Knowing that he couldn't afford the money, Li Mu had no choice but to bite the bullet and say to Meng Ting: "Elder Meng, in fact, in my hometown, the dragon and the phoenix have always been a symbol of auspiciousness. What do you think...?"

"Puchi~, Palace Master Brother, do you still believe these? But don't worry, it's not realistic to want to eat the flesh of dragons and phoenixes with this Chaos Stone. It's not those fake dragons and phoenixes in the small universe. In fact, Set Meal No. 1 is just some rare Chaos Fish in the Chaos Sea." Meng Ting said with a smile.

"Well……"

"Let's go with set meal number 1. I've had it twice before and it tastes pretty good. To celebrate the new members of our Lingxiao Palace, I'll treat you to this meal."

"Great, great! Haha~ Elder Meng is worthy of being a role model for our generation, he is very magnanimous!" Kunpeng was immediately excited. This food is worth a Chaos Ore Stone. It would be a waste not to eat it.

Li Mu glared at Kunpeng unhappily, then said to Meng Ting with an embarrassed look: "I'm sorry to have cost Elder Meng so much money. Sigh, it was originally my treat, but this happened."

Not long after, Set Meal No. 1 was served on the table, one portion for each of the four people. Li Mu tasted it and found it tasted really good, much better than the food in the fairyland. Moreover, these foods also contained a large amount of pure energy. As soon as they went into his stomach, the energy flowed to his limbs and bones and was absorbed by his body.

Qingyao's cultivation level returned to the middle stage of the Immortal Emperor just by eating a mouthful of food. Of course, this was also related to the fact that she had originally fallen from the realm of the Creator God. As long as the energy in her body was fully utilized, her cultivation level would naturally recover slowly.

"I wonder where the Palace Master brother came from?" Meng Ting put a spoonful of fish soup into her mouth and asked casually.

"Haha, I come from a small place, not worth mentioning. Even if I tell you, Elder Meng, you wouldn't know." Li Mu said with a smile.

Meng Ting nodded slightly and didn't ask any more questions. Since the other party didn't want to talk about this kind of thing, it would be tactless for her to ask further.

So he changed the subject: "Palace Master, you have such a high level of cultivation at such a young age. I really envy you. I am a little curious, what level of branch lineage would a genius like Palace Master have achieved?"

"This... isn't as good as the best, but better than the worst! It's just average." Li Mu's answer was ambiguous.

However, Meng Ting was a little shocked by this statement, and thought to herself, "Not as good as the best, but better than the worst? Could it be level 4 or even level 3?"

"But the third level of enlightenment?" Meng Ting's voice was trembling a little.

Li Mu just smiled mysteriously and did not answer Meng Ting.

But in Meng Ting's opinion, Li Mu obviously admitted it! She knew that Kunpeng was a level 5 Daoist, and if the unruly Kunpeng recognized him as the boss, it was not impossible for Li Mu to be a level 3 Daoist.

You know, even the Lord of the Chaos Sea is only at the fourth level of enlightenment. It is said that the reason why he was willing to take on the task of guarding the Chaos Sea for 10 billion years was just to get a slight chance of being promoted to the third level of enlightenment. And this Li Mu is very likely to be at the third level of enlightenment! Doesn't this mean that he has the hope of being promoted to the Eternal Immortal Ancestor in the future?

Seeing Meng Ting in a trance, Li Mu was speechless. Is this the only experience of the top forces in the Chaos Sea? How can they be so shocked by a mere third-level branch as if they have seen the world? If I tell her that Kunpeng is a first-level branch, I wonder how scared she would be? However, Li Mu did not do so. This was a matter of life and death for himself and the entire Lingxiao Universe. It was not for him to show off. If he had a chance to trick Meng Ting into the Lingxiao Universe in the future, it would not be too late for him to show off.

"Palace Master Li Mu really makes me look at him with new eyes!" Meng Ting murmured, and her words were no longer frivolous. After all, facing such a future Eternal Immortal Ancestor, she didn't dare to joke anymore.

But this made Li Mu feel relieved. He really couldn't stand Meng Ting calling him "brother" all the time.

"By the way, Elder Meng, you have been in Black Wind City longer than us. Do you know what the so-called competition in Black Wind City is?"

Mengting shook her head.

Seeing this, Li Mu smiled bitterly, feeling a little disappointed.

Seeing this, Meng Ting hesitated for a while, looked around, and then sent a voice message to Li Mu: "Palace Master, do you know the mining beast?"

"Mine beast? Never heard of it, but is it related to the Chaos Mine?"

"That's right. Mineral beasts are unique products of Chaos Mines. They are extremely precious. Even if there are 1 million large Chaos Mines, it is not certain that a mineral beast will be born. According to reliable information, there is a high probability that mineral beasts have been bred in the mines in Black Wind City."

"Is this mineral beast valuable? Is it an upgraded version of the Chaos Stone?"

Hearing Li Mu say this, Meng Ting couldn't help but look at Li Mu suspiciously.

"Haha, I have been immersed in cultivation since I was born and have never been exposed to these things. I'm sorry to make you laugh, Elder Meng." Li Mu explained.

After hearing Li Mu's explanation, Meng Ting thought about it and it seemed to make sense. After all, how could a child from a big family like Li Mu need to worry about Chaos Ore? Naturally, he didn't care about these things.

So he continued to explain through voice transmission: "The ore beast itself is not of much value, but it is naturally close to the Chaos Mine. Even if it is hundreds of billions of light years away, it can feel the breath of the Chaos Mine. Now, do you know its value, Palace Master?"

"So that's how it is." Li Mu nodded secretly.

Having traveled in the Chaos Sea for three years, he naturally knew how difficult it was to find things in the Chaos Sea. Even though he was at the Void Immortal Ancestor Realm, his consciousness could only reach a distance of 100 billion years in the Chaos Sea, and he might not be able to identify the Chaos Ore. After all, before it was mined, it was wrapped tightly in the Chaos Aura, making it difficult to identify. And this Chaos Beast could actually detect the aura of Chaos Ore hundreds of millions of light years away, which was really terrifying.

You have to know that a chaos mine cannot be mined endlessly. Once the chaos mine is mined, you have to find another one. If you have a chaos beast, doesn’t it mean that you will never have to worry about finding chaos mines in the future?

"Elder Meng, so what you mean is that this competition is related to the Chaos Beast?"

"Yes, but it is only our Chaos Trading Company's suspicion. After all, it is impossible for the monks of Black Wind City to capture the Chaos Beast alone."

"The Black Wind Emperor is an early Heavenly Dao Divine Ancestor. If he can't even catch the Chaos Beast, what's the point of letting these casual cultivators in?"

"Haha, it's not that simple. Chaos beasts are extremely sensitive. They will flee as soon as they sense danger. By the way, I'll tell you another piece of news. The Black Wind Emperor is far more than just the early stage of the Heavenly Dao God Ancestor. I suspect he is at least in the late stage. Otherwise, do you think he can still hold on to Black Wind City with such a high-profile style of doing things?"

Li Mu swallowed his saliva when he heard this. He had been thinking about whether he could fight the Black Wind Emperor with Kunpeng. Now it seems that he was overthinking. However, he still had a trump card and was not afraid of the Void Emperor. Apart from anything else, he would have no problem escaping.