318: sink

Ye Chun sat in his original spot, no longer pretending. He picked up his chopsticks and continued eating the water snake meat.

His composed and self-assured demeanor immediately sent cold sweat trickling down Kumu Daoren's back.

'No effect? He didn't fall for it? This is bad, he's a tough nut to crack…'

Kumu Daoren secretly cursed his misfortune. For some time, he had relied on this insidious trick to take down hundreds of native Immortal Foundations, and even dozens of player Immortal Foundations, never once failing.

Who would have thought that today he would crash and burn? The opponent wasn't weak or enervated; he could even casually continue eating meat?

'Who exactly is this person? Judging by his clothes and tone, he should be a player, but someone who can withstand my methods must not be an unknown. I've researched all such people beforehand, so why don't I recognize him?'

Kumu Daoren recalled carefully, immediately accessing his database, but still couldn't identify Ye Chun.

As a Golden Core Cultivator, Ye Chun possessed many methods. Not only had he concealed his cultivation aura to the Immortal Foundation level, but he had also completely altered his appearance and physique.

A Foundation Establishment level Cultivator like Kumu Daoren could never see through his true form.

"Fellow Daoist…"

Kumu Daoren calmed down, "That was just a joke earlier."

Ye Chun didn't speak, just continued eating, occasionally casting a playful glance at Kumu Daoren.

Kumu Daoren knew his own level. He was overly focused on the Dao of culinary arts, and his actual combat ability lagged behind other Immortal Foundations of the same rank.

Once his insidious trick failed, he had almost no chance of subduing his opponent.

He pondered for a moment, then spoke, "My Yaowei Lou (Demon Flavor Tower/Restaurant) has previously prepared many Immortal Foundations, and even player Immortal Foundations. Fellow Daoist, do you know why no news has spread online?"

Hearing this, Ye Chun finally became interested, "Why?"

Kumu Daoren laughed heartily:

"That's naturally because I have a Demon Body Realm disciple! In the Xuanhuan World, he possesses sufficiently powerful strength, and in the real world, he also has a sufficiently strong voice.

"Fellow Daoist, let's consider today's incident a misunderstanding. I'll offer you another exquisite dish as an apology, and we can just let this matter go, how about it?"

Ye Chun finally put down his chopsticks, thought for a moment, and asked:

"Which Demon Body is it?

''Josephine'? 'Matton' who was hit by a durian? 'Stargazer Pie'?'"

Kumu Daoren was stunned.

The three people Ye Chun mentioned were currently the three strongest players in the Western Country. Not only had they achieved the Demon Body, but they were also Demon Bodies with ancient great demon Bloodlines. Their combat power was extremely formidable, capable of contending with Human Race players possessing five-grade Golden Cores on the front lines.

In simple terms, these were players at the very pinnacle.

Kumu Daoren saw Ye Chun's calm tone, yet also curiosity and a hint of excitement. A bad feeling immediately welled up in his heart.

'Could it be that one of these three great Demon Body players is backing this person?'

Kumu Daoren felt a little uneasy, but thinking of his strong backing, he couldn't help but straighten his back and say, "None of them. My disciple's character nickname is 'Da Quan Knight', the first Demon Body among the Western Country players."

Ye Chun was stunned this time. He never expected that the backing of this restaurant would actually be Da Quan Knight.

"As far as I know, didn't Da Quan Knight become Li Changfeng's mount?"

Kumu Daoren snorted, "So you should think carefully. I am backed by Da Quan Knight, and Da Quan Knight is backed by Li Changfeng. Can't you guess who this restaurant's prepared Immortal Foundations are supplied to?"

Ye Chun completely lost his appetite. He felt as if he had accidentally stumbled upon some great secret.

"You just said it out loud? Aren't you afraid I'll spread this video?

"Cooking Immortal Foundation players into delicacies – if this news gets out, even Li Changfeng probably wouldn't be able to cover it up, right?"

Kumu Daoren thought to himself that there were all sorts of fabricated videos these days. As long as Li Changfeng wasn't caught red-handed, others could easily debunk and delete comments to solve the problem.

On the surface, he laughed loudly, waved his hand, and said, "What's there to be afraid of? Who is Li Changfeng? A top-tier second-generation rich kid in China, a major player BOSS in our Xuanhuan World. There are countless people who want to farm him in the game. What does your exposure even amount to?

"Moreover, it's just cooking some Immortal Foundations. What does exposing it prove? The Great Love Sect created by Midnight Gao Sou, didn't they do things that were even worse than us back then?

"How many evil Cultivators came out of the Great Love Sect? Aren't they still playing the game like normal players? Everything in the Xuanhuan World is just a choice of gameplay, don't talk to me about morals."

Ye Chun was suddenly startled. He realized that he had unconsciously detached himself from the game framework earlier, genuinely mourning those Immortal Foundation players for a moment, and even at one point wanted to denounce Li Changfeng.

This was completely different from his previous habits.

'Is it because I've hidden my identity and immersed myself in the lower-level Xuanhuan society, so I unconsciously empathized?'

A thought flashed through Ye Chun's mind, followed by a question.

When did he become so immersed in the Xuanhuan World?

At this moment, Kumu Daoren's voice rang in his ears:

"So, Fellow Daoist, if you leave now and pretend nothing happened today, I won't make things difficult for you."

Ye Chun chuckled, "Well, I'm sorry, but since you've already made a move against me, I must take you down today. As for Li Changfeng, if he dares, let him come find me."

With that, Ye Chun directly revealed his true strength, no longer pretending. His Golden Core aura suppressed everything. With just a thought, a heavy spiritual power materialized into a large hand pressing down on Kumu Daoren, instantly crushing him to pieces.

Ye Chun made no further movements, still just a thought. A gust of wind blew around, and Kumu Daoren's body turned into dust, scattering away.

The Realm gap was terrifying.

Kumu Daoren was dead. Yaowei Lou (Demon Flavor Tower/Restaurant) no longer held any secrets. Ye Chun could now cover the entire restaurant with his Spiritual Sense. He could even continue to follow the clues, and even confront Li Changfeng.

That would certainly be an exciting and thrilling story, enough to fill ten chapters if it were a novel.

But Ye Chun merely retracted his Spiritual Sense, not exploring the hidden secrets. He re-disguised himself as an Immortal Foundation, placed the Spirit Stones for the meal on the table, and even paid a burial fee.

He quietly departed.

He was merely immersing himself in the lower levels to experience the Xuanhuan World, not wishing to punish evil and promote good in his Golden Core identity.

He believed he had not yet immersed himself to the point of bringing morals into the game, nor did he think he was so overflowing with kindness that he would make an enemy of a top-tier Golden Core due to in-game killings.

Leaving Yaowei Lou (Demon Flavor Tower/Restaurant), Ye Chun paused in the street for a while, then chose a random direction and wandered off.

Leaving that city, he arrived at another small town, nestled by mountains and water, with beautiful scenery.

In the town was a Puppet shop, specializing in providing combat Puppets for lower-level Cultivators, highly praised by players.

Ye Chun went to check it out, preparing to experience the gameplay of a Puppet Master.