Lu Yang could confidently say that his understanding of ancient knowledge was on par with that of old scholars who had spent their entire lives studying.

Unlike the miscellaneous knowledge of the old scholars, the knowledge Lu Yang mastered was all related to ancient immortals, which was the knowledge that the old scholars longed for.

Previously, Lu Yang had no understanding of ancient knowledge. He would listen to whatever the Immortal Maiden said and easily accept it.

However, like his senior sister, who had her own unique insights into the ancient times, it was a bit difficult to listen to the Immortal Maiden’s stories.

This was the advantage of ignorance.

Lu Yang no longer dwelled on the discrepancy between legend and truth. He curiously asked what was stored in the underwater space.

“What is this piece of meat that is full of vitality?”

The Immortal Maiden touched her chin, trying to recall what this piece of meat looked like when it was alive: “It’s the meat of the Flame Crow… no, it’s the meat of the Chaos… no, what was it again?”

“Maiden, you can’t remember what kind of meat this is? Then how do you cook?” Lu Yang was quite surprised.

Although the Immortal Maiden was from three hundred thousand years ago, from her perspective, it was as if she had been killed and fell into a deep sleep three hundred thousand years ago. When she woke up, she was scolded by the senior sister, stayed in her own spiritual space for three months.

So, for the Immortal Maiden, she had only been away from the kitchen for three months and had forgotten what kind of meat it was?

“Why do you need to know what kind of meat this is?” The Immortal Maiden retorted, leaving Lu Yang speechless.

“Meeting is fate, and eating also emphasizes fate. Whichever piece of meat I choose means that piece of meat is destined for today’s meal.” Clearly, the Immortal Maiden had her own unique insights into cooking.

“What about this fruit?” Lu Yang pointed to a very conspicuous fruit, which was about the size of an apple, pure white, and surrounded by three faint halos. The halos emitted a glow, sprinkling in the air. Due to the time being still, the glow that should have dissipated also lingered in the air.

“This is the Eternal Immortal Fruit that I planted.”

“Eternal Immortal Fruit? What’s its function? Does it grant immortality?” Lu Yang felt that this immortal fruit was of astonishing value upon hearing this.

Immortality was the lifelong wish of many people. Death was like the extinguishing of a lamp. No matter how powerful or influential you were in your lifetime, you would still be a handful of yellow earth after death, and everything you had in your lifetime would be useless.

An immortal fruit that could grant immortality was a temptation that even those at the Tribulation Crossing stage could not resist.

The Immortal Maiden nodded solemnly, “It’s almost as you guessed: those who consume the immortal fruit will have bodies that never decay.”

Lu Yang: “……”

Does this have anything to do with what I guessed?

“Senior, is this a green wood immortal fruit?”

Yun Zhi pointed to another dark blue fruit and asked. She thought it looked like the green wood immortal fruit that Jin Qinqin, a disciple recruited this year, had swallowed when she was young.

A green wood immortal fruit had made Jin Qinqin’s physique comparable to that of a top-level dual spiritual root.

“Yes, this is the green wood immortal fruit planted by the Immortal of Time. I asked him for a few. They taste good, and I’ve eaten all but this one.”

“What is this stone? A whetstone?” Lu Yang noticed a very regular spherical stone and didn’t understand why a stone was stored in the underwater space where food was stored.

Even the senior sister frowned. She could feel the strange power contained in this stone, which was comparable to the power of the Void Refinement stage or even the Body Fusion stage.

But she didn’t recognize what this stone was.

“This is a star core, the core of a planet. I dug it out of a huge uninhabited planet. You don’t recognize it? Oh right, there are no planets in the universe now.”

“So this is a star core.” The senior sister had seen it in ancient books, saying it was a good material for refining tools and could refine immortal treasures.

But why would a star core appear in the kitchen?

“What is this star core used for?”

“It’s an ingredient.”

Lu Yang was shocked: “This thing can be eaten?!”

The Immortal Maiden waved her hand, thinking that Lu Yang was quite ignorant: “Why would I put it here if it couldn’t be eaten?”

