Isn't This a Game? Why Are You All Cultivating for Real!

Chapter 65: Chapter 65: A Visitor from Beyond the Heavens Will Bring Chaos to Yunzhou

Chen Miaomiao was a little surprised. "So you know our Sect Master, Senior."

She carefully sat down on the moon-shaped paper boat, feeling that it was truly magical.

To the touch, it still had the texture of cardboard, but it was incredibly tough.

It could at least withstand the attacks of a few Cultivators without any issue.

"Mm."

Although the purple-robed woman said she was friends with the Sect Master, she clearly had no intention of chatting much, so Chen Miaomiao tactfully didn’t ask any more questions.

Su Huanli glanced back at Chen Miaomiao, feeling that something was a bit strange.

She kept getting a whiff of a medicinal fragrance from this junior sister that was very familiar to her.

It was like the scent of the medicine powder she used for making puppets.

Furthermore, her Realm was also indistinct. She could tell this junior sister was in the Qi Refinement Realm, seemingly approaching the Qi Refining Middle Stage, but Su Huanli was somehow a bit unsure.

’Perhaps she’s on the verge of a breakthrough?’

Chen Miaomiao sat obediently in the back of the paper boat.

As the paper boat took flight, the wind rushed past Chen Miaomiao’s cheeks. At first, it felt a bit sharp, but it quickly calmed down.

The moon boat was very fast. By Chen Miaomiao’s estimation, it was going at least 200 kph.

On the Yunzhou Continent, a speed like this was just the basic travel speed for a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

’This is what’s so unscientific about the Cultivation World.’

Having hitched a ride, Chen Miaomiao was back at the Sect in less than half a day.

The moon boat landed directly at the foot of the Sect’s mountain. Su Huanli glanced at the changes to the Longevity Sect and was somewhat surprised.

It had been over a month since she’d last seen it, and the Longevity Sect’s buildings had changed drastically.

But...

’There’s no main gate!’

Su Huanli sighed. After letting Chen Miaomiao off, she said, "Tell your Sect Master she should really make a sect plaque. Also, tell her I’ll be by to see her in a bit. Just say it’s her Senior Sister Su."

Chen Miaomiao immediately replied, "Okay, Senior."

’Senior Sister Su?’

Chen Miaomiao said to the System, "System, can you notify the Sect Master? Tell her a Senior Sister Su is looking for her."

Over this period, they had discovered that as long as they called out to the System, it would basically always answer.

System: "She’s already been informed."

Chen Miaomiao: "OK, then I won’t go."

Her mind was currently filled with her Spirit Grass business. She wasn’t particularly enthusiastic about things like meeting the Sect Master.

Besides, the Sect Master didn’t have a personality that enjoyed meeting people either.

She had been in this game world for over a month and had only seen her a few times.

She needed to find A Wu.

Her partner in the Spirit Grass business.

Song Jiulai had received the news a while ago. The moment she heard Su Huanli was back, she immediately pulled her thoughts away from the TV show she was watching.

And she leaped up from her bed.

"Excellent, excellent. I’m going to go make her a grand Foundation Establishment gift."

The System was genuinely curious this time. "What kind of grand gift can you make for her?"

Song Jiulai: "Cook a meal, of course. How else do you think people celebrate? You think I can just give her Spirit Stones as a gift? Absolutely not."

System: "..."

Song Jiulai knew how to cook. She used to live alone, and her culinary skills were quite good.

Since she came here, she had been eating food made by the players every day, so she hadn’t needed to cook for herself.

There was a small, separate kitchen in the courtyard where she lived.

Song Jiulai rushed into the kitchen. "Senior Sister Su has helped me a lot since I got here. I don’t have much else to offer, so I’ll make a cake to celebrate with her."

There were definitely no cakes on the Yunzhou Continent.

It was the thought that counted.

There was nothing wrong with maintaining good relationships. Song Jiulai had no intention of walking the path of a proud and aloof Cultivator. With so many people in the Sect, she couldn’t keep her secrets hidden forever, and Su Huanli could help cover for her.

After all, in the future she wanted to swallow—no, acquire the Feique Sect!

People strive to climb higher, just as water flows downward. Her Longevity Sect was going to take over Wang’an County!

Making a cake was quick. The main kitchen downstairs had plenty of tools and ready-made ingredients.

When no one was in the kitchen, Song Jiulai snuck in and filched a few eggs and some fruit.

