“Um… Don’t rush, eat slowly, there’s more.” Bai Linwan watched them eat, fearing they might choke to death on their food.

Their ravenous eating made it seem like they hadn’t eaten in half a year.

Watching them, even Bai Linwan couldn’t help but swallow his saliva.

Why did it look so delicious when they ate?

Was the food really that good?

Should he try it for dinner?

“Shopkeeper Bai.” Chen Guan stuffed his mouth full of rice and mumbled, “Can I buy a portion to take away later? I want to bring some back for my junior sister to try.”

“Uh.” Bai Linwan quickly ordered his staff to pack a portion for each person who came.

This excited everyone. They could eat again tonight, something they had dreamed of while in the Ghost Devil.

This was not only happening in the city of Wujian.

Almost everywhere else, the same situation occurred after the Changqing Trading Company opened. The shopkeepers of the Changqing Trading Company in other places also didn’t expect that the best-selling item would be self-heating rice.

However, because of the demand, only twenty to thirty portions of self-heating rice were made each day, so these disciples couldn’t buy a lot to take back as there was no stock.

In Changguzhou.

The Changqing Trading Company here was also bustling. It opened earlier and recently, the business was so good that it made other trading companies jealous.

But there was nothing they could do, they didn’t dare to do anything.

Who made the Changqing Trading Company have the protection of the Iron Knife Sect?

By noon, dozens of disciples from the Iron Knife Sect all came to the Changqing Trading Company. Such a large group came almost every day, which deterred other trading companies from causing trouble for the Changqing Trading Company.

“Shopkeeper, bring us the self-heating rice.”

The disciples of the Iron Knife Sect shouted as soon as they entered the door. Each of them, over nine feet tall, entered the door with hungry eyes, revealing their desire for self-heating rice.

Zhao Yichuan, the president of the Changqing Trading Company’s Changguzhou branch, couldn’t help but laugh and cry at the sight. He stepped forward and said, “You guys have been eating self-heating rice for a month straight, haven’t you? Aren’t you tired of it?”

“Haha, it’s delicious, we never get tired of it!” The leading disciple of the Iron Knife Sect laughed heartily.

Little did they know that Li Changqing’s move had deeply imprinted the self-heating rice in their hearts.

“Alright.”

Zhao Yichuan quickly ordered the self-heating rice to be brought up.

The price of self-heating rice was actually not cheap.

A portion of self-heating rice cost two silver coins. These dozens of disciples had to spend a lot of money, which was enough for a big meal in a restaurant. But they were happy to eat self-heating rice, which Zhao Yichuan couldn’t understand.

No matter how delicious the food was, how could the disciples of the Iron Knife Sect persist in eating it every day for a month?

For the Changqing Trading Company, self-heating rice was just a small part of their business. The real money-maker was the tea orders.

The tea of the Changqing Trading Company had become popular throughout the Eastern Desolate Land in the past two months.

Because their fried tea was very popular, the orders were so numerous that they were in short supply. Even the pre-orders were already scheduled for half a year later.

The money earned in these two months made all the families in Changting Town very happy!

This was more than they had earned in the past few years, and the small families in Changting Town finally stood up.

Because of the popularity of their tea, many trading companies bought their tea to study, trying to figure out the secret of the Changqing Trading Company’s tea.

Sure enough, some trading companies did have some skills. After studying for a while, they could see that the tea was fried.

So they also followed the Changqing Trading Company’s method and fried the tea.

But when they fried the tea, they found that it was not comparable to the tea fried by the Changqing Trading Company.

It was not the same thing at all.

The difference was huge.

Later, they thought it might be because they didn’t control the heat well, so they tried various heats to fry the tea. Unfortunately, in the end, they wasted a lot of tea and still couldn’t fry the kind of tea that the Changqing Trading Company did.

It was simply baffling to them.

Little did they know that the tea fried by the Changqing Trading Company was done by hand, but they used iron shovels. The iron completely removed most of the aroma of the tea, so naturally, they couldn’t compare.

