After Food and Drink, Thoughts Turn to...?

"Yang's Board Game Teahouse? Senior Sister, I recognize every single one of these words. Why do I have no idea what they mean when put together?"

"A teahouse is naturally a place for drinking tea. Let us rest here for a while."

"Why is everyone staring at us? Who are they?"

"Some impoverished cultivators and mortals."

"They are so weak. Why do they not cultivate properly, instead of drinking tea and making merry here? At the Embryonic Breath Stage, can't they raise their realm simply by absorbing more Spirit Stones?"

"I told you, they are impoverished cultivators."

The stunningly beautiful immortal maiden at the front patiently answered the questions from her junior brothers and sisters behind her.

Her voice was not loud, but the insult cut deep.

Yet no one present dared utter a word. Even the old beggar at the entrance, who had been loudly going on about tasting coffee, shifted his backside to the side, afraid of blocking their way in.

"Blackstone Sect disciples? Isn't this the Rogue Cultivator Market? Why would they come here?"

Liu Wuhen shook his head as well. "I do not know. But this is a good thing. The Blackstone Sect calls itself a righteous and upright sect. With them here, your teahouse will be safe."

Over the past two days, Yang Shi had heard quite a few rumors. This Rogue Cultivator Market was the lowest-tier means of trading goods in the Cultivation World. The immortal clans cultivating throughout the land disdained coming here, much less a colossal entity like the Blackstone Sect.

The Magical Tools sold in this Rogue Cultivator Market might not even be as good as the brooms they used for sweeping.

Their arrival had clearly frightened everyone.

Yang Shi glanced at the large golden words appearing above their heads, and his pupils shook violently!

Fifth Layer of Qi Refining, Sixth Layer of Qi Refining, Fifth Layer of Foundation Establishment, Third Layer of Qi Refining, Ninth Layer of Qi Refining.

A mighty Foundation Establishment cultivator!

A realm he had only heard of in legends had actually come to Yang's Board Game Teahouse.

Yang Genshuo went numb after looking over the five Character Cards.

What kind of big shots were these?!

Putting their profound cultivation aside, their talents were absurdly powerful as well. Each one was guaranteed to possess at least one Earth Grade talent, but the Foundation Establishment woman in the middle was the most terrifying!

Only twenty-five years old, and already a Foundation Establishment big shot!

She even possessed Immortal Apex Talent!

Mortal, Earth, Heaven, Immortal—the very peak of the four ranks.

Even Yang Genshuo, sitting outside the screen, could not help drawing in a sharp breath. "Terrifying indeed!"

All five truly were disciples of the Blackstone Sect.

Although Yang Shi was stunned by the imposing presence of the Blackstone Sect disciples, he did not forget to attend to them when they entered.

"Immortals, please proceed to the private seats on the third floor."

"Thank you."

The eldest senior sister spoke politely, but her cold expression made her seem unapproachable.

Once the five of them were seated in a private room on the third floor, and no longer visible to the others, the teahouse gradually regained its noise.

Only then did the old beggar at the entrance release the breath he had been holding.

"Phew! This old man was scared to death. I thought I was the one playing a pig to eat a tiger, but who would have thought... Murong Ziyan of the Blackstone Sect came too. Why is that monster not staying on her mountain to cultivate, instead of coming to this dump?"

The old beggar looked utterly baffled.

After that, the entire teahouse's conversation turned toward the Blackstone Sect, and everyone shared whatever gossip they knew.

"I heard that every three years, the Blackstone Sect recruits disciples from the immortal clans throughout the Great Nai Dynasty. Once one enters, the immortal path shines bright ahead. At the very least, one will reach Qi Refining Stage. Seeing them now, it seems the rumors are true!"

"Hehe~ You are talking about official disciples. Official disciples of the Blackstone Sect must possess at least a Four-Element Spiritual Root. Their talent is far greater than ours with Five-Element Spiritual Roots. It would be strange if they could not reach Qi Refining Stage."

"Huh? But I have a friend whose son had a Five-Element Spiritual Root and also went to cultivate at the Blackstone Sect."

"Those with Five-Element Spiritual Roots are only fit to be outer sect disciples of the Blackstone Sect. Only those with outstanding contributions or profound cultivation have a chance to become official disciples. Outer sect disciples outnumber official disciples severalfold, yet only one person each year can become an official disciple. How difficult is that?"

"Even so, it is far better than being rogue cultivators like us."

