Food gives me an entry, I will be invincible if I stay alive

Chapter 382 Surprise and Planning, Courageous Progress
Chen Xu was pleasantly surprised.

The Culinary Manual was displaying a continuous stream of numerous "likes" notifications: [Likes +2700 +2500 +2000...]

Hey!
Where did this like come from? What did he do?

Chen Xu hadn't actually done anything, but the flood of likes came like a tidal wave, instantly adding over 17,000 likes to his account.

In addition to a large number of one-time likes of over 2000, there are also some likes with numbers of +1000, +800, +7000, etc.

Some also have likes such as "+500" or "+600".

The Book of Food and Cooking does not provide a clear indication of the source of these likes.

But for the one who received a "+2700" like, Chen Xu was able to directly probe the essence of the other person's life through such an excessive number of likes.

Such an excessive number of likes means the other party is at the Golden Core stage!

Chen Xu then guessed who had given the likes.

It is... the Golden Abacus.

It must be the Golden Abacus.

Although Chen Xu had not directly sold any spiritual food to Jin Suanpan, nor had he asked Ji Yang to give spiritual food to the other party, it was not difficult to deduce the current situation.

Given that Jin Suanpan values ​​the use of the Heavenly Secret Box so much, it is reasonable for him to send people to investigate those who previously purchased the Heavenly Secret Box from Ji Yang's stall.

It would be perfectly reasonable to purchase one or two spiritual foods from those people.

Since we've made the purchase, we naturally have to try the Golden Abacus.

After tasting it, he casually praised it on the unmoored boat, and Chen Xu immediately received an overwhelming number of likes.

Absolutely perfect!
Chen Xu smiled silently, then turned back to look at the light gate of the Hundred Battles Ruins in the distance.

It turned out that he could actually receive the thumbs-up from the cultivators inside through the void gate of the Hundred Battles Ruins.

What does this mean?
This means that after Chen Xu officially broke through to the Golden Core stage, his acceptance of likes increased!
But then, Chen Xu sighed silently.

He realized that Jin Suanpan could get 2700 points with one like, while Wen Daoyuan could only get 2000 points with one like.

Wen Daoyuan was a great Confucian scholar of his time, and one of the most outstanding figures in the Dali Kingdom.

However, his overall strength is not as good as Jin Suanpan's.

So-called comprehensive strength does not simply refer to combat power.

Based on his own perception, Chen Xu roughly judged that Jin Suanpan should not be as strong as Wen Daoyuan.

Because he didn't sense any threat from Jin Suanpan, while Wen Daoyuan—

If it were a real life-or-death battle, Chen Xu was not confident that he could defeat Wen Daoyuan.

But Jin Suanpan's single like count far exceeds Wen Daoyuan's. What does this mean?
It is highly likely that the life essence of the Golden Abacus, or its life resources, far exceed those of the Hearing Dao Yuan!
This is a unique advantage possessed by cultivators in this realm.

Through various sources of information, Chen Xu now knows that the lifespan of Qi Refining cultivators in this world is usually no different from that of ordinary people, while Foundation Establishment cultivators can typically live for two hundred years.

As for those at the Golden Core stage, their lifespan ranges from three hundred to five hundred years.

The lifespan of a person depends fundamentally on the method of cultivation.

For example, most methods are ordinary and common, such as the "Qingyang Gong". They are neither good nor bad when practiced, but if you cultivate the Golden Elixir, you will live to be three hundred years old.

However, if one can cultivate a longevity method such as the "Azure Netherworld Longevity Record", one can extend their lifespan to up to five hundred years.

Once one reaches the Nascent Soul stage, their lifespan starts at a thousand years, and it is said to be as short as a thousand years and as long as three thousand years.

The legendary Ancestor Hua Shen is said to be able to live for ten thousand years, and he himself is a living history book.

As for the Tribulation Transcending Stage, or even above, Chen Xu currently has no way of knowing.

There is very little discussion about it in the public, and it is not recorded in the travelogue of the Star Return Ancestor.

Chen Xu had kept in mind the matter of Xinghui Laozu saying that he was "seriously ill," intending to resolve it later.

How exactly does one become "seriously ill" during the tribulation period?
It's truly incomprehensible and unimaginable.

At this moment, Chen Xu thought of Wen Daoyuan, mainly because he felt a little melancholy for his own lament that "a hundred years of life have passed in a hurry."

Life is finite, and the mystery of immortality is always etched into the lives of generations of practitioners.

This matter is truly difficult to resolve.

All Chen Xu could do was seize the opportunity and strive for excellence.

If I have the capacity in the future, I will also help my old friends in Dali Kingdom.

