It's unknown how many spirit stones it would cost for the Huangya Sect disciples to make such a trip, but Manager Qian paid for it all in advance.

Zhao Xi was so eager to save the person at the time that she didn't discuss things in detail, but thinking about it afterwards, she realized that even if she had been charged an exorbitant price, she would still have gone to save them.

After all, spirit stones can be earned, but Xiao Jia only has one.

Now she owes Manager Qian a favor, and she has agreed to go to his cave to cook for him.

Tongyue and Xiaojia originally planned to escort her to the cave and then come back to persuade the demon cultivators to go to the Hundred Beasts Garden.

But Zhao Xi wanted to refuse.

These two are only at the Golden Core stage, so there's no question of one escorting the other when they go to the Middle Immortal Realm.

On the contrary, her mortal body made it impossible for others to discern her cultivation level, and no one dared to question her when she secretly used the teleportation array.

Before leaving, she casually instructed Xiao Jia not to force his relatives.

On the surface, they said they respected their wishes, but in reality, after hearing the whole story, they secretly disliked Ling Mu.

These demon cultivators are lazy and stupid. They clearly have better strategies. Some of them simply lie down and give up, while others are so radical that they insist on perishing together with the enemy.

Zhao Xi wanted to ask herself if she was strong-willed, but she would never give up her life voluntarily.

Sometimes, if you just keep lying low, you can actually wait until things finally take a turn for the better. Even though Ling Mu and the others have spent most of their lives in darkness, Xiao Jia came to their rescue. Couldn't they have trusted others a little more?

There was clearly hope of survival!

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Zhao Xi wanted to exit through the nearest teleportation array, but before her dizziness subsided, she heard a little fairy calling to her.

"Your Excellency has finally arrived. The master has been waiting at the entrance of the cave for quite some time. Please follow me."

The little fairy boy, who called himself Immortal Elder Muqiu, had his hair tied in two buns and looked to be five or six years old. He raised his little head and bowed to her, speaking in a precocious tone.

Even though you know he's an old immortal who has cultivated for thousands of years, you still feel like he's a child.

Zhao Xi really wanted to pinch his chubby cheeks, but felt it would be impolite, so she held back and returned the greeting, saying, "Please wait for me for so long."

The teleportation array is not far from Pansui Cliff, and the transportation is convenient. In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea while flying on a sword, you can see a large mountain shrouded in immortal mist below.

Manager Qian was richer than she thought.

The entire mountain was covered by a huge spirit-gathering array, and rich spiritual energy wafted from the flowerbeds and lanterns.

Several independent houses were built on the mountaintop, with defensive arrays set up for cultivation. Alchemy rooms and weapon-forging rooms were built on the mountainside, but the firelight burned away all the spiritual energy.

At the foot of the mountain, herb fields were cultivated and spirit mineral seeds were buried. Dozens of young immortals were cultivating and mining, carrying baskets of spirit stones and plants up the mountainside.

Manager Qian, holding the garlic-shaped turtle with flowers in his hands, paced back and forth in front of the house on the mountaintop. When he saw Zhao Xixiang, he flew up on his sword to greet her.

As soon as she got close, Zhao Xi covered her nose.

The flavor is indeed very strong, even more so than onions that it makes your eyes water!

Seeing this, Manager Qian quickly put his beloved pet back into the beast-taming ring, stepped on the spirit sword, rubbed his hands together and smiled: "Young friend Zhao, come quickly, I have found all the most common demonic beasts and spiritual plants in the Middle Immortal Realm."

The kitchen in that house was newly built. To make it convenient for Zhao Xi to use, the boiler was cleaned with spiritual spring water in advance, raising a cloud of spiritual energy.

Several baskets were placed in the courtyard, filled with cut pieces of demonic beast meat, so unrecognizable that some pieces still had colorful flames burning on their fur. The spiritual plants, after being cut, were piled up haphazardly into small mounds, their spiritual energy mixed together, and they were almost wilted.

After landing in the courtyard, Zhao Xi searched around and barely recognized the demon beast that was considered a rare treasure in the lower immortal realm.

The spiritual energy in this piece of meat is much richer than what I've seen in the lower immortal realm; the middle immortal realm is truly telling the truth.

You don't need to name the meat; just distinguish it by the pieces and observe the texture. You can still find the corresponding recipe to cook it, but this is time-consuming and laborious.

Beast meat is usually refrigerated, but some fire-elemental demon beasts require high temperatures for storage. However, if they are piled together like this, they will definitely not be fresh after a long time.

Well prepared, don't prepare again next time!

Just as I was about to speak to Manager Qian, I turned around and saw him standing in the courtyard, sighing with regret and looking remorseful.

That expression is off!

Zhao Xi wondered what she had done to offend him, and asked in confusion, "Brother Qian, you might as well speak frankly."

Shopkeeper Qian frowned and glared at her: "Little girl, you lied to me! You said you were a monkey demon, and I thought you had obtained a rare treasure that allowed you to conceal your spiritual energy. I never expected you to be just a mortal!"

So what if we're just ordinary people?

Zhao Xi assumed he was bothered by his cultivation level: "Brother Qian, don't worry. Although I am a mortal, I can still cook with fire spirit talismans."

“But your lifespan is only a hundred years, so even if you work non-stop, you can’t cook much.” Manager Qian was extremely annoyed. “I owe you a huge favor because of this, and I even mobilized an inner disciple of the Huangya Sect. And you can only cook for me for a hundred years… Sigh…”

Holy crap!

What does it mean to only cook for a hundred years?

Zhao Xi hurriedly tried to explain, "Brother Qian, didn't you say that one vegetable dumpling is worth one high-grade spirit stone? As long as you have enough molds, you can make many servings in the time it takes to eat a meal, so it won't take a hundred years! How many spirit stones do you owe this time?"

Shopkeeper Qian: "Round the bill, it's 80 million high-grade spirit stones!"

I was startled when I first heard that.

However, if a magic weapon costs ten million, and all the inner disciples are mobilized, then the price is still reasonable.

But she didn't need to make 80 million vegetable dumplings!

These vegetable dumplings are simple to make and have minimal effects. With the improvement of the mountain gate formation of the Hundred Beast Garden, the spiritual energy level has increased, and these vegetable dumplings are just a snack for the young monsters.

What if it were a different hot dish?

"I can also make many other main dishes and hot dishes, which will definitely be better than vegetable dumplings."

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