47: Chapter 47 Yunming's "Little Trick"

Sun Ji took a gentle sip of tea, lifted his head arrogantly, curled the corners of his mouth, and said in a pinched voice: "Young man~ don't argue with an old man like me, that's truly impolite."

Yun Ming was sweating profusely; how could this little old man play so dirty?

"By the way, I'm going to celebrate becoming a Tier 2 Alchemist tonight, and I plan to go to the Sect's Beast Taming Peak for some spirit cuisine. Old man, you should come too," Yun Ming invited.

"Not going," Sun Ji refused with unusual decisiveness.

"Hmm? Really? Haven't you been craving the spirit cuisine of Beast Taming Peak for a long time? I'm treating, so you don't have to pay."

Sun Ji didn't know what he was thinking of, but he subconsciously swallowed his saliva. However, after a brief inner struggle, he sighed softly and said: "Sigh, it's a pity I can't have a meal with you, kid. Now that the Disciples at the front line are fighting bloody battles, how can we who are holding down the rear indulge in pleasure? Wouldn't that chill their hearts?"

Seeing Sun Ji speak with such righteousness, Yun Ming couldn't help but look at him with newfound respect; this Elder Sun's Realm was truly exceptionally high.

"The Elder is right," Yun Ming was about to say he wouldn't celebrate, but after realizing he had nothing to fear, a bold idea popped into his mind. "Hey! I have a little scheme."

Sun Ji chuckled: "I can tell."

"Pah, you old rascal. I meant I have a plan! A great plan, a plan for all the Disciples fighting on the front lines!"

Sun Ji couldn't listen anymore: "Stop, stop, stop. What is all this? If you just go back honestly and spend your time on Alchemy, that would be the greatest help to them."

"No, no, no, that's too ordinary. Old man, where is the most dangerous and intense place on the front line right now?"

"Need you ask? It has been Wan Province City from the beginning. Thousands of Disciples have already been lost, and several at the Foundation Establishment Stage have fallen, not counting those Utility Disciples."

"Good! Then it's Wan Province City!"

"Kid, what are you doing? You aren't planning on going to Wan Province City, are you! Are you crazy!" Sun Ji's shocked shout attracted the gazes of others in the Deacon Hall.

"Do you know how dangerous Wan Province City is right now? The entire city has been refined by Demonic Cultivators into a Hell. A million Mortals, half were sacrificed to summon five Golden Core Demonic Cultivators, and the other half were refined into Corpse Ghosts, impervious to blades and spears..."

Before Sun Ji could finish, Yun Ming raised his hand to stop him, then put on a serious face, completely devoid of his previous playful manner: "Alright, Elder Sun, no need to say more. I have already decided; I am ready to go... to Beast Taming Peak to buy spirit cuisine."

Sun Ji's face turned black; oh, the faces of everyone who heard turned black.

Seeing everyone looking at him with disdain, Yun Ming remained unmoved. He prepared to play the silent expert, then left without looking back.

But after Yun Ming left the Deacon Hall, Sun Ji always felt something was not quite right, thinking that after he finished today's work, he would go to Beast Taming Peak to take a look.

After leaving the Deacon Hall, Yun Ming did not return to his Immortal Cave or go to Beast Taming Peak, but instead went to find Xiao Hao.

Xiao Hao was at the peak of Alchemy Peak, diligently Cultivating with his Senior Brothers. As Personal Disciples of the Peak Master, they belonged to the Sect's future foundation and would not go out easily.

After asking someone to report his arrival, Yun Ming waited quietly.

Before long, Xiao Hao walked out. At this time, Xiao Hao was already at the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage; he must have just broken through not long ago, and his entire person was still radiating a heart-palpitating pressure.

"Junior Brother, you are looking for me?" Xiao Hao asked.

"Congratulations to Senior Brother on your progress in cultivation; the Dao is within reach." Yun Ming first offered a compliment, then said: "I have come this time because I have a favor to ask."

Xiao Hao swept his Divine Sense and discovered that Yun Ming was still at Qi Refining Level 5, so he wasn't here to ask for a foundation establishment pill: "What is the matter?"

Yun Ming said seriously: "I want to go to Wan Province!"

"Wan Province?" Xiao Hao frowned: "Why?"

"I just broke through to a Tier 2 Alchemist a few days ago, and I wanted to go to Beast Taming Peak to have some spirit cuisine to reward myself. However, Elder Sun Ji enlightened me. The Senior Brothers in Wan Province are desperately killing Demonic Cultivators, while I am in the rear, wanting to reward myself just because I broke through to a small Tier 2 Alchemist; it truly chills their hearts." Yun Ming spoke as if expressing his true feelings, and a crystal-clear tear even hung at the corner of his eye, though it just wouldn't fall.

Xiao Hao's mouth twitched, thinking: "What do you mean a small Tier 2 Alchemist? Tier 2 Alchemist is also very hard to break through to, okay."

"So you intend to go to the front line and kill the enemy with them? With your cultivation, I'm afraid you won't survive a month."

Yun Ming shook his head.

"Then what do you intend to do in Wan Province?"

"I intend to go—to deliver food!"

Xiao Hao didn't react for a moment, even suspecting he had misheard, "What? What did you say?"

"Does Senior Brother's hearing get damaged when breaking through to Foundation Establishment?"

Xiao Hao was amused to the point of anger and lightly punched Yun Ming: "How are you talking?"

Yun Ming instantly clutched his chest, shrank his neck, and said exaggeratedly: "A Foundation Establishment powerhouse is truly terrifying; this light punch reminds me of running under the sunset back then; that was my lost youth."

Xiao Hao covered his face, let out a long sigh, and said: "Stop with the glib tongue, it's not funny at all."

"Then Senior Brother agrees?" Yun Ming asked.

"What do you mean I agree? If you want to go to Wan Province, no one is stopping you. Can't you just tell the people at the Deacon Hall? Why come to me for such a small matter."

"If I said I was going to fight the enemy, they would definitely let me go, but I only want to go to deliver food, so I still need Senior Brother to help me."

Xiao Hao had an expression that said he would only believe you if he were a ghost.

"Senior Brother, look! The Senior Brothers on the front line definitely aren't eating or dressing well, their nerves are taut every day, and they have to face Demonic Cultivators under huge pressure. Then, when they finally manage to conquer a city and kill the Demonic Cultivators, what they get in return is only intangible contribution points, and then they have to throw themselves into this huge pressure again."

As he spoke, Yun Ming secretly observed Xiao Hao. Seeing Xiao Hao was thoughtful, Yun Ming knew there was a chance, so he struck while the iron was hot: "However, if we go now to deliver a piping hot spirit cuisine to those Disciples fighting on the front lines! What would they think? They would think the Sect hasn't abandoned them, hasn't treated them as cannon fodder. A single spirit cuisine could bring back even stronger morale, could summon..."

Just like that, with his fragmented logic and gibberish, Yun Ming miraculously convinced Xiao Hao.

"Fine, I can help you, but..." Xiao Hao paused, as if he had drifted off.

Yun Ming always felt someone was spying on him, and not just one person, there should be six—five Golden Cores, one Nascent Soul.

He guessed he was being watched by the six Peak Masters and the Sect Master.

After a while, Xiao Hao came back to his senses and continued: "However, I have a few requirements here."