The next day, not long after Fang Qianyuan woke, a servant came to invite him over.
He had slept soundly the night before without a care in the world and felt thoroughly refreshed. Though it was still early, he gladly accepted the invitation and went to the front hall to meet Lin Shan.
Lin Shan smiled. "Good morning, fellow cultivator Guang. I had some of this region's abundant spirit materials and delicacies prepared for you. Please enjoy."
Fang Qianyuan looked in the direction she indicated. A broad space had been cleared in the front hall, with an enormous round table roughly a zhang across standing at its center. The table was packed with dozens of varieties of pastries, spirit fruits, medicinal dishes, and fine wines.
Calling it a lavish spread hardly did it justice. It was downright extravagant.
With a casual glance, Fang Qianyuan spotted a plate of red medicinal apricots, reputed to be treasures among fruits. These fruits possessed medicinal properties, and each cost dozens of spirit stones. The dozen or so on that plate were worth several pieces of spirit jade.
Several small fish, crystalline from head to tail like sculpted ice, were crystal fish, a rare delicacy from the sea. They could only be found near spring mouths rich in spirit qi. Among mortals, even princes and nobles rarely had the chance to enjoy them.
There was also a soup made from purple shells, which were purple all over. The broth was clear as water and deliciously savory. Fang Qianyuan had happened to try this delicacy on his way to the Eastern Sea. It came from the deep ocean, and even Human Rank Spirit Tamers had to risk their lives to harvest it.
The various sea vegetables, spirit flowers, and flour-based dishes were no ordinary fare either.