Chapter 128: Chaos Residence Expansion

Thinking of this, Chang'e no longer dwelled on it and focused on enjoying the food, though her posture was certainly elegant.

In the Tushita Palace's alchemy room, beside the pill furnace, the Golden and Silver Boys each sat on a small chair, holding palm-leaf fans and fanning the furnace's ventilation opening.

The heat caused sweat to trickle down both of their faces.

At this moment, Yin Jiao's little face was scrunched up as he stared blankly at the brazier before him.

After a few breaths, he spoke: "I thought we could rest today, but I didn't expect we'd have to refine pills again—how annoying."

"Yeah." Jin Jiao nodded, his head drooping listlessly.

"The master clearly said we'd rest today—why did he suddenly change his mind? Fanning the furnace all day has made my arms sore."

Yin Jiao's eyes darted, then his face lit up with excitement as he glanced around and whispered: "Big brother, let's sneak out to play?"

"Are you crazy?" Jin Jiao gasped, then quickly clapped a hand over his own mouth.

Leaning in, he whispered sharply: "Running away? If the master finds out, he'll definitely punish us."

Yin Jiao chuckled: "Big brother, I never said today."

"The master often goes into seclusion, and when he does, it lasts a long time. We can take this chance to have fun in the Immortal Realm, then return before he emerges—perfect plan!"

Jin Jiao furrowed his brow, adopting a miniature adult's expression, though his heart stirred with excitement.

Holding it in this way, even he couldn't bear it much longer.

"Alright then." Jin Jiao finally agreed, as long as they returned early enough not to interfere with the master's arrangements.

The Golden and Silver Boys secretly plotted their little schemes within the inner chambers of the Tushita Palace, while Taishang Laojun slowly opened his eyes.

Regarding the thoughts of Jin Jiao and Yin Jiao, he understood them completely—and paid them no heed, since this was precisely part of his own plan.

In Taishang Laojun's usually calm and unshaken eyes, a hint of surprise now appeared—he hadn't expected it to have no effect?

He had secretly planted a triggering formation on Tianpeng that would activate upon seeing Chang'e, a bewitching array designed to confuse Tianpeng's mind, all for today.

Yet he hadn't expected the formation to trigger, but its effect to be broken free from.

Though he feared being too obvious and had reduced the formation's power, it shouldn't have been so easily shaken off.

At the very least, with Tianpeng's weak mental fortitude, he should have been unable to resist—so why exactly did this happen?

Taishang Laojun fell into deep thought.

The East Sea, the most prosperous and largest of the Four Seas, now saw its calm surface churn into a vortex at the shore, dragging a figure out of the water.

Ao Ling gazed at this familiar environment with detachment, a flash of resolve in her eyes, she tapped lightly and shot straight toward the sky, heading for Lingtai Fangcun Mountain.

The monkey immortal who gave them the East Sea's flat peaches—just how powerful is the master he spoke of?

Ao Ling flew while thinking: her father often said she was the hope of the Dragon Clan, and she could not disappoint his expectations!

She lifted her gaze to the sky—today was the day of the Peach Banquet, and Ao Ling's face showed a hint of bitterness.

As a dragon, she now didn't even have the qualifications to attend such a banquet.

Outside the Four Seas, she was merely a slave who enjoyed the scenery.

Thinking this, Ao Ling clenched her pink fist—she would become the strength the Dragon Clan could rely on!

After a while, Ao Ling finally arrived above Lingtai Fangcun Mountain, unsure whether the directions given by the Great Immortal Wukong were accurate.

Without further thought, Ao Ling entered the forest.

"Is today the day the Heavenly Court holds the Peach Banquet?" In the Chaos Residence, Chen Nuo stretched lazily, bored out of his wits.

He didn't even know if the hot pot he gave Wukong had been put to use.

Chen Nuo furrowed his brow, thinking carefully: with this hot pot, the reputation of his Chaos Residence should finally take off, right?

Chen Nuo's fingers tapped on the tabletop,

wanting to make a leap in strength—he now only lacked fame; if he could seize this chance to make the Chaos Residence's fame echo across the Three Realms,

those immortals would surely come to see him, and with more visitors, his strength would grow much faster.

Only with the strength to defeat the Tathagata with one hand could he freely indulge in pleasure.

Exactly!

Chen Nuo's mind flashed—he still had an expansion order unused.

Once he renovates the shop and the immortals come, won't he have even more prestige?

Earlier, someone came, looked down on the renovation, and did it again—yet it wasn't his intention to make the shop so shabby.

Just as he was about to use it, a figure suddenly burst in at the doorway.

Seeing this, Chen Nuo silently nodded—this was a new face.

At this moment, the dragon girl Ao Ling's face showed a trace of fatigue—there was no helping it, Wukong the Great Immortal's instructions had been too rushed.

This caused her to search for a long time before finding it, and upon seeing Chen Nuo, Ao Ling was startled.

In this world, there actually existed such a handsome man!

As a goddess of the Dragon Clan, she often encountered pursuits from the youth of the Four Seas Dragon Clan, and dragon humanoid forms usually had excellent appearances.

But compared to the young man before her, those people seemed like specks of dust against the vast ocean of stars.

Unaware, Ao Ling fell into a daze.

"Welcome, may I ask what you'd like to eat?" Chen Nuo said with a smile.

Although the woman before him had only the cultivation of a Golden Immortal, her dazzling, shimmering attire and accessories immediately marked her as someone wealthy.

For such people, Chen Nuo had always offered preferential treatment.

"I..." Ao Ling snapped back to attention, seeing Chen Nuo asking her, feeling deeply embarrassed, and began to stammer.

This was the first time she had lost face so badly in front of outsiders—and moreover, it was due to her own lack of composure.

How could this be!

Ao Ling's lovely face flushed crimson, like a ripe apple.

Chen Nuo shrugged, not bothering to pay attention—there was nothing he could do; his charm was simply something one had to get used to.

Chen Nuo took out the expansion order he had obtained and began to think it over.

After expansion, the land became three times its original size, so large that the small restaurant could directly become a restaurant.

Because he had the experience from his previous life, Chen Nuo quickly came up with a plan and submitted his idea to the system.

Click to use.

Booming sound!

The chaos spread like an enemy formation about to collapse.

Ao Ling was suddenly pulled back to his senses, feeling violent shaking beneath his feet, and his face showed astonishment.

What on earth is going on?

Before Ao Ling could react, Chaos Residence began to break apart and disappear, inch by inch.

But as it disappeared, new things began to emerge; gradually, Chaos Residence was transformed like a rebirth, renewed in appearance.

Chen Nuo looked at the suddenly enlarged hall and felt his heart brighten considerably; Chaos Residence had replaced its old tables and chairs and simple decorations.

The entire hall appeared quite elegant, neither shabby nor luxurious.

Yet just looking at it, the two of them felt a sense of comfort.

On the walls were some texts or paintings full of artistic ambiance; after all, Chen Nuo intended to turn Chaos Residence into Chaos First Restaurant—how could it lack something impressive?

The tables and chairs were even more exquisitely shaped and neatly arranged.

Of course, Chen Nuo also did not forget to place in the center of each table a pit where a stove and charcoal fire could be added.