In the end, they could only watch as the Changqing Trading Company made a lot of money, and they had no way to compete.

In the past two months, Li Hengsheng had also written to Li Changqing.

The letter was just to congratulate Li Changqing, saying that he had won first place in the Ghost Devil trial. In addition, there were some daily trivial matters, reminding Li Changqing to take care of his health.Li Hengsheng didn’t mention anything about the dangers he encountered during the Ghost Devil trial, so as not to worry Li Changqing.

However, early this morning, Li Changqing unexpectedly received a gift.

This gift also came from the Dao Mountain Ancient Land.

“Mr. Changqing, your son has sent another letter.” Zhang Fuguang placed the letter and the item on the table.

Li Changqing curiously opened the letter. Upon reading its contents, he was somewhat surprised. The letter mentioned that today was his birthday on the ninth day of the eighth month. When was his birthday? Even Li Changqing himself didn’t know.

Unexpectedly, Li Hengsheng remembered.

In addition to his blessings, Li Hengsheng also specifically mentioned that this gift was very meaningful. It was bestowed upon him by the sect, but he didn’t dare to use it and decided to save it to give to Li Changqing today.

Li Changqing was somewhat moved. Regardless of what the item was, it represented his son’s heartfelt sentiment.

He put down the letter and opened the box to find a Golden Silkworm Armor lying quietly inside. The moment he opened it, it shimmered with a golden glow.

“Golden Silkworm Armor?”

Zhang Fuguang, who was standing by the side, was also somewhat surprised upon seeing this item.

This was a valuable item.

Impervious to blades and spears, and resistant to both water and fire.

It was woven from a very special material and was a true treasure. Wearing it was almost equivalent to having an extra life.

“Is this thing very expensive?” Li Changqing picked up the Golden Silkworm Armor. It was light to the touch, not at all as heavy as it looked. He could feel the special material, suspecting that ordinary swords would find it hard to leave a mark on this armor.

“This Golden Silkworm Armor is a real treasure. Unless it’s a Divine Weapon from the rankings, ordinary weapons would find it hard to cut through this thing.” Zhang Fuguang said, then laughed, “Mr. Changqing, your son is really good to you, very filial. Such a treasure, most people would keep it for themselves.”

Li Changqing looked at the Golden Silkworm Armor, unable to speak for a long time. The more he looked at it, the more joy filled his eyes. In his two lifetimes as a father, this was the first time he had received a birthday gift from his son.

This silly boy, just to give this item to him as a birthday gift, didn’t even wear the Golden Silkworm Armor during the Ghost Devil trial.

If he had worn this Golden Silkworm Armor, he wouldn’t have been so severely injured in the forbidden area. That time, Li Hengsheng almost lost his life.

Actually, Li Changqing really wanted his son to keep this item for his own protection. But this was his son’s heartfelt sentiment, and Li Changqing was definitely going to accept it.

In the future, he would try to get more protective treasures for his son.

But then Li Changqing remembered another question. When was his son Li Hengsheng’s birthday?

He had no idea.

It was never mentioned in the letters from the past few years.

It seemed that he would have to ask Lu Qiaoqiao next time, and then prepare a surprise for his son.

“Mr. Changqing.”

Just then, a familiar voice came from outside the courtyard.

Li Changqing looked up and saw that it was Yin Shuyu from the Zhanhe Residence.

Why were the people from Zhanhe Residence here again?

“Come in.” Li Changqing said.

Yin Shuyu walked in from outside, then came to Li Changqing and respectfully said, “Mr. Changqing, I’m sorry to bother you again.”

“What does Zhanhe Residence need?” Li Changqing couldn’t help but ask.

“It’s nothing, actually I’m not here to see you, Mr. Changqing. I’m here to find the Qinglian Sword Sovereign. But I don’t know where the Qinglian Sword Sovereign lives, so I came to ask you, Mr. Changqing. Do you know where the Qinglian Sword Sovereign resides?”

Yin Shuyu asked respectfully.

