Chapter 281: Legend of the Thief Forest

The disciples lined up and received their meals one by one; upon taking a bite, the Dragon Elephant Peak disciples who were eating for the first time almost had their eyes pop out.

"Delicious......"

One could say that among the many peaks of the Dao Yi Sect, the Dragon Elephant Peak disciples are perhaps the only ones who still maintain the habit of eating.

After all, they are body cultivators, but they don't usually eat ordinary food; instead, they mostly consume various heavenly treasures and the flesh of demon beasts rich in qi and blood.

In terms of eating, body cultivators can be said to consume the most resources, after all, to have a stronger physique, qi and blood cannot be avoided.

Even more simply put, when measuring a body cultivator's strength, qi and blood absolutely account for a huge proportion.

But despite having eaten so many heavenly treasures, the Dragon Elephant Peak disciples had never tasted something so delicious, and moreover, this damn stuff actually increases qi and blood, which drove the Dragon Elephant Peak disciples crazy.

"It's comparable to the flesh of a profound demon realm demon beast!"

"Not bad, and the aroma is so fragrant."

With Ye Zhangqing's strength increasing, he now has the initial cultivation of the Purple Mansion realm, so the food he prepares naturally has stronger effects.

This is also why, after eating the meals for a while, the Divine Sword Peak and Jade Maiden Peak disciples have seen their cultivation increase.

Especially the Menial Disciples and Outer Door Disciples, the improvement is most noticeable.

They finished a big bowl of rice in just two bites; as body cultivators, their speed of eating dry rice is unmatched.

Looking at the empty bottom of the bowl, the Dragon Elephant Peak disciples felt unsatisfied; after all, body cultivators naturally have big appetites.

For a moment, the Dragon Elephant Peak disciples turned their attention to the Divine Sword Peak and Jade Maiden Peak disciples nearby.

"Junior sister, lately isn't your appetite bad? Shī xiōng sees you eating so slowly, why not let Shī xiōng help you......"

"No need."

"Shī xiōng, if you can't finish it, junior brother can............"

"Get lost."

"This bunch of beasts eating is just ridiculous; they finish in two bites, and now they still want to eat ours? Dream on."

After finishing the meal, the Dragon Elephant Peak disciples once again resumed their delicate appearance.

They began to touch up their makeup there.

"Xú Shīxiōng, look, you've smudged my makeup."

"Junior brother, did you bring face powder? Lend me some to touch up."

"Yes, do you have rouge? Lend me some."

"Let me look; I should have brought it."

Beside him, Ye Zhangqing watched a group of big men gathered together, looking in the mirror and applying makeup, his eyelids twitching.

One second they were a group of muscular hunks, the next second their style suddenly changed like this?

"How about it, junior brother, I said the Dragon Elephant Peak are truly body cultivators, right?"

At this moment, Xu Jie was still saying it with a smug look; upon this, Ye Zhangqing's mouth twitched.

"Yes, they're all body cultivators, damn it, they're really a bunch of body cultivators."

"By the way, want to go out and have a look later? Wanxiang said the vicinity is very lively, with many cultivators having arrived."

"Sure."

Ye Zhangqing gladly accepted.

After the disciples finished washing the dishes, Ye Zhangqing, accompanied by Zhao Zhengping, Xu Jie, Liu Shuang, Zhao Rou, Wanxiang and the other inner disciples, left Spirit City in a grand manner.

As for Hong Zun and the others, they seemed to have gone to New City, saying they were going to meet people from other sects.

Along the way, the surroundings appeared quite chaotic, either Spirit City or simple tents and wooden huts, with no particular planning.

According to Wanxiang, for now it's like this; after New City is built, these will be demolished, and then the many cultivators coming and going can reside in New City.

Moreover, due to its location, after New City is built, no ordinary humans will live there; it will be entirely cultivators.

It is expected to become a very special city.

That sounds quite interesting.

Arriving at a cluster of wooden huts, this is where the loose cultivators gather.

Although New City hasn't been built yet, the surroundings already have a rough division, with the major sects occupying different areas and the loose cultivators occupying one area.

And right now, Ye Zhangqing's group has come to the area where the loose cultivators gather.

Ahead, a small courtyard suddenly saw a crowd gathering; seeing this, Ye Zhangqing became curious, and Wanxiang beside him spoke up to explain.

"These people call themselves the so-called Thief Forest folk; in other words, they are a group of loose cultivators who make a living by doing shady deeds and stealing Xiūliàn resources everywhere."

"Isn't that just a bunch of petty thieves?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Zhangqing questioned.

"Don't the major sects drive them away?"

"What's there to expel about? Their targets of theft are basically the Demon Race."

"I see."

"The life of loose cultivators is inherently hard; they basically have some talent but not much, unable to join a Sect, and for Xiūliàn resources they can use any means, they are indeed a group of unfortunate people."

In the world of cultivation, loose cultivators are almost the lowest existence.

Speaking, Wanxiang seemed to suddenly think of something and said with interest.

"However, this time these people gathering here is somewhat interesting; it seems they intend to go to Huling to steal the Demon King's treasury."

"Steal the Demon King's treasury?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Zhangqing looked dubiously at these Thief Forest folk; such gall? A bunch of loose cultivators daring to provoke the Demon King?

You must know, they have no Sect backing them; if killed by demon beasts, it's a pointless death, with no one to collect their corpses.

"It seems that within the Thief Forest there emerged two ruthless individuals, whom they called the Thief Saint and the Thief God, and so this bunch wants to emulate them."

While speaking, a group of people had already arrived among the crowd.

People are indeed not few; there are indeed over a thousand. The few leaders with the highest cultivation appear to be the leader's retinue and are speaking loudly there.

Fellow Thief Forest cultivators, we have gathered here this time to follow the footsteps of the Thief Saint and the Thief God.

Thief Saint Dry Rice Person, Thief God Dry Rice Fairy—these two are legends of our Thief Forest; they could steal the Black Tiger Demon King's treasury, and we can do the same.

The Demon Race harms humans; they are our great enemy. Although we, the Thief Forest people, are lowly, we should also contribute some modest effort for the Human Race.

Brothers, follow the Thief Saint and the Thief God, exalt our Thief Forest's might, and loot the Black Tiger Treasury.

Under the leader's loud shout, the Thief Forest people also shouted loudly, determined to loot the Black Tiger Treasury.

Upon hearing this, Ye Zhangqing frowned slightly.

Dry Rice Person? Dry Rice Fairy?

What the hell are these titles? He muttered a sentence softly, but it just so happened to be heard by a young man nearby, who turned their head and glanced at everyone.

Since everyone also wasn't wearing Dao Yi Sect disciple robes, the young man naturally took the group as fellow cultivators and enthusiastically introduced them.

Brother, you don't know the Thief Saint Dry Rice Person and the Thief God Dry Rice Fairy?

I don't know.

Ye Zhangqing honestly shook his head; seeing this, the young man also said with a dissatisfied expression.

You don't even know these two; how can you claim to be our Thief Forest people? These two are the two great legends of our Thief Forest—have you heard of the Black Tiger Demon King? They are both remarkable figures who successfully stole the Black Tiger Demon King's treasury.

There's also this?

That's right, brother you don't know; it's said that back then the Black Tiger Demon King roared through the mountains, pursuing the Thief Saint Dry Rice Person for tens of thousands of miles, but in the end they never even saw a trace of the Dry Rice Person..............