Wu Tao sheathed his sword, confiscated all valuable spiritual items from Ji Xin Xue's storage bag and her person, and then turned and left.
Only a cold corpse remained.
In this dark corner, even if a person died, no one would care or ask.
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After waiting for a few more hours, Wu Tao finally saw Long Ao Po Tian and Chang Ping Qian, who were completely satisfied and whose legs were so weak they almost had to lean on the wall to walk.
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The sun rose high today. Outside the cave dwelling, Wu Tao sat alone at a stone table, sipping tea and chatting. At first glance, he seemed to be living quite a good life recently.
If it weren't for a cute little wolf cub nuzzling against him and occasionally letting out a soft howl.
Wu Tao, at this moment, truly looked like an immortal with divine elegance, descending to the mortal realm.
"Yin Yue, don't be naughty. Sit down, be good," Wu Tao gently reprimanded.
The silver-white wolf cub stopped its playful antics at the sound and "whoosh" sat down on the ground.
The cub wagged its tail forlornly, swaying unsteadily, grumbling softly, looking quite unwilling.
Seeing its anthropomorphic expression, Wu Tao couldn't help but smile.
This little thing was truly interesting!
Because of its exceptional intelligence and its silver-white fur, Wu Tao had named it Yin Yue.
He dotingly stroked Yin Yue's gradually maturing pure white fur, smiling exceptionally happily. This business deal had truly been a great profit.
Putting aside Yin Yue's intelligence, its cultivation level was already quite high.
Shortly after its birth, Yin Yue was already a level three Qi Condensation stage demonic beast. Considering that, under normal circumstances, ordinary demonic beasts were usually at the level one Qi Condensation stage when they were born.
Calculated this way, by the time Yin Yue matured, it would be at least a Foundation Establishment stage demonic beast. If carefully nurtured, becoming a Core Formation stage beast was not impossible.
One could imagine that in decades or centuries, a powerful helper extremely beneficial to Wu Tao would be born.
Thinking of this, Wu Tao couldn't help but think of that damned cat.
Due to the symbiotic contract, Wu Tao had no way to control the purple kitten named You Meng.
You Meng was like a chattering, immature, and nagging little girl.
She would incessantly find excuses to talk to Wu Tao through his sea of consciousness, to the point where Wu Tao couldn't even meditate and cultivate properly.
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One day, as Wu Tao was in seclusion and cultivating in the secret chamber of his cave dwelling, a childish voice once again transmitted through his sea of consciousness into his soul.
"Tao Tao, Tao Tao, I'm hungry, I'm hungry!"
Wu Tao frowned and, with great reluctance, stopped cultivating. He looked at the purple kitten elegantly moving its four short legs and lying on his lap, completely at ease.
Wu Tao spoke, "You Meng, didn't I tell you not to disturb me when I'm in seclusion? Why are you still bothering me?"
Hearing this, the purple kitten You Meng rubbed its furry head against Wu Tao, acting cute and saying, "But I'm starving to death. Don't forget our symbiotic contract, you know. If I die, you won't survive either."
Wu Tao's head was filled with dark lines. He had truly raised an unruly little ancestor.
Gently touching his storage bag with concern, Wu Tao sighed helplessly. Finally, he opened the door of the cave dwelling and left in a hurry.
Three hours later, Wu Tao returned to his cave dwelling, travel-worn.
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In the hall.
The Salmon Dragon Deep Sea Fish Platter, the Five Treasures Chicken Stewed with Soul Nourishing Grass Soup, the Hundred-Year Snow Lotus and Tremella Stew for Soul Consolidation, and the Deep-Fried Crystal Wheat Ears. All the precious spiritual meals were piled on the jade table, creating a veritable feast of delicacies.
Wu Tao had spent eight hundred and eighty spirit stones on these four spiritual dishes. He refused to believe he couldn't appease this gluttonous cat.
Looking at the four steaming spiritual dishes on the jade table – the Salmon Dragon Deep Sea Fish Platter, the Five Treasures Chicken Stewed with Soul Nourishing Grass Soup, the Hundred-Year Snow Lotus and Tremella Stew for Soul Consolidation, and the Deep-Fried Crystal Wheat Ears.
You Meng was frozen as if under a spell, not moving at all. Her large cat eyes were wide open.
Wu Tao chuckled and began to introduce, "They say the Salmon Dragon Deep Sea Fish has a trace of true dragon blood in it. It's incredibly powerful in the sea and loves the cold. Upon maturity, it becomes a Foundation Establishment stage demonic beast. Its flesh is extremely tender and delicious, a rare delicacy. Let's try it, little kitty."
On a blue jade tray was a fish over a meter and a half long. It had been cut in half lengthwise, the bones removed, and the tender white flesh sliced into uniform thickness. Beside it was a groove containing a special dipping sauce.
Wu Tao picked up a slice of fish with silver chopsticks, dipped it into the sauce in the groove, and put it into his mouth.
The next second, the taste of the fish mixed with the sauce instantly melted in his mouth. Moreover, a warm current flowed through his body. Even Wu Tao, with his usual composure, couldn't help but exclaim, "These three hundred spirit stones were absolutely worth it!"
