‘Deluxe Merit, here comes a huge amount of Deluxe Merit!’
Bark!
Deified Dog barked from excitement. He instantly took out the dog bowl to catch the Deluxe Merit.
Yang Jing took out a whip. The name of the whip was Ganshan Whip.
That was the second time Deified Dog got rewarded with Deluxe Merit. Deified Dog naturally felt excited. He felt like he was about to be a successful dog.
His Three-Pointed Double-Edged Blade was formed from a three-headed eel so he could not use it like a normal Immortal Item.
Yang Jing had a mix of emotions after receiving a huge load of Deluxe Merit. He felt like he did not deserve it.
It was his first visit and he had a breakthrough by listening to music. He became a Quasi-Saint and got rewarded with Deluxe Merit. ‘This…this… What did I do to deserve this? I’m sweating so hard.
‘I’ve never been so shameless when receiving blessings before.’
He was too embarrassed to even breathe the air!
Ao Cheng was envious at the side.
‘Truly God Jiro. His bootlicking skills got him Deluxe Merit as a reward for speaking. I’m so jealous.’
Daji and the Fire Phoenix were also jealous. After all… Who would reject Deluxe Merit? They had never received Deluxe Merit from the master. ‘We have to work harder. We can’t embarrass the master!’
The golden light from the Deluxe Merit slowly faded. Li Nianfan smiled and said, “That’s all. Don’t say it’s too little.”
Yang Jing immediately jolted. He hurriedly said, “You’re joking, Lord Saint. I haven’t even thanked you yet, how could I complain that it’s too little?”
Deified Dog also genuinely said, “Thank you for the reward, Lord Saint.”
“You’re welcome.” Li Nianfan waved it off. “Oh yeah, please, take a seat. Xiao Bai, serve some tea to the guests. Plus some fruit plates, and peaches for God Jiro.”
“Yes, my noble master!” said Xiao Bai.
Ao Cheng took out the packages and said, “Mr. Li, this is the seafood I brought. There’s a lot of new seafood from the Southern Sea. We carefully curated the selection, take a look.”
Then, he waved. The seafood appeared on the ground. There were fishes and crustaceans. They were huge.
They were also alive to ensure their freshness. None of them dared to move because Ao Cheng had threatened them.
“Oh?”
Li Nianfan was instantly intrigued. He glanced at the opened packages and looked satisfied.
“Woah, Tuna and Boston Lobster. Haha, nice, nice. Thanks, Brother Ao.”
He ordered, “Nanan, Dragin, as always, put the seafood in the refrigerator. You’re in for a treat.”
“Hehe, alright, brother.”
Ao Cheng watched as the seafood got carried away. He looked kind of sentimental.
He secretly thought to himself, ‘You guys are extremely lucky to stay in the yard for a while. It’s a nice way to die! A lot of other seafood envies you!’
Li Nianfan thought of something. He asked curiously, “Brother Ao, you can get seafood from the Southern Sea? Perhaps the Southern Sea problems have been neutralized?”
Ao Cheng smiled and said, “Yeah, thanks to you, Lord Saint. We dealt with it a while ago. It was successful.”
“Congratulations, then,” laughed Li Nianfan. It was good news that an enemy was eliminated!
Xiao Bai walked out while holding a tray.
“Guests, please, enjoy.”
“Thanks, Xiao Bai.”
Ao Cheng and Yang Jing saluted at the same time. Then, he looked at the tea. Their eyes went wide from surprise.
‘As expected, even the water had upgraded!’
‘The tea looks the same but I can’t detect anything!’
‘So extremely terrifying!’
They were Immortals with powerful cultivation but they could not detect anything from the cup of water. That…was indescribable!
They could detect Immortal Qi from the previous Spiritual Water. However, they could no longer detect anything.
Therefore… The cup of water had higher cultivation than they did.
“This water…”
Yang Jing gulped. He was numb from being shocked. He thought to himself, ‘I’m afraid this is an existence beyond the realm!’
Ao Cheng and Yang Jing looked at each other. They looked cautious. Then, they pursed their lips and slowly picked up their cups. They took a sip.
The tea was warm with a hint of bitterness. However, the bitterness was pleasant. It seemed like life would only be complete with a small hint of bitterness.
They were relaxed when the tea was in their mouths. It was as if their bodies merged with the realm. The space that they were in turned into a river and they could feel the pulses of the realm.
They finally opened their eyes after a long while. They were irrecoverably amazed.
The Wisdom they felt was very different from the music. They were not able to absorb it but even the slightest hint of it was incredible.
‘The tea contains Wisdom. So horrifying!’
Yang Jing did not doubt that even Saints would have treated it like a treasure!
Then, he looked at the fruit plates and peaches. He also could not detect anything. They were beyond Spiritual Fruits. They were probably not something birthed by the realm.
“An upgraded version of Flat Peaches…”
Yang Jing felt like he learned something new. He suddenly realized he was an uneducated man.
He was too embarrassed to eat it. He said in an apologetic tone, “Lord Saint, I came here in a rush so I didn’t prepare anything. I didn’t even bring any poultry. Sorry for the lack of hospitality, Lord Saint. I’m truly…ashamed and rude!”
