When He Said He'd Bring His Head to See You, He Brought It!

The Artifact Refining Palace was a dominant force within the Vast Heaven Sect.

If you're talking about the weapon-refining ability of the Artifact Refining Palace, everyone in the sect, without exception, would agree that no one questions the Ouyang Lineage's level.

There's no magical treasure that the Ouyang Lineage can't create, only things you can't imagine.

Even though the Ouyang Lineage's weapon-forging abilities were so ruthless, no one ever felt that the word "reliable" had anything to do with Ouyang Lineage.

The Ouyang Lineage is known for having absolutely no bottom line; there's nothing Ouyang Lineage wouldn't dare to do, only things Ouyang Lineage haven't thought of.

Just now, as Chu Xinghe considering whether to have a light breakfast at the Artifact Refining Palace, he saw a scene in the kitchen that left him utterly speechless...

Right now, a group of hungry Ouyang Lineage members in the kitchen have their eyes gleaming with greed. This scene isn't exactly eerie... because you can see it almost every morning... every noon... every evening... every late night...

Strangely, there isn't a single cook in the Artifact Refining Palace right now. Isn't that a bit eerie?

If you ask which palace in the Vast Heaven Sect is the strongest, people could argue about it for half a year and still not get a clear answer.

But if you ask which palace has the most chefs, the Artifact Refining Palace is the undisputed leader!

Isn't it a bit strange that the Artifact Refining Palace, known for its large number of cooks, doesn't have a single cook in sight?

But what's even stranger is that a group of Nebula Spirit Cats are in the kitchen right now. Some are chopping vegetables... some are stir-frying... some are braising...

Isn't this scene a little too bizarre?

Just as Chu Xinghe was completely bewildered, Ouyang Ming noticed his Senior Brother Xinghe walking in.

"Come, come... Senior Brother Xinghe, please try our Nebula Spirit Cat Braised Pork, it tastes amazing!"

Chu Xinghe was stunned when a piece of braised pork was forced into his mouth.

"It's delicious!"

"Right... Senior Brother Xinghe, you've noticed too, Nebula Spirit Cat's cooking skills are far superior to those of the other chefs!"

"Ouyang is right, this tastes even better than what a top chef makes!"

"Then Senior Brother Xinghe, please eat more..."

"Okay... okay what's so good about it!"

Chu Xinghe was completely stunned when he finally realized what was happening... Did I come here to eat braised pork?

It seems so...

Wait... is the Nebula Spirit Cat meant to be the cook for your Ouyang Lineage, making braised pork?

Does your Ouyang Lineage have any bottom line?

I can accept to some extent the weird and wonderful Nebula Spirit Cats raised by each palace...

But isn't what the Ouyang Lineage is cultivating a bit too outrageous?

I, Chu Xinghe, have nothing to say about your previous training of the Nebula Spirit Cat in crafting; after all, the Nebula Spirit Cat can already farm, so what's so strange about it being able to craft spirit weapons?

The problem is, isn't it a bit too far-fetched for the Nebula Spirit Cat to become a chef?

While eating the Nebula Spirit Cat's braised pork, Chu Xinghe's eyes welled up with tears. "This Ouyang Lineage really doesn't do anything right!" he thought.

But... on another note, the braised pork made by Nebula Spirit Cat was truly delicious and light.

Feeling speechless at the Ouyang Lineage's behavior, Chu Xinghe ate eight bowls of braised pork, two pork knuckles, four zongzi (sticky rice dumplings), three bowls of lean meat porridge, six steamed buns, and twelve dumplings before stopping his meal due to a poor appetite.

Ouyang Ming was quite worried when he saw that Senior Brother Xinghe had such a poor appetite today.

After all, Senior Brother Xinghe's mood is usually directly proportional to his appetite. Today, even in our Ouyang Lineage, Senior Brother Xinghe seems to have not eaten. How bad must his mood be!

Just as Ouyang Ming was feeling uneasy, Chu Xinghe spoke up.

"You're going to compete in this Spirit Beast Grand Prix!"

