Chapter 21

"You son of a bitch, you're not loyal; you had such delicious food and didn't bring me along."

"Hey, I'm talking to you, are you mute?"

Seeing no response, he turned his head to look, only to see that the veteran disciple was only focused on eating with his head down, ignoring him completely, looking as if he were rushing to be reincarnated.

"Are you rushing to be reincarnated?"

As soon as the words fell, a full large bowl of rice was finished by this veteran disciple, who then stood up without a word and went to get more rice.

These new disciples were still too green; they didn't know that eating at the kitchen was all about speed.

According to the old man, the Peak Master, if you aren't fast enough, you won't even be able to catch the hot stuff even if you're eating shit.

And watching this whirlwind operation of the veteran disciple, the new disciples quickly reacted and couldn't help but curse angrily.

"Damn it, couldn't you have reminded me?"

Remind you? You're dreaming, the veteran disciple sneered.

Qian Youcai, who was at the end of the line, finally had his turn, but there wasn't much food left.

Looking at everyone in the courtyard wolfing down their food, Qian Youcai wondered if he had come to the wrong place.

But when he saw the four figures in the corner, he froze on the spot.

"Peak... Peak Master?"

He couldn't believe his eyes; he actually saw the Peak Master himself here, along with Lu Youyou, Liu Shuang, and Xu Jie, whom he had just seen.

What the hell is going on at this kitchen?

Seeing Hong Zun, Qian Youcai couldn't even bother to eat; although his stomach was already growling with hunger, how could he not go up and greet the Peak Master himself?

He walked quickly toward Hong Zun, but just as he reached him, he saw Hong Zun, who was busy eating, shovel the last mouthful of rice into his mouth and then stand up abruptly.

"Peak Master..."

Seeing this, Qian Youcai opened his mouth, wanting to speak, but Hong Zun ignored him completely.

Because at this moment, a miscellaneous disciple had already rushed toward the large table, and the rice, stir-fried meat, and Mapo Tofu on the table were only enough for one person.

Seeing this scene, Hong Zun's eyes turned red.

"You little brat, leave the meat!"

As the words fell, Hong Zun's figure instantly disappeared from where he was, arriving first despite starting later, standing firmly in front of the large table before the miscellaneous disciple.

Afterward, he mercilessly scooped up the remaining rice.

"Peak Master, you..."

"What about me? Can you blame me if your cultivation isn't as good as mine?"

The disciples behind him had their eyes wide open. Seeing that Hong Zun really didn't intend to leave anything, they complained with drool running down, "You old man, couldn't you have at least left some sauce?"

But Hong Zun was simply not human; he even poured the rice into the vegetable basin, coating it completely with the sauce, and then poured it back into his own bowl.

He didn't leave even a scrap for anyone else.

Regarding this, Hong Zun didn't care at all. Who can you blame if you didn't grab it? I already let you run first; if you still didn't grab it, you deserve to have nothing to eat.

Carrying a full large bowl, Hong Zun turned and left with a chuckle, leaving behind a group of miscellaneous disciples looking at the shiny rice bucket and vegetable basin, cursing in their hearts that this old thing was not a good person.

The veteran disciples were a bit better, as they were used to it; Hong Zun had always been one to take more than his share at the kitchen. But the new disciples were completely bewildered.

Has it even been a quarter of an hour? And the food is gone?

"Holy crap, it's gone already?"

"I only just started to taste it."

"I haven't eaten my fill yet either."

In disbelief, the veteran disciples beside them sneered.

"Forget it, with your speed, you wouldn't even catch the hot stuff if you were eating shit. We haven't eaten our fill either."

Eating at the Divine Sword Peak kitchen is all about being fast, accurate, and ruthless; otherwise, you want a second bowl? Keep dreaming.

The dinner was finished in a whirlwind fashion.

But if you want to talk about the most pitiful one, it was Qian Youcai.

He had thought about greeting Hong Zun, but in the end, this old guy didn't get to eat anything at all. By the time he reacted, those veteran disciples had practically licked the basins clean.