“Ordinary people of course can’t eat it. For example, you, a little guy who has just formed his golden core, could break all your teeth with one bite.”

“But immortals are different. Immortals have the bodies of immortals, which are the hardest bodies in the world. As the hardest substance in the body, how could the teeth not be able to chew a small star core?”

“Don’t you know that the higher the energy contained in the food, the more delicious it is? The star core is the top-grade ingredient in my eyes!”

“Besides, isn’t one of the purposes of eating to replenish energy?”

“Moreover, haven’t you heard of the pill recipe ‘Gold Stone Powder’? If stones can be used as medicine, they can certainly be eaten as food.”

Lu Yang felt that there was some truth to what the Immortal Maiden said. For immortals, chewing a star core was probably as simple as chewing a biscuit, but it still felt strange.

Could it be that he had always misunderstood the four ancient immortals? They chewed stones every day and enjoyed it?

Why did it feel like they were impoverished?

“What about this flower? Is it also an ingredient?” Lu Yang pointed to a flower that was emitting a five-colored glow, frozen in time.

“No, this is a decoration for plating. But if you want to eat it, it’s fine. It tastes good and is quite refreshing.” The Immortal Maiden knew that cooking should be a combination of color, aroma, and taste.

This five-colored glow flower was the embodiment of “color”.

The three of them walked around the kitchen, and both Lu Yang and Yun Zhi learned a lot.

Lu Yang felt that this kitchen was very much in line with the style of the Immortal Maiden.

Yun Zhi was worried that the Immortal Maiden, who had been living in Lu Yang’s spiritual space, would not lead Lu Yang astray, would she?

Worried.

Seeing the Immortal Maiden reluctantly leaving the kitchen, Yun Zhi asked, “Maiden, do you not want to leave the kitchen?”

“Not really, it’s just that I miss seeing familiar things.” The Immortal Maiden chuckled, a little embarrassed.

Yun Zhi nodded, “No problem, these are originally your things. After we leave, I will ask Emperor Xia to return your kitchen to you.”

The Immortal Maiden’s eyes lit up when she heard this, “Really?”

“Really.”

The three of them took another tour of the Immortal Maiden’s relics, but found nothing new, so they left the relics.

The Immortal Maiden voluntarily entered Lu Yang’s spiritual space.

The old general had been guarding the entrance of the relics. Seeing the two of them come out, he asked, “Did you gain anything from your visit to the relics?””There’s been a significant gain. I will report the situation of the ruins to Emperor Xia.” Yun Zhi’s voice was as calm as ever, not at all like someone who had made a significant discovery.

“As long as there’s gain.” The old general saw them off.

On the way back, Lu Yang thought about the issue of the ruins and asked, “Senior Sister, how exactly were the Immortal Ruins formed?”

Yun Zhi thought for a moment and said, “I believe they were created by the hidden mastermind. Let’s assume that the Fire Dynasty really existed and that they worshipped the Immortal Being. This would explain the origin of the nineteen floating stones in the ruins.”

“As for the senior’s kitchen, I guess that during the ancient times when the Nameless One was refining the stars, the senior’s cave dwelling was shattered into several pieces, and the kitchen was one of them.”

“The hidden mastermind refined the Fire Dynasty’s sacrificial site into the main body of the Immortal Ruins and incorporated the senior’s kitchen into the statue of the Immortal Being. In this way, the first generation sect leader not only learned of the existence of the Immortal Being and established the Immortal Sect, but also, with the covert assistance of the hidden mastermind, obtained the Immortal Treasure from the senior’s kitchen, ensuring the survival of the Immortal Sect.”

“I see.”

Halfway through their journey, Lu Yang realized that his Senior Sister had no intention of returning to the Seek Tao Sect, but was leading him towards Dayan County.

“Senior Sister, do we really need to go back to Dayan County?”

Senior Sister replied indifferently, “Our master is imprisoned in the jail of Dayan County. Both emotionally and rationally, we should pay him a visit.”

(End of Chapter)