Infinite Professions from a Pearl Collector

He stood there, his expression calm, showing no signs of excitement or elation, as if all of this had nothing to do with him.

Li Qingyan’s heart trembled. Not daring to look any longer, she hastily averted her gaze and turned to leave.

That night, Chen Ye arrived at Li Qingyan’s residence once again.

This time, he didn’t even knock. He pushed the door open and walked right in, as if the place were his own home.

Li Qingyan was already waiting inside. Seeing him arrive, she lowered her head in humiliation, not daring to meet his gaze.

Chen Ye didn’t bother with pleasantries. "Get me some meat and wine. I’m going to eat."

Li Qingyan didn’t dare to disobey. She turned to go, but Chen Ye spoke again. "I don’t want just any meat and wine. I want the specialty foods supplied by your Blood Lotus Sect."

Li Qingyan froze.

Of course, the Blood Lotus Sect had specialty foods. They came in a wide variety and were of the highest quality.

But these foods had to be purchased, not with ordinary money, but with extremely precious Sect Contribution Points.

That was why, even as a Blood Lotus Sect disciple, Li Qingyan could rarely bring herself to eat them. She would only grit her teeth and buy a portion when she hit a bottleneck in her cultivation.

For Chen Ye to demand such specialty foods so casually left her at a loss.

Chen Ye asked flatly, "What? Is there a problem?"

A shiver ran through Li Qingyan as she hastily shook her head. "N-No... no problem."

With that, she activated a sect Jade Scroll used for selecting ingredients. She winced as she selected some meat and wine.

"Not enough. Add more," Chen Ye urged, dissatisfied with her stinginess.

On the verge of tears, Li Qingyan could only add many more items to the order.

"When will it be delivered?" Chen Ye asked after Li Qingyan finished the order.

"Soon," Li Qingyan said, her voice listless. She was clearly pained by the loss of her few remaining Sect Contribution Points.

It was indeed fast. In the time it takes an incense stick to burn, a streak of blood-red light shot across the sky and stopped before Li Qingyan.

It was a cargo-carrying Flying Sword, loaded with all the ingredients she had ordered.

After Li Qingyan retrieved the items, the Flying Sword immediately turned and flew away. The entire process was unmanned and fully automated.

Chen Ye was astonished.

’Is the Blood Lotus Sect’s logistics system this advanced? They actually use Flying Swords to deliver goods.’

’And the Flying Sword even seems to have automatic navigation. That’s incredible.’

The ingredients had arrived; next came the cooking. To his surprise, Li Qingyan’s culinary skills were quite impressive. Chen Ye had assumed someone like her would have never had to lift a finger in her life.

But it seemed that being a disciple of the Blood Lotus Sect was a harsh life. With limited resources, they had to do many things themselves to cut down on expenses.

Soon, a shockingly decadent feast was laid out on the table.

The roasted meat, wreathed in Spiritual Qi, sizzled audibly. A savory aroma wafted from the fish soup, and the amber-colored Spirit Wine gave off an intoxicating fragrance.

Chen Ye sat boldly in the seat of honor and began to feast without a shred of courtesy.

Meanwhile, Li Qingyan stood like a lowly Maid. Still in her gorgeous red dress, she stood respectfully to the side, serving Chen Ye his food and pouring his wine, not even worthy of a seat at the table.

The stark contrast in their status made her feel as though her dignity was being torn to shreds, piece by piece, and roasted over a fire.

Tears welled up in her eyes, but she forced them back down.

’Endure!’

’I must endure!’

But Chen Ye acted as if he didn’t notice her expression, continuing to eat with gusto.

As large quantities of Spiritual Food, rich with pure Energy, entered his stomach, he felt the qi and blood within his body surge at an unprecedented rate.

Powerful streams of heat surged through his limbs, nourishing every inch of his sinews, bones, and flesh.

At the same time, the Pearl Collector’s Cow and Horse Body Talent was pushed to its absolute limit!

After all, this body hadn’t eaten anything decent since arriving at Black Water Lake. Now, faced with such a lavish meal, the Cow and Horse Body went into overdrive, absorbing every possible nutrient.

Standing to the side, Li Qingyan watched, dumbfounded.

She had never seen such a terrifying appetite!

That was ten pounds of Centennial Fire Rhinoceros Beef, two Jade-Eyed Spirit Fish, and an entire peck of Cyan Jade Spirit Rice!

Even a Martial Dao Cultivator who specialized in strengthening their physical body couldn’t eat that much in a single meal!

Yet the man before her was like a bottomless pit. He devoured all the meat and wine like a whirlwind, not even leaving a single drop of soup.

What shocked her even more was that as Chen Ye ate, she could clearly sense the fluctuations of his qi and blood skyrocketing at an incredible rate.

Just as Chen Ye drained the last of the Spirit Wine, a series of notifications appeared before his eyes.

[Pearl Collector Professional Level has increased to Level 3]

Chen Ye was taken aback.

’Wait, I leveled up just like that?’

’I didn’t even do anything.’

Ever since he had transmigrated, his Pearl Collector Profession had never progressed. Chen Ye had even started to think there was no room for it to advance.

Now, it seemed his previous assumption had been wrong.

The Cow and Horse Body Talent granted him an extremely powerful digestive system, which was the key to his survival in this cruel world, allowing him to live on even the poorest of foods.

But now that he had suddenly eaten so much food rich with Spiritual Charm, the Cow and Horse Body had naturally kicked into high gear, causing his Professional Level to rise along with it.

Chen Ye opened his panel to check on his Pearl Collector Profession.

[Profession: Pearl Collector (Level 3)]

[Talent: Cold Resistance, Cow and Horse Body]

[Skills: Diving Level 4, Spirit Clam Sensing Level 4]

Not only had the Professional Level increased, but the two Skills, Diving and Spirit Clam Sensing, had also jumped two levels each.

Although the Pearl Collector Profession might not be as powerful as Nightwalker or Divine-Seeing Grandmaster, Chen Ye knew it was his foundation for survival in this world. Most importantly, it was currently his only Profession with two Talents, so its importance was obvious.

So, seeing it improve, Chen Ye was naturally quite pleased.

On the surface, however, Chen Ye showed none of his delight. He looked up at Li Qingyan. "I need a Spirit Pearl of the Seventh Grade or higher. Do you know how I can get one?"