Chu Lingwei was currently an ordinary young female cultivator in the Spiritual Wheel Realm, so she deliberately controlled the speed of her flying artifact.
It was always wise to be cautious when traveling.
Unfortunately, Chu Lingwei had chosen a path that led further and further away. After flying for a whole day, she hadn't found a single town, not even a village.
"Weiwei, I think we've entered a forest." Feng Ming sat beside Chu Lingwei, watching the sunset slowly descend in the distance, and couldn't help but sigh.
Weren't they supposed to go out and have some fun? How did they end up in a forest?
Chu Lingwei's expression stiffened. At the time, her master had suddenly thrown her to the ground, and she hadn't had a chance to react, let alone know where her master was sending her.
"Alright, we'll find a place to rest tonight. Tomorrow, we'll leave this place."
Without her eldest senior brother accompanying her, she was the boss now. She could go wherever she wanted.
In any case, she had already decided that this trial was about exploring the Xuan Tian Continent and seeing what kind of world it was.
"Okay."
Upon hearing Chu Lingwei's words, Feng Ming leaped off the Phantom Silk Ribbon and went ahead to scout for Weiwei, as well as find them a place to rest.
Seeing Feng Ming leave first, the Phantom Cat also jumped down.
Chu Lingwei watched as the two little beasts ignored her, their master, and could only urge them not to go too far. She sat on the Phantom Silk Ribbon and slowly flew forward.
She needed to find a relatively safe place to rest well tonight.
After flying for half an hour, the sky darkened.
Chu Lingwei found a hilltop where she could see her surroundings clearly and decided to spend the night there.
She cast out a barrier, and Chu Lingwei took out the small house her eldest senior brother had prepared for her from her spatial storage. This was a magical artifact, only palm-sized when stored, but it would enlarge upon injecting spiritual energy.
The house had two floors, small and exquisite, with a strong defensive array outside, making it ideal for camping.
In front of the house, there was a small courtyard. Chu Lingwei set up a stove in the courtyard, boiled spring water, took out some spirit beast meat and spirit vegetables, and began to cook hot pot.
As the fragrant broth began to boil, the two little beasts darted in from outside, sitting obediently beside Chu Lingwei, staring intently at the pot.
There was no other way. The meat simmering in the pot was all ingredients given to her by her eldest senior brother, each precious and incredibly tempting when cooked.
"Weiwei, is it ready yet? It smells so good." The Phantom Cat stared intently at the ingredients in the pot, feeling like its mouth was watering.
"Yes, Weiwei, it looks so delicious." Feng Ming nodded in agreement, eager to eat.
"You two little gluttons, it'll be ready soon."
Chu Lingwei's appetite was also whetted by the food in the pot, and she was full of anticipation for it. Thinking of the two of them who had probably scouted the surroundings earlier, she asked, "Have any spirit beasts appeared around here?"
"No, we just checked. There are only some first and second-tier spirit beasts around, not even a single spirit grass," the Phantom Cat replied. They were certain that this place was very safe.
Chu Lingwei nodded, picked up a bowl, and served one to each of them, then served herself another bowl before preparing to eat.
"What smells so good?"
Suddenly, an ancient voice echoed, making the three of them tremble.
Chu Lingwei looked up and saw an old man with white hair standing at the entrance of their small courtyard, staring at the pot with a smile.
"Who are you?"
Chu Lingwei's heart immediately became vigilant. With her Spiritual Wheel Realm cultivation and the augmentation of her spatial power, her senses were very acute.
Within ten miles, she could sense any movement.
However, this old man had appeared before her, and she hadn't sensed him at all.
This was truly incredible.
Feng Ming and the Phantom Cat had already rushed to Chu Lingwei's side, adopting a defensive posture.
"What are you guys doing?" The old man sighed, seeing their formidable stance, and took out three top-grade spirit stones from his storage bag, tossing them into Chu Lingwei's hand. "Little girl, Grandpa is very hungry right now. Can you give me a bite of hot food?"
Chu Lingwei looked at the top-grade spirit stones in her hand. Three top-grade spirit stones were enough to buy dozens of pots of the current ingredients.
What surprised her was that the old man hadn't used any spiritual energy, yet the spirit stones fell steadily into her hand as if they had wings, without any weight.
"Of course, please come in, old sir."
Chu Lingwei sighed softly. Her small house had a barrier, and people outside couldn't see or smell anything inside.
This person had appeared before them silently, not only able to see the contents inside and smell the aroma but also able to easily toss spirit stones into the barrier without damaging it. Such cultivation was rare even in the Xuan Tian Continent.
Chu Lingwei couldn't help but sigh. What kind of luck was she having? Just eating a meal, and she might encounter a hidden powerful being.
"Good."
Seeing Chu Lingwei agree, the old man walked into the barrier with great delight and sat down directly in front of the pot.
Chu Lingwei glanced at the still undisturbed barrier and resigned herself. It seemed her barrier was useless against this person.
If he wanted her life, it would be as easy as flipping his hand.
Chu Lingwei resignedly served the old man a bowl of spirit meat with some vegetables and placed it in front of him. "Please, old sir."
The old man directly picked up the bowl, sniffed it deeply, looking very satisfied, and gave Chu Lingwei a kind smile. "Don't be so reserved. Hurry up and eat. The spirit meat won't be as delicious when it gets cold."
"Okay, thank you, old sir."
Chu Lingwei nodded, picked up her own meal, and nodded to the two little beasts, signaling them not to be afraid and to eat.
In any case, they couldn't defeat the person in front of them, and he just wanted to eat.
The two little beasts were wary, but the food in their bowls was too tempting. Seeing that the old man had already eaten half of the spirit meat, they became anxious and immediately began to eat heartily.
Chu Lingwei ate elegantly. After she finished the food in her bowl, she looked up and saw three pairs of eyes staring at her with a hint of pitifulness.
Chu Lingwei paused. "I'll cook for you now."
After cooking pot after pot, Chu Lingwei finally understood why the old man had given her three top-grade spirit stones. She suddenly felt like she had lost out.
The old man had already eaten twenty pots of her top-quality spirit meat and showed no signs of stopping.
Watching the top-quality spirit meat her eldest senior brother had given her about to be finished by the person in front of her, Chu Lingwei's mouth twitched.
She remembered when her eldest senior brother had given her these ingredients, she had even joked that they would last her five years. But now, they were almost gone.