I became the Open Source Saint Ancestor in the Cultivation World

Faced with Ma Ke's invitation, Duan Feng did not hesitate to pick up his wine jar and sit down, gesturing for Zhu Wanqing to come over as well.

Zhu Wanqing pointed to the rather meager food and wine on the table in front of her and said, "There are two of us here, wouldn't that be blatantly taking advantage of Brother Feng?"

Duan Feng's expression stiffened for a moment, then he said, "It was my oversight. But when you're traveling, how can you take advantage of others? This meal is on me, of course."

As he spoke, he took out a piece of broken silver from his pocket and placed it on the table.

Zhu Wanqing hesitated for a moment, but ultimately said nothing more and silently brought over the wine and dishes.

After a few rounds of drinks, Zhu Wanqing gradually lowered her guard and, together with Duan Feng, told Ma Ke many fascinating stories about the martial arts world.

After all, Ma Ke didn't have much experience. He spent almost all his time working as a servant and cultivating in the outer sect of the Ziyang Sect. His only time making a move was due to the advantage of his cultivation technique and the effect of surprise. He was not nearly as experienced as these two senior and junior siblings.

Duan Feng had clearly not met such a compatible friend in a long time, and once he started talking, he naturally drank quickly.

Half an hour later, the ten catties of fine wine that Ma Ke had ordered were all gone, and he had almost finished eating the meat.

Ma Ke stood up and said, "I'll go get some more."

As he spoke, he walked towards the counter. Duan Feng wanted to say that they could just call a waiter, but Zhu Wanqing interrupted him with a whisper: "We've probably used up most of our money in this meal. What are we going to do about the long journey ahead?"

Duan Feng smiled somewhat awkwardly, "I've already thought it through. I'll go to the city tomorrow and look for caravans; there are bound to be some that need escort services."

"You..." Zhu Wanqing glared at him lightly, then said nothing more.

A short while later, Ma Ke returned with the wine and dishes. The three of them drank until nearly evening. Ma Ke shook his head and said, "Brother Duan, Miss Zhu, please forgive me, I am not a good drinker and cannot drink anymore."

Duan Feng didn't press the matter, but said with some regret, "It's truly an honor to have met Brother Feng and become fast friends today. It's a pity that we have to leave Jiaozhou City tomorrow to continue our journey."

"If Brother Feng ever comes to Xizhou City, you can find me at Juxianlou. How about we have another good drink together?"

"Okay, it's a deal." Ma Ke agreed and got up to return to his room.

The two siblings stopped eating and drinking, and Duan Feng immediately waved and said, "Waiter, the bill."

The waiter jogged over and said, "Sir, your bill has been settled."

The two were taken aback: "They're married? Who got married?"

The waiter laughed and said, "Who else could it be? It must be the one who drank with you. He left some money with us, saying that as long as you stay here, all your expenses will be on his tab."

"How can this be..." Duan Feng quickly got up and wanted to go find Ma Ke, but Zhu Wanqing reached out and grabbed him.

"Senior brother, forget it. Brother Feng has clearly accepted you as a friend, and he won't be short of money. Do you think you can get Brother Feng to take the money back after you leave?"

Duan Feng thought about it and realized it made sense. He couldn't help but sigh, "Brother Feng must have seen through our financial difficulties, but he didn't want to embarrass us, so he secretly settled the bill and left ahead of time."

"You've finally shown some intelligence this time," Zhu Wanqing said with a light laugh, shaking her head.

However, they only guessed part of the reason. Ma Ke left early because he felt that the "Open Source Limitless Skill" in his mind was like a printing press that had suddenly been installed, frantically increasing the number of pages.

This means that many people have practiced this technique in such a short period of time.

Furthermore, considering that their main cultivation method was fire-attribute, and that their distance and direction corresponded to the Ziyang Sect, Ma Ke concluded that the Ziyang Sect was promoting their incomplete "Open Source Limitless Skill" on a large scale.

