After Yun Zhi became the acting sect leader, she visited the other four major immortal sects as per tradition, bringing a special gift—she informed everyone that Bu Yu Taoist was in seclusion, and she was now managing the Seek Tao Sect.

The other four sects were overjoyed upon hearing this news, finally, they didn’t have to deal with the madman anymore.

Moreover, Yun Zhi becoming the acting sect leader meant that she would not participate in the disciples’ activities.

The five major sects would occasionally hold some disciple activities, allowing disciples to explore the ancient ruins and secret realms. Ever since Yun Zhi appeared, there was no need to hold such activities, which made the people of the other four sects very embarrassed—instead of holding activities, it would be better to directly give the rewards to Yun Zhi, which would save time.

Seeing the enchanting Shangguan Yu, the second elder’s eyes were wide open.

Although Shangguan Yu had once rejected the second elder, he could not forget the pure and beautiful Shangguan Yu.

Seeing the second elder staring at Shangguan Yu, Qiu Jin’an stepped forward, blocking the second elder’s line of sight, his face pale: “When will the competition start?”

The first elder said: “According to the plan, we will first hold the opening ceremony, have a meal, and then the competition.”

Quite standard, Qiu Jin’an thought, worthy of Yun Zhi’s arrangement, much better than that bastard Bu Yu Taoist.

During his last visit to the Seek Tao Sect, Bu Yu Taoist hugged his neck and said, ‘Brother, let’s go, I’ll take you to the brothel, my treat.’

Qiu Jin’an pushed Bu Yu Taoist aside at that time.

Is this something that can be said in public! Shangguan Yu was watching him!

“Huh? Where’s the kid who understands ancient civilization?”

Qiu Jin’an wanted to discuss some ancient secrets with Lu Yang, such as how the last great power who achieved the ability to make his words become reality died, whether Heavenly Immortal was born when the weather was particularly good, hence the name…

The first elder explained: “He’s cooking.”

“Oh.” Qiu Jin’an didn’t think much of it.

On the stage, disciples of the Seek Tao Sect and the Five Elements Sect stood together, listening to the speeches of the higher-ups.

Soon they fell asleep.

The first elder read the script written by Lu Yang on the stage: “In order to implement the policy of the five major sects moving forward together, to promote friendly exchanges between the Seek Tao Sect and the Five Elements Sect, to deepen the understanding of the friendship of the five major sects, to lay a solid foundation, and to achieve mutual benefit and win-win, here, I have five points to make around the theme of this exchange meeting.”

“First, implementing the policy of the five major sects moving forward together is the need of history and the need of reality. With the arrival of the ancient era, ancient cultivators are reviving one after another. Faced with the severe situation and various unpredictable risks and challenges in the Central Continent, the five major sects should and must be united…”

Qiu Jin’an was shocked at the time, although he had expected the speech to be very different from the last time, he didn’t expect the difference to be so big.

Last time, Bu Yu Taoist only said two sentences: Welcome the Five Elements Sect to visit, everyone is free to move around.

When it was Qiu Jin’an’s turn to speak, Qiu Jin’an cleared his throat and said loudly: “In this season of bright sunshine and revival of all things, the Five Elements Sect is honored to come to the Seek Tao Sect, to experience the most advanced thoughts and theories in the cultivation world, which is quite enlightening…”

After the two rounds of speeches, sparse applause sounded from below, in the words of the eighth elder, it was like “endless urination”.

On the stage, the leaders of both sides shook hands.

“Sect Master Qiu, please give us some guidance in this exchange activity.”

“Elder, you’re joking, please show mercy from the Seek Tao Sect.”

The first elder and Qiu Jin’an had kind smiles on their faces, and no one could see their secret communication with divine sense.

“Qiu Jin’an, get back to your Five Elements Sect, the Seek Tao Sect doesn’t welcome you, look at your hypocritical face, have you forgotten how our nine sons of the Seek Tao Sect beat you!”

