Poisoning Uproar
Zhang Yang stood to the side, silently watching Cang Song prepare the fish.
He discovered that this guy was really something; he carried a complete set of equipment with him, including pots, pans, and various "ingredients," all of which emitted powerful Spiritual Qi fluctuations, clearly indicating that they were all spiritual materials.
"Old Daoist, are these things of yours poisonous?" Zhang Yang looked at Cang Song suspiciously.
Cang Song focused on preparing the fish, not even glancing at Zhang Yang: "You can doubt me at other times, but you don't need to doubt me at all now."
"You're a dignified Dao Integration Realm, so why are you so concerned about a fish? Did you have a grudge against Rainbow Fish in your past life?"
"Perhaps!"
The old Daoist priest kept a close eye on the pot, and sometimes he would even use his Daoist magic to harmonize everything inside.
"It smells so good! Zhang Yang, what are you doing?" Danchenzi rushed over quickly.
Zhang Yang looked at Danchenzi in surprise and asked, "Third Uncle-Master, weren't you in seclusion breaking through to a higher level?"
"I was in seclusion trying to break through my cultivation when I suddenly smelled a strange fragrance coming from your place. It smelled like a medicinal pill, so I came to check." Danchenzi looked at Cang Song's pot and asked somewhat absentmindedly, "Senior, it seems you used the Lotus Seed of the Soul-Cleansing Lotus?"
Cang Song turned and glanced at Danchenzi: "You have a good eye! Unlike this kid, who's ignorant and incompetent, he actually suspected me of poisoning him!"
He glanced at Zhang Yang, then turned back to look at the pot.
Danchenzi glanced at Zhang Yang, then looked back at the pot and began discussing with Cang Song.
Zhang Yang found it strange; why couldn't he smell any unusual fragrance while he was standing nearby?
Could it still be related to the Power of the Great Dao?
Danchenzi is Dao of Alchemy, so how could he sense it?
Zhang Yang waited silently, standing to the side listening to the two discuss, while also watching the pot of fish.
Meanwhile, Cang Song was no longer in the state of craving fish as before, and instead focused intently on "cooking".
It took three whole days to finally finish cooking the two fish.
"Finally, sprinkle some pollen from the Heavenly Fragrance Tree, and this pot of fish will be a complete success." Cang Song looked as if he had accomplished a great feat.
Seeing the pot of fish, Zhang Yang hurriedly picked up a bowl and spoon and said anxiously, "Old Daoist, you've worked hard! Quick, let me serve you a bowl!"
He scooped up some fish soup, fish meat, fish bones, and all sorts of spiritual ingredients for Cang Song and handed them to Cang Song earnestly.
"You've finally been polite to me this once, kid. You must have seen my skills!" Cang Song picked up the bowl with satisfaction, looking quite pleased.
Azure Cloud Master suddenly appeared, glared at Zhang Yang, and said irritably, "Give me a bowl too!"
"Master, wait a minute!" Zhang Yang looked at Cang Song. "The cook has been busy for three days and hasn't eaten yet! He's worked the hardest, we should respect him and wait for him to eat before we can eat!"
"No need to be so polite, no need to be so polite!" Cang Song was about to reciprocate with politeness, but suddenly he froze, staring blankly at Zhang Yang, and said with some grief and indignation, "You actually suspect me of poisoning you!"
He had initially thought the kid was very respectful to him today, but it turned out to be something else entirely...
Azure Cloud Master shook his head, took the spoon from Zhang Yang's hand, and then took a bowl to scoop up the fish soup and fish meat himself.
"Master, are you sure you're alright?" Zhang Yang asked Azure Cloud Master.
Azure Cloud Master sighed and said, "Zhang Yang, you only observed for three days and you've figured this out? Don't you think there's something you can learn from Cang Song's focused attitude and technique in cooking fish over these three days? Although he's an opponent of our Azure Cloud Sect, his actions over these three days are still worthy of respect!"
Furthermore, although I don't know if it's poisonous, I can understand the Power of the Great Dao.
Therefore, this fish soup is indeed very beneficial to the Divine Soul. Inform your uncles and the others, and tell them to come and have some too!
Cang Song said fiercely, "Everyone else can eat it, but that kid shouldn't, lest he get poisoned!"
Zhang Yang smiled and personally invited his other martial uncles to eat fish.
The problem is that he's not at the Dao Integration Realm. Who knows what kind of tricks are involved above the Dao Integration Realm? If the entire Azure Cloud Sect were to be ruined by a pot of fish soup, that would be a truly enormous joke!
