283: Two old Taoist priests, creating a blessed land through their own influence!

“Time to eat!”

At Zhou Xiuya's call, an elder and a youth emerged from their respective rooms.

They plopped onto their chairs, sleepily picking up their spoons and bringing them to their mouths.

“Hiss! It’s hot!”

Xiao Lu instantly woke up from the pain, sticking out her red tongue and fanning it with her small hands.

Chen Beixuan, however, felt nothing, even scooping another spoonful into his mouth and savoring it.

“It’s not hot; there’s just a bit too little meat.”

“For preserved egg and lean meat congee, you eat it for the meat. It’s definitely tastier with more meat.”

Zhou Xiuya couldn't help but sweat. This was the first time she had heard such a statement, and she forced a smile and nodded.

“Then... I’ll try putting more meat next time.”

“Another bowl.”

As he spoke, Chen Beixuan had already finished his bowl of congee.

The improvement in his physical fitness indeed increased his appetite. He didn't feel it when he wasn't eating, but after one bowl, his stomach felt empty, and he wanted more.

Zhou Xiuya served him another heaping bowl, and Chen Beixuan casually asked as he ate.

“I told you to enter the game yesterday. How did you feel after playing?”

Upon mentioning the game, Zhou Xiuya immediately became excited and spoke eagerly.

“It felt amazing! That game is so fun. I never imagined games could be so realistic now. When I first entered, I almost thought I had transmigrated to another world!”

“Yesterday, in just one night, I leveled up to Level 8, and selling the copper coins and equipment I dropped earned me over a hundred yuan!”

Zhou Xiuya’s eyes sparkled as she recalled her experience playing last night, continuously exclaiming in admiration.

She talked to herself for a while.

She suddenly turned her head, looking at Chen Beixuan with a very serious expression, and sincerely thanked him: “...Thank you.”

Chen Beixuan silently handed over his bowl and chopsticks, “Another bowl.”

Zhou Xiuya: “......”

In the end, Chen Beixuan ate a total of five bowls of congee, three eggs, and two bags of pickled vegetables.

It wasn't that he was full, but eating any more would have been a bit frightening.

By the fifth bowl, the way Zhou Xiuya and Xiao Lu looked at him had changed. One might have thought they were observing a criminal's last meal before execution.

Rubbing his shriveled stomach, Chen Beixuan decided to find an opportunity for a private extra meal.

After breakfast.

Cold Peak suddenly came to his door, saying that two Zero Bureau higher-ups wanted to see him. His words revealed their extremely high status, though the specific reason was unknown.

Chen Beixuan thought for a moment and agreed, grabbing his jacket and following Cold Peak.

He was idle anyway, so he might as well take a stroll.

Currently, 90% of the villas in the villa area had been secretly purchased by the Zero Bureau, with the remaining 10% belonging to people who were not in the area and could not return temporarily.

The meeting place was in one of these villas, which was also arranged as accommodation for higher-ups.

Click!

The door opened and closed, the lock automatically engaging.

Inside, two elderly Daoists with white hair and beards sat on the sofa. Hearing the movement, their eyes, black and white clearly defined and Bright eyes, looked over in unison.

A plain-looking middle-aged Daoist also sat to the side, staring at him intently.

“Elder Chen, these two are elders of the Zero Bureau, Elder Xu and Liu. This is Elder Xu’s disciple, Cheng Qingfeng.”

After introducing the higher-ups, Cold Peak then introduced Chen Beixuan to them.

“Elder Xu, Liu, this is Chen Beixuan, Elder Chen, the person the Chief ordered us to protect.”

In fact, without him saying anything, Elder Xu and Liu had already sensed Chen Beixuan’s extraordinary nature, and they rose from the sofa with some excitement.

“This... this, this, this...”

The two elders stared at Chen Beixuan, scrutinizing him up and down, sometimes raising their fingers to calculate, sometimes unable to help but exclaim in admiration. The shock in their eyes never faded!

After a long while, the two suddenly realized that their behavior was somewhat impolite and inappropriate. They quickly cleared their throats twice, resuming their immortal-like demeanor.

“Cough... Seeing you today, Mr. Chen is indeed extraordinary. Please be seated.”

Elder Xu feigned calmness, gesturing with his hand, but he could not hide the excitement in his eyes.

Chen Beixuan sat down with some suspicion, his gaze constantly shifting between the two old men.

Could it be that these two old Daoists saw something?

Regarding the ancient culture of Dragon Country, he had always maintained that he might not believe, but he would keep respect and reverence.

Perhaps there truly was a special method that could discern his uniqueness.

Transmigration and Rule Feedback were his biggest secrets. If they really calculated it...

Thinking of this, he swept his gaze over the two old Daoists with a casual air.

An extremely subtle chill flashed in the depths of his eyes, quickly disappearing without a trace.

Elder Xu and Liu suddenly stiffened all over, as if being stared at by some terrifying monster. Their backs felt cold, and a chill went straight to their heads!

But when they came to their senses again, all of it had vanished, as if it had never happened.

The two elders broke out in a cold sweat, secretly exchanging glances. They seemed to vaguely guess something but dared not confirm it.

“Are you looking for me for something?”

Chen Beixuan’s powerful voice rang out, breaking the stiff atmosphere in the room.

His actions and tone were so relaxed, as if this were his home turf.

“Ah, nothing in particular. We just simply wanted to meet you, but...”

Elder Xu hesitated, leaving his sentence unfinished.

Chen Beixuan raised an eyebrow, “But what? Speak freely.”

“But... we two have two impolite requests, and we hope you can agree.”

Seeing that Chen Beixuan did not refuse, Elder Xu spoke the rest of his words.

“I never like to beat around the bush, so I’ll be direct.”

“My brother and I have been cultivating in the deep mountains, proficient in ancient martial arts, and consider ourselves well-traveled. Yet, we have never seen anyone who can influence the spiritual energy of heaven and earth with their own body. Unexpectedly, we met you today, and we are truly greatly shocked.”

“The first request is that I would like to take your pulse to investigate the underlying principle. Of course, if you are unwilling, then consider this request unsaid.”

Elder Xu stroked his beard and continued,

“The second request is that we hope to spar with you. Oh, don’t misunderstand, it’s truly just a spar, with no other meaning. We hope you can agree.”

Fearing Chen Beixuan would refuse, he emphasized again that it was a friendly spar without hostility.

Whether it was taking his pulse or sparring, the fundamental purpose was to figure out why he could affect the spiritual energy density of the villa area.

What they had seen today was simply too incredible; they couldn't rest until they understood it.

“Wait a moment.” Chen Beixuan caught crucial information and wanted to confirm it, saying, “You said influencing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth with your own body... are you referring to me?”

Elder Xu, Liu, and Cheng Qingfeng looked at each other, then all looked over at him, tentatively asking.

“Uh... you... don’t know?”

“...Know what?”

Chen Beixuan indeed did not know what spiritual energy they were talking about.

However, because of this, he was able to confirm that the other party had not discovered his transmigration and Rule Feedback, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as these two matters were not exposed, everything else was negotiable.

Seeing that Chen Beixuan did not seem to be faking it, the three of them, Elder Xu, finally confirmed that he was completely unaware of his influence on spiritual energy.

So they patiently explained to him: “All things in the world have spiritual energy. It is thin in cities and abundant in deep mountains and forests, but there are also some special places where spiritual energy is far higher than other places. We call them ‘Blessed Lands’!”

“And you, for some unknown reason, have transformed the villa area into a Blessed Land!”

“Right at this moment, the three of us can clearly feel that spiritual energy is continuously emanating from your body!”

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