Chapter 6: Bai Ling’s Rage

“Huh?”

Bai Ling stared blankly at the rushing Lin Fan, then looked down at the grass carp in her hand.

Perhaps knowing its fate was sealed, the grass carp only flopped a couple of times before giving up its struggle.

“You… you didn’t eat it, did you?” Lin Fan ran over, asking breathlessly.

“No… I didn’t…” Bai Ling was a little confused, not understanding why Lin Fan was reacting so strongly.

‘Isn’t it just eating a fish?’

“This can’t be eaten raw.”

“It has to be cooked first,” Lin Fan said, taking the grass carp from Bai Ling’s hand.

“But Master, Ling’er always used to…”

“The past is the past,” Lin Fan interrupted.

“Now that you have a human form, you must learn the human way of life.”

“Oh…”

Bai Ling silently lowered her head.

“But Master… Ling’er really wants to eat…”

[Ding dong! Master-Disciple Interaction Quest triggered!]

[Quest Content: Make an All-Fish Banquet for your disciple, Bai Ling.]

[Quest Time: 3 hours]

“What?”

Lin Fan was instantly dumbfounded.

“An All-Fish Banquet?”

“Where would This Seat learn to make something like that?”

Ever since he was born, Lin Fan’s method of acquiring food had always been—if he could steal it, he would absolutely not make it himself.

After all, making it himself was time-consuming and laborious; it was much more convenient to just take it.

“No matter what, I am the supreme lord of the demon race.”

“You’re asking me to make an All-Fish Banquet for a cat?”

[Host, please pay attention to the time. The quest countdown has already begun.]

The system didn’t respond to Lin Fan, but coldly reminded him from the side.

“Master… um… it’s okay if Ling’er doesn’t eat…”

Seeing Lin Fan remain silent for a long time, Bai Ling thought her request had made him angry.

She slowly lowered her head, tugged on the corner of his sleeve, and whispered timidly.

“Eat, why not eat?”

Lin Fan waved his hand grandly.

“Master will make you an All-Fish Banquet!”

“Really?”

Hearing the words “All-Fish Banquet,” Bai Ling’s eyes instantly lit up, and she excitedly threw herself into Lin Fan’s arms.

“Thank you, Master!”

Sigh…

At this moment, Lin Fan really wanted to complain: ‘No need to thank me, this is what Master deserves…’

Regardless, the boast was out. He couldn’t let his disciple see him as a joke.

Lin Fan circled the pond and actually found a few rather large grass carp.

‘Did Xin’er arrange this too…’

Without time to think, Lin Fan quickly scooped the grass carp out of the pond and swiftly completed a series of tasks like scaling and cleaning.

“Hmm… next… I just need to set up the pot and steam it, right?”

[That’s not allowed, dear. An All-Fish Banquet requires at least three or more cooking methods~]

“F*ck you, why didn’t you say so earlier?” Lin Fan said, feeling frantic.

[This is common sense, isn’t it? Have you ever seen an All-Fish Banquet that uses only one cooking method?]

The system said with a hint of disdain.

“Master, just something simple is fine.”

“You don’t need to go through so much trouble…”

Seeing Lin Fan setting up a grill and a steamer, Bai Ling felt a little embarrassed and quickly waved her hands.

Lin Fan looked up at the well-behaved and considerate Bai Ling and gave a bitter smile.

After two hours of frantic work, Lin Fan finally “successfully” completed the mission.

[I say, Host, are you sure… the thing you made is edible?!]

Looking at the blackened grilled fish, the system’s tone was filled with doubt.

“Cut the crap.”

“Anyway, This Seat has completed the mission.”

“Hurry up and tell me what the reward is!” Lin Fan asked impatiently.

[Don’t be hasty, it’s not time yet.]

“Not yet?”

“What do you mean?”

Lin Fan had a bad feeling.

[My approval alone is not enough. Bai Ling must also approve.]

“And what if she doesn’t approve?” Lin Fan pressed.

[Then it can only be considered a mission failure~]

The system said nonchalantly.

