Chapter 734: Chapter 734 Nine Thousand Years of Purity Shattered by a Single Cup of Spring Wine
Inside the mansion was a long jade table covered with an astonishing variety of delicious dishes.
The aroma alone was enough to make one’s appetite surge.
What was truly shocking, however, was the value of the food.
Any single dish on this table could be sold for an astronomical price throughout Infinite Sword Domain City.
Some of the ingredients were so rare that even powerful cultivators might never have the opportunity to taste them in their entire lives.
Yet Dao Lord Cloud Piercer had prepared all of them for a single occasion.
Every dish had been carefully arranged for Lin Feng and the two women accompanying him.
"Please, Senior," Dao Lord Cloud Piercer said with a smile as he gestured toward the table.
Lin Feng did not stand on ceremony. He took a seat, with Li Ruoxi and Jiang Feiyan sitting beside him.
Before long, the three began eating.
Jiang Feiyan picked up a piece of meat and took her first bite.
The moment she swallowed it, her expression suddenly changed.
"What?!"
Her eyes widened in disbelief.
A terrifying amount of spiritual essence was hidden inside that seemingly ordinary bite of meat.
The moment it entered her stomach, the spiritual essence erupted and rapidly spread throughout her body.
Her cultivation bottleneck, which had remained firmly in place, instantly began to shake.
Boom!
A powerful aura suddenly burst from Jiang Feiyan’s body.
She had broken through!
And she had done so simply by eating a single bite of meat.
"This..."
Jiang Feiyan stared at the food in front of her with disbelief.
Even the most precious cultivation pills she had encountered could not compare to the effect of this food.
Meanwhile, Li Ruoxi remained relatively calm.
She had already tasted plenty of food capable of helping cultivators break through.
In fact, Lin Feng himself could casually prepare dishes with similar effects, and some of the food he cooked could be even more extraordinary.
Therefore, while Li Ruoxi was impressed by the feast prepared by Dao Lord Cloud Piercer, she was not nearly as shocked as Jiang Feiyan.
Lin Feng, on the other hand, simply continued eating casually.
To him, this feast was certainly good, but it was still far from being anything extraordinary.
A dozen breaths later, Lin Feng finally put down his utensils.
The feast had been extraordinary, and even Lin Feng had to admit that Dao Lord Cloud Piercer had shown considerable sincerity by preparing such a lavish meal.
The ingredients were rare, the spiritual essence contained within them was abundant, and several dishes had clearly been prepared using treasures that ordinary cultivators might spend their entire lives searching for.
Lin Feng slowly wiped his mouth before looking toward the old man sitting across the table.
Dao Lord Cloud Piercer immediately straightened his posture.
"I have seen your sincerity," Lin Feng said calmly. "I also know that everything you prepared today did not come cheaply."
Dao Lord Cloud Piercer smiled.
He had already guessed that Lin Feng would understand the value of the feast.
After all, the person sitting before him was an existence whose cultivation he could not even begin to comprehend.
"So, I will give you three favors."
The moment those words were spoken, Dao Lord Cloud Piercer’s expression changed.
His eyes widened slightly, and even his breathing became heavier.
Three favors!
A favor from an ordinary cultivator might not mean much.
A favor from a Divine Tribulation Realm expert could potentially change the fate of an entire clan.
But three favors from an existence who was most likely above the Dao Overlord Realm were completely different.
Any one of them could potentially become a priceless opportunity.
"You may ask for them now, or you can save them for later," Lin Feng continued.
"There is no need to use them all at once. As long as it is something I can give you, I will do it."
Dao Lord Cloud Piercer’s heart shook.
"Thank you, Senior Lin Feng."
He immediately bowed his head.
Although he was extremely excited, he did not allow his greed to get the better of him.
He understood that there had to be a bottom line.
Lin Feng had not said that he would fulfill absolutely anything.
There were undoubtedly things that even an existence like Lin Feng would refuse to do.
Dao Lord Cloud Piercer had lived for countless years, and this understanding had been carved into his bones.
A person who had survived for millions of years did not survive by being reckless.
He knew when to advance and, more importantly, when to stop.
After contemplating for a moment, Dao Lord Cloud Piercer finally raised his head.
"Senior, this junior has a matter that I hope you can clarify."
His previous excitement disappeared, replaced by an unusually solemn expression.
"Please clear this junior’s confusion and guide me on the path ahead."
Lin Feng looked at him quietly.
"Is there truly an immortal in this world, Senior?"
The moment the question was asked, the entire atmosphere inside the mansion seemed to become quieter.
Even Jiang Feiyan stopped eating and looked toward Lin Feng.
Li Ruoxi, however, remained calm.
She was also interested in hearing what Lin Feng would say.
Dao Lord Cloud Piercer stared at Lin Feng with an intensity that was rarely seen in his ancient eyes.
This question had plagued him for countless years.
He had cultivated for millions of years.
He had witnessed countless geniuses rise and fall.
He had watched ancient sects disappear, mighty empires crumble, and entire generations of cultivators become nothing but names recorded in forgotten historical texts.
Yet despite all of that, he had never encountered an existence who could truly be called immortal.
He had once believed that the Dao Overlord Realm was the ultimate destination.
The final peak.
The highest realm that cultivation could possibly reach.
Beyond it, there was nothing.
But meeting Lin Feng had shattered that belief.
For the first time in his life, Dao Lord Cloud Piercer realized that the world he understood might only be the smallest portion of a much greater reality.
Lin Feng smiled faintly.
"Of course there are immortals."