After finishing the last piece of food without tasting it, Mr. Wu was still not recovered from his grief.

He felt he had let down the sect's cultivation and the resources they had provided.

The effect of the pre-dinner dessert was already so diminished that he had no expectations for the final dish.

But change often happens unexpectedly.

After finishing the last piece of Xia Liushan fan, Wu's pupils widened instantly.

The spiritual energy that was originally like a small stream suddenly expanded by one-fifth!

Then, her previously absent-minded mood, caused by sadness, suddenly turned into seriousness.

As the head of a sect, he had to think about how to ensure the sect's survival every day, and even when he was practicing martial arts, he was under great pressure.

Mr. Wu had long sensed the approach of his inner demons, but there was nothing he could do about it.

When you're in the world of martial arts, you're not free to do as you please; it's not something you can simply choose not to think about.

"This trip to the Shushan Sword Sect was truly worthwhile!"

Mr. Wu looked excited and couldn't help but let out a low exclamation.

Having just arrived at the Shu Mountain Sword Sect, he suppressed his inner demons with the help of Ye Zhizun's sword intent, and further enhanced his mental concentration through this pre-meal dessert. With these two effects, he believed that he could completely control his inner demons.

Most importantly, this is only the first dessert before the meal. If this dessert has such effects, how could the attributes of the rest be any less?!

...

The kitchen of the small mountain retreat.

Ye Feng continued to prepare the pre-dinner dessert in an orderly manner.

The second dessert he was going to make was "grass jelly," a common ingredient in Chinese milk tea.

Grass jelly is a traditional specialty drink in southwestern Fujian Province. The authentic traditional method in China involves directly boiling the grass, while other methods use grass jelly powder or grass jelly liquid.

Besides being popular in Fujian and Taiwan provinces, grass jelly is also quite common in parts of Zhejiang province, and is now even more popular in Japan and Southeast Asia, where people are living comfortably.

Ye Feng took out bundles of straw and used a fire control spell to start the straw burning.

The golden straw quickly burned away, leaving only black straw ash.

He placed the straw ash on the gauze and then poured the boiled Earth Spirit Spring water onto it.

When the earth's spiritual spring water was combined with the ashes of plants, a small black pool immediately formed on the gauze.

Then, slightly grayish water droplets began to seep through the gauze from time to time; this was alkaline wood ash water.

Mesona chinensis, also known as grass jelly, is made by boiling grass ash in water and then adding taro powder to solidify and form a solid shape.

Ye Feng took out a bunch of bowls and put the prepared black, jelly-like grass jelly into each bowl. After adding some honey, taro balls, and various chopped fruits to each bowl, the second dessert was complete.

...

The Peony Fairy brought her disciples to the mountaintop retreat, where a riot of beautiful women, some slender, some plump, were gathered in the elegant rooms. Most of them were visiting the mountaintop retreat for the first time and were filled with curiosity about everything.

The first dessert alone was enough to completely win over these flower buds.

Du Juan's chubby cheeks were round and plump, and the big spoonful of dessert she had just stuffed into her mouth made her cheeks look like a hamster's.

After finally swallowing it, Dujuan exclaimed with a satisfied look, "Master, the food at this mountain retreat is absolutely amazing! Can we stay here for the night?"

The Rose Fairy said irritably, "Look at your pathetic self. Delicious food is good, but you have to focus on the essentials. The attributes of the food are the most important."

Peony Fairy couldn't help but laugh as she watched her disciple scolding him. The disciple had a whole repertoire of scolding techniques, and she wondered who it was that had been so unhappy in the Land of Reincarnation in the past.

Seeing the Peony Fairy's ambiguous smile, the Rose Fairy was also reminded of that unforgettable memory.

To avoid her master exposing her shortcomings, Fairy Rose hurriedly said, "Master, is the food at this mountain retreat really that effective now? I remember that when I ate it before, the effect was at most a little stronger than a health-preserving pill."

Peony Fairy had no intention of revealing her shortcomings in this private room. Her own disciple was already a master, and she had to save face for her.

"Yes, during your seclusion, the effects of the food at this mountain retreat have been continuously enhanced. Even I found it hard to resist the effects of many of the dishes. Unfortunately, the production in this realm is limited, so I even mobilized materials from sects in other realms."

Rose Fairy still felt a little incredulous when she heard her master's words.

I've only been in seclusion for less than a year, so why do I feel like everything has changed since I came out?

Most importantly, when she discovered that her year of arduous training was not as effective as eating a dish rated 6 stars, she felt that her seclusion was completely worthless.

That's not right either. It's not only worthless, but it's also a waste of a whole year!

"I still can't believe that the food I made is not only incredibly delicious, but also has such a powerful effect. And that's not all, there's not a single trace of toxicity accumulated!"

The Peony Fairy nodded and said, "If I hadn't tried it myself, who would really believe that such a divine object exists in this world?"

"Knock knock knock..."

As soon as she heard the sound, she knew the food was being served. Dujuan cheered and ran over to open the door.

Ning Shuang stood quietly outside the door, holding a large plate in her hand.

After Du Juan took it, Ning Shuang turned and left. There was no need for her to explain to such a regular customer.

Peony Fairy looked closely at Ning Shuang, then at the delighted Du Juan, and couldn't help but sigh and shake her head.

The Rose Fairy still liked her apprentice very much. Seeing her master shaking her head at her apprentice, she couldn't help but ask nervously, "Master, what's wrong? Why are you shaking your head at Dujuan?"

Peony Fairy smiled bitterly: "Theoretically speaking, our Myriad Flowers Sect is an invincible sect, while the Shu Mountain Sword Sect is only a quasi-invincible sect. However, in terms of disciple training, we are far inferior to the Shu Mountain Sword Sect. Look at the cultivation level of the girl who just delivered the vegetables."

The Rose Fairy thought carefully for a moment, then asked uncertainly, "Should it be the early stage of the Nascent Soul Realm?"

The Peony Fairy then asked, "Do you know how long she has been on the mountain?"

"It takes at least five years to reach the Nascent Soul stage, right?"

The Peony Fairy sighed, "It won't even be a year, maybe not even half a year."

hiss……

The entire private room fell silent instantly, filled only with gasps of shock.

One year, no, less than half a year, and he's already at the early stage of the Nascent Soul Realm? Is this some kind of mythical story?!

"That girl is called Ning Shuang. I have seen her several times at the Mountain Peak Cottage. It can be said that her cultivation level changes every day. The properties of these delicacies can indeed quickly raise her cultivation level, but this can easily cause her foundation to become unstable. However, her foundation is extremely solid, even more solid than her daily seclusion and hard cultivation. Every time I come here, I am extremely curious about the way the Shu Mountain Sword Sect trains its disciples."