Chapter 187: The Thirteenth Disciple of the Misty Sect, Midnight Snack Time

Dragonfolk Clan Ancient Town.

The Clan Leader’s ennoblement ceremony ended quickly.

Next was the segment Ye Feng had been most looking forward to.

The feast begins!

When the first plate was brought to the table, the fragrant roasted wild boar immediately made Ye Feng’s mouth water. He exchanged glances with a few children nearby and reached for the food at the same time.

“You won’t be able to beat me!”

Ye Feng laughed heartily. With a pinch and a twist of his chopsticks, he tore off a large chunk of the aromatic pork and popped it into his mouth, savoring the blissful taste.

Ji Ziling didn’t eat.

To put it accurately, she had no appetite.

She watched Ye Feng, who was back to her, competing with a few children for food and suddenly found him very adorable.

His handsome profile, even smeared with a bit of pork fat, could not hide his alluring charm.

“So it turns out that the Sect Leader is not a Divine Spirit but a cultivator mentioned in ancient texts.”

“However, the Sect Leader seems to have a strong cultivation level; all of the powerful figures around him hold him in awe.”

“But if Divine Spirits aren’t gods, then I am the same as the Sect Leader… so, can I like him?”

This thought suddenly popped into Ji Ziling’s head.

In the ancient town, the High Priest is a guardian god without emotions.

But Ji Ziling is a sentimental person.

Seeing others become happily married couples, she envied them and wished for a sincere relationship of her own.

“No way!”

Ye Feng’s voice suddenly rang out, shattering Ji Ziling’s fantasy and pulling her thoughts back to reality. Her eyes refocused hastily onto Ye Feng, only to realize he was still competing with the children for food.

The “no way” was also directed at a mischievous child at the same table.

“How can you bully the Sect Leader? Ever heard of respecting your elders? Give me that duck leg… Ah, you actually licked it, shameless!”

Ye Feng was in a heated battle for food with the children.

However, one bratty kid who couldn’t outdo Ye Feng and the others, suddenly leaped onto the table and bit into a freshly served roasted duck.

“You rascal, are you asking for a spanking?”

The child’s parents quickly came rushing over with sticks as thick as arms, grabbed his ear, and dragged him away, leading to a round of parental double-teaming.

Ji Ziling, witnessing the strong sense of life in the human world and blending into it for the first time, suddenly smiled.

“It turns out that what I yearn for is not to be a restrained and respected High Priest but to cultivate at my own will, to chase after my true heart—this has always been the right way.”

Being of supreme grade roots, Ji Ziling was also quite intelligent.

Since she had come out, her growth could be described as rapid.

Gradually, Ji Ziling understood what she wanted and what she did not.

Therefore, she picked up her chopsticks, took a neatly cut piece of braised pork, tasted it, and found the flavor just right. It was as if she was sitting in a small boat, leisurely floating down the river, feeling completely at ease.

“Life should be just like this!”

Ji Ziling thought to herself.

Soon after, Ye Feng had his fill.

He stood under a willow tree, watching a few kids play and enjoying the cool breeze that teased the air, feeling very comfortable.

At that moment, Ji Ziling approached with a few books in her arms.

“Sect Leader, I want to start cultivating,” she said.

This was the first time Ye Feng heard Ji Ziling call him “Sect Leader,” which somewhat surprised him, but he still nodded slightly to signal his approval and said, “After we return to Misty Peak today, I’ll teach you how to cultivate.”

With that, he took out a bottle of Spirit Eye Liquid.

“This is for washing your eyes. After you clean them, in some time, you’ll be able to open your Spirit Eyes and see the spiritual energy of the world.”

“Thank you, Sect Leader!”

Ji Ziling took the Spirit Eye Liquid, carefully pouring a little into her eyes and blinking repeatedly to promote absorption.

In less than ten minutes, the entire bottle of Spirit Eye Liquid was consumed.

Ji Ziling suddenly felt her eyes getting heavy and wanted to sleep, so she lay down on Ye Feng’s lounging chair and took a brief nap for half an hour.

When she opened her eyes again, it was as if she had entered a new world.

In her vision, countless colorful breaths floated around!

They were in the air and even more so on the bodies of the Dragonfolk.

“Are those colorful breaths the spiritual energy mentioned in ancient texts?” Ji Ziling blinked and quickly learned how to control her Spirit Eyes.

However, when Ji Ziling looked at Ye Feng, she was stunned.

There was not a trace of spiritual energy on Ye Feng!

“Could this be the extraordinary method of completely controlling one’s own spiritual energy, mentioned in the ancient texts as an inner refinement?” Ji Ziling was astonished in her heart. “It seems only by breaking through to the ‘Divine Origin Realm’, revered as a Divine Spirit among humans, can one achieve such exquisite control, right?”

At that thought, Ji Ziling considered her Sect Leader to be quite remarkable.

“He must be a great power of the Divine Origin Realm, namely, a deity!”

Ji Ziling’s imagination wandered farther and farther.

At this time, Long Tianxing, Long Yuanqing, and Long Yuxin approached from afar.

Carrying a large bag over his shoulder, Long Yuanqing appeared to be carrying something.

(Continues…)