Alien Hotel.

Chapter 342: Receiving the wind and washing away the dust
Zhenren Yuanling set up a sumptuous banquet in the Xianzhuan Hall of Queyun Palace to entertain the distinguished guests who came from the border area (although it was not too far for Yu Sheng). There were not many people at the table. Apart from Xuan Che and Zhenren Yuanling, whom Yu Sheng knew, there were only a few inner disciples who came to accompany him. The embarrassing scene that Yu Sheng had worried about, where a large group of strangers would gather in the hall to watch him eat, did not happen.

At the same time, the food on the table really opened Yu Sheng's eyes.

...Strictly speaking, there were not many things on the table that he recognized, although Xuan Che had assured him in advance that these were all foods prepared according to the tastes of people from the border area.

"I thought that you cultivators would live on wind and dew after reaching a certain level, relying on the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to survive," Yu Sheng sighed as he looked at the food in front of him, "I didn't expect you to be so particular about food."

"There are those who eat wind and drink dew, and there are those who absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Of course, there are even more who can satisfy their appetite and comprehend the great Dao from every bite and every sip," Yuan Ling Zhenren smiled. He did not put on airs during the meal, and looked like an ordinary old man who was just happy. "To cultivate immortality and cultivate the mind, what you cultivate is a free and clear mind. Hard work is not the goal. The 'Dao' exists in all things in heaven and earth, and it is not bound by form."

"I remember that Master Uncle once practiced the method of Bigu fasting?" Xuan Che asked curiously, "But later he said that the effect was not good and he did not persist..."

"What the hell is he doing with fasting?" Yuan Ling Zhenren's eyes widened instantly, and he lost all his composure at once. "He asked me to make 200 fasting pills and said he would fast for ten years, but he ate them all in one night. The next day he told me that he had comprehended the 'compressed fasting method' and that one day could achieve the results of ten years. He asked me to make him another 200 pills of white flower cake flavor! Don't listen to what he boasted to you - it's not feasible to cultivate immortality by relying on brute force."

Yu Sheng was too embarrassed to interrupt as he was listening, but at least he realized that it was normal for the master and disciple to complain about a "strange person" together. Even the inner disciples who accompanied them at the table did not change their expressions when listening to the story of the master uncle. They all bowed their heads and showed off...

Then he looked up and around him, and at first sight he saw Zheng Zhi sitting next to him - to be honest, Yu Sheng was quite worried about this guy at first. After all, his nephew was brought here in a daze, and he was still in a daze before entering Queyun Palace. This made Yu Sheng even consider whether he should open another door to send this unlucky guy back, but now he found that he seemed to have thought too much.

The eldest nephew was also showing off with his head down, highlighting his good mentality of following the leader to improve the food and eating first to show respect.

Obviously, the long-term high-sensitivity and low-stability physique has tempered the young man's mind to some extent. At least he is really good at adapting to the environment.

Of course, the most flamboyant person at the scene was Hu Li. This girl basically never raised her head, and didn't care what was in the bowl. She would just put whatever she saw into her mouth. The two Ires stood on the table and lifted the plate to pour food into her bowl (they fed her mainly for fun), but they poured food almost faster than she ate...

Well, Yu Sheng brought three people with him, not including Zheng Zhi, and two of them were puppets who didn't eat human food and couldn't enjoy the delicacies on the table, but Hu Li alone made up for this very well - even too much.

At least half of the motivation for the disciples who were showing off with their heads down to eat was because they felt the huge survival pressure brought to them by the fox girl.

Yuan Ling Zhenren also noticed the commotion at the scene at this time. He looked up at the surrounding situation and shook his head when he saw his disciples busy eating. But soon he smiled helplessly and apologized to Yu Sheng: "I usually discipline these disciples strictly, but they are indeed not very familiar with the etiquette of dealing with people. I am sorry to have embarrassed you."

"It's okay, it's okay," Yu Sheng waved his hand quickly, "I prefer this way - if you really arrange a circle of rules for me, and I have to go through eighteen procedures to put down my chopsticks, and everyone has to read a five-minute speech when they raise their glasses, then I really can't eat this meal, and I won't be able to help them."

"That's great, great," Yuan Ling Zhenren immediately clapped his hands and laughed, looking very happy, "I hope you don't blame us for not entertaining you well, haha."

"Why didn't Uncle-Master Yuan He come?" Xuan Che looked up again and asked in a low voice.

"He went to pick up your uncle," Yuan Ling Zhenren said, sighed, and looked up to explain, "Yuan He is my fellow apprentice, in charge of the 'Beast Taming' sect of Qianfeng Lingshan. He should have come to greet the distinguished guest, but my brother... had some disasters, and now he has escaped by luck, and needs someone to pick him up, so Yuan He went to pick him up."

He paused for a moment and added, "In fact, the original schedule was appropriate. It would take Xuan Che at least three to five days to return from the border area. Who would have thought that he would arrive today?"

