Chapter 21: The Use of Spirit Beast Meat

It turned out that after thinking it over, Shao Shan still felt He Zhi had sold the wine at a loss, so he transferred another million yuan to him.

If Shao Shan's allowance for the month hadn't already run dry, he would have definitely transferred even more to He Zhi.

"Alright, this is your goodwill, Little Shan, so I'll accept it."

He Zhi nodded without refusing, though he didn't pay it much mind.

Now that he was cultivating immortality, he didn't care as much about money.

However, money was still useful to him.

After all, he needed to buy some precious medicinal herbs, precious metals, jade, and the like to send into the cultivation world for experiments.

Those things were quite expensive.

Having an extra million was a good thing—it would let him be more liberal with his experiments.

"Brother Zhi is straightforward!"

Shao Shan praised.

"Thanks to Brother Zhi selling me that wine, I was able to move President Zhao and save our family's corporation."

"When I get back this time, I've decided to inherit part of my old man's business."

"I won't be able to come over and hang out as often."

"Brother Zhi, are you really not going to come help me? The two of us brothers working together on a business—what do you say?"

"With your willpower and determination, Brother Zhi, you're bound to achieve great things!"

Shao Shan suddenly said to He Zhi.

It turned out that because of this spiritual wine incident, his standing in Shao Jianguo's heart had risen greatly.

And he, stimulated by the spiritual wine and encouraged by He Zhi, finally wanted to work hard and inherit the family business.

Shao Shan was very grateful to He Zhi and wanted to pull his good friend along to work on business together.

"Work on business?"

"I'm a disabled person who didn't even finish school. What kind of business could I do? I can't handle it."

But when He Zhi heard this, he refused without hesitation.

He was cultivating immortality now—his time was precious. How could he have the spare time?

Besides, he didn't know anything about business. What could he do if he went?

"Well... alright then, Brother Zhi."

"This is fine too. Now that you have money, Brother Zhi, you don't need to work so hard doing game boosting."

Shao Shan looked regretful.

He greatly admired and trusted He Zhi.

As a second-generation wealthy heir, being able to make a genuine friend like He Zhi who didn't covet his wealth at all, he naturally cherished it very much.

He hoped to pull He Zhi along so the two brothers could work on business together.

Otherwise, relying on himself alone, he really felt insecure.

But since He Zhi refused, Shao Shan had no choice.

"I'm off!"

"If I have any troubles in the future, brother, I'll still come find you for drinks, Brother Zhi."

"Brother Zhi, whenever you change your mind, there will always be a position waiting for you with me."

Shao Shan stood up, preparing to leave.

"Take care. Work hard and don't let your father down."

"But next time you come, there won't be wine this good."

He Zhi chuckled encouragingly. He was also happy about Shao Shan's change.

As for Shao Shan's promise, He Zhi didn't pay it much mind.

After Shao Shan left, He Zhi cleaned up the dishes and once again prepared to enter cultivation. He had always been very diligent.

"Wait, what's going on..."

He Zhi suddenly felt his legs tingling and numb, with a long-lost sense of strength.

He tried moving his legs and indeed found they could straighten a few more centimeters than last time.

Just one meal, and such a change had occurred.

"Could it be that eating meat really does build strength?"

He Zhi was somewhat pleasantly surprised.

When He Zhi had said "eating meat builds strength" earlier, it was just a casual remark.

After all, according to the records in "Cultivator's Essential Knowledge," these spiritual fruits, spiritual wines, and spiritual meats were just delicacies used by cultivators for enjoyment.

Their spiritual energy had all been converted into flavor, so they basically had no effect on cultivation.

But now, right after eating, He Zhi felt changes in his legs.

"Right, this Spirit Beast Meat basically has no effect on cultivation."

"But I'm basically an ordinary person, so wouldn't the benefits be huge for me?"

After a moment, He Zhi understood.

No matter how delicious spiritual fruits and spiritual wines were, they were still just fruits and alcohol—what nutrition could they have?

But Spirit Beast Meat had much richer nutrition, and when that abundant nutrition combined with spiritual energy, the benefits for a physically weak ordinary person like him were enormous.

Simply put, it was highly nourishing.

For He Zhi, eating meat to build strength wasn't just talk—it had immediate, visible effects.

