Chapter 697: The Man at the Top of the Food Chain
In the valley.
All the disciples were shocked by this scene.
They stared dumbfounded, their eyes wide and tongues tied!
“Is… is this the true strength of our Master?”
Long Zixuan was somewhat dazed as he said,
“In the blink of an eye, the Venerable kneels. Just how powerfully has our Master reached?”
...Nan Feng gazed at Li Fan’s figure, lost in a trance, and said,
“…Is this the unbeatable grace of Master? Even the invincible Venerables, what are they to him? He suppresses with a flick of his finger as if it’s nothing more than a trivial matter…”
In her eyes, it seemed like she admired him to the point of being unable to extricate herself!
“Master is a true master indeed… In his eyes, these Venerables might be no different from the ants on the ground…”Su Baiqian also spoke in astonishment.
“Ah, Master is really awesome!”
Zi Ling’s big eyes were filled with shining light.
Lin Jiu Zheng and Jiang Li, although also greatly shocked, managed to remain more composed.
After all, they vaguely knew at the Yellow Springs Land that Master’s status might be too colossal for this mere Yang Realm to contain!
“Master is so powerful, Sister Xinning, Master is really powerful!”
Little Heavenly Spirit was extremely excited, her little face flushed as she eagerly spoke while tugging at Xinning’s hand.
“Don’t make noise, or I’ll hit you!”
Xinning, however, responded.
Little Heavenly Spirit suddenly became aggrieved and dared not say another word.
Meanwhile, behind Li Fan, Yun Xi was momentarily lost in thought, and she suddenly started to feel a bit scared!
Woo… the Great Demon King… so terrifying!
At this moment, she suddenly remembered that she, she seemed to be… the Fate Slave of the Great Demon King.
Done for. She had been lulled by the gentle and refined demeanor of the Great Demon King and forgot that he was a fearsome and unfathomable Demon Head.
Her heart pounded wildly; had she been too presumptuous recently?
She was filled with unease and apprehension!
And at this moment, Li Fan was also immensely satisfied.
Tsk!
What is called Qi Refinement first level? This is Qi Refinement first level!
Dealing with ordinary beasts was now a breeze.
This moment, he suddenly became filled with endless yearning for the path of cultivation.
If Qi Refinement first level was this impressive, just by continuing to level up, he could become even stronger…
Once he reached the Golden Core Realm, he would be able to fly through the sky.
Just the thought of it was exhilarating and invigorating.
All because of this darned System, not being supportive enough…
However, he didn’t dwell on it.
The crisis had been resolved at this moment, which was a good thing!
A wild dog, a big wild chicken, a large green monkey, as well as a big black fish and a large mud loach…
Then, Li Fan’s gaze turned towards that big green ox.
That big green ox was trembling now.
The Bull Demon King looked at the young man in the valley, fear evident in the eyes of the ox.
Gou Suichi, Peng Zhennan, Long Tianbo, and others were all top Venerables of the Demon Realm.
When they joined forces, they could make the entire Yang Realm tremble!
And what had he seen now?
A young man just flicked a few pebbles… and these venerable figures were defeated.
Cultivation levels gone.
This young man… an Emperor?
Definitely!
The Bull Demon King wished he could run away, turn around and flee!
Damn Gou Suichi, what a huge trap this was.
He provoked an existence one should never provoke!
At the same time, he suddenly remembered, earlier Lu Cailing had said, in case of trouble, to stick with them, especially with Ao Wushuang…
And now thinking back, Ao Wushuang asked questions and advised along the way, seeming to discreetly retreat when they encountered the Big Black Dog…
Lu Cailing was right!
One should have followed Ao Wushuang!
He regretted it, full of remorse.
He even noticed that in the valley ahead, the young man had picked up another pebble and seemed… ready to take action.
He would be ruined too!
The Bull Demon King was filled with dread.
However, at this moment.
Suddenly, a little monkey jumped out from behind the Bull Demon King!
The monkey was covered in golden fur, and now it appeared in front of the Bull Demon King, kneeling down towards the valley ahead!
The Bull Demon King was immediately stunned as he exclaimed,
“Lu Cailing…”
But what came out was just the mooing of an ox: “Moo moo moo!”
The Bull Demon King became frantic.
How did Lu Cailing get here? Wasn’t she supposed to have escaped with Ao Wushuang?
No… it’s over, if something happened to Lu Cailing…
Then the lineage of the monkey would be left with no descendants.
Being the sworn brother of the monkey, he could not just watch Lu Cailing meet with disaster.
He moved forward on trembling hooves and then… knelt down right next to Lu Cailing!
They both knelt down, facing the valley!
In the valley, Li Fan was just about to flick out the pebble when he suddenly saw a little monkey and an old ox kneeling down.
He was immediately surprised.
These two animals, are they actually so sentient?
Could it be that they sensed the terror of my Qi Refinement’s first layer and thus knelt to beg for mercy?
