Chapter 78: Mr. Li Was Truly the Chosen One
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Old Man Sun and the three elders jolted. They stared at the eagle soup.
Then, they hurriedly took a sip.
Slurp!
They slurped the soup into their mouths.
Suddenly, they experienced deliciousness!
The four of them smacked their lips and hummed in satisfaction.
Then, they swallowed their soup in one go.
Gulp.
The entire hall was filled with sounds of them devouring the soup.
Some of them drank it too fast as soup was dripping from the corners of their mouths onto their beards. They stopped it with their fingers before it reached their beards and pushed it back to their mouths.
Yummy, delicious!
They seemed to have forgotten everything else in the world. They only had one thing in their minds which was to eat the soup.
Soon, they sighed in relief after finishing.
Oh, to be able to drink this soup…worth their lives!
The Big Elder looked at Lin Mufeng and said, “Sect Master, this soup…”
Lin Mufeng raised his hand to stop him and smiled. “Don’t talk, just take in the experience.”
The four of them were confused. Then, their eyes were wide open.
They felt their powers vibrating hard and their minds were clear. They heard the hums of Dao!
Insights!
The soup contained Insights?!
Incredible!
Unbelievable!
They felt their hearts race as their bodies burned up.
It was too late to be shocked by it. They all slowly closed their eyes and enjoyed the Insights pouring into their bodies.
After a while, the Big Elder woke up. He ran towards the takeaway box at the fastest speed possible to scoop another bowl of soup.
“Big Elder, rude! Everyone should get their share of soup, right?”
The Second Elder rushed to scoop a bowl of soup, too.
Old Man Sun and the Third Elder woke up, too, and were making a fuss.
They were not at the same level as the Big Elder, so they would be drinking less than him.
They made the rash decision to drink it anyway. It did not matter if they could not handle it!
Slurp!
The four of them were drinking with their heads held high.
“Slow down, save some for me!”
Old Man Sun was tearing up. He yelled, “What are you guys doing? I’m the guest here! How dare you fight with me! Put down the soup!”
The Second Elder said while drinking, “Yeah, you’re the guest! So, beat it. You’re not welcome here!”
“True. Put down the eagle soup now! It’s not for you!” the Third Elder agreed.
Old Man Sun was pissed. “Don’t blame me for taking it by force!”
…
The box of soup was quickly finished by the four old men. They almost fought for the last few mouthfuls of soup.
“Oh, nice. I haven’t felt this good in a while now.”
The four of them smiled in contentment. They would not trade this for anything.
The Big Elder raised his eyebrow at the takeaway container. “This box…is extraordinary!”
The rest of them looked at the box bafflingly.
The Second Elder took a deep breath and said, “It kept the soup warm, and also saved the Insights. You can’t find a container like this anywhere else.”
“Sect Master, the expert gave you this box too?” asked the Third Elder.
Lin Mufeng only realized at this moment that the takeaway container was special. He laughed exasperatingly, “Yeah, the expert simply gave it to me, he seems to…hate it.”
Hate it?
Of course, this was the expert they were talking about. The box might be special to others, but it was trash to him.
Bigshot!
Legendary bigshot!
Who knew their Sect Master would bring back so many treasures on his first visit? They were initially a bit sad that their Sect Master wanted to give away their Preaching Pearl, but their Sect Master was smart to do so.
His efforts resulted in kind treatment from the expert. They felt stupid in comparison to their Sect Master!
“Old Man Lin, where did you get this luxurious eagle soup?” Old Man Sun looked at Lin Mufeng and asked. “What expert are you guys talking about?”
Lin Mufeng smiled and shook his head. “Can’t tell you.”
He would not expose the expert’s information without his consent.
Old Man Sun understood so he did not probe further. He sighed in envy. “You’re so lucky to know an expert like that. What I came here to share with you means nothing now.”
Lin Mufeng was curious. “Why are you here exactly? What is it?”
“A secret border opened at the Izumo Mountains. I came here to invite you to explore our luck there. Maybe we’ll find something valuable,” said Old Man Sun.
He did not try to be mysterious and he was straightforward about it. Plus, he already drank their eagle soup shamelessly!
“Izumo Mountains? Secret border?” Lin Mufeng smiled and said, “Thanks for thinking of me. That was nice of you.”
Most people would keep this a secret because secret borders were rare and hard to detect. Only a few nearby cultivators would be able to sense a secret border if they were lucky. Secret borders had limited treasure, too.
Nobody knew why secret borders existed or why they would open. The popular theory was that secret borders were retreats or homes of ancient bigshots.
Old Man Sun said, “You know an expert now, so a secret border is probably trash to you. Thank you for the eagle soup. I appreciate it. Goodbye.”
A secret border was a goldmine, but it usually contained traps and tests. You had to fight with others for the treasure, too. It was extremely dangerous and inappropriate for someone like Lin Mufeng to test the waters.
“Izumo Mountains, Izumo Mountains…” He kept mumbling as if he got something.
Old Man Sun was about to leave when he quickly stopped him. “Old Man Sun, where are the Izumo Mountains?”
Old Man Sun pointed in the northwest direction. “It’s just right over there. Why? Are you interested?”
Lin Mufeng had an epiphany.
Got it!
I got it!
Northwest was the direction the expert was gazing at when he mentioned the refrigerator.
That was the clue he gave!
Haha, God bless Old Man Sun!
‘It seems like the expert already knew this would happen. The secret border opening is probably related to him, too. Mr. Li wants me to look for the refrigerator in the secret border!
‘Mr. Li is truly The Chosen One!
‘I need to complete this assigned task!’