Chapter 2219

The Elder of Ultimate Bliss Palace, smiling, took out a delicate jade tablet from his Space Ring.

Upon seeing this jade tablet, the shopkeeper's eyes widened and he involuntarily exclaimed.

"External Incarnation Token............"

This token is the External Incarnation Token of the Ultimate Bliss Palace's Grand Ancestor, which already proves that the Elder's words are not false.

After all, the Grand Ancestor's External Incarnation Token of Ultimate Bliss Palace is not something a mere Elder can obtain.

Even the Palace Master of Ultimate Bliss Palace probably only has one such token as a life-saving trump card.

It makes no sense to bestow an External Incarnation Token upon an Elder.

Moreover, this Elder holds no real authority in Ultimate Bliss Palace; he is utterly ordinary, otherwise he would not have been sent to garrison Wuji Xiancheng.

With the appearance of the jade tablet, the shopkeeper believed the Elder's words; seeing this, he also timely spoke with a smile.

"How about it, can we talk now? After all, this is good for both your San Shi San Lou and my Ultimate Bliss Palace."

"Good, what do you want to do?"

Taking a deep breath, the shopkeeper nodded and asked.

Immediately, the Ultimate Bliss Palace Elder laid out his plan.

First, San Shi San Lou will challenge Ye Zhangqing under the pretense of a Spirit Chef duel.

As long as we defeat him, everything will collapse on its own.

Of course, the Elder is also aware of Ye Zhangqing's superb culinary skill.

Therefore, he is unsure whether the Immortal Chef of San Shi San Lou can win; it's not that he looks down on the opponent, but Ye Zhangqing is indeed somewhat uncanny, so preparations must be made on two fronts.

If we can win then, let the old man beside the shopkeeper make a move; winning openly and honorably would be best.

If not, we'll just find a sacrificial pawn; during the match, we'll use this Heaven-Burning Talisman to perish together with Ye Zhangqing.

The Heaven-Burning Talisman, a top-grade immortal talisman seal, kills any cultivator of the Immortal King Realm or below upon touch.

Even if an Immortal Emperor Realm cultivator is caught in the blast, he will suffer severe injuries.

It is extremely difficult to refine, requiring an astronomical amount of heavenly materials and earthly treasures; thus, the number of Heaven-Burning Talismans in the Immortal Realm is exceedingly scarce, countable on one hand.

That is why it is called mutual destruction; once used, the sacrificial pawn has no chance of survival, so San Shi San Lou must find such a person and make arrangements in advance.

Having heard the Elder's words and seeing the Heaven-Burning Talisman he placed on the table, the shopkeeper fell silent for a moment, then spoke in a low voice.

"You've even brought out the Heaven-Burning Talisman; it seems Ultimate Bliss Palace is determined to eliminate this Ye family brat—what about Huang Lao and Zuo Lao?"

"By the Grand Ancestor's decree, we will certainly give our all; as for Huang Lao and Zuo Lao, Ultimate Bliss Palace will handle them ourselves—no need for San Shi San Lou to worry."

"Hehe, good, I'll take care of this."

"That will do."

Seeing the shopkeeper nod, the Ultimate Bliss Palace Elder gave a slight nod.

Huang Lao and Zuo Lao are the biggest problem, but since Ultimate Bliss Palace steps forward voluntarily, there's naturally no issue.

After the matter was settled, both parties agreed that three days later, San Shi San Lou's people would go to the Canteen to challenge, and act according to the situation.

If we can win, we will win; if we cannot, we will perish together.

After seeing off the Ultimate Bliss Palace Elder, the shopkeeper returned to the thirty-third floor, then through a hidden entrance arrived at a Dong Fu that, while not large, was extremely concealed.

Within the Dong Fu, there is a large-scale Projection Formation.

This large-scale Projection Formation, compared to an ordinary Xiǎnyǐng zhèn pán, has a longer connection range and, most importantly, can ignore some spatial obstructions.

For example, if one is inside some Mi Jing or ancient ruins, an ordinary Xiǎnyǐng zhèn pán cannot connect, whereas this large-scale Projection Formation can.

Upon activation of the Formation, a golden lake soon appeared projected opposite.

The entire lake water was golden-yellow, emitting a blinding golden light; faintly, a human figure could be seen within the light, but not clearly, let alone the facial features.

Yet the shopkeeper respectfully bowed toward the figure in the golden light.

"Master, the people of Ultimate Bliss Palace have just found my subordinate............................"

He then recounted the previous events in full to the person in the golden light.

After listening, the person opposite the Formation clearly froze for a moment, even couldn't help laughing out loud, muttering a sentence.

"Ultimate Bliss Palace really came up with this."

"Then Master, we..........................."

"Just play along with them; three days later you bring people over, but afterward......................."

Hearing the instructions from the figure in the golden light, the shopkeeper's expression gradually turned strange—"Are we really going to do this?"

However, he dared not object in the slightest; facing the figure's command in the golden light, the shopkeeper could only keep nodding in agreement.

After the instructions were finished, the Formation cut off, and only then did the shopkeeper dare to slowly straighten up, though his expression was extremely complex.

Evidently, that figure in the golden light just now was most likely the mysterious master of San Shi San Lou.

Leaving the Dong Fu, the shopkeeper quickly began making arrangements.

He dared not delay in the slightest the master's orders, let alone question them.

Even if he didn't understand, obeying orders was mandatory.

Three days passed in a flash; according to the plan, at noon that day, during Fàn diǎn, the group from San Shi San Lou, led by the shopkeeper, swaggered into the Canteen.

Seeing so many people from San Shi San Lou, the cultivators originally queuing in the Canteen to eat all sensed something was off.

Such a massive show of force from San Shi San Lou clearly bodes ill.

"What does San Shi San Lou intend to do?"

"I don't know, but they surely have no good intentions."

"What else could it be but jealousy, coming to stir up trouble?"

"Stir up trouble? Then what should we do?"

"What else can we do? Whoever dares to smash my rice bowl, I'll kill him."

「Exactly, even San Shi San Lou won't work. 」

Many cultivators, almost without hesitation, directly chose to stand on the Canteen side.

After all, smashing someone's rice bowl is a great grudge.

Not knowing what the many cultivators were thinking, the boss led people into the Canteen, then said to the old man beside him.

「Wait a moment, observe carefully, weigh it well then tell me; otherwise, if you engage in battle without victory, it will ruin big things. 」

Upon hearing that, the old man beside him, who is the Immortal Chef of San Shi San Lou, gave a strange look at the several large tubs before him.

Inside these large tubs naturally contains today's noon meal.

Although it was just casually made by Ye Zhangqing, the tempting aroma and splendid color made the old man's expression unpleasant.

So, after the boss finished speaking, the old man didn't even need to see Ye Zhangqing; after a brief silence, he sent a mental message to the boss.

「I'm not a match, no need to look further. 」

Huh???

People haven't even seen you and you already admit defeat?