Li Fan pondered for a moment before eventually ceasing his actions.
“Since you possess intelligence and have no intention of harming others, I shall spare you.”
At this moment, seeing the turn of events, Lu Cailing and the Bull Demon King became ecstatic, feeling extremely fortunate.
This Supreme being… actually spared them.
How wonderful, how wonderful!
In the valley, Li Fan tossed the pebble in his hand aside and clapped his hands, saying,
“Da De, Zi Xuan, Lu Rang, go, catch those wild pheasants, big mud loaches, and the like, and bring them back!”
Wu Dade, Long Zixuan, and the others were still somewhat stunned, but immediately headed to the valley mouth, dragging the spotted dog, big pheasant, big green monkey, big mud loach, big black fish, and others into the valley.
“Master, what next…”
Long Zixuan began to ask.
Li Fan replied,
“Next?”
“Of course, hurry up and slaughter them for cooking, didn’t you see the pot has nothing left to fry?”
Food that comes to your doorstep shouldn’t be wasted!
Just when I hadn’t eaten my fill yet!
Upon hearing this, many disciples were shocked.
Eat… a Venerable??
These… were all existences of Venerable status.
To actually skin and slaughter for cooking…
“To Master… even Venerables are just ingredients…”
Jiang Li felt complicated… his master really stood at the apex of the food chain!
“Ingredients… redefined…”
Gong Ya couldn’t help but speak out, wondering if the Cold Box in the kitchen could store Venerable meat from now on…
“What are you waiting for, get to it, this is all high-quality meat!”
Lu Rang’s eyes already shone with anticipation.
“I can hardly imagine what the meat of a Venerable will taste like… come on, let’s get to it!”
Dugu Yuqing was also full of expectation.
And Qing Chen wasted no time, grabbing hold of that big mud loach, saying,
“Stop struggling, let this little monk liberate you!”
Suddenly, a group of disciples started to get busy too.
After all, this wasn’t their first time, and despite being dazzled by ingredients of a Venerable’s status, they soon regained their composure.
Right away, Gong Ya was busy scaling the fish, Dugu Yuqing and others started to cut open the big mud loach, Zi Ling and the rest approached and plucked the feathers from the big pheasant…
“Let me handle this dog, the thought of dog meat soup is just mouth-watering!”
Wu Dade rolled up his sleeves, eager to get started.
However, before he could make a move, the Big Black Dog had already bitten him.
“Ah…”
Wu Dade grabbed his behind in pain, saying,
“Dead Dog, it’s not even you we’re eating, what are you going crazy for…”
But, the Big Black Dog bit down even harder!
Seeing this, Li Fan couldn’t help but laugh, saying,
“Well, this dog… let’s not kill it.”
“So that Da Hei won’t be upset.”
Mainly, Li Fan felt that slaughtering a dog in front of Da Hei would cause psychological harm to Da Hei!
In livestock farming, there are concerns to be aware of; if Da Hei were to see his kind being slaughtered, it might affect his growth and fattening… and that wouldn’t be good.
Hearing this, the Big Black Dog finally stopped biting Wu Dade, looking at Li Fan and wagging its tail, feeling warm inside, so grateful for how good its master was to it!
Then, Li Fan also glanced at the big green monkey, saying, “This big green monkey, don’t kill it either.”
Though they were all animals, Li Fan didn’t have the habit of eating primates.
The many disciples nodded in agreement – there was enough meat by now!
A big mud loach, a big green fish, both weighing over a dozen pounds.
The big pheasant too, weighed seven or eight pounds!
There would be leftovers if they couldn’t finish it!
Everyone was bustling with energy as they prepared the food, and in no time, chunks of mud loach meat, chicken skin, and fish slices had all been cleaned.
“Start grilling, let’s continue!”
Li Fan said with a smile, and immediately everyone sat down to continue cooking in the pot!
“Mud loach meat, once grilled, is just so flavorful!”
Lin Jiu Zheng picked up a piece of fragrant grilled mud loach meat, threw it into his mouth, and savored the deliciousness.
“Such stunning ingredients must be liberated by me!”
Qing Chen couldn’t stop himself and grabbed piece after piece!
“Sister Yun Xi, Sister Nan Feng, quick, let’s eat the chicken skin, Sister Bai Qian said it’s great for the complexion!”
Zi Ling said excitedly.
Right then, everyone was eating with great joy!
Meanwhile, Gou Suichi and Lu Quanduan, who had narrowly escaped death, were as if petrified, trembling violently!
They had actually witnessed Venerables…
Being cooked as ingredients by people!
They… fainted outright from the shock!
Not far away, at the valley’s entrance, Lu Cailing was also in deep silence, realizing Ao Wushuang… truly had great foresight!
The big green ox was trembling, kneeling on the ground and daring not to move.
It was praying…
That none of these gentlemen would crave beef!
My meat is old… not tasty at all!!!
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Goodnight