After meeting everyone he wanted to see, Lu Jun took a single step and returned to Magic City, now holding the Earth Element Crystal that Mo Fan had obtained from Dingcheng in Rock City.
Their group had dispersed once again, each going their separate way. Whenever they gathered, they would often reminisce about their high school days, giving those memories a different flavor.
But not Lu Jun.
Whenever he recalled high school, all he remembered were scenes of fighting demons. The nauseating stench of the One-Eyed Magic Wolf still lingered in his mind. He had cultivated desperately for survival, building strength to calmly face the disasters yet to come.
At Jinyuan Apartments, Lu Mei smiled faintly as she looked at the recently teleported Lu Jun. She knew he had once again been fooling around between two women.
Just as Lu Jun felt embarrassed, his sister suddenly said,
"You look exhausted. Why don't you get some rest? After winning this Pacific War?"
Hearing this, he froze.
He realized that he had been cultivating and fighting nonstop all this time. It seemed he truly had never stopped to rest.
Lu Jun wondered whether it really was time to take a break.
He thought that once all obstacles had been swept away, immortality attained, and he stood atop the Magic Plane as its strongest, perhaps it really would be time to retire with the women he loved.
"We'll talk about it when that day comes."
He smiled, stepped forward, embraced her soft and alluring body, let his hands wander over her figure, and kissed her charming crimson lips.
Nearby, Ding Yumian sat quietly by the window reading a book.
Her white dress outlined her graceful figure. Sunlight streamed through the semi-transparent fabric, revealing glimpses of her snowy, delicate skin. Her temperament was elegant, gentle, tranquil, and pure.
She sat with her pair of long, slender legs crossed, the hem of her skirt slightly raised to reveal her fair, shapely calves.
Hearing the unmistakable sounds of kissing beside her, she finally put down her book and shot Lu Jun an exasperated glare.
Ding Yumian suddenly recalled what had happened back in the Ancient Capital, when her main soul had possessed Lu Jun's body.
That scoundrel had been intimate with Lu Mei while she experienced everything through his senses. In her perception, Lu Mei had become the heroine of the scene, leaving her utterly stunned.
"Tch."
She clicked her tongue softly.
"Shameless."
Blushing furiously, Lu Mei pushed Lu Jun away and bit her lip.
"Yumian's watching. Don't go too far."
Seeing this, Lu Jun chuckled and glanced at Ding Yumian.
Deep down, he thought that boundaries only existed to be tested and eventually crossed.
Just then, outside Jinyuan Apartments, Mu Nujiao, hearing that the room had finally gone quiet, hesitated before knocking and entering.
Her fair face was slightly flushed.
"Hello, everyone."
Lu Mei shot Lu Jun a vicious glare.
With his Spiritual cultivation, her younger brother had definitely noticed Mu Nujiao waiting outside.
At that moment, Lu Jun suddenly said to Mu Nujiao,"You've probably been troubled by your family's arrangements lately. How about coming back to the Ancient Capital with me?"
"Huh?"
Before Mu Nujiao could answer, Ai Tutu, who had just walked in behind her, covered her mouth and exclaimed. Her ample chest bounced as she laughed.
"Young Master Lu, are you trying to keep Goddess Mu as your mistress? As expected, powerful men always keep mistresses."
The moment those words were spoken, the expressions of the women all changed.
Even Mu Nujiao, usually elegant and composed, nearly lost her composure.
Black lines appeared across Lu Jun's forehead.
"Ai Tutu, what nonsense are you talking about? I'm planning to establish a Magic Academy. I'm inviting Mu Nujiao to manage it."
Those words made Lu Mei quietly put away the blade she had already drawn.
The others immediately understood, though they remained surprised.
Mu Nujiao asked in confusion,
"Why me?"
"It's nothing special."
Lu Jun answered casually.
"Everyone under me already has something to do. You come from a great clan, so you're familiar with this kind of management. You're also someone I trust. That's why I invited you. If you don't want to, then forget it."
Indeed, after this battle, Lu Jun planned to establish an academy dedicated to Fusion Magic.
He wanted more people to participate in the transformation of magic. By combining various magic systems and innate talents, unexpected achievements would surely emerge, ultimately benefiting him as well.
Mu Nujiao fell silent for quite a while before finally saying decisively,
"No problem. I'll do my best to become a good academy principal."
