Food System in Cultivation World-Chapter 429 - 398:
At the banks of Changming River, Ye Ningzhen brought Chen Xu and Ji Yang ashore.
The bamboo raft was returned by her to the Changfeng Ferry, Immortal Crossing Bureau, established not far from the Wangchuan Peak side.
Only because she had thrown away a bamboo pole, she had to compensate the Immortal Crossing Bureau with ten Qi Radiance Pills.
When paying, Ye Ningzhen was entirely gloomy.
She seemed like an eggplant that had been hit by frost.
Handing over ten Qi Radiance Pills, the hand she used to pay was trembling.
But she was very good at controlling emotions. Once out of the Immortal Crossing Bureau and facing Chen Xu and Ji Yang, she regained her smile.
"Two junior brothers, this way, let’s quickly return to the sect!"
As she spoke, Ye Ningzhen strode towards the mountain path on the side of Wangchuan Peak.
Calling it a mountain path, this road was actually quite wide, appearing at least three zhang wide at first glance.
And the main path leading to the Wangchuan Peak practically reached nine zhang in width.
On the wide main path, there were huge strange beasts pulling carts, coming and going.
There were also various mechanical puppets on the avenue, such as the ten-zhang long big spiders, millstone-sized ants with bee-waist and wings, and some round, golden balls...
Spiders and ants could be understood, but those golden balls rolling on the road were truly difficult to comprehend.
Ye Ningzhen explained to Chen Xu and Ji Yang:
"These are Mixed Element Universe Pouches, capable of transporting large quantities of goods. Many items can’t fit in ordinary storage pouches, hence these Mixed Element Universe Pouches are needed.
Don’t be fooled by their peculiar shape; it might seem unattended, but it can’t be casually taken. Of course not.
Once, there was an outsider cultivator who whimsically tried to rob a Mixed Element Universe Pouch; well, it swallowed him whole, and when it spat him out again, he was nothing but a skeleton.
By the way, the one who tried to rob the Mixed Element Universe Pouch was a Golden Core cultivator."
Ye Ningzhen casually pointed out the surrounding sights, also mentioning some anecdotes, leaving Ji Yang stunned and reluctant to even glance at those Mixed Element Universe Pouches.
He could only look up at the sky.
In the sky, there were cranes flying and eagles soaring.
Sometimes, there were cultivators with varied clothing riding them, though their exact looks were unclear from afar, they appeared ethereal, as if heavenly beings.
Ye Ningzhen continued:
"These all belong to the True Inheritors and above from various sects within the Inner City Jade Palace realm. Without being an Inner City True Inheritor and above, outer city disciples are not qualified to ride cranes in Canglan Immortal City."
Ji Yang couldn’t help but gasp, envious and longing, saying: "So they are such characters..."
Thus, they walked quickly while casually chatting.
In just fifteen minutes, the trio covered nearly thirty li, moving at a speed as swift as lightning.
Ji Yang naturally couldn’t keep such pace; his cultivation was lacking, and initially he almost couldn’t keep up.
With a gentle pat on his shoulder from Chen Xu, Ji Yang suddenly felt his surroundings filled with a light breeze.
Thus, every step he took felt like he was riding the wind.
Gradually, he could easily keep pace with Chen Xu and Ye Ningzhen.
And Ye Ningzhen initially walked urgently, simply because she was used to it.
She was poor, couldn’t afford a mount, and all her assets were condensed into her sole life Magical Treasure.
Outer city disciples were forbidden from flying with artifacts within the Immortal City area, so she had refined a good body technique for rapid movement.
Now that she found Chen Xu, a disciple with Spirit Chef qualifications, she was eager, wishing to bring Chen Xu back to the sect as quickly as possible.
As she took a step, she instinctively used her usual fastest walking speed.
After covering some distance, Ye Ningzhen realized.
She inwardly exclaimed: "Oh no! I hope I didn’t lose my Spirit Chef junior brother!"
Ye Ningzhen felt urgent, quickly turned to look back.
However, as she turned, before completely looking behind, she saw two figures closely following behind her from the left rear.
Indeed, neither junior brother was lost.
Ye Ningzhen suddenly understood and looked at Chen Xu with astonishment, asking him: "Junior Brother Chen, your speed is unexpectedly fast, what kind of body technique do you use?"
Chen Xu replied: "It’s actually not any particular body technique, just that when I cook, I need to fan and control fire, so I’ve practiced some Wind Summoning skill."
He smiled slightly: "With this Wind Summoning skill, I can move faster, and avoid danger outside."
Oh, so that’s it.
Ye Ningzhen immediately understood.
She thought: Junior Brother Chen is a Spirit Chef, his combat abilities are naturally somewhat weaker, and with the cultivation world fraught with dangers, it’s reasonable for him to specially train for speed for survival.
Ye Ningzhen became more satisfied with Chen Xu.
He had Spirit Chef qualifications, cultivation talent, and knew how to preserve life.
Isn’t he the perfect disciple for the Heavenly Machine Sect?
She almost impulsively wanted to send a message to Elder Ge.
Ultimately, her poverty restrained her impulse.
Thirty li passed in a blink, the trio rushed along the way, transitioning from the wide mountain path to a narrow mountain "trail" barely a zhang wide.
Meanwhile, pedestrians on the road dwindled.
Occasionally, acquaintances of Ye Ningzhen greeted her in passing, calling her "Senior Sister Ye."
Soon after, they crossed a mountain stream about three zhang wide. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺
Ahead lay Pan Stone Peak!
Pan Stone Peak had many rocks, with relatively sparse vegetation coverage.
At a glance, it conveyed a sensation of simplicity and steadfastness.
At the foot of the mountain stood a tall, arching stone mountain gate, beside which were two mountain guard disciples.
