In previous years, in June, Master Yujing would always personally oversee the Tianlan Sect's library, either guiding the younger disciples in their cultivation or setting questions to test them, and distributing peaches, a specialty of Taoshan, to the disciples based on their performance.
This year is a little different; this task has been assigned to Zhao Cai.
"Senior Sister Zhaocai, this is a fish I just grilled. It's crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. Try it!"
Zhaocai lay lazily on the small table in the library, its favorite wool blanket beneath it. Its eyelids didn't even move, only its nose wrinkled and its mustache twitched, giving it a look of utter despair: "It's all burnt, it doesn't taste good..."
The young apprentice smiled wryly: "But this is the eighth time I've grilled a fish again, and this is already the best one!"
"Junior Brother Su left a month ago, but his grilled fish is still the best!" Zhao Cai was very distressed. Sure enough, it shouldn't eat too well. Su Linyuan and Zhu Yi were not around, and no one grilled fish for it. Even its master... sigh, its master never indulged its bad habits. The fish he grilled didn't give it any chance to complain.
"Meow!" Zhao Cai has been thinner and less energetic than before, looking listless. She opened one eyelid and said, "Don't even think about bribing this cat master. Those who pass the test will get peaches to eat."
The domineering cat, speaking like a CEO, scratched the library's examination room with its paw, and all the disciples entered with bowed heads and obedient eyes, not daring to provoke the cat master.
What to do? It's a bit ominous to have good fortune without grilled fish.
Within the Seven-Colored Peaks, Zhu Yi wielded the Heartbreak Sword with fluid grace, overcoming the numerous obstacles set by the Bodhi Tree and arriving at Green Peak.
When she left the Bodhi Mirror after reaching the late stage of the Golden Core realm, she carefully cleaned every corner of the palace, then bowed three times in the direction of the desk. She also took out some of her own seasonings and placed them on the table, along with a detailed barbecue cooking guide.
Zhu Yi silently pondered that the Bodhi Tree must be a very gluttonous tree.
Regardless of whether the Bodhi Tree can actually make his own barbecue using her guide, she still wants to sincerely thank him.
However, Zhu Yi had nothing of value in Bodhi Realm, and as a mere mortal in the cultivation world, the Bodhi Divine Tree probably wouldn't even look at him. So, after much thought, Zhu Yi could only write several chapters of food guides. Although they were just a few simple pages, it was better to express his feelings than to have nothing at all.
Inside Green Peak, Xue Shan and Wei Weiwei, who had been waiting for a long time, met together.
Xue Shan landed in the green peaks and saw Wei Weiwei in a light purple dress, standing out against the greenery. She waved and called out, "Weiwei! I'm here!"
"That's wonderful!" Wei Weiwei ran a few steps and hugged Xue Shan, unable to contain her joy. "I fell into a secret realm and couldn't get out. I could only cultivate diligently, and suddenly I was able to get out these past few days!"
Xue Shan exclaimed repeatedly, "We've had such an amazing encounter following our junior sister! Me too, I'm cultivating in a magnificent palace, and I get to eat lots of celestial fruits every day. I feel that those fruits are incredibly spiritual, and after eating them for a long time, my body feels lighter!"
"Mmm-hmm!" Vivi nodded like a pug, her bright eyes even more spirited than before. "I also feel like all my bones and muscles have been tempered by the immortal fruit! And..."
She blushed slightly, looking at Xue Shan's noticeably slimmer figure, and said, "I also feel that eating those fairy fruits can make us even more beautiful!"
"Really?" Xue Shan hadn't noticed this detail.
"You're here! How does it feel to be back in the game?" Zhu Yi's voice came from behind, full of surprise and curiosity.
Zhu Yi is now very curious to know if her two sisters have also had a strange encounter.
The Bodhi Tree is truly a kind and benevolent tree. During Zhu Yi's seclusion, not only did her cultivation greatly improve, breaking through to the late stage of the Golden Core realm in one fell swoop—an almost cheat-like cultivation speed that made others envious—but the cultivation of her many little demons was also corrected within the Bodhi Mirror.
A group of little ones were having a great time eating the unicorn lamb. Every day, she looked at the mountain of fresh food. Barbecue was no longer enough to satisfy the Bodhi Tree. So, she simply wished to the Bodhi Tree for a bunch of tools and built a stove...
While sharing her cultivation experiences and new culinary adventures with her two girlfriends, Zhu Yi surveyed the Green Peak, which remained a lush, verdant expanse of deep green, light green, and lake green...
"I feel like I can see things around me clearly without wearing sunglasses or goggles!" Zhu Yi exclaimed, marveling at her progress, her little fox tail wagging like crazy.
Xue Shan was both amused and exasperated: "Junior Sister, it seems all that time you've spent cooking hasn't been for nothing, even your contracted beasts have improved!"
The zombie family inside the Brahma Lamp was unhappy, with Uncle Zombie leading the charge: "Dad! She said we're contracted beasts! Damn it, we're clearly human!"
The zombie leader was also furious: "We're not human! We're zombies, and we're not someone a mere human cultivator can insult at will! Once we get out of here, we'll bite her neck!"
Zhu Yi understood, and her mind swept over the group of indignant zombies: "All of you, behave yourselves! Stop trying to bite people all the time! Can't you be a little more civilized?"
"Oh, then we won't bite her." The zombie aunt looked righteous and apologetic, as if she knew she was wrong and was ready to correct her mistake.
Zhu Yi was quite satisfied: Indeed, positive education is effective.
The zombie aunt said calmly, "Let's suck her blood once we get out!"
"Quiet down, all of you! Just from what you're saying, I know I'll have to keep you locked up for a while longer!" Zhu Yi gritted her teeth in resentment. Ever since these zombies were repeatedly tempered by lightning and were able to speak clearly, she had to work as their counselor in her spare time.
"Junior Sister, what's wrong..." Wei Weiwei looked at Zhu Yi's unpredictable expression with curiosity. "We just came out, did you encounter something difficult? Are you unhappy?"
"No... well, how should I put it?" Zhu Yi came back to her senses, feeling a little embarrassed. At first, she was able to speak politely and reasonably to these zombies, presenting the facts and reasoning with them.
After several attempts, she realized it was completely ineffective. She later discovered that, in terms of results, it was better to release the zombies and let them fight it out, subdue them, and then give them a good dressing down… Violent suppression, though shameful for a cultivator focused on self-cultivation, was effective…
Therefore, whenever Zhu Yi speaks to the zombie family, she always uses the term "I" or "myself".
This indirectly caused the Demon Blood Flowers to hide away, not daring to joke with Zhu Yi much.
As for the few wandering ghosts inside the Brahma Lamp, they didn't bother Zhu Yi, so Zhu Yi let them cultivate peacefully within the space of the Brahma Lamp.
When Zhu Yi has free time, she also recites some Buddhist scriptures for them.
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