Chapter 99: Still Too Young

As soon as Hong Zun returned to the mountaintop, he went straight back to his cave dwelling, ignoring Qingshi.

Qingshi, following behind, shook his head with a smile.

"At his age, he still can't handle losing."

He didn't pay it any mind and turned to return to his own quarters. From now on, this Dao Yi Sect would likely be his home.

It was funny to think that one day he would actually join a sect and willingly be bound.

But then he thought, that kid Changqing's cooking was truly excellent, so it wasn't a loss.

He returned to his cave dwelling in a good mood. Seeing her Master return, little Wang Yao immediately stepped forward to ask:

"Master, are we really staying at Divine Jianfeng from now on?"

"Mm, we'll stay at Divine Jianfeng from now on."

"Oh."

She nodded naively. Catching a glimpse of the grease stains on her Master's beard, little Wang Yao asked in confusion:

"Master, did you just go to eat?"

In her memory, her Master had long since reached Grain Bigu. Although he would occasionally eat some demon beast meat or spirit fruit, that was only once in a while, when he had nothing better to do.

This was the first time she had seen him eat until his beard was stained with grease.

Seeing he had been caught, Qingshi didn't hide it, but said with a serious expression:

"Disciple, you must listen carefully to what I am about to say."

Seeing her Master like this, little Wang Yao straightened her posture and nodded.

"Mm."

"There is a kitchen at the foot of Divine Jianfeng that serves three meals a day. From now on, you must go to this kitchen at every mealtime. However, the Divine Jianfeng kitchen has rules: disciples of different ranks must fight for seats, and only those who secure a seat get to eat."

"You are now a personal disciple of Divine Jianfeng, so you will need to fight against other personal disciples, as well as various deacons and Elders."

"Remember, you must never show mercy when you strike. As long as you don't harm their lives or foundations, you must give it your all."

"Ensure you secure a seat for every meal, or you will definitely regret it."

Hearing this nonsensical speech, Wang Yao stood there, stunned. After a long while, she asked in disbelief:

"Master, you want me to fight for food?"

She had never imagined that one day her Master would actually tell her to fight for food. To this, Qingshi nodded heavily.

"Mm, remember what I just told you."

Some people were just numb. Wang Yao couldn't understand her Master's meaning for a moment. What was so good about a bowl of food that it had to be fought over?

She had long since reached Grain Bigu; even if she didn't eat, it wouldn't matter, right? Why fight for it? And judging by her Master's tone, she had to fight with all her might.

Confused and feeling like something was wrong, little Wang Yao, who had never been to the kitchen, naturally didn't know that the food at the Divine Jianfeng kitchen was completely different from anywhere else.

Having changed locations, little Wang Yao adapted quickly. She finished her afternoon cultivation.

Just as she was preparing to rest, she saw Qingshi walk quickly out of his room.

"Disciple, hurry, go to the kitchen, mealtime is almost here."

Although this old man had just joined the Dao Yi Sect and had only eaten two meals, he was already well-versed in all the rules.

He knew exactly when meals were served, when the disciples set off, and so on.

As he spoke, he didn't wait for little Wang Yao, but flew up into the air, leaving behind only one sentence before disappearing into the sky:

"Hurry up, disciple, if you're late, there won't be any seats."

There was a rule that while disciples were fighting for seats, those who were Masters could not intervene.

So even if Qingshi wanted to take little Wang Yao to the kitchen, it was impossible.

Seeing this, little Wang Yao stood where she was, full of question marks. After a long while, she came to her senses. Although she still didn't understand, she chose to obey her Master's words and hurried toward the kitchen at the foot of the mountain.

On the way, little Wang Yao saw a scene she had never witnessed in her life.

She saw numerous Divine Jianfeng disciples sprinting and fighting all the way. Some even recognized her quickly after seeing her personal disciple attire.

"Damn, is this the newly promoted personal disciple Wang Yao?"

"The one who is Great Elder Qingshi's disciple?"

"That's right, it's her."

Back in the afternoon, Qi Xiong had announced to the entire Dao Yi Sect in his capacity as Sect Master that Qingshi had joined the Dao Yi Sect and become the Great Elder of Divine Jianfeng.

His disciple, Wang Yao, had become a personal disciple of Divine Jianfeng.

The news had already spread throughout the Dao Yi Sect.

Seeing Wang Yao now, the disciples were all curious. After all, this was a newly promoted personal disciple, and she hadn't gone through the regular process; they didn't know how strong she was.

But following one disciple's words, everyone's focus shifted instantly.

"Hey, why does Senior Sister Wang Yao seem to be heading to the kitchen too?"

"What do you mean 'seem'? She *is* going to the kitchen."

"Little one, sorry."

They were just curious, but if she was going to the kitchen, then sorry.

In an instant, a deacon passing by attacked Wang Yao without hesitation, deciding to eliminate this competitor first.

"Little one, this old man is forced into this. I'll explain after I eat."

He apologized to Wang Yao while attacking. Hearing this, Wang Yao was completely bewildered. What was going on? Weren't things fine just a moment ago? Why were they at each other's throats without a word?

Despite her confusion, Wang Yao struck back.

Unexpectedly, not only did this deacon fail to take Wang Yao down, but he was actually suppressed by her.

"Damn, as expected, no personal disciple can be trash."

Everyone had assumed Wang Yao had entered through the back door and that her strength would be weaker compared to other personal disciples.

But looking at it now, Wang Yao's strength was absolutely formidable.

Even if she couldn't compare to Xu Jie and the others yet, the gap wasn't far off.

Fighting and traveling at the same time, Wang Yao finally followed the main group to the kitchen.

But the fighting here was even more intense, leaving Wang Yao feeling more and more confused. What on earth was going on with Divine Jianfeng?

Were the disciples crazy, or were the deacons crazy too?

But hearing Qingshi's cheers from the side, Wang Yao gritted her teeth and defeated the deacon.

"Good, disciple, that's it! Hurry, hurry, go grab a seat!" ===== CHAPTER 100 =====