Special Reward

Lu Yi followed Donggong Mingyue down from the mountaintop and soon arrived before a cave.

Outside the cave was a flat expanse of rock. To the right stood a dense forest, while to the left, a small stream wound its way downhill. The surroundings were quite pleasant.

Donggong Mingyue said, "This place should do, right? It's only a short distance from my Cave Residence. If you have any problems in the future, you can come find me anytime."

Donggong Mingyue pointed toward the forest.

Lu Yi looked around, nodded in satisfaction, and smiled. "I think this place is pretty good too."

"Come on, let's go inside and take a look!" Donggong Mingyue said with a smile.

The two entered the cave. The entrance was not large, but the interior was quite spacious. Beyond it was a main hall, with a bedroom for resting, a cultivation room, and even a bathing room behind it.

Once one reached the Qi Refining Realm, even if one ate, Spiritual Qi could completely digest the food, so there was no need to use the toilet.

And upon reaching the Foundation Establishment Realm, with all sorts of techniques to rely on, cleaning oneself became exceedingly simple. Even bathing was no longer necessary.

Of course, quite a few cultivators still enjoyed bathing out of habit. For instance, a certain sleepyhead Peak Master had a spiritual spring beside her, which was clearly meant for soaking in.

Overall, the furnishings were simple, but everything that needed to be there was present, making daily life quite convenient.

White Cloud Sect disciples never lacked for anything in life. They only needed to work hard in cultivation.

After looking the place over, Lu Yi nodded. "This place isn't bad."

Donggong Mingyue smiled as well. "Since Junior Brother likes it, then this is the place."

At that moment, Lu Yi thought of something and asked, "By the way, Second Senior Sister, is Senior Sister Liu Ningshuang's Cave Residence also around here?"

Donggong Mingyue nodded. "That's right. Senior Sister Ning Shuang's Cave Residence isn't far from mine either. Do you want to see Senior Sister Ning Shuang? She's currently in seclusion, so you might not be able to see her."

Lu Yi smiled. "I was just asking casually. After all, Senior Sister Liu Ningshuang gave Junior Brother a bottle of Top Grade Qi Condensation Pills before."

Donggong Mingyue smiled. "I heard Senior Sister Ning Shuang mention you. She said your comprehension was quite good and that you had hope of joining our Drifting Soul Peak. But she definitely never imagined that you would become the Peak Master's Nominal Disciple. Once she emerges from seclusion, she'll surely be struck dumb with astonishment!"

Lu Yi smiled. He was somewhat curious as well—what would Senior Sister Liu Ningshuang's icy expression look like if she were surprised?

Lu Yi said, "All right, Second Senior Sister. I'm going to buy things for the Peak Master."

Donggong Mingyue smiled. "I'll go with you. I was always the one who bought things for the Peak Master before. If you go by yourself, they might not recognize you."

Lu Yi had not expected that, and he nodded slightly. "All right, then."

At the same time, Lu Yi muttered inwardly, I want to buy Magnolia Pastry and Magnolia Wine for the Peak Master.

Mission

Purchase Magnolia Pastry and Magnolia Wine for the Drifting Soul Peak Master.

Magnolia Pastry (0/1)

Magnolia Wine (0/1)

Reward: Spiritual Food Cooking Technique, Spiritual Wine Brewing Technique

Accept: Yes/No

Lu Yi stared at the mission rewards and froze.

The reward was actually something like this?!

Spiritual food was food prepared from Ferocious Beast Meat rich in Spiritual Qi and heavenly treasures. It could help cultivators quickly absorb the Spiritual Qi within the ingredients and also possessed all sorts of effects. It was food cultivators often ate.

Ordinary cultivators might choose to eat in order to satisfy their appetites, but eating ordinary food and eating spiritual food were certainly not the same.

One merely satisfied one's appetite, while the other could assist cultivation after being eaten. Moreover, spiritual food made from ingredients rich in Spiritual Qi naturally tasted far better.

Which would cultivators choose? Was there even a need to ask?

Generally speaking, spiritual food was considered a branch of alchemy. Recipes were equivalent to an alchemist's pill formulas and were extremely precious, basically secrets never passed on to outsiders. If one wanted to eat spiritual food, one either had to visit a cultivator's inn, become someone's disciple, or become a spiritual chef oneself.

