Chapter 47

Yi Yun knew he was just an ordinary person, and even two months ago, his body could be described as weak and frail. The old man’s evaluation of him as “ordinary” was quite tactful.

Yi Yun was a bit worried. The old man had already opened his Heavenly Eye, yet he couldn’t see the purple crystal in his heart...

“Ordinary bones, poor background, yet you can...” The old man thought for a moment, suddenly noticing the pond behind Yi Yun, and a light bulb seemed to go off in his head.

He then started touching Yi Yun’s body, making Yi Yun’s skin crawl.

What is this old man up to? Doesn’t he know that men don’t like being touched!

“I understand now. You, young boy, must have consumed some kind of heavenly treasure, and then trained your body at the bottom of this deep pond. The violent energy of the heavenly treasure and the cold water of the pond canceled each other out, accidentally refining your entire body and bringing you to this level!”

The old man’s words made Yi Yun secretly marvel. This old man is really something. Although his guess wasn’t entirely accurate, it was already very close to the truth.

“Considering your young age, achieving this is not easy. Although it’s due to good luck in consuming a heavenly treasure, in the future... you’ll probably just be like this. But it’s still quite an achievement!”

The old man’s words made Yi Yun roll his eyes. Is he praising me or insulting me?

“Boy, since we’ve met, it’s a kind of fate...” The old man reached into his robe, as if to take something out.

Yi Yun’s eyes lit up. Is this a stroke of luck? Could this old man, admiring me, be about to give me some cultivation techniques, secret manuals, or even the essence of a wild bone? Even a miraculous elixir would do!

The old man’s hand was fleshy, with a rather flashy jade ring on his thumb, not at all like the withered hands of an old man.

He grabbed something, his plump fist tightly clenched, and placed it in Yi Yun’s palm, then gently let go.

Clatter, clatter!

A handful of copper coins fell into Yi Yun’s hand, still warm from the old man’s palm.

Copper coins?

Three black lines appeared on Yi Yun’s forehead.

“Take them to buy some candy.”

The old man smiled and waved, looking very generous. The girl in the hemp robe also smiled slightly, clearly treating Yi Yun like a child.

“Damn!”

Yi Yun looked at the roughly twenty copper coins in his hand, feeling a thousand grass mud horses running through his mind.

In this world, ordinary people still use gold, silver, and copper as currency. However, in Yunhuang, gold and silver are just auxiliary means of payment; the real hard currency is food, armor, and weapons.

This old man is clearly an expert, but when traveling, he still carries some ordinary currency.

Using silver ingots to buy things in the ordinary world is a large amount, and copper coins are also necessary for everyday expenses like staying at inns and eating.

So it’s not surprising that this old man has copper coins.

But...

For those experts, even gold and silver are of low value. If you’re going to give something, at least give a few gold ingots!

Yi Yun was speechless.

Actually, thinking about getting something for nothing is quite demeaning. The saying “poverty makes one’s aspirations short” is true.

He has used up all his cultivation resources and is only at the Meridian Realm. Although reaching the peak of body refinement looks good, he can’t go hunting in the Great Wasteland without reaching the Purple Blood Realm. Without hunting, what will he eat? Just coarse grain porridge?

Even the coarse grain porridge, Jiang Xiaorou always gives the thicker part to Yi Yun and drinks the thinner part herself.

Yi Yun, who is hungry, also lets Jiang Xiaorou go hungry with him.

Yi Yun grumbled in his heart but still kept the copper coins. Free is free, and he can exchange them for food with the tribe or the people.

There’s no such thing as a free lunch.

Thinking about it, in the eyes of this old man, he’s still a child. Giving him some copper coins to buy candy is just a way to tease him.

Although he has reached the peak of body refinement, his bones are ordinary, and he achieved it through a heavenly treasure, which isn’t particularly noteworthy.

He’s young, poor, and weak, and he’s just a chance encounter with this stingy old man. Why would he give him anything?

It’s just that he finds him amusing and wants to tease him.

“Senior, where are you going?” Yi Yun asked, trying to make conversation.

Getting to know this old man is always beneficial.

“We’re going to the Tao Clan.”

The old man didn’t hide it.

“The Tao Clan...” Yi Yun knew that the Tao Clan was a large tribe near the Lian Clan and was the Lian Clan’s patron!

The Lian Clan usually makes weapons and armor to supply the Tao Clan.

This old man and the girl are clearly people of high status, and their ability to freely traverse Yunhuang is enviable.

Yi Yun suddenly remembered that a few days ago, Zhang Yuxian had instructed the Lian Clan that something big was happening in Yunhuang, and many important figures might pass by the Lian Clan. He told the Lian Clan’s chief not to be rude to them.

Now it seems that this old man and the girl are those important figures!

The old man had already planned to leave, but as he lifted his foot, he suddenly felt a bit hungry. He looked up at the sun, touched his fat, double-chinned jaw, and said, “It’s time to eat. This place has a nice view, with mountains and water, and it’s clean. Let’s eat here.”

“Eat?”

Hearing this word, Yi Yun suddenly felt... hungry. He was really hungry.

For two months, he had been drinking coarse grain porridge, relying on the energy from herbs and the essence of wild bones. But last night, he entered the depths of the pond and digested all the energy he had absorbed.

Now, Yi Yun’s body felt completely empty inside and out.

“Hey, disciple, let’s eat.” The old man called to Lin Xintong.

Lin Xintong nodded and looked at Yi Yun, saying, “Young brother, why don’t you join us?”

“Eh?” Yi Yun was slightly stunned, then overjoyed. He thought the girl’s voice was incredibly beautiful, “That... how can I...”

Although Yi Yun said this, he had already found a place to sit.

These two are not ordinary people; the food they eat can’t be bad.

Even a little bit of food would greatly benefit his cultivation!

The old man was about to start a fire, but when he saw Yi Yun already settled in, he sneered. However, since his disciple had spoken, he had to agree.

He touched the jade ring on his right hand and magically produced three plucked wild chickens, skewered them on sticks, and placed them by the fire.

The old man’s jade ring seemed like Doraemon’s magic pocket. Soon, he took out a bunch of bottles and jars, all containing seasonings.

Yi Yun watched with envy. He had thought the old man wore the ring just to look flashy, but it turned out to be a magical item that could store things.

It seemed to be a “spatial ring” or something similar.

“Hehe, today you’re in for a treat. Not many people get to taste my cooking!”

The old man rubbed his hands, picked up a wild chicken, and started roasting it.

Yi Yun then noticed that this was not an ordinary wild chicken. It looked like a wild chicken, but it contained an extremely rich amount of energy. Yi Yun could see floating light points on the chicken, indicating that the energy was very pure and tempting.

Yi Yun’s mouth watered. What a good thing!

He hadn’t tasted meat for two months, and now seeing a plump wild chicken, rich in pure energy, how could he not drool?

He couldn’t wait for the chicken to be cooked and wanted to devour it immediately.

However, soon, Yi Yun saw the old man’s roasting method and felt a bit embarrassed.

The old man’s “cooking skills” were... truly terrible!