Does anyone actually Believes That My Master Is A Mortal?

Changhe Sect, the residential area for ordinary disciples.

Within the yard where Chu Yuan resided.

At this moment.

Chu Yuan was sitting at a table in a room, savoring the delicacies laid out before him.

In front of him, Li Ergang had prepared a table full of fine dishes.

There was a variety of dishes.

So many that the table was crowded, and some dishes were even stacked on top of others.

"Sect Master! Eat some more to make space, this dish will be ready soon, and there's no room left on the table!"

Li Ergang's voice came from the kitchen in the yard.

Chu Yuan replied indifferently, leisurely enjoying the feast on the table.

While eating, his gaze drifted toward the kitchen.

Through his trickery.

He had finally convinced the chef that he was from some Hidden Sect.

Thinking about it, the bluff Chu Yuan pulled off this time even seemed strange to himself.

At first, he was just babbling on and on with Li Ergang, talking all sorts of nonsense about ways and laws, a bunch of gibberish.

The dimwitted chub simply refused to believe him.

In the end, when Li Ergang asked Chu Yuan the name of his Sect, Chu Yuan said "Wayless Sect", and the fatty agreed on the spot, his attitude became, oh so sycophantic.

This left Chu Yuan totally baffled.

Could it be that a real Hidden Sect was also called Wayless Sect?

Did his Sect accidentally share a name with a real Hidden Sect?

"I guess it's just a coincidence, but should I consider changing the name of the Sect? What if they come to pick a fight over this in the future? Wouldn't I be wrongly accused?"

Chu Yuan murmured to himself softly.

But he didn't really take it seriously.

His Sect barely had any members, the typical kind with no fame, no license, no deed – a Three-No Sect.

A huge Hidden Sect like that wouldn't bother with someone like him who started a small sect.

However, these kind of pretenses to deceive others had to be minimized in the future.

If someone from a real Hidden Sect were to discover it.

He would be in deep trouble.

Yeah, it's best to scale it back in the future.

But indeed, riding on the tiger's back was quite comfortable.

While Chu Yuan was contemplating,

Li Ergang came over with the last dish in hand from outside.

"Sect Master, Sect Master, here we go, the last dish is ready, move aside, well, never mind, don't you move, Sect Master, I'll do it!"

With one hand holding the plate and the other clearing a spot, Li Ergang placed the last dish on the table.

After setting down the dish, he also cleared some nearby empty plates that were almost finished.

Chu Yuan glanced at the dish and nodded.

In fact, he was already full. With so many dishes served, it was bound to be wasteful.

He hadn't planned to eat so much.

A few random dishes from Li Ergang would have been enough.

But Li Ergang insisted on preparing forty-nine dishes, claiming that Chu Yuan's meals could not be made carelessly.

This left Chu Yuan somewhat helpless and all he could do was nod in agreement.

With so many dishes, even a bite of each was enough to fill him up.

If it had been ordinary food, Chu Yuan could have used his mana to digest it quickly.

But these foods seemed very different.

Chu Yuan couldn't digest them with his mana and had to wait for the food to be digested naturally.

However, Chu Yuan noticed.

As time passed, the digested food actually increased his mana.

And it increased a lot, much more than what he could achieve with arduous cultivation.

Chu Yuan vaguely had some guesses.

It must be the extraordinary nature of these ingredients.

But since Chu Yuan didn't ask, he couldn't be certain.
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"Er Gang, the dishes you've prepared are all quite good, they must be made with some special ingredients, right?"

Chu Yuan put down his chopsticks and asked.

"Yes, Sect Master, they're made with Demonic Beast meat and various Spirit Vegetables. Using such ingredients to cook for the Sect Master isn't considered special, it's just barely passable."

The plump face of Li Ergang was filled with honesty, coupled with a laugh that was quite amusing.

"Hmm, not bad, but these ingredients must be quite expensive, right?"

Chu Yuan asked casually on the surface,

while quietly focusing to listen.

He wanted to hear about the prices of these ingredients.

"Not expensive at all, I spent all my savings on it, but my savings were only three hundred low-grade spirit stones, not pricey."

Li Ergang said with a beaming smile.

Upon hearing this, Chu Yuan next to him was momentarily stunned.

Spirit Stones, ah.

He had heard about them, the currency in the Cultivation Realm, which could also be used for cultivation.

Old Chu had always wanted to take a good look at a whole spirit stone.

Only that he never had the chance.

Right, what was the exchange rate of spirit stones to gold again?

Chu Yuan furrowed his brow, trying to recall.

He remembered the shopkeeper of the Xianzui Inn mentioning it before.

Oh, that's right!

He remembered now.

One low-grade spirit stone was exchangeable for a hundred taels of gold.

Hmm?

Yes!

One low-grade spirit stone equals a hundred taels of gold!!

He ate the equivalent of three hundred low-grade spirit stones today! That is to say, thirty thousand taels of gold!!

Chu Yuan felt like vomiting blood internally.

He's eating a ghost's meal!!

Thirty thousand taels of gold, ah!!

Who in their right mind spends thirty thousand taels of gold on a single meal!

If those thirty thousand taels of gold were given directly to me, wouldn't that be great?!

Chu Yuan was seething with frustration inside, but had to maintain a composed expression on the surface.

This was excruciating for him.

Li Ergang, who was next to him, hadn't noticed any of this.

Seeing Chu Yuan looking like he had eaten his fill.

He couldn't help but give a simple, honest smile.

"Sect Master, you must be full from the meal, right?"

Li Ergang asked cautiously with a smile.

"Eat… eaten my fill."

Chu Yuan's face stiffened, and he squeezed out a few words through clenched teeth.

A meal worth thirty thousand taels of gold.

How could he not be full?!

"So uh, Sect Master, when do we plan to return to the Sect?"

Li Ergang asked with folded hands and a beaming smile.

At these words.

Chu Yuan, who was still brooding, was taken aback for a moment.

This fatty, he's so eager to return to the Wayless Sect?

No, that's wrong. This fatty wants to return to the real Hidden Sect, the Wayless Sect, not this fake one he's pretending to be from.

Forget it, it doesn't matter.

Once they reach the Wayless Sect, could this fatty even run away?

However, they can't return just yet.

At the very least, they have to wait a few more days before going back.

He needs to learn some of the Changhe Sect's cultivation techniques first.

Otherwise, wouldn't this whole trip be a big loss?

Chu Yuan silently pondered.

"Let's wait a few days. I still have some matters to attend to. I'll take you away from the Changhe Sect after a few days."

"You go back and pack your things first, and I'll take you with me in a few days,"

Chu Yuan waved his hand dismissively.

Upon hearing this, Li Ergang immediately nodded, excited to go out and pack, eager to join Chu Yuan on his journey to the Wayless Sect.

All the way back to his own courtyard, he ran.

Overflowing with joy, he hopped and skipped.

Chu Yuan, sitting at the table, watched Li Ergang's departing figure and narrowed his eyes.

Following the normal process.

Learning the Changhe Sect's cultivation techniques would take too long.

No, he can't follow the standard procedures.

If it can't be helped, he'll have to take some unconventional routes.

Chu Yuan stroked his chin, a plan already forming in his mind...