He had not expected the reward this time to actually be related to spiritual food.

Then in the future, he could supplement his cultivation with spiritual food, and his progress would be even faster.

The same applied to spiritual wine.

Spiritual food and spiritual wine were both branches of alchemy.

Looking at the rewards, Lu Yi was delighted. In the future, he could become a spiritual chef and even a brewer.

Though he had no interest in opening a shop, it would still be good enough for his own use.

As expected of a mission related to the Peak Master—the rewards were truly generous.

Lu Yi was overjoyed.

Seeing Lu Yi's face full of smiles, Donggong Mingyue asked in confusion, "What's making Junior Brother so happy?"

Lu Yi paused, then smiled. "Being able to become fellow disciples with Second Senior Sister is naturally something worth being happy about."

Upon hearing that, Donggong Mingyue immediately planted her hands on her hips in pride, her twin ponytails swaying back and forth. "Hmph hmph! Of course! This young lady is destined to become an immortal! Becoming this young lady's Junior Brother means your luck is truly good!"

"Second Senior Sister is invincible!" Lu Yi praised with a chuckle.

"Hehehe~ Come on, Second Senior Sister will take you to buy Magnolia Wine and Magnolia Pastry!" And so, Donggong Mingyue, who was destined to ascend and become an immortal ancestor in the future, happily took Lu Yi off to run errands.

The two descended the mountain and headed toward the market.

Watching streaks of sword light fly through the sky, Donggong Mingyue could not help complaining, "Once this young lady reaches Foundation Establishment, the first thing I'm going to learn is Sword Flight!"

Lu Yi nodded repeatedly as well.

Through his conversations with Donggong Mingyue, Lu Yi learned that Donggong Mingyue was actually even a year younger than he was, only fifteen years old.

At thirteen, Donggong Mingyue had already reached the peak of the Qi Refining Tenth Layer. However, because she wanted to break through the Heavenly Dao Restriction, she had continued honing her foundation instead of breaking through. Naturally, she had no way to fly on a sword yet.

Lu Yi was still somewhat envious. He had only reached the Qi Refining Eighth Layer at sixteen.

She had already reached the peak of the Qi Refining Tenth Layer at thirteen. The gap was simply too great.

This was the power of an Innate Spiritual Body. Whether it was Donggong Mingyue or Liu Ningshuang, their cultivation speed was inhumanly fast.

However, his own cultivation speed was not slow now either. At this rate, it would not be long before he reached the Qi Refining Tenth Layer as well, then began honing himself and breaking through the Heavenly Dao Restriction.

The two soon entered the market. Donggong Mingyue had spent quite some time in the White Cloud Sect and was extremely familiar with the market. She led Lu Yi through street after street until they quickly arrived before an exquisite three-story building in the central district.

The plaque above its entrance bore the three words: Magnolia Pavilion.

Quite a few cultivators came and went through the entrance. Every one of them was powerful. Most were in the Golden Core Realm, while Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators were rarely seen. Lu Yi even sensed the aura of Nascent Soul experts.

Lu Yi was somewhat surprised and asked, "Second Senior Sister, the cultivators here are all so strong."

Donggong Mingyue said, "Of course. Magnolia Pavilion is the best shop in our White Cloud Sect for spiritual food. Magnolia Pavilion's signature Magnolia Pastry and Magnolia Wine are even spiritual food and spiritual wine of the Spirit Transformation Realm. Naturally, the customers coming and going are all formidable."

Lu Yi's eyes widened. He had not expected Magnolia Pastry and Magnolia Wine to be spiritual food of the Spirit Transformation Realm. Wouldn't that make them extremely expensive?

Thinking of this, Lu Yi's expression changed. He hurriedly looked at Donggong Mingyue. "...Second Senior Sister, did you bring money? Junior Brother can't afford spiritual food of the Spirit Transformation Realm."

Donggong Mingyue said speechlessly, "What are you thinking? How could the Peak Master possibly make us pay? Come inside with Senior Sister!"

Hearing that, Lu Yi breathed a sigh of relief and followed Donggong Mingyue toward Magnolia Pavilion.

Just then, Lu Yi heard a familiar voice behind him. "Junior Brother Lu Yi? Why are you here too?"