Spirit Cuisine
Ten Thousand Blessings Pavilion is a restaurant with several Spirit Chef on duty year-round. It is said that the owner behind the restaurant is a second-tier Spirit Chef in the Foundation Establishment Realm from the Hundred Spirits Sect.
Because the dishes in the restaurant are "Spirit Cuisine" cooked by Spirit Chef and have miraculous effects on cultivators, the restaurant is famous throughout the entire Huai River Market Town.
As soon as Ling Pengyun and his two companions stepped into the Ten Thousand Blessings Pavilion, they smelled an enticing aroma of food.
A quick glance revealed that the first Ten Thousand Blessings Pavilion was extremely popular, completely packed with people, with no empty seats.
"Si Tong Sitong, there are just too many people at the Ten Thousand Blessings Pavilion. Why don't we just find another restaurant to eat at?" Ling Pengyun suggested.
"There are definitely empty seats on the second floor. When my parents and I came to this restaurant at noon today, we just ordered a few ordinary dishes, but they were exceptionally delicious. No other place can taste as good as this," Yang Sitong, waving his hand.
"But the second floor is a quiet room, and there's an extra charge for that. Maybe we should just forget about it," Ling Pengyun said helplessly.
Yang Sitong said very generously, "Cousin, why are you being so polite with me? We haven't seen each other for over four years. Let's go eat upstairs."
Seeing this, Ling Pengyun had no choice but to remain silent.
Just then, a servant dressed in a blue robe quickly came forward and smiled.
"Fellow Daoists, have you come for a meal?"
Yang Sitong and said, "Okay, take us upstairs and find us an empty table."
Upon hearing this, the servant's smile widened, and he led everyone up to the second floor.
Unlike the noisy first floor, the second floor, like the first floor, is a spacious area with dining tables. However, Soundproof Restriction are installed around these tables.
This also meant that although there were quite a few people chatting on the second floor, there was very little noise, as the Soundproof Restriction the sound from escaping.
After the three of them sat down at a table, Yang Sitong began to order food.
"Give us a pot of Heavenly Fragrance Spirit Wine, a dish of Ten Thousand Blessings Chicken Soup, Braised Jade Spirit Shrimp, Steamed Azure Spirit Fish, and a dish of Azure Jade Cabbage. Three dishes and a soup would be just right."
"Fellow Daoist, you have excellent taste. The first three dishes are the signature dishes of my Ten Thousand Blessings Pavilion. Please wait a moment, esteemed guests." The waiter said with a smile and then quickly left.
Seeing the servant's grinning face, Ling Pengyun thought to himself, "These dishes must be quite expensive."
Despite thinking this way, he didn't say anything more about it. He knew that Yang Sitong, who had been close to him since childhood, really wanted to have a meal with him. He couldn't refuse such a kind invitation, and it would be a bit boring to say anything more.
The three of them sat down at the table, and before all the dishes were served, they began to chat.
Yang Sitong thought of something and looked at Ling Penglin curiously, asking her about it.
"Peng Lin, I heard some time ago that you've become a Array Formation Master, is that true?"
Ling Penglin answered modestly, then thought of something and asked, "It was just luck. But you, at only fifteen, are already one of the most lucrative Alchemist among all crafts. I'm incredibly envious. Do you have any Qi Refining Pill Qi Refining Pill? How about you sell me some at a cheaper price?"
Yang Sitong entered the Qi Training Stage at the age of ten and showed extremely high talent in Pill Refining. He was listed as a promising Pill Refining talent by the Yang Clan Lineage, which made Pill Refining its foundation. Two years ago, he became a First Rank Low Grade Alchemist.
The Yang Clan did not hide this fact, and since they were related by marriage to the Ling Clan, during the New Year's visits, an elder from the Ling Clan Yang Family brought back information about the renowned reputation of Yang Sitong, the young genius of the Yang Clan Pill Refining alchemy.
Yang Sitong had received many benefits from Wu Yan today, so he was very generous in offering Ling Penglin a discount. "Of course, I happen to have some on me, all prepared for the Huai River Little Meet. If you need a lot, cousin, I can sell you ten Qi Refining Pill for eighteen Spirit Stone, a discount of two Spirit Stone. Cousin, isn't that a good price?"
"This price is indeed cheap, thank you very much, cousin." Ling Penglin was delighted when she heard the price and thanked him.
Ling Penglin asked for ten Qi Refining Pill and traded them with Yang Sitong.
During this time, the servant who had just left also came back with a tray to serve the dishes.
The three chatted as they talked. They were all around the same age and had a lot in common. Since they were related by marriage and were all relatively young, they had not been deeply involved in the Cultivation World, and their kinship was quite pure.
They chatted for almost an hour before finally finishing their meal.
Yang Sitong paid for the meal, but when Ling Pengyun paid with Spirit Stone, he was shocked by the price of the three dishes and soup they had just eaten. The meal cost a total of forty Spirit Stone.
After the initial shock, Ling Pengyun felt that the Spirit Stone stones were well spent, but having never experienced such a large sum of money before, Ling Pengyun was somewhat reluctant to part with them.
The three dishes and soup we just ate were all cooked by Spirit Chef using ingredients imbued with Spiritual Qi. Once the food entered our stomachs, these Spirit Cuisine dishes transformed into pure spiritual power. With just a gentle mobilization of our Divine Sense, we could send it into our Dantian to enhance our cultivation.
This meal is equivalent to nearly ten days of arduous cultivation using spiritual fruits, which Ling Pengyun would normally consume.
Ling Pengyun did not take much advantage of Yang Sitong. When they parted, he gave Yang Sitong ten catties of Fruit Flower Honey.
The three said their goodbyes and left Ten Thousand Blessings Pavilion.
Yang Sitong Yang Clan returned to the shops owned by the Yang family in Huai River Market Town. Ling Pengyun and Ling Penglin, being first-time visitors to Huai River Market Town, could only follow a map of Huai River Market Town to return to the Lingxiao Treasure Pavilion.
Lingxiao Treasure Pavilion is a large three-story pavilion with a backyard.
There are only two people running this shop: Ling Yunfu, the Fourth Elder of the Lineage, who is skilled in business, and Ling Pengsheng, who serves as the Peng Generation.
Although it is late at night, the restaurant is still very crowded with customers because of the Huai River Little Meet.
As soon as Ling Pengyun and Ling Penglin entered the Hundred Treasures Pavilion, two people came to greet them.
"We've finally waited for you two little ones. The sun is about to rise, and the auction will begin soon. Let's head over there."
"Third Grandfather, what brings you here?" Ling Pengyun asked in surprise when he heard the familiar voice and looked up to see that it was Ling Yunhong, the Clan Head of the Lineage.
Ling Yunhong didn't hide his thoughts and smiled. "There will be some second-tier Pill Refining at this auction, and I plan to buy some, so I've come here."
Ling Pengyun wisely refrained from asking further questions and followed Ling Yunhong, Ling Ruxian, and Ling Penglin along the main road toward the auction venue.
Along the way, most of the cultivators were also heading to the auction venue, which made the journey very congested.
To avoid missing the auction, Ling Yunhong, a Foundation Establishment expert, summoned the Immortal Spirit Crane King and flew to the Huai River Auction House with Ling Pengyun and the other two.
Upon arriving at the entrance of the auction house, Ling Yunhong, relying on his Foundation Establishment cultivation, did not queue and directly led Ling Pengyun and the other two into the auction house.
Ordinary cultivators would have to queue up in long lines to pay Spirit Stone if they wanted to enter the auction house.