Walking into the Essence Sea Restaurant, Ning Cheng almost wanted to stay here and cultivate. From the moment he arrived at this place, the surrounding Essence Qi was very thin. Only when he entered this restaurant did he feel slightly denser Primordial Qi.
The restaurant was overflowing with a fragrant aroma. Ning Cheng looked at the cultivators eating heartily, and once again felt a pang of hunger. Plate after plate of steaming hot and fragrant sea demonic beast meat, as well as some spirit fruits and spirit herbs cooked by various means, made one want to eat a meal just by looking at it. It could be seen that the chefs in this restaurant were all very skilled.
Ning Cheng rubbed his nose, he did not know how long it had been since he last went to a restaurant to eat. Thinking of coming to a restaurant to eat, he could not help but think of Tian Mu Wan.
If there was anyone he would go to a restaurant with the most, it would definitely be Tian Mu Wan. However, at that time, he did not have a big wallet, so he took Tian Mu Wan out to eat at a small restaurant. Thinking till here, Ning Cheng once again gave a dark sigh, how could a small misunderstanding, cause Tian Mu Wan to change so much? Tian Mu Wan, who was willing to accompany him to the tiny restaurant to eat, had also disappeared.
As soon as the five of them stepped into the hotel, the waiter of the restaurant welcomed them. "Please come in. There are still a few private rooms available. Would you like to …"
Without waiting for the waiter to finish, Li Siyan waved her hand and said, "The few of us just want to eat something. We don't need a private room."
Seeing that Tao Xing did not raise any objections, Ning Cheng knew that this person did not seem to be a rich person.
After the five of them sat down, the waiter brought over the menu. As Ning Cheng's Spiritual Consciousness swept through the menu, he couldn't help but feel shocked in his heart. The prices of the food here were truly high. Each dish cost a dozen or so spirit crystals, while the slightly better ones cost a few hundred spirit crystals. Some even cost thousands or tens of thousands of spirit crystals. Moreover, Ning Cheng found that these were all high-rank spirit crystals.
"Spirit-fried Ground Eagle Tongue, Roasted Starless Flower Rabbit Paw, Stewed Phoenix Ferry Sprout …"
After Tao Xing ordered more than a dozen dishes, he handed the menu to Nalan Ruxue, "Junior Apprentice Sister Ruxue, you can also order a few."
Nalan Ruxue quickly waved her hand, "No need. Senior Apprentice Brother Tao helped me and even invited us to eat here. I feel very grateful in my heart. Besides, I've never been to this place before. I'll just eat whatever I want. "
Nalan Ruxue wasn't lying. Essence Sea Restaurant's prices were just too high. In the past, she and Yan Ji would at most eat in some small restaurants, and would never come to this kind of place.
Tao Xing on seeing Nalan Ruxue speak in such a manner, also politely asked Ning Cheng. Seeing that he did not even hand over the menu, Ning Cheng knew that he was just pretending to be polite.
"No, I don't care much about eating." Ning Cheng flatly refused.
Tao Xing's eyes flashed with a trace of unhappiness. In his view, since Ning Cheng and Nalan Ruxue were friends, then his cultivation would obviously not be too high. But now Ning Cheng did not even address him respectfully, and even spoke in such an ordinary tone.
After letting You Cheng and Li Siyan order a few more dishes, the waiter of the restaurant took the menu away.
Ning Cheng had already noticed that the dishes that Tao Xing had ordered were all relatively common. The most expensive dishes only cost a little more than a hundred Divinity Crystals, and all the dishes they ordered added up to less than a thousand Divinity Crystals.
The waiter served the dishes very quickly. They indeed looked, smelled, and tasted great. Moreover, streams of dense essence energy were released. Even without eating it, one could tell that these things could not only fill one's stomach, but also increase one's cultivation.
"Senior Apprentice Brother Ning, you eat." Nalan Ruxue remembered to call out to Ning Cheng.