“Nani?!”

The system’s explanation nearly made Lin Fan collapse.

‘To be honest, this thing doesn’t even look appetizing to me.’

‘How could it possibly get Bai Ling’s approval?!’

“Master, is it ready? Ling’er is a little hungry…” Bai Ling’s gentle voice came from outside the kitchen door.

‘Forget it, there’s definitely no time to make another batch.’

‘Might as well just serve it and treat a dead horse as a living one.’

“Ready, ready, coming right now.”

Lin Fan hurriedly responded, picked up the plates, and walked out the door.

Under the tranquil pavilion, one person and one cat stared at the several plates of “indescribable” objects on the table, lost in a daze.

“Master, this is…”

‘It’s over, it’s over.’

Lin Fan slapped his forehead in annoyance.
‘Sure enough, it was disliked before even being tasted?’

Who would have thought that in the next second, Bai Ling would pick up her chopsticks, take a small piece of fish, and put it in her mouth.

“How… How is it?” Lin Fan asked cautiously.

“Tap!”

Bai Ling didn’t answer, just chewed the fish in her mouth carefully.

Gradually, her eyes grew moist, and a tear streamed down from the corner of her eye.

“Hey… don’t cry.”

“It’s Master’s fault, I shouldn’t have made the food so terrible…”

The moment Bai Ling cried, Lin Fan instantly panicked.

‘No way… I admit the food is terrible, but it couldn’t be—so terrible it makes people want to cry, right?’

“No, the fish is delicious.”

“Thank you, Master…” Bai Ling raised her hand and wiped the tears from the corner of her eye.

“Then why…” Lin Fan was completely bewildered.

“Ling’er just felt that it’s been a long time since anyone cared about Ling’er so much, so I couldn’t hold it in…” Bai Ling explained, her voice choked with emotion.

“Is that so…”

Hearing Bai Ling’s explanation, Lin Fan’s anxious heart finally settled down.

[Ding dong! Master-Disciple Interaction Quest completed!]

The system’s notification suddenly sounded in Lin Fan’s mind.

[Congratulations, Host, for obtaining Forging Immortal Points ×50.]

[First interaction quest completed, successfully unlocking the Forging Immortal Shop.]

“Forging Immortal Points?”
“Forging Immortal Shop?”
“What the hell are all these things?!”

Lin Fan was going crazy.

‘Why is everything so flashy and complicated?’

[The Forging Immortal Shop gathers almost all the rare treasures from ancient times to the present. The Host can use a certain number of Forging Immortal Points to exchange for items the Host desires~]

“Is that so?”

Upon hearing about rare treasures, Lin Fan’s interest was instantly piqued.

“Quick, open it up and let This Seat see what kind of things are there.”

[Forging Immortal Shop is now opening, please wait…]

“This is?!”

Lin Fan’s eyes went wide as he stared at the countless cultivation techniques, immortal medicines, and divine artifacts.

“Laojun’s Furnace, Demon-Refining Pot, Eastern Emperor Bell… you have all these?!”

Lin Fan felt his breathing become uneven.

‘Weren’t these things lost to time long ago? How are they here?!’

[I told you, in the Forging Immortal Shop, there are no treasures you can’t find.]

The system said quite proudly.

“You’re awesome! You’re awesome, alright?!”

Lin Fan was now completely convinced.

“But… aren’t your prices a bit too expensive?!”

Laojun’s Furnace, priced at five million Forging Immortal Points.

A ninth-grade immortal medicine, priced at one hundred thousand Forging Immortal Points.

A Gold-rank high-level cultivation technique, priced at fifty thousand Forging Immortal Points.

…

Lin Fan looked up and down; even the cheapest Thunder Warding Pill required one thousand Forging Immortal Points.

‘Good heavens, by that calculation, what can fifty Forging Immortal Points even do?’

‘What happened to the promised rich rewards?!’

“Master, what’s wrong?” Bai Ling asked with concern, seeing Lin Fan’s ugly expression.

“It’s nothing…”

Lin