Food System in Cultivation World-Chapter 460 - 426: This Is by No Means Pampering the Disciple!
At night, after bidding farewell to Master Mao, Chen Xu found his cave estate.
The so-called cave estate was actually not a residence in a cave, but an independent courtyard with a spiritual formation.
Before departing, Master Mao exchanged his spiritual tablet’s talisman name with Chen Xu and advised him:
"If you need to leave the Immortal City, remember to visit the Spiritual Disc Bureau once again.
If you have enough funds, then extend your spiritual tablet for another two months, so you won’t be unable to enter the city upon return.
If you don’t have enough funds, make sure to hang the tablet on storage.
Once stored, regardless of how long you leave the Immortal City, the tablet belongs to you.
However, if you exceed the entry limit, you’ll need to pay the entry fee again, but your identity talisman name will be retained."
Chen Xu carefully noted Master Mao’s instructions and replied affirmatively.
With that, Master Mao turned around and left.
After taking only a few steps, he turned back and said, "Forget it, you are my disciple, and a master will always provide some spending money for a disciple.
Here, take these three hundred Qi Radiance Pills, keep them well."
While speaking, he took out a money pouch from his sleeve and directly stuffed it into Chen Xu’s hand.
Chen Xu was just about to refuse, saying he had money, when he noticed Master Mao sternly say:
"These funds are for emergency use, you must not be stubborn.
And don’t lose the desire to improve because of this, that’s all there is, I won’t give more, understand?"
What does "that’s all there is, won’t give more" mean?
Chen Xu was momentarily stunned, only reacting after a brief pause.
The three hundred Qi Radiance Pills in his eyes versus the three hundred Qi Radiance Pills in Master Mao’s eyes might be entirely different.
Forget it, there’s no need to refuse further.
Instead of pulling back and forth in rejection, better to remember the master’s kindness and bring some good food for him next time he returns to the mountain.
His Fire and Smoke Kitchen still has a large strange fish that hasn’t been cooked yet, previously lacking the time and having slightly inadequate cultivation.
In the future, he must find time to transform this fish into a grand feast.
The master can enjoy it, Master Wu, Brother Feng, Wen Daoyuan, and others should also have a taste.
Chen Xu accepted Master Mao’s gift and sincerely thanked his master.
Master Mao waved his hand and said, "No need to thank, go on, go on!"
As he stepped forth, his figure seemed to flicker, ready to swiftly depart.
Chen Xu hurriedly called out to Master Mao: "Master, your disciple has one more thing..."
Master Mao turned around with a frown, thinking this disciple was going to be needlessly sentimental again, only to see the disciple suddenly take out a wine gourd from his sleeve.
Master Mao’s mouth twitched upwards uncontrollably.
He quickly strode back, coughed and said: "Disciple, speak quickly if you have something."
Chen Xu said: "Master, your disciple once chanced upon a rare material to brew a type of Spirit Wine.
Your disciple named it Jade Liquid Heart-Clarifying Wine.
This wine, although not particularly rich in Spiritual Qi, your disciple does not know its grade, but it has a special effect.
After cultivators drink this wine, there’s a chance to attain enlightenment and see their true nature, breaking barriers to glimpse truth.
However, this chance is not significant; more likely, after drinking it, the mood becomes troubled, leading to qi deviation.
Due to its danger, your disciple dares not easily reveal this wine, but considering master’s profound cultivation, this wine might be of use in master’s possession.
Your disciple may be gone for a few days to a month or more; whether the master uses it for leisure or thirst, it is your disciple’s sincere intention."
After saying this, he offered the wine gourd with both hands.
Master Mao cheerfully accepted the new wine gourd, and with a pleased tap on Chen Xu’s shoulder, couldn’t hold back his smiling mouth and said:
"Such sincere intent, good disciple, your caution is correct.
This wine, let master first appraise its grade with a true jade talisman, let’s not hurry.
We shall discuss it more when you return, now off you go."
After this, the two truly took leave, Chen Xu took out his disciple token, and operated it to open the cave estate’s spiritual formation.
Unbeknownst to anyone, Master Mao flashed away in the night, smiling broadly.
"I told you, the true master’s discerning eye for disciples is exceptional, and I’m never indulgent.
What harm in giving some spending money? A mere three hundred Qi Radiance Pills for spending, who can be spoiled by this?
Only three hundred Qi Radiance Pills, is this perhaps too little?
Will the disciple think master is stingy?
Alas, forget it, next time master will give more!"
With the wine gourd in hand, he grew interested and curious about the wine within.
"Jade Liquid Heart-Clarifying Wine? A chance of enlightenment upon drinking?
Hmm, such effect must be at least possessed by Fifth Grade spirit wine or higher.
When did a Foundation Establishment disciple manage to brew such spirit wine?
My disciple, my disciple..."
He pressed his hand against the wine gourd, sensing the Spiritual Qi inside, then secretly exhaled.
"The Spiritual Qi is thin, indeed it is low-grade spirit wine, fortunately, fortunately.
But this enlightenment effect..."
Master Mao held the wine gourd as his gaze looked towards the peak of the mountain.
There resided another Golden Core cultivator from the Shenji Sect, one who was said to be gravely injured and on the brink of death.
Master Mao, with a shift of thought, immediately transformed into a great eagle and swiftly soared towards the mountain peak.
During his flight, thinking of what he was about to do, he couldn’t help but feel a bit distressed.
"Sigh, the fine wine my disciple gifted to me will be cheapened by that old aunt!"
All of Master Mao’s actions remained unbeknownst to Chen Xu.