"Ah, it was just my impulsive decision that disrupted your plans," Yu Sheng said with an awkward smile, "mainly because I didn't plan so much before."

"Oh, that's not right," Yuan Ling Zhenren waved his hands quickly, with a helpless look on his face, "It's still my senior brother who made the mistake... and made the guests laugh. To be honest, I know you came here because of my senior brother's many bizarre experiences in his early years, and you want to learn a lot from him, but my senior brother Yuan Hao... is a bohemian and unrestrained person. Although he did have countless adventures, he always exaggerates and talks about them casually, so they can't be taken as accurate. You can listen to them for reference when the time comes, but don't take them too seriously."

"It's not that exaggerated, is it?" Yu Sheng listened with a subtle look on his face. "I heard about some of his great uncle's experiences from Xuan Che. Although those stories are quite bizarre, as an 'adventurer', he is quite admirable - most people don't have his courage and luck." "Adventurer? That's a good name," Yuan Ling Zhenren sighed. "It would be even better if he could just be his head honestly..."

Yu Sheng was stunned when he heard this, and stared at Yuan Ling Zhenren, who had white hair and beard and looked like a leader of a sect: "...Aren't you the leader of Qianfeng Lingshan?"

"No, I'm the executive vice-chairman."

When Master Yuan Ling said this, he looked helpless. He picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp, as if he had compressed hundreds of years of resentment into this glass of wine.

"I shouldn't have accepted his seal in the first place, and I shouldn't have been tricked by him into accepting this job... Alas, I was still young and ignorant, and I always thought that my senior brother would not harm me."

Seeing this, Xuan Che beside him quickly said, "Master, you've drunk too much."

"I haven't drunk enough," Yuan Ling Zhenren glared at Xuan Che, "If I had drunk too much, I would have flown out of the mountain on my sword to look for your uncle!"

Xuan Che immediately lowered his head: "You can't wield a sword after drinking..."

Yuan Ling Zhenren stared at Xuan Che, and after holding it in for a long time, he finally sighed: "Hey, this honest child is just like me in the past."

Yu Sheng was too embarrassed to interrupt on this topic, so he could only laugh dryly a few times and then quickly changed the subject: "By the way, about the activities of the hermitage..."

"I have heard about this from Director Baili." When talking about the Chongsheng Hermitage, Yuan Ling Zhenren's expression immediately adjusted and his tone became serious. "I have arranged for the disciples sent from the border to go to the several nests where the traces of the hermitage were discovered at the beginning to check whether there are any missing clues. At the same time, I have also arranged for people to review the files at that time to see if there are any omissions. In addition, I have contacted the other major sects of Taixu Lingshu, hoping that they will also pay attention to this matter and pay more attention to whether there are any traces of those evil demons in their respective spheres of influence."

At this point, perhaps because he saw some curiosity in Yu Sheng's expression, Yuan Ling Zhenren paused and explained: "Feiyu Star Region and your border area... are not quite the same. Its capital 'Taixu Lingshu' is not dominated by only one sect. Although my Qianfeng Lingshan is revered as the leader of the immortals, there are also famous sects such as Yaolan, Hengxu, Youming Valley, and Woyun Ten Palaces on Taixu Star, and each of them is not weaker than Qianfeng Lingshan. The five major sects jointly control Taixu Lingshu and have their own power in Feiyu Star Region. Although they are friendly neighbors, I cannot command them."

Yu Sheng listened carefully to the new knowledge from outside the border area. Ailin, who was feeding Hu Li, suddenly said, "Then you won't fight?"

"It's impolite," Yu Sheng immediately glanced at the reckless little puppet, then turned to look at Yuan Ling Zhenren, "Then why don't you fight?"

"Haha, we did fight before," Yuan Ling Zhenren didn't care. Apparently, this wasn't a sensitive topic. "But that's an 'ancient event' recorded in books. In the words of the border area, that's the 'history of the old world'."

"The history of the old world?" Yu Sheng raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect to hear this word from the mouth of an "immortal" with such a style in such a place ruled by immortal cultivators. He felt a little surprised.

"Yes, in the old world, the second singularity explosion was like an invisible chasm in the long river of time, stretching between the old and new worlds. There are many practitioners of Taixu Lingshu, including many ancient monsters, and there are many strange books and ancient scrolls left. Therefore, we have more records of the 'old world' and a more general understanding of the 're-creation era'. But even so, many records about the old world... have long been blurred.

"But there are some things that are certain. That is, Feiyu Star Region also had its share of wars and chaos in the past. It even seemed that until the last moment of the old world, this world was not very peaceful. Even after the world was reopened and the universe was reshaped, Taixu Lingshu continued to fight for a while due to 'inertia'... But that is all in the past."

As Yuan Ling Zhenren spoke, he raised his hand and stroked his beard, with a hint of emotion in his tone.

"Now, everyone has had enough of fighting. The world has been rebuilt. The most combative ancestors back then seem to have figured something out and have retired from the world, leaving behind this newly rebuilt world. It is finally peaceful today."

(End of this chapter)