Who Let Him Cultivate?!

This was evident back in Yanjiang County, and Lu Yang had only improved since acquiring the Three Flavored True Fire, taking his skills to another level.

Among those in the Foundation Establishment Stage, Lu Yang boasted that no one could match him in barbecuing skills.

Lu Yang gave the skewers a shake, with the cumin and chili powder tumbling among the pieces of meat. The fire imparted an irresistible aroma, causing even Qin Yanyan, usually fond of light flavours, to salivate.

“Come, it’s ready!”

Lu Yang placed two large handfuls of skewers into the grill pan, the thud echoing with a satisfying weight.

Meanwhile, Meng Jingzhou wasn’t idle either. Barbecuing potatoes, chives, and tofu; the delightful aroma emitted was no less appealing than Lu Yang’s.

“Delicious!” Li Haoran’s parents sang praises from the bottom of their hearts. As expected of their star pupils, their cooking skills were as advanced as their cultivation, far surpassing Li Haoran’s own.

“I want one too!” Li Haoran had often heard tales of Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou’s legendary skewers, yet had never had the opportunity to try them for himself.

This was the barbecue that had once been savored to the point of causing the Eternity Sect’s downfall.

“Delicious!” Li Haoran’s eyes lit up. This was the best skewer he had ever eaten.

Qin Yanyan and Su Yiren both nibbled politely, but as the atmosphere gradually grew livelier, their inhibitions loosened.

Everyone was full and satisfied, their faces reflecting their contentment. Seeing everyone enjoy the meal made Fairy Eternity’s mouth water.

However, being in a spirit form, she lacked the sense of taste and couldn’t eat anything.

“Lu Yang, I want to use your body so I can have a taste too,” she negotiated with Lu Yang.

Lu Yang didn’t mind and graciously handed over control of his body.

Fairy Eternity happily took over Lu Yang’s body, dining with an unbridled enthusiasm.

“Haha, Senior Brother Lu, you sure have loosened up!” Li Haoran laughed. Lu Yang had been rather more elegant when dining before, but just now, it was as if he had become another person entirely, gulping down skewers and bamboo juice.

Lu Yang sighed in resignation. This lack of restraint from Fairy Eternity did not befit her stature.

“Yingtian Immortal and the others have often advised me to speak as little as possible in the presence of outsiders. They said it took much effort to improve the public perception of immortals, and they don’t want me messing up their hard work.”

“But aren’t there no outsiders here?” Fairy Eternity insisted, not regarding Lu Yang as an outsider.

“But the problem is that it’s my body you’re using!” Lu Yang argued.

“Oh, come on. What’s yours and mine between us?” Fairy Eternity asked generously, “When we find my inheritance, I will share half of it with you.”

Lu Yang remembered Fairy Eternity mentioning that she had buried some treasures in the North Star, which contained all her precious items.

Knowing Fairy Eternity, there probably wasn’t anything worthwhile there.

“If worst comes to worst, I could teach you a few immortality-level cooking techniques,” Fairy Eternity offered, treating herself as a worthy mentor.

Lu Yang rolled his eyes in response but said nothing.

Setting aside this minor episode that only they knew about, everyone thoroughly enjoyed their meal.

Li Haoran’s parents arranged rooms for Lu Yang and the other guests.

After washing up, Lu Yang took out a pillow, half his height, from his Identity Jade. This was his hugging pillow. Lu Yang liked to sleep while hugging something.

With over a decade of experience sleeping, he could sleep well anywhere and wasn’t choosy about the location.

The next morning, Lu Yang woke up to find his pillow kicked to the foot of the bed, looking somewhat pitiful.

“This little girl named Su Yiren is thoughtful,” Fairy Eternity suddenly commented.

“What do you mean?”

“She set up an Array Method in the courtyard while you were sleeping. It has no use for you, but for Li Haoran’s parents, it can help them cultivate unconsciously, infusing them with spiritual essence and increasing their cultivation level. Although this process could take a long time, and there’s no visible difference at the moment, Li Haoran’s parents won’t notice anything.”

Lu Yang stepped out of the room and stretched. The weather was good; overcast and cool.

He preferred overcast days over sunny ones.

He saw Li Haoran practicing martial arts in the courtyard.

“Junior Brother Li, you’re so diligent even when you’re home?” Lu Yang was surprised. He thought he had woken up early, but it seemed Li Haoran was already up and practicing.

He didn’t remember him being this diligent back at the Seek Dao Sect.

Li Haoran turned serious and spoke to Lu Yang through spiritual communication: “Senior Brother Lu, you may not know. Although my parents were happy to see me home yesterday and welcomed me, based on my experience, once the excitement of the first day is over, they will reprimand me for eating and sleeping all day, saying that I’m living too idly.”

“I thought it better to act before they’d get the chance to scold me. So, I put on a show of being diligent, at least for the morning. It’s not like they can stop me from going out during the day.”

Lu Yang understood, surprised that it was so well-thought-out.

What Li Haoran hadn’t revealed was that if Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou hadn’t come, his parents might have continued to spoil him for a few more days. But with their arrival, his pampering phase was sure to be cut short!

“Haoran, why are you up so early?” Li Haoran’s mother noticed him practicing early in the morning with Lu Yang standing beside him, and she was overjoyed.

She assumed Lu Yang had influenced Haoran to practice together.

Li Haoran: “…”

He resisted the urge to remind his mother that the achievement of being the fifth-ranking disciple in his class at the Seek Dao Sect was no small feat.

With his aptitude, whether in a first-class or superior sect, he would have certainly secured first place in his class. Even at Seek Dao Sect, he could have ranked in the top three among the previous batches.

Sadly, his batch was full of prodigies.

During breakfast, Su Yiren quietly ate her food without mentioning her setting up the Array Method in the yard the previous night. It seemed like she didn’t want people to know about it.

Had it not been for Fairy Eternity, Lu Yang would have never known.

“Let’s go, I’ll take you guys to the county for a stroll!” Li Haoran invited Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou, but he then thought better of it and also invited Qin Yanyan and Su Yiren.

“I’m only inviting you because you’re our guests. Don’t overthink it,” Li Haoran said to Su Yiren.

Despite his words, Su Yiren still smiled joyfully.

Just as they were preparing to leave, the overcast sky darkened even more. The clouds thicken rapidly, and they could faintly hear the sound of thunder in the distance.

“It’s going to rain heavily,” Li Haoran said, looking up at the sky with a hint of regret. Luofeng County was known for its frequent rainfall. Judging from the weather, a heavy rain was imminent. “It seems we can’t go today.”

Upon hearing this, Su Yiren pointed a palm at the sky. The heavens instantly cleared of sliding dark clouds, revealing a bright, sunny sky.

With a genial smile, Su Yiren said as if nothing happened, “The sky is clear now; let’s go.”

Li Haoran: “…”