Food System in Cultivation World-Chapter 409 - 385_2

The yellow-faced middle-aged man forced a laugh: "I, I am also not very good at doing business."

Ji Yang shook his head and said, "Certainly better than me."

He chuckled foolishly again, then pulled out a semi-circular piece of purple jade cake from his sleeve, and took a bite.

A crispy sound emanated from his mouth, and the fragrant, crispy, sweet flavor wafted about. Ji Yang squinted his eyes with delight and said, "It’s really delicious!"

He ate while turning to leave.

The yellow-faced middle-aged man breathed a sigh of relief from behind.

But unexpectedly, Ji Yang suddenly turned around again.

Yellow-faced middle-aged man: ...

That breath just now was exhaled too early.

He picked up his spirits again.

Only to see Ji Yang tilt his head and ask blankly, "You only want the purple jade cakes, you don’t want the purple spirit beads?"

The yellow-faced middle-aged man almost choked on his breath, hurriedly saying, "I don’t want them, I don’t want them!"

Ji Yang simply replied with an "Oh," his tone slightly disappointed.

But he didn’t dwell on it, just saying, "Then forget it, I’ll eat the purple spirit beads myself, haha, they’re really good..."

Crunch!

He finished the last piece of purple jade cake, then picked up a small bowl and tossed some purple jade popcorn into his mouth.

One by one, the poppy transparent rice kernels soared through the air and rained into Ji Yang’s open mouth like a dense shower.

He munched away, enjoying the sweet and crisp taste, turning a corner, and gradually leaving.

The yellow-faced middle-aged man was left behind, both calming his emotions and somewhat regretting:

"Those purple spirit beads must be quite tasty too... Alas, why didn’t I buy them too?"

Thinking of this, he wished he could give himself a good beating.

But regret aside, the yellow-faced middle-aged man poked his head out from the corner to look at Ji Yang, ultimately unable to muster the resolve to call him back.

Just then, a cabin door in front opened.

A voice came from inside: "Fellow cultivator, what are you eating? Would you like to sell it to us?"

The speaker’s voice was full of spirit, sounding like a burly and bold man.

The yellow-faced middle-aged man was very familiar with this voice.

His heart sank: "Is it the Five Friends of Cloud Road from Qingxi City? Did they notice what just happened?

No, I must act quickly and sell all the purple jade cakes I have.

They’re sure to buy all the purple spirit beads that young man has if I don’t move fast, I’ll be at odds with them."

The yellow-faced middle-aged man’s eyes shifted, and he immediately slipped out from the corner, hurrying to knock on the door of one cabin.

Knock knock.

Once he got a response from inside, the yellow-faced middle-aged man spoke with a smile: "Senior Brother Lou, I just acquired something good..."

Indeed, the Five Friends of Cloud Road comprise five individuals forming a merchant team, with the first and second in command being Foundation Establishment cultivators, and the other three being at Qi Cultivation Perfection.

They have some sect backgrounds, not entirely loose cultivators.

The yellow-faced middle-aged man’s situation is somewhat similar to the Five Friends of Cloud Road.

He wasn’t truly fighting alone either, having a sect to rely on, and the lead disciple above him was also at the Foundation Establishment stage.

In the Xuantian Star Realm, there are countless small sects like stars in the sky.

Of course, the number of loose cultivators is equally plentiful.

For general ninth-grade sects, the coming and going of disciples is commonplace.

Such disciples are half loose cultivators, half sect-affiliated, mutually dependent but warmer than facing the world alone, completely without background.

Yet, the yellow-faced middle-aged man’s relationship with the senior brother Lou above was not as close as the Five Friends of Cloud Road.

Thus, faced with Senior Brother Lou, his demeanor always had to be more cautious.

The yellow-faced middle-aged man harbored some private fears concerning the Five Friends of Cloud Road.

As Ji Yang entered the cabin room of the Five Friends of Cloud Road, he discovered that even though they were on the third floor together, the cabin of the Five Friends of Cloud Road was astonishingly much larger than his own.

