As Yuanfeng Immortal Lord watched his disciples finish eating plate after plate of incredibly ugly insects, he finally revealed a satisfied yet somewhat distressed smile.

He decided to say something to encourage his disciples.

"There are always people more capable than you, and there is always a higher level to reach. This world is not dominated by our Lingbo Sect alone. You should put away your arrogance."

"This experience has been a great learning opportunity for you. Remember this: what doesn't kill you makes you stronger."

Wu Yinglong thought the old ancestor's words were very good. He had not only finished eating what was in front of him, but he had even begun to feel a warm current in his body that was improving his aptitude and physical attributes.

For him, who was limited by his talent and was about to reach the end of his life, this was simply the most perfect adventure.

Immortal Lord Yuanfeng gestured to stop his disciples from uttering flattery, and continued, "This mountain retreat will be open for business for five out of every seven days, with 100 tables available each day. When you return, tell the current sect leader about what happened today. It will be of great benefit to improving the disciples' aptitude. I think you have already seen the strength of the Shushan Sword Sect disciples."

Wu Yinglong nodded; the disciples of the Shushan Sword Sect were indeed outstanding.

Seeing him nod, Yuanfeng Immortal Lord smiled and said to him, "Yinglong, what you've seen is only the tip of the iceberg, do you know that?"

Wu Yinglong was startled. What did he mean by "the tip of the iceberg"?

"What do you mean, Ancestor?"

"What you saw were only those fifteen geniuses in battle. What I saw was that all 34,000-plus people in the Shu Mountain Sword Sect possessed that kind of talent!"

His voice wasn't loud, but it was like a bolt from the blue. Not only was Wu Yinglong stunned, but the fifteen disciples also stared dumbfounded at Immortal Lord Yuanfeng.

"You heard me right. The aptitude of all the disciples in the Shu Mountain Sword Sect is unparalleled. Some of them even made me consider taking them as disciples. Most importantly, their foundation is incredibly solid, and their future development is simply unimaginable."

"This is almost entirely thanks to the delicious food at this mountain retreat. Of course, what you're eating today is a bit special; the food isn't like this at other times."

After Yuanfeng Immortal Lord finished speaking, the grand feast he had eaten a few days ago involuntarily came to mind, which was simply incomparable to today's insect banquet.

"Those delicacies, in terms of color, taste, and appearance, are incomparable to today's set meal."

Just as he finished speaking, the door to the private room rang at just the right moment.

Then Ye Feng walked in carrying a large dinner platter.

Seeing that all the insects on the table had been eaten, Ye Feng nodded inwardly.

The genius disciples of this invincible sect are quite commendable; even several female disciples could eat it all.

Placing the enormous plate on the table, Ye Feng smiled and said, "This is the final dessert of the aptitude set meal. Its effect is to enhance one's physical constitution. However, this dish has a side effect: eating it may cause one to faint. With the strength of a Celestial Lord, it will not have any effect, but others will faint for different durations depending on their strength."

Without lingering after speaking, he left the private room.

A sweet aroma was already wafting from the huge plates on the table.

Smelling this aroma, Yuanfeng Immortal knew that the food inside was probably the same as the dessert he usually ate before meals.

The Lingbo Sect disciple, who had just endured nausea and eaten a bellyful of worms, finally breathed a sigh of relief upon smelling this aroma.

Finally, I'm no longer a bug!

Although he could clearly feel the improvement in his aptitude and cultivation, eating that thing still made him want to commit suicide.

This must be the one our ancestor was talking about—its appearance, smell, and color are all incredibly… damn!

I can't believe you!

The moment Wu Yinglong lifted the cover of the plate, Yuanfeng Immortal Lord and his disciples couldn't help but curse inwardly.

What the hell is this thing? Can you really eat this rubbish?

Don't lie to me, I'm not well-educated!

Look at this yellowish-brown skin, look at those at least a hundred big eyes, is this really something for humans to eat?!

Yuanfeng Immortal felt as if hundreds of eyes were staring at him from that enormous dessert.

No matter how he adjusted his position, those hundreds of eyes were staring at him without blinking, making even a dignified Great Luo Golden Immortal feel like he was being pricked by thorns.

The disciples of Lingbo Sect were almost in tears, feeling that their ancestor had abandoned them.

Immortal Lord Yuanfeng couldn't help but get up and walk out, instantly catching up with Ye Feng.

With a constipated expression, he said, "Master Ye, why is your special package so... uniquely designed?"

Ye Feng immediately replied, "You chose this yourself, it has nothing to do with me. Not a single one of the single-legged golden crow eggs can be missing."

Yuanfeng Immortal Lord said with a wry smile, "I won't renege on your debt. I just want to ask if any of the disciples of your Shushan Sword Sect have ever tried this aptitude package?"

Ye Feng replied matter-of-factly, "Of course I've eaten it. The first challenge for newly initiated disciples is to conquer the delicacies in this aptitude package. If they can't even overcome a small food challenge, how can they pursue the Great Dao?"

Yuanfeng Immortal Lord gave Ye Feng a deep look, nodded, and left.

Ye Feng didn't stop, and continued flying slowly.

As he was flying, a beautiful figure suddenly blocked his way. Without even looking, Ye Feng knew that it must be Wu Qiuyu.

"Why are you stopping me, Senior Sister? Are you trying to rob me?"

With a mysterious smile on his face, Wu Qiuyu tossed a jade slip to Ye Feng.

Ye Feng took it and probed it with his divine sense, and was immediately shocked.

Inside the jade slip was a giant isopod the size of a millstone!

Wu Qiuyu said in a light tone, "I had nothing to do tonight, so I went to Tianquan to look at the moon and found this thing. Although it looks a bit ugly, my intuition tells me that it is edible, and it should be very delicious. Do you know what this is?"

Ye Feng was speechless. You dared to catch and eat something you didn't even know?

However, Ye Feng still affirmed the foodie's intuition.

"It's edible, and very delicious. The meat is incredibly tender, and it's also very good for other aspects."

"This thing is called a giant isopod, also known as a deep-sea pangolin. Both of them live in the deep sea. Although I don't know how it got into Tianquan, it's definitely the right thing."

"This thing may not look very appealing, but it's like a living fossil, almost as old as the history of every world. To grow to that size, I think it must be at least hundreds of thousands of years old."

As Ye Feng spoke, Wu Qiuyu listened attentively. When Ye Feng finished speaking, Wu Qiuyu gently patted Ye Feng's head and exclaimed, "When did you fill your head with so much knowledge?"