7: Chapter 7 The Three Little Ones' Greeting Gift: Give Me a Fire Stick!

The atmosphere at the summit of Xiaoyao Peak became somewhat strange due to the arrival of the two newcomers.

The airheaded Su Qiyue was still looking around curiously, her eyes full of wonder at everything she saw.

Meanwhile, her sister, Su Xuner, stood there like an ice sculpture, her face etched with humiliation and resentment.

Leng Qingqiu stood on the other side of Lu Chen, her gaze calm.

“Revered Master, I'm hungry. Will you eat me? Ptooey! I misspoke...”

Su Qiyue leaned in again, breaking the eerie silence as she rubbed her little belly with eyes full of expectation.

Lu Chen, getting a headache from her noise, sat up from his rocking chair.

“Fine, fine. Newcomers should receive a meeting gift, lest people say I'm stingy.”

He muttered to himself as his consciousness delved into the System space.

It was filled with rewards from previous sign-ins—things like “Nine Heavens Profound Iron,” “Chaos Divine Stone,” and “Undying Divine Medicine”—piled up like a small, messy mountain.

After rummaging for a while, Lu Chen pulled out three pitch-black, ordinary-looking sticks.

These were rewards from the sign-in System called “Growth-type Imperial Weapon Embryos.” Though the name sounded impressive, their appearance was so poor that Lu Chen had simply tossed them into a corner to gather dust.

“Here, one for each of you. Take them and play.”

With a casual toss, three streaks of black light flew toward Leng Qingqiu, Su Xuner, and Su Qiyue respectively.

“They might look a bit ugly, but they're quite sturdy. Use them for self-defense, or even as fire pokers—they'll do.”

Su Qiyue caught hers happily, turning it over and over in her hands.

“Wow! Such a black stick!”

Su Xuner subconsciously reached out to catch it, but when the rough “fire poker” landed in her palm, her beautiful brows immediately knit together.

What on earth is this?

There wasn't a single ripple of Spiritual Qi, and the material seemed ordinary, like a piece of rotten wood picked up from some mountain gully.

She was the pride of the Everlasting Su Family and a future sword Dao Supreme; even her lowest-quality sword was an Earth-grade Magic Treasure.

This so-called Emperor Yun was giving out this kind of junk as a meeting gift?

As expected, he was just a nouveau riche with no real background, having risen to power through brute force alone!

Su Xuner's disdain grew. She casually tucked the “fire poker” into her waist with a look of utter contempt, as if it were a useless accessory.

However, the moment the third “fire poker” landed in Leng Qingqiu's hand...

A massive wave of shock erupted in her normally tranquil eyes!

Having returned through Rebirth, her vision and knowledge were far beyond what Su Xuner could imagine.

While others saw an ordinary fire poker,

She knew the secrets of this stick!!

An Imperial Weapon Embryo!

This was a Supreme divine object from the legends of her past life, something even Great Emperors would go mad for!

As long as it was nurtured with enough Heaven And Earth Treasures and time, it could eventually grow into a true imperial weapon of the utmost path!

Revered Master actually just threw it to her like that?

And he even said it could serve as a fire poker?

Leng Qingqiu's heart pounded wildly. She looked up at the man on the rocking chair who was preparing to lie down again, her eyes filled with even more adoration and infatuation.

Unfathomable!

Revered Master has become even more powerful!

“Thank you, Revered Master, for the treasure!”

Holding the black stick with both hands as if it were the most precious thing in the world, Leng Qingqiu respectfully gave Lu Chen a deep bow.

“Your disciple will cherish it as my own life and will never fail Revered Master's high expectations!”

Seeing this, Su Qiyue didn't know how powerful the stick was, but her natural intuition told her it was definitely something good!

She followed suit, hugging the black stick and saying, “Thank you, Revered Master, for the treasure!”

This sharp contrast made the still-standing Su Xuner appear particularly conspicuous and awkward.

Looking at Leng Qingqiu and her sister acting like they had never seen the world before, she snorted inwardly.

It's just a broken stick, isn't it?

Is all this really necessary?

This Trash Senior Sister with a shattered Dantian certainly has first-class flattery skills.

Leng Qingqiu ignored Su Xuner's look. She carefully put away the Imperial Weapon Embryo, but a thought was wildly growing in her mind.

Revered Master gave them to them as well...

Even if Revered Master only did it casually, it had already touched her bottom line.

In this life, Revered Master's tenderness and Revered Master's kindness must belong to me alone!

