As a top-tier family in the Central Continent with a history of a hundred thousand years, the Meng family had excellent upbringing. Meng Jingzhou, being the eldest son of the Meng family, was eloquent and would not be displeased with Li Haoran over trivial matters.

Meng Jingzhou looked at Li Haoran and said in a deep voice, “Could you mention the virility stuff earlier next time?”

Li Haoran responded with an “Oh,” as if he had just remembered something, and then added, “My master told me that soaking in magma for a long time can also enhance virility. This was one of the motivations that kept me going, and indeed, the effect was quite good.”

“…Can we skip the topic of virility?”

“Alright.”

By the time Lu Yang and his group returned to the Li family, Mother Li had already prepared a sumptuous dinner for everyone.

They couldn’t always have their guests, Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou, cooking every day.

Meng Jingzhou bought a lot of things, basically anything he hadn’t seen before, he bought one of each.

Whether it was useful or not was put aside for now, the main point was that they were novel.

Of course, Meng Jingzhou didn’t buy anything that was too insulting to one’s intelligence, such as the so-called natural spiritual aura that claimed to have a history of four thousand years, coexisted with the old phoenix, and witnessed the entire process of the old phoenix’s fall.

Lu Yang bought a delicately crafted phoenix pendant, tied it with his identity jade tag, and hung it around his waist.

Qin Yanyan bought a box of bamboo juice. She had enjoyed the bamboo juice, a specialty of Luo Feng County, while having barbecue last night.

Su Yiren didn’t buy anything. As a cultivator at the Unity stage, there was nothing in Luo Feng County worth her buying, unless it was the corpse of the old phoenix.

“Mom, when did you learn to cook?” Li Haoran was stunned when he saw the table full of dishes. In his memory, his mother couldn’t cook so many delicious dishes.

Mother Li laughed and said, “I just learned it. During the time you were away, I had nothing to do, so I thought I might as well learn something.”

Father Li interrupted, “Your mother just learned how to buy dishes from the old tavern.”

Mother Li glared at Father Li.

Li Haoran: “…”

The cooking skills of the old tavern were needless to say, they were excellent. In Lu Yang’s previous life, it was a rare century-old shop, but in the Central Continent, it could be found everywhere.

However, a hundred years was not enough to be called an old shop. To be called an old shop, it had to be at least five hundred years old.

The old tavern was a thousand-year-old shop. The staff had changed batch after batch, but the shop owner had never changed in a thousand years, ensuring that the taste would not be lost.

The oldest thing in the old tavern was not the recipe or the furniture, but the shop owner himself.

What, you say the taste was different when you ate here as a child? The food you ate as a child was cooked by me!

After dinner, Lu Yang asked Su Yiren about the matter of Condensing Elixir.

“Condensing Elixir?” Su Yiren didn’t expect Lu Yang to ask her about this. Didn’t Haoran say that he was the fourth disciple of the Sect Master of the Seek Tao Sect? Why didn’t he ask the Sect Master directly?

As a cultivator at the Unity stage, the Sect Master of the Seek Tao Sect was much more valuable than her.

In front of outsiders, Lu Yang couldn’t say that his master was a frivolous old man who spent his days telling stories outside and could only teach for a few days.

“My master is concerned about the world and has no time to take care of me.”

“I see.” Su Yiren nodded, believing Lu Yang’s words.

Meng Jingzhou rolled his eyes on the side.

Meng Jingzhou and Li Haoran were also in the room, listening to Su Yiren explain about Condensing Elixir.

Li Haoran was only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, but it didn’t matter, the knowledge of Condensing Elixir would come in handy sooner or later.

“In my opinion, the most important thing about Condensing Elixir is to seize the opportunity. I have average talent, and my biggest hope is to condense a second-grade Golden Elixir. This is already the best scenario I can imagine.”

“In order to condense a second-grade Golden Elixir, I tried various ways to comprehend, went deep into the mountains and forests to fight with monsters, sat on a huge rock and let the waterfall wash over me, observed the various states of the world to comprehend the breath of the mortal world… All of these attempts failed without exception.”

