63: The real battle

Down the mountain at the pavilion, Zhou Luo appeared before that wooden door again.

He walked in quite naturally and saw a long corridor.

According to his earlier conversation with Lin Shi, the kitchen was located on the other side, and to get there, he had to pass through the main hall.

The main hall itself wasn't too bad; what Zhou Luo was most wary of was the Middle-aged man he had seen at the counter yesterday.

He had felt an extremely strong sense of oppression from the other party at that Time.

He wasn't sure of the other party's identity, nor was he sure if the other party could see through his disguise.

Therefore, Zhou Luo didn't go to the main hall immediately; instead, he slowed his pace, wanting to confirm if the other party was still there.

Fortunately, it should be lunchtime now, and the other party wasn't in the room behind the counter.

Only then did Zhou Luo confidently walk towards the main hall.

There weren't many people in the main hall; some were resting, while others were chatting idly.

His appearance didn't attract too much attention from them.

Just like that, Zhou Luo smoothly arrived at the other side of the main hall.

His gaze swept towards the end of this side, where there was a relatively larger room, which should be the kitchen Lin Shi mentioned.

After confirming that no one suspected anything, Zhou Luo walked over with steady steps.

Upon reaching the kitchen entrance, besides the four guards stationed there, there were also others going in and out, presumably delivering spiritual food to others.

The guards saw Zhou Luo holding a lunch box and didn't stop him.

Thus, he entered the kitchen interior without a hitch.

Inside the kitchen, the fire danced in the stove, the orange-red flames flickering like Elves; sometimes licking the black iron pot, sometimes leaping up, illuminating the hooks and cooking utensils on the walls, making them shine brightly.

The people in charge of cooking wore coarse cloth clothes, their faces slightly red from the heat of the stove, and fine beads of sweat glistened on their foreheads.

In the large pot, boiling soup rolled and bubbled, emitting a mouth-watering aroma. Chunks of stewed meat were faintly visible in the soup, paired with fresh vegetables, creating a rich and appetizing display.

The entire kitchen was filled with various scents, including the spicy aroma of ginger and garlic, the sweet fragrance of red dates and wolfberries, and the rich smell of meat.

As soon as Zhou Luo walked in, he was drawn by the aroma, and his already full stomach surprisingly felt a bit hungry again.

No wonder Lin Shi said there was a big meal today.

Besides the main cooks, there were others helping out in the kitchen.

After scanning the area, Zhou Luo walked towards the area where lunch boxes were piled, took out the bowls and chopsticks, placed them on the table, and casually looked at the man who was washing dishes nearby.

"What are we eating tonight?"

The man saw Zhou Luo and suddenly smiled, "You little rascal, you're not still thinking there'll be a big meal tonight, are you?"

"There isn't?" Zhou Luo asked back.

"What are you thinking? Look, the ingredients for tonight are all over there," the man said without hesitation, pointing to the pile of ingredients in the corner not far away.

Zhou Luo's eyes darkened.

He had searched high and low, but found it without any effort.

Having found his target, Zhou Luo pretended to shake his head and said, "Looks like I won't get a big meal then."

As he spoke, he approached the pile of ingredients.

This pile of ingredients belonged to the pavilion.

Besides this, the ingredients for the First Layer and the Second Level were also separated.

As for the division standard, it was also simple.

As the defensive force of the Spirit Mine, the ingredients for the pavilion mostly consisted of spiritual food aimed at replenishing qi and blood and strengthening the body.

The ingredients for the First and Second Levels were more inclined towards spiritual food that invigorated the mind.

At the same Time, since the Second Level also housed disciples and important figures from the Lin Family responsible for supervision, the ingredients were a bit more abundant.

This was good; he could target the poisoning accordingly.

Zhou Luo ambled over to the ingredients for the Second Level, squatted down, and picked through them, "Feels like theirs are better than ours."

"Can we compare ourselves to them?" The man washing dishes rolled his eyes.

Zhou Luo shrugged and took the opportunity to sprinkle the medicinal powder he had already prepared onto them.