Ouyang Ming: "???"

Completely ignoring Ouyang Ming's bewildered expression, Chu Xinghe swore to the heavens, "If I had known the Ouyang Lineage could develop all the Nebula Spirit Cats into chefs, would I have needed to rack my brains for so many days?"

Just send the entire Ouyang Lineage to fight!

Imagine a bunch of Ouyang Lineage Nebula Spirit Cats carrying kitchen knives... spatulas... woks... and pots onto the table—you tell me, wouldn't that be shocking?

I have some concerns about Feng Yuzheng's Treasure-Seeking Spirit Cat and Mu Bai's farming cat, but what's there to worry about with the Ouyang Lineage's cook cat?

What? Could the Ouyang Lineage's spirit cat have hacked its way up with a cleaver or cooked up other spirit beasts on the spot with a spatula?

There's no need to even consider the outcome; once that Nebula Spirit Cat unleashes its "weapon," it'll embarrass the entire Blazing Sun Continent!

So, with a wave of his hand, Chu Xinghe two of the remaining three spots to the Ouyang Lineage, and said he would personally take the last one!

Originally, we considered that each side could sign up for ten people, but after thinking it over, it's too difficult for my Vast Heaven Sect to find ten people who can't fight, so we changed it to a five-person system!

This is in the bag!

What the heck? You're saying the Ouyang Lineage's Nebula Spirit Cat might have other abilities?

Do you work as a blacksmith?

You're telling me they do nothing but cook and forge iron? This is the Spirit Beast Grand Prix, we're testing combat prowess! We're a combat-themed program!

Our focus is on combat; we're not a food show, nor are we a contest of skilled craftsmen. Tell me, how could I possibly lose?

"Senior Brother Xinghe... no... I have absolutely no confidence... Let's find someone else..."

Ouyang Ming was so scared he wet himself.

What kind of thing allowed our Nebula Spirit Cat to participate in the Grand Prix?

Of course, Ouyang Ming knew about the Blazing Sun Star Spirit Beast Grand Prix.

Like other factions, Vast Heaven Sect will send five contestants with their spirit beasts to participate.

I heard that the sect members have almost come to blows over these few spots in the past two days.

Douding'er was rejected by Senior Brother Xinghe, so Senior Brother Xinghe has taken a liking to our Ouyang Lineage?

I, Ouyang Ming, have absolutely no confidence in this matter.

Seeing Ouyang Ming pleading so earnestly, Chu Xinghe was so moved that tears streamed down his face.

Look at all these other people who have come to me these past few days for a measly spot, showing off their Nebula Spirit Cats at the drop of a hat.

Cyberpunk cats, poisonous cats, alluring cats, soul cats... they're all more ferocious than the last.

One by one, they'd threaten to kill themselves if they didn't get first place, with An Lan even bringing his own head...

An Lan said, "Holy One... their talk about offering their heads is just a lie to deceive Holy One. Holy One, you are kind, you mustn't be fooled by them."

They would never come forward with their heads if they lost; it's always us, the Dark Moon Clan. We said we'd come forward with our heads, and we'll do it ahead of time...

If the Holy One is not satisfied, I can go back and bring back a few more heads, no problem. Not only are we rich in human heads, we can also bring back cat heads!

Holy One, just tell me who you wish to see... Say whatever you want, and we Dark Moon Clan will give it to you on the spot!

To prove his determination, An Lan even lifted his own head on the spot...

But look at the Ouyang Lineage, they're just so irresponsible... These cook cats and weapon-refining cats are as stable as mountains!

Look at Ouyang Ming's expression, like the sky is about to fall. Chu Xinghe was so excited he almost peed himself.

Ignoring Ouyang Ming's cries and pleas for mercy, saying, "Senior Brother Xinghe, I, Ouyang Pixiu, am truly useless... please have mercy..."

Chu Xinghe announced the five spots for the Vast Heaven Sect in the competition that very day.

When they heard that the Ouyang Lineage had secured two spots, everyone in the palace was stunned!

What the heck? We have absolutely no idea what Senior Brother Xinghe is all about!

