“Actually, the sea turtle soup does not taste that good. Let’s make soup using other seafood,” said Lady Onion—she and Senior Turtle were good friends, so she spoke up for it.

Using other seafood?

Hearing this, the gazes of all those present shifted to Elder Sister White Dragon.

“Haha.” Elder Sister White Dragon smiled gently. “White Dragon Soup is actually not bad.”

Elder Sister White Dragon did not look angry. It seemed like she was in a good mood.

If Shuhang had not heard that the ancestral golden dragon had once punched Slow-Witted Song from the eastern end of the Ancient Heavenly City to its western end, he might have really taken the opportunity to make a remark.

But now, his strong desire to survive told him that doing so might just really bring about his death. Not everyone could simply shed tears as large as beans!

Song Shuhang shook his head desperately as he thought to himself,I don’t dare poke that beehive.

Moreover, with how powerful Elder Sister White Dragon was, who could even make her into soup? Perhaps he could get a pot of Elder Sister White Dragon’s bathwater, but that was the limit.

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After going through the spatial gate that Senior Turtle opened, Song Shuhang and the others returned to Medicine Master’s building in Jiangnan University Town.

All of them safely descended to the ground.

Song Shuhang said, “Speaking of spirit stones, I suddenly remembered something.”

Su Clan’s Sixteen asked curiously, “What? Do you need spirit stones?”

“No… I remembered that after treating the batches of patients that Fairy Blue Phoenix sent over, I didn’t charge them any of it.” Song Shuhang pressed his right hand to his chest, grief-stricken.

Yesterday, he had gone to Fairy Blue Phoenix to receive some guidance on the ❮Holy Ape Dragon Power Technique❯. At the end, when his Inner World was full, the two of them bid goodbye to one another.

At that time, he had forgotten to collect his fee in spirit stones.

Sixteen laughed, and said, “Well, you didn’t say that you were going to be collecting spirit stones for a fee in the first place.”

Song Shuhang replied, “Yeah, that’s why I feel that I’ve lost big time.”

Now, he did not have even a half of a spirit stone on hand. This was especially problematic with the constant improvement of his strength and realm as he now had numerous places where he needed to use spirit stones.

Firstly and most fundamentally, when a normal cultivator practiced, they usually could not do without spirit stones.

When normal cultivators bought items in the world of cultivation, they also needed spirit stones.

The Time City in his Inner World was in an inactive state. In order to reactivate it, he needed to provide it with an astronomical amount of spirit stones. The only exception was if he could acquire a high-power core for it like he did for the puppet maiden.

There was also the Thirty-Three Divine Beasts’ Combined Magical Treasure. If he were to lift its seals all the way to the Eighth Stage, it would begin consuming astronomical amounts of spirit stones.

Besides those, he also had the God Slaying Mother-Child Cannon. If he had enough spirit stones, the shots of the cannon could even reach the level of an Eighth Stage attack.

In addition… He was also planning to build a set of training equipment in the Inner World, such as a gravity chamber, a pain tolerance trial, a death trial, a 12-step trial, and so on. All of this equipment that would help with his and his disciples’ cultivation required money, which, in the world of cultivation, was spirit stones.

And, once again, this was exactly what he was lacking at the moment.

Song Shuhang sighed and said, “If I once again receive a request from the Beast Realm to cure the patients stricken with the Netherworld’s Evil Energy Infection, make sure to remind me to charge them.”

Su Clan’s Sixteen replied, “Okay.”

None of the others responded to Song Shuhang.

“Sixteen is still the best,” said Song Shuhang.

Lady Onion blinked and changed the subject. “Senior White and Senior Eternal Fire haven’t returned yet.”

Song Shuhang said, “How about I go to the vegetable market to buy some ingredients first? After that, I can show all of you my new skills.”

He now possessed Demon Emperor Hezhi’s demonic chef heart, which gave him experiences and records on cooking and making demonic dishes. Logically speaking, he should be able to make pretty good home-cooked dishes now.

Ding, dong~

While he was speaking, the doorbell of Medicine Master’s building began ringing.

The aura of three strange cultivators appeared at the door, and they remained standing outside quietly.