She was naturally gentle and had always loved teaching. She was more than willing to devote herself to education.
Besides, moving to the Ancient Capital was also a chance to free herself from her family's control.
Ai Tutu pouted and muttered, "The process doesn't matter. The result is still the same, you've been kept by him, just without any official title."
Smack!
The youthful, well-endowed girl immediately clutched her chest and cried out,
"Ouch!"
Mu Nujiao withdrew her hand, her pretty face slightly red as she snorted.
"Stop talking nonsense."
Standing nearby, Lu Jun's eyes were completely transfixed.
The sight before him left him dizzy.
After a moment, Mu Nujiao asked, "What are you planning to do after I leave?"
Ai Tutu answered nonchalantly,
"I'll come with you. No one at home controls me anyway. I'm completely free, so I might as well travel around."
She grinned mischievously.
"And I'll keep an eye on you so Young Master Lu doesn't eat you up completely."
Even so, Mu Nujiao was deeply touched.
She knew Ai Tutu had only decided to accompany her to the Ancient Capital for her sake.
Seeing that the four women had already made up their minds to go to the Ancient Capital, Lu Jun no longer hesitated.
He opened a Void Passage and carried all four of them through an ultra-long-distance teleportation.
Before leaving, he deliberately left his contracted Mermaid Holy Spirit behind in Magic City, continuing to entrust her to the Holy Spirit Emperor for training.
Buzz—Buzz—Buzz!
In an instant, the figures of the five disappeared into brilliant silver light.
When their vision cleared, they found themselves inside the ancient city bathed in earthy yellow hues.
Ding Yumian curiously looked around, feeling the ancient majesty of the towering city walls.
She exclaimed in amazement,
"So this is the world-famous Ancient Capital?"
She had never left Pearl Academy since childhood, so everything was new to her.
Lu Jun smiled and said, "I'll take you around and show you the sights."
Although he still had countless matters demanding his attention, he was more than willing to accompany Ding Yumian on a tour of the famous historical landmarks scattered throughout the country.
At the same time, Lu Jun summoned Jun Yaojin and instructed her to arrange accommodations for Mu Nujiao, as well as oversee all preparations for establishing the Fusion Magic Academy.
After giving those instructions, Lu Jun immediately became a hands-off boss, spending his time leisurely accompanying Ding Yumian instead.
As for Lu Mei, out of sight meant peace of mind. She planned to head into the mountain ranges surrounding the Ancient Capital in search of an active volcano, intending to revive the Chongming Bird using the Totem skeleton extracted from the Sea King Skeleton.
Among the world's three great volcanic and seismic belts, it was not only Mount Fuji in Japan that could revive the Chongming Bird the Kunlun Mountain Range surrounding the Ancient Capital possessed the same conditions.
Three days and three nights later.
Screee!
While in the Ancient Capital, Lu Jun suddenly heard a clear, melodious phoenix cry.
It carried boundless joy as it echoed across a radius of thousands of kilometers.
Immediately afterward, a vast surge of Fire Element erupted from the distant mountain range, soaring straight into the heavens and spreading outward, causing the temperature throughout the Ancient Capital to rise by three degrees almost instantly.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A crimson sea of flames illuminated the sky.
The inferno surged endlessly, layer upon layer like rolling tides sweeping across the land, creating a truly magnificent spectacle.
A gigantic crimson phoenix phantom rose into the heavens, radiating noble majesty and overwhelming power.
Lu Jun froze for a moment before exclaiming in surprise, "The Chongming Bird has been revived?"
Without hesitation, he left his warm embrace and hurried toward the source.
The surrounding mountain range had become a world of scorching heat.
Countless rivers of crimson magma crisscrossed the landscape, flowing in every direction.
Above the central volcanic crater hovered a crimson-gold phoenix.
Its wings were fully spread, looking even more like a true phoenix than the Moon Moth Phoenix itself.
Its cultivation was astonishingly powerful, having clearly reached the level of a Supreme Monarch.
Standing atop the Chongming Bird's back was Lu Mei.
However, her expression carried a trace of disappointment.
Seeing her younger brother arrive, she sighed and said.
"The Chongming Bird has indeed been revived, but I failed to earn its acknowledgment. I couldn't obtain the Chongming Heavenly Flame."
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