Chapter 103 The No. 1 Ingredient in the Mountain and Sea Realm

Beneath Mount Kunlun, the bronze thumb ring in the man's palm radiated a spiritual韵 (yun), a kind of aura. Lost in thought, he tapped the ring with his finger, sensing two completely different yet intertwined fortunes in this ancient artifact. After a moment of contemplation, he slightly flipped his palm, instantly stirring up mysterious Qi.

Using this ancient artifact, he saw the naive girl and the Qin general making a promise.

'I'll make a promise with you...'

The Qin general's voice was gentle and serene.

The girl was bewildered.

Then, this scene scattered and vanished like dust.

Both the valiant general kneeling on one knee and extending his hand, and the child who did not yet understand human emotions, transformed into shimmering dust in the sky, eventually disappearing. The man frowned, as if realizing something.

"The Heavenly Maiden... and those who influence the Heavenly Maiden."

"They are outside the plan."

He did not recognize that the valiant general and the old man who later lost everything were the same person.

Aside from a certain exuberant woman who would appear beside Wei Yuan in every lifetime, no one could truly connect them based solely on the images. Considering the original plan, the man flipped his fingers and held the bronze thumb ring in his palm, sensing its aura.

Then, the light changed, accompanied by a transformation technique similar to that of Daoism. The man, whose face was previously unclear, transformed directly into a girl.

If one looked closely, her features and temperament vaguely resembled Jue's appearance.

Finally, as the light dissipated, the Heavenly Maiden Jue reappeared in Kunlun.

Her temperament was cold and detached, her eyes and eyebrows as beautiful as a painting.

With a casual grab, a piece of white jade flew out of Mount Kunlun, connecting with the half of the bronze thumb ring, adorned with tassels and hung on her waist. At this point, aside from slight differences, at first glance, the one standing here was the real Heavenly Maiden of Kunlun.

Even more so, if one were to compare them, this Heavenly Maiden Jue's expression was even colder, her temperament even more detached from the human world, or rather, her divinity was heavier. The being who had performed the transformation frowned, and his voice gradually changed to a level almost indistinguishable from Jue's—

Only, there was a hint of worry in it.

"I hope their relationship isn't so close that they know every detail."

If it were that level of relationship, it would definitely not be possible to hide it.

And if it were an intimate relationship...

Thinking of the Qin general, who knew what he was reincarnated into, opening his arms to embrace her.

And if he were to pout...

The face of this man, who was originally almost a featureless chaos, suddenly became heavy, and goosebumps appeared on his arms. Transforming into a woman was still alright, but if he had to embrace a man, or even go further, in order to eliminate an unexpected factor, He felt he would draw his knife on the spot.

For the dignity of a god.

Someone would have to bleed today.

However, it wouldn't develop to that extent.

She, or rather He, slowly exhaled, tapping the bronze thumb ring on her waist. Under the influence of the injected magic power, the bronze thumb ring glowed, as if summoning something. Then, He raised her palm slightly and easily tore open the rift in the Mountain and Sea Realm in front of her, stepping into it.

Appearing in the range of the Western Mountain Realm.

Then, the light of the bronze thumb ring became even more intense.

As if it were a guiding treasure, leading him in a specific direction.

Carrying the contract of that year, and a ruthless killing intent.

………………

This happened a little earlier.

Wei Yuan and Bo Long stepped into the Mountain and Sea Realm.

Because he had established a good relationship with Zhu Jiuyin beforehand, Wei Yuan was full of confidence.

This time, he would definitely not end up in a place like last time.

Besides, where else in the world would there be a second Xing Tian?

Moreover, he was near a mountain god who maintained a good relationship with the human race.

However, he never expected that Zhu Jiuyin would actually make him appear in the air this time. He heard noisy sounds in his ears, and the horse-like Bo Long raised its head and neighed. At this time, Wei Yuan adjusted his position, standing firmly, looking majestic and awe-inspiring toward the front.

If he thought about it carefully, Wei Yuan felt that his current posture must be quite imposing.

The Bo Long next to him cooperated by contracting its abdomen, striking a majestic pose.

But when he lowered his head, he saw one man-eating ferocious beast after another, recorded in the *Classic of Mountains and Seas*. These ferocious beasts, who possessed strength on par with the gods, had transformed into human forms, holding a bowl in one hand and chopsticks in the other, staring blankly at Wei Yuan.

Clang...

A bowl fell to the ground, spinning a few times.

Wei Yuan was silent.

He slowly looked around at his current environment.

Beside him was a large pot, inside which was a goat-hoofed child-like being, with two large bags of tears, looking at the heroically appearing Wei Yuan with eyes that looked at a hero. If a knight had come gallantly and defeated the dragon, the rescued princess should have had this expression.

