I'm just a swineherd, not a beastmaster.

Chapter 119: Gunpowder Smell (some setting patches)

Tao Yunwan and Nu Shi looked at Yuan Feng in surprise as he took out the roast chicken.

After hesitating for a moment, Tao Yunwan said, "It's not that I can't eat it, but it's a bit strange to bring such delicious food with you when you go out."

"Strange?"

Yuan Feng didn't think so. He looked around and saw that everyone was eating dry food. He just felt a little unsociable.

"What I mean," Tao Yunwan explained, "isn't it better to prepare some food that is easy to store when you go out?"

There was something she didn't say yet. Cultivators' practice advocates a clear mind and few desires, and all elders would talk about this. However, since Yuan Feng was a casual cultivator, she didn't feel comfortable mentioning it.

Yuan Feng didn't pay attention to eating. To him, the purpose of cultivation was to be free and do whatever made him happy. If he restricted himself with rules and regulations, he would feel uncomfortable.

"That's true, but the things in the storage bag won't rot, right?" Yuan Feng explained.

"How come it doesn't rot? Are you using a high-end storage bag?" Tao Yunwan looked at Yuan Feng's waist in surprise.

"Aren't storage bags only divided into size? There's also the concept of high-end or not?" Yuan Feng was confused. His first storage bag was obtained from a crazy old man, and the second one, which he is using now, was obtained for free from the Shadow Organization.

I just used the storage bag without knowing the tricks inside.

"Of course there are. Even if ordinary storage bags have a large space, they can't keep things fresh. Only high-level storage bags can keep things fresh. You..." Tao Yunwan hesitated, but couldn't help but continue, "You have a special status and can afford a high-level storage bag. Those of us who come from sects all look good on the surface, but we are outshined by you."

Yuan Feng knew that Tao Yunwan was being euphemistic in referring to her identity as a casual cultivator when she heard the words "special identity".

It seems that in most people's minds, independent cultivators are a symbol of being poor and weak.

Yuan Feng was not very happy to hear this, but he did not say anything. His identity as a casual cultivator was an inherent impression, he could not change anything, nor did he have the will to change it. After all, his situation was indeed rather special.

From what Tao Yunwan said, Yuan Feng understood that not everyone has a high-end storage bag.

It seems that I have to be more low-key in the future. Although there is a difference in function between high-end storage bags and ordinary storage bags, it cannot be seen from the appearance. Unless the person who uses it takes the initiative to mention it, like Yuan Feng now, other people don’t know at all.

"Haha, so that's how it is." Yuan Feng smiled and changed the subject, "These foods of mine were also made by my family. They insisted that I bring them. I actually also prepared some dry food."

"You have family?" Nu Shi suddenly interrupted.

It sounds a bit insulting.

Yuan Feng was stunned by the question... What's wrong? According to the stereotype, independent cultivators are weak and poor, and they don't even deserve to have families?

Seeing Yuan Feng fall silent, Nu Shi quickly tried to make up for it: "What I mean is, aren't most independent cultivators wandering around? You seem to be living with your family."

"I do live with my family and don't wander around." Yuan Feng answered simply, but he didn't talk about the specific situation.

The three of them were just chatting, they weren't here to check his financial situation, so there was no need for Yuan Feng to go into too much detail.

"Brother Yuanfeng, don't mind it. I'm not good at speaking. If I have offended you in any way, please forgive me." Nushi apologized.

Yuan Feng waved his hand, indicating that he didn't take it to heart.

He didn't care at first, including what Tao Yunwan said. He was silent just now because he was at a loss for words.

He knew that the two had no ill intentions.

Besides, he came out to chat just to broaden his horizons, and he wished the two of them could talk more.

Seeing that Yuan Feng was an easy-going person, Tao Yunwan came up and said with a smile: "Looking at Brother Yuan Feng's expression just now, he should have a good relationship with his family, right?"

Yuan Feng touched his face. Was he so obvious?

"Haha, I didn't expect Fairy Tao to have the ability to read people's colors. Family matters are private matters, so I won't talk about them. If you have the chance, come to my house as a guest and you'll know when you see them."

"I will definitely go if I have the chance. I wonder where Brother Yuanfeng lives. Does he have a permanent place to stay?"

"Of course I do. I live in Red Maple Mountain."

"I'm going to go. Brother Yuanfeng must treat me to tea."

"There's plenty of tea. Let's not talk about that later. I'll treat everyone to some chicken first." Yuan Feng took out two more fragrant roast chickens and said, "I can get to this place thanks to you two, and Brother Lu."

"Lu Qing is not here, so he is out of luck and can't eat Brother Yuanfeng's roast chicken." Nu Shi took the roast chicken and said happily.

