"This tainted spiritual root and method still have some use, even if it's just a fragment, or perhaps some information about the cave abode, you can deal with it yourself."

  Shen Yi used a goose egg stone to transmit sound and handed several storage bags to A Qing.

  "Alright."

  A Qing excitedly clutched the bag, and for some reason, the other party's unwarranted trust always made her feel inexplicably warm and delighted.

  The rest of the people were getting restless and wanted to get up and come over.

  Just then, a row of young servants came down from upstairs, each holding a jade tray.

  The rich fragrance instantly caught everyone's attention.

  Even the matter of exchanging treasures was thrown to the back of his mind.

  They quickly served exquisite dishes on each table according to the number of people and brought fragrant medicinal wine.

  At the end of the corridor, Mei Xiu Yao walked slowly and elegantly towards the corner.

  She slowly stood up, her delicate and lovely face filled with a few points of respect, and said in a warm voice: "Qingfeng Zhenren invites the two of you to go upstairs for a chat."

  A Qing very consciously excluded herself from it.

  He pressed his hands against the table and watched as the young servant came and went, swallowing hard unconsciously.

  Seeing this, Mei Xiu Yao lightly laughed and said: "Don't worry, I will also prepare a copy for you."

  "Thank you, sister."

  A Qing happily withdrew her gaze.

  It looks good in the eyes of others, but it makes many people secretly shake their heads. This white-faced young man thinks that just because he has a sweet mouth, he can win Mei's favor? The other party has been welcoming and sending off at this Ba Fang Food House for years, with eyesight higher than the sky.

  However, even Qingfeng Zhenren had to invite that senior.

  As expected, it's not a simple background.

  "Okay."

  Shen Yi was somewhat perplexed but did not refuse.

  After all, he had just left Da Qian and hadn't seen many powerful warriors yet.

  Chen Zhong doesn't care either way.

  He clearly knew he was just an afterthought, and was curious why Ah Qing had been left out.

  The two stood up, Shen Yi glanced at A Qing: "Finish eating and continue working, don't run around."

  "Mmm!"

  A Qing grasped her chopsticks, the exquisite dishes of Ba Fang Food House, she had only heard about them from her elders, but never truly tasted them before.

  Shen Yi withdrew her gaze and followed Mei Xiu Yao upstairs.

  The path leads directly up to the ninth floor.

  Even at Chen Zhong's age, he couldn't help but look around curiously in all directions.

  The highest level of Hunyuan Gong is at most in the fifth floor.

  Only when one has reached a state of enlightenment can they qualify to ascend to the sixth floor, and whenever the sixth floor is open, it must be a day when the Eight Sides Restaurant invites guests from all directions for a grand feast.

  As for the ninth floor... this is a treatment unique to Nian Gong, and it's precisely because of this that the restaurant dares to set any rules.

  "Here."

  Qingfeng Zhenren sat behind a wooden table, nodding his hand towards the two of them.

  This place is not as luxurious as Chen Zhong thought, and it's even simpler than the street food stalls.

  The young man didn't seem very comfortable, but still smiled and nodded: "Sit."

  Shen Yi calmly took her seat: "I don't know what the true person wants from me."

  If I'm not mistaken, until now, there has been no intersection between myself and Wutong Mountain... except for that Spirit Gathering Furnace in the storage treasure.

  "A young man of great promise, a joy to behold."

  "Let's eat first, we can talk later."

  It's just that with his immature appearance, saying such words always makes people want to laugh.

  It seemed like she had seen through Shen Yi's discomfort.

  Qingfeng Zhenren rolled his eyes: "I look younger because I broke through the Mixed Yuan faster, now I'm also over 3,800 years old... hurry up and eat."

  He rolled his eyes, and that bit of superior demeanor from earlier was also swept away, looking nothing like a cultivator who had lived for nearly four thousand years.

  Chen Zhong was born into a large and powerful family, although he had some connection with Wutong Mountain, but he didn't say a word, and he didn't try to curry favor with the True Person because of his gentle attitude.

  He knew well how proud the disciples of Wutong Mountain were.

  He is just better at disguising himself.

  Soon, Mei Xiu Yao lifted the curtain, but didn't have the qualification to serve dishes. The one responsible for serving was that old man with a thick neck, the owner of Ba Fang Food House.

  The dish is simple to the extreme.

  Each person had just one plate, on which were a few slices of braised pork belly in a rich sauce.

  Qingfeng Zhenren didn't even use chopsticks, and instead used his hands to grab the food and put it into his mouth.

