Su Yiren was not surprised by this. Qin Haoran had always acted secretive all day long; at a single glance, he never looked like someone engaged in an honest living.
Moreover, Qin Haoran had claimed that he would reincarnate, which was a core doctrine of the Nine Nether Cult. That meant there was a very high chance Qin Haoran was among the cult's higher-ups.
The six of them found a restaurant and sat down. The East Sea was heavy with dampness, which low-level cultivators could not easily withstand, so most of the tea offered in the restaurant served to dispel dampness.
Lu Yang and the others had no need to clear away dampness, but they did not mind ordering a pot to sample the taste, ordering a few local specialty dishes while they were at it.
Looking at the still-wriggling grubs brought to the table, Lu Yang and his companions truly could not bring themselves to dig in. The raw fish slices, however, were quite good—exceptionally fresh and delicious.
"A pity, the fish just hasn't lived enough years, and its spiritual energy isn't rich enough. If it had lived ten years longer, the flavor would definitely be on another level," Meng Jingzhou remarked with a touch of regret. Back when he was fooling around in the imperial capital, he had frequented all the major restaurants and fancied himself quite knowledgeable about good food.
"That's an easy fix," the Feathering Immortal Grass piped up, popping out from behind Tao Yaoye. "Have the shop bring out a fresh white crucian carp—make sure it's alive."
They had reserved a private room, so they were not worried about outsiders catching sight of the Feathering Immortal Grass.
Meng Jingzhou did as told, calling over the waiter: "Bring us a white crucian carp, alive and kicking."
The waiter came up carrying a wooden basin, in which swam a white crucian carp as white and flawless as jade.
He set down the wooden basin and left, casting a bizarre look at the group.
Even though their establishment prided itself on serving everything live and fresh, this was the first time he had ever seen customers who looked ready to gnaw directly on a living fish.
The Feathering Immortal Grass could not have cared less about what the waiter was thinking. It tore off an imperceptible speck of a leaf and fed it to the white crucian carp.
Blessed by fortune and granted a serendipitous opportunity, the white crucian carp burst with milky-white light. The radiance soon subsided, revealing a twenty-year-old white crucian carp brimming with spiritual energy.
"All done," the Feathering Immortal Grass announced, striking the pose of a job well done.
"A Little Medicine King?" Su Yiren was astonished. She could not identify the specific species of the Feathering Immortal Grass, but she could tell it was a Little Medicine King.
"Just that tiny speck raised the fish's cultivation by twenty years?" Meng Jingzhou was stunned. The Feathering Immortal Grass was truly defying the natural order.
The middlemost leaf of the Feathering Immortal Grass swayed back and forth, serving as its head. "As if it were that easy! It's only because this fish requires so few resources to cultivate."
"If it were given to the five of you, that tiny speck would only amount to an extra week of cultivation."
Lu Yang used the Green Blade Sword to slice the white crucian carp into thin fillets. Everyone picked up a slice with their chopsticks and tasted it; sure enough, it was several times more delicious than the previous fish.
Despite having visited the East Sea multiple times, Su Yiren had never eaten a white crucian carp of this caliber.
Seeing how remarkable the Feathering Immortal Grass was, Su Yiren's eyes lit up. Thinking the grass's ability was to enhance the quality of rare natural treasures, she pulled a small porcelain bottle from her storage ring and asked the immortal grass:
"This is a treasure I obtained by chance. Could you elevate its quality by a grade as well? I will have great use for it in the future."
Meng Jingzhou found the small porcelain bottle and its contents strikingly familiar.
Wait, isn't that my essence blood?
Senior Su, what are you trying to do?!
Chapter 819