Su Xi knew that Tang Yifeng would surely find clues, so she didn't say much more. After all, it was all just her speculation, and the truth still needed Tang Yifeng to investigate.
With so many people in Shu Mountain, they would surely uncover the truth of the matter.
After seeing Tang Yifeng off, Su Xi returned to her room.
Now that she understood the undercurrents of the Five Great Immortal Mountains and that things were not as peaceful as they seemed on the surface, she naturally wouldn't miss any opportunity to become stronger.
Although this world had more order than the interstellar world, the law of the jungle had not changed. The weak could only become stepping stones for the strong.
Therefore, upon returning to her room, Su Xi immediately began to comprehend the cultivation methods on the Heavenly Talisman.
Her sudden diligence was not only because she genuinely wanted to improve her strength, but more importantly because of the Heavenly Talisman's deceptive nature.
For the first level of cultivation, the Heavenly Talisman had given her a month. But now, for the second level, it had only given her half a month.
If she couldn't draw a level four talisman within half a month, her soul would be devoured by the Heavenly Talisman, and she would never have the chance to reincarnate again.
For her own sake and to improve her strength, Su Xi naturally didn't dare to be careless and could only go all out to practice.
Su Xi pondered in her room until it was time for meals, and then she rubbed her aching head and walked out of her room.
She hadn't forgotten that she still had an ancestor on Penglai Mountain who loved to eat. If she didn't serve the ancestor well, her future days wouldn't be easy.
Without the ancestor's help, the Heavenly Talisman couldn't be cultivated at all.
True Master Tiangang had profound magical power and disliked being disturbed by others.
Furthermore, he was only in a spiritual form, and as long as he didn't wish it, the new disciples wouldn't know of his existence.
All the disciples thought that only Su Xi and Lin Qing were on Penglai Mountain, and no one else.
Seeing Su Xi busy in the kitchen, their eyes were filled with tears. It turned out that what the sect leader said was true; Senior Sister Su Xi was truly a kind-hearted person.
Knowing that they had traveled a long way, she had specially prepared delicious food for them. The enchanting aroma, even without tasting it, told them it was extraordinary.
However, for fear of affecting Su Xi's performance, they didn't dare to approach rashly, and could only dutifully guard the entrance, each one weeping profusely.
Su Xi had no idea what these people were doing and continued to busy herself with what was in her hands.
Cooking a meal absolutely could not be sloppy.
After finishing the cooking, Su Xi was about to go out and call the ancestor, but upon seeing the situation outside the door, she stopped instantly, a multitude of question marks appearing on her forehead.
What had happened?
"What are you all doing?" Su Xi rubbed her head, not understanding why there were suddenly so many people at her door, and why they were all crying.
She subconsciously touched her face, wondering if she had done something wrong to make these people cry.
"Senior Sister, you are too kind to us." Among the crowd, someone held back tears and choked out a few words.
(⊙_⊙)?
What were they saying? Could they explain it more clearly? She couldn't understand.
Did young people nowadays have such a generation gap with her?
With one person in the crowd taking the lead, the rest naturally didn't want to be left behind. They all expressed their gratitude to Su Xi, and some diligent disciples even started helping Su Xi by holding bowls and chopsticks, preparing to eat.
"Hey, what are you doing?" Su Xi, seeing the actions of these enthusiastic people, quickly tried to stop them.
But these people only wanted to make a good impression on Su Xi and didn't listen to anything she said. Instead, their hands moved quickly.
Before Su Xi could take any further action, these people had already brought all the dishes to the table. A table full of food, and their tears hadn't stopped.
After all, cultivating to Su Xi's level didn't require eating. So, all the food she had prepared was definitely to welcome the new disciples.
Penglai Mountain was indeed the right choice.
"Thank you, Senior Sister," everyone said in unison, and then they prepared to feast.
They had been busy all day and hadn't eaten yet, so their stomachs were already rumbling with hunger.
Seeing these people about to eat the food, Su Xi's expression changed, and she quickly cried out to stop them, "No."
Unfortunately, before her voice could fall, the disciples who were about to eat were all sent flying, falling to the ground motionless.
Looking at the disciples sprawled on the floor, Su Xi's face showed a conflicted expression, worried about how she would explain to Lin Qing if these people died.
The ancestor was perfect in every way, except that he was very protective of his food. For a bite to eat, he wouldn't spare even the future hope of the sect.
True Master Tiangang appeared before Su Xi with an angry huff, and righteously warned, "This food is all mine. No one can take it away."
"Yes, yes, yes." Su Xi nodded complacently and asked with some worry, "These people won't have died, will they?"
"They'll just be asleep for a few days at most. They won't die that easily," True Master Tiangang said irritably.
Although he was angry that these people had taken what he wanted, he wouldn't kill ordinary people. He still had his bottom line as a person.
Hearing True Master Tiangang's assurance, Su Xi let out a long sigh of relief.
It was good that no one had died.
Otherwise, if the disciples they had just recruited died so quickly, it would surely enrage Lin Qing to death.
As for the disciples lying on the ground, Su Xi didn't pay too much attention. It was no big deal for young people to suffer a little.
One learns wisdom through pain.
After finishing his meal, True Master Tiangang looked at Su Xi beside him and said, "Come with me after you finish eating."
Hearing True Master Tiangang's words, Su Xi's forehead developed a few dark lines.
What was he going to do?
Although she didn't know what True Master Tiangang wanted to do, Su Xi wasn't too surprised. After interacting with True Master Tiangang for so long, she was sure he wouldn't harm her.
He must have something to arrange for her.
True Master Tiangang didn't say anything but led Su Xi towards the summit of Penglai Mountain.
As they walked to increasingly secluded areas, Su Xi began to feel uneasy.
Why were they coming to such a remote place?
Could it be?
Looking at True Master Tiangang's back, Su Xi imagined a novel plot in her mind, feeling a chill.
"Ancestor, what are you going to do?" Su Xi couldn't suppress her curiosity and asked.
Hearing Su Xi's question, True Master Tiangang stopped. "We'll talk about some things later. For now, there's some trouble that needs you to resolve."
"???"
Hearing True Master Tiangang's words, Su Xi became even more confused.
Today, True Master Tiangang's words were becoming increasingly difficult to understand.
In this desolate place, what kind of trouble could there be? Could it be that there were too many weeds, and she needed to help pull them?
True Master Tiangang didn't prolong the suspense but pointed to a path in the southeast direction and said, "Go and deal with the tail following behind us."
These people had been lurking on Penglai Mountain for so many days, and he had already endured enough. Today was a good time to settle it.
Su Xi didn't know what True Master Tiangang was thinking, but she still walked over.