As he predicted, after Lu Zongyan and the other two placed restrictions on the more than 300 disciples who had already practiced the technique, they summoned the entire sect and distributed the technique directly.

Because next they will place restrictions on all elders, peak masters, and disciples below the Nascent Soul stage in the sect, and no one is allowed to leave the sect before the restrictions are placed on them.

To avoid creating a rebellious mentality, this top-level skill was distributed first to appease people.

As a result, those who had tasted the benefits became less resistant to the sect's approach.

The situation has now completely spiraled out of Ma Ke's control, so he can only take it one step at a time.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and the "Open Source Limitless Skill" in Ma Ke's mind had already increased by more than four thousand pages, and it was still increasing. He no longer had the mind to care about it.

The appointed time with Song Tao had arrived, so he checked out of the inn early in the morning and headed straight for the Xue residence in the eastern part of the city.

Looking at the magnificent gate of the Xue family mansion across the street, Ma Ke did not rush over, but patiently waited for Song Tao.

After all, the two of them came together. If I were to go and hand over the work first, it would make them seem a bit careless, thus leaving a bad impression on the Xue family. Wouldn't that be putting them in a difficult position?

However, even though the sun was high in the sky, Song Tao still hadn't appeared.

"Could it be that he forgot the time?" Just as he was wondering, he saw a familiar figure walk out of the gate of the Xue residence and look around. Who else could it be but Song Tao?

After Ma Ke saw him, Song Tao also looked over and greeted him, "Junior Brother Ma, over here."

Ma Ke hurried over, and Song Tao asked in confusion, "Junior Brother Ma, why are you only arriving now?"

"I arrived at the beginning of the morning, intending to wait for you to go in together."

Song Tao sighed, "I originally wanted to go out and have some fun that day, but I found it wasn't very interesting, so I thought I'd ask you to come with me for the handover."

"But after asking around for most of the day, I still couldn't find any trace of you, so I had no choice but to come here alone."

"I see." Ma Ke chuckled lightly and said no more.

"Quickly, come inside with me to complete the handover with Senior Brother Chen and Junior Brother Zhou, then they can go back to report."

As soon as he entered the outer courtyard, Song Tao excitedly called out, "Senior Brother Chen, Junior Brother Zhou, Junior Brother Ma have arrived."

With a creak, two disciples carrying bundles came out of a room not far away, and Song Tao and Ma Ke went to greet them.

"Greetings, senior brothers." Ma Ke greeted them politely.

However, Senior Brother Chen simply said, "Since you're here, let's get to the handover quickly."

As he spoke, he took out his own mission token, and Ma Ke had no choice but to quickly take out his own mission token and hand it over to the two of them.

"Senior Brother Song, Junior Brother Song, we'll head back to report now. We'll talk again when you return to the sect." The two greeted Song Tao together.

"Alright, Senior Brother Chen, Junior Brother Zhou, it's a deal. Take care."

The two nodded, didn't even glance at Ma Ke, and headed straight out of the mansion.

Ma Ke could only sigh inwardly, realizing that one can only know a person's face but not their heart; he had been careless.

"Junior Brother Ma, come on, I'll take you to meet Master Xue and Young Master Xue." Song Tao gestured enthusiastically towards the inner courtyard.

Ma Ke remained calm and silently followed beside him.

"Junior Brother Ma, normally in a large city like Jiaozhou, the sect would send one Foundation Establishment stage disciple and several Qi Refining stage disciples to oversee the area."

"But I just learned that they were all transferred back about half a month ago, and no one has come to replace them yet. Do you know what happened in the sect?"

Ma Ke naturally guessed the reason. Even if he hadn't been tricked by Song Tao, he wouldn't have revealed it so easily.

So he replied dismissively, "How could an outer disciple like me know anything about matters of the inner sect?"

"That makes sense." Song Tao then stopped asking questions and led Ma Ke into the inner courtyard.

At the entrance to a garden, Song Tao said to Ma Ke, "Junior Brother Ma, please wait here for a moment while I go and inform them."

They had practically become retainers of the Xue family.