Because of my changes, these two attention seekers appeared, and there will be so many more disciples later; I must work harder.

In this life, I will become stronger—strong enough to clear away all the unwanted women around Revered Master!

Lu Chen had just lied down and hadn't even enjoyed three seconds of peace before the System's prompt sounded in his mind again.

[Ding! Daily mission issued!]

[Mission Content: Personally prepare a loving dinner for your disciples (and maid) to make them feel the warmth of home.]

[Mission Reward: A handful of Chaos Soil (can be used to upgrade spirit fields and nourish divine plants).]

“Again? How am I supposed to relax? Well, at least I took in female disciples; at least they're easy on the eyes!”

Lu Chen scratched his hair in frustration.

Cooking?

He hadn't touched pots and pans for tens of thousands of years.

But the System's incessant ringing was truly annoying, so he could only reluctantly climb out of his rocking chair.

“Hungry, are you? Just wait.”

He spoke grumpily to Su Qiyue.

In the kitchen, the rice jar was filled with “Dragon Tooth Rice” he had pilfered from some ruins; every grain contained pure life essence.

The water barrel was filled with water from the pond at the summit. Because he had planted an Enlightenment Tea Tree seedling there, the pond water had long since turned into top-tier spiritual liquid.

Lu Chen didn't bother with formalities. He casually scooped some rice, poured some water, summoned a large tripod, and used Nanming Li Fire to start cooking.

The entire process was completely haphazard, lacking any technical skill.

Half an hour later.

Lu Chen brought out a pot of steaming food that, aside from being stewed a bit too soft, looked no different from ordinary white porridge.

“Eat up. After eating, go to sleep quickly. Don't disturb me! Don't disturb me! Don't disturb me!”

He served three bowls and placed them on the stone table.

Leng Qingqiu immediately stepped forward, took a bowl, and began to taste it in small sips, her face showing a look of blissful satisfaction.

In her eyes, even if it were poison, as long as Revered Master made it personally, it would be a Supreme delicacy. After all, this was the taste of Revered Master!

Su Qiyue couldn't wait any longer. She took the bowl and began to gulp it down loudly, huffing from the heat while shouting indistinctly:

“So good! It's too good!”

Only Su Xuner felt her stomach churn as she looked at the bowl of plain, watery white porridge before her.

Was he joking? He wanted her to eat this?

She was the Qilin Girl of the Everlasting Su Family. Since she was a child, she had drunk Jade Dew and eaten century-old spirit fruits. When had she ever eaten white porridge?

“I have my cultivation; I'm not hungry.”

With a cold face, she turned her head away.

Su Qiyue had already finished her bowl and felt a warm glow throughout her body; even her cultivation had improved significantly.

Seeing that her sister's bowl hadn't been touched, she asked curiously, “Sister, why aren't you eating? The porridge Revered Master made is delicious!”

“I said I'm not hungry. Eat it yourself,” Su Xuner said sharply.

Su Qiyue blinked, thinking Su Xuner was just being polite.

She picked up Su Xuner's bowl, scooped a spoonful, and held it to her lips.

“Sister, just try a bite! Just one bite! It's really delicious!”

“Take it away!”

But the airheaded Su Qiyue didn't notice her sister's mood at all; she only felt that good things should be shared.

Seeing that her sister wouldn't open her mouth, she simply used her childhood trick and, with lightning speed, stuffed that spoonful of porridge directly into Su Xuner's mouth!

“Mph!”

Caught off guard, the warm, thick, white liquid slid into Su Xuner's mouth, down her throat, and filled her stomach.

“It's too much! Slow down!”

She was about to lose her temper, but in the next second, her expression changed instantly.

The seemingly ordinary white porridge exploded the moment it entered her body!

It transformed into the most refined life essence, washing through her limbs and all her meridians!

The Cave Heaven Realm Early Stage Bottleneck that had troubled her for an entire year and resisted all her attempts to break through was instantly shattered to pieces!

Her aura began to shift!

Cave Heaven Realm Early Stage!

Cave Heaven Realm Middle Stage!

With just one bite of porridge!

She had actually broken through a minor Realm directly!

Su Xuner was completely stunned.

She widened her proud Phoenix eyes, staring blankly at the broken bowl in her hand and then at the white porridge inside, her mind a complete blank.

This is porridge?

This is a divine medicine!

I, Su Xuner, love to eat this. In the future, even if I'm stuffed until I vomit, or until it's all over the corners of my mouth, I will still eat it.

If others break through as easily as drinking water, then I, Su Xuner, will break through as easily as drinking porridge.