“The Qinglian Sword Sovereign is always wandering around and doesn’t have a fixed residence. If you have something to tell him, I can pass it on for you.” Li Changqing said calmly. After all, finding the Qinglian Sword Sovereign was the same as finding him.

“That’s fine.” Yin Shuyu untied the bundle she was carrying and placed it on the table. “This is something sent by the Cangyuan Escort Agency. It was sent from Tianhai City and is meant for the Qinglian Sword Sovereign. Since that’s the case, could you please pass it on to the Qinglian Sword Sovereign when you see him, Mr. Changqing?”

“Alright.”

Li Changqing looked at the bundle, already guessing what was inside.

But he believed that the people from Zhanhe Residence really hadn’t opened it to see what was inside. If they knew what it was, they definitely wouldn’t have let Yin Shuyu, a young girl, deliver it.

Even Sima Yan would probably have to come in person.

After all, the item inside was too valuable.”I thank you on behalf of Qinglian Sword Sovereign for bringing this item all the way here. I’m afraid it’s too late to return today. I’ll arrange for you to stay at my residence for the night. You can leave tomorrow morning.” Li Changqing said to Yin Shuyu.

“Thank you, Mr. Changqing.” Yin Shuyu did not refuse.

“Fuguang.” Li Changqing glanced at Zhang Fuguang.

Zhang Fuguang nodded in understanding, then led Yin Shuyu out to arrange a place for her to stay.

After Zhang Fuguang and Yin Shuyu left, Li Changqing opened the bundle, revealing a pitch-black box inside.

Upon lifting the lid, a wild power rushed out, making one feel a kind of bloodline suppression. It was as if a dragon shadow appeared before his eyes!

Inside, Li Changqing saw two bright red objects!

They looked like two pieces of amber.

But when he held them in his hand, Li Changqing felt a surging power contained within, as if something was struggling to break free. These two red amber stones were Dragon Blood Essence!

Holding the two Dragon Blood Essences, his Divine Soul delved into them, Li Changqing could feel the domineering bloodline contained within, as if it could break all shackles.

“The power and bloodline contained in this are so domineering, no wonder each one costs two hundred thousand merit points.” Li Changqing exclaimed.

If it weren’t for his great achievements in the Ghost Devil trial, he wouldn’t be able to afford this.

When he initially told Lin Qingyi that he wanted Dragon Blood Essence, Tianhai City only gave him two, showing the astonishing value of this item.

Perhaps even Tianhai City couldn’t produce too many.

If Guanglan Palace knew that his son had consumed the Seven Treasures Crystal Pill, the consequences might be terrifying.

So, Li Changqing decided to find a way to cover this debt for his son.

Now he had gathered two.

And Li Hengsheng should have one.

After all, his son was the first place in the Ghost Devil trial and could choose a treasure as a reward. When Li Hengsheng wrote down the reward he wanted, Li Changqing saw it through his Divine Soul.

It was indeed Dragon Blood Essence.

That meant they, father and son, had gathered three.

The Seven Treasures Crystal Pill required seven.

They hadn’t even gathered half yet.

However, his son had over a hundred thousand merit points, and he also had over a hundred thousand. If they pooled their resources, they could buy one more.

That left them three short.

Where could they get the remaining three?

“I wonder if I can buy this in the black market.” Li Changqing murmured to himself. The black market had everything for sale, and it didn’t necessarily require merit points to buy things. It mainly depended on what the seller needed.

Meanwhile, not only Li Changqing, but Li Hengsheng was also troubled by this problem.

Because today he also received the item sent by Cangyuan Dart Bureau, a Dragon Blood Essence.

Tianhai City did give it.

Now he had one, but what about the remaining six?

Having returned for two months, Li Hengsheng had also stabilized his postnatal perfection realm. Not only that, but Li Hengsheng also challenged the Ninefold Battle Pavilion.

Li Hengsheng defeated the scholar.

He even defeated the guardian of the third level.