You Meng's cat eyes were fixed on the fish slice in Wu Tao's chopsticks, her throat involuntarily bobbing as he ate.
Wu Tao then picked up a white jade clamp, took a chicken leg from the Five Treasures Chicken Stewed with Soul Nourishing Grass Soup, and took a bite. The sound of crunching filled the air, and the aroma of rich broth permeated his mouth.
After finishing the chicken leg, Wu Tao wiped his mouth and said to You Meng, "Meow Meng, aren't you hungry?"
Upon smelling the aroma of the chicken leg, You Meng's saliva started to drip uncontrollably onto the ground.
"I'm hungry, Tao Tao. You don't mind, do you? Your Five Treasures Chicken Stewed with Soul Nourishing Grass Soup looks so delicious. Can I have a taste?"
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The golden pieces of Five Treasures Chicken were submerged in amber-colored broth, with specks of black Soul Nourishing Grass interspersed within.
Soul Nourishing Grass contained special substances that enhanced mental strength.
At this moment, wisps of steam rose from the pot, making it even more enticing.
You Meng, staring at the Five Treasures Chicken Stewed with Soul Nourishing Grass Soup in the pot, swallowed a mouthful of saliva. Before Wu Tao could reply, she made a huge leap and landed beside the pot.
You Meng began to gobble down the food, with occasional slurping sounds.
Wu Tao had successfully subdued a greedy cat with four precious spiritual meals.
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However, what Wu Tao found strange was that You Meng's stomach was so small, how could she have eaten so much and still not be full? It was truly puzzling!
And that was not all; what happened next made Wu Tao's jaw drop!
You Meng, with her belly bulging and unable to eat any more, did not stop.
From You Meng's mouth, a blood-red gaseous substance resembling a small snake emerged.
This blood-red gaseous serpent coiled over the Salmon Dragon Deep Sea Fish Platter, the Five Treasures Chicken Stewed with Soul Nourishing Grass Soup, the Hundred-Year Snow Lotus and Tremella Stew for Soul Consolidation, and the Deep-Fried Crystal Wheat Ears, inhaling their spiritual energy.
As You Meng inhaled forcefully, a stream of pure spiritual energy surged from all four precious spiritual meals, which You Meng absorbed into her body.
The pure spiritual energy was then slowly refined by You Meng. Her cute cat face turned red, and her tail wagged happily behind her.
The crystal-clear, precious spiritual meals instantly became dull and withered, resembling food left out for days and on the verge of spoiling.
"What kind of innate secret technique is this?" Wu Tao asked curiously.
You Meng rolled her eyes at him and said, "Why ask so many questions? I need to sleep!"
With that, You Meng's body began to shrink, transforming into a streak of blood-red light and shooting into Wu Tao's sea of consciousness, where she began to snore soundly.
It seemed that after this meal, You Meng would need a long time to awaken.
Although Wu Tao did not know whether this was a good or bad thing for You Meng, he was quite happy to see this change continue.
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Qionghua Giant Peak was the most important location of the Taiyi Immortal Sect.
Qionghua Giant Peak was the hub of the Taiyi Immortal Sect's ruling power and its symbol.
Having enjoyed peace for ten thousand years, Qionghua Giant Peak was surrounded by swirling mist, sometimes gathering at the peak, sometimes drifting down to the foot of the mountain, displaying a constantly changing, magnificent vision of an immortal palace.
After half a year, seeing the grand aura of his sect again, Wu Tao's thoughts and feelings were entirely different from before.
Without his personal experience, how could he understand that in this vast and boundless Kyushu Cultivation World, if the Taiyi Immortal Sect did not possess immense power and the authority to control life and death, how could it have achieved such peace, tranquility, otherworldly elegance, and immortal-like scenery today?
After a moment of contemplation, Wu Tao stepped forward and entered the sect's central hub.
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As he walked, Wu Tao occasionally greeted fellow disciples he met and exchanged a few words.
After walking and stopping for about half an hour, Wu Tao finally saw a simple and elegant hall in the distance.
The Hall of Etiquette, the place where the Taiyi Immortal Sect accepted disciples.
With his destination in sight, Wu Tao let out a long sigh of relief.
Along the way, the friendly gazes and warm actions of his fellow disciples made him exclaim inwardly that he couldn't handle it, but also made him sigh with emotion that cultivators were no less worldly and opportunistic than mortals.
This was still within the sect, where there were certain rules and regulations, and these fellow disciples dared not casually approach him. Otherwise, if he had lingered for another hour, Wu Tao would not have reached this place.
And this scene would have been impossible a few years ago.
It wasn't that the disciples of the Taiyi Immortal Sect were all snobs who looked down on others and curried favor.
From their words and actions, Wu Tao could clearly feel their sincerity.
In the past, although he bore the title of an elite inner disciple, he was unremarkable, his words were not astonishing, he kept a low profile, and cultivated in silence.
How could he have been taken seriously by these proud fellow disciples, let alone treated with respect?
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However, after the five-year great war between Qingzhou and the East Sea, his status within the sect had risen significantly.
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