This medicinal powder was specially refined by him; once it fell onto the food, it would blend in directly, and outsiders wouldn't be able to see any abnormality.

After doing all this, Zhou Luo got up and left.

Before leaving, to cover his tracks, he chatted with that man for a while longer, ensuring that those were indeed the spiritual food they would eat that night before leaving with peace of mind.

Walking out of the kitchen, Zhou Luo was about to return.

Boom—

Just then, an explosion suddenly rang out, deafening.

The next second, urgent footsteps sounded all around.

"Those bastards from the Lu Family are here again!" someone shouted.

Zhou Luo's heart tightened.

It seemed the Lu Family had come to cause trouble.

He didn't linger and hurried towards the other side.

In the main hall, he could see Cultivators with angry expressions rushing out of the pavilion at a fast pace.

During this Time, some even wanted Zhou Luo to go out and face the enemy, but he used the excuse of having more important matters to evade them.

Leaving the pavilion, Zhou Luo didn't dare to delay in the slightest and sped up as he walked towards the mountain.

After all, with the Lu Family invading, it would definitely alarm the Family's experts, and it wouldn't be good if his disguise was seen through then.

Bang bang bang—

When Zhou Luo reached the mountainside, continuous explosions echoed behind him.

He couldn't help but look back, only to see flying boats appearing in the sky, figures leaping out to kill each other, erupting with dazzling spiritual light and causing violent vibrations.

"Is this the battle of the Cultivation World?"

Zhou Luo looked at the various attack methods appearing in mid-air and couldn't help but swallow, his face slightly pale.

This was the first Time he had witnessed a real battle.

In his line of sight, some Cultivators were pierced through by countless ice cones, some were entangled and killed by tough vines, some were decapitated by a single strike…

All sorts of bloody scenes unfolded before him, making his heart tremble, and he remained stunned for a long Time.

This was the true Cultivation World.

Full of kill, bloody and cruel.

"Lin Tianfang, are you still going to be a coward?"

On a flying boat in the sky, a Middle-aged man in splendid clothes roared, his voice like thunder, deafening.

The next second, a figure rushed out from the pavilion, it was the person in charge of the Spirit Mine, Fourth Elder Lin Tianfang.

Lin Tianfang, wearing a magic robe, was surrounded by dazzling spiritual light. He raised his right hand, and a green long sword whistled out, carrying a sharp Aura, emitting a sonic boom, piercing the air, and heading straight for the opponent's chest.

"Hmph."

The opponent sneered, waved his right hand, and several spiritual Talismans appeared, suddenly erupting with dazzling light.

The moment those Talismans were activated, they turned into fireballs, shooting out.

The scorching heat was felt even by Zhou Luo on the mountainside.

His face was solemn; he could clearly sense that those spiritual Talismans were all First-Order Top-grade Talismans.

He didn't expect the other party to be a First-Order Top-grade Spiritual Talisman Master.

Countless fireballs crashed down, unleashing terrifying power.

However, Lin Tianfang's green long sword was unaffected in the slightest; it pierced through the fireballs, like the sharpest blade in the world, easily cutting through the opponent's attack.

Feeling the surging spiritual energy around Lin Tianfang, that person's face paled in shock: "You've actually entered the ninth layer of Qi Training."

He retreated in a hurry and continuously threw out several spiritual Talismans for defense.

Bang bang bang—

The green blade swept forth, the spiritual Talismans shattered, and the spiritual light shield that had just taken shape turned into countless light spots in the blink of an eye.

The opponent's face turned ruthless, and he suddenly took out a golden object from his Pregnant and threw it out fiercely.

The object, originally only the size of a palm, instantly expanded the moment it was thrown, becoming like a small golden mountain blocking his front in the blink of an eye.

The golden mountain was radiant with spiritual energy, and golden light shot out from its entire body, emitting terrifying pressure.

Bang—

The green long sword heavily struck the golden mountain, its originally boundless sharpness suddenly dropping, unable to advance even an inch, and dense cracks appeared on the sword body.

"You, Lu Haotian, you even brought out a Talisman Treasure." Lin Tianfang's expression was serious, and he quickly recalled the green long sword.