“One day, after I finished my cultivation, I lay on the edge of a cliff, looking at the starry sky, and felt extremely insignificant.”

“It was at that moment that an indescribable comprehension surged in my heart. I seized this opportunity to gather Qi and condense the Elixir. The Elixir was full in color, and it was a first-grade Golden Elixir.”

“When I didn’t deliberately pursue it, I gained comprehension. I have exchanged experiences with several fellow cultivators, and two of them had similar experiences to mine.”

Lu Yang gained some insights and thanked Su Yiren.

……

In the middle of the night, Lu Yang opened his eyes, not knowing what time it was.

“You’re awake? I was just about to call you.” The Immortal Maiden spoke, not surprised at Lu Yang’s awakening.

Lu Yang frowned. In his sleep, he sensed that someone had sneaked into Li Haoran’s house.

What was their purpose?

“Two people, at the middle stage of Golden Elixir.” The Immortal Maiden informed Lu Yang of the two people’s situation.

Lu Yang was puzzled. Father Li and Mother Li were only at the Foundation Establishment stage and had average wealth. What could attract cultivators at the Golden Elixir stage in Li Haoran’s house?

Could it be the Phoenix Blood Stone that Meng Jingzhou bought?

Lu Yang wasn’t worried about danger. Even if Su Yiren didn’t make a move, he and Meng Jingzhou could easily deal with these two uninvited guests.

“Childe Lu, Childe Meng, are you awake?” Su Yiren’s voice echoed in Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou’s minds.

Li Haoran and Qin Yanyan were inexperienced and didn’t have the alertness of Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou.

“We just woke up.” Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou said, “Senior Su, what’s the situation now?”

Su Yiren shook her head: “I don’t know much, I only know that two cultivators at the middle stage of Golden Elixir sneaked into the house. They are acting suspiciously, and I don’t know their purpose. My intuition tells me that there are people behind them. I want to capture them, but I’m afraid of startling the snake in the grass.””This is easy to handle, Senior Su, you just need to back us up.” Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou quickly came up with a plan.

Under Su Yiren’s curious gaze, Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou skillfully changed into their night clothes and quietly left the room.

The two Golden Elixir cultivators were obviously looking for something, but they dared not use their divine sense, fearing they would be detected.

They heard that a genius had emerged from this family, a disciple of the Seek Tao Sect. Unless necessary, they couldn’t let the Seek Tao Sect know about their affairs.

They thought they were being discreet, but in fact, they were already being watched by several people.

Suddenly alert, they sensed danger approaching. They swiftly dodged, avoiding the attack from Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou.

“Didn’t expect you to dodge this attack, you do have some skills.” Lu Yang sneered, transmitting his voice through divine sense.

“Who are you! What are you doing in the Li family!” The two Golden Elixir cultivators responded.

“Heh, you’re asking even though you know the answer. Since we met in the Li family, what else could we be here for, but to look for that thing!” Meng Jingzhou laughed indifferently, as if mocking their foolish question, “As for who we are, who else do you think would know about this?”

The two Golden Elixir cultivators widened their eyes: “How do you know!”

“There are no walls in the world that don’t leak wind, and there are no eternal secrets. What we should know, no matter how you hide it, we will know.” Lu Yang laughed, “Do you think only you are interested in that thing?”

“Damn it, how did the Mo family know about the Phoenix Blood Stone!” The two Golden Elixir cultivators quickly identified Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou’s identities.

It must be the rival Mo family!

Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou looked at each other, it really was because of the Phoenix Blood Stone they bought.

The two Golden Elixir cultivators, knowing their cover was blown, briefly fought and then took the opportunity to escape.

Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou chased desperately, but couldn’t catch up with the two Golden Elixir cultivators, feeling somewhat frustrated.

Seeing that they had shaken off Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou, the two Golden Elixir cultivators hurried back to report the situation.

“Senior Su, if we follow them, we’ll know who’s behind this.” Lu Yang said, quickening his pace, secretly following the two Golden Elixir cultivators.

Su Yiren had a strange expression, how come you two are so proficient in doing this kind of thing?

(End of Chapter)