Even if Emperor Kangxi wanted to host a grand feast of spiritual delicacies, it would require extensive planning. While the flesh and blood of various demonic and ferocious beasts were scarce, they could still be obtained if Kangxi issued an edict. The most difficult to acquire were spiritual plants and medicinal herbs; these were truly things that could only be encountered by chance.
After all, the flesh and blood of demonic beasts alone do not qualify as spiritual food.
Any cultivator at the Golden Core stage, in groups of three to five, will inevitably hunt down demonic beasts and ferocious beasts. However, to process the flesh and blood of demonic beasts and ferocious beasts into spiritual food, appropriate spiritual plants and herbs are needed for the preparation.
This combination requires very strict control over the materials and cooking time.
The preparation of spiritual food is actually not much different from alchemy and medicine making.
Any spiritual chef, besides possessing talent in spiritual cuisine preparation, also needs sufficient ingredients for practice. In a sense, training a spiritual chef requires even more resources than training an alchemist.
When Su Peisheng returned to Prince Yong's residence from the Fourth Prince's side, he quickly spread the news of the grand banquet, informing the entire small town of Zichuan.
Jiuzhou Tower!
The cities scattered throughout the Qing Dynasty's territory are the property of the Loose Cultivator Alliance.
The Loose Cultivator Alliance can be considered the largest cultivator organization in the world besides the imperial court. Unfortunately, the Loose Cultivator Alliance has a very loose organizational structure and lacks effective overall management.
Therefore, neither the imperial court nor the major sects and aristocratic families regarded the Loose Cultivator Alliance as a threat.
Generally speaking, the Loose Cultivator Alliance is merely a channel for transmitting information.
Su Peisheng posted the news that Prince Yong's Mansion would be holding a grand feast of spiritual food at Jiuzhou Tower. As soon as the news came out, all the cultivators in Jiuzhou Tower started a frantic communication mode.
O spiritual food!
A lone cultivator might never eat a meal in their entire life!
And then there are the spirit food hunters, who hunt monsters and ferocious beasts everywhere, searching for spiritual plants and herbs. But in the end, all they earn is hard-earned money, barely enough to sustain their own cultivation. As for enjoying a spiritual meal, unless they suddenly have an extraordinary stroke of luck and become a superior being overnight.
But such an exception is extremely rare.
Now, the newly arrived Prince Yong is going to hold a grand feast of spiritual food, which is like a godsend for the rogue cultivators.
The independent cultivators spread messages far and wide, calling on their friends and acquaintances; they were practically insane.
Some teams of spirit beast hunters who had already targeted monsters and ferocious beasts in the wild received messages from their friends and immediately abandoned their targets, returning to Zichuan Town as quickly as possible.
The grand feast will take place at noon.
If you miss it, it could be a lifelong regret.
Everyone knows that spiritual food is good, but those who have never tasted it can never truly understand just how good it is.
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While the independent cultivators were discussing the grand feast at Prince Yong's mansion, the generals of the imperial army stationed in Zichuan town looked at each other in bewilderment, as they had not received any news about it.
As a military force directly under the imperial court, these generals also received the new emperor's decree from the secret guards when the Fourth Prince arrived.
The Crown Prince had a very strong opinion about the Fourth Prince.
His instructions to the army of monks guarding the small town of Zichuan, delivered by his secret guards, were to outwardly comply but inwardly disobey, with the primary purpose being to monitor and guard them.
Uriyangkhad was the commander of the large army of cultivators in the small town of Zichuan, holding the title of First-Class Earl. He came from the Guoluo clan and was related to Consort Yi. When he received the imperial decree delivered by the Crown Prince through a secret guard, Uriyangkhad was truly stunned for a long time.
As a relative of Consort Yi, the Uriyangkhai naturally knew some of the infighting in the court.
Emperor Kangxi was clearly in good health, so how could he suddenly pass away? Just like Emperor Shunzhi, he also died unexpectedly, leading to a temporary loss of power in the court and almost being usurped by Ao Bai.
Fortunately, the crown prince has grown up and is quite talented.
Even so, shouldn't the new emperor prioritize uniting his brothers?
Like father, like son; like brothers, like brothers.
The crown prince's ascension to the throne was certainly legitimate. However, the new emperor, before stabilizing the court, exiled all his brothers to the frontier. Could such a heartless and ungrateful person truly secure the Qing dynasty's rule?
After much hesitation, Uriyangkhad finally decided to follow the imperial decree.
He was the ruler of the Qing Dynasty, and he would serve whoever was the emperor.
But now, there's going to be a grand feast of spiritual food at Prince Yong's mansion. Should he go or not? Spiritual food, that's spiritual food! Back then, his cultivation aptitude was just average, but after eating a single spiritual feast, he suddenly unleashed his full potential and became unstoppable, eventually achieving his current status and position.
But after that, he never ate any more spiritual food.
Even a high-ranking commander who leads an army and guards a region, a peak Nascent Soul cultivator, cannot obtain a spiritual meal. Firstly, the ingredients are hard to find, and secondly, skilled chefs are rare.
"My lord, Prince Yong requests your presence at the City Lord's residence for a discussion!"
Just as Uliangha was thinking about the grand feast, his attendant appeared before him and respectfully reported.
"knew!"
Uriyangkha waved his hand, dismissing his attendants.
The Fourth Prince had invited him to the City Lord's Mansion for a talk, and this wasn't the first time. Since the Fourth Prince arrived in Zichuan, he had invited him no less than ten times. But he had never accepted the invitation.
"Are you going?"
Uriyangkha sat in a chair, his fingers tapping lightly on the table.
With each passing moment, Wuliangha's mood became exceptionally heavy. Going meant securing his place at the grand banquet. Refusing meant rejecting Prince Yong's goodwill.
He had the willpower to refuse the grand feast, but did his lieutenant have the same?
Do the soldiers guarding the army of cultivators also have such perseverance?
He doesn't even need to ask others for answers; he can provide them himself.
There may be people in this world who can resist the temptation of spiritual food. But they are definitely not in this small town of Zichuan, nor are they among the garrison troops under his command.
"Fine, it's just a meal."
"If His Majesty blames us for this, it only shows that such an emperor is not a master we can serve!"
Uriyangkhad quickly convinced himself.
He didn't want to miss the grand feast of spiritual food!
...
In fact, just as Wuliangha thought, no one in this small town of Zichuan could refuse this grand feast of spiritual food.
When he made his decision, the soldiers of the garrison of the small town of Zichuan also made their decision: only a fool would refuse the spiritual food!
The Fourth Prince was stationed in the city lord's mansion. Not long after he arrived, he heard a report from a guard that the commander of the garrison of Zichuan Town, Wuliangha, the deputy general Zuotang, and the eight Nascent Soul captains of the garrison had all arrived.
A grand feast of spiritual food—no one can resist it!
"With a wife like this, what more could a husband ask for?"
The Fourth Prince's brow, which had been furrowed for days, finally relaxed at this moment.
He knew that from then on, his situation in the small town of Zichuan would undergo a dramatic change.
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