Chapter 70: The Temptation of Gourmet Food! Duobao Daoren Suddenly Regrets It!

As Lu Yun practiced, vast spiritual Qi instantly gathered toward him from all directions!

Houtu, who was guarding outside the Stone Palace, sensed this change immediately.

She could not help but smile slightly: "It seems he has found the opportunity to break through!"

Thinking that in just a few days, Lu Yun had broken through all the way from Refining Essence into Qi and was about to charge toward becoming a Mysterious Immortal today, Houtu could not help but sigh inwardly: Sister Nuwa is truly formidable!

Sighing in this way was, on one hand, naturally because she felt Nuwa had a unique eye for talent, selecting a genius like Lu Yun from among the Human Race! On the other hand, it was because she still believed that the cultivation technique Lu Yun practiced was taught by Nuwa, and that Nuwa could create such a technique truly made her admire her.

"I suppose Sister Nuwa must have been displeased that Laozi established the Ren Sect but did not preach to the Human Race, so she specifically cultivated Lu Yun and had him preach in a high-profile manner among the Human Race!"

"If that Laozi truly disregarded his reputation and wanted to take action against Lu Yun, Sister Nuwa would naturally intervene as well!"

This was the key reason why Houtu did not continue to dissuade Lu Yun from preaching to the Human Race.

Of course, she also knew that Laozi had two other brothers who were also Saints; if Laozi disregarded his reputation and had Yuanshi and Tongtian join him in attacking, Nuwa might not be able to handle them alone.

In that case, they, the twelve Ancestral Witches, would need to protect Lu Yun! For this, the Ancestral Witches had not the slightest intention of retreating; instead, their fighting spirit soared.

After all, they, the Ancestral Witches, were inherently warlike people, and furthermore, the ones they were to face this time were Saints? That Yuanshi Tianzun had always been displeased with them, the twelve Ancestral Witches, so how could the twelve Ancestral Witches possibly find him pleasing to the eye? It was just that they had not taken the initiative to provoke him in the past.

If the other party truly dared to take action this time, they would take this opportunity to let him know once again what the true Pangu Orthodox was!

While pondering these matters in her heart, Houtu suddenly felt a bit hungry again.

Ever since Lu Yun taught those many new cooking methods, she always felt that she wanted to eat something from time to time.

Moreover, of all the things she ate, she was particularly fond of roasted meat.

At this moment, she could not help but start a bonfire near the Stone Palace, then waved her hand to fetch some prey piled up in the distance, and began to roast it with great interest.

Before long, a rich aroma of roasted meat spread from the vicinity.

In fact, there were quite a few people in the Wu Clan who were the same as her, especially those Ancestral Witches.

Although they each liked different foods, they were basically becoming more and more enthusiastic about eating, each finding ways to eat.

The prey brought back earlier naturally could not withstand such consumption, and it was basically almost all eaten up.

Therefore, many Witches of the Houtu Ancestral Court went out hunting again.

The Human Race here was naturally not idle either; with nowhere to use their excess energy, they might as well go out hunting.

The Wu Clan specialized in dealing with those powerful Demon beasts, while the Human Race dealt with some small Demons that had not yet taken human form.

It was precisely because of this that the slightly larger Demon beasts around the Zhushan Tribe had now been almost completely cleared out! Furthermore, this cleared area was continuing to expand outward.

So much so that some members of the Zhushan Tribe could not help but worry: If we keep eating like this, won't we be unable to find prey in the future? However, his worry was quickly dispelled by another human nearby.

"What are you afraid of? Once the Immortal Lu teaches us the new cultivation method, our strength will increase, and we will naturally be able to hunt further away!"

"That's true!"

"Don't talk about that; I've been hunting for so long, I'm hungry! Why don't we roast some meat to eat!"

"I think you're just greedy! But, I want to eat too!"

"Then what are you wasting time for? Go find some firewood!"

……

Several humans began to busy themselves as they spoke.

Although there were many food preparation methods Lu Yun taught yesterday, other methods basically required some kitchen utensils to assist.

Unlike roasting meat, where as long as you bring some seasoning packets, you can have a good meal while hunting outside.

Therefore, roasted meat was the most popular way of eating for the humans who went out hunting now, and basically everyone had learned it.

Before long, a rich aroma of roasted meat drifted up here as well.

……

High in the sky.

A Daoist was looking around, confirming his bearings.

"According to what Master said, the Zhushan Tribe should be nearby."

"It's just that within a radius of a thousand miles, there are several Human Tribes, and I don't know which one is the Zhushan Tribe?"

This Daoist looked chubby and was covered in jewels and jade; he was none other than the eldest disciple of the Jie Sect—Duobao Daoren! He had originally been traveling in the East Sea Shore area, and after hearing Tongtian's voice transmission, he rushed toward the Zhushan Tribe at the first opportunity.

It was for this reason that he was the first to arrive near the Zhushan Tribe.

Coincidentally, seeing human activity below from the air, he intended to appear and ask them for the direction to the Zhushan Tribe.

But just as he approached, before he could even open his mouth to ask those humans, he suddenly smelled a fragrance.

"What is this smell? Why is it so fragrant?"

He scanned the area with his eyes, and soon his gaze fell upon the sizzling, oily roasted meat on the bonfire.

