In the morning, upon waking up, Lu Wenwu was utterly perplexed.
Celestial Star City is temporarily sealed to guard against a demon attack?
Why?
He couldn’t figure out the meaning of sealing the city after thinking it over.
Besides causing unnecessary panic, what other purpose does it serve?
As if these detection methods could really identify a Demon King.
"Brother Wu, it’s said that a Nascent Soul Elder from the Celestial Star Sect is already leading several Golden Core Cultivators and countless Foundation Establishment Cultivators on their way here."
"It’s 8 o’clock, let’s eat first! None of that has anything to do with us."
In the inn, Xiaowu served Lu Wenwu a steaming breakfast, enough for seven or eight people.
Steamed buns, fried dough sticks, tofu pudding, snacks, and several unique fruit juices were made with spiritual plants and demon beast materials.
Though not reaching the level of Spiritual Cuisine, consuming it over the years was enough to promote cultivation progress.
This meal alone was worth over a hundred low-grade spirit stones, definitely a top luxury in Celestial Star City.
An ordinary, low-tier Qi Refining Cultivator working hard for a month, not eating, drinking, or cultivating, wouldn’t earn this much.
Lu Wenwu, with a learning attitude, bought a bit of everything to eat with Mao Mao and Xiaowu.
Aside from the little spiritual power it contained, the taste was average, feeling less than the decades-old breakfast stall downstairs from a past life.
Moreover...
Lu Wenwu currently had a strange sense of déjà vu.
Like in an old meme mocked before.
Level 1 fights little crayfish.
Level 10 fights raging little crayfish.
Level 50 fights the raging little crayfish lord.
Level 100 fights the raging dark gold crayfish king.
Level 200 fights the raging rainbow crayfish god...
This Cultivation Realm’s so-called "spiritual food" is roughly like this, adding a bunch of buffs to what is clearly an ordinary item, pursuing higher-grade ingredients but with no change in cooking techniques.
It somewhat resembles Xiaoxiba’s "cuisine" style.
Went the wrong way.
Lu Wenwu shook his head slightly, silently warning himself not to fall into the same trap.
He must return to the basics, starting with cooking techniques, to explore the higher-level changes in food.
"Brother Wu, where do you want to go for a stroll today?"
Xiaowu, swallowing the bun in his mouth, showed satisfaction and gratitude.
If he had to spend his own money, he would definitely not buy such expensive spiritual food; he’d rather save the spirit stones for cultivation.
Lu Wenwu rubbed his chin, pondered for a moment, and then decisively said, "First, let’s stroll down the street that recycles demon beast corpses; there should also be a market for buying meat and vegetables in Celestial Star City, right? Then let’s go there for a look."
Since Celestial Star City is temporarily sealed and Lu Wenwu is not in a hurry to complete a mission, he plans first to examine the local biodiversity, to find out which creatures could be conveniently added to meals.
He would then sample special foods in the local famous restaurants, taverns, and snack booths to see if he could steal...borrow some cooking techniques, ingredient usage, and cooking ideas for a bit of learning.
This is the well-established quality of a true chef (assuredly).
Meanwhile.
As Lu Wenwu began his food exploration journey in Celestial Star City.
On the other hand, the true undercover agents from the Demon Race and Demon Cultivators had already secretly slipped out of the city.
Just as Lu Wenwu said.
Sealing the city is really quite a stupid thing, not much of a point.
The means in the Cultivation Realm are so numerous, like the URL of a yellow website.
You can block one or two, but can you block them all?
A teacher once put it well, trying to block everything means blocking nothing, without a doubt.
In the Fuhu Mountain Range next to Celestial Star City, the Giant Wood Demon King who used his talent ability to escape from Celestial Star City slowly appeared and quickly returned to the demon clan’s stronghold there.
If the cultivators of the Celestial Star Sect and Celestial Star City saw this, their jaws would drop, and fear would creep into their hearts.
This hunting ground, hunted for hundreds of years, actually hosts so many terrifying demon beasts.
There are as many as three Nascent Soul level Demon Kings, dozens of Golden Core Demon Beasts, and countless Foundation Establishment Demon Beasts!
From above, this place is pitch-black, with endless demon qi soaring into the sky, nearly materializing.
After rising high, it was blocked by an invisible fluctuation, dissipating the aura into nothingness.
A huge, muscular tiger demon sat atop the highest jade stone platform, eyes round, addressing its demon clan subordinates.
Seeing the Giant Wood Demon King with green hair suddenly appearing, the Red Tiger Demon King’s eyes instantly showed joy.
A flash of red light, and the Red Tiger Demon King transformed into a burly, shirtless short-haired man wearing a tiger-skin skirt.
"Third Brother, why have you returned so quickly? It must be because this trip was too smooth!"
The late-stage Nascent Soul Red Tiger Demon King came down in a few steps, spreading his open arms, smiling heartily.
"Eldest Brother, bad news."
The mid-stage Nascent Soul Giant Wood Demon King bumped chest muscles with his elder brother but looked unhappy, his voice low.
"Celestial Star City seems to have discovered our movements. Starting this morning, Celestial Star City only allows entry, not exit, and has switched to Golden Core Cultivators for surveillance. I suspect they may have already noticed our actions, or possibly even discovered the underground..."
"No, that’s impossible, Third Brother, you’re overthinking it."
The Red Tiger Demon King’s smile also somewhat faded, but he remained full of confidence.
"The secret realm beneath Celestial Star City was left by the Celestial Fire Demon God of old, a nearly ascended great power of the demon race. The secret realm it left behind, how could a mere Golden Core Stage discern?"