A drink that restored mana and even used thousand-year spirit herbs as raw materials only cost three spirit stones? That meant most people could afford the divine water.
Three spirit stones per bottle? It was that delicious, and it even replenished spiritual energy on the side.
Although Mu Yanxi quickly discovered that the thousand-year spirit herb content in this divine water wasn’t as much as she had imagined.
It seemed to be just some spirit herb extracts diluted with syrup and water. In other words, one spirit herb could produce many bottles of divine water, and the raw materials only needed leaves and fruit.
The real value lay in the technique of forcibly compressing spiritual energy into the liquid.
This not only allowed the divine water to quickly replenish mana, but also gave it a very unique texture—the feeling of the drink turning into qi upon entering the mouth.
Combined with the invigorating and focus-enhancing effects of the ancient coca leaves and cola nuts, it should be quite helpful for cultivation.
This reminded Mu Yanxi of the pile of snacks the original host had stored in her Terminal Ring. Although eating a single pack only provided a trace of mana, if consumed regularly, the benefits could be limitless.
“Yanxi, I didn’t expect your talent to be this high. I haven’t even found the entry point yet, but you’ve already comprehended the lingyue art to such a profound level.”
“Were you hiding your abilities during the Chu Sect exam and deliberately lowering your score?” Ruo Xuan asked enviously.
No wonder she thought that way. After all, Ruo Xuan and the original host had been classmates in the same Chu Sect class.
She knew exactly what level Mu Yanxi had been before. Now Mu Yanxi suddenly displayed much higher comprehension than her, making her suspicious.
“No, I just said that the lingyue art was once easier for men to comprehend, or for women who had experienced certain things to get started. After all, it is a dual cultivation technique. Discussing it on paper will naturally not yield the method.” Mu Yanxi explained with a wry smile.
Ruo Xuan still looked at Mu Yanxi with a skeptical gaze.
Just now, the other female disciples had only focused on the questions and explanations. Only Ruo Xuan and a few others had paid attention to Mu Yanxi.
Ruo Xuan had listened to all of Mu Yanxi’s answers and felt that her understanding was definitely beyond just the difference between men and women or whether she had experienced certain things.
At that moment, Shangguan Yun walked over and said with a smile, “I’ll let you in on a secret. Actually, Yanxi has extremely high talent in dual cultivation techniques. She mastered the fake phoenix art in one night, and she even cultivated it to a pure and perfect level.”
“What?! Really?” Ruo Xuan looked at Mu Yanxi in shock.
She hadn’t even managed to master the fake phoenix art yet, and Mu Yanxi, a boy, had mastered it in one night?
Mu Yanxi was speechless. Shangguan Yun was actually spreading rumors about her.
But what could she do? She had already shown her abilities, and now she couldn’t explain. She could only vaguely say, “I don’t know either. Maybe, perhaps, possibly… I have a little talent?”
Ruo Xuan looked at Mu Yanxi with a complicated expression and was about to speak.
But Shangguan Yun asked first, “Classmate Ruo Xuan, you’ve been staying here all this time just to wait for Yanxi, right? Is there something you need from her?”
Faced with Shangguan Yun’s powerful aura, Ruo Xuan stammered a bit and said with less confidence, “It’s… about the band. Last night, Yanxi sent me an invitation, saying that you guys plan to form a band.”
“Oh? Fast. Already invited your old classmate?” Shangguan Yun glanced at Mu Yanxi, then smiled and said, “That’s true. I was just thinking of discussing it too. How about we talk it over during dinner?”
“Sure, I was thinking the same.” Ruo Xuan also nodded.
Shangguan Yun sent a message to Yu Qiuyu, arranging to discuss the band at the cafeteria.
***
Ten minutes later, the three flew to the restaurant. Yu Qiuyu was already waiting at the door.
This time, Shangguan Yun once again offered to treat, but Ruo Xuan refused. She felt it wasn’t appropriate; she and Shangguan Yun weren’t familiar enough to have her treat on their first meal together.
Shangguan Yun didn’t insist. Instead, she suggested they get dishes from the counter and each pay for their own.
Ruo Xuan nodded in agreement, and Mu Yanxi also agreed. She had heard that this was the daily way of life for disciples, so she wanted to experience it.
The four girls arrived at the counter. Mu Yanxi was not surprised to find that even the person serving food inside was a senior sister.
On the cooking table beside her were large basins of various dishes, each with generous portions, including chicken, duck, fish, and meat—everything was available.
Mu Yanxi followed behind and saw the other three each pointing to the dishes they wanted or ordering verbally.
Each ordered three to five dishes, then tapped the rune beside the counter with their Spirit Moon Ring.
In an instant, the rune emitted light, showing a deduction of five spirit stones.
‘So cheap?’
Mu Yanxi looked at the display case filled with expensive ingredients like demonic beast meat and spiritual plants.
She didn’t expect it to be so cheap compared to yesterday’s meal. If she ordered less, it could even be just three or four spirit stones.
When she came to school, her parents had given her three Middle Grade Spirit Stones and over two hundred Lower Grade Spirit Stones, totaling about five hundred spirit stones. That was Mu Yanxi’s living expenses for one month.
It was enough to cover three meals a day for a month. If she saved on some meals or ate less each meal, she could save more spirit stones to use elsewhere.
Mu Yanxi never had a habit of eating a lot, so she deliberately ordered less, spending only three point four spirit stones.
Then the four girls found an empty table and sat down. There were many other girls eating at the surrounding tables.
Mu Yanxi’s first bite made her understand the huge difference between getting dishes from the counter and ordering yesterday’s meal.
Whether it was the demonic beast meat or the spiritual plants, they were all at most a decade or so old. The spiritual energy and bloodline nutrition they provided were far less than one percent of yesterday’s feast, and even inferior to the meals her parents cooked at home.
They were about average, similar to potato chips and divine water.
But considering the price, this was exactly one percent of the quantity.
In the cultivation realm, you get what you pay for. The higher the age of a spirit herb, the more expensive it is. Mu Yanxi was well aware of that.
Yu Qiuyu couldn’t help but laugh and say directly, “The food in this cafeteria is still this lousy. It’s far inferior to the meal we had yesterday.”
“Of course, they’re all farmed demonic beasts. Did you expect the bloodline and spiritual energy to be high?” Shangguan Yun said with a smile.
“Farmed?” Mu Yanxi was taken aback.
In her previous life, her sect raised demonic beasts to become their combat power. How could they bear to kill them?
Only when they died of old age or illness would they take the monster core and flesh, and they would even perform a ritual beforehand to thank the beast for its contribution to the sect.
“Of course they’re farmed. Where would you find wild demonic beasts now? Those can only be eaten at feasts of powerful clans or great experts. Having a decade-old demonic beast is already good.” Shangguan Yun said.
“Then, the dishes we ordered yesterday were also farmed demonic beasts?” Mu Yanxi asked again.
“Of course. The difference is that yesterday’s were raised for one or two years before being slaughtered. The ones in this cafeteria might only be a month or so old.” Shangguan Yun said.
Mu Yanxi was stunned again.
A year or two? One month?
But the ones she ate yesterday felt like demonic beasts several hundred years old. Even this cafeteria’s were ten…