Upon returning to his own cave abode, he first checked the arrangement within.
The courtyard, built along the mountain, was not small in overall size.
Apart from the living quarters, there were also buildings like a cultivation room, small refining room, alchemy room, study, and a small kitchen.
Both the refining and alchemy rooms were empty, and naturally, the refining room could not compare with private refining rooms in Qiandu Workshop.
However, notably, there existed a small earth fire source in the refining room!
A Jade Scroll was even placed beside the fire source to provide details.
Chen Xu flipped through the Jade Scroll and learned that this small fire source extended from the underground fire veins of the Shenji Sect.
The greatest feature of this Panshi Peak, occupied by the Shenji Sect, was its inclusion of an earth vein Spirit Fire within.
With this earth vein Spirit Fire, the Shenji Sect could efficiently produce a large number of magical artifacts and treasures.
Otherwise, relying solely on the disciples’ Spirit Fire, ordinary disciples wouldn’t have enough True Yuan to sustain the consumption.
Even for those at the Golden Core Stage with higher cultivation, the difficulty in crafting magical treasures often increased, making it equally hard to sustain high-intensity Spirit Fire consumption constantly.
Thus, the earth vein Spirit Fire was exceptionally crucial.
It could even be said that the earth vein Spirit Fire was the actual foundation supporting a Sixth Grade sect like the Shenji Sect.
Chen Xu examined the method of using the earth vein Spirit Fire.
In general, it wasn’t much different from that in Qiandu Workshop, but when used personally in one’s cave abode, opening the Spirit Fire each time required at least two Qi Radiance Pills.
A minimum of two hours, with each additional two hours requiring one more Qi Radiance Pill.
Well, it was a chargeable service.
Understandable, not difficult to accept.
Chen Xu had no intention of refining immediately; after inspecting the scenes inside and outside the courtyard, he carefully sensed to ensure the courtyard’s formations were safe and solely under his control.
Finally, he returned to the cultivation room.
Before this, Chen Xu specifically placed his identity token in the adjoining living quarters.
Not that Chen Xu detected any issues with his identity token.
He simply acted out of habitual caution, believing in preventative measures upfront, regardless of the situation.
This identity token had peculiar functions, not only capable of recording the cultivator’s identity aura but also having instant messaging capabilities.
Most remarkably, it could automatically consume Qi Radiance Pills!
Where did those consumed Qi Radiance Pills ultimately go?
Without doubt, the final destination of those Qi Radiance Pills must be to the entity behind the identity token’s manufacturer: the management of the Immortal City.
That is, to the greatest sect in the Cangling Region, the Danxia Sect!
The Danxia Sect was too distant, out of Chen Xu’s current reach.
He had to be more cautious, considering the identity token might also have certain surveillance functions—
Of course, describing Chen Xu now would just be as an inconspicuous small figure in the vast Immortal City.
Even if the identity token did have some surveillance capability, which observer would specifically target him among countless cultivators?
Chen Xu didn’t need to worry unnecessarily.
The reasoning was sound, but as Chen Xu planned to enter the Fire and Smoke Kitchen for cultivation at night, he feared drawing attention with any anomalies, thus he acted with caution.
Chen Xu did not intend to break through from the fifth layer to the sixth layer of the Golden Core Stage presently; it wouldn’t be feasible during his time in the Shenji Sect.
He merely prepared to enter the Fire and Smoke Kitchen, firstly to revise the basic tempering techniques learned today, and secondly to study the booklet "Hong’s Purification Technique" gifted by Hong Xuanji.
And indeed, this was Chen Xu’s primary aim in joining the sect.
He couldn’t rely perpetually on the Life-Reflected Fiend to purify spiritual materials; lacking his own purification magic was Chen Xu’s greatest weakness.
Upon entering the Fire and Smoke Kitchen, Chen Xu chose a segment of the stove as a workbench, took out a practice hammer gifted by Master Mao, and grabbed an iron rod to start hammering away.
Indeed, iron forging could become addictive.
Especially when Chen Xu was abundant in True Yuan, never short of Spiritual Qi.
His greatest advantage over others lay in his mastery of Fire Control Skill, with prowess in Fire Technique being extremely high.
The fourth-layer Fire Control Skill allowed him to adjust Spirit Fire temperatures at will, often even more effortlessly than controlling earth fire.
On this night, Chen Xu entered the Fire and Smoke Kitchen a total of three times, equivalent to cultivating for three cycles of twelve hours.
In addition to practicing iron forging and studying Hong’s Purification Technique, Chen Xu continued practicing the Talisman of All Things Transforming and used it to stimulate various spiritual plants in the green garden.
Among them, the Ninth Grade Purple Jade Spirit Rice thrived the best, followed by the Eighth Grade Green Blood Spirit Rice.
As for Seventh Grade Spirit Rice, Chen Xu couldn’t cultivate it at present.
Regarding the Cyan Cloud Lotus Seeds, their growth remained slow, naturally warranting more attention and concern.
Chen Xu spent an exceptionally fulfilling night in the cultivation room.
Even later, upon leaving the Fire and Smoke Kitchen, he didn’t return to the living quarters.
Instead, he sat cross-legged in the cultivation room, gradually seeming to breathe in harmony with the heavens and earth.
Until the eastern horizon brightened.
The next day, after getting up, Chen Xu first sent a message to both Ye Ningzhen and Ji Yang, and then set off for the Reception Hall.
He intended to go to the Reception Hall to undertake a True Inheritance Task, naturally needing to bid farewell to Ye Ningzhen and Ji Yang.
