659: Chapter 449 659: Chapter 449 He discovered that the Dragon King outside was spewing fire, transforming ice and snow, using all sorts of skills, intending to break through the palace gate’s seal!
Unfortunately, he wasn’t using the correct method, and smoke was practically coming out of the Old Dragon’s nostrils, a sign of his anger.
Jiang Tang felt idle during such times and, in his idleness, thought of that key person from the Northern City Immortal Sect Ancestor.
With the chefs in the midst of cultivation, he could only cook for himself, using the seafood he obtained from the ocean and boiling it with his spatial water.
He added some herbs from his space as seasonings.
The taste was definitely top-notch.
As Jiang Tang pondered this, he entered the closing door.
Just as he opened that door, there was the Northern City Immortal Sect Ancestor in solitary confinement, who had just been meditating.
Jiang Tang had just been preaching to his subordinates, and the one in solitary confinement could hear everything.
It wasn’t that the soundproofing was poor; rather, this method of preaching transmitted messages.
It sensitized those nearby to, consciously or unconsciously, perceive something—a manifestation of the Heavenly Tao Laws, omnipresent in all things.
Inside the magic artifact, the Northern City Immortal Sect Ancestor was using the time for cultivation and suddenly felt an epiphany.
He realized that it was the Heavenly Tao Laws drifting in from outside.
He immediately focused his mind and entered a state of self-forgetful cultivation.
In the midst of his realization, he felt his power improving, and the barriers at his level seemed to loosen.
This sensation filled him with excitement; being in solitary confinement turned out to be a blessing in disguise.
Jiang Tang…
why did it seem that the old man had improved his cultivation level?
Had he consumed one of his supreme elixirs?
But it had been a day or two since he gave the supreme elixir to him.
Any improvement should have already happened.
This old man was far from impressive, and yet he called himself the Ancestor of the Northern City Immortal Sect.
“Old man, are you cultivating?
With your skills, you will never beat me no matter how much you cultivate.
Wouldn’t it be better for us to drink and eat instead?”
The Northern City Immortal Sect Ancestor…
It’s unfair to put someone down like that.
How can you be so proud at such a young age?
“Young man, who exactly are you?”
Jiang Tang responded with a mysterious smile.
It wasn’t that he feared the other party and was reluctant to divulge his name.
It would just spoil the fun too soon if the old man acted high and mighty due to his age.
After all, he was a junior in cultivation, and while the strong rule in the Cultivation World, the other was an ancestor of more than a thousand years.
The Northern City Immortal Sect Ancestor…
Hmph, you may not tell me now, but sooner or later, I will find out.
And when I rise even higher, I’ll see if I can’t subdue you!
Such arrogance in one so young, you will surely regret it!
Jiang Tang didn’t have a mind reading technique, but he could deduce the old man’s thoughts from his expression.
He didn’t care in the least what the old man might think; a person with insufficient ability, no matter how formidable they attempt to challenge above their level or how impressive they seem, could never compare to someone who has suppressed their cultivation like himself.
Jiang Tang took out the ingredients for cooking from his storage bag and used a pill furnace as a braising and stewing pot.
With a wave of his hand, he cleared away the seafood’s impurities and used an alchemy furnace for cooking rice.
The Northern City Immortal Sect Ancestor…
had seen pots made of pottery and iron, but never before had he seen an alchemy furnace used in this manner.
This young man was out of the ordinary.
Could he be an alchemist?
The Northern City Immortal Sect Ancestor…
I can almost guess even more now!
Jiang Tang didn’t need to cook with an open fire, as he used his Fire Spirit Root.
With a wave of his hand, he could adjust the size of the flame freely—his control was effortless.
Cooking for him was just like alchemy.
Mastering the control of fire’s intensity and speed, he could also create delicious meals.
It wasn’t the first time Jiang Tang had done this.
It wasn’t just to save effort; it was about using the alchemy furnace to cook and, through that experience, gain deeper insight into his alchemy skills.
Supreme elixirs were no longer his current goal; the art of crafting Immortal Pills was his ultimate pursuit.
“Young man, do you practice alchemy?”
The Northern City Immortal Sect Ancestor could not help but voice the question he longed to ask.
Jiang Tang…
Old man, are you just realizing this now?
If I didn’t know how to craft pills, would I casually provide you with supreme elixirs?
Do you think I’m foolish, or just overly generous?