Of course, she also issued a quest for the players at the foot of the mountain to buy her some fruit wine.

System: "...You’re a Sect Master. You don’t have to resort to this, do you?"

Song Jiulai said righteously, "No way! Don’t you know that as a Sect Master, I have to maintain my image? I’m a Goddess! What kind of Goddess knows how to make a birthday cake? If they saw me doing it, wouldn’t they suspect I’m from modern times?"

System: "Your profile is quite conspicuous. People from Blue Star might soon find out you had a similar identity back on Blue Star, you know."

Song Jiulai tutted. "Let them check. My ashes may or may not have even been scattered. What are they going to do if they find out, resurrect me or something?"

Although she had, in fact, been resurrected in the Cultivation World.

Anyway, over here, she was the boss. What she said, goes.

Song Jiulai entered the kitchen and, as quickly as possible, made a simple cream and fruit cake for Su Huanli, placing it on the small stone table in her private backyard.

This backyard was adjacent to a cliff and could only be entered through the back gate. It was filled with celestial energy, and sitting there to watch the mountains and water created a very artistic and serene mood.

It was just that the cake sitting there was completely out of place with the scenery.

Then, she also found time to stir-fry two dishes.

Sure enough, Su Huanli arrived very soon.

Upon entering the backyard, she smelled a unique, fragrant aroma of cooked food.

When she saw the food on the small table, Su Huanli was a little surprised. "You made this?"

"Yep, yep." Song Jiulai had just retrieved a pot of grape wine. She didn’t beat around the bush with Su Huanli. "In my hometown, we usually cook a meal to celebrate happy occasions. This cake is for celebrating. Senior Sister, congratulations on reaching Foundation Establishment!"

Su Huanli couldn’t help but laugh. "Thank you."

After successfully achieving Foundation Establishment, when she returned to her sect earlier, her fellow disciples had only offered simple congratulations.

She hadn’t expected Song Jiulai to go out of her way to congratulate her.

For a moment, a subtle feeling stirred in her heart.

It was a feeling that radiated a certain warmth.

She looked at the table curiously. "Then what is this ’cake’?"

It was white, dotted with fruit, and looked quite amazing.

Su Huanli had never seen anything like it.

"It’s a type of pastry, a dessert. People also eat it on their birthdays. It’s delicious!"

This was made with ingredients from the Yunzhou Continent, which were even better than the pure, natural, and pollution-free ones from Blue Star.

The two dishes she stir-fried were also common homemade fare: shredded pork with green peppers and sour and spicy shredded potatoes.

However, the palate on the Yunzhou Continent was generally light, and such strongly-flavored dishes were rarely eaten. Su Huanli picked up a piece with her chopsticks, and her eyes suddenly lit up.

’Strange. I haven’t eaten mortal food in a long time, yet I find this worldly food is becoming more and more delicious.’

Su Huanli took another sip of wine.

Her eyes grew even brighter. "This wine is good. Did you brew it too?"

"No, this was brewed by one of my disciples."

"Oh, your disciples..."

Speaking of disciples, Su Huanli always felt that the arrival of the Longevity Sect’s disciples was too strange. Of course, she didn’t press the issue, instead changing the subject to the Immortal Sacrifice Ceremony.

Perhaps because Song Jiulai was celebrating for her, Su Huanli felt their bond had grown closer. Her expression turned more serious as she brought up an important matter.

"This year, the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect is holding the Immortal Sacrifice Ceremony. It might be related to the incident at the Tianyang Sect."

"Originally, the Tianyang Sect was supposed to hold the Immortal Sacrifice Ceremony, but a Mahayana Realm ancestor of theirs perished, throwing the Tianyang Sect into chaos. It’s said that this ancestor was already nearing the end of his lifespan and forced a divination of heavenly secrets before his death, causing him to perish prematurely. It’s unknown what he saw, but there’s a piece of news from the Tianyang Sect that’s about to spread throughout the Yunzhou Continent. I only learned about it because I went to Demon Cave Valley. Do you know what it is?"

Su Huanli’s demeanor reminded Song Jiulai of the times she used to gossip about others with her colleagues.

Playing along, she widened her eyes. "What is it, Senior Sister?"

Su Huanli said mysteriously, "It’s said that on the Yunzhou Continent, there is an otherworldly visitor who will bring chaos to Yunzhou."

Song Jiulai: "..."

’Isn’t that a bit much? How hurtful.’