Chapter 47: The Master and Disciple of the Fire Realm Eatery

The Fire Realm Eatery was bustling with activity despite the heavy snowfall, filled with numerous guests.

Inside the kitchen building, Suo Zi was focused on cooking. Over twenty cycles had passed, and he had become one of the main chefs of the Fire Realm Eatery. After all, the owner, “Black Butcher,” rarely cooked himself. Generally, the most important chefs and many disciples were responsible for preparing the dishes.

“Alright, take everything up,” Suo Zi said, having finished a Fire Realm Feast.

“Yes,” replied a waiter waiting nearby, who immediately carried the famous “Fire Realm Feast” to the customers.

Suo Zi relaxed.

As a main chef, he needed to prepare some of the most important dishes, but he could delegate the ordinary ones to his junior apprentices.

“Now that I’ve become a main chef, I’m earning a lot more Chaos Crystals. If I can hold out for a few more cycles, I’ll be able to buy enough resources to try and break through,” Suo Zi thought, filled with anticipation for the future as he counted his growing savings.

“Senior Brother Suo Zi, your brother has arrived and is asking for you,” a voice called from outside the kitchen building.

“Alright,” Suo Zi replied, walking outside. Being a main chef wasn’t so busy.

Suo Zi walked familiarly to a grand hall, where dozens of guests were seated. Suo Yun was sitting in the main seat.

“Suo Zi,” Suo Yun called out.

Suo Zi walked over.

“Today, I’m hosting a banquet for many of my brothers,” Suo Yun laughed. “You have to cook personally! The brothers of Thousand Mountain Hall love your cooking.”

“Hall Lord’s brother’s skills are well-known to us all.”

“We appreciate the hard work, Brother Suo Zi!”

The surrounding guests laughed. Those who could be invited by Suo Yun were almost all Void Gods from Thousand Mountain Hall.

Suo Zi plastered on a familiar, polite smile. After so long, he was used to dealing with guests. “I will certainly satisfy everyone. I’ll go and cook now.”

“Go ahead and get busy. Come and drink with us after you’re done,” Suo Yun instructed.

“Alright,” Suo Zi said, withdrawing from the hall immediately.

“Hall Lord Suo Yun, why don’t you have your brother join my Thousand Mountain Hall?”

“Hall Lord Qiu, you don’t know. My brother just wants to follow his master and learn the culinary arts. He doesn’t want to come to Thousand Mountain Hall at all,” the members of Thousand Mountain Hall ate, drank, and chatted. As one of the thirty-nine Hall Lords of Thousand Mountain Hall, “Suo Yun” was clearly quite influential.

Suo Zi returned to the kitchen building, looking at the detailed menu he had received via his communication token. Some of the simpler dishes were arranged for his junior apprentices to prepare, but he had to personally handle many of the main courses.

“Suo Yun has completely changed since coming to Hu Yang City twenty cycles ago,” Suo Zi thought. Having grown up with Suo Yun in the same tribe, he could sense the changes in Suo Yun within Hu Yang City. “I can hardly tell which of his words are true anymore.”

“He comes to the Fire Realm Eatery so often not because of me, but to have a chance encounter with God Monarch Luo He,” Suo Zi knew this clearly. “He was recruited by the dark forces of Thousand Mountain Hall and promoted to Hall Lord because of God Monarch Luo He.”

Over these twenty cycles, Suo Zi had greeted and seen off countless guests. He could sense the invisible influence of God Monarch Luo He.

Because of God Monarch Luo He, many Eternal Gods were willing to come to the Fire Realm Eatery.

Because of God Monarch Luo He, the Fire Realm Eatery had expanded several times over, and business was far better.

Because of God Monarch Luo He, he, Suo Zi, was also being cultivated vigorously by the owner.

“God Monarch Luo He has arrived,” suddenly, the waiters of the Fire Realm Eatery cheered, passing the news to each other.

“God Monarch Luo He is here?” Suo Zi looked outside the building, immediately seeing Luo Feng, Mo Luosa, and Mo Yuqingyan descending in the distance. The owner, “Black Butcher,” had already stepped forward to greet them.

…

“Esteemed One,” Black Butcher greeted enthusiastically and respectfully.

He had also come to the Origin Continent by traversing the cycle of reincarnation, struggling hard to reach where he was today. It was only because Luo Feng liked coming to the Fire Realm Eatery that his life had improved so much. In these twenty cycles, he had been able to accumulate resources quickly.

He didn’t care about being humble. What he feared was losing hope. In the past, he had managed the eatery for countless years, even suffering exploitation from the dark forces. Most of the time, he didn’t earn much. When his luck was bad, he even suffered losses.

The good days of these twenty cycles had brought him more wealth than he had accumulated in all the time before, allowing him to buy resources to aid his cultivation.

“Black Butcher, your Fire Realm Feast is getting better and better. I get cravings after not coming for a while,” Luo Feng said with a smile.

“It is my honor that the Esteemed One likes it. I’ll go cook immediately and strive to make it even better,” Black Butcher said with a wide, honest smile. “Highlord Shang and the others are in their usual spot.”

Luo Feng nodded and flew towards the familiar hidden building.

During the flight, the waiters of the Fire Realm Eatery saw Luo Feng and were very respectful, as were many of the guests, including the ingratiating “Suo Yun.”

“That’s Suo Yun. He actually joined the dark forces. He and Suo Zi… are on completely different paths,” Luo Feng thought, naturally remembering all the faces with a glance.

Luo Feng was quite concerned about Suo Zi and Suo Yun.

After all, they were among the first batch of living beings he had saved when he first came to the Origin Continent, and they had come to Hu Yang City at the same time as him. Luo Feng was looking forward to their future development.

