486: Getting emotional

That fat man forcibly pulled Gui Fu Shen Gong toward the Kitchen, introducing things as they walked:

"I'm Li the Big Fat, that's Chu the Second Fat, and there's Qin the Third Fat..."

Li the Big Fat introduced them with a chuckle, pointing out several other fat men in the Kitchen.

"As for you, Junior Brother... from now on, you're Ninth Fat!"

Gui Fu Shen Gong's whole body trembled, his expression collapsing instantly. His Face contorted so much it looked like he could squeeze out bitter tears.

He carefully looked at Li the Big Fat's round body, then at the bloated figures of the other fat men, and couldn't help but feel disgusted.

He didn't want to become a fat ball waiting around to die!

"Since you're already our Ninth Junior Brother..."

"Senior Brother!"

Gui Fu Shen Gong suddenly shouted, interrupting Li the Big Fat.

Li the Big Fat was stunned, clearly not expecting to be rudely interrupted by a Junior Brother.

The other fat Senior Brothers also stopped their work and looked over at Gui Fu Shen Gong.

Gui Fu Shen Gong took a long breath, seemingly trying to calm his emotions.

Then, he said solemnly:

"I came here to seek immortality and the Dao, aiming for Ascension through cultivation. I didn't come to do chores in a Kitchen or become a damn fat man."

Li the Big Fat said in shock, "A damn fat man? Junior Brother, you're really breaking my heart... You might not know, but our Kitchen has a great background."

Gui Fu Shen Gong retorted, "A great background? What kind of background? Looking at all of you, you don't have even a hint of pressure on you, and you still rely on your hands and feet for work. Aren't you just Mortals? At most, you're at Spirit Nurturing or Qi Refining. What kind of background could you have?"

The fat Senior Brothers fell silent.

Li the Big Fat sighed and said, "Junior Brother, you're being biased. Our Kitchen..."

Before he could finish, Gui Fu Shen Gong spoke again: "I originally thought that, no matter what, this was the Kitchen of a cultivation Sect, so there should be some extraordinary methods used."

"But what are these things?"

As he spoke, he stepped forward and pointed his finger:

"A stove? Still relying on wood for fire? And a pot sitting next to it? And you're fucking cooking rice? This is called cultivation? This is a Sect? How is this any different from a Mortal's Kitchen?"

Gui Fu Shen Gong became increasingly agitated.

He had already accumulated a lot of dissatisfaction, which hadn't been fully vented before. Now that he was in this Kitchen, he finally couldn't suppress it and it exploded completely.

Li the Big Fat and the others looked at each other, clearly not expecting the new Junior Brother to be like this.

Li the Big Fat had intended to lead Gui Fu Shen Gong inside to choose a pot, arrange some tasks, and then show him the benefits of the Kitchen.

But seeing him like this, he couldn't help but shake his head inwardly. He was no longer willing to continue hosting him and said:

"Since Your Excellency is such a Prodigy and is unwilling to deign to stay in our Kitchen, why don't you leave sooner?"

Hearing this, Gui Fu Shen Gong also felt that staying in the Kitchen was indeed not right.

But he really didn't want to leave the Nine Swords Dao just like that. After all, he had invested so much time and energy, and even thrown away his Face.

He thought for a moment and said, "I won't enter the Kitchen, but I'll live nearby. When the Sect Elders arrive, I'll talk to them personally."

With that, Gui Fu Shen Gong took a few leaps to distance himself. He actually found an empty spot and cut down a few trees to build a house.

Li the Big Fat and the others followed to check on him out of concern. Seeing that he really intended to stay long-term, they looked at each other with complex emotions.

"Is this guy..."

Second Fat pointed to his head.

Third Fat nodded in agreement: "I think there might be something wrong with him."

Li the Big Fat felt it was strange, so he went to find the Utility Disciple who had brought the person earlier and asked about the situation in detail.

Only then did he learn that Gui Fu Shen Gong was not only demoted for offending Jiang Vengeance but was also a Player.

Since he was a Player, his strange behavior became quite reasonable.

The Utility Disciple also asked about Gui Fu Shen Gong's situation. Upon hearing that the other party intended to stay at the foot of the mountain to wait for an Elder, his expression changed slightly as he asked:

"Doesn't he know that this Yanwang Prefecture Branch Sect is only responsible for recruiting Disciples? At most, there are Disciples representing the Elders in charge. No Elder would ever come to check on things here."

Li the Big Fat said helplessly, "He doesn't even know the situation of our Kitchen, so how would he know that? These Players really know nothing about us and act entirely on emotion... To be honest, I feel a bit sorry for him."

The two talked for a while, both shaking their heads.

Jiang Vengeance had deliberately suppressed Gui Fu Shen Gong to the Kitchen to grind down his sharp edges.

But at the same time, it was also to let Gui Fu Shen Gong carefully discover the benefits of the Kitchen, so that he would conclude for himself that 'this was all for my own good.'

When that time came, Jiang Vengeance would find any excuse to promote him to the Main Sect.

Would he still be afraid of him being difficult to manage?

But no one expected that Gui Fu Shen Gong wouldn't play by the rules. After throwing a tantrum, he left the Kitchen and went to live at the foot of the mountain on his own.

Li the Big Fat although felt the man was somewhat pitiful, he didn't think of advising him, let alone telling him directly about the wonders of the Kitchen.

And so the days passed, for three days in a row.

During these three days, the Lightning Tribulation within the Kongming Grotto-Heaven dissipated. However, neither the Players nor the many experts of the Eastern Region could find out who exactly was Undergoing Tribulation.

In the end, everyone could only judge by the Dragonspine Mountains in the Grotto-Heaven, which had been scorched almost beyond recognition by the Lightning Tribulation:

Whoever was Undergoing Tribulation must have died in it, vanishing into thin air without a trace.

Some people held a different view, believing that no living being was Undergoing Tribulation at all. Instead, Star Fiend had used some means to forcibly draw the Lightning Tribulation, then sacrificed himself and the entire Kongming Grotto-Heaven, using the Lightning Tribulation and the heavenly phenomena of a Breakthrough to complete some unknown feat.

This viewpoint sparked reflection among many Players, leading more of them to head to the Eastern Sea, either to explore the ruins of the Heaven-Reaching Pagoda (which everyone now knew was the Dragon's Lair) or to find the Eastern Sea Dragonkin to try and get an answer.

Everyone speculated that this Lightning Tribulation was likely related to Dragons.

In short, although the Lightning Tribulation itself had passed, the various matters it stirred up were still brewing and fermenting.

All of this had little to do with Gui Fu Shen Gong.

These days, he had been living at the foot of the Nine Swords Dao's Branch Sect mountain, waiting for an Elder, but he never saw one.

Logically speaking, it was impossible for him to wait for one.

In a recruitment Branch Sect like this aimed at Mortals, no Elder would ever show their Face.

But his luck was actually quite good; he really did manage to wait for one.

About a month later, the Cultivators of the Eastern Region had likely gathered somewhere to discuss the Lightning Tribulation in the Kongming Grotto-Heaven. After the discussion, they weren't in a hurry to enter seclusion and were leisurely observing the Players while continuing to gather intelligence on the Lightning Tribulation.

During this process, a Nine Swords Dao Elder happened to visit the former residence of an old friend and took on a temporary Disciple.

Although this Disciple was the descendant of an old friend, he was just a Mortal and was no longer young. Moreover, his character was quite unruly, so it wasn't easy to take him directly to the Grotto-Heaven.

After thinking it over, the Elder decided to send him to the Branch Sect's Kitchen first.

And because of this, Gui Fu Shen Gong actually managed to intercept him.