Song Shuhang looked out the window.

At the door were two women and one man. They were all young and dressed in modern clothes. It was impossible to tell which cultivation system or force they belonged to.

Song Shuhang asked, “I don’t know them. Sixteen, do you know them?”

Sixteen shook her head.

“Are they here to cause trouble?” Song Shuhang asked—he had been attacked a lot by big shots recently, so he felt a little nervous.

Lady Onion guessed, “They probably came to see Senior Medicine Master.”

Song Shuhang said, “I’ll go down and have a look.”

He then opened the window and jumped out…

As he was halfway through his jump, he stopped abruptly and jumped back up again.

Senior Turtle asked, “Why did you jump back up?”

“Jumping out of the window is a disease that needs to be cured,” said Song Shuhang. After saying that, he opened the door and went down the stairs.

“…” Senior Turtle.

Isn’t jumping out and then jumping back up while mid-air even a worse disease?

Su Clan’s Sixteen leaned against the window, and took a look at the area below.

Elder Sister White Dragon, Senior Turtle, and Lady Onion all huddled against the windows and looked down as well.

Song Shuhang ran to the door and opened it.

“S-Senior Tyrannical Song.”

“S-Senior Tyrannical Scholar.”

“S-Senior Tyrannical Dragon.”

There were three different voices that sounded, and three different names that were called out. The only thing that was the same was that the three young fellow daoists all trembled like little quails. They all lowered their heads, not daring to look at Song Shuhang directly.

“…” Song Shuhang.

Am I really that scary? When I first started cultivating, the seniors in the Nine Provinces Number One Group said that I had a kind-looking face.

“Fellow Daoists, you don’t need to be so nervous. Why have you come here?” Song Shuhang tried his best to keep his voice as gentle as he could make it.

“This junior is from the Drifting Starlight Sect, Xi.”

“Fairy Naiqi.”

“Ding Gan.”

“We greet Senior Tyrannical Song.” The three young fellow daoists bowed respectfully to Song Shuhang again. Their emotions were a mix of fear and joy.

They were afraid because the person before them was Senior Tyrannical Song, but the reason for their joy was the exact same—this was Senior Tyrannical Song, the first Sage in 1,000 years!

Song Shuhang asked curiously, “You guys came for me?”

“Yes, Senior Tyrannical Song.” The young man who looked the youngest out of the three stared at Song Shuhang with a look of reverence.

Fairy Naiqi said, “We were ordered by our master to escort our junior brother to the Jiangnan area for his tribulation-transcension. Therefore, we came to greet Senior Tyrannical Song.”

Naiqi and the girl named Xi were both in the Fourth Stage Realm.

As for the young man named Ding Gan, he was at the peak of the Second Stage Realm, about to reach the Third Stage Realm.

“I see.” Song Shuhang smiled slightly.

After his name as Profound Sage Tyrannical Song became known across the universe, some well-informed cultivators and forces already knew that he often appeared in the area around Jiangnan University Town.

The news that the Jiangnan area was Profound Sage Tyrannical Song’s domain had already spread among a small circle of cultivators.

Therefore, if a disciple of any force wanted to transcend their tribulation in the Jiangnan area, they first had to go and pay a visit to Profound Sage Tyrannical Song.

Song Shuhang smiled, and said, “Have you already found a good place to transcend the tribulation?”

Xi replied softly, “Yes, we have already prepared a location.”

“Alright, I wish little fellow daoist a successful tribulation.” Song Shuhang patted the young man as he spoke.

What a coincidence, a Third Stage heavenly tribulation… Should I go with them and collect the Third Stage tribulation lightning and use it to make a dish?

“Thank you, Senior Tyrannical Song.” Ding Gan was very happy to receive Profound Sage Tyrannical Song’s well wishes. Finally, he brought out a small box, and said, “This is a small gift that my master asked me to bring to Senior Tyrannical Song. I ask Senior Tyrannical Song to accept it.”

Song Shuhang wanted to refuse, but as Ding Gan handed over the small box to him, he could smell the fragrance of spirit stones inside the box.

[This young man has an inner demon.] From behind his waist, the black Scarlet Heaven Sword sent him a voice transmission.