Tao Xing also spoke up with a smile, "That's right, Junior Apprentice Brother Ning does not need to be so polite. You've never eaten here before, right? It was very difficult for loose cultivators to come here for a meal. Ordinary cultivators simply could not afford the prices here. This plate of roasted Starless Flower Rabbit Paw is the most expensive. Junior Martial Sister Ruxue and Junior Martial Sister Xueyan are women, so they should eat more. We can eat something else. "
Ning Cheng was just about to pick up a piece of roasted Starless Flower Rabbit Paw, but when he heard Tao Xing's words, he immediately felt unhappy in his heart, it was as if he was living off a woman. She clearly saw that he was about to make a move on the Roasted Starless Flower Rabbit, yet she still said such meaningless words.
"Waiter, come over here." Ning Cheng put down the fork in his hand, and called the waiter over.
"Is there anything else you need?" The waiter came very quickly.
Ning Cheng took out a pot of wine and handed it to the waiter before saying, "Go and show your boss how many spirit crystals this pot can be exchanged for."
"Okay." The waiter quickly picked up the pot of wine and left.
Seeing Ning Cheng not eating, Nalan Ruxue felt a little embarrassed. She sat there, not knowing if she should eat or not.
"Junior Martial Sister Ruxue, don't stand on ceremony. Call your friend to eat." Tao Xing and the others had already started.
After a while, the waiter came over with a middle-aged male cultivator.
"This dao friend, is that pot of wine yours?" The middle-aged male cultivator came up to Ning Cheng and spoke with cupped fists, speaking in a very polite tone.
Ning Cheng nodded, "Yes, it's mine. My friend gave me this pot of wine. I've kept it for many years, but I've never been willing to drink it. Today, I happened to fancy a few dishes in your restaurant and wanted to taste them, so I took it out. "
Hearing Ning Cheng's words, the middle-aged male cultivator's face showed some disappointment. Apparently, Ning Cheng meant that he only had this pot. But he still took out a storage bag and handed it to Ning Cheng, "This is 10,000 high-rank spirit crystals. We can also give you five dishes, as long as they don't exceed 10,000 spirit crystals …."
Ning Cheng looked at this male cultivator and understood that he had no intention of returning the pot of None-to-depend-on Wine. But since Ning Cheng had already taken it out, he had no intention of taking it back. This was a genuine top-grade None-to-depend-on Wine, and he still had more than half a barrel in his ring.
"Of course, help me add a few more dishes. Earth Fire Stewed Golden Oxtail, Spirit Spring Shaving Rain Pomegranate …."
Ning Cheng ordered five dishes in one go, and even the cheapest one cost more than a thousand spirit crystals. These five dishes cost nearly 10,000 spirit crystals.
Looking at Tao Xing's dumbfounded look, Nalan Ruxue pursed her lips. Ning Cheng was still the same Ning Cheng. Even after so many years, his character hadn't changed at all.
The five dishes were quickly served, and Ning Cheng grabbed the fork, "You can eat now."
Ning Cheng put a piece of Spirit Spring Shaving Rain Pomegranate into his mouth, and the rich spirit qi seeped in. Ning Cheng sighed while refining it. No wonder so many people were willing to come here to eat. Not only did it fill his stomach, but it also increased his cultivation. After this meal, he could finally break through to the middle-stage Eternal Realm.
When Tao Xing saw Ning Cheng serving several dishes that were more than ten times the price of his, he didn't continue to look for trouble. Although he felt unhappy about it, he didn't say anything about which dishes couldn't be eaten.
Although the few of them wanted to taste the dishes that cost more than a thousand spirit crystals, Ning Cheng didn't even put a fork on the dishes ordered by Tao Xing's trio. The three of them also felt embarrassed to eat Ning Cheng's dishes.
Nalan Ruxue kept her head down and only ate a few mouthfuls of Spirit Spring Shaving Rain Pomegranate. She didn't touch the other plates at all. Tao Xing wanted to continue eating with Nalan Ruxue, but unfortunately, the quality of the dishes he ordered was much worse than Ning Cheng's.
