138: Delicious seasonings from the blue planet

"Yeah, Li Qingyu, you're too persistent. If it were me, and I couldn't get selected after two tries, I would have packed up and left long ago."

"Exactly, exactly. If your talent is too poor, it's better to just go with the flow and retire at home."

"Li Qingyu, honestly, I don't think you even need to compete this round."

"That's right. With the Golden Flourishing Age starting this round and so many Geniuses, let alone the top two hundred, you might not even make it into the top five hundred."

"Sigh, but looking at you, it seems you've already successfully formed a team. I wonder which unlucky fellow has become your teammate again."

Everyone spoke, one sentence after another, making Li Qingyu's face incredibly grim.

"Noisy."

However, just then, Lin Xiao's voice suddenly rang out.

As his words fell, those Disciples who had just mocked Li Qingyu seemed to have all been silenced.

No matter what they said, not a single sound came out.

"Let's go, the competition is about to begin," Lin Xiao said.

"Mhm, mhm." Li Qingyu nodded, looking at Lin Xiao with some envy, and followed his steps.

He felt a bit dejected, "Sigh, if only I could be a bit stronger."

However, what Li Qingyu didn't notice was that, just as he spoke these words, a faint, azure lotus mark appeared intermittently on his forehead.

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After the recent farce ended, all participating Disciples were teleported deep into Moon Spirit Mountain.

"Brother Lin Xiao, what should we do next?" Looking at the endless mountains in the distance, Lin Xiao said.

"What else can we do? Of course, we'll sightsee and hunt little monster beasts along the way."

"Uh... what do you mean by 'little monster beasts'?"

"I mean Yao Beasts," Lin Xiao said with a smile.

"In that case, won't our speed of earning points be much slower than theirs?" Li Qingyu asked.

"Don't worry, don't worry. With this Young Master here, what are you afraid of?"

"Even without points, this Young Master can still let you easily advance," Lin Xiao said.

"Really or fake?" Hearing Lin Xiao's words, Li Qingyu immediately became excited.

"Fake."

Li Qingyu: "..."

As soon as Lin Xiao said this, Li Qingyu's originally excited expression quickly fell.

"However, I can guarantee your advancement, that much is true." Looking at Li Qingyu's expression, Lin Xiao said with a smile.

"Hehe, thank you, great and handsome Young Master Lin Xiao," Li Qingyu said with a smile.

"Haha, the fact that I'm handsome, you don't actually need to say it; I already know it myself," Lin Xiao said.

As he spoke, he lit a bonfire on the ground.

Then, he casually caught a Yao Beast nearby, took out a pile of seasonings from his Storage Ring, and began to barbecue.

Points + 5.

After a while, a rich aroma of roasted meat quickly filled the air.

"Try it. This is roasted using a unique barbecue method from my hometown. It's definitely delicious," Lin Xiao said with a smile.

Looking at the roasted meat in Lin Xiao's hand, Li Qingyu, who originally hadn't planned to eat, couldn't help but swallow.

"Then I'll try a little bit," Li Qingyu said.

As he spoke, he took the skewer of roasted meat from Lin Xiao's hand and put it into his mouth.

As soon as it entered his mouth, a taste completely different from the aroma exploded on Li Qingyu's taste buds.

The meat was fragrant, and various wonderful flavors collided, showcasing a unique charm.

Under the temptation of this wonderful taste, Li Qingyu devoured a piece of meat as large as an adult's arm in two or three bites.

"Delicious!" After finishing, Li Qingyu exclaimed with satisfaction.

"Brother Lin Xiao, what is this roasted meat cooked with? Why have I never tasted this flavor before?"

"Hehe, it would be a ghost if you had tasted it."

"I already told you, the ingredients for this roasted meat are unique to my hometown," Lin Xiao said with a smile.

The 'hometown' he spoke of was not his hometown in the Ancient Desolate Dao Domain.

Instead, he was referring to that blue planet in a galaxy unknown how far away.

"Is that so? Then what are these seasonings called? My family has many ancient texts; perhaps I know something about these seasonings," Li Qingyu said.

"Hehe, it doesn't matter if I tell you."

"Remember, the seasonings for this roasted meat are edible salt, baking soda, chicken essence, oyster sauce, light soy sauce, brine, and cumin powder."

After Lin Xiao finished speaking, he looked at Li Qingyu with a smile, wanting to see if he could make sense of it.

Because all these seasonings were created by Lin Xiao in the Chaos World using his ability of creation out of nothing.

So, no matter how knowledgeable Li Qingyu was, it was impossible for him to know the names of these seasonings.

Soon, as Lin Xiao expected, Li Qingyu, upon hearing these names, indeed fell into deep thought.

Because, apart from the most basic edible salt, he had never heard of any of the other seasonings Lin Xiao had just mentioned.

"Sigh, it seems I'm still not knowledgeable enough."

After thinking for a long time, Li Qingyu still couldn't recall any information, so he simply gave up, sighing as he spoke.

"I told you that you hadn't heard of them, but you didn't believe me."

"Come, come, let's continue eating," Lin Xiao said with a smile.

As he spoke, the two fell into a strange cycle.

Lin Xiao was responsible for grilling the meat, and Li Qingyu was responsible for hunting.

Eating like this, several days passed.

But just as the two were about to continue eating, above Moon Spirit Mountain, a notification sound from an Elder of the Azure Emperor Sect suddenly rang out.

"Hello, all Disciples who have not yet joined the Sect. This round of competition has only one day left. All teams ranked below two hundred, please hurry and hunt for points."

"All teams ranked below two hundred, please hurry and hunt for points."

As soon as these words came out, Li Qingyu's expression immediately changed.

He looked at the bracelet on his wrist, and his face instantly turned ugly.

Because, at this moment, their point ranking was six hundred seventy-two.

And currently, there were only a total of six hundred seventy-two teams.

This meant that he and Lin Xiao's points were currently dead last in the entire selection competition.

"Brother Lin Xiao, what should we do now?"

"The competition is about to end, and our points..." Li Qingyu said anxiously.

"Don't worry, watch me. You've participated in the selection competition before, right?" Lin Xiao asked.

"Mhm, mhm, mhm." Li Qingyu nodded.

"Then can you tell me where the point Yao Beasts are most abundant on Moon Spirit Mountain?" Lin Xiao asked.

A startling idea arose in his mind. If this idea was realized, their points could instantly surpass everyone else.

Even successfully reaching the top of the point leaderboard would not be a dream.

Hearing Lin Xiao's words, although Li Qingyu didn't know what Lin Xiao wanted to do, he still answered readily: "In the previous round, and the round before that, the southern mountain range of Moon Spirit Mountain always had the most Yao Beasts, but it was also the most dangerous."