Before the excitement of his sudden surge in strength had even subsided, Zhang Shaozhong's stomach started rumbling loudly in the suddenly quiet room.
His face flushed red, and he awkwardly rubbed his stomach: "Well... I think I've been in a fight, and... I've been 'cultivating' for so long, I can't take it anymore."
Ye Meier was reveling in her restored power when she heard this and chuckled, giving him a charmingly disdainful look: "Look at you! You've only just made a breakthrough and you're already thinking about food!"
She complained, but unconsciously touched her flat stomach. "But... now that you mention it, I think I'm a little hungry too."
Although Ling Qingxue did not speak, she glanced in the direction of the kitchen.
Having recovered her cultivation to the Golden Core realm, she could have completely abstained from grains. However, due to some strange connection after the "Three Cultivations," she even developed a faint expectation for the mundane world.
"Okay! I'll go get something to eat first!"
Zhang Shaozhong felt as if he had been granted a pardon and quickly jumped off the bed, fleeing the bedroom, which was still filled with an ambiguous and awkward atmosphere.
Walking into the living room, he looked at the mess in the yard—broken array marks, scorched ground, withered flowers and plants, and various craters left from the previous battle—and couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.
"It'll take some effort to clean this up..."
He muttered to himself as he pushed open the kitchen door.
However, the scene before him stunned him for a moment.
The kitchen was surprisingly tidy, and there were even several plates of food covered with plastic wrap on the stove. They looked like home-style dishes such as scrambled eggs with tomatoes and sliced pork with green peppers.
The keep-warm light on the rice cooker was still on.
"This is……?"
Ye Meier, who had followed behind, leaned against the door frame, yawned, and said, "Oh, that. Didn't the officials come the night before last? They looked like our place had been bombed. You were unconscious, and neither Jia Qinggao nor I were too lazy to move. That guy surnamed Zhou was quite good at handling things. He sent someone to help clean up a bit and even left someone who could cook to make some food."
Ling Qingxue also appeared silently at the kitchen door and added, "You were unconscious for a day and a night."
Zhang Shaozhong then realized what was going on, and his opinion of Mr. Zhou improved considerably.
He opened the rice cooker, and inside was still warm rice.
"Perfect! Saves me the trouble of cooking, I can just heat it up and eat!"
He quickly put the food into the microwave to heat it up, and then found a few more bowls and chopsticks.
Although it was just ordinary home-cooked food, it was undoubtedly an unparalleled delicacy for the three hungry people at that moment.
The three of them sat around the small dining table in the living room, which was thankfully undamaged, and began to eat.
The atmosphere was subtly quiet.
Zhang Shaozhong shoveled a couple of mouthfuls of rice, then couldn't help but feel the surging power of the Foundation Establishment stage within his body and the even clearer contractual connection. He felt a surge of joy and couldn't help but grin foolishly.
"Hehe, Foundation Establishment stage... I didn't expect it to be so fast..."
Ye Meier picked up a piece of meat and stuffed it into her mouth, mumbling, "Nonsense! Don't you see who's helping you? They've been devouring pseudo-core pills and forming a three-cultivation contract with you, piling you up like this! But your Chaotic Body is truly freakish, even with that violent energy, it didn't burst you."
Ling Qingxue ate her rice in small bites, and upon hearing this, she looked up at Zhang Shaozhong and said calmly, "Those with great fortune also need to be diligent. Foundation Establishment is just the starting point, so don't slack off."
"Understood, understood!"
Zhang Shaozhong nodded repeatedly, hesitated for a moment, and then couldn't help but ask, "Fairy, eldest sister, how are you... recovering? I feel that your auras are much stronger!"
Ling Qingxue put down her chopsticks, a wisp of pale golden immortal power flowing from her fingertips, and calmly said, "I have recovered to the Golden Core realm."
Wow! A Golden Core!
Zhang Shaozhong's eyes lit up; that was a legendary level of skill!
Ye Meier proudly raised her chin: "I'm currently in the mid-stage of Body Forging, which is equivalent to the peak of Foundation Establishment in your Immortal Path! I could take on ten of you!"
As she spoke, she even defiantly waved her fist.
Zhang Shaozhong shrank his neck, but felt more at ease.
With one Golden Core cultivator, one peak Foundation Establishment cultivator, and himself, who appears to be in the early Foundation Establishment stage but whose actual combat power might be even more monstrous, this lineup is basically invincible, unless it's some ancient monster who has lived for thousands of years.
"Oh, right," Zhang Shaozhong remembered something, his expression turning serious, "that Ghost King... is he really dead, right? Will there be any further trouble?"
Ling Qingxue said, "The pseudo-core was devoured by you, its soul and spirit were destroyed, it is beyond dead. As for the forces behind it..." She frowned slightly, "Southeast Asia is a mixed bag, and perhaps its disciples or stakeholders will cause trouble, but there should be no major problems in the short term. After this battle, the authorities will probably strengthen their monitoring."
Ye Meier said nonchalantly, "What's there to be afraid of? We'll kill one if one comes, and two if two come! It'll be perfect for us to practice! My hands are itching to get going!"
Zhang Shao nodded in agreement. "That's right, we'll deal with whatever comes our way."
The most urgent task is to repair the yard as soon as possible, and then continue to improve our strength.
After finishing their meal, seeing the mess in the yard, Zhang Shaozhong rolled up his sleeves: "Let's get to work! Let's clean up the yard first!"
He had thought the two big shots would look down on this kind of "rough work," but to his surprise, Ling Qingxue came over, looked at the damaged array bases and runes, and said softly, "The array needs to be rearranged, and this time it should be more thorough."
Ye Meier stretched and flexed her wrists: "Alright, I'm just killing time anyway, I'll help you move bricks!"
Thus, a strange yet harmonious scene unfolded: Ling Qingxue, a Golden Core cultivator, carefully surveyed the terrain and energy flow of the courtyard, planning a new array layout!
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