This left Qian Youcai completely dumbfounded.

After eating, everyone washed their bowls and cleaned up. Under the guidance of the veteran disciples, the new disciples quickly learned the rules and learned to clean up just like the veterans.

Only then did Qian Youcai finally get to speak with Hong Zun.

Looking at Qian Youcai, Hong Zun smiled in a good mood.

"You kid are capable; the kitchen is run quite well."

"Thank you, Peak Master."

"From now on, you will listen to the arrangements of the kid Ye Changqing. If he needs anything, you must satisfy him with all your might, understand?"

He had been quite happy, but the next second, Hong Zun's words left Qian Youcai frozen on the spot.

Listen to Ye Changqing from now on? I, a deacon in charge of the kitchen, have to listen to a miscellaneous disciple from now on?

Who would have thought that coming to the kitchen would end up getting himself involved?

But since these words were spoken by Hong Zun himself, even if Qian Youcai was depressed, he could only nod respectfully in response.

"Yes."

"Hmm."

Nodding with satisfaction, he chatted with Ye Changqing for a few more words, and then Hong Zun and his disciples left.

On the way back, Xu Jie, who had tasted Ye Changqing's craftsmanship, kept complaining to Lu Youyou and Liu Shuang.

"Second Senior Sister, Junior Sister, you two aren't being loyal. We're all fellow disciples; how could you have such delicious food and not bring me along?"

Regarding this, Lu Youyou replied with a smile.

"But didn't the Third Senior Brother tell me before that we cultivators should focus on cultivation and not slack off because of external things? I thought the Third Senior Brother wasn't interested in these."

"That is natural, but how can the food made by Junior Brother Ye Changqing be mentioned in the same breath? It's like an elixir; this is something beneficial to cultivation."

Hearing this, Xu Jie replied without blushing or panting.

Even now, Xu Jie was still savoring the deliciousness of that bowl of rice.

Moreover, the food made by Ye Changqing was indeed beneficial to cultivation; Xu Jie wasn't exaggerating on that point.

The stir-fried meat could enhance one's physique, and the Mapo Tofu could even temper the physical body, which was of great help to Body Refining realm cultivators.

In the courtyard, everyone had left. Qian Youcai hadn't eaten anything, but there was no help for it; he could only return in a depressed mood and wait to come again tomorrow.

Left with only himself and Bai Bai, Ye Changqing cultivated for a while, took a medicinal bath, and then went to sleep early.

Life was very regular, and Ye Changqing enjoyed this kind of life; compared to excitement, he preferred stability.

The night passed without a word. Early the next morning, in the miscellaneous disciple area, over a hundred people were up early, twice as many as the previous few days.

And what was even stranger was that after these guys got up and washed, they all ran wildly toward the kitchen without saying a word.

It was a very strange scene; no one spoke, they just ran with their heads down.

"What is the situation?"

"I don't know, they don't even respond when you greet them, they just run with their heads down."

"Sleepwalking?"

"Have you ever seen hundreds of people sleepwalking together? And sleepwalking in broad daylight?"

Strange, but regarding this, these disciples didn't care at all; their minds were full of braised noodles.

As usual, there were already many disciples waiting here as soon as the door opened.

After finishing a breakfast that was still chaotic, at this moment, the praise Ye Changqing received finally allowed his cultivation to break through again.

【Host: Ye Changqing.】

【Identity: Miscellaneous Disciple of Dao Yi Sect.】

【Cultivation: Body Refining Realm Perfection (10/1000)】

【Reputation: Unknown.】

【Talent: Mid-grade Lower-tier (260/1000)】

【Root Bone: Mid-grade Lower-tier (320/1000)】

【Comprehension: High-grade Mid-tier (430/100000)】

His cultivation in the kitchen had broken through again, finally reaching the perfection of the Body Refining realm. Next would be the breakthrough to the Qi Sensing realm.

But to break through to the Qi Sensing realm, one needs to start cultivating a technique, through which one can better and faster sense the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.