Jun Changxiao’s plan was to first shock the six chief alchemists with medicinal ingredients, then tie down their hearts with meals.
A two-pronged approach, steady as an old dog.
The medicinal ingredients side indeed brought considerable shock, but Liu Wanshi was even more formidable—she directly unleashed her ultimate move.
Normally when making home-cooked meals in the sect, they were already culinary delights. Now that she was both serious and activating special effects, who could possibly withstand this!
Not only did the six great chief alchemists fail to withstand it, but the radiance actually stung their eyes so they couldn’t open them.
What opened wasn’t dishes!
What opened was a table of brilliant jewels!
“Holy crap!”
Jun Changxiao was also shocked.
This scene of opening dishes with various special effects flashing was simply too heart-shocking!
Complete in color, aroma, and taste.
A dish having only flashy appearances was far from enough—the taste was most crucial.
Here it comes, here it comes!
After all the dishes were uncovered, under the full-table special effect enhancement, wisps of vegetable fragrance floated out, penetrating everyone’s hearts through their breathing, instantly bringing tremendous soul impact!
Including Jun Changxiao, all who smelled the vegetable fragrance seemed to enter a wondrous realm. Some found themselves in mountains and wilderness filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers, some by crystal-clear lakesides, some under star-studded night skies.
Just the aroma alone made souls leave their bodies—this was true culinary delight!
After a moment.
Chen Xiyao and the others’ souls returned to their bodies. With extremely shocked gazes, they looked at the table full of resplendent and magnificent dishes, finally unable to suppress their emotions, blurting out in their hearts: “Holy shit!”
Well then.
All eight great chief alchemists lacked much culture.
Seeing the shocked expressions on their faces, Jun Changxiao smiled rather proudly and said: “Simple fare, poorly prepared and served.”
“…”
The corners of Chen Xiyao and the others’ mouths twitched slightly.
If this was simple fare, wouldn’t the food we ate before have to be described as ‘crap’!
The saying goes: without buying and selling there’s no killing, without comparison there’s no harm. Liu Wanshi’s dishes made at full power, just from color and aroma alone, had already conquered them.
“You six, please!”
Jun Changxiao said this with his mouth, but he himself took chopsticks and started eating first. After all, just smelling the girl’s cooking made his mouth water three thousand feet!
Under normal circumstances, the six chief alchemists, arriving at an unfamiliar place, would definitely act very politely. But at this moment, they disregarded identity and grace, picking up bowls and chopsticks to eat as if they’d been starving for several days.
Picking up a piece of meat and gently placing it in his mouth.
“Boom!”
Just tasting it slightly, an explosion seemed to occur within Chen Xiyao’s body. The culinary impact not only made his pores stand up, even his hair stood straight!
“Boom boom boom!”
After the other chief alchemists tasted one by one, their hairstyles all transformed into the Golden-Haired Lion King style.
The most exaggerated was Jun Changxiao. After tasting the delicacies, not only did his hair stand straight, it even all fell out, leaving his shiny bald head perfectly capable of being used as a mirror.
The delicacies penetrating his entire body greatly stimulated his scalp, thus triggering his habitual hair loss condition.
……
Half an hour later.
Jun Changxiao and the six Chen Xiyao walked out of the dining hall.
The impact of the delicacies hadn’t ended yet. Their souls were still wandering in the ninth heaven, and even their walking seemed a bit floating.
Too fragrant!
Too delicious!
Too damn satisfying!
At this moment, only the simplest, most unpretentious words could describe their inner emotions.
“Sect Master Jun!”
Chen Xiyao cupped his hands and said: “Your sect’s meals are something Chen has never encountered in his entire life!”
“You’re too kind, too kind.” Jun Changxiao modestly said: “These are just the most ordinary home-cooked meals. If there are any inadequacies, please forgive us!”
“…”
Everyone was immediately speechless.
This modesty was really a bit excessive!
“Of course.”
Jun Changxiao said: “If you six permanently stay at my Eternal Sect, you can eat home-cooked meals as you please.”
“This…”
Chen Xiyao and the others were extremely tempted.
With high-quality medicinal ingredients available for better pill refinement, and culinary delicacies to eat as one pleased—if they could still maintain composure, they’d definitely be lying.
Jun Changxiao understood the principle of going too far being as bad as not going far enough, so he didn’t force them to express their stance immediately. Instead, he ordered Li Qingyang to arrange accommodations for them, planning to slowly boil them like frogs in warm water.
In the following days, Chen Xiyao and the others spent their time either in the medicinal fields or in the dining hall, living lives that were unpretentious and mundanely boring.
One month later.