In this vast world, wouldn't it be lonely without a few close friends?
Chen Xu checked his current total number of likes:

【Accumulated likes: 126527】

[Fireworks value: 29628]

[Free attribute points: 597]

After this trip to the Hundred Battles Ruins, his free attribute points increased from zero to 597!
This is an unprecedented windfall.

Putting everything else aside, just considering the resources of experts in this world, it is truly incredibly abundant.

If his only goal is to increase the cumulative number of likes, Chen Xu suspects he could achieve a million likes in a short period of time.

But in reality, things don't work that way.

Most importantly, his cultivation level is insufficient, so he should not be too flamboyant.

As Chen Xu tallied up his current achievements, he silently followed behind Ji Yang, walking slowly.

He began to seriously consider that he should perhaps join a sect in this world.

Or perhaps, he should join a faction that primarily consists of spirit chefs.

Only in this way can he maximize the advantages of the Heavenly Book of Food!
However, Chen Xu still needs to carefully consider which sect or force to target.

Ji Yang needs to read the "Complete Guide to Schools" that he bought carefully.

It is prudent to conduct thorough investigations into the differences between various forces before making a decision.

I pondered and reviewed along the way.

As Ji Yang walked further and further south, he found the streets becoming narrower and the houses lower.

That was Santongfang in the south of the city. The residents there were either ordinary people with no prominent backgrounds or low-level cultivators with weak strength.

Ji Yang's home was originally located here.

He instinctively wanted to go home, but as he turned a corner and walked deeper into the alley, he suddenly heard a voice beside him: "Lie down!"

Ji Yang was startled.

Suddenly feeling a cold glint in his eyes, he fell to the ground like a startled monkey.

laugh!
As he fell, a cold light appeared to meet a spark that seemed to be flying from behind.

In the blink of an eye, like a meteor colliding.

Ji Yang couldn't actually see anything clearly. He only felt that for a moment, his entire body and soul were soaked in murderous intent.

In an instant, it felt like experiencing countless changes.

A moment later, Ji Yang came to his senses and heard a thud.

A figure fell from the wall of the alley ahead!
The figure seemed somewhat familiar, but he was dressed in an indigo blue short jacket, with a handsome and intelligent face, and looked very young.

At this moment, the young man's face was pale.

He fell backward off the wall, his eyes wide open, his face seemingly still showing a hint of shock before his death.

boom!
He fell to the ground.

A spark ignited and spread from his chest, but Ji Yang could not feel the temperature of the flame.

But wherever the flames passed, the person's body seemed to be made of paper, and charred, empty holes began to appear.

Ji Yang couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "What... what kind of flame is this?"

He exclaimed in surprise, "Xia Cunlin, this is my neighbor Xia Cunlin... Didn't he join the Four Symbols Alliance and go to Qingxi City?"

Why, and why did they suddenly come back?
Oh no! He must have noticed me in the Hundred Battles Ruins and rushed to White Willow City through the exit. I...I..."

The flames burned eerily, silently yet with incredible speed.

Ji Yang was shocked, but he also realized that it must have been the mysterious senior who had saved him.

He's always been a bit slow-witted, but at this moment his mind was working incredibly fast.

"Xia Cunlin is a disciple of the Four Symbols Alliance. Since he noticed me, he even ambushed me on my way home."

Surely someone in the Four Symbols Alliance might have noticed me.

No, home... I... I can't go back."

Having quickly sorted everything out, Ji Yang suppressed his reluctance and gritted his teeth to make a decision: "I need to leave Bailiu City immediately!"

He rushed to Xia Cunlin's body and, before the flames could engulf him, swiftly pulled a storage pouch from his waist.

By the time Xia Cunlin put his storage pouch into his own pocket, the eerie flames had already reached Xia Cunlin's waist.

The flames were silent, but in an instant, they burned Xia Cunlin's upper body to ashes.

Next came the lower limbs, and then the whole body.

Ji Yang quickly retreated with his storage pouch in his hand, glancing around as he called out softly, "Senior, Senior?"

Chen Xu did not respond to him.

Ji Yang said, "Senior, I've put away the spoils for you! This person, this person... is there anything else to do with him?"

"I...I'm leaving...I'm going to Bailiu Ferry."

This time, Chen Xu responded with a single word: "Go."

Ji Yang breathed a sigh of relief, then turned and ran away in fear.

Just as he turned around, the chilling flames had already burned away the last remnants of Xia Cunlin's body.

A living person, from the moment they are struck by flames, is burned to nothing in the blink of an eye.

Ji Yang couldn't even imagine what kind of power this was.

But the stronger the senior was, the more at ease Ji Yang felt.

As he ran, he couldn't help but glance back at the alleyway behind him.

The alleyway was empty, as if Xia Cunlin had never been there.