Feng Yuzheng and Mu Bai are somewhat normal, but what does it mean that the Ouyang Lineage monopolizes both of them?

Of course, some people wonder if the Ouyang Lineage's Nebula Spirit Cat possesses some unique secret technique that we are unaware of?

Soon, everyone arrived at the Artifact Refining Palace, but what they saw left them speechless...

Sure enough... the Ouyang Lineage's Nebula Spirit Cat has a secret technique... their Nebula Spirit Cat makes especially delicious braised pork...

Their Nebula Spirit Cat meat, is fatty but not greasy...

Their Nebula Spirit Cat cooks far better dishes than the chefs in the other palaces.

The problem is... what kind of secret technique is this?

This time, not to mention everyone else, even Ma Liang, who was known as Senior Brother Xinghe, was stunned.

Ma Liang carefully inquired whether Ouyang Ming was confident, but Ouyang Ming had no confidence whatsoever. Ouyang Ming was so worried that he only ate twenty-two bowls of cold noodles, eight braised pork knuckles, nine plates of stir-fried dishes, sixteen steamed buns, four flower rolls, and ten fish in one meal... It was said that this time he didn't even eat the fish bones.

After hearing about the amount of food Ouyang Ming ate, Ma Liang knew that Ouyang Ming truly had no confidence in this round, because such a small amount of food was practically a hunger strike for Ouyang Ming.

Ma Liang immediately approached Senior Brother Xinghe, expressing his opinion that it was a bit too far for Senior Brother Xinghe to let Ouyang Ming go; he himself had no confidence in the matter!

Seeing Ma Liang's bewilderment, Chu Xinghe spoke with a solemn expression.

"Ma Liang... it seems you've forgotten what kind of person Ouyang Ming is. Since you've known Ouyang Ming, has he ever said he's very confident about anything?"

Ma Liang shook his head...

"When the Ouyang Lineage first joined our Vast Heaven Sect, did Ouyang Ming have confidence?"

Ma Liang continued to shake his head...

"When Ou Yunsheng our Vast Heaven Sect, did Ouyang Ming have confidence?"

Ma Liang shook his head again...

"When Ouyang Ming participated in the All-Under-Heaven Spirit Weapon Grand Gathering, was he confident?"

Ma Liang could only shake his head...

"That settles it then... When has Ouyang Ming ever lost when he said he lacked confidence?"

Ma Liang shook his head, looking completely bewildered...

"Besides, isn't the last spot reserved for Senior Brother Xinghe himself? With me there, you tell me if it's a sure thing or not!"

Ma Liang burst into tears... "Senior Brother Xinghe, I've never doubted your abilities, but this is the Spirit Beast Grand Prix, have you forgotten? You don't even have a spirit beast, isn't it a bit too absurd for you to participate?"

Although Senior Brother Xinghe shaking his head, Ma Liang still felt that something was wrong. The key problem was that he couldn't find any way to refute Senior Brother Xinghe's words, and even thought that what Senior Brother Xinghe said was completely correct.

After much thought, Ma Liang realized his own shallowness... Chu Xinghe's unrestrained imagination was renowned far and wide.

When has Senior Brother Xinghe ever done anything without taking a wildly imaginative approach?

Therefore, the more incomprehensible the methods are to everyone, the more flawless Senior Brother Xinghe is. With Senior Brother Xinghe action, even if he doesn't have a spirit beast, there's absolutely no way he can lose this round!

The news of the five spots also reached Sect Gu Mingchao in the shortest possible time.

To be honest, Gu Mingchao was completely bewildered when he first saw the list of participants.

Gu Mingchao just wanted to say, what kind of nonsense is this? Aside from Xinghe, there's not a single one who can fight!

Wait... Xinghe doesn't seem to have any spirit beasts?

Even though Xinghe didn't have any spirit beasts, Gu Mingchao still picked up his paintbrush.

Since it was chosen by Xinghe, there must be nothing wrong with them... There's no need to think about why these people were chosen; Watch Quietly as Things Change and see!