The Future Second Rank Spirit Chef, Ling Xiaoyan
Ten days later.
Ling Pengyun led the group, Magic Treasure Prototype, the Ling Xiao Flying Boat, to traverse millions of miles. Upon entering the White Cloud Mountain Range, they headed straight for the "Five Elements Marketplace" established by the five major sects of the Yan Kingdom on the outskirts of the mountains.
When the Ling Xiao Flying Boat approached within five miles of the Five Elements Marketplace, a Foundation Establishment Completion cultivator from the Pure Heart Daoist Temple stationed within the market also noticed this through the Third Rank Array Formation set up within the market.
After annihilating the Golden Core Demon Race clan of the White Cloud Mountain Range, the Lingxiao Ling Clan clan, and occupying the territory of the Lower Swamp Giant Crocodile Clan Swamp Giant Crocodile Clan, the Lingxiao Ling Golden Core Family had already become famous throughout the Yan Kingdom.
The reputation of Patriarch Pengyun of this clan, was even greater. Back then, the story of how Old Ancestor Ling used the "Five Elements Return Origin Grand Array," a powerful formation comparable to Third Rank Middle Grade, along with various other methods, to forcefully slay the Swamp Giant Crocodile Clan Swamp Crocodile King at the peak of the Golden Core Third Layer realm, had already spread throughout the entire Yan Kingdom.
Nowadays, cultivators in the Yan Kingdom all secretly refer to Old Ancestor Ling as the number one person in the Golden Core Initial Stage in the Yan Kingdom.
Under these circumstances, the Foundation Establishment Completion cultivator from the Pure Heart Dao Hall stationed in this market dared not be presumptuous. He immediately left the market and went to greet the Ling Clan Clan's clan-protecting flying boat, "Ling Xiao Flying Boat," respectfully welcoming Ling Pengyun, the Golden Core Old Ancestor, into the Five Elements Marketplace.
As soon as the enormous Ling Xiao Flying Boat entered the Five Elements Marketplace, it attracted the attention of many cultivators within the market.
"It's actually a flying boat at the Magic Treasure Prototype. If only I had such a powerful flying boat."
On the main street of the market, a middle-aged rogue Qi Training Late Stage Rogue Cultivator, dressed in hemp clothing, looked up at the Ling Xiao Flying Boat in the sky that was fifty feet long, his face full of envy, and muttered to himself.
"That flying boat is the clan's treasure flying boat of the Lingxiao Ling Clan, the only Golden Core Family in my Yan Kingdom. It is said that the Lingxiao Ling Clan Clan's Patriarch Pengyun, Ling Pengyun, also incorporated the entire skeleton of the Black Wind Wolf Demon, which was at the Golden Core Third Layer realm in the White Cloud Mountain Range, as well as its Golden Core, into it, which is why the flying boat's grade has been raised to this level."
"This kind of flying boat is worth at least 100,000 Spirit Stone on the market."
"Just the number of Spirit Stone... could probably kill you."
An elderly cultivator at the Qi Training Completion Rogue Cultivator, teased him.
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged, late-stage Rogue Cultivator Qi Training Late Stage sighed helplessly and stopped observing.
Meanwhile, the enormous Ling Xiao Flying Boat the sky, led by the Foundation Establishment Completion cultivator from the Pure Heart Daoist Temple stationed in this market, landed on a flat area within the market.
Ling Pengyun, who was in charge of the flying boat, told the fifteen children with Spirit Root that he had brought from his Lineage to stay on the flying boat, and then left the flying boat with only his wife Yan Siyi and the crazy girl Ling Chengping.
The three of them had visited the Five Elements Marketplace Five Elements Marketplace their early years and were quite familiar with it.
Before long, the three of them arrived at a bustling restaurant with a plaque above the entrance that read "Ling Xiao".
Before even entering the restaurant, the three of them could smell the rich aroma of the dishes, imbued with Spiritual Qi, wafting from within.
"This aroma is quite nice. It seems that Uncle Xiaoyan's skills in cooking Spirit Cuisine have improved in the past two years. I'm afraid it won't be long before he becomes a veteran First-Tier Superior-Grade Spirit Chef."
Yan Siyi felt the Spiritual Qi aroma of the food filling her nostrils, and a look of approval appeared on her face.
"That would be a good thing."
"Judging from Uncle Ling Xiao's age, he's only in his early twenties or thirties."
"With Uncle Ling Xiao's talent in Spirit Chef, if Ling Xiao can break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm, it shouldn't be a problem for him to reach the second level in Spirit Chef."
"It would be a great thing for the Lineage to have another second-tier Spirit Chef in the future," Ling Pengyun said with a smile upon hearing this.
Meanwhile, Ling Chengping, who was always greedy, couldn't help but swallow hard as she smelled the aroma of the dishes from the restaurant, her eyes already shining brightly.
"I'll have to extort some money from Ancestor Xiaoyan, whom I haven't seen in years!" Ling Chengping thought to herself.
Just as the three were distracted, a young man emerged from the restaurant. He wore a chef's skirt, had some ash on his face, exuded a fiery aura, and was quite handsome and six feet tall.
"Peng Yun, Si Yi, Cheng Ping."
The young man, seeing that he hadn't misjudged the aura, confirmed that Ling Pengyun, Yan Siyi, and Ling Chengping Ling Pengyun indeed arrived. His face immediately lit up with joy. Before he even reached the three of them, he couldn't contain his excitement at the sudden arrival of his long-lost relatives and immediately called out to Ling Pengyun.
"Uncle Xiaoyan."
Ling Pengyun looked at the handsome young man and observed that his aura had reached the Qi Training Eighth Layer. His expression changed slightly, and he smiled and returned the greeting.