Finally, after finishing the meal, Tao Xing breathed in a sigh of relief.
After eating these things, Ning Cheng felt that he was about to break through the early-stage Eternal Realm and advance to the middle-stage Eternal Realm. He decided to find a place to break through his cultivation immediately after asking Nalan Ruxue.
"Junior Apprentice Brother Ning, what kind of wine was that? It's actually worth 20,000 spirit crystals? "After the waiter took away the things, the late-stage Heaven Seated You Cheng finally couldn't help but ask.
"It was a gift from a friend. I didn't expect it to be so valuable." After Ning Cheng gave an irrelevant answer, he stood up and looked at Nalan Ruxue.
Without waiting for Nalan Ruxue to stand up, Tao Xing quickly said, "Junior Apprentice Brother Ning, we're going to form a team to go to Scarlet Branch Island in three days. I heard that someone found Wood Origin Crystals there …."
Ning Cheng initially had no interest in forming a team with these people, but when he heard about Wood Origin Crystals, he immediately felt tempted. Wood Origin Crystals were a good thing for him. Moreover, the best treasure for the advancement of the Underworld Crow Ghost Rattan was Wood Origin Crystals.
Nalan Ruxue thought that Ning Cheng would definitely refuse, but she heard Ning Cheng reply, "Okay, then in three days, I'll form a team with you to go to Scarlet Branch Island. I'll take my leave first."
"Senior Apprentice Brother Tao, Senior Apprentice Brother You, Senior Apprentice Sister Siyan, Senior Apprentice Brother Ning and I are going out to take care of some things. I'll come to you later." When Nalan Ruxue saw Ning Cheng go out, she quickly stood up and said a few words before following Ning Cheng out of the Essence Sea Restaurant.
Tao Xing looked at Ning Cheng's back and said thoughtfully, "This person can take out 20,000 spirit crystals worth of wine and squander it like this. It looks like he's not simple."
You Cheng showed a slight smile, "Whether he's simple or not, we'll know in a few days."
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Nalan Ruxue took Ning Cheng around the public square and entered the Boundary Essence Spirit Sea City. The two of them walked for more than two hours before they arrived at a simple and crude abode.
"This is where Senior Apprentice Sister Yan Ji and I lived. After Senior Apprentice Sister Yan Ji left, I lived here alone." Nalan Ruxue led Ning Cheng to one of the caves and took out a jade card to open the cave's defensive restrictions.
After walking through the cave's restrictions, Ning Cheng understood why Nalan Ruxue wanted to form a team with others. The Spirit Qi in this place was much scarcer than the Boundary Essence Restaurant. Cultivating in this place was only slightly better than cultivating on the street. The biggest use of this place wasn't for cultivation but for providing a place to live.
The cave couldn't be any simpler. The entrance to the cave only had an open space with a radius of less than three feet, with a few strands of weeds growing sparsely in the open space.
Walking into the cave, they found only two rooms inside.
After taking Ning Cheng to her room and sitting down, Nalan Ruxue said, "After Yan Ji and I came here from the Thorn Tooth Lake's teleportation array, we have been cultivating here ….."
"Wait ….." Ning Cheng interrupted Nalan Ruxue, "You said that you and Yan Ji came from the teleportation array under the Thorn Tooth Lake?"
When Nalan Ruxue heard Ning Cheng's words, she understood that Ning Cheng also knew about the teleportation array. She quickly told him everything that had happened. She talked about it until a year ago, when Yan Ji broke through the shackles of Heaven's Mandate Realm and advanced to the Heaven Seated Realm. After that, she went to the Grand Essence Ruins.
After listening to Nalan Ruxue's words, Ning Cheng frowned and asked, "Since Yan Ji advanced to the Heaven Seated Realm, why didn't she go back from the original teleportation array? Instead, she went to the Grand Essence Ruins?"
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