God of Thunder - Volume Book 10 - Chapter 14

Chapter 14

Lei Xinfeng explained . “Above Ninth Ring, there’s also Monarch . There aren’t many of them . For a Ninth Ring Sage to ascend to Monarch, they can’t use tricks such as these . For those that ascend with Yin rings, they have almost no chance of attaining Monarch . ”

“Monarch?” Ay, I can’t even attain Fourth Ring by myself . If I can reach Ninth Ring, whether or not I can become a Monarch is really not that important,” Qi Xuan said, sighing .

Du Hongcheng nodded as well . If the alternative is to remain a low-level Sage for the rest of their lives, becoming Monarchs is but a dream anyway .

Lei Xinfeng took out a few Lun rings and gave them to Wen Yan, saying, “These Lun rings are enough for you to become a Sage . ”

Seeing how happy she was, Lei Xinfeng reminded her of the risks . “However, you must realize that once you use these Lun rings and attain your first Ring Body, any further ascensions will require more Lun rings . It will be next to impossible to ascend under your own power . ”

“So after you use Lun, Lunyin, and Yin rings, you must continue to use them?” Qi Xuan asked .

Lei Xinfeng replied, “Yes . If you have enough of them, you can ascend all the way to Ninth Ring . It’s fast too . ”

“But where will we find more of these rings?” Qi Xuan mulled .

“Easy! Just join a Hidden Sect . Most of the people in Hidden Sects are empowered using these methods,” Jin Daya said .

“Are you all from Hidden Sects?” Du Hongcheng asked . It was his first time hearing of such an existence .

Fengying nodded . “Correct . Although there are many Hidden Sects, they rarely appear . Even if they do, you won’t know it’s them!”

“Your relation with Ah Feng isn’t bad . Why don’t you join us?” Jin Daya suggested .

Lei Xinfeng looked at him but didn’t say anything . He was indeed looking for followers . He had no objections regarding Qi Xuan and the others; at least it was better than finding random strangers .

Qi Xuan and Du Hongcheng were both surprised . They didn’t expect that they’d be recruiting, so they didn’t know what to say . This place was their base . If they leave, then it will probably be the end of this place . After a moment, Du Hongcheng steeled his heart and made his decision . “I can join?” he asked .

Wen Yan’s expression improved . She didn’t care where she was . If she could ascend quickly, then even if it meant becoming Lei Xinfeng’s strength, she had no reservations; she was just waiting for her master’s decision . Seeing that even her master agreed, she was so happy she almost jumped for joy .

Jin Daya peeked at Lei Xinfeng . Seeing a slight nod, he felt relieved that his own decision wasn’t wrong . “Welcome!” he said . “Since you people joined, then you’ll have to come with us when we leave . ”

Du Hongcheng nodded . “No problem!”

Of course he had no problem with it . If he, a Second Ring Sage, joined a Hidden Sect, then there was hope that he could ascend to a Ninth Ring Sage . No matter how he calculated it, this arrangement was in his favor .

Qi Xuan also made his decision . “I’m also joining!” The offer was too alluring and rare . If he didn’t accept, he will probably regret it for the rest of his life .

Even Lei Xinfeng didn’t expect that he would be able to find two followers so quickly on this trip back home . Jin Daya and the others are guards, so they needed to find subordinates and train them from scratch .

Jin Daya nodded . “No problem . After you are ready, follow us back . However, we will send you back here with some resources . After you become Sixth Ring Sages, there will be more missions for you . ”

Qi Xuan could barely hold in his excitement . With the way Jin Daya spoke, ascending to Sixth Ring was as easy as eating; he felt that his future was brighter than ever .

Lei Xinfeng immediately took out some Lun and Lunyin rings, holding back the Yin rings . Since they were low-level Sages, they didn’t need Yin rings . They must be at least Fifth Ring first .

After resting at Hongtong City for two days, Lei Xinfeng left with his new followers, Qi Xuan, Du Hongcheng, and Wen Yan .

After leaving Tailang Night Fortress, Jin Dapan never returned to the Western army . With the help of the treasures he gained from the Ancient Hidden Lun space, he successfully become a First Ring Sage . He was clever enough at first to follow Lei Bao and Lei Xinfeng closely, gathering a lot of goods . This fatty wasn’t only good at eating; he had good eyes too .

With Jin Daya leading the way, Lei Xinfeng and the others quickly found Jin Dapan .

Jin Dapan had long left the Western country and hid in a small fishing village in Wanhu Continent (Ten Thousand Lake Continent) . Wanhu Continent was close to Lei Xinfeng’s sect, so they returned there .

Lei Xinfeng was startled when he saw Jin Dapan as well; the fatty became even more fat . He was practically a small mountain of meat . When they saw him, he sat on a boat, cooking a meal . He was startled when he saw Jin Daya . It wasn’t like he didn’t know that Jin Daya was an ancestor of the Jin family; when he saw Lei Xinfeng, he was even more surprised, but he still jumped up joyfully .

