103: Passing by

Let's go back to a little earlier.

Meng Yun had been fighting for two hours, and the sky was already dim.

The cultivators he had enlightened with his roasted meat were no less than eight hundred, if not a thousand.

A 10% purification, though seemingly small, had successfully elevated about a hundred medium-grade Spirit Roots to the high-grade level, given the vast number of cultivators.

In an instant, the titles of Healing Roast Meat Sect and Eastern Roast Meat King had completely spread within a hundred-mile radius and were rapidly diffusing further.

Don't underestimate the speed at which cultivators spread gossip!

"I can't do it, Lan Xi, come help me skewer the meat, I'm really too busy!" Meng Yun said to Lan Xi after finishing a wave of customers, "I'll give you ten spirit stones per skewer!"

Lan Xi was about to agree happily, but then she thought of something, and her expression drastically changed:

"Oh no!

I went out to buy food for the County Princess, and I haven't returned yet. I'm afraid the little ancestor will be furious!"

Meng Yun waved his hand indifferently: "Since you're already two hours late, a little more won't make a difference...

If you go back now, your County Princess will only be furious; if you go back tomorrow morning, your County Princess will surely be relieved you didn't die outside."

Lan Xi's face showed longing: "Really...?"

"He's spouting nonsense!" A soft but powerful female voice suddenly rang out from the crowd.

At the same time, an aura of the Nascent Soul peak realm instantly swept across the entire scene.

This aura was even stronger than Meng Yun's, who was using a cheat!

"County... County Princess!" Lan Xi was greatly alarmed.

This was clearly the County Princess's voice!

Where was the County Princess?

Amidst this aura, the crowd automatically parted, allowing the powerful person behind to step forward.

Meng Yun looked up.

Hmm, he didn't see anything.

He slowly lowered his head and finally met the gaze of a small loli dressed in a luxurious blue dress, with features like carved jade.

At this moment, the small loli was looking indignant, with her hands on her hips, glaring at Meng Yun angrily.

Meng Yun tilted his head slightly: ?

County Princess? And Nascent Soul peak?

"What are you looking at!" The small loli was clearly displeased: "I was wondering where Lan Xi went, turns out she was tricked by you!"

"Little one, your feathers aren't even fully grown yet, and you're already learning from adults to seek a master?" Meng Yun teased with his mouth, but his actions were incredibly honest. He held a skewer of meat and handed it directly over:

"Go home and play after you've eaten your fill."

Nascent Soul peak, can't beat, can't beat.

Just some verbal sparring is enough.

"I'm not a little one! Listen carefully! My name is Lan! You! You!"

Although Lan Youyou was furious, her small hand still couldn't help but take the roasted meat.

No other reason, it was just too fragrant.

Originally, she had planned to go out and look for Lan Xi.

Who would have thought that she would eventually follow the scent to this place?

And she also found Lan Xi, who had been missing for a long time.

Oh, you, Lan Xi, dare to secretly eat delicious food behind her County Princess's back!

"Alright, alright, County Princess Lan Youyou, would you like to try some?" Meng Yun said amusedly.

"Yes, yes, the roasted meat made by Eastern Brother is really delicious!" Lan Xi echoed.

"Hmph!" Lan Youyou gave an arrogant snort, but her pupils unconsciously widened as she bit off a piece of meat.

"Ah um, ah um..."

After a period of chewing, Lan Youyou, like all the cultivators before her, was also captivated by this delicious taste.

But that wasn't all.

Just as she swallowed the last piece of meat, an incredibly pure fluctuation emanated from her body.

Her high-grade Spirit Root was purified.

Completely transforming into a supreme-grade Spirit Root!

Lan Youyou was stunned: "Huh?"

"Huh huh huh huh huh huh huh huh?!"

How did her Spirit Root suddenly upgrade while she was eating?

Could it be... she was some hidden Gluttonous Saint Body?!

"I forgot to mention, my roasted meat has the effect of purifying Spirit Root aptitude, so congratulations, you have successfully entered the supreme-grade Spirit Root realm."

Meng Yun was like an old father watching his child grow up.

His face was full of kindness.

"Is that... really true?" Lan Youyou was surprised and uncertain, looking at Lan Xi for confirmation.

Not only Lan Xi, but even the surrounding cultivators all nodded quickly.

