Immortality and cultivation begin with full comprehension.

Chapter 16 Fine Clothes and Delicious Food
Li Yunjing turned his head and saw a short, stout, and wealthy-looking young man smiling at him.

"Nice to meet you! I'm Li Yunjing. Brother Ma, you've just arrived too? Let's find a place to eat together!"

Li Yunjing nodded and gave a kind smile.

"Okay! I'll take you to get food. I've eaten here last night and this morning, so I'm familiar with the area."

Ma Xingyuan said with a smile, and when he talked about eating, he couldn't help but swallow.

"Brother Ma, the food here seems to be quite good?"

Li Yunjing chuckled. He was observant and had long since realized that Ma Xingyuan was craving it.

"Hehe! Brother Li, I've eaten at every kind of restaurant in Mingzhou, the capital city! But what I want to say now is that everything I ate before was garbage. This place is a paradise for food lovers!"

When Ma Xingyuan heard Li Yunjing mention this, his eyes lit up, and he quickly replied.

The two talked as they walked and soon entered the hall, where they found an empty seat.

The empty table is square, extremely long and wide, yellowish-white in color, with beautiful textures, bright luster, and an antique feel, and it also exudes a faint fragrance.

Agarwood?

Li Yunjing was shocked; this large dining table was actually made of precious wood!

In the mortal world, this is a precious wood that only royalty and high-ranking officials could afford.

The entire hall, including all the dining tables and chairs, is made of this kind of wood.

Judging from this point alone, the amount of agarwood used by "Yaxiangyuan" was probably more than that used by the entire Ming Dynasty.

"Hehe! These are all external things, no need to worry about them! Come with me over there to get your food!"

Ma Xingyuan had no interest in this at all. He pulled Li Yunjing into the hall, where a row of food boxes were neatly arranged on a long table.

Each food box contains exquisite dishes.

Smelling the aroma of the food, Li Yunjing's stomach rumbled.

"Why does it smell so good?"

Li Yunjing couldn't help but ask.

A gray-robed Taoist priest standing nearby picked up a food box and, upon hearing this, chuckled, "New here, aren't you?"

"Yes! We are all new here, greetings, senior brother."

Li Yunjing responded.

"Hehe! All the ingredients in our Shenxiao Dao Sect's dining hall come from the immortal mountains. The meat is from spirit beasts, the vegetables are all spirit herbs and materials, and the rice is spirit rice grown in the mountains! Even the emperors outside can't get a taste of this!"

The gray-robed Taoist priest explained with a smile, then left with the food box.

"what?"

Li Yunjing was dumbfounded. This was something that even a menial disciple could eat?
"Hahaha! Brother Li, stop standing there, let's go eat!"

Ma Xingyuan laughed twice, picked up the two food boxes, and was about to walk back.

"Brother Ma, you don't need to help me, I can carry it myself."

Seeing Ma Xingyuan carrying the food box for him, Li Yunjing felt a warmth in his heart and reached out to take it, not wanting to trouble others.

"Forehead?"

Ma Xingyuan was stunned, his expression one of astonishment. He stammered, "These two are... mine... You should... take another one yourself!"

"Um???"

Li Yunjing was full of questions. This guy ate two portions by himself?

"Self-service mode, all you can eat! Eat as much as you want, but please don't waste food!"

Ma Xingyuan seemed to sense Li Yunjing's confusion and added, "Damn it! I actually thought this fat guy was a good person..."

Li Yunjing was speechless. He silently turned around and picked up a food box from the table next to him.

Returning to his seat, Li Yunjing opened the food box and found four dishes, a soup, and a bowl of glistening, jade-like rice.

The food was still piping hot, and the food container was a special item that ensured the food's freshness.

The rich aroma is refreshing and makes one's mouth water.

Li Yunjing picked up the chopsticks that came with the food box, picked up a piece of meat of unknown origin, put it in his mouth, and chewed it, finding the taste lingering on his palate.

"Ok?"

Li Yunjing's eyes lit up. No wonder that fat man Ma across from him was eating so happily. It was truly a delicacy!
Having lived two lives, Li Yunjing had never tasted such delicious food.

From this point of view alone, the treatment of menial disciples was comparable to that of the emperor!
Faced with such delicious food, Li Yunjing lost all interest in talking. In addition, he was very hungry, so he wolfed down the food and finished it all before feeling satisfied.

The meal was very nutritious, and after eating it, Li Yunjing felt full of energy.

"Great! Great! Great! These are truly excellent ingredients!"

Li Yunjing let out a burp, thought for a moment, and then said to Ma Xingyuan, "Fatty, I'll go get another one, are you coming?"

"Forget it! I'm not eating! This food is too high in calories; I'll have trouble burning it off if I eat too much!"

Ma Xingyuan showed interest, but then seemed to remember something and rejected Li Yunjing's suggestion with a bitter expression.

"Hahaha! This fat guy must have ordered more than three dishes!"

Seeing the fat man's expression, Li Yunjing immediately understood what was going on.

At this moment, Li Yunjing didn't say anything about Ma Xingyuan. It wasn't that this guy was a foodie; it was just too delicious, and he couldn't resist it either!

In a hurry, Li Yunjing grabbed another serving and wolfed it down.

He patted his stomach and let out a comfortable burp.

This is life!

However, Li Yunjing quickly calmed down. He had come to cultivate immortality not for the sake of food and drink. If he were to delay his cultivation because of these things, wouldn't he be wasting a chance?
Thinking of this, a fine layer of sweat appeared on Li Yunjing's forehead.

On the path of spiritual practice, all kinds of temptations arise one after another, and the appetite right in front of you is no exception.

"Li Yunjing! Ma Xingyuan! Is that you two?"

Just as Li Yunjing and Ma Xingyuan were sitting in their chairs, resting and chatting, an arrogant voice came from behind them.

"Ah you are?"

Li Yunjing turned his head and looked at the person who had come.

"I am Yang Chun, the person in charge of the 'Miscellaneous Service Hall' of the Wanfa Society! You two newcomers, listen up! From today onwards, you will join my Wanfa Society and pay 3 contribution points every month as membership fees."

The man named Yang Chun raised his hand, pointed at the two of them, and said arrogantly.

Behind this man were four gray-robed Taoists, all five of whom were also miscellaneous disciples.

"It seems we've encountered a small clique among the menial disciples! But why is the sect not doing anything about their arrogance?"

Li Yunjing raised an eyebrow, revealing a look of surprise.

In the mortal world, there is a practice of collecting protection fees. Do immortal sects do the same?

In fact, Li Yunjing had just entered the path of immortality and didn't know much about it.

Cultivating oneself to become an immortal is not about living a carefree and leisurely life.

(End of this chapter)