As Ji Yang ran, he said, "Senior, Xia Cunlin was my playmate when we were young, but after he joined the Four Symbols Alliance, he stopped paying attention to me."

He often mocked and boasted to me; I never imagined he would actually try to kill me.

He kept talking incessantly, but Chen Xu ignored him completely.

In fact, at the very moment Ji Yang turned to run away, Chen Xu was busy unleashing his supernatural power, the Calamity of Emptiness.

The calamity is illuminating emptiness, eliminating the vital energy.

At the same time, Chen Xu was carefully sensing his surroundings to see if there were any other Xia Cunlin companions around.

Chen Xu's mind is now unable to leave his body, so this sensation is actually very vague.

But he quickly realized that there was no one else around.

This was a secluded spot that Xia Cunlin had deliberately chosen. Although he had joined the Four Symbols Alliance, he clearly had no intention of sharing Ji Yang, such a "fat sheep," with his fellow disciples.

So, he came alone!
The affairs of the world are interconnected, yet often, a single thought can lead them to completely different outcomes.

Xia Cunlin arrived quietly and died without a sound.

He left behind only one storage pouch.

At the moment, neither Chen Xu nor Ji Yang had time to open the storage bag.

Half an hour later, Ji Yang ran back into the bustling street.

Another quarter of an hour passed, and he walked through streets and alleys, leaving the towering buildings behind, and finally arrived at Bailiu Ferry.

During that time, no other crises occurred.

They were neither ambushed nor questioned.

Ji Yang breathed a sigh of relief as he stepped into the tall building at the very center of Bailiu Ferry: Yunfangsi.

Yes, the so-called ferries in Bailiu City don't travel by water, but by celestial route.

Ji Yang quickly bought a ticket to Canglan City from Yunfang Company.

Canglan City is the closest immortal city to Bailiu City.

It is also a fairy city eight thousand miles away.

The journey to Canglan City actually requires several transfers.

Previously, Ji Yang couldn't afford a boat ticket to any of the immortal cities.

Because a single ticket to Canglan City costs one hundred Qi Hua Dan.

If it weren't for Chen Xu's instructions, Ji Yang wouldn't have dared to buy this ticket.

The reason Chen Xu wanted Ji Yang to go to Canglan City was because only in Canglan City could he find the sect he wanted to join.

If he were to remain lingering around Bailiu City, neither the Four Symbols Alliance, with whom he had already formed an indirect enmity, nor the sects listed in the Tianzhou Chamber of Commerce's recruitment notice would be targets for Chen Xu to join.

He had no intention of wasting time here; since he could afford the boat ticket, he would set off!
Legend has it that Canglan City was called a celestial city because a Gate of Calamity was suppressed within it.

Ji Yang was lucky; the flying boat from Bailiu City to Canglan City only rotated once every ten days.

This evening happens to be the day when the ship departs, which happens to be once every ten days.

After buying the ticket, Ji Yang boarded the huge flying boat that was parked in front of the Yunfangsi Gate as quickly as possible.

The flying boat was bustling with activity, and tens of thousands of cultivators had already gathered there.

It turns out that this flying boat came from another immortal city, Xuanji City.

During its flight, it will pass by dozens of cities, and Bailiu City happens to be one of them.

In short, a small city like Bailiu could not possibly afford to support such a flying boat.

Ji Yang boarded the flying boat, his eyes dazzled.

Holding his pass token, he dared not look around too much. He simply squeezed through the gaps in the crowd to find his cabin.

Fortunately, there is a pass token to guide everything.

Occasionally, they would encounter the stewards from the airships, who would call out, "Star-class cabin, take your seat! Come here, don't go to the wrong one..."

Ji Yang held the pass token and continuously channeled his true energy into it.

A small purple dot appeared on the pass token, guiding him to the location.

Chen Xu followed silently to the side, witnessing firsthand the advanced level of cultivation civilization in this world.

This pass token was so ingenious that it seemed to have a similar function to the navigation system in Chen Xu's previous world.

After several twists and turns, we entered a maze-like passageway between cabins, and then walked from the second floor to the third floor.

Finally, Ji Yang found the location of his cabin!
One hundred Qi Hua Dan (a type of magical pill) per ticket is enough for him to stay in a small single room.

Once inside the room, all the noise was shut out.

Ji Yang breathed a sigh of relief.

He couldn't help but look around again and whisper, "Senior, are you there?"

Fortunately, this time Chen Xu responded by saying, "Stop making a fuss."

Ji Yang didn't make a fuss. He took out his own storage bag and the storage bag he got from Xia Cunlin together.

Ji Yang asked excitedly, "Senior, should we...should we check what's inside?"

(End of this chapter)