He could only kick the question back to the other party!
“What do you think?”
North City Immortal Sect Elder??
“You must be capable of concocting pills, and with such strong abilities, I’ve only heard of one person who can make supreme elixirs, but his cultivation wasn’t as high as yours!”
Jiang Tang…, it wasn’t surprising that the old man couldn’t keep up, when he had gone back to the Baicheng Xianmen last time, he was already at the Ocean Wheel stage, with abilities nearly matching those of the Sect Leader.
It was likely that the Sect Leader and the North City Immortal Sect Elder had talked about him, and nobody would believe he’d leaped two major steps within one or two months.
“Who have you heard can make supreme elixirs?
There are so many skilled people in the world, there’s no shortage of masters when you think about it!”
Jiang Tang wouldn’t crown himself with glory; he didn’t think that no one in the world could concoct supreme elixirs—how did the immortals of the past achieve immortality?
Perhaps it was true that one generation was not as good as the next, spoiling the ancestral heritage they had been passed down, especially when lacking the power to ascend.
People had no choice but to turn to ashes and enter the cycle of reincarnation in the mortal realm.
The North City Immortal Sect Elder sighed, “Ah, if there were so many capable people in the world, we wouldn’t need to cultivate so diligently!”
“Old man, do you still expect to reap where you haven’t sown?”
Jiang Tang had already finished preparing the food, which included a seafood feast and a seafood soup.
He moved quickly, placing crayfish, crabs, sea fish, hairy crabs, and all sorts of seafood onto ceramic plates he had taken out of his storage bag.
The ceramic plates looked similar to the ones from outside, but these weren’t made from ordinary clay.
They were made from the clay of the Primordial Treasure Lingtian Space by his two pets.
“Young man, why do I feel that everything you use emits a kind of spiritual power?”
Unable to resist, the North City Immortal Sect Elder swallowed his saliva, craving a feast after smelling the aroma.
He felt that the centuries spent within the sect, without venturing outside, were a huge waste of time.
Not only did he miss out on delicious food and more resources, but after living for over a thousand years, he still wasn’t as capable as a young person.
To be overpowered by a younger person without the ability to fight back, not knowing which spells were used against him.
Was it because he, an old relic, did not innovate, or was there a generation gap between him and the young people of this new era?
Putting everything together, he realized this young man had many skills, and he was determined to learn more from him.
The North City Immortal Sect Elder felt even more ashamed; living for over a thousand years, yet having to ask a junior for guidance!
It made him blush to speak of it, but he had no choice but to bow his head, being under someone’s control—what else could he do?
He wasn’t ready to die just yet; he truly wanted to improve his cultivation and become an immortal.
Thinking of how a young man in his twenties had such great abilities, maybe one day he really could connect with heaven and earth!
He looked forward to that day—it would leave no regrets even if he died!
After this, the North City Immortal Sect Elder’s thoughts were not on women, nor on having children; at his age, it was all about lifelong learning.
Looking at his middle-aged face, he longed to become younger.
Surely, if he improved his cultivation, he should become younger, right?
“Old man, are you thinking about beautiful women?
Why are you blushing?
We don’t even have wine here.”
Jiang Tang arranged all the food, then brought out the tea-making set.
Today he didn’t feel like drinking, certain that tea could help lighten the mood as well.
“I’m flushed with heat; maybe you used the fire too intensely!” the North City Immortal Sect Elder said, too embarrassed to admit that his blushing was due to shame—how could an old man not be embarrassed to be outdone by someone younger?
The self-esteem of the North City Immortal Sect Elder was quite strong, after all, he was one of the grand elders of a significant sect.
“Old man, at your age, you’re still thinking about women?” Jiang Tang had learned to tease, to poke fun at elders, and found it amusing.
“What are you talking about?
You won’t let me out, so how could I think about women in front of you?”
The North City Immortal Sect Elder rolled his eyes; even if he thought about women, he couldn’t indulge in such a place.
“Yo, yo, the old man really is thinking about women.
If you’re thinking about women, I might consider letting you out.
Just don’t fantasize about them in front of me!
I’m not into older men of the same sex!”
Jiang Tang’s banter.
The North City Immortal Sect Elder…, the skin of the young man before him was so delicate, it even made him envious compared to a woman’s—he wasn’t crooked, so why would he think about a man, no, a woman in front of a man!