Chapter 1630: Great Emperor Minor Accomplishment

Everyone stared out of the hall, eyes strained, longing to see that familiar figure they had been thinking of day and night.

They had been waiting anxiously; finally, Ye Zhangqing entered the main hall accompanied by Bai Hua Xianzi and several other women.

The moment Ye Zhangqing appeared, everyone couldn't help but break into a smile.

He has finally arrived.

As Ye Zhangqing entered the main hall, groups of female cultivators from the Gray Phosphorus Realm walked in carrying plates of dishes.

However, upon close observation, it's not hard to notice that these female cultivators' expressions all looked somewhat strange.

Just earlier, when they were carrying dishes from the kitchen, these female cultivators had already been completely conquered by that tempting aroma.

Their stomachs growled with hunger, and saliva flowed uncontrollably.

If not for fear of death, they probably would have given in already.

These dishes were not something they could eat; heaven only knows what inner struggle these female cultivators endured while carrying those plates of delicious food to the main hall.

Never would they have imagined that one day, simply serving a dish could be so tormenting.

As Ye Zhangqing walked by, everyone enthusiastically greeted him, and he returned each greeting with a smile and a nod.

Having taken their seats at the main table, Eternal Night Old Ancestor, the four Hall Masters of the Vermilion Bird Hall, two Nether Realm experts who had reached perfection in the Emperor Sovereign Realm, and Luo Jiuyou and several others had long been waiting, eyes strained.

"Brother Zhangqing, you've finally arrived; can we start the feast now?"

Luo Jiuyou couldn't help but ask, while beside him, Eternal Night Old Ancestor sat with a calm, composed demeanor, drinking his wine as steady as Mount Tai.

However, such composure didn't last long; as soon as the first dish was served, Eternal Night Old Ancestor immediately sprang into action with lightning speed, digging in before anyone could react.

Before Luo Jiuyou's words had even finished, after just asking Ye Zhangqing, seeing this old coot dive straight in, he too immediately became flustered.

Without a word, they joined the scramble; seeing this, the others naturally followed suit, unwilling to be outdone.

For a moment, the main hall descended into chaos like a sweeping wind scattering remnants of cloud.

In the corner, a table was occupied by a group of Gray Phosphorus Realm experts led by their Emperor Sovereign elder.

This was Bai Hua Xianzi's intention; to win over someone, the best method is naturally a carrot-and-stick approach.

Having given the Gray Phosphorus Realm sufficient pressure and warning, it was also time to give them a little sweetener.

At that moment, after the Gray Phosphorus Realm experts took a bite of Ye Zhangqing's dish, each of them became unsettled.

Their eyes widened, and they all turned to look at their own elder.

"Elder, this dish..........."

"I know."

Upon hearing that, the Gray Phosphorus Realm elder replied indistinctly while wildly devouring the dishes on the table.

At this point, who had the leisure to worry about anything else? This dish is simply impossible to stop eating after just one bite.

Seeing this, the other Gray Phosphorus Realm experts also stopped caring about anything else and buried their heads in frantic eating.

Faced with the actions of the many Gray Phosphorus Realm experts, everyone had already grown accustomed to it; this was a normal reaction.

Wasn't it the same the first time they ate Ye Zhangqing's meals?

However, this ended up being hard on the many Gray Phosphorus Realm female cultivators tasked with serving everyone in the main hall.

Not only was the whole hall filled with the aroma of food, but seeing everyone eat so deliciously completely stirred the hunger worms in their bellies, making them almost unable to hold back.

They could only gulp down saliva one after another, exerting all their effort to convince themselves.

At this moment they couldn't go up and grab food; if they dared to snatch it given their status, wouldn't that be courting death?

Yet as the sounds of gulping saliva rose and fell, a Night Eternal assassin swallowed the food in his mouth and spoke speechlessly.

"I say, can you stop gulping saliva?"

Looking at the Gray Phosphorus Realm female cultivator beside him, he was eating comfortably here, but this woman kept gulping saliva nonstop, affecting his appetite.

Upon hearing that, the Gray Phosphorus Realm female cultivator also felt utterly innocent; she didn't want to, but couldn't help it—what could she do?

"Step back a bit."

Waving his hand, the Night Eternal assassin said, "No need to attend to me from the side anymore."

In response, the female cultivator could only retreat to the wall corner as instructed, yet her gaze never shifted, fixed dead‑on on the dishes on the table.

It felt like, since she couldn't eat it, just looking was good enough—wouldn't quenching thirst by thinking of plums work?

At that moment, the only sound in the entire main hall was the noise of eating dry rice; nobody had the leisure to lift their heads and say another word.

The only ones remaining calm were Ye Zhangqing and Bai Hua Xianzi along with a few other women.

They also didn't compete with Eternal Night Old Ancestor and the others; Ye Zhangqing casually picked up a few chopsticks and ate slowly, chewing thoroughly.

But suddenly, Ye Zhangqing's inner spiritual power became violent, and his aura began to rise steadily.

"Is he about to breakthrough?"

He blinked slightly, but Ye Zhangqing didn't pay it much mind, after all he had experienced this many times.

However, Luo Jiuyou at the same table froze, sensing the spiritual power fluctuations on Ye Zhangqing; he couldn't even care about the food in his mouth, staring dumbfounded at Ye Zhangqing with a doubtful expression and asked.

"Is this a breakthrough?"

As soon as his words fell, Ye Zhangqing's cultivation broke through the entry of the Great Emperor Realm and smoothly reached minor accomplishment in the Great Emperor Realm.

With that, accompanied by a soft "pa-da" sound, Luo Jiuyou's chopsticks fell straight to the ground.

He had just finished speaking—no, he had only said half of it; he had actually been thinking about quickly arranging a sealed chamber for Ye Zhangqing to breakthrough peacefully.

But in the blink of an eye, it had already succeeded?

He himself is a Great Emperor cultivator, yet when did a Great Emperor‑level breakthrough become this easy? Just say breakthrough and it happens—no hesitation at all.

"Brother Zhangqing, you are..........."

Staring blankly, he opened his mouth to ask Ye Zhangqing; hearing that, Ye Zhangqing replied quite casually.

"A lucky breakthrough."

Merely hearing those words, Luo Jiuyou fell into deep silence; "A lucky breakthrough? What does that even mean? Come on, explain it to me."

From childhood to adulthood, Luo Jiuyou's talent has always been top-notch; looking across all Zhu Tian Wan Jie, there are few who can match him, but absolutely no one surpasses him.

At least he has always thought so.

But now, seeing Ye Zhangqing break through so casually, Luo Jiuyou for the first time wonders if his own talent is not good enough, ah.

Why is it so arduous for me to break through my cultivation, while others break through just while eating and drinking?

Not even a single sign, damn it—what's going on? Is it 'water reaches the channel, it flows naturally'? Or 'going with the flow'?

Recalling when I broke through, I had to specially enter seclusion, make preparations, and then adjust my state of mind.

But with Ye Zhangqing, it's done with a bang, as easy as letting out a fart.

The honest-looking one gazed at Ye Zhangqing for a long time without speaking, appearing to be another person struck by Ye Zhangqing.

Not only Luo Jiuyou, but the others at the same table were also stunned; even the Eternal Night Old Ancestor, who is of the Ancestor Realm, looked at Ye Zhangqing with a complex look at this moment.

Having lived so many years, I've never seen anything like this, ah.