Back then, Jin Dapan thought that he had a lot in common with Lei Xinfeng . He really took Lei Xinfeng as a friend and eating partner; he was especially interested in the opinions that Lei Xinfeng had in regards to his cooking, including the knowledge that Lei Xinfeng brought with him from his previous life .

Jin Daya scowled when he saw Jin Dapan, scolding, “Can’t you eat less? How will you fight if you get any fatter?”

Jin Dapan had a helpless expression . “Ancestor, I…can I not fight? I only want to eat…”

Lei Xinfeng couldn’t help but smile . “Uncle Jin, don’t mind him . He’d rather die than not eat!”

Jin Dapan nodded violently . “Yes! You know that after I ascended, my appetite doubled…doubled!” he repeated . “I can eat so much more food!”

Jin Daya was so angry he slapped him . “How shameless! Fuck . I can’t believe I brought Ah Feng here to take you in!”

Fengying couldn’t stop sniffing . “What’s this? It smells so nice!”

“Grilled fish steaks, grilled prawn,” Jin Dapan said proudly . “Ha! The food here and the food from the Western Continent is completely different! I stopped here for so long and finally found a few methods of cooking . Everyone, have a taste!”

After seeing Lei Xinfeng, Qi Xuan, Du Hongcheng, and Wen Yan, Jin Dapan looked really happy . He didn’t care about Lei Xinfeng’s standing and strength, only that he had friends to cook for . Eating was like that: if there are friends to eat together with, it was so much more fun and enjoyable than eating alone, so Jin Dapan was elated .

The fishing industry in Wanhu Continent was huge, not to mention the wide variety of fish . Aside from cultivating, the other pastime that Jin Dapan enjoyed was sitting on his boat . While drifting, he will randomly catch fish, prawn, turtles, and crabs . As he was powerful, he could hunt the predatory fish that normal fishermen dare not touch, so his menu was naturally larger .

“Here, here, taste the fish steak, prawn, and fish slice that I grilled! It’s a grilling feast today!” As soon as the subject turned to food, he became much more animated .

Everyone laughed . Jin Daya shook his head . It wasn’t that he was against Jin Dapan eating, but he did reject the fact that Jin Dapan prioritized gourmet over strength; he might suffer later because of it . “Never mind . He’d rather die than…”

Jin Dapan embarrassedly smiled and bid everyone to sit down . He began to cut up fish to make the fish steaks while ordering the fisherman he hired to catch more . He was so happy the smiles won’t come off his face .

After Lei Xinfeng sat down, he took measure of the boat . This boat seemed to be specially designed . Not only was it wide, it also had its own stove, table, and straw mats to sit on . Jin Dapan basically moved an entire kitchen onto the boat . There were also dried shrimp and fish meat hanging on the side .

“This here is a genuine glutton! There’s food everywhere!”

“I have some wine that I brewed myself,” Jin Dapan said . “The grain here isn’t bad for making wine . I got the method after spending a lot of money!” He never seemed to stop talking when it came to food . He normally didn’t have so many things to say .

A palm-sized fish steak was grilled to tender perfection, but the most noteworthy item was the special sauce that Jin Dapan made . After grilling, Jin Dapan slathered it with the sauce . After a bite, Lei Xinfeng fell in love immediately . Even in his previous life, he’d never eaten such a delicious fish steak; he couldn’t help but praise it . “Good!”

Jin Daya also followed up with his praise . The reason he recommended Jin Dapan to Lei Xinfeng was that he was impressed with Jin Dapan’s culinary skills from the start . Who would’ve thought that they knew each other already?

On the other hand, Fengying and Shihu tasted Jin Dapan’s dishes for the first time and became enamored . They were both full of praises and almost swallowed their tongues; it was too good .

Nothing was left . All these practitioners had big appetites; even Wen Yan had a bigger appetite than most people . Large slices of fish meat covered the big grill . Jin Dapan expertly flipped the fish steak, adding some oil and other condiments occasionally . When one was done, he would put it on a plate .

Everyone stared at the plate . When a fish steak landed, a few chopsticks will immediately jump toward it . Modest people get no food . At first, Qi Xuan, Du Hongcheng, and Wen Yan sat there modestly, but after a while, they saw that Lei Xinfeng’s group acted like pretas incarnated . Their chopsticks moved in a blur whenever a steak hit the plate . Lei Xinfeng even stole a fish steak midair when Jin Dapan was transferring it to the plate .

Soon, Qi Xuan and the others no longer acted modest and also fought for the food .

The only light in the darkness was Jin Dapan’s speed at cooking, barely keeping pace with the demand . However, he himself got nothing to eating .

“Oh right, Ah Feng, the reason you came here was not only to eat, right?”