2 Senior Must Be an Extraordinary Expert!

Long Yuan could feel that the entire tavern was filled with endless dao charms.

What shocked him even more was that these dao charms were not as difficult to comprehend as other charms. In just a few dozen seconds, Long Yuan had already absorbed a large amount of them.

Just as he sat on the chair, Long Yuan's pupils instantly enlarged. His body was undergoing an earth-shaking change.

The bottleneck of the meridian condensation realm that had troubled him for a long time had broken through? Had he already become an expert?

Long Yuan turned his head to look in the direction of the kitchen, and his eyes filled with a solemn expression.

"Could it be that this senior is some reclusive big shot?"

Su Yang carried two plates of simple home-cooked dishes and brought them to Long Yuan. A plate of chive and eggs, a plate of stir-fried meat with garlic, and a bottle of wine.

Seeing that the senior was taking care of him, Long Yuan's face instantly turned pale, and cold sweat continuously broke out on his forehead.

Long Yuan hurriedly stood up, took the plates, and said respectfully, "Senior, this can't do."

Senior?

Su Yang was shocked by Long Yuan's way of addressing him. 'Why does this kid call me senior? Is it because I gave him a place to rest? He's really a polite guy.'

Su Yang quickly waved his hand and said, "This way of addressing me isn't appropriate. My name is Su Yang. You can call me Mr. Su."

Long Yuan also realized his mistake when he heard that. Since senior wanted to stay hidden from the world, he naturally did not want his identity to be known by others.

He quickly corrected his mistake and said, "Thank you for your hospitality, Mr. Su. My name is Long Yuan. I'm the disciple of Jiu Jian of the Heavenly Sword Sect."

Su Yang waved his hand, indicating that it was nothing. However, he was still very shocked by Long Yuan's identity although he did not know what kind of sect the Heavenly Sword Sect was.

However, with the identity of Jiu Jian's disciple, it meant that Long Yuan's status was definitely extraordinary.

An existence with such a high status actually called him a rank one immortal senior. It was enough to see that the Heavenly Sword Sect's upbringing was really high.

After traveling for a day and a night, Long Yuan was indeed a little hungry. Looking at the delicacies on the table...

Growl...

His stomach unexpectedly started to growl. Long Yuan felt extremely awkward. He actually lost his composure in front of his senior. What should he do?

Just as Long Yuan was at a loss, Su Yang suddenly laughed and said, "Try the chive and eggs. It's good! The chives were planted by our family. It's all-natural. The eggs were laid by our family's old hen."

Looking at Su Yang's slightly meaningful smile, Long Yuan was shocked. Even senior's tavern contained such profound dao charms. If this senior planted the chives himself, how could it compare to an egg?

'Why was senior treating me so well? Could it be that senior had taken a liking to my talent? Does he want to nurture me? Is this a golden opportunity?'

Thinking of this, Long Yuan no longer hesitated. He began to eat in large mouthfuls. In less than three minutes, all the food on the table had been wiped out by him. 

After the meal, Long Yuan felt that his body had changed again. He had just broken through to the golden core rank. However, after the meal, he had broken through to the third level of the golden core stage?

Was this true?

One had to know that even a genius with monstrous talent would need at least three months to transition from the golden core stage to the third level of the golden core stage.

He actually broke through overnight? Who was the senior who had just saved him nearly half a year of cultivation in just one meal?

This...

Long Yuan knew that senior was definitely an unworldly expert, but he did not expect that he was so strong. He originally wanted to properly thank Su Yang, but when he saw Su Yang's half-smiling gaze, he was shocked.

Senior must be telling me not to speak nonsense. Seeing that Long Yuan liked his food so much, as a chef, he was naturally very happy.

Su Yang picked up the white porcelain wine bottle on the table and poured a cup for Long Yuan. He smiled and introduced, "This is the wine that I personally brewed. You won't be able to drink it anywhere else."

When Long Yuan heard this, he instantly became spirited. The food that senior casually made had such a powerful effect. How great would the wine that he personally brewed be?

Long Yuan looked at the wine that was still sparkling in the cup. His eyes were filled with greed. He unconsciously swallowed his saliva. The wine that senior brewed must be incomparably precious.

He had already received such a great favor from senior. If he were to drink senior's wine, would he not become a formidable person?

Although he really wanted to drink it, he refused. He respectfully said, "I don't know how to drink that."

Su Yang smiled and said, "How can a man say that he can't? Moreover, the weather outside is humid. Drinking some wine can also warm you up."

'Since senior said so, if I don't drink it... Wouldn't it be disrespectful to senior?'

Thinking of this, Long Yuan did not hesitate. He picked up the cup, raised his head, and drank it in one gulp.

"Cough, cough, cough..."

Suddenly, Long Yuan choked on the strong burning sensation in his throat and his tears rolled down.

"Hahaha." Seeing Long Yuan's miserable appearance, Su Yang burst into laughter.

"This wine is indeed strong, but it's brewed from pure grains. It's good for the body. Close your eyes and taste its flavor."

Long Yuan did as he was told and closed his eyes without hesitation. In an instant, he felt that his body had undergone an earth-shaking change.

The wine that he drank had turned into majestic spirit energy. It flowed through his body and brought waves of warmth wherever it passed. That feeling was extremely comfortable as if the spring breeze caressed his face.

Finally, the spirit energy transformed gathered in the spirit root in his lower abdomen.

Every immortal cultivator had a spirit root. It was divided into four grades - human spirit root, earth spirit root, heavenly spirit root, and supreme spirit root.

Each spirit root was also divided into nine grades.

The vast majority of cultivators had human spirit roots. Those who had earth spirit roots were peerless geniuses.

As for heaven spirit root, every one of them was a heavenly chosen one. Once they were born, they would become an existence that everyone in the world had to hold in high regard.

As for supreme spiritual roots, up until now, Long Yuan had never heard of anyone possessing it.

He possessed grade nine human spirit root, which was considered a genius. Otherwise, how could he have become a disciple of ancestors of the Heavenly Sword Sect?

However, Long Yuan discovered that his spirit root had leveled up. It had become an earth spirit root that was one in ten thousand.

This discovery immediately made him ecstatic. Even if he had just broken through, he was far from being happy at this moment.

A breakthrough in cultivation was only a matter of time. However, having an earth spirit root meant that he had an unlimited future. If it was before, his achievements in life would have reached the level of his master, which was the deity transformation stage.

With the earth spirit root, he could even return to void stage. It was not impossible for him to reach the dao fusing stage.

The realms in this world were divided into qi refinement, foundation establishment, meridian formation, golden core, nascent soul stage, deity transformation, return to void, dao fusing, tribulation transcending, and Mahayana.