Yuan Zheng was speechless.
Useless for cultivation? If even this tiny particle of food, which helps living beings gain wisdom, is useless for cultivation… then wouldn’t other foods cause one’s cultivation to revert to zero?
His last line of defense was completely broken.
Thank goodness! Thank goodness all the grilled fish were gone, not a single bit left, which prevented him from embarrassing himself on the spot due to excessive craving.
“There are still quite a few fish in the creel. I’m going to grill some more. Do you want some?” Jiang Ke’er blinked, smiling as she looked at Yuan Zheng.
Ah?!
Yuan Zheng swallowed, but on the surface, he scoffed, “Heh, I, Yuan Zheng, am well-traversed, having grown up eating delicacies from immortal chefs…”
“So you don’t want it?”
“…Precisely because I am well-traversed and have unique insights into gourmet food, I am also very good at evaluating it. Since you sincerely ask me to taste and judge, I will reluctantly give it a try.” Yuan Zheng said proudly.
However, Jiang Ke’er looked at Yuan Zheng in surprise and said, “No, I didn’t ask you. I have my own mouth to know if it’s delicious; I’ll taste it myself. I don’t need your evaluation… Eat it or don’t.”
Yuan Zheng almost spat blood.
Is this fox crazy? Can’t you tell I want to eat it? I want to eat it so badly! But I’m an immortal from the Tribulation Immortal Hall, you at least have to save me some face, right?
“Eat it if you want, otherwise just stand aside and watch me eat.” Jiang Ke’er waved her hand impatiently and continued grilling fish.
“…”
Yuan Zheng had never felt so wronged in his life.
Especially when the aroma of the grilled fish drifted again, even richer and more fragrant than last time, making his stomach protest wildly.
His saliva was like a dam that had opened, completely uncontrollable, almost flowing out.
Yuan Zheng, such a big tough guy, suddenly felt a pang of sadness in his heart, and his eyes reddened.
Even more embarrassingly, this expression was clearly seen by Jiang Ke’er.
“…Are you crying?” Jiang Ke’er asked in astonishment.
“The smoke is too much!”
“…Why don’t you say you got something in your eye.” Jiang Ke’er was helpless, picked up a freshly grilled fish, “Don’t cry, come and try it.”
“No, there’s no need!” Yuan Zheng was furious, “Don’t even think about polluting my Dao heart with this trash!”
“Oh, well then.” Jiang Ke’er took the fish back.
Yuan Zheng opened his mouth, feeling despair.
“That’s it? Aren’t you going to offer it again?” Qiao Xiaoxian suddenly spoke, “Look, he’s almost crying, he’s clearly waiting for you to offer it again.”
With his thoughts exposed by Qiao Xiaoxian, Yuan Zheng was even more ashamed and wished he could find a hole to crawl into.
“I won’t bother,” Jiang Ke’er shrugged, “He’s an immortal, you know. He already said that these mortal foods are like dung beetles’ droppings to him… How could an immortal eat shit? Right, immortal?”
Yuan Zheng went crazy.
Why did he have to speak so absolutely?
No, he couldn’t blame himself; who could have imagined such a bizarre person in the mortal world?!
Just ordinary grilled fish, with ordinary salt and seasonings, could produce an effect that allowed wild beasts to gain intelligence.
Even the chief immortal chef in heaven couldn’t do that!
Thinking of this, Yuan Zheng suddenly felt anger rising in his heart, and malice grew bold within him.
He grabbed a fish from the grill, then leaped up and ran!
He had made up his mind; he absolutely had to eat this grilled fish today! If he didn’t, he would regret it for the rest of his life. At that point, his Dao heart would be severely damaged, and this regret would even become his inner demon!
He couldn’t blame his lack of resolve; it was all Jiang Ke’er’s fault! Why did she make the grilled fish so delicious?!
Yuan Zheng ran wildly over the water, gnawing on the fish as he went.
The tender fish meat had just touched his tongue when he stumbled, almost falling into the sea.
It wasn’t because it tasted bad; on the contrary… just a tiny bit of fragrance blossoming on his tongue completely conquered his entire taste system, even reaching deep into his soul!
Just from one bite of grilled fish, he felt an inner happiness, so profound that it brought tears to his eyes!
What an exquisite delicacy this was?!
His spiritual power suddenly circulated rapidly.
The Six Harmonies bottleneck, which hadn’t moved for a long time, burst open, and his spiritual power expanded uncontrollably, surging directly towards the Seven Luminaries realm, unobstructed all the way!
The immense aura and pressure instantly caused his clothes to explode, leaving him with only a pair of boxer briefs.
“Explo… exploded clothes!” Jiang Ke’er was dumbfounded.
One bite of grilled fish not only brought the most extreme happiness in the mortal world but also felt like consuming an unparalleled elixir meticulously refined by an immortal alchemist, significantly boosting his cultivation!
Yuan Zheng burst into tears.
But at that moment, Jiang Ke’er shouted, “Immortal, why are you eating shit?”
And with such a look of pure happiness on your face.
“Hmph!”
Yuan Zheng sneered, “What’s wrong with eating shit? It’s truly delicious!”
In the face of Jiang Ke’er’s cooking, the immortal culinary arts he spoke of no longer held any dignity…
No, he himself didn’t even want any dignity anymore.
The mere thought that he might never be able to eat such delicious food again filled him with a crushing sense of pain and despair.
If he could, how he wished to become a tapeworm in Jiang Ke’er’s belly, eating shit every day and still be happy!
Amidst Yuan Zheng’s intoxicated expression, a divine light descended, kicking him out of the Novice Realm.
The Novice Realm only allowed cultivators of the Three Talents realm and below to enter.
He was originally a Six Harmonies realm cultivator.
The mighty figures of the Tribulation Immortal Hall had expended great effort and many rare heavenly treasures to temporarily suppress his cultivation to the Three Talents realm.
Their purpose was to ensure complete certainty in thoroughly eliminating Jiang Ke’er, to prevent future troubles!
But with this breakthrough, all the efforts of the Tribulation Immortal Hall were utterly wasted.
His cultivation could no longer be suppressed and expanded directly to its full extent, thus leaving no place for him in the Novice Realm.
The small boat still swayed gently, slowly drifting towards the vast, dark silhouette of the distant island.
It was as if nothing had happened.
Jiang Ke’er held a delicate Qiankun bag in her palm.
She chuckled softly, weighed the bag, and poured all its contents into her inventory.