In the restaurant of New City.

A group of cultivators eager to try new things, accompanied by a steward of the Shangguan Family who was brought along, sat in a quiet private room. The window panes were made from the finest crystal in the Mystical Realm, allowing those inside to see out clearly, but preventing those outside from seeing in. They even blocked divine sense!

From this detail alone, one could tell that every aspect of New City was meticulously crafted.

The cultivators opened the menu and were immediately startled. Not by the prices, which were indeed a bit expensive, but still affordable for these well-to-do cultivators. What frightened them were the ingredients listed on the menu!

"Miss, are you sure you have all the ingredients listed on this menu?" a young and handsome cultivator asked, slightly furrowing his brow as he looked at the menu, then cast a suspicious glance at the pretty waitress who was transformed from a mystical creature.

The waitress blushed slightly and nodded gently, "Guest, everything that's written here, we have."

Hiss!

Everyone present couldn't help but draw in a breath of cold air. Including the steward of the Shangguan Family, who said with disbelief, "Everything?"

The waitress nodded, "Everything."

"You even have lotus roots from the Nine Revolutions Lotus?" The steward of the Shangguan Family frowned in distrust, looking at the waitress with a forced smile, "Even if your establishment is run by the Realm Spirit of the Mystical Realm, this item... it doesn't seem to be a product of the Mystical Realm, right? Even in the Heavenly Realm... it's a rarity! Do you really have it?"

The waitress still smiled, patiently responding, "Guest, we really do have it. You may order a dish to try."

The steward from Shangguan Family glanced at the price of 9,999 top-grade Heavenly Crystals marked next to the dish and his mouth twitched, but he didn't say anything.

That price, even for a steward of the Shangguan Family, was truly unaffordable!

And he couldn't even call it expensive because in the top-tier restaurants of the Heavenly Realm, the price was over ten thousand!

The young cultivator smiled lightly, "Then, let's order this dish!"

The waitress smiled slightly, "Alright."

"There's also this dish, Green Cloud Snake Soup. Are you certain it's made from the Green Cloud Snake that's a specialty of the Mystical Realm?" the young cultivator asked.

"Yes, Guest, it's prepared from that very snake," the waitress said with a smile, her demeanor impeccable.

"Good, and this dish... this dish..." The young cultivator ordered seven or eight dishes in one breath, with each dish averaging a price close to ten thousand top-grade Heavenly Crystals, and the price of one such as "Phantom Bird," was even up to tens of thousands of supreme Heavenly Crystals.

Even the well-informed steward of the Shangguan Family was startled by these prices.

His eyelids twitched uncontrollably. Phantom Birds were celestial birds from the Heavenly Realm and were also found in the Mystical Realm, albeit extremely rare. Their most notable feature was their astonishing speed; even true immortals found it difficult to capture them. The taste of the Phantom Bird was exceptionally delicious, making it a top-tier ingredient.

What made the face of the Shangguan Family's steward even more uncomfortable was that the young man sitting opposite him at the main seat was someone he didn't recognize. But judging from the young man's composure as he ordered one extravagant dish after another, he was surely no ordinary person.

This 'not ordinary' meant even for a great family from the Heavenly Realm like the Shangguan Family!

Because even the legitimate eldest son of the Shangguan Family wouldn't dare to be so extravagantly wasteful. A meal worth more than twelve thousand supreme Heavenly Crystals, when considering the entire Heavenly Realm, there were truly not many who could eat it without batting an eyelid.

Originally, the steward from the Shangguan Family thought that even if the food from this restaurant really tasted good, worst case, he could still just flatly say it wasn't and what more could others do to him? In this Mystical City, would anyone dare to force him?

After all, tastes are subjective. You say it's good, but I just might not like it!

He had already made up his mind about this. But after seeing the young man finish ordering, he felt somewhat uncertain. He couldn't help but look towards the young man at the main seat, "This fellow Daoist... seems somewhat unfamiliar to me?"

The young man looked at him with a smile that was not quite a smile and said indifferently, "What, trying to probe my background? Then decide whether to go back on your word?"

"Hahaha." Several people around couldn't help but start laughing. In their eyes, the Shangguan Family's steward was met with a fair amount of ridicule. But even more prevalent was the feeling of sheer indifference!

The complexion of the steward from the Shangguan Family flashed bright red in an instant; as he turned his gaze to the others, his heart chilled.

He found these individuals to be entirely unfamiliar, and despite their auras being concealed, making it impossible to discern their realms, his years of experience still allowed him to sense an aura of superiority about them.

Inwardly, the steward from the Shangguan Family was ruefully cursing himself. He regretted being too impulsive earlier, having blundered in with this group.

He hadn't looked closely before, but now he realized how extraordinary these people were. It was even more terrifying than the young man seated in the place of honor, for these people, all bearing the air of high-status, showed great respect towards the young leader.

The steward from the Shangguan Family hardly dared to think further, a flash of possibility igniting in his mind like lightning striking flint.

It couldn't be, could it?

He comforted himself internally.

The young man in the place of honor glanced indifferently at the Shangguan Family's steward, saying, "If you cannot do something, don't speak so confidently. Now that you have, you must see it through. If the dishes here aren't delicious, then congratulations, your Shangguan Family will prosper in the future."

With that, the young man fell silent.

A very charming woman by his side picked up the conversation, her smile honeyed as she looked at the steward from the Shangguan Family, "If the dishes here are delicious, and you fail to keep your promise, then you can expect a miserable end. I assure you, the Shangguan Family will not only refuse to shield you, but they will also make you 'enjoy' your own eyeballs in the reality of the Heavenly Realm!"

The steward from the Shangguan Family shuddered, mustering a dry laugh, "I will keep my word, for sure..." As he spoke, his hand wiped across his forehead—sweat was streaming down.

Quickly, several beautiful maidservants began serving up dishes one after the other.

The steward collapsed into his seat, limp. There was no need to taste; the aroma alone was enough to blow the Shangguan Family's dishes at the old city's restaurant out of the water by miles!

The others seated at the table had their eyes light up, and at that moment, they seemed to forget about the Shangguan Family's steward entirely, their appetites visibly whetted.

The young man in the place of honor laughed, "Looks good, come on, everyone help yourselves!" With that, he reached out with his chopsticks, picked up a slice of the Nine Revolutions Lotus, and put it in his mouth, his eyes gently closing.

After a long while, he finally opened his satisfied eyes and praised, "Top-notch ingredients! Top-notch chef! Amazing! Truly amazing! I've never had such an excellently prepared Nine Revolutions Lotus before!"

The others also began to exclaim in admiration, the charming woman cooed, "This Green Cloud Snake Soup... is simply divine!"

Another young cultivator praised, "Haha, today's visit to the Illusionary Divine Realm was totally worth it!"

At this time, the charming woman, still with a smile, turned to look at the Shangguan Family's steward, "It's delicious, isn't it? Why don't you try some?"

Thump.

The steward from the Shangguan Family just slid off his chair and collapsed onto the floor.

A look of mild disgust flashed across the eyes of the young leader in the place of honor as he waved his hand dismissively.

Immediately, a cultivator approached, lifting the Shangguan Family's steward off his feet, dragged him out of the private room, and threw him into the street with a cold parting phrase: If you think about going back on your word, just try it.

Turning to the crowd outside, he flashed a faint smile, "Would anyone like to see the Shangguan Family's steward eat his own eyeballs? You're in for a treat!" With that, he turned and left.

The entire street erupted into tumult.

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