Lu Yi followed the stone steps to the Resources Hall.
The Resources Hall was unusually quiet today. Whether on the stone steps or in the square, Lu Yi did not see a single disciple coming by.
Lu Yi entered through the main doors and saw Elder Wang sitting alone in a reclining chair, gently rocking back and forth while flipping through a book in his hand. He looked utterly relaxed.
Sensing someone enter, Elder Wang looked toward the door. When he saw Lu Yi, he froze for a moment, then smiled. "So it's you, boy Lu. You were just here yesterday—why are you back again today?"
Elder Wang did not believe Lu Yi could have used up all those resources so quickly. If he really had, then Elder Wang would need to properly ask what had happened.
Lu Yi smiled and took out a white porcelain bowl. "Elder Wang, didn't you say that after I cooked some spiritual food, I should bring you a portion? I've brought it over now."
Hearing this, Elder Wang froze, staring at Lu Yi with some bewilderment.
Then he came back to his senses and abruptly sat upright, looking at the porcelain bowl in Lu Yi's hands with a strange expression. "...You mean you've already successfully cooked spiritual food?!"
Lu Yi nodded with a smile. "Yes."
He opened the porcelain bowl, revealing the milky-white Tiger Bone Spiritual Ginseng Soup inside. "This is Tiger Bone Spiritual Ginseng Soup, spiritual food only for the Qi Refining Realm. Its effect is to strengthen the bones and temper the body, increasing physical strength. This disciple spent all day yesterday trying, and finally succeeded. Remembering what Elder Wang said, I brought some for you."
Elder Wang rose to his feet, walked over to Lu Yi, took the porcelain bowl, and