But joining the dark forces was something Luo Feng didn’t like.

“Hoo.”

Luo Feng arrived at the hidden building. “Brother Luo He,” Shang Tianyan and another Eternal God, Sang Shuiyun, were already waiting at the door.

Mo Yuqingyan was guarding outside the building.

Mo Luosa relaxed and walked alone to a nearby building, instructing Black Butcher: “Arrange some food and drinks. You know my tastes.”

“Don’t worry, I understand everything,” Black Butcher said, immediately making arrangements. After so long together, he could feel that the servant “Luosa” had an unusual relationship with God Monarch Luo He.

Then, Black Butcher became inspired and began to adjust his state of mind. He would go all out to make a Fire Realm Feast. After all, “God Monarch Luo He” was his most important guest and must be served well.

Suo Yun, who was watching Luo Feng enter the building from afar, squinted and thought.

“Hall Lord Suo Yun, is that God Monarch Luo He?” Hall Lord Qiu asked from a distance, with envy and awe in his eyes. As a core member of the dark force “Thousand Mountain Hall,” Hall Lord Qiu was well aware that God Monarch Luo He was one of the top figures in Hu Yang City. Even the five great families had to restrain themselves in his presence.

“Yes, it was God Monarch Luo He who saved my life back then. If it weren’t for the God Monarch, my brother and I would have died long ago,” Suo Yun said admiringly.

…

Inside the hidden building.

Luo Feng, Shang Tianyan, and Sang Shuiyun sat down.

Shang Tianyan said with a smile, “Brother Luo He, when you looked for me, I just happened to be at the Fire Realm Eatery with Sang Shuiyun.”

“You two have a good relationship, always together,” Luo Feng teased.

In all of Hu Yang City, there were two Eternal Gods who were infatuated with “Dreamflower Pavilion Mistress,” namely Shang Tianyan and Sang Shuiyun. They were said to be rivals, but in fact, they had a good relationship.

“In the beginning, Shang and I were all alone in Hu Yang City, without any attachments. That’s how we met,” Sang Shuiyun shook his head. “But now, I’m still carefree and unattached, but he’s gone and established Sky Flame Sect, painstakingly teaching a whole bunch of disciples, adding a pile of burdens and making himself work hard.”

Sang Shuiyun had wings and always carried an aura of decadence. His temperament was also somewhat eccentric.

“I’ve spent countless efforts on refining tools, so I have to pass it on,” Shang said.

“Why do you have to pass on your skills? There are many tool refining masters in the entire Origin Continent who are stronger than you. The loss of your tool refining skills is just an insignificant matter,” Sang Shuiyun said. “Don’t take yourself too seriously. We are all just inconspicuous ripples on the Origin Continent.”

Shang said, “Small ripples also have their moments of turbulence. Someone as decadent as you can’t even be considered a ripple, only dust.”

“I’m dust, you’re a ripple,” Sang Shuiyun shook his head. “Actually, even if you want to pass on your skills, you only need to take in a few disciples. Why establish a whole sect? With the sect’s ties, how can you truly be free? Fortunately, you got lucky and met God Monarch Luo He. Only in these twenty cycles have you been truly free.”

“Haha, I have to thank Brother Luo He,” Shang Tianyan looked at Luo Feng. “In the past, there were many things I couldn’t get rid of because I had to consider the entire sect. Now, the various forces don’t dare to go too far.”

Luo Feng said, “Brother Shang, if you didn’t care about the sect, if you didn’t care about your disciples, you could be as carefree as Sang Shuiyun.”

Sang Shuiyun nodded, “He’s just stupid.”

“If you can’t speak properly, shut up. I’m going to chat about important matters with Brother Luo He. You can leave now,” Shang Tianyan urged.

“I’m leaving,” Sang Shuiyun said simply and got up and left leisurely.

Luo Feng watched Sang Shuiyun.

He could feel Sang Shuiyun’s eccentricity. It was as if there was nothing in this world that Sang Shuiyun truly cared about, just like a passerby in the world.

“Sang Shuiyun has this kind of temperament, and you actually became friends with him,” Luo Feng said with emotion.

“He is a lot like me.” Shang said.

“A lot like you?” Luo Feng was surprised.

From his point of view, Shang Tianyan and Sang Shuiyun were completely different temperaments, one who loved to make friends and also taught his disciples with his heart, managing the sect. The other was extremely eccentric, not caring about anyone.

“In Hu Yang City, I am the one who understands him the most, and he is the one who understands me the most,” Shang Tianyan smiled. “Perhaps that’s why we are both infatuated with Dreamflower Pavilion Mistress.”

“I don’t understand you.” Luo Feng shook his head.

The passage of twenty cycles had also made the relationship between Luo Feng and Shang Tianyan extremely good, and they were also temperamentally compatible. Luo Feng had compassion for the weak, and Shang Tianyan also had a similar nature, otherwise, how could he wholeheartedly teach his disciples?

The two of them ate, drank, and chatted casually.

Suddenly –

“Buzz.”

A small universe domain appeared in the Fire Realm Eatery.

Luo Feng and Shang Tianyan both turned their heads to look, their gazes penetrating the walls, seeing the owner “Black Butcher” who had just finished the Fire Realm Feast. While Black Butcher was wholeheartedly focusing on making the Fire Realm Feast, he suddenly had an epiphany, breaking through the last layer of bottleneck.

The origin of the laws that he controlled naturally formed a domain.

“I didn’t expect the owner of this Fire Realm Eatery to break through and become an Eternal God.” Shang Tianyan was surprised.

“Making a Fire Realm Feast for us, he actually broke through and became an Eternal God. This Fire Realm Feast must be very delicious.” Luo Feng felt a little hungry.