At least it wasn’t a narrow cramped single room but had the size of a normal room.

Inside were two beds lined side by side, a simply shaped square table, and even four chairs.

Inside the cabin were two people, one sitting and one standing.

The sitting man was tall, dressed in short gray attire.

Though seated on a chair, a wide sword hung at the waist, never setting down his weapon, unlike many cultivators who would store their magical items in a Storage Pouch.

Just by sitting there, he seemed to exude a wind-chilled aura.

Compared to some ethereal magic cultivators, at first glance, this person appeared more like a bold guest of the rivers and lakes.

This was the leader of the Five Friends of Cloud Road, Qing Nangke.

Of course, Ji Yang didn’t recognize this person or know what the Five Friends of Cloud Road were.

He was merely invited into the cabin room, scratching his head, foolishly laughing, and saying: "You want to buy my things?

I’m eating purple spirit beads, they’re so tasty. If you want to buy them, I’ll sell them for eleven green coins a bowl."

While speaking, he reached for his Storage Pouch and casually grabbed another bowl of purple jade popcorn.

He was straightforward, directly placing the bowl of popcorn on the square table beside him.

The sitting and standing individuals exchanged looks, seeing certainty in each other’s eyes.

The tall seated man laughed heartily, cheerfully saying: "Fellow cultivator, please sit down. How many purple spirit beads do you have? How much can you sell, can you give us a number?"

While speaking, he grabbed a handful of popcorn from the bowl, emulating Ji Yang, tossing it into his mouth like scattering pearls.

Crunch crunch, the popcorn shattered in his mouth, the alluring crispy fluffy texture exploded instantly between his lips and teeth.

The charm of these popped snacks is indeed unmatched, especially considering the original ingredients are spiritual qi-filled spirit rice.

Purple jade spirit rice was already large-grained, appearing like little jade pearls before cooking, no smaller than corn kernels.

Now transformed into popcorn, each seemed to morph into large gems with cracked patterns.

Chen Xu had also dribbled some caramel, making this popcorn crispy, sweet, pleasantly flavorful without being overly sweet.

Honestly, if asked what Chen Xu personally preferred more, he’d actually like eating popcorn more than sweet rice candy.

And in the Xuantian Star Realm, or at least within Chen Xu’s current circles of acquaintance, the concept of popcorn didn’t exist.

Sweet rice candy looked more like pastries, so the previous yellow-faced middle-aged man chose directly to buy the sweet rice candy.

Now all that’s left is popcorn,

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And in the Xuantian Star Realm, or at least within Chen Xu’s current circles of acquaintance, the concept of popcorn didn’t exist.

Sweet rice candy looked more like pastries, so the previous yellow-faced middle-aged man chose directly to buy the sweet rice candy.

Now all that’s left is popcorn, and in the Xuantian Star Realm, or at least within Chen Xu’s current circles of acquaintance, the concept of popcorn didn’t exist.

Sweet rice candy looked more like pastries, so the previous yellow-faced middle-aged man chose directly to buy the sweet rice candy.

Now all that’s left is popcorn, and in the Xuantian Star Realm, or at least within Chen Xu’s current circles of acquaintance, the concept of popcorn didn’t exist.

Sweet rice candy looked more like pastries, so the previous yellow-faced middle-aged man chose directly to buy the sweet rice candy.

Now all that’s left is popcorn, and in the Xuantian Star Realm, or at least within Chen Xu’s current circles of acquaintance, the concept of popcorn didn’t exist.

Sweet rice candy looked more like pastries, so the previous yellow-faced middle-aged man chose directly to buy the sweet rice candy.

Now all that’s left is popcorn, and in the Xuantian Star Realm, or at least within Chen Xu’s current circles of acquaintance, the concept of popcorn didn’t exist.

Sweet rice candy looked more like pastries, so the previous yellow-faced middle-aged man chose directly to buy the sweet rice candy.

Now all that’s left is popcorn,