God of Cuisine Reborn: I Became Invincible by Cooking

In the face of Zhao Zhengping's aggrieved inquiry, Hongzun replied with a righteous expression.

"When a disciple of Divine Sword Peak is in danger, it's only natural for me as their master to step in and rescue them."

"But Master, even so, wasn't this a bit too much of a commotion?"

"Nonsense, Zhengping, do you remember how I taught you? Once you join Divine Sword Peak, we're all family. When family is in danger, how can we not save them?"

"At Divine Sword Peak, no matter who it is, if they're in danger, it's my duty to help. As the senior brother, you should do the same."

Faced with Hongzun's reprimand, Zhao Zhengping felt something was off, but couldn't pinpoint it. Besides, what his master said made sense.

Shouldn't fellow disciples support each other?

Looking at Hongzun's righteous face, Zhao Zhengping also replied earnestly.

"Master is right, I have learned my lesson."

"Alright, if there's nothing else, you may leave. Cultivate well and don't let me down."

"Yes."

After sending Zhao Zhengping away, Hongzun smiled slightly, satisfied, and walked towards his cave abode. However, he hadn't taken a few steps before receiving a message from Sect Master Qi Xiong, summoning him to the main hall on the main peak for a meeting.

It was obvious it was about the events of the day.

Reluctantly, Hongzun arrived at the main peak. By the time he entered the main hall, the major elders and more than half of the peak masters were already present.

On the main seat, Qi Xiong looked somewhat displeased and said, "Junior Brother, don't you have anything to say to me about today's events?"

His words were full of reproach, but Hongzun didn't care at all. He casually sat down, took a sip of wine, and mumbled.

"Explain what? Did something happen today?"

"You... Today, so many of your Divine Sword Peak disciples rushed out. Don't you owe me an explanation?"

Hearing this, Qi Xiong was about to grind his molars to dust, while Hongzun still appeared drunk.

"Senior Brother, you're talking about that? I don't think there's anything to praise. Our Divine Sword Peak disciples heard that a demon beast appeared in Leshan Town. As Dao Yi Sect disciples, it's our duty to slay demons and eliminate evil. It's a trivial matter, no need to worry about it."

"Worry my ass, your Divine Sword Peak disciples all rushed out today without even a word..."

"Alright, alright, it was an emergency. There was no time to inform you, Senior Brother. At that time, our peak's disciple was in danger, and it would have been troublesome if we were late."

Hearing this, Qi Xiong snorted coldly and said, "Even if it was to rescue a disciple, there was no need for such a big fuss. Which disciple was in danger?"

"Oh, it was our menial disciple, Ye Changqing."

Menial disciple? Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions in the hall turned extremely strange.

They had been guessing who was in danger to make Hongzun so anxious, but now he said it was just a menial disciple.

Qi Xiong, who had been holding back his anger, couldn't contain it anymore and shouted angrily at Hongzun.

"You made such a big scene for a menial disciple? You..."

"Senior Brother, that's not right. What's wrong with a menial disciple? Aren't they also a Dao Yi Sect disciple? Since they are, how can the sect not protect them?"

"I did this for..."

"Get out, just get out..."

Hongzun continued drinking and speaking eloquently, while Qi Xiong's forehead veins bulged, and finally, he couldn't help but roar in anger.

Without any hesitation, Hongzun stood up with a smile and said, "Alright, Senior Brother, you should rest early."

After saying this, without waiting for Qi Xiong to reply, he disappeared from the hall, leaving behind Qi Xiong's furious roars and the sound of furniture being smashed.

Qi Xiong really had no way to deal with Hongzun. He was like this when he was young, and he still is.

As the sect master, Qi Xiong sometimes felt really aggrieved, but what could he do? That was his junior brother.

The others present were long used to this.

Once again, it ended without resolution, which was normal. After all, the peak masters of Dao Yi Sect, the major elders, and Qi Xiong were all senior and junior brothers.

Many things were just let go if possible, except for Hongzun, who always made Qi Xiong furious, yet there was nothing he could do about him.

"Damn it, damn it, Master, why did you take in such a rebellious disciple?"

Cursing, Qi Xiong left the hall.

The night passed without words, and early the next morning, as the sky just began to brighten, many disciples of Divine Sword Peak rushed down the mountain.

And this time, there were even more disciples.

Each one displayed their agility to the fullest, occasionally using some small tricks, all for the sake of getting that breakfast.

When Ye Changqing opened the courtyard gate, thousands of disciples were already lining up, but there were only a thousand portions of breakfast, making the competition extremely fierce.

It was still first come, first served.

The disciples who got breakfast were extremely excited, while those who didn't were beating their chests in frustration.

After breakfast, when the disciples left, Ye Changqing took the initiative to find Hongzun, expressing his desire to learn some spells.

Upon hearing this, Hongzun looked closely and only then noticed that Ye Changqing had broken through to the Qi Perception Realm.

"You broke through?"

If he remembered correctly, this kid had just reached the peak of the Body Refinement Realm a few days ago, and now he had broken through again? And it was a major realm breakthrough. This cultivation speed was a bit too outrageous.

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Grabbing Ye Changqing's arm to personally check, he found that even his talent and constitution had improved, and Hongzun marveled repeatedly.

"Do you have a special physique?"

Some people with special physiques have terrible talent and constitution before their physique awakens, but once it does, they transform completely.

Naturally, Hongzun thought of this regarding Ye Changqing's situation, and Ye Changqing explained accordingly.

"I don't know, Master. It's just that my cultivation has indeed sped up recently."

"You being a menial disciple is a waste of talent."

Convinced that Ye Changqing had a special physique, Hongzun sighed and then said that if Ye Changqing was willing, he could become a direct disciple, but Ye Changqing declined.

After all, he didn't have any special physique; he was just cheating. If he left the kitchen, how could he continue cheating?

Although Hongzun was a bit speechless, he didn't insist and tossed a token to Ye Changqing, saying,

"Take this token. You can choose any spell from the Spell Hall, but since you're only at the Qi Perception Realm, it's best to choose some low-level spells, no higher than the Yellow Rank. Otherwise, you won't be able to cultivate them. Remember, don't aim too high."