Chapter 157 High-Grade Ingredients
Because the ingredients purchased by the people from the left and right mountains were brought back, Ji Rong and the others had their eyes opened.
On the left and right of the mountain, each carried twelve cages on their backs, followed by a string of cultivators riding birds.
These cultivators all came from different races, and their muscles were bulging, giving them a powerful and robust appearance.
Their backs were covered with knives and axes, and some cultivators even carried wine jars, stoves, and cauldrons on their backs.
Ji Rong and the others saw a bloodthirsty glint in the eyes of these cultivators carrying swords. Their bodies were filled with a thick aura of blood, and the stench of blood emanating from them could be smelled from a great distance.
The cages that Shan Zuo and Shan You carried back were clearly high-grade spatial artifacts. They were not very heavy, but they were filled to the brim.
While the cultivators were unloading the goods, Ji Rong and the others craned their necks and looked over.
These cages contain: twenty-four dragons of various colors, twenty-four phoenixes of various colors, twelve thunder oxen, twelve celestial horses, one cage of mandarin fish, one cage of red shrimp, twelve each of gold and silver dragonfish, twelve bright demons, three cages of various seashells, three cages of various river delicacies, twelve antler deer, twelve roaring pigs of various colors, one cage of red rabbits, one cage of longevity fruit, three cages of various immortal herbs and rare vegetables, and three cages of various ninth-grade spiritual fruits.
According to the preferences of each ethnic group, the cage had mountains for those who wanted mountains and water for those who wanted water; Ji Rong and the others felt that their knowledge had greatly increased after seeing it.
After the people on the left and right of the mountain unloaded the cages in the backyard of the main hall, the cultivators carrying wine jars also came over and unloaded the wine jars together with the cages.
Neither Gu Qingqing nor Ji Zhuang recognized the characters on the wine jar; Ji Rong squinted to make out the characters, and saw that the wine jar was inscribed with the two characters "霞光" (Xia Guang, meaning rosy clouds) in divine script.
Seeing that many of the creatures in the cages were quite powerful, Ji Rong privately asked Jiao Jue, "Lord Jue, are all the banquets in the palaces this extravagant? These creatures all seem to be of high cultivation levels."
Jiao Jue glanced at Ji Rong and said disdainfully, "These trash, how could their cultivation level be higher than yours?"
Put away your soft heart. See those guys with knives and axes on their backs? They specialize in banquet cooking. They cultivate blood magic and hire them to kill all the ingredients from Yaochi to ensure that none of them die.
These creatures are different from the cattle we bought from the Witchcraft Department. Some of them are prisoners of war with slavery restrictions on their spiritual platforms.
Moreover, they are no longer normal. If they were normal, they would be doing hard labor in various mines and would not be here.
Another part consists of animals specially raised in the Jade Pool. These animals have a high realm but no real strength or brains; if you bring them out, you'll have to take care of everything they eat, drink, and do.
Silver Plate was reluctant to spend money, so she only bought relatively inexpensive ingredients.
Ji Rong exclaimed in surprise, "What's the difference between this and eating a bunch of madmen and idiots?"
Jiao Jue narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice, "What's wrong with that? Are we going to spend a lot of treasure to buy those brainless people that are offered up below?"
"Won't the gods who come to the banquet think we're stingy?" Ji Rong asked.
Jiao Jue sneered, "The main gods of each palace will not come, nor will their most favored attendants. Each palace will mostly send two attendants and three to five minor gods to attend the banquet. These ingredients can make twelve dishes, each with thirty-six main courses. That's enough."
"I am truly indebted to the Mountain and Water God for this generous gift. If it were just a banquet served on silver platters, even if the ingredients were halved, it would still be enough to prepare thirty-six dishes."
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The Double Gods Banquet of Canglan was scheduled for ten days later. Ji Rong and the others only saw the ingredients on the first day and were not seen again.
Because these ingredients were placed in a confinement array, they could only be seen again the night before the banquet, after being killed.
Since Shan Shui acquired Ji Rong, who could emanate spiritual energy, aside from sleeping for half a day every day, he didn't feel anything particularly bad, and the rate at which his body was breaking down also slowed down.