"Supreme-grade Spirit Root? My two Imperial Sisters are also supreme-grade Spirit Roots!" Lan Youyou clapped her hands and laughed loudly: "Hahaha, now I'm just like them!"

Meng Yun immediately perked up: "Supreme-grade Spirit Roots? Where are they? Hurry and send them over!"

Perhaps with Meng Yun's intervention, he could elevate them to the immortal-grade top-tier!!

"Them? They died." Lan Youyou spread her small hands: "They died when I was three, they said they were training in the Tianjian Dynasty or something..."

"Oh, never mind, Lan Xi, come with me, we'll go test it now!"

Without another word, Lan Youyou grabbed Lan Xi's hand and soared into the air.

"Sell me two more skewers!" Lan Youyou scattered a large pile of spirit stones and, without asking, took two skewers of roasted meat.

To eat on the way!

If she had originally had some reservations about her journey to seek immortals.

Then at this moment, she was already bursting with confidence!

Thus, the scene at the end of the previous chapter occurred.

Lan Youyou successfully made the Immortal Sect Bell ring five times, even without participating in the trial, she had the guaranteed status of an inner disciple!

All of this was simply because she was momentarily gluttonous and couldn't resist eating Meng Yun's roasted meat.

"I am truly the Zhang Xuefeng of the cultivation world..." Meng Yun thought smugly.

[The next day, your Spirit Food Battle ability refreshed]

[Today your roasted meat buff is: there is a one-in-a-thousand chance to bestow the mutated Spirit Root attribute, becoming a unique Spirit Root that attracts widespread attention]

[With yesterday's groundwork, your roasted meat sales today were exceptionally smooth]

[Your 322nd customer successfully awakened the Lightning Spirit Root]

[Your 1001st customer successfully awakened the Light Spirit Root]

[Your...]

"Phew~ I'm exhausted."

Unconsciously, half of the second day had passed, and Meng Yun successfully cultivated five more unique Spirit Root masters for the Immortal Sect.

"If the Immortal Sect doesn't grant me the title of Guest Elder, it really wouldn't make sense..." Meng Yun dreamed while counting his money bag.

In just two days.

Meng Yun earned a total of twenty-six million spirit stones.

He cultivated a group of highly skilled and talented cultivators.

Even without a deep understanding of the purchasing power of spirit stones at the moment, Meng Yun knew that these spirit stones were enough to make him a wealthy man.

At least having three wives and four concubines would not be a problem.

Oh.

He forgot, he had already been taken care of by Shangguan Qing.

"Speaking of which, I still don't know how Shangguan Qing is doing, if she misses me..."

As Shangguan Qing's cold yet passionate face appeared in his mind, Meng Yun's heart couldn't help but stir.

"It's time to go back, let's go buy her some local specialties from Zhongzhou first~"

Having made up his mind, Meng Yun directly packed up his stall, and his figure flashed, disappearing from the spot.

Not long after Meng Yun left, two figures, one person and one cat, suddenly pierced through the void and appeared near the roasted meat stall.

The human figure was a charming young girl in a pink dress. Judging by her bone age, she was at most twenty years old.

But the aura swirling around her was already at the middle stage of the Soul Transformation realm.

Her posture was graceful, her eyes watery, and she was as beautiful as a femme fatale who could bring ruin to a nation.

Her purpose in coming here was to investigate the reason for the mysterious overall improvement in the aptitude of cultivators on the Southwestern Immortal Ascension Road, as ordered by her master.

After inquiring along the way, she learned about this miraculous roasted meat.

As she sniffed the lingering scent of roasted meat in the air, a hint of sorrow suddenly crossed her originally serene and charming face.

A tear silently welled up in her eye socket and flowed down her cheek, disappearing into the ground.

"Eh?"

"Strange..."

"Why... why am I crying?"

She had never smelled such a wonderful roasted meat before, yet it was as if she had eaten such a delicious meal countless times in her past lives' reincarnations.

So strange, so strange...

So sad, so sad...

"Meow?"

The large red cat beside her also twitched its nose gently, then froze.

This scent...

Why did it inexplicably remind it of an old friend?

"Alas... Has Eastern Abyss packed up his stall?"

"I wonder if he will come tomorrow..."

Some cultivators came with high hopes, only to return disappointed upon seeing the empty stall.

These words, reaching the big cat's ears, caused its eyes to widen directly.

"Meow meow?!"

Eastern Abyss!?

Was it the Eastern Abyss it understood?!