Seeing that Nu Shi had already taken action, Tao Yunwan was too embarrassed to refuse and reached out to take it: "We are all helping each other, no one is relying on anyone else."

"Let's help each other." Yuan Feng nodded in agreement.

"Hmm! Delicious!" Nu Shi took a bite, nodded repeatedly, and then ate a few more bites. He really liked Yuan Feng's roast chicken.

Tao Yunwan took a small bite, not as rude as Anger, but praised it repeatedly: "It is indeed delicious, with such good cooking skills. The family that Brother Yuanfeng mentioned is probably not a virtuous wife, right?"

Yuan Feng smiled but said nothing. There was nothing to explain. The other person was just joking, and it would be boring to refute him.

"Fairy Tao is smart. Judging from Brother Yuanfeng's expression, she must have guessed it right." Nu Shi is not as cold as he looks and is quite good at praising people.

As the three of them chatted, their relationship became much more harmonious.

After eating, everyone went to sleep.

Yuan Feng did not practice. In this place, there was no way to communicate with the stars in the sky, so his practice was ineffective. Not only was he tired, but he also got no benefits. It would be better for him to sleep a little longer, get enough rest, and prepare for the next levels.

Lu Qing didn't know when he came back. When Yuan Feng woke up, he found him sitting aside fiddling with a book with a yellow cover in his hand.

Yuan Feng looked at him, and Lu Qing quickly put the book away.

All of a sudden, Yuan Feng had a clue, as the books on this floor had been taken away by Lu Qing.

Lu Qing tried to hide it deliberately, and Yuan Feng didn't want to expose it, so he pretended not to see it and greeted him as if nothing had happened.

"Trading with others again?"

"Ah..." Lu Qing was stunned, "Yes."

From his panicked expression, Yuan Feng saw a hint of excitement. It seemed that the books on this floor were quite important to Lu Qing.

As they were talking, Tao Yunwan and Nu Shi also woke up.

"Brother Lu, you're back. Get ready, we'll go to the fifth floor later." Tao Yunwan greeted.

"Yeah." Lu Qing regained his composure and stood up, "I'm ready."

After some simple preparations, they arrived at the entrance to the fifth floor.

Mu Yuntian and his companions obviously had the same plan and met them at the entrance.

When the two parties met, Mu Yuntian was the first to attack and gave a proud expression.

Tao Yunwan immediately responded with a cold look.

There was a sense of tension between the two sides.

As the number of layers increases, the smell of gunpowder becomes obvious.

Not only is there tension between the two sides, but there is also more suspicion within the same side, after all, there is only one spot for inheritance.

Everyone may be his or her last opponent.

Even though Yuan Feng's people were chatting animatedly yesterday, they were all wary of each other.

Of course, it doesn’t mean that chatting is useless. The one who is most guarded against among the four is Lu Qing. He was not here yesterday and went out to do something secretly by himself.

Tao Yunwan and Nu Shi were not stupid. They knew that he had left a few people behind to reap the benefits for himself.

Yuan Feng stroked his forehead and looked at everyone staring at him, feeling that they were childish.

"Let's go."

It was he who broke the deadlock and led Tao Yunwan and the other two to the fifth floor.

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Some setting changes that do not affect the plot:

Since many readers have criticized the realm settings of spirit beasts/demon beasts, I have made some changes here and redesigned the realms. This will not affect readers who joined the series after April 4th, so they don't need to read it.

The realms of spirit beasts/demon beasts are now divided into before and after transformation.

Before transformation: Level 1 to Level 9. (Levels 1 and 2 correspond to the Qi Refining Stage, Levels 3 and 4 correspond to the Foundation Establishment Stage, Levels 5 and 6 correspond to the Golden Core Stage, Levels 7 and 8 correspond to the Nascent Soul Stage, and Level 9 corresponds to the early stage of the Out-of-Body Stage)

After the ninth level comes transformation. Transformation: levels one to eight are small demon kings (corresponding to the late stage of out-of-body experience), and level nine is a great demon king (corresponding to the period before transformation into a god).

Above the transformation: Demon King (late stage of transformation), Demon Saint (Dongxu), Demon Lord (fusion), Demon Immortal (transcendence).

Influenced by the settings, Daya's realm is the Great Demon King, Xiao Ling's realm is the Demon Emperor, Lei Niang's realm is the Demon Emperor, Tuntian's realm is the Demon Emperor, and the Nine-tailed Demon Fox (Hu Jiuer)'s realm is the transformed eighth-order Little Demon King.

*****The above changes do not affect the plot development, they are only to make the realm division clearer****

If there are any discrepancies in the previous chapters, the current settings shall prevail!