Chapter 879

Those who have tried the rations praise its flavor without end; many cultivators, upon hearing about it, all want to have a taste.

Let's see what kind of worldly ultimate flavor it is that has so many people singing its praises.

But unfortunately, no matter how much money you have, you can't buy this stuff.

For a single box of rations, those cultivators who are not short of money have exhausted every means, trying every possible method.

Unfortunately, the number of people who finally managed to buy the rations is very small.

Even if only one or two succeed, after tasting the rations' flavor, they are utterly astonished.

This has pushed the Spirit Chef Alliance's rations to an ever hotter level.

And now, all the Spirit Chefs of the Spirit Chef Alliance have become coveted prizes in the eyes of many cultivators.

They cannot reach Ye Zhangqing, and the only place where they might possibly buy the rations is the Spirit Chef Alliance.

Indeed, many Spirit Chefs within the Spirit Chef Alliance have hoarded some rations; although not much, this is the only way.

Outside the Spirit Chef Alliance's headquarters in Yunluo Holy City, many cultivators gather each day to pay their respects.

"Please inform Elder Li that I am his sworn brother and have come specially to visit."

"Please inform Elder Wu that I am his cousin."

"I also request to see Elder Wu; I am his distant relative."

"Please inform Elder Chen that I am his long-lost brother."

Everyone is scrambling to request an audience with the Spirit Chef Alliance's elders; some indeed know them, but others are just trying their luck.

The elder on guard duty is overwhelmed, his head aching.

Previously no one paid attention, but now so many people come that he is also annoyed.

In the hall, the three alliance leaders and the other elders all wear complex expressions, feeling both pained and delighted.

How to put it? The current situation is indeed what everyone has long awaited.

After all, this shows that the Spirit Chef Alliance has truly turned around, becoming in the eyes of many cultivators a genuine peer of the Pill Master Alliance and the other four major alliances.

Rather than being like a clown, always just a foil for the other four alliances.

But with so many people coming every day, they cannot possibly satisfy them all.

In just these few short days, the Spirit Chef Alliance has gradually sold some rations.

There's no way around it; some personal favors simply cannot be refused.

But they originally had hardly any stock, making it utterly impossible to satisfy so many people.

"How many rations do we have left now?"

One of the alliance leaders spoke, frowning slightly.

"All together, it's less than fifty portions."

"Huh???"

"Are you sure?"

Upon hearing this, that alliance leader gave the responding elder a deep, doubtful look—how could it be so little? Those fellows must have definitely hoarded some.

Facing the alliance leader's gaze, that elder gave an embarrassed smile.

What can be done? Not only him, but almost every elder has hoarded some; no one would foolishly sell it all—one needs to keep a few boxes to stave off cravings.

Seeing this, the alliance leader didn't press further; it's only human nature—just like him, he too has hidden ten boxes.

"Alliance leader, why don't we go seek an audience with the Food Ancestor..."

An elder proposed it, but was immediately rejected.

"Impossible; the Food Ancestor is about to enter the Yunmeng Luo Sea—how could we disturb him at this time?"

After the Five Alliances' gathering ended, Ye Zhangqing returned to Yunluo Holy Land, preparing to enter the Yunmeng Luo Sea.

"For now we can only do this—block them. In the future we must strive to learn and improve ourselves quickly; otherwise, if we rely on the Food Ancestor for everything, what use are we?"

In the end, the three alliance leaders spoke in unison.

The cultivators outside can only do this for now; after all, if there's none, there's none—they can't conjure it out of thin air.

As for making it ourselves, it's not impossible, but if our skills aren't up to standard, producing it would only ruin our own reputation.

The Spirit Chef Alliance's members still understand the priorities in such matters.

At present, things have just begun to improve; any action must be carefully considered, or else all previous efforts would be wasted.

The Spirit Chef Alliance is bustling to the extreme each day, to the point where a meal is hard to come by.

And within Yunluo Holy Land, Ye Zhangqing has also prepared himself to enter the Yunmeng Luo Sea.

Rather than saying Ye Zhangqing is preparing, it's more like Qi Xiong, Hong Zun, and the others are preparing.

Come to think of it, this might be Ye Zhangqing's first closed-door cultivation.

Everyone escorted Ye Zhangqing all the way to the entrance of the Yunmeng Luo Sea, where at this time many Inner Disciples of Yunluo Holy Land had also gathered.

Seeing Ye Zhangqing's party approach, the disciples all looked them over with curious faces.

"Is he Ye Zhangqing?"

"He doesn't seem particularly special—why did the patriarch make an exception to let him enter the Yunmeng Luo Sea?"

"Exactly, and he's taken up a slot."

"Shh, this was the patriarch's personal decision; we'd better not speculate."

The disciples naturally have no good feeling toward Ye Zhangqing, after all he snatched a slot.

Only Shi Yiyi, upon seeing Ye Zhangqing, went forward to greet him with a smile.

Changqing Shī xiōng, you've come.

Seeing Shi Yiyi like that, the disciples' faces grew even uglier.

Shi Yiyi, within Yunluo Holy Land, is naturally stunningly beautiful and well-liked; plus her status and background, many people admire her.

It's just that Shi Yiyi's manner toward people has always been superficially gentle, but in reality she has always kept a certain distance, making her hard to get close to.

But now, Shi Yiyi actually took the initiative to speak to Ye Zhangqing, and she even seemed quite intimate.

This made many disciples' hearts fill with jealousy.

In contrast, Ye Zhangqing didn't pay attention to the crowd's gazes, chatting casually with Shi Yiyi while waiting to enter Yunmeng Luohai.

About a quarter of an hour later, Shi Qingfeng appeared, personally opened the entrance to Yunmeng Luohai, and then gestured for everyone to enter.

"Sect Master, Peak Master, I'm going in."

"Mm, be careful. Although Yunmeng Luohai is said to be without danger, if anything happens, crush the jade token I gave you, and we'll rush over immediately."

"Mm."

After greeting Qi Xiong and the others, Ye Zhangqing entered Yunmeng Luohai accompanied by Shi Yiyi.

Watching Ye Zhangqing leave, Zhao Zhengping, Xu Jie and the others felt an indescribable envy.

As for Liu Shuang, Wang Yao, Lu Youyou and the other girls, they stared fixedly at Shi Yiyi with unfriendly eyes.

"Speaking of which, this is still Ye Zhangqing's first time doing closed-door Xiūliàn, right?"

"Shī xiōng not mentioning it, I hadn't noticed, but indeed it's so. Now thinking about it, I don't know how this kid cultivated; I didn't see him endure bitter practice, yet his cultivation level rose so rapidly."

"This might be what they call a Yāoniè."

Qi Xiong and the others didn't think much of it, watching Ye Zhangqing enter Yunmeng Luohai while chatting and laughing.

This indeed is Ye Zhangqing's first closed-door Xiūliàn; from Dongzhou to Zhongzhou, nobody has ever seen him do closed-door Xiūliàn before.

After everyone entered Yunmeng Luohai one after another, Shi Qingfeng closed the entrance and then immediately came to stand before Qi Xiong and the others.

"Qi Xiong, rest assured, there's nothing dangerous inside Yunmeng Luohai; Young Friend Ye Zhangqing will be fine."