Therefore, he can't go wrong no matter how careful he is.
Ling Yunzi and the others had not gone into seclusion, so at Zhang Yang's invitation, they all came to Zhang Yang's villa.
Zhang Yang then went to summon Situ Mingyue and Chunxiao, who were in seclusion for cultivation, and even personally went to Qingyun Market to summon Jiang Zhiqiu as well.
Since Master has confirmed that nothing is wrong, everyone should naturally benefit from this good fortune.
The portion was simply too small; otherwise, he would have called back those thousand-man squads.
Jiang Zhiqiu looked at Zhang Yang with great gratitude. He hadn't expected that his Eldest Senior Brother would still remember him after such a good thing had happened.
Especially when he had only drunk half a bowl, and his spiritual energy surged wildly and his Divine Soul trembled, he almost wanted to call his Eldest Senior Brother" father".
He knew very well that after drinking the fish soup, his Nascent Soul would be able to break through immediately.
That was the realm he had dreamed of for many years.
The fish soup was indeed effective. Not only did Situ Mingyue and Chunxiao react, but even Ling Yunzi and the others rushed to their secluded cultivation to refine the soup after drinking it.
Zhang Yang satisfied everyone's needs before starting to drink the fish soup himself.
He had drunk a lot earlier, so these two fish were given to the others first.
When Cang Song saw Zhang Yang about to scoop up the fish soup, he couldn't help but snort coldly and asked, "Aren't you afraid of poisoning yourself?"
"Old Daoist, you can't be so petty!" Zhang Yang laughed heartily. "If we were in each other's shoes, do you think it's excessive for me to be a little cautious? You're not even one of my Azure Cloud Sect members, yet you're always going against us. My being wary of you is a sign that I acknowledge your abilities!"
"So I should thank you?" Cang Song was speechless.
"We're like family!" Zhang Yang said with a grin, pulling Cang Song along. "I admit it was wrong of me to doubt you earlier, and I apologize! Once you're on my side, I won't do that again!"
Besides, you asked me to catch fish for you, and I went anyway."
"Hmph!" Cangsong snorted Cang Song, turning his head away, not wanting to pay any attention to Zhang Yang.
Zhang Yang ignored everything and picked up the fish soup, drinking it all in one gulp.
Instantly, he felt a vast spiritual energy surging through his body. An inexplicable power also relaxed all his emotions, giving him a sense of Divine Ability. At this moment, he even felt a resonance with the Laws of Heaven and Earth, as if he were listening to the whispers of the Great Dao of the universe, revealing its mysteries to him.
"How are you? Poisoned, aren't you?" Cang Song glanced sideways at Zhang Yang.
Zhang Yang ignored the Cang Song and continued to experience everything around him.
"It feels great to have your Divine Soul strengthened, doesn't it?" Cang Song glared at Zhang Yang. "This is a feeling that only those in the Primordial Spirit Realm can experience. You, a Golden Core Realm cultivator, can already feel it. You're really lucky!"
I spent so many resources collecting spiritual materials and researching for hundreds of years to create this delicious dish, and you actually suspect me of poisoning it... You've truly wasted my good intentions!
It took Zhang Yang a long time to recover from the feeling of his Divine Soul resonating with the Laws of Heaven and Earth.
He felt that the whole world seemed much clearer when he looked at it again.
"Old Daoist, you're really good!" Zhang Yang gave Cang Song a thumbs up. "I must say, the fish you made is absolutely superb!"
"That's right!" Cang Song said proudly. "Your martial uncles have all gone into seclusion after drinking the fish soup. Aren't you going into seclusion too? If you go into seclusion and cultivate, you might be able to break through."
"Why would I need to go into seclusion?" Zhang Yang shook his head.
He doesn't even have a basic Proto-Dao Form yet, so what's the point of seclusion? What he's thinking about now is how to create the most suitable path.
"Old Daoist, do you still want the remaining fish soup and fish meat? If not, I'll keep them. As for the fish bones, I'll feed them to Prosperity!" Zhang Yang looked at Cang Song.
"Who is Prosperity?" Cang Song asked in confusion.
Zhang Yang laughed, "We became friends with a Tiger Demon in the secret realm after a fight! Master, open the door!"
"Go yourself! The key to the secret realm is in your hands; just go to the back mountain and you'll enter." Azure Cloud Master simply told Zhang Yang the location of the secret realm.
He is the School Leader, not the gatekeeper!