But he was defeated by the guardian of the fourth level. The guardian of the fourth level was very strong, but Li Hengsheng was not without the power to fight. It was just that the opponent’s speed was too fast, and Li Hengsheng couldn’t keep up.

In terms of speed, Li Hengsheng was lacking. In the past two months, he had also selected from the Floating Image Pavilion, but he didn’t find a suitable painting to comprehend.

Despite this, his achievements were already very eye-catching.

“Fourth Brother!”

Zhou Jun’s voice came from outside.

Li Hengsheng put away the Dragon Blood Essence and walked out. He saw Zhou Jun holding a greased paper bag in one hand and a pot of wine in the other.

“Third Senior Brother, didn’t you have a mission to go down the mountain? It’s only been half a month.” Li Hengsheng asked, “Are you back?”

“I’m back!” Zhou Jun laughed heartily, “This time the direct disciple mission was completed with the disciples from Baiyuan Marquis Mansion. It wasn’t very complicated. Hehe, never mind that, look what I brought you.”

With that, he threw the greased paper bag onto the table.

“Qingzhou specialty!” Zhou Jun laughed, “There’s a place there that makes a special pig’s head meat with a secret sauce. The moment I took the first bite, I thought, this delicious food must be brought back for our Fourth Brother to taste!”

“But the weather is so hot now, and the journey was exhausting for Purple Lightning. Come and taste it, it’s definitely not spoiled.””And look at this, it’s also brought back from Qingzhou, a kind of wine called ‘Bamboo Forest Wind’. The taste is quite good, very distinctive, even better than the wine we usually drink.”

Listening to Zhou Jun’s incessant chatter, Li Hengsheng also smiled. He found his lively senior brother quite endearing.

He had gone so far and still remembered to bring back food for him. However, it must have been hard on Purple Lightning.

Unwrapping the oil paper package, neatly arranged pork head meat was revealed. The oily color looked quite appetizing, and the aroma wafting from it was enticing.

“What are you staring at? Get a cup.”

Zhou Jun quickly sat down and said, “Let me tell you, Fourth Brother, I haven’t eaten anything all the way, I’m so hungry that I didn’t dare to touch this meat. If you don’t go to Second Sister and get me a Spirit Chicken to eat, you’ll be letting me down.”

“You’re always thinking about Second Sister’s few Spirit Chickens.” Li Hengsheng shook his head helplessly.

He put down the wine cup and poured the wine.

Just as the two were about to start eating, a pure power spread across the entire Mu Haifeng, pervading like a vast sea!

Above the void, the phantom of a large cauldron emerged, its aura shaking the heavens, making people feel suffocated for a moment.

“It’s Master’s aura.”

“Master has come out of seclusion.” Li Hengsheng’s eyes lit up.

Xu Muhai had been in seclusion for more than two months and finally came out.

“My God.” Zhou Jun also said in a daze, “Master has broken through! Master has become a Grandmaster!”

“Fourth Brother, did you see that?” Zhou Jun excitedly said, “Master has become a Grandmaster, we have one more Grandmaster-level expert in Dao Mountain Ancient Land!”

Li Hengsheng was also quite excited.

Their master becoming a Grandmaster, of course, made Li Hengsheng very happy.

For a time, the entire Dao Mountain Ancient Land was boiling.

Many figures were seen rushing towards Mu Haifeng.

The addition of a Grandmaster in Dao Mountain Ancient Land was a big deal.

At this time, Xu Muhai also walked out of his secluded cave.

In his hand was a wooden cauldron, which was the one Li Changqing had given him. By comprehending this wooden cauldron, Xu Muhai finally broke the last shackles and stepped into this higher realm.

“Congratulations, congratulations.”

At this time, Li Jinsong arrived first.

He quickly congratulated.

“Pavilion Master Li, thank you.” Xu Muhai was also in a great mood.

Then, Xue Qianbai also arrived.

The other Peak Masters also came to Mu Haifeng to congratulate.

Everyone came to watch the excitement. In less than half an hour, Mu Haifeng was bustling, as if a temple fair was about to be held.

