Chapter 871

Whether it is the Pill Master Alliance, the Talisman Master Alliance, the Formation Master Alliance, or the Artifact Master Alliance, they are all objects pursued by many cultivators.

Because for any cultivator, on the path of Xiūliàn, it is impossible not to come into contact with pills, Talisman Seals, Formations, and Divine Weapons.

Therefore, maintaining good relations with these Formation Masters, Talisman Masters, Pill Masters, and Weapon Refiners is greatly beneficial for every cultivator.

In this regard, the Spirit Chef Alliance seems somewhat inferior, after all, what use is it to befriend a Spirit Chef? Just to have a meal?

However, this time, with the appearance of Ye Zhangqing, many cultivators are still quite hopeful about the Spirit Chef Alliance.

After all, the name of the Food Ancestor had already been spread far and wide before.

Various rumors abound, but almost all say that the emergence of the Food Ancestor truly caused the Spirit Chef Alliance to rise, and moreover, the food prepared by a saint-level Spirit Chef is not inferior in efficacy to pills.

This has caused many cultivators to secretly anticipate it.

Just think, if the food made by Spirit Chefs could truly rival pills, that would be an extraordinarily heaven-defying thing.

Leaving other things aside, just speaking of one aspect, that is assisting Xiūliàn.

Given equal efficacy, would you rather eat those bland, tasteless pills, or that delicious food that leaves a fragrant aftertaste?

Being able to enjoy and also improve one's cultivation, even a fool would know how to choose.

However, for now, most cultivators remain skeptical, after all they have indeed eaten food made by Spirit Chefs before.

It does have an effect, but it's barely better than nothing, far from being comparable to the pills of Pill Masters, the gap is too large.

The crowd surged toward the city center from all directions.

This time, the gathering of the Five Alliances is located at the lord's manor of Yunluo Holy City.

The lord's manor specially opened the Yunmeng Pavilion for this gathering of the Five Alliances.

The Yunmeng Pavilion is the largest rear garden of the lord's manor; it is said to have been personally crafted by the Yunluo Holy Land, with beautiful scenery, resembling a fairyland.

Furthermore, when it was built, all materials used were the finest, and the layout was specially designed by a master.

As in the past, not only members of the Five Alliances, but also some cultivators of status received invitations and may enter.

As for those cultivators who did not receive invitations, they can only wait outside.

Nevertheless, this does not dampen everyone's enthusiasm; many cultivators keep watch outside, awaiting the first-hand news of the situation.

Inside the Yunmeng Pavilion, many people have already gathered; among the five largest pavilions in the center, the members of the Pill Master Alliance and the Talisman Master Alliance have arrived first.

「Is that Medicine Ancestor Meng Hui Chun, senior? 」

Many cultivators' gazes were directed toward the second floor of the Pill Master Alliance pavilion, where two elders sat facing each other.

One of them wore a white robe, had white hair and a youthful face, presenting the appearance of an immortal wind and dao bones.

Someone recognized the elder's identity; it turned out to be the patriarch of the Pill Master Alliance, Meng Hui Chun.

And sitting opposite him was an elder clad in a yin-yang dao robe.

Being able to sit facing Meng Hui Chun and conversing happily, this person's status is evidently not low either.

「Senior Meng, who is that person opposite you? 」

「You don't know him? 」

「I don't know him. 」

「That is the patriarch of the Talisman Master Alliance, Zhu Qing, senior. 」

Medicine Ancestor Meng Hui Chun and Talisman Ancestor Zhu Qing are both major figures in Zhongzhou, their status even comparable to the Shèngzhǔ of the Three Holy Lands.

Although they do not possess the cultivation of a Great Emperor, relying on their identities as saint-level Pill Masters and saint-level Talisman Masters, they are clearly different from an ordinary Great Saint Realm Perfection.

Moreover, both have remained at the level of saint-level Pill Master and saint-level Talisman Master for a long time; it is said they have already touched the threshold of a higher realm, and a breakthrough could happen at any moment.

Once they break through, their status will rival those Great Saint ancestors of the Three Holy Lands.

Furthermore, with their terrifying connections, even when facing the Shèngzhǔ of Yunluo and the Shèngzhǔ of Yaochi, they behave very courteously.

As soon as they arrived, one could see two figures almost legendary.

You should know that, whether it is Meng Hui Chun or Zhu Qing, they usually live in seclusion and rarely go out.

Basically, they will not leave the Pill Master Alliance and the Talisman Master Alliance.

For them, the greatest pursuit now is to make further progress atop a hundred-foot pole.

If they can break through to saint-level Pill Master and saint-level Talisman Master, then they would truly have achieved perfect merit.

Therefore, ordinarily it is extremely difficult to see them; in previous gatherings of the Five Alliances, they have not appeared for a long time, at most letting their respective alliance heads attend.

This time, their personal appearance is mainly because of the Food Ancestor of the Spirit Chef Alliance, which everyone present understands.

After all, the Spirit Chef Alliance suddenly produced a Food Ancestor—how could one not be curious? Moreover, Meng Hui Chun and Zhu Qing bear the titles of Medicine Ancestor and Talisman Ancestor.

One could say the Food Ancestor is already their equal; to not see such a person in person would indeed be a pity.

Everyone understands this in their hearts, and at the same time, Meng Hui Chun and Zhu Qing likewise began talking about Ye Zhangqing.

「I heard that this Food Ancestor is not old; previously he was merely a disciple of the Dao Yi Shengdi, but now he has exceptionally become one of the chief elders. 」

「Hmm, truly having such ability at a young age? I have heard that the Food Ancestor's spirit food is not inferior to pills; if that is really the case, the pressure on your Pill Master Alliance would not be small. 」

Upon hearing Meng Hui Chun's words, Zhu Qing laughed and said.

They have naturally investigated the matter of Ye Zhangqing, so some surface information is already known to them like the back of their hand.

Being able to establish a sect and become an ancestor at a young age—frankly, Meng Hui Chun and Zhu Qing both find it hard to believe.

After all, whether Spirit Chef, Pill Master, or Talisman Master, all require time to accumulate.

On one hand, one must practice Xiūliàn and raise one's cultivation realm; on the other hand, one must study pill refinement and such knowledge.

Even a Yāoniè would need a great deal of time, but Ye Zhangqing? To have such a realm at such an age is truly hard to believe.

Even if you started cooking from the womb, you would still have to progress bit by bit.

Thus, the two are more skeptical toward the Food Ancestor.

However, Zhu Qing is evidently more relaxed, after all, as things stand, Ye Zhangqing poses no threat to his Talisman Master Alliance; on the contrary, the threat to the Pill Master Alliance appears greater.

The spirit food they make is nearly catching up to the efficacy of pills; precisely for that reason, your Pill Master Alliance's pills may well be in trouble.

Zhu Qing said with a light smile. Upon hearing that, Meng Hui Chun didn't mind either, took a sip of tea, and then spoke slowly.

"You also said that it's just a rumor."

"Who knows? As the saying goes, no wind, no waves; rumors don't just appear out of nowhere."

"Just try and you'll know."

Having said that, Meng Hui Chun replied with a smile, whether true or false, we'll know after a try.