Meirong chuckled.

"He wasn't sleeping, he was fainting. What's so funny about sleeping people anyway?"

"What do you know?" Meirong ignored Yutian and increasingly enjoyed his small activities. The puncture and towelan he gave on both cheeks of Yao Han.

Feeling disturbed, Yao Han opened his eyes and wanted to see who the culprit was. His eyes immediately saw the sweet-smiling face of Meirong towards him.

Yao Han blinked his eyes a few times, then immediately got up. He also noticed that Feng Xian was nearby and approached his first teacher.

"Teacher Feng-! There's a goddess down here!" he exclaimed beside Feng Xian, observing Meirong closely.

"Hm, yes, a Goddess. She was called the Goddess of the Fire Sword.." said Feng Xian casually without taking his eyes off his painting canvas.

Feng Xian's words made Yao Han's brain think quickly, That's Teacher Hong's nickname. Holdin...'

So surprised, he did not observe the face of the beautiful woman he saw more thoroughly, then he only realized that the beautiful woman was the same face as his Teacher Hong.

"Teacher Hong...?"

Meirong laughed amusedly at Yao Han's behavior, "Yes, it's me your teacher, Han'er..."

"Woah-o! Teacher Hong-!"

Yao Han ran over to the beautiful teacher and hugged her. Meirong and Yutian were surprised by Yao Han's actions but they just laughed. Meirong returned Yao Han's embrace with a crisp laugh and gently rubbed his disciple's hair.

"Ehem..."

Meirong and Yao Han turned their attention when they heard a voice beside them.

"You forgot me, Han'er?"

"Teacher She?"

"Yes, it's me."

"Hm, it seems like Master doesn't brag with Master's good looks."

Meirong laughed in satisfaction at Yao Han's innocent remark, while Yutian looked pouted. Actually he was a little confused, was this disciple praising or insulting him?

Yao Han let go of his embrace, then observed the appearance of his two teachers.

Meirong has dark brown hair almost black long and there is a red skewer. His eyes were as dark as night, his small nose was slightly pointed, and his rancid lips were reddish in color.

His skin was brightly colored and between his two eyebrows there was a small carving of golden red flowers. Her clothes are predominantly red and some black accents and gold shades.

While Yutian was more suitable to be called an all-green man, reminiscent of Yao Han with Bai Tian whose appearance was all-white.

Starting from his hair, eyes, and clothes are a mixture of dark and young green. Around his eyes was a purple color. His skin was slightly darker than Meirong's.

"Teacher, congratulations on reaching the Foundation Realm and forming the Sky Foundation..." Yao Han was amazed by the Qi radiance from the bodies of his two teachers who were much stronger, although not as strong as Feng Xian.

"Thank you, you haven't forgotten my message to practice..."

Meirong then informs him that he and Yutian cannot be in human form for long. At least three hours a day they can survive in human form.

Like the other spirit beasts, they had to reach the Core Realm in order to change their form all they wanted without being limited in time.

"This is also the second time we have formed the Sky Foundation."

"Both times? It used to be that Master also formed the Foundation of Heaven?"

Meirong nodded slowly. This happened five hundred years ago when they were in their early twenties. Both of them were among the few people who had managed to reach the Sky Foundation.

The Meirong and Yutian generations belonged to the golden generation of the world of cultivators due to the appearance of some cultivators who had managed to form the Sky Foundation. Such a phenomenon occurs every five hundred to one thousand years.

"I heard from my late teacher. that there was news that said the champion of the Four Corners had all managed to form the Foundation of Heaven." Meirong glanced at Feng Xian, who was followed by Yao Han and Yutian.

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