"These foods contain no impurities, only spiritual energy. When absorbing them, there's no need for slow absorption or the subsequent removal of impurities from the meridians, so how could it not be fast? Moreover, Senior Brother Zhao has dual spiritual roots of fire and metal."
"You should not slack off either. Since the food here contains spiritual energy, buy more. Spend your time here meditating and cultivating. During your free time, eat these spirit foods and practice your techniques.
Cultivating non-stop for twelve shichen will surely lead to rapid advancement. Cherish your time here, as we might leave at any moment, and we have things to do tomorrow," Tang Lie reminded them.
"Yes! Steward Tang."
...
Simultaneously, Lu Daoyang and his two companions landed on a grassy area not far from Hao Yun Lai, recalling their contracted beasts into their spirit beast pouches. The three then walked forward.
Both Lu Daoyang and Ye Yang were at the tribulation-passing stage. The moment they saw the Hao Yun Lai building, they discovered something that shocked them.
They exchanged glances, showing nothing on their faces, but as they walked closer to the shops, passing building after building, their calm hearts were stirred into a tempest.
Oh my heavens!
All the buildings of Hao Yun Lai here are... are all divine artifacts! And they seem to be divine artifacts with functions for advancement, concealment, and other bonus features they didn't know about.
Whether it was the grand building in the center or the hotels and cinemas beside it, even the fountain in the small central square was a divine artifact. Moreover, they couldn't discern the specific functions of these divine artifacts.
Such hidden divine artifacts could probably only be vaguely perceived by cultivators like themselves at the tribulation-passing stage.
Truly astonishing.
Heavens!
Behind them, there was even a spiritual field that had not been contaminated by impurities. And there was another building, even more high-end and grand, whose nature they couldn't fathom.
The number of divine artifacts in the entire Cang Ling Realm was minuscule. Even after living for over ten thousand years, they had never seen so many divine artifacts.
One must know how rare divine artifacts are.
In the past, the appearance of divine artifacts inevitably led to large-scale disputes and struggles among various factions. Yet, here there were so many. This was an extraordinary display of wealth. If other cultivators knew, they would surely go mad.
What kind of supreme being runs a shop here? Oh my heavens!
The hearts of the two tribulation-passing ancestors grew even more curious.
The three walked past each shop in turn, finally arriving at the central Hao Yun Lai building and entering the fast-food restaurant.
"Welcome, please come in," Xing Xing greeted them warmly.
Tang Lie and the others had just finished their meal. Hearing the voices, they looked up and saw two rarely seen tribulation-passing ancestors appear, and their hearts were filled with excitement.
Putting down their chopsticks, they quickly stood up and cupped their hands in greeting with respect.
"Ancestor Lu, Ancestor Ye, Junior Brother Qi!"
The other young disciples also spoke respectfully, "Ancestor Lu, Ancestor Ye, Uncle-Master Qi!"
Their hearts were screaming with joy.
Two tribulation-passing ancestors appearing at the same time, oh my heavens! Oh my heavens! Especially Ancestor Ye Wang, who was said to have been in seclusion. They never expected to see him here.
Lu Daoyang and Ye Wang felt pleased and nodded slightly.
Qi Yiyang also greeted Tang Lie and the others.
Luo Yunshi saw the three enter the shop and immediately recognized that there were two cultivators at the tribulation-passing stage and one at the nascent soul stage. This surprised her.
It was said that cultivators could only see the realms of those weaker than themselves, but it seemed she was different; she could see through everyone's cultivation. Perhaps it was due to the cultivation technique? Luo Yunshi didn't delve deeper.
Among these three, one at the tribulation-passing stage looked to be in his forties or fifties. The other at the tribulation-passing stage and the nascent soul cultivator beside him looked about the same age, appearing to be in their early twenties. However, the tribulation-passing cultivator's demeanor and the feeling he gave off were different from the nascent soul cultivator; he exuded an aura of ancientness.
Luo Yunshi inwardly exclaimed, "Holy crap!"
Indeed, in the cultivation world, one cannot judge age by appearance.
A tribulation-passing ancestor, they must be at least ten thousand years old. In modern times, over ten thousand years ago was still the Stone Age, yet here they were cultivating immortals, and even cultivating for a longer time.
Impressive.
Lu Daoyang and Ye Wang, sensing gazes upon them, turned to look.
Hmm? Early Foundation Establishment? The others seemed to be lifelike automaton puppets? But they wouldn't dare to mistake people for mere juniors.
"Esteemed one, are you the proprietor of this establishment?" Lu Daoyang asked first.
Before, they called him fellow Daoist, then Fairy, and now Esteemed One. It was interesting.
People as old as ancestors were speaking to her. Would there be even longer-lived beings in the future apocalyptic world? The thought alone was thrilling.
Luo Yunshi smiled slightly.
"Yes, that's right. My name is Luo Yunshi, and this is my shop. The three of you can call me Fellow Daoist Luo or Fairy Luo. Please first read the shop rules on the wall, then exchange points to purchase goods. This is Xing Xing, the shopkeeper. Feel free to ask her anything you don't understand," she said.
See! It was just as they expected.
Lu Daoyang and Ye Wang exchanged another glance, their attitudes becoming even more respectful.
The person who possessed so many divine artifacts was right before them.
Although her bone age was twenty-one and her cultivation was at the early Foundation Establishment stage, they absolutely did not believe this was her true strength.
While they couldn't fully comprehend the thoughts of immortals, they didn't try to expose her.
Since this powerful figure wanted to run a shop and appear before them with such a low cultivation, there must be a reason. They didn't need to expose her; they could just pretend not to know.
"Fellow Daoist Luo, my name is Lu Daoyang, and I am from the Zixiao Sect."
"Fellow Daoist Luo, my name is Ye Wang, and I am from the Wan Jian Sect."
The two introduced themselves to Luo Yunshi.
Luo Yunshi didn't know how they addressed each other here. But Fellow Daoist should be a term for people of similar cultivation, right? Or was there something she didn't understand?
Luo Yunshi didn't dwell on it for the moment.
"So, it is Daojun Daoyang and Daojun Jianyi. I have long admired your names."
Seeing the different attitudes of the two ancestors, Qi Yiyang quickly introduced himself.
Calling her Daoist? But if she and the ancestors addressed each other as Fellow Daoist, he wasn't qualified.
Calling her Senior? But she clearly looked only twenty-one years old and had lower cultivation than him. However, this was likely to hide her identity, so calling her Senior was inappropriate.
Then how should he address her?
He had an idea. A flash of inspiration struck Qi Yiyang.
"Greetings, Fairy Luo. I am Qi Yiyang from the Wan Jian Sect."
"Mhm, hello," Luo Yunshi's lips curved upward again.
This handsome man has potential, knowing to call her Fairy Luo.
...
Great figures are indeed great figures. They live long, know much, and are incredibly capable.
Luo Yunshi hadn't expected that Lu Daoyang and Ye Wang, as ancestors, would be so approachable. Lu Daoyang was very talkative. Ye Wang appeared aloof and cold, but he was a very patient person.
Conversing with them did not make one feel uncomfortable or create awkward silences; it even made one want to continue the conversation.