“Nine people beat me, you Seek Tao Sect don’t even want face, you think I care about coming to your Seek Tao Sect, a gathering place for monsters and demons, just wait for me to exorcise demons and spread the news of victory throughout the cultivation world!”

In reality, the two were smiling sincerely.

“Sect Master Qiu, shall we go to eat?”

“Haha, I’ve long heard that the food of the Seek Tao Sect is unique, today I must have a good look.”

As they walked to the cafeteria, Qiu Jin’an saw a disciple hammering nails with a doughnut, making a clanging sound, sparks flying.

He saw a disciple throw a pancake into the sky, which instantly enlarged and blocked the sun.

He saw a disciple making egg soup, the silver pot instantly turned black and gradually melted away, and the egg soup condensed into a drop of green liquid during this process.

In a sense, it was indeed an eye-opener.

The Seek Tao Sect wouldn’t make me eat this, would they?

Qiu Jin’an was nervous, feeling that he didn’t deserve such punishment.

Finally, they arrived at a very luxurious restaurant, from a distance, the aroma was overwhelming, what appeared in front of Qiu Jin’an was a feast of delicious food.

“It seems I’ve wronged the Seek Tao Sect.” Qiu Jin’an sighed in relief.

The Immortal Maiden was wearing a white apron and a tall hat, looking quite professional.

She introduced the dishes one by one: “The stuffed tofu is made from the finest Ice Plain Elephant Back meat, and the dew condensed from the medicinal herbs in the medicinal garden in the early morning is used to make the tofu. The two are combined using an ancient secret method, producing amazing results.”

The Immortal Maiden wanted to see the reactions of the diners: “Would you like to try?”

Qiu Jin’an lifted the lid on the plate, a golden light shot up into the sky, blinding Qiu Jin’an’s eyes, and he heard celestial music in his ears.

Qiu Jin’an turned his head and saw a group of people playing music.

“What are they doing?”

“Playing, it sets the mood.” The Immortal Maiden explained.

Qiu Jin’an didn’t think much of it, he picked up his chopsticks, picked up a piece of tofu, just about to put it in his mouth, he saw smoke rising from where the chopsticks and tofu touched, quickly melting.

With a clatter, the tofu fell back.

Qiu Jin’an blinked, thinking he had seen an illusion.

The Immortal Maiden reminded him: “You better eat quickly, or the plate and table will be burned through by the stuffed tofu.”

Qiu Jin’an suppressed the urge to flip the table and tried another dish.He lifted a small teacup, inside was a milky white fish soup, with two green leaves floating on top, making the soup look even more delicious.

The Immortal Fairy explained, “Our sect’s Tai Lake has a type of fish called the Azure Water Fish, an ancient species. This fish must be cooked immediately after it leaves the water, or it will spoil after three hours. I caught it from the lake at dawn today and cooked it carefully to preserve the freshness of the fish to the greatest extent. Please, have a taste.”

Then, Qiu Jin’an saw a small green fish swimming around in the soup, even jumping out of the soup and then back in, causing ripples in the soup. A drop of soup even splashed onto Qiu Jin’an’s face.

“…Is your fish a bit too lively?”

Qiu Jin’an once again suppressed the urge to flip the table.

The Immortal Fairy said, “The fish you see is not alive. It’s a fish spirit I created using the skeleton of the Azure Water Fish and an ancient technique. If you poke it with a spoon, it will dissolve on its own.”

Qiu Jin’an carefully poked it with a spoon, and sure enough, the little green fish dissolved, blending into the soup and enhancing the deliciousness of the white fish soup.

It seems I misunderstood him, Qiu Jin’an thought.

He took a gentle sip, then spat it out in surprise, “It’s so salty, how much salt did you put in?!”

The Immortal Fairy thought seriously, “Twenty seconds.”

Qiu Jin’an slammed the table, stood up abruptly, and roared, “You Seek Tao Sect are too bullying!”

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