Entering

He could still eat it, but there was no real need.

It definitely wasn't that his stomach and mouth had grown delicate. It was just—

After Foundation Establishment, much of the impurity in his body had been expelled, and his spiritual energy had begun purifying itself to adapt. Eating ordinary food that hadn't been cleansed of impurities would only put a greater burden on his body and Dantian.

In other words, his diet had changed. Just as the finicky Phoenix would drink from no spring but one of sweet nectar, he would now eat nothing but spiritual food!

So he had misunderstood the Phoenix all these years.

"Huh. Suddenly Foundation Establishment doesn't seem so great." If he'd known, he wouldn't have been in such a hurry. Culinary cultivators were scarce in the Cultivation Realm, and most cultivators were like Chen Zui-Zui: they had no appetite to indulge. Once they reached Foundation Establishment, they simply stopped eating, without the slightest withdrawal.

But not him. If Bian Chunchou went too long without food, he got terribly irritable. To keep himself on an even keel, he searched high and low for delicious spiritual food.

Unfortunately, most spiritual dishes made by culinary cultivators were expensive. Eating them could improve one's cultivation, and some even sold for astronomical prices. Luckily, he wasn't picky about their grade. As long as they tasted good, he was happy.

Sweet pastries, for instance, struck right at his heart.

"Four boxes? Let me remind you that you've already gone well over your Spirit Stone budget this month." Chen Zui touched the blade on his back. "You told me to warn you. If you overspent again, I was to chop off a hand. Which one do you want to lose?"

Bian Chunchou immediately tucked both hands away. "Neither! Have a heart.