Just as Gu Yuan was thinking about going back to borrow a few books on the Alchemy Dao to study, a crisp "ding-ling" sound echoed from outside the door.

Although the sound was somewhat sudden, it wasn't abrupt, carrying a hint of a reminder and inquiry.

This was someone outside asking whether they could come in now.

Gu Yuan naturally knew what was happening.

He flicked his fingers, and the door to the training room opened.

Qiu Zhi and Qiu Yue, two women came in one after another, carrying food boxes, wine, spirit fruits, and other items.

"Brother Gu!"

The two women greeted, then placed the dishes from the food boxes one by one neatly.

Four dishes of medicinal cuisine.

Consisting of assorted tricolor chicken, Jade Belt Pearl Soup, crispy rolls, and steamed red carp.

The dishes were steaming, full of color, aroma, and taste, making one's appetite surge just by taking a glance.

The main ingredient of the assorted tricolor chicken was a type of special tricolor chicken from the snowy mountains of the northwest, feeding on grass seeds, Spirit Medicine, and Exotic Insects, capable of cleansing five insects and nourishing Primordial Qi.

More marvelous was that the meat of this spirit bird tasted exceedingly delicious, making one unable to stop.

With the appropriate ingredients and Spirit Medicine prepared by the head chef, the original flavor of the ingredient was perfectly retained and even elevated further.

The Jade Belt Pearl Soup was made from the seeds of a Pearl Fruit Spirit Medicine, cooked after processing, with a smooth texture, soft and glutinous, rich in Spiritual Qi.

The crispy rolls were the simplest, made from Spirit Grain ground into flour, mixed into batter, pan-fried into pancakes, then rolled with Spirit Melon shreds and honey sauce, fried in black boar oil.

The last dish, steamed red carp, was a type of exotic red carp born in the Spiritual Spring, having some effect of Purification, able to advance the marrow washing progress of an Innate Martial Master.

After simple and careful cooking, the taste was delicious, making one feel like biting their tongue off.

These spiritual cuisines, paired with a bowl of excellent Jade Essence Rice, each grain glossy as jade, emitting alluring rice fragrance, were incomparable to any banquet from Gu Yuan's past life.

Eating a meal like this not only greatly benefits cultivation but also suffices for the daily needs of a Celestial Human Realm cultivator for three to five days.

Just this single meal of spiritual cuisine required spending enough Spirit Stones to make an ordinary Loose Cultivator green with envy, impoverished.

And this was just a small feast Gu Yuan, as an Inner Sect Disciple, could enjoy once every half month.

As for his daily meals, they were only slightly less exquisite.

This kind of enjoyment, along with two beautiful maids serving at the sides, was far better than being trapped in a secret chamber ingesting Jade Essence Pills.

Why do so many Loose Cultivators in the Cultivation Realm yearn to join Major Cultivation Sects?

Is it not because joining Major Cultivation Sects allows one to obtain various conveniences and benefits?

Not to mention True Daoist Techniques, not to mention sect protection, just the daily clothes, food, and use, their monthly allowances are enough to provide for a cultivator's daily cultivation needs.

But Loose Cultivators?

Every Spirit Stone, every Grain Avoidance Pill must be accumulated and earned with immense effort and thought.

The world's resources are limited, cultivation is essentially about seizing destiny from the heavens.

These cultivation resources are the keys for cultivators to progress towards immortality step by step.

And yet most of the cultivated resources already collected in the world are controlled by Major Cultivation Sects and Cultivation Families.

For these cultivation resources and more benefits, joining Major Cultivation Sects is the best route.

Of course, Gu Yuan could enjoy such meals and use because of his previous victory in a bet against Liu Xinjun.

Even the fellow Inner Sect Disciples, Xia Xiuxue, and Niu Youde, were still eating Jade Essence Pills?

Though all three had their names recorded, they had yet to enter Medicine King Mountain and pledge to the ancestral master; strictly speaking, they were not yet Inner Sect Disciples.

But Gu Yuan was different, he had already proven his status and identity with his strength.

With his cultivation divine techniques and displayed talent, who dared not acknowledge his identity?

Medicine King Mountain would be foolish not to accept such a disciple.

Furthermore, with He Ling True Master vouching for him, what's wrong with eating and drinking? Who would dare have a say?

Gu Yuan used chopsticks to tear open the tender outer skin of the assorted tricolor chicken, releasing a rich aroma that was just mouthwatering.

Gu Yuan picked up a morsel of meat with his chopsticks, ready to eat, but paused suddenly in his motions.

Seeing this, Qiu Zhi felt a bit curious: "What's wrong? Is it that the dish doesn't taste good, Senior Brother?"

"Without tasting, how could I talk about whether it tastes good or not?"

Gu Yuan smiled slightly: "I'm just curious, Qiu Zhi, who is your real identity?"

Hearing this, Qiu Zhi looked a bit confused, showing a trace of vigilance: "What do you mean by that, Brother Gu?"

Beside her, Qiu Yue's expression changed slightly, instinctively sensing a dangerous aura.

She instinctively moved closer to her friend Qiu Zhi, but halted after taking a step because Gu Yuan's words clearly suggested an issue with Qiu Zhi's identity.

"In the Demon Dao, a portion of demon cultivators excels at refining demon heads, such as the Seventy-Two Form Divine Demons, Thirty-Six Formless Divine Demons, or the Seven Emotions Six Desires Mortal Demons, Nine Son Mother Spirit Demons, White Bone Celestial Demons, etc."

Gu Yuan seemed oblivious to the two's reaction, speaking eloquently:

"The Demon Dao always mysterious and bizarre, there exists a type of demon head called the Formless Yin Demon, trained with various desires and thoughts, invisible, intangible, yet inexplicably unpredictable, capable of hiding within human bodies, difficult to detect."

"Necessarily, it would steal a person's thoughts, memories, gradually replacing someone from the ground up."

"In the Cultivation Realm, there are cases where cultivators emerge from seclusion with changed personalities, erratic behavior, or the suddenly resurrected dead, all due to Yin Demons possessing them."

Saying this, Gu Yuan looked at Qiu Zhi, graceful and beautiful as she was, with a hint of pity in his eyes:

"Of course, you are you, but also not you anymore. Because a Formless Yin Demon has already hidden within your Divine Soul, stealing your thoughts and memories, now you are only a layer of skin for that Formless Yin Demon."

"Ah?!"

Gu Yuan's words struck like thunder, startling Qiu Yue beside him, whose hand trembled, dropping the wine jug, smashing and splashing the wine everywhere.

Qiu Yue herself was terrified, retreating a few steps.

Looking at Qiu Zhi, then at Gu Yuan, she was alternately scared, panic-stricken, not knowing what to do.

Qiu Zhi forced a smile, saying hesitantly, "Brother... Brother Gu, don't joke with me anymore..."

"Here on the Dragon Boat, there is the Ancestor of Withered Wood guarding it, how could any Yin Demons or Divine Demons sneak in?"

But while saying this, Qiu Zhi didn't notice that several lines of cracks appeared on her forehead, like wounds, or like closed eyes.

Now several eyes were moving slightly under the skin, as if eyeballs were rolling under the eyelids, yet Qiu Zhi herself was unaware of any clue.

Beside her, Qiu Yue was speechless with fright, her face as pale as paper, instinctively taking two steps towards Gu Yuan.

She now started believing Gu Yuan's words.

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