"The Great Origin Mother Clam lives for more than ten thousand years. Born from the gathered spiritual energy of the seabed, its flesh and blood are supreme nourishing divine treasures..."
Having received such a generous gift, the Merfolk King was in high spirits and immediately had his subordinates prepare a lavish banquet.
Sixth-rank nine-tailed dragon lobster tails, electric shuttle flying fish as thick as chopsticks, golden shark fins, and other rare delicacies of the sea were all laid upon the table.
Both the ingredients and the culinary techniques were of the highest grade.
Finally, the Merfolk King brought out a golden clam shell as large as a cartwheel. He opened it on the spot, sliced the clam meat for the hotpot, and boiled the dozen or so golden Great Origin Pearls inside the shell into soup.
The Great Origin Mother Clam was renowned as one of the East Sea's most exceptional spiritual creatures. Its clam meat was exquisitely delicious, while the spiritual energy contained in the Great Origin Pearls it produced was incomparably pure, close to the origin of heaven and earth, and exceptionally nourishing to a cultivator's form and spirit.
No matter what cultivation method one practiced, one could benefit from it.
Gao Xian could tell that this banquet was of an exceedingly high standard, enough even to entertain sixth-rank distinguished guests. The Merfolk King was clearly in a fine mood and had accorded him the highest level of hospitality.
After several rounds of dragon blood wine, the faces of sisters Shui Yunzhu and Shui Yunguang had both taken on a rosy flush, lending them an added touch of bashful, radiant beauty.
Gao Xian drank even more. Relying on Unity of Form and Spirit, he could barely suppress the wine's effects. The Merfolk King's dragon blood wine was fiercer