He could not help but swallow his saliva: "Isn't this just a Long-eared Beast? Why is it so fragrant?"

He observed carefully for a while and soon discovered that the key to such a rich aroma was that these humans used a special roasting method and had also added some strange powdered seasoning?

Duobao watched from the air for a long time, and in the end, he could not hold back, turning directly into a ray of immortal light and landing near those humans.

Immediately, the few humans became nervous. They had originally been holding pieces of meat to roast, but at this moment, they could not care about that at all; they stood up directly, dropped the meat, and were about to pay their respects to Duobao.

Showing a respectful attitude when meeting Great Desolation powerhouses was a habit the Human Race had cultivated for a long time.

Because this way, the other party would likely not make things difficult for them, the weak humans.

But what they did not expect was that Duobao was startled when he saw them drop the meat.

"Careful!"

Duobao took action directly, casting a spell that instantly caught all the pieces of roasted meat that were about to fall to the ground into his hands.

Because the aroma was too rich, he really could not help but take a bite.

Instantly, he was stunned by the aroma of the roasted meat on his taste buds, and he was even somewhat incredulous.

"This is too delicious!"

"The meat of a Long-eared Beast, is it actually this delicious?"

You must know, among the attendants and servants of his master, Tongtian Jiaozhu, there was one named Chang'er, who had only just been taken in as a disciple not long ago, and it was only because of his recommendation that he had joined the Jie Sect.

If he had known earlier that the meat of the Long-eared Beast was so fragrant, he might not have recommended Chang'er to join the Jie Sect back then! Duobao Daoren could not help but quickly finish eating the few pieces of roasted meat, only then noticing that several members of the Human Race were still standing trembling by his side.

It was just that the gazes they directed at him were somewhat strange.

Only then did he realize that he had indeed lost his composure just now.

"Ahem!"

Duobao coughed twice, resumed the posture of a high-level expert, and said, "Apologies, this poor Daoist was truly famished and was impolite. How about this, this poor Daoist will compensate you with one, no, two Long-eared Beasts, how about that?"

The few members of the Human Race looked at each other in dismay.

The first thought that surfaced in their minds was: aren't those who have achieved success in cultivation supposed to not eat and not feel hungry?

Of course, they did not dare to press for an answer to such a matter.

And as for the compensation mentioned by Duobao Daoren, they waved their hands repeatedly.

"Immortal Elder, there is no need to mind; we will just go and hunt some more prey."

"That's right, Immortal Elder, we don't need your compensation!"

Duobao, however, shook his head with a serious face and said, "No, we practitioners value karma above all else; how could this poor Daoist eat your food for nothing?"

While saying this, what he was thinking about in his heart was another matter: if you do not accept this poor Daoist's compensation, how can this poor Daoist let you help me prepare more meat? Of course, he had not forgotten the task entrusted to him by Tongtian.

But that task was to assist Xuandu, and he did not even know where Xuandu was right now, so it would be better to have a full meal first! Moreover, he needed to inquire about information from these members of the Human Race; was this not the best opportunity to close the distance between them? That is what he would do! "You all wait here for a moment!"

After Duobao dropped these words, his figure moved abruptly and he flew away.

In the original spot, the few members of the Human Race were left looking at each other, not knowing for a moment whether they should leave or not.

Fortunately, Duobao did not leave for long; he soon caught a few pieces of prey and delivered them before them.

The few members of the Human Race were very terrified and repeatedly indicated that they did not need so much.

Duobao just said happily, "For the extra ones, would you mind helping this poor Daoist roast them?"

At this moment, how could these members of the Human Race not see that this Immortal Elder was clearly just like those of the Wu Clan, obsessed with the delicacies of their Human Race! Regarding this, they also felt very proud.

Anyway, they had come out to hunt, and now that Duobao had already prepared the prey for them, helping the other party roast some meat could be considered a repayment!

Moreover, for themselves, or for their tribe, if they could befriend an Immortal Elder because of this, that would simply be a tremendous good thing.

Thus, the few members of the Human Race all began to get busy.

Some prepared firewood, some processed the prey, and soon they began to roast meat again.

Duobao watched them work the whole time and was somewhat surprised; he had not expected that with just such simple processing, the meat could become so delicious!

Why had he never thought of this before!

Fortunately, it was not too late now that he had learned it, and he must eat a lot more in the future! While watching the humans roast the meat, Duobao also chatted casually with them.

Originally, he had wanted to inquire about news of the Zhushan Tribe, but he did not expect that these few humans happened to be from the Zhushan Tribe.

Furthermore, during the conversation, Duobao learned that besides this roasted meat, the Human Race actually had many other delicacies, though most needed to be cooked within the tribe.

Duobao listened until his heart itched with impatience.

Thinking that his master had originally told him to go to the Zhushan Tribe, he could not help but say, "This poor Daoist would like to visit your place as a guest; I wonder if your tribe would welcome me?"

"Of course we welcome you!"

"It would be an honor!"

The few members of the Human Race responded enthusiastically.

Duobao felt completely at ease.

After they finished this meal of roasted meat, he naturally went with the few members of the Human Race toward the direction of the Zhushan Tribe, and along the way, he hunted some more Demon beasts for them, which could also be considered a gift for the Zhushan Tribe.

What he did not know was that this series of actions of his had actually already fallen into the eyes of the Three Pure Ones!

(End of this chapter)