"Waaaaah, hero!!!"

The child mountain god cried tears, tears streaming down.

He reached out, and mountain and sea versions of scallions, ginger, and garlic fell from his body.

So it was difficult to say whether the tears were from being scared or from being spicy.

"Save me!"

Almost half a day ago—

'I want to go to a mountain god who has a good relationship with the human race.'

His own words still echoed in Wei Yuan's ears.

Zhu Jiuyin's face was ancient, his eyes closed, and he replied calmly, "Since there is such an agreement, it shall be granted."

"The agreement of the gods is as heavy as a thousand jun. You should know this."

Mm.

This ingredient is a mountain god...

This is being teleported to a mountain god who has a good relationship with the human race.

Wei Yuan nodded expressionlessly, "I think I understand the situation."

"Zhu Jiuyin!!!"

Wei Yuan suddenly stepped forward, kicking over the table of the ferocious beasts with one foot, startling everyone. Then, with one foot on the bronze cauldron and one hand raised, he gave the middle finger to a distant place, his movements swift and his face '狰狞' (zhengning, ferocious).

wdn/

Like the recreation of a myth, the aura of the dragon race, even if it was not a true ancient divine dragon, still vividly displayed that ferocity and majesty, shocking the many ferocious beasts who were not top-tier existences.

Then, Bo Long ran away quickly.

The Mountain and Sea ferocious beasts immediately reacted, roaring and chasing after him.

Later, the mountain god had memories. On that day, Bo Long roared, and the ancient historian with a sword forced his way out of this pile of ferocious beasts. The cooperation of those ferocious beasts was originally seamless, but they could not stop this cook. When he asked later, Wei Yuan replied:

"Compared to the cooperation of those five guys before, this is too naive."

The child-like mountain god did not know the true meaning of this sentence.

Nor did he understand what Wei Yuan's unbearable-to-recall expression meant.

The reason why he was able to leave before disturbing the other ferocious beasts was because when the leader of the ferocious beasts caught up, Wei Yuan threw a special medicine into the throat of the ferocious beast. Then, the ferocious beast quickly enjoyed a wave of laxatives developed by modern molecular technology, using plants from the *Classic of Mountains and Seas* as materials.

When Wei Yuan left, he thought that the plants on that mountain would be particularly bright next year.

However, after they escaped, these ferocious beasts began to spread the news that the cook had reappeared in the Western Mountain Realm. And many ferocious beasts began to spread rumors to each other, and as everyone knew, there was a certain language barrier between the ferocious beasts.

"Did you know? That damn cook is back."

"He's haunting us and smashed our food."

This was the first version.

Then came the fifth version.

"Did you know? That haunting cook is here, and he's brought food!"

And in an unknown version, a small ferocious beast who had been to the human world lamented:

"Did you know? All the ferocious beasts are chasing that cook now. This scene, tsk tsk tsk, it's just like that immortal Tang Monk meat..."

Then, the transmission of the message continued.

Until the end—

"Did you know? That cook's meat is like Tang Monk's, eating it will make you immortal and immune to all poisons!"

"And it's also delicious!"

"Hey, fake? Then guess how he's been able to live until now?"

Accompanied by the commotion, the ferocious beasts of the entire Western Mountain Realm boiled over.

Some beast has already added an item to the *Classic of Mountains and Seas, Western Mountain Classic*.

There is a cook named Yuan, eating it will give you immortality and delicious flavor.

Ranked first on the Mountain and Sea Food Ranking.

After Wei Yuan backstabbed a ferocious beast, he found out about the current rumors and fell into silence.

The mountain god child next to him swallowed his saliva, "Your meat, can it really make you immortal?"

Bo Long secretly hid a small bag of cumin chili powder.

Wei Yuan slapped Bo Long to the ground, wanting to roar at the sky, gnashing his teeth.

"Who let the Mountain and Sea ferocious beasts watch *Journey to the West*?"

This was the fourth day Wei Yuan came to the Mountain and Sea Realm. Originally, it was to obtain the *Classic of Mountains and Seas* hidden by Qiongqi, one of the Four Extremes of the Earth, but in a way that no one could have predicted, he became the most precious ingredient ranked first in the entire Mountain and Sea Realm. The mountain god child was surprised when he heard Wei Yuan's purpose and confidently said, "If you want to find the Jade Book of the Mountain and Sea."

He confidently said, "I know who the Jade Book ended up in the hands of."

"And I can take you there."

At this moment, Wei Yuan's movements slightly froze.

In this dark night.

The half of the bronze thumb ring on his waist, glowed faintly.

Jue?

ps: Today's first update………