How Long Has It Been Since You Last Ate?
The four of them were seated in different spots.
Zhang Qingxian happened to be closest to the kitchen.
The aroma wafting from there was quite intense.
When he mentioned his breakthrough, Murong Yunhai and the other two looked bewildered.
Gradually, they realized that the more of the fragrance they inhaled, the more their cultivation improved!
This discovery made their hair stand on end.
If merely smelling the aroma had such an effect, what would happen if they actually ate the delicacies?
Gulping...
The four of them swallowed their saliva simultaneously.
After realizing the aroma could enhance their cultivation, they began inhaling frantically like madmen.
Following the earlier incident of Murong Gong kneeling, none of them dared wander around the room, so all they could do was sit and inhale forcefully.
Scrambling for the aroma!
Among them, Murong Gong's cultivation was the highest.
He even employed his cultivation techniques, using his spiritual energy to envelop all the airborne aroma particles before inhaling them forcefully through his nose, taking it all in.
In the blink of an eye, the aroma around them had vanished.
After absorbing the large amount of aroma, Murong Gong found that his cultivation had genuinely advanced by a degree.
With a few more attempts, he felt he could break through to the Spirit Separation Realm!
Unable to conceal his delight, he revealed a lecherous grin.
Witnessing Murong Gong monopolize the aroma while wearing that lecherous expression, Murong Yunhai and the other two were dumbfounded.
In their perception, Murong Gong had always been a stern and rigid person.
When had they ever seen such a spectacle?
"Father, how can you be so shameless! Leave some for us!"
Unable to watch any longer, Murong Yunhai rebuked him.
Murong Gong remained unfazed. "Once I break through to the Spirit Separation Realm, you'll have a Spirit Separation Realm father. That should give you something to boast about for years, so this is actually beneficial for you. Understand?"
As he spoke, he detected more aroma and monopolized it again with another forceful inhale.
Murong Yunhai: "..."
His reasoning was sound!
Zhang Qingxian glanced at Murong Gong and finally understood why Murong Yunhai could be so shameless too.
It seemed to be hereditary!
After some time, Chen Ping'an finally brought out three dishes.
In an instant, the aroma permeated the entire room.
Upon seeing Chen Ping'an, Murong Gong regained his composure.
He could only surreptitiously inhale the aroma while fixating on the three dishes on the table.
Those three dishes appeared ordinary, but he was certain they contained divine herbs!
Otherwise, how could a mere whiff of the aroma enhance one's cultivation!
Murong Yunhai and the other two, no longer restrained by Murong Gong's monopolization, began inhaling the aroma frantically.
They were determined to make up for what they had missed earlier.
Watching this manic scene, Chen Ping'an was baffled once again.
He started feeling grateful for not cultivating.
He had a vague sense that higher cultivation seemed to come at the cost of intelligence!
The way Murong Yunhai and the other two were behaving, they looked like asthma patients gasping for air!
It was too outrageous!
Shaking his head, Chen Ping'an returned to the kitchen, scooped the cooked rice into a large bowl, and brought it out.
If one had paid close attention, they might have noticed a faint glow emanating from the rice pot on the stove, containing boundless energy.
Chen Ping'an usually cooked extra rice to feed the chickens.
This large bowl should be more than enough for the five of them, he thought, with plenty of leftovers.
He had only prepared three dishes, assuming these cultivators would only have a few bites, as they were accustomed to delicacies and delicacies.
He emerged from the hallway to find Murong Gong and the other three drooling, staring at the three dishes on the table like they were gazing at unclothed beauties.
Suddenly, he wondered if these fellows, having grown tired of delicacies, were now craving some homely fare.
As the host, Chen Ping'an placed the rice bowl beside himself, serving each of Murong Gong's party a portion before saying, "Go ahead and eat. Don't be polite; I cooked plenty of rice, more than enough."
Chen Ping'an chuckled inwardly. With so few dishes but a massive bowl of rice, he doubted they could finish it all, no matter how impolite they were.
"Thank you, Senior, we won't be polite then!" The four of them exchanged glances before straightening their postures and rapidly picking up their chopsticks to start devouring the dishes at an astonishing pace.
Chen Ping'an was alarmed by their manner.
Murong Gong was the fastest, shoveling the food into his mouth as soon as he picked it up.
As the dish entered his mouth, his eyes flickered with a greenish glow.
Delicious!
Fragrant, tender, and juicy, the flavors were exquisite. What sort of divine cuisine was this?
Not only was it delicious, but as soon as he swallowed, a vast and pure spiritual energy erupted in his stomach.
This spiritual energy was exceptionally gentle, and his dantian absorbed every bit of it!
Typically, when consuming pills or spirit herbs, the dantian could only absorb a small portion of the medicinal energy, with the rest being expelled as waste.
But now, that immense spiritual energy was entirely absorbed.
That was pure, unadulterated spiritual energy!
He could sense his cultivation rapidly improving.
Faster!
He was on the verge of a breakthrough!
I must eat more!!
Murong Gong began devouring the dishes like a madman, utterly disregarding decorum.
For he noticed that Murong Yunhai and the other two were even more frenzied, snatching up the food like ravenous demons.
Murong Gong also sensed their rapidly improving cultivation auras.
Murong Yunhai had advanced a level, reaching the same Yuanying tenth level as Zhang Qingxian!
As for Murong Xue, after just a few bites, she had broken through to the Yuanying Realm!
Just a few days ago, his granddaughter was still at the Toughening Realm!
At her age and level, she could easily rank among the top three geniuses in the entire kingdom!
Watching the four of them, Chen Ping'an was petrified, his chopsticks raised halfway.
He was utterly dumbfounded.
In moments, right before his eyes, the three dishes were devoured clean.
Not a single drop of sauce remained!
Murong Xue was too slow and couldn't snatch a plate to lick, so she could only sulk as Murong Gong and the other two licked their plates spotless.
Chen Ping'an's face twitched uncontrollably.
Gazing at the four of them, he wanted to blurt out, "How long has it been since you last ate?"
At that moment, he noticed the four, having finished the dishes, suddenly shifted their gaze towards the rice in their bowls.
Murong Gong and the others had a simple thought process:
If the dishes were so miraculous, what about this rice?
With that in mind, they began tasting the rice.
But no sooner had they taken a few bites than their eyes flickered with a dim glow once more.
Then, they collectively turned their gaze towards the large rice bowl beside Chen Ping'an.
Exchanging glances, their eyes reflected the glint of battle.
Immediately, the four went berserk again, devouring the rice in their bowls ravenously.
In mere moments, they had cleared their bowls.
Simultaneously, they held out their bowls towards Chen Ping'an, somewhat sheepishly requesting, "Senior, could you... help us get some more rice?"
They were far away from the rice basin and did not dare to touch such a horrible rice basin, so they could only request Pingan Chen.
Looking at the four people whose mouths were covered in rice grains, the corners of Chen Pingan's mouth twitched.
You guys are definitely devils!