“Congratulations, Master.”

Li Hengsheng, Zhou Jun, and Yang Tiantian also came to congratulate Xu Muhai. With Xu Muhai becoming a Grandmaster, their status in Dao Mountain Ancient Land also rose.

The elder group of Dao Mountain Ancient Land also sent elders to congratulate.

“Mu Hai.”

An elder from the elder group came up and said.

“Elder Zeng.”

Xu Muhai also politely responded.

Although the cultivation of the elders in the elder group was not very high, none of them had reached the realm of Grandmaster, the elders in the elder group held power. And the person who granted them this power was also a big shot in Dao Mountain Ancient Land, which was only known to the higher-ups.

“It’s been a long time since we had such a joyous event in Dao Mountain Ancient Land. You’ve become a Grandmaster, so I and the other elders in the elder group have decided to hold a banquet for you.”

Elder Zeng said, “One is to celebrate your becoming a Grandmaster, and the other is to publicize the strength of our Dao Mountain Ancient Land, to let some people with ulterior motives weigh their own strength.”

“Let’s follow Elder Zeng’s plan.” Xu Muhai nodded, with no objections.

“In that case, let’s send out the invitations, inviting all the sects and families of the four continents to attend the celebration of our Dao Mountain Ancient Land.”

Elder Zeng said, “We need to prepare for the banquet, and we need to prepare the ingredients and other things, to show the style of our Dao Mountain Ancient Land.”

“Yes.”

Everyone agreed.

“Elder Zeng, the banquet can actually be simplified.” Zhou Jun came up and said at this time, “I heard that Changqing Trading Company has a kind of pre-made dishes, which are convenient and delicious. We can directly go to Changqing Trading Company to purchase these, and use them to entertain guests. It’s also a good choice.”

“Moreover, Qinglian Sword Sovereign is behind Changqing Trading Company, which can also show our goodwill.” Zhou Jun smiled.

“That’s a good idea, let’s go to Changqing Trading Company to purchase the things for the banquet.” Elder Zeng nodded.”Yes.” Zhou Jun stepped back, then winked at Li Hengsheng, whispering, “Your father can make another fortune.”

“Thank you, Third Senior Brother.” Li Hengsheng whispered back.

“It’s not a big deal, everyone buys. Besides, I’ve heard that the pre-made meals sold by Changqing Trading Company are delicious, I want to try them too.” Zhou Jun said with a grin.

“Master, let me handle the procurement from Changqing Trading Company.” Li Hengsheng stepped forward and volunteered.

“You?”

Xu Muhai frowned, the previous assassination attempt by the Longevity Sect was still fresh in his mind.

“Master, Fourth Brother and I will go together, don’t worry.” Yang Tiantian stepped forward, if the Longevity Sect dared to cause trouble again, she would not hesitate to tear them apart.

Seeing that Li Hengsheng really wanted to go, Xu Muhai finally nodded.

He couldn’t keep Li Hengsheng in Dao Mountain Ancient Land forever.

Besides, Changqing Trading Company was his own business, he couldn’t have never been there.

“Master, I’ll go too.” Zhou Jun stepped forward.

“You stay. If everyone leaves, who will take care of Mu Haifeng’s affairs? You have to prepare for the banquet, there’s a lot for you to do.” Xu Muhai said to Zhou Jun.

“Huh?” Zhou Jun looked at Li Hengsheng with a bitter face, “Fourth Brother, I can’t go with you.”

“It’s okay, Third Senior Brother, I’ll bring you some delicious food when I come back.” Li Hengsheng comforted.

Among the many figures on the scene, one person quietly turned and left.

This person had just arrived at Mu Haifeng’s place and heard the news that Li Hengsheng was going to Changqing Trading Company.

“Li Hengsheng is going to Changqing Trading Company in Path Mark City for procurement.”

Such a piece of news, two quarters of an hour later, was sent out with a carrier pigeon.

Some people die, but they are not completely dead…