Food System in Cultivation World

In the alley, a narrow path met.

Yunqi was startled.

To his surprise, the person also running toward Yuan Cang River in the wind and rain was Ning Siyu!

Unlike Yunqi's boldness in holding a sword while running, Ning Siyu was holding a Treasure Umbrella, under which the wind and rain ceased, a faint clear light enveloping him.

Yunqi couldn't help but pause slightly, looking up at Ning Siyu, his gaze tilted slightly as he said:

"Brother Ning, it's you, are you also going to Yuan Cang River to slay the dragon?"

Ning Siyu was dressed in white, his hair even let loose, and although his action of holding the umbrella appeared calm, from his current attire, he looked as if he had just woken up from bed.

Indeed, Ning Siyu had fallen asleep right after the exam and hadn't woken up until this morning.

If not for the raging storm at Yuan Cang River, he might not have woken up at all.

So he moved swiftly with his hair disheveled, as he simply hadn't had time to put on outerwear and tie his hair.

Ning Siyu said indifferently, "Brother Cui, since you can go to slay the dragon, why can't I?"

Yunqi immediately laughed and was about to mock him further, but facing the overwhelming wind and rain, he realized this person was not cowardly fleeing, but rather chose to stand firm amid the raging floods.

The words of ridicule Yunqi had on his lips transformed into:

"Our cultivation level can't slay any dragon, Brother Ning, do you perhaps carry some ancestral treasure that makes you dare to face such evil?"

"Indeed." Yunqi casually mentioned, not expecting Ning Siyu to directly admit, "It's this Daluo Smoke Rain Umbrella, a protective treasure passed down in my Ning Family for hundreds of years.

This umbrella can repel water and wind, making all evils stay away.

Brother Cui, would you like to join under the umbrella? I'll shield you from the wind and rain, so you can use your skills without worrying about defense."

As Ning Siyu spoke, he gently tilted the umbrella towards Yunqi.

Yunqi gritted his teeth and stepped into the range of the umbrella's clear light.

In that moment, the surrounding wind and rain dissipated, and even the noise of the pouring rain seemed to diminish.

Truly a treasure umbrella!

Amid the rain, voices of two young people running swiftly could be heard, continuing their conversation.

Ning Siyu exclaimed, "Brother Cui, surprised you truly came under my umbrella, why? Aren't you afraid I'll use this treasure umbrella to harm you?"

Yunqi replied, "Trust those you use, and don't use those you doubt. In the face of great disaster, since you, Ning, dare to venture out, I, Cui, dare to trust you!"

"Such generous heroism, isn't this akin to the verse you just recited, 'Three cups to promise freely, and the Five Sacred Mountains become light'?"

"But there's no wine here..."

"Yet Brother Cui's heroism remains!"

In their conversation, they seemed to be bickering, yet also appeared to be praising each other.

As they spoke, they suddenly laughed together while running in the rain.

Until they passed through streets, rushed out of the city gate, and outside they saw dozens to hundreds of people also running swiftly!

Yes, in this city, although countless people fell amidst sudden disaster, and many chose to preserve themselves and escape the city,

similarly, there was always a handful willing to move against the current.

They showcased their skills in the midst of the raging torrents.

Among them, an Advanced Scholar in a Sixth Grade green official uniform raised his arms and shouted:

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am Zhao Ji, experienced in the Governor's Office. I am holding the Official Seal here, please heed my command, lend your strength to the seal, and close off this section of the river..."

He stepped on the waves, raised both hands, and summoned the Official Seal.

A faint golden light immediately emitted around the seal, and from it shot out several great chains like meteoric iron from the outer heavens.

The chains, with imposing grandeur, spanned the river waves, locking onto the banks of the great river with a rumbling sound.

At this crucial moment, Yunqi and Ning Siyu naturally didn't hesitate.

They immediately ran with the umbrella, simultaneously directing their own energy, sending their cultivation power through their respective methods towards the seal from afar.

The dozens to hundreds of people on the riverbank all did the same.

At this moment, everyone held onto hope.

After all, they had a good number of people, with Zhao Ji, an Advanced Scholar, leading the battle.

Though Zhao Ji was only a Sixth Grade official, an Advanced Scholar is an Advanced Scholar. Regardless of rank, an Advanced Scholar is considered amongst the highest worldly martial forces.

Zhao Ji harnessed the strength of the crowd, further activating the Official Seal.

A full eight chains descended on the raging banks of Yuan Cang River.

The river waves slowed for a moment, even the monstrous fish in the middle of the river, its head raised to the sky and engulfed in black flames, seemed momentarily stalled.

In a moment of subtle excitement amidst the crowd, the previous female voice eerily rang again: "Everyone, why go against the heavens..."

The monstrous fish's wings suddenly flapped at that moment.

"Ah!" came a shrill scream.

Immediately following was a tragic scene of dozens of figures being thrown backward all at once.

This included Yunqi and Ning Siyu, who were also repelled.

Only, under the protection of the treasure umbrella, although they were sent flying, they weren't injured, so they still had the strength to observe the conditions of the others.

But as they observed, they saw countless people vomiting blood and collapsing in the wind and rain. Zhao Ji, who was at the lead previously, was covered in blood, his bones fractured, gasping faintly.

The combined effort to "lock the dragon" was no match for a single flap of the monstrous fish's wings.

Could this monstrous fish truly possess dragon semblance due to its might?

Faced with such a grim situation, Yunqi and Ning Siyu couldn't help but turn pale.

And in Yuan Cang River, that female voice echoed once more with an eerie tone: "Since you are all plagued by sins and reluctant to awaken, why not contribute to my son's dragon transformation, and then head to Shangjing together..."