"Sigh, merely staying alive already takes everything we have as rogue cultivators. Whether we can break through to the Qi Refining Realm in this life remains uncertain."

The four rogue cultivators on the second floor grew rather melancholy as they spoke.

After the five Blackstone Sect members sat down on the third floor, the four junior brothers and sisters looked around with curiosity.

"Eldest Senior Sister, may we eat some of this mortal food?"

"Eldest Senior Sister, may I use the Disguise Art to eavesdrop on what they are discussing?"

"Eldest Senior Sister, may I use the Clothes-Washing Technique to rinse everyone in this teahouse? I dislike the smell of sweat."

"Eldest Senior Sister, the games downstairs seem rather interesting. May we go play?"

The four disciples had completely lost the bearing of an immortal sect. They now clung to their eldest senior sister like curious children, asking her this and that.

Their eldest senior sister answered patiently, "I brought you down the mountain for experience. Do not casually cast spells on others; we must uphold the righteous image of our Blackstone Sect. Other than that... do whatever you wish."

"Yay! I'll disguise everyone, and we can go play together!"

"Once we put on our disguise masks, we will also take off the masks of Blackstone Sect disciples~"

"Then can I pretend to be a rogue cultivator and give them all a collective bath? Ah! Eldest Senior Sister, don't hit me! I won't do it! I'll hold my breath."

"I'll go out onto the street to buy some food. I wonder whether the several hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones I brought will last until we return. I hope the food here is not too expensive."

Even the eldest senior sister's cool, detached face changed slightly under the barrage from her junior brothers and sisters.

But she said nothing more. Since this was experience, they needed to comprehend it for themselves.

The four disguised disciples blended among the rogue cultivators of Bluestone County without a single flaw.

Seeing that her junior brothers and sisters had all left, the aloof eldest senior sister raised an eyebrow and touched the Storage Ring on her hand. A piece of osmanthus spirit cake appeared in her palm.

She stuck out her little tongue and gave it a light lick. The sweet fragrance flooded her mouth, and both Murong Ziyan's lips and brows curved into crescents.

Seeing that things had stabilized, Yang Genshuo sped up the game.

Hurry up and send these big shots away. Foundation Establishment Realm... they're scaring me to death.

He could not wait to reach thirty days later and return to that safe atmosphere of steady development.

However, events began heading in an increasingly bizarre direction.

As these rogue cultivators and Innate Grandmaster Realm experts arrived early, Bluestone County's economy flourished as never before. With the five people from the Blackstone Sect sitting there, no one dared take things for free. Everyone paid honestly.

Most people knew to exchange some silver at Treasured Goods Pavilion for spending, but a few wealthy fellows insisted on paying for an entire table of food with Spirit Stones, frightening the owners badly enough that they did not dare accept them.

And once everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, they began pondering how to pass the month of waiting.

After food and drink, thoughts turned to entertainment!

Thus, the concept of board games suddenly became wildly popular among rogue cultivators!

They played a few rounds, and it was genuinely fun!

Three days later, all the mortals of Bluestone County had been driven out of Yang's Board Game Teahouse by the rogue cultivators. These cultivators began occupying the city's finest entertainment venue.

Then, a group of cultivators began playing Three Kingdoms Kill and Werewolf at high intensity.

Because cultivators had such abundant energy, Yang's Board Game Teahouse was required to stay open all night.

Even so, it remained packed to the rafters, with people lining up to play!

Twelve decks of Three Kingdoms Kill cards and one deck of Werewolf cards—the people rested, but the cards never did!

The cultivators argued until they were red in the face and thick in the neck over a useful general card, and cheered with delight at a miraculous draw, even rewarding Yang Shi with two Low-Grade Spirit Stones on the spot.

Not only had Yang Shi failed to escape the vortex of the Rogue Cultivator Market these past few days, he had instead sunk ever deeper into it, becoming an indispensable figure.

"Without Boss Yang's cards, this Rogue Cultivator Market trip would have been wasted!"

"Who on earth was the mighty expert who invented such entertaining cards?"

"Boss Yang, could you sell me a deck of cards? I am willing to offer five Low-Grade Spirit Stones!"

I do not seem to interact with everyone much. Mm, the later plot is really good—I am writing it very comfortably. I hope everyone can cast a few Monthly Tickets and recommendation votes. If you have any wild ideas, leave them in the book review section; if I see good ones, I will use them~