  Chen Zhong carefully picked up a chopstick and tasted it slightly. His whole old face was stunned.

  “……”

  Shen Yi's eyes flashed with a cold glint after a moment of deliberation.

  That insignificant piece of flesh between his teeth had transformed into demonic blood and was swallowed into his belly.

  A piece of flesh, a drop of blood.

  If this wasn't the meat of the demon emperor, Shen Yi would have crushed the plate and swallowed it.

  He didn't think he was worth being treated with such precious things in his current identity.

  Chen Zhong didn't have the ability to sense blood aura, but when the beef entered his stomach, he suddenly felt that something was off.

  He stopped with his chopsticks suspended in mid-air.

  "Let's talk about what really happened."

  Shen Yi put down his chopsticks and looked up at the person opposite him.

  "Go on, you guys really have to eat, if you don't I'll feel embarrassed."

  Qingfeng Zhenren waved his hand and swallowed a piece of tendon meat with a big mouth.

  Until the plate was empty, he looked up at the two silent people opposite him and said helplessly: "Actually, I have nothing to do with you, today I mainly came to find him."

  He pointed at Chen Zhong with his finger.

  "What?" Chen Zhong raised his head in surprise.

  The old man's face turned deathly pale in an instant.

  "After eating, hurry back to Daqian, and you won't have to come out for several hundred years."

  Qingfeng Zhenren wiped his hands on his sleeve: "My senior brother directly killed the Blood Emperor, yeah, just like what you ate, I couldn't persuade him, he has that kind of temper, whoever provokes him will die."

  "A thousand demons may not dare to come to my Wutong Mountain to cause trouble."

  "You also saw the outcome of Xuanguang Cave, and Hua Shen Zhenren said that if he dies, then he will die."

  "But what I'm most worried about is your Great Ancestor, the golden statues in the Wu Temple can't leave the Imperial City, right? Your ancestors are still sleeping, and the territory is so vast..."

  Watching Chen Zhong almost fainting.

  Qingfeng Zhenren awkwardly advised: "Actually, it's not necessarily the case. They might continue to look for my senior brother."

  Is it really?

  Chen Zhong struggled to stay awake, Niekun and Da Qian, which one is the soft persimmon, do you still need to think about it?

  The Blood Emperor of the Nineteenth Cave just died like that... Earlier, a White Feathered Demon Emperor also died.

  Can't let the thousand demons cave go crazy?

  The land of nine states is full of weaknesses everywhere, and it's hard to defend even if you want to.

  "I'm not that kind of despicable person who doesn't dare to take responsibility for my actions, several senior brothers and sisters have broken through the barrier, trying to attract the anger of the Thousand Demons Cave."

  "Anyway... you're on your own then." Qingfeng Zhenren shook his head.

  When gods fight, mortals suffer.

  This is no idle talk.

  Fourth Master Nie was just killing demons, he didn't have any ill intentions, it's just that his gaze was raised too high and couldn't see the common people at his feet.

  "Senior, Chen is leaving."

  Chen Zhong slowly got up, his mind uneasy, and bowed to Shen Yi before walking down the stairs.

  "You don't look so good?"

  Qingfeng Zhenren sighed and immediately looked curiously at the young man opposite him.

  "Is there?" Shen Yi picked up the beef again and sent it into her mouth, with no ripples in her eyes.

  "That might have been just my imagination."

  The gentle breeze smiled faintly, and the tender face finally had a hint of Wutong Mountain's flavor.

  Zhang Cheng woke up from his dream and found that the people around him hadn't changed, but the world had.

  The abyssal world descends, monsters invade, and humans can awaken various abilities to explore the abyss and resist monsters.

  However, he found that his awakened ability seemed a bit strange.

  ……

  "Boosting ally's strength by 1000%! Your ally has been empowered!"

  "Your teammate has burst into bloom, their emotions and state have reached the peak, but are about to plummet. Do you recover all attribute bonuses while also gaining a permanent boost for yourself?"

  ……

  At the depths of the abyss, the supreme demon god who had destroyed countless worlds gazed down at the human team that had exhausted all their strength yet still could not defeat him. They fell to the ground, no longer having any power to resist. What a weak and insignificant bunch they were.

  Suddenly, the auxiliary station that had been hiding at the back of the team stood up and slowly walked towards him, becoming stronger with each step, transforming into an ancient giant god that filled the entire abyss, looking down on everything.

  "Good job, little ant in the abyss!"

  (End of chapter)