"I've never regretted anything I've done in my life, but right now I do. Why didn't I listen to advice? It was Ye Zhizun who was trying to persuade me!"

At this moment, Ba Dao was truly on the verge of tears.

Ignoring all advice, he finished the last piece of soft-fried pork tenderloin on the spot, and immediately got an erection. He originally thought that eating the second dish would distract him, but he didn't expect that after eating it, he would become even more aggressive!

Is 50% of the maximum explosive power actually an added bonus in this aspect?

Extremely frustrated, Ba Dao just wanted to dig a hole and squeeze himself in. Luckily, he was eating alone; if any of his disciples were present, he would have lost face big time today.

Left with no other choice, Ba Dao had to bend his body even more over to cover up his embarrassment.

Others were more willing to listen to advice, while some were engaged in a heated discussion.

Inside a private room of the newly promoted first-class sect, Qingping Sect, a burly man with bulging muscles and a square face gave a thumbs-up and exclaimed in admiration:

"Ye Zhizun's ginger fish slices are absolutely amazing! Not only do they taste incredibly delicious, but their properties are also so domineering that they have no equal."

Another person with an even squarer face agreed, "That's right! Our sect specializes in physical cultivation, and our physical defense is already extremely strong. Normally, it would take a long time to increase our defense by even one percent. Today, we increased it by twenty-five percent with just the effort of cooking one dish. No one would believe it if I told them, and even I can't believe it myself."

A man whose muscles were almost square-shaped sighed, "I used to hear people say that in the cultivation world, you should never mess with the Shu Mountain Sword Sect. They say that whether it's attack power, physical defense, qi defense, speed, or cultivation techniques, they are the strongest in the cultivation world at the same level. I used to think that these people were exaggerating and flattering Ye Zhizun because of their relationship with him. But after eating the delicacies at this mountain retreat today, I understand that they are absolutely right. Eating such miraculous food every day, it would be a wonder if they weren't invincible."

Sect Master Wu Tiankuo's physique looked much more normal. He didn't have the explosive muscles of some of his disciples, nor did he have such a square face. Wu Tiankuo picked his teeth and said, "Invincible among his peers? Heh, it's understandable that you don't know this since you've just left the mountain and are venturing into the martial world. Let me tell you, if you ever run into someone from the Shu Mountain Sword Sect, don't even bother fighting unless you're two realms higher than them. Either kneel down and beg for mercy or turn around and run. Kneeling down and begging for mercy gives you a better chance of survival, while turning around and running away will most likely mean you can't escape their flying swords."

After Wu Tiankuo finished speaking, the several bald, burly men all looked at him with surprised expressions.

"Master, really? Crossing a level is already excessive, crossing a realm is enough to call someone a prodigy, but crossing two realms is something even a human can do?"

Wu Tiankuo chuckled, a smug expression on his face, and said, "You don't know, do you? Let me tell you, just last month, two Shushan disciples named Qiye and Jueming went down the mountain on business. Both of them were at the mid-stage of the Integration Realm. On their way, they ran into a bumpkin from who-knows-which realm, a Mahayana Realm cultivator. Guess what happened?"

The apprentices were clearly captivated by Wu Tiankuo's story, and now they looked at their master with eager eyes, hoping that he would tell them what happened next.

After keeping everyone in suspense, Wu Tiankuo continued, "Let me tell you, I happened to be out on business that day, which is why I was fortunate enough to witness the scene of the incident."

"Ahhh! Master, please stop keeping me in suspense, it's really too painful to listen to!"

"Yes, yes, Master, please tell me what happened next? Did the two of them fight to a draw with that Mahayana Realm expert?"

Wu Tiankuo sneered, "A draw? Heh, you underestimate the disciples of the Shushan Sword Sect. I don't know if it was the Seven Nights Sword Immortal or the Jueming Sword Immortal who made the move, but they were using a purple giant sword. Good heavens, the battle scene was so bloody and brutal, it was even more direct than our Qingping Sect's fight."

The eldest disciple, Han Tianxi, whose muscles were almost bulging like blocks, exclaimed in surprise, "No way? Isn't the Shu Mountain Sword Sect known for its elegant and otherworldly style? How could they be like us?"

Wu Tiankuo chuckled and said, "Don't you believe me? Back then, that sword immortal was holding a purple longsword in his left hand and a yellow long staff in his right. He charged straight at that Mahayana Realm cultivator. The Mahayana Realm cultivator unleashed all sorts of moves, but the sword immortal didn't even dodge. He relied solely on his physical defense to reach the Mahayana Realm cultivator. Then, without even using that seemingly incomparably sharp divine sword, he swung that yellow staff around and started hitting the Mahayana Realm cultivator. The Mahayana Realm cultivator was probably a ranged attacker and wanted to create distance, but his speed was clearly no match for the sword immortal from the Shu Mountain Sword Sect. I originally thought it would be a fierce battle, but it turned into a one-sided whack-a-mole situation by the Shu Mountain sword immortal."

"Hiss... My goodness, isn't that exactly the way our Qingping Sect likes to fight?"

"But we don't dare to fight someone defensively when we know they are two realms higher than us. Just because we are reckless doesn't mean we are stupid."

"If I ate this delicious food at the Mountain Peak Cottage every day, would I be able to fight enemies beyond my level like the sword immortals of the Shu Mountain Sword Sect?"

All the disciples' eyes lit up upon hearing this. Wu Tiankuo, however, grinned and said with a pained expression, "Eat this every day? This meal almost killed me! You all go to the Shu Mountain Sword Sect and take on some missions. Once you've earned some spirit stones and points, I'll bring you here to eat again."

Upon hearing this, the muscular men immediately roared with excitement. It was just a mission, and their muscles were strong enough to handle it!

Because of Ye Feng, the disciples of the Shu Mountain Sword Sect have always disliked taking on missions that require them to leave the sect for extended periods. The reason is that once they return from such missions, their strength will suddenly fall behind their fellow disciples. Even if they bring their junior uncle's food, it won't help. The main reason for this problem is that their junior uncle's terrible food levels up faster than their own!

You take a jade slip containing 5-star dishes and go out. When you return in a month or two, you'll find that only dogs in the sect eat 6.5-star dishes. In that kind of environment, who would even think about doing those kinds of tasks? But some tasks are unavoidable, so Xing Zuo came up with a bounty mission. People from other sects can accept it. They can choose to use only spirit stones, spirit stones plus points, or just points. Once they have enough points, they can exchange them for delicacies at the Mountain Peak Cottage.

Once this mission was launched, cultivators from the outside world were like sharks smelling blood, waiting at the mission posting point 24 hours a day, fearing that they would miss the mission if they were too slow.