Food System in Cultivation World-Chapter 416 - 389

Chen Xu discovered by likes that the old woman was also at the Golden Core Stage.

Furthermore, he learned that these people indeed all came from the same sect, the Benlei Sect.

The Benlei Sect was originally an Eighth Grade sect but was demoted during a ranking battle at the Gate of Calamity, nearly falling to the Ninth Grade sect category.

After the sect’s demotion, conflicts and divisions arose among the high-ranking members.

In the end, a faction led by the old woman decided to leave the sect and seek a new path in Canglan City.

These people were all skilled in practical matters, and that yellow-faced middle-aged man named Luo Hong was especially adept at business.

The details were too numerous to recount, but in short, Chen Xu confirmed that although this group might not be entirely benevolent, they were at least sensible.

They intended to investigate the origins of the Purple Jade Pastry, but upon realizing it was futile, they abandoned further entanglement.

As for why they initially fabricated a spirit cuisine genius named Yu Ming-an, it was, in reality, a misguided move.

Their original plan in such fabrication was to lure the Spirit Chef behind the Purple Jade Pastry into appearing personally.

They would then sincerely apologize, present gifts, and thus establish a connection with the Spirit Chef.

This idea was concocted by the yellow-faced middle-aged man’s senior brother, whose reasoning was: "Such a person who hides so thoroughly must not be some great master.

Although you sensed a deadly aura that you couldn’t resist at first, you were at the Qi Cultivation stage. If the other party had even a slight cultivation, wouldn’t dealing with you be effortless?"

The yellow-faced middle-aged man felt utterly defeated.

But the reasoning seemed valid, and they decided to risk "provoking" Chen Xu.

The senior brother also remarked: "Moreover, how could a true great master, or a Nascent Soul elder, mix in circles like ours?

Unless it’s a Nascent Soul elder, wouldn’t our uncle-master be able to handle it?

Seeking wealth amidst danger, being timid wouldn’t accomplish anything!"

Thus, they later brought out "Yu Ming-an."

However, Yu Ming-an did exist; this wasn’t entirely fabricated.

It’s just that Luo Hong and his group only heard of Yu Ming-an’s name from a distance and had no substantial contact with him, let alone familiarity.

Yu Ming-an was just a decoy, no need to elaborate.

After understanding everything, Chen Xu decided to continue maintaining his mystery.

Later, he roamed around every layer of the flying vessel in a half-real, half-illusory state.

Except for the topmost layer, he didn’t go there.

The topmost layer supposedly contained the control center of the entire flying vessel, and Chen Xu wasn’t sure if there was an arrangement of some powerful formation he couldn’t comprehend.

If his "between reality and illusion" state were to fail, wouldn’t he be walking right into a trap, asking for trouble?

Chen Xu decided to play it safe, focusing on understanding the general personnel distribution on the flying vessel, which was sufficient.

Through this exploration, Chen Xu learned many "secrets."

First, he found out that this flying vessel had a name, called the Skylark Vessel.

It belonged to the Fourth Grade sect, Flying Star Sect, which was a direct subordinate of the Third Grade superior sect, Danxia Sect.

Overall, this vessel actually belonged to the Danxia Sect!

In the entire Cangling Realm, the Danxia Sect was the indisputable supreme power.

This explains why the Skylark Vessel could fly and earn huge fortunes across the Cangling Realm leveraging passage fees.

The Skylark Vessel served as an ordinary public transport, reportedly having larger vessels like the Mooncatcher Boat, the Xihe Boat, and the Starflight Ship.

Its passage fees were said to be exorbitantly high, far beyond what common people could imagine.

Although the Skylark Vessel was just an ordinary large flying vessel, its "ordinary" was only relative.

In fact, the Skylark Vessel was of very high value, well beyond the possession of lesser sects, and its defense was said to withstand even full-strength attacks from Nascent Soul experts.

Each Skylark Vessel had Golden Core experts from the Flying Star Sect stationed there.

Alongside that, the vessel had a defense force with Foundation Establishment as its backbone, meaning almost no one dared make trouble on it.

However, for certain major powers, outsiders may not dare, but internal strife often existed.

While exploring, Chen Xu discovered that within the Skylark Vessel, the Flying Star Sect’s defense force had factions.

One faction was attracted by Qing Nangke mastering the Sea of Clouds Sword Technique, turning their attention to the Purple Spirit Pearl.

They even placed people in the passageways of each deck to monitor, intending to find the creator behind the Purple Spirit Pearl.

They also noted the group of the yellow-faced middle-aged man, Luo Hong.

There were even people who knocked and entered the old woman’s cabin to probe her.

But after discovering the old woman was at the Golden Core Stage, those people silently withdrew.

It wasn’t that they couldn’t afford to provoke a Golden Core expert; rather, the benefits hadn’t yet grown to a necessary level.

If the leader was just at the Foundation Establishment stage and could be easily crushed, then observe their attitude?

Chen Xu secretly overheard a conversation from another faction saying:

"Keep a close watch; if Old Blade Tan and those folks dare act rashly, robbing passengers, we will immediately capture them.

Then let’s see if these people dare compete for resources with us again!"

See, this is internal strife at its best.

Yet, because of this, the guardians, stewards, helmsmen, and wardens on the vessel achieved a subtle balance.

Ensuring the Skylark Vessel could safely operate, making numerous round trips through the vast sky.

Year after year, it seemed to become a hallmark of the entire Cangling Realm.

Lastly, on the deck, Zhou Yu, who had consumed a basketful of Purple Spirit Pearls, suddenly waved his sword gesture, casting sword light into the sea of clouds, stirring up a raging mist.