After much effort, Lu Yang finally managed to dissuade the Everlasting Immortal Fairy from showing off her skills with the argument, “Mortals are not worthy to enjoy an immortal’s cooking.”

“Lu Yang, that’s not the right mindset. All are equal before gourmet food. But I’ll let it slide this time.”

“Immortal Fairy, you truly have lofty ideals with the big picture in mind.” Lu Yang was extremely generous with his compliments. He felt that his actions were of boundless beneficence, saving countless lives. If only the cultivation world had a theory of ascending to immortality through accumulated merit, I believe I could eventually become an immortal.

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The seven of them arrived at the Luodi Merchant Guild and retrieved various corpses of demon beasts from their jade tablets, their spoils of war eliciting multiple gasps.

“These…these are all Golden Core demon beasts?!” It was the same attendant who had served Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou before. He...