Jun Changxiao summoned them to the great hall and said: “You six, our agreed-upon time is up. You can leave at any time now.”
“Sect Master Jun.”
Chen Xiyao cupped his hands and said: “If you don’t mind, Chen is willing to serve as honorary elder at your sect.”
He’d previously been an honorary elder too, but that was the temporary worker type. Now he wanted to convert to regular worker status. The reason was no other—he’d been completely captured by the high-quality medicinal ingredients and delicacies.
“We’re also willing to stay!”
The other five chief alchemists all expressed their positions.
“Staying is fine.”
Jun Changxiao clasped his ten fingers together, his expression serious as he said: “But this seat hopes you can work wholeheartedly for the sect, not just do part-time work!”
“This…”
Everyone immediately fell into silence.
Chen Xiyao said: “What does Sect Master Jun mean?”
“Sever all honorary elder relationships with the various major sects and formally become hall masters of my Eternal Sect’s Pill Hall.” Jun Changxiao finally tore off the sheepskin draped over himself, revealing his vicious Big Bad Wolf appearance!
Pill Hall doesn’t restrict you from doing part-time work anywhere, but once you enter my Eternal Sect, you must be single-minded!
These words—Gou Sheng definitely wouldn’t have said at the start. But now that the six had stayed in the sect for thirty days, he could naturally open his heart!
“Moreover.”
Jun Changxiao said seriously: “If you all genuinely join my Eternal Sect, you can also cultivate martial arts related to the way of alchemy, thus advancing even faster.”
“…”
The six chief alchemists felt conflicted.
“Sect Master Jun.” Chen Xiyao said awkwardly: “We all have agreements with various major sects. If we just withdraw like this, I’m afraid…”
Jun Changxiao interrupted: “This is your problem. You must resolve it.”
“I…”
“This issue doesn’t need discussion. All of you must listen to me.”
“…”
The six exchanged glances, their expressions somewhat interesting.
Sect Master Jun had everyone stay for one month, arranging accommodations and meals, deliberately making them develop dependency!
Too late.
Addicted, can’t quit!
“Alright.”
Chen Xiyao compromised: “Chen is willing to resign from positions at various major sects and assume the position of Eternal Sect Pill Hall master!”
After deep contemplation, the other five also expressed their willingness to become members of the Eternal Sect.
“You six.”
“Fill out the entrance forms.”
“Sigh.”
Chen Xiyao and the others sighed, having a feeling they’d boarded a pirate ship.
The system sighed: “Since ancient times, true feelings can’t be retained, only schemes win hearts!”
After the entrance forms were filled out and stamped with the sect’s great seal, from this point on, all eight of Pill Hall’s great chief alchemists gathered at the Eternal Sect, all appointed to hall master positions, historically known as the Eight Greats of Eternal Alchemy.
That very day.
Jun Changxiao transmitted the Great Thousand Shadow Dividing Art to Chen Xiyao and the others. After they briefly perused it, they immediately displayed their lack of culture, treating it like a precious treasure as they began closed-door cultivation.
If such good martial arts had been brought out earlier, wouldn’t that have settled things? Why waste our month!
Actually, Jun Changxiao had originally thought to first use medicinal ingredients and delicacies to entice them, and only resort to the Great Thousand Shadow Dividing Art if that really didn’t work. He hadn’t expected the other party to be so…
……
Several days later.
The Eternal Sect announced to the outside world that all eight of Pill Hall’s great chief alchemists had joined the Eternal Sect.
Cooperating with Pill Hall had already caused considerable sensation. Now that eight top masters in the field of alchemy had all joined a sect without rank, the shock brought could be described as earth-shattering!
“Tsk tsk.”
At the Extreme Dao Cave Mansion, True Immortal Qiye held a chess piece and said: “Drawing all of Pill Hall’s chief alchemists over—your disciple’s methods are quite something.”
“Hahaha!”
True Immortal Tonggu laughed loudly and said: “Without some ability, could he be my True Immortal Tonggu’s disciple?”
You little brat.
Look how smug you are.
“Ding! Recruiting all eight of Pill Hall’s great chief alchemists, causing sensation in the Upper Realm, gained 200 sect prestige points.”
“Ding! Sect prestige value: 200.”
“As expected.”
After hearing the notification, Jun Changxiao thought: “Just as I thought.”
The more famous the sect became in the Upper Realm, the more prestige value would be rewarded. This let him find a brand new goal, so he rubbed his hands together and said: “In the future, if I overthrow the Realm Hall, will I get even more prestige value?”
“Aiya!”
True Immortal Tonggu, who was currently feeling triumphant, suddenly clutched his head and said: “Why does my head suddenly hurt for no reason!”