The handsome young man Ling Xiaoyan, First-Tier Superior-Grade Spirit Chef Spirit Chef who had studied under Ling Pengyun since childhood.
Although Ling Xiaoyan is young, he is of a very high generation, being the son of Ling Yunfu, the previous Fifth Elder of the Lineage, who was born late in life.
The Ling Clan currently has five generations of names. "Yun, Xiao, Peng, Cheng, and Wan".
Yan Siyi also bowed slightly to him and called him "Uncle Xiaoyan".
Ling Chengping, who is of a younger generation, addressed him as "Ancestor".
Because everyone was standing outside the restaurant's main entrance, and because Ling Pengyun's undisguised Golden Core aura was emanating from him, it attracted the attention of many passing cultivators.
Ling Pengyun noticed this and Ling Xiaoyan, "Uncle Xiaoyan, there are many people here. Are there any private rooms in the restaurant?"
"Of course, of course, come with me."
Ling Xiaoyan smiled and stepped into the restaurant first.
Ling Pengyun and the other two followed closely behind.
The restaurant has two floors; the first floor is a large hall with tables, while the second floor has private rooms.
After everyone went up to the second floor and entered an empty private room to catch up, Ling Pengyun, along with Ling Xiaoyan, went to find Ling Xiaoshun and Yang Qiuyun, a couple who ran several shops owned by their Lineage in this market and acted as managers of these shops.
Together with Ling Xiaoyan, Yan Siyi, Ling Chengping, they persuaded the two elderly people to return home to retire.
However, Ling Xiaoshun and Yang Qiuyun resolutely refused the idea of providing for their retirement.
The reason they agreed to retire early was because Yan Siyi had just given birth to her grandson Ling Chengxia and needed to stay in seclusion for a long time. The couple were worried that their young grandson would be left unattended, so they went home early to retire and take care of the child.
Now, his grandson Ling Chengxia is grown up and has a high level of cultivation, so he is rarely at home. His son Ling Pengyun and daughter-in-law Yan Siyi are also in seclusion for most of the year.
If Yan Siyi's Grandfather and in-law Yan Cang were still alive, they would have companionship while living with Ling Pengyun and his wife.
But their old in-law Yan Cang had already passed away after his lifespan had run out. Under such circumstances, it would be really boring for them to abandon their affairs and retire at home.
In addition, although they are now over a hundred years old, Ling Pengyun has found them all sorts of first and second-tier items to enhance their lifespan over the years, which has increased their lifespan to a high of one hundred and fifty years. As a result, the two centenarians are now strong and energetic, and naturally cannot stand boredom.
Rather than that, it would be better to stay in White Cloud Market Town and run the Lineage shop. This business was what Ling Xiaoshun and his wife had been doing for most of their lives, and they had come to love this kind of life.
Ling Pengyun understood this principle, and since several shops in White Cloud Market Town did indeed need manpower, he stopped trying to persuade them.
Afterwards, the family had a short gathering. Ling Pengyun and Yan Siyi made a promise with their parents that they would definitely come here every year during the Spring Festival for a family reunion. Ling Pengyun then took Yan Siyi and left the place.
Several days later.
Ling Pengyun piloted the Ling Xiao Flying Boat and landed on Lingyun Island, the new ancestral home of the Ling Clan in Lingxiao Thousand Stars Lake.
Before long, Ling Pengshan, who was stationed on the island and temporarily in charge, came to greet them.
"Peng Shan, these fourteen children are the ones I brought from Clan Mountain Lingxiao Mountain in Huai River County."
"These children are now in your care."
Ling Pengyun then pointed to the fourteen children on the left, who were about seven or eight years old, and said.
Then, he pointed to a little boy on the left who was looking at Lingyun Island with curiosity and was not afraid of strangers.
"This child belongs to the Wan Generation and is named Ling Wanliang. According to Ling Peng, a cousin stationed at the Yuanzu Clan Mountain in Huai River County, he belongs to the Wan Generation Eighty-Eight and has a talent for Pill Refining. I plan to send him to Cheng Xin's side."
"Make a record of the movement of these children."
Ling Pengshan nodded slightly and replied, "Okay."
"There is one more thing. Now that our clan has completed the development of Lingxiao Thousand Stars Lake, making it a suitable place for mortals to live, our clan should hold a grand housewarming banquet to invite cultivators from all over the world to come and see our Ling Clan Territory and show off our clan's prestige."
"You should have someone spread the word about this matter, and set the time for six months from now. This way, we can attract cultivators from the Yan Kingdom who are far away to come here, and we can also collect more gifts."
"Don't skimp on the spiritual items needed for the Wedding Feast. Make sure they match the scale of my Golden Core Ceremony back then, so that the spiritual items at the banquet aren't too bad and cause the cultivators attending the Wedding Feast to gossip behind my back, ruining the reputation of my Ling Clan."
Ling Pengyun smiled.
Housewarming banquets are a custom of the Yan Kingdom. Several years ago, Pure Heart Daoist Temple, which occupied the Autumn Sun Swallow Territory in the White Cloud Mountain Range, and Hundred Spirits Sect, which occupied the territory of Cloud Stepping Ridge, both held Wedding Feast banquets recently.
They also gathered a group of spiritual creatures.
These two families have a good relationship with the Ling Clan. In previous years, Ling Pengyun personally brought some generous gifts to attend the event.
"I will definitely handle this matter well, and I guarantee that the news of the Ling Clan family's housewarming Wedding Feast being held in six months will spread throughout the entire Yan Kingdom."
Upon hearing this, Ling Pengshan smiled and assured him.