He was humiliated as the Judicial God. If only he was less poor.
Li Nianfan immediately laughed and said, “Haha, you’re too courteous, God Jiro. These are just snacks, not precious treasures. Don’t worry about it. Eat up!”
He was very pleased. It seemed like even the famous Erlang Shen could not handle his ‘passionate attacks’. He had conquered him.
First, he rewarded him with Deluxe Merit. Then, he treated him with delicacies. How would the righteous and pious God Jiro not like him?
‘This bootlicking opportunity’s perfect!’
“Oh yeah, speaking of poultry, I have something to ask,” said Li Nianfan while he picked up a picture book on the stone table next to them. He asked curiously, “Have you seen this Demon before?”
Yang Jing and Ao Cheng instantly focused. They took it very seriously. They hurriedly looked at the picture book.
They had to treat it with seriousness because it was related to the expert.
At first glance, they were weirded out. The book was unlike any other book they had seen before. The cover of the book was colored. The paper was thicker and harder, too. It had a sheen on it and it looked magical.
‘Truly the expert, even the paper’s quality is extraordinary.’
Yang Jing took the picture book and started to read it.
Printed on the book cover was ‘Classics of Mountains and Seas’. It looked expensive. They flipped open to the first page of the book and saw a painting.
It was a black tiger with wings and white eyes. Its fangs were long enough to reach its jaw. The tail was ring-striped in black and white.
A ferocious and violent aura was emitted from the painting. It was as if the beast was alive and would leap out anytime.
Even Yang Jing was frightened for a moment.
He took a deep breath and quietly groaned. He suppressed the aura from the painting and continued to flip the page.
The book was a standard picture book. It used colorful paintings and word descriptions. The ‘Classics of Mountains and Seas’ introduced rare creatures to the reader.
It recorded all sorts of weird-looking beasts.
Li Nianfan had tried Kirin meat, Dragon meat, and Kunpeng meat. Those creatures were unimaginable. He finally saw what they looked like.
However, he suddenly remembered the ‘Classics of Mountains and Seas’ that the System gave him. There were a lot of rare creatures. He took it out because he was curious whether they existed or not.
At the same time, he was going to write a book inspired by the ‘Classics of Mountains and Seas’.
‘Yeah. I shall call it… ‘The Taste of Creatures’ Meat’.’
He would describe the taste of every meat he had ever eaten. The various ways to cook them. The detailed description of texture, taste, and flavor of each body part. It would be like a book of achievements. It would be entertaining to him.
Furthermore…he could taste a lot of meat from various creatures. Li Nianfan secretly felt good.
Yang Jing continued to flip the page carefully. The creatures in the book included Dragons and Phoenixes. He had seen some of them but there were also creatures he had never seen before.
He instantly made up his mind and squinted, opening his third eye. He had to record every page he read so he could look for the creatures.
After reading it, Yang Jing said, “Lord Saint, I have seen some of them. There are also a lot that I’ve never seen before. Perhaps it’s because I’m not knowledgeable. But don’t you worry, I’ll be sure to take note of them for you.”
Ao Cheng also said, “Lord Saint, I saw a lot of sea Demons, too. I can order my sea people to take note.”
Li Nianfan smiled and said, “Thanks for being kind, guys. I’m just curious. We should just let this be. Perhaps these beasts don’t exist in the realm.”
Everyone said their farewells and left.
Yang Jing and Ao Cheng looked serious when they left the four-part architecture. They kept thinking about what the expert meant.
Yang Jing asked, “Brother Ao, what’s your opinion?”
He felt pressured. He was generously rewarded by the expert. He had the chance to do something for the expert but he did not understand the assignment. It was very troublesome.
‘This… I have to figure it out and complete the mission!’
Ao Cheng groaned for a moment and said, “I guess the expert’s looking for one of those ferocious beasts?”
Yang Jing nodded, “I thought so, too. The expert seems to be curious, and it’s highly possible that he wants to see what the beasts look like. Follow me to the Heavenly Palace, we need to report this to the Jade Emperor.”
“Of course.”
Ao Cheng kept nodding. Then, he asked curiously, “But it’s a bit weird. We’ve been around for a long time, we’ve seen a lot. I can’t believe that we’ve never seen some of the creatures before.”
Yang Jing shook his head and said, “It’s not weird at all. The world’s so big. We have the Immortal Realm and the Above Immortal Realm but there are still a lot of undiscovered places. Not even Saints fully know the world.”
Deified Dog had to ask, “Master, aren’t Saints supposed to know everything?”
“Not really.” Yang Jing shook his head. Then, he said, “Saints aren’t invincible! They know a lot based on their calculations on Karma!”
“The world’s too big to calculate. Everything’s ever-changing, too. They couldn’t track the source. They didn’t know where to start, and they were directionless. How could they calculate a world?”
Deified Dog was instantly impressed. “Truly my knowledgeable master.”
Yang Jing glanced at Deified Dog. He realized Deified Dog was a masterful bootlicker.
He was not in the mood to play along. He said to himself, “This mustn’t be delayed. We have to hurry back to the Heavenly Palace. Maybe the Jade Emperor and Empress will know more about the ferocious beasts.”
