Does anyone actually Believes That My Master Is A Mortal?

Wayless Sect, next to the kitchen.

Chu Yuan and Dantai Luoxue sat at the table.

Li Ergang alone burrowed into the kitchen to get busy.

He took out Spirit Rice, ready to make porridge.

While preparing it, he eavesdropped on the conversation between the Sect Master and that female disciple.

Outside.

Chu Yuan and Dantai Luoxue were engaging in idle chat.

"Luo Xue, since you've joined, have you met your two senior brothers?"

Chu Yuan said indifferently.

"Respected Master, I've met the second senior brother, but not the third senior brother yet,"

Dantai Luoxue obediently replied.

"Hmm, you can meet your third senior brother, but stay away from the second one if possible, he's not a good person. I'm afraid you will go to him for guidance if your cultivation doesn't progress,"

"I'll give you a special privilege, if you encounter difficulties in your cultivation, come directly to me, no need to seek advice from your senior brothers,"

Chu Yuan instructed.

He was especially concerned this disciple might seek out Zhang Han and actually become talented under his guidance.

He was very invested in this disciple.

This was a crucial step for him to turn the tide and become invincible.

Only if he managed to ruin a disciple once would he gain the experience to ruin another.

My journey from the Qi Refinement Stage to invincibility begins here!

"Thank you, Respected Master. I'll keep your words in mind, and if I'm in doubt, I will seek your advice,"

Dantai Luoxue responded with a smile.

Li Ergang in the kitchen, upon hearing the master-disciple exchange, quietly took out some vegetables to add to the porridge.

This new disciple was so favored.

Better not provoke her.

If he really served just a bowl of plain porridge, wouldn't he be reprimanded?

Li Ergang prepared the ingredients.

The conversation outside continued.

Making Li Ergang involuntarily prick up his ears, wanting to hear clearly.

"Luo Xue, although you possess a Heavenly Spiritual Root and even have Innate Insightful Eyes, your comprehension is still far less than your senior brothers'. So you must be mentally prepared that enlightenment might not come so easily to you, understand?"

"Yes, Respected Master, I understand,"

Li Ergang inside the kitchen listened with trepidation.

Heavenly Spiritual Root? Innate Insightful Eyes?

Such talent was too overwhelming.

It dwarfed his own many times over.

He quietly put back the vegetables.

And took out some meat instead.

"Hmm, Luo Xue, you are indeed more obedient than your senior brothers. Concentrate on your enlightenment, in due time, the position of Sect Master of our Wayless Sect will certainly be yours,"

"Disciple... I will definitely live up to your expectations, Respected Master!"

Pfft!!

At that.

Li Ergang nearly dropped the plate in his hand.

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What had he just heard?!

The Sect Master had appointed this new disciple as the future leader of the Wayless Sect?!

Such earth-shattering secrets, and he knew about them?

Would he be silenced?

Li Ergang was terrified and snuck a peek outside.

Realizing that Chu Yuan wasn't paying him any attention, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Wait a minute.

This new disciple was the future Sect Master of the Wayless Sect.

And she hadn't grown into her role yet?

Could it mean that he had a chance to ride on her coattails?

Li Ergang's eyes darted around, thinking this was feasible.

He hurriedly made his way toward the animals being raised off the back cliff.

...

The master and disciple sitting near the kitchen had both noticed the rushing figure of Li Ergang.

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It was hard not to; given Li Ergang's size, his rapid movement was quite conspicuous.

"Respected Master, doesn't the chef seem a bit strange?"

Dantai Luo Xue expressed her puzzlement with a comment.

"Don't mind him, he's probably off preparing the ingredients," Chu Yuan said, waving his hand dismissively, uninterested in what the stout man was up to.

Hearing her respected master say this, Dantai Luo Xue naturally didn't bring it up again.

The master and disciple resumed their conversation.

Of course, it was mostly Chu Yuan speaking while Dantai Luo Xue listened.

A moment later.

When the dishes were placed on the table, the master and disciple ceased their conversation.

It had to be said that Li Ergang's culinary skills were truly impressive.

Dish after dish was served.

The aroma was tantalizing.

It immediately stirred the appetites of both Chu Yuan and Dantai Luo Xue.

Chu Yuan scanned the dishes on the table and noticed the absence of the 'porridge' mentioned by Dantai Luo Xue, raising his eyebrows in surprise.

"Er Gang, where is Luo Xue's porridge? You didn't prioritize the dishes over the porridge, did you?" Chu Yuan asked.

Upon hearing this.

Li Ergang, standing at the kitchen door, hurriedly gestured with his hands towards the dishes on the table.

"Sect Master, all these are porridges," Li Ergang replied.

Chu Yuan was stunned by this.

All these dishes? They're all porridge?

Was he going blind?

Some people were colorblind; was he 'porridge-blind'??

"Sect Master, look, these really are porridges. Next to each dish, there's porridge! The main component of each is made from porridge!" Li Ergang hastily explained.

Chu Yuan turned his head to look.

Now he saw it.

In the corner of each dish lay a few grains of rice…

So, this was what they called porridge??

Chu Yuan fell silent.

"Sect Master, you don't understand! Though there are only a few grains of rice in each dish, these grains are the essence of the whole dish!"

Li Ergang elaborated carefully.

Chu Yuan: "..."

Why did he feel that this stout fellow had changed?

There was a whiff of a sycophant about him now.

And not just any sycophant.

One fawning over his mortal disciple…

Chu Yuan's gaze darkened as he observed the stout fellow.

The stout fellow himself was startled by Chu Yuan's look, swallowing his saliva nervously.

"Sect Master, there are dishes for you too, look here, these three are specially prepared for you," Li Ergang coughed and stepped forward, pointing at three dishes on the table.

Three dishes placed along the edge.

Compared to the feast on the table, these three were embarrassingly inferior.

Chu Yuan: "?"

Dantai Luo Xue, watching from the side, laughed out loud.

She hadn't expected such a dramatic scene to unfold between the chef and her respected master.

"If my respected master doesn't mind, we can dine together," Dantai Luo Xue said with a smile.

She looked down at the dishes on the table.

With her Innate Insightful Eyes, she could see that there was a spiritual essence within these dishes.

Clearly, they were beneficial to cultivation.

Given her current realm of a mortal, she figured she probably wouldn't be able to eat much.

Hearing her words, Chu Yuan could only nod his head and glared fiercely at Li Ergang, the pudgy fellow.

He didn't say much, however.

...

Meanwhile.

Atop the Taiyi Sword Sect within the Eastern Province…