"Looks like I need to eat more Spirit Beast Meat in the future. It can help heal my legs sooner."

He Zhi nodded, deciding to eat more meat from now on.

Then he opened his computer and started the game.

He found that the Spirit Beast Meat offered by Qingxuan Sect in his storage was extremely abundant—a full thousand pounds or more, enough for him to eat for a long time.

These were low-level spirit beasts native to Qingxuan Mountain—Spirit Rabbits, Spirit Boars, and the like—hunted by the Sect Master and others and offered to He Zhi.

A single rabbit-shaped spirit beast could yield dozens of pounds of meat.

And stored in the game warehouse, it didn't seem to spoil.

Whenever he took it out, it was as fresh as if just slaughtered.

"That should be enough."

"However, this meat is too nourishing. I can't give it to my sister for now."

He Zhi looked at the meat in his storage, calculating in his mind.

Before this meat ran out, he might already be able to walk normally.

But this meat was really too nourishing, so he couldn't send it to his sister.

His sister hadn't cultivated immortality, and He Zhi was afraid the young girl's body couldn't handle such strong nourishment and would develop problems.

At the same time, He Zhi thought of Shao Shan, who had just left.

"Little Shan ate half a plate of Spirit Beast Meat. Tonight, won't he be too energized to sleep?"

He Zhi couldn't help but laugh inwardly.

Shao Shan would probably spend a sleepless night tonight.

After laughing for a while, He Zhi looked at Qingxuan Sect on the screen again.

"I just logged off an hour ago, so the time inside hasn't changed much."

In the cultivation world.

The people of Qingxuan Sect were forging swords with great enthusiasm.

Having suddenly obtained over a hundred pieces of Ten-Thousand-Year Iron Essence, the Sect Master and the other Foundation Establishment cultivators, though sweating profusely from the earth fire, were all extremely excited.

They were working overtime to forge these Ten-Thousand-Year Iron Essence pieces into magical flying swords to enhance the sect's combat power.

Otherwise, wouldn't they be letting down the Grand Elder's generous favor?

After watching for a while, the disciples of Qingxuan Sect all returned to their cultivation.

They all knew the importance of cultivation—otherwise, when the flying swords were forged but they didn't have enough magic power to wield them, wouldn't that be a waste?

"Not bad."

He Zhi nodded.

Qingxuan Sect was working so hard, they weren't wasting the precious Ten-Thousand-Year Iron Essence He Zhi had given them.

Though that Ten-Thousand-Year Iron Essence was just some worthless iron wire in the real world...

"Continue cultivating."

After watching for a while, He Zhi stopped.

Having eaten and drunk his fill and washed up, he prepared to go to bed and cultivate again.

This time, He Zhi planned to cultivate straight through until tomorrow morning.

At the same time, he kept the computer and game running.

He wanted to see if the time in the cultivation world would accelerate by tomorrow morning.

On the bed, He Zhi held a spirit stone in each hand and quickly entered meditation...

Though sounds kept coming from the computer, they had no effect on He Zhi whatsoever.

In the city center, at the Shao family's mansion.

Shao Jianguo and President Zhao were pacing back and forth anxiously.

They had sent Shao Shan to retrieve the spiritual wine and instructed him many times to go and return quickly, not letting anything happen to those two bottles.

By the timeline, Shao Shan should have returned over an hour ago. Why was there still no sign of him?

Could something have happened?

The wine couldn't have broken or spilled, could it?

Both wealthy merchants were worried.

They both had fortunes worth hundreds of millions and were well-traveled, yet they were this nervous about two bottles of wine.

Because they had drunk it, tasted it, and knew its value.

This divine-grade wine, whether enjoyed personally or used to curry favor and build connections, had enormous utility.

They couldn't help but be nervous.

Unfortunately, before leaving, Shao Shan had specifically instructed them not to call, as that mysterious friend didn't want to be disturbed.

So the two wealthy merchants could only wait.

"I'm back!"

At that moment, Shao Shan walked into the mansion holding an exquisite box, his face glowing.

"Be careful, don't drop it!"

Shao Jianguo quickly scolded, taking the box with both hands and placing it on the table, slowly opening it.

Inside were two unopened bottles of "Grand Dao Wander."

The bottles had an ancient, simple appearance and seemed to emit a faint white glow. At the same time, a refreshing aura emanated from them.