So He suggested to Jiao Jue that while He was still able to move, He should first incorporate the Wu tribe into the territory of Canglan.
Jiaojue was naturally willing, and He immediately invited Shanshui and Yinpan to go to the desolate sea together.
Although Jiaojue and the others were not gone for long this time, their departure was quite different from what they had originally planned. Jiaojue needed to go back and explain things to them in order to avoid being exposed in the future.
Furthermore, their fates are already intertwined, and it would be good for everyone to bring the land of the Witch Tribe into the territory of Canglan as soon as possible.
Also going to the Witch Clan were Yin Lian and Duanxu Jiao Yin Za. Seeing that Bai Zhushi had been selected exceptionally, the two were also eager to advance and even recommended themselves to their clan overnight.
Yinpan heard a message from within the clan that two dragons had recommended him, saying that he was a dragon of talent and was willing to serve the proud and noble god.
He only realized upon seeing the names that one was his most fame-hungry and shrewd cousin, and the other was a younger member of the clan who was fond of scheming and had excellent carpentry skills.
Yinpan immediately pondered, and then sent them to guard the new land: the Hundred Islands of the Wild Sea Witch Clan.
Before leaving, Yinpan smiled and personally gave Yijiao a simple little storage ring.
She looked at Yin Lian expectantly and said, "You'll be guarding that place, so you must cultivate diligently."
"If your cultivation level is too low and you're wiped out by the soldiers sent by the Temple of War, I won't send any generals to collect your corpse."
Then he turned to Yin Zadao, who still had a short beard, and said, "You should straighten your beard yourself. Don't embarrass our clan by trying to be different."
Silver was embarrassed and immediately chopped off the other side of his beard with one claw, making his head look even more like a fish and even more comical.
There's a reason why Yinza is so keen on cutting off his beard.
After Yinpan became the Canghe Lord, the worship of her within the clan became even more fervent. The members of the Silver Dragon Clan waited on the waterways where she traveled every day, hoping to speak with her so they could boast back to the clan.
This silver dragon, whose cultivation was mediocre and couldn't compete with the other dragons, came up with an idea to cut off one of its whiskers.
He repeatedly jumped around in the distance, and his pathetic and comical appearance made Yinpan remember him at a glance.
Silver Plate assumed he had been bullied and was seeking justice, so she summoned him to ask. The fellow grinned and said, "Everyone looks pretty much the same, and my cultivation is only average, so I thought if I could stand out a bit, you'd be able to see me." With that, he presented a wooden carving, shaped like Silver Plate's face, with his two paws.
The silver plate indeed remembered him.
After that, Yinza smoothly lived the life of carrying boats. He was forced to become one of the fastest and best swimmers in the Cang River, instead of a dragon with average cultivation and swimming speed.
But this fellow remained incorrigible, firmly believing that it was precisely because he had shaved off a beard and was different from others that he had this opportunity.
From then on, whenever the whisker grew out, he would swipe his claw and cut it off.
When Jiaojue and his group returned to Huofeng Island, they summoned the witch and arranged for the two dragons to be placed on Xifeng Island.
As they left, the silver plate lagged behind, and with a half-smile, whispered to the silver plate, "I remember you once sculpted a portrait for me. Now that you two have nothing to do, why don't you sculpt portraits for me and the two deities? The bigger the better."
After seeing the two dragons off, Jiao Jue then instructed Wu Yue to convene the elders for a meeting.
As the elders entered the council hall, the first thing they saw was the tall and heavy dragon body of the horned jade and the silver plate.
The overwhelming momentum, like mountains and rivers, swept over them, making the shamans realize that the council hall should be expanded to its original size.
They looked to the other side and saw that although the person sitting on Lord Ji Rong was withered, his aura was also extraordinary, and he was radiating a golden spiritual aura that they had never seen before.
The four stood there like gods descending from heaven, filling the council chamber to capacity, leaving the other shamans feeling like they had nowhere to step.
"God!" the shamans thought in unison.
So they exchanged glances, dismantled the gate, and stood outside, bowing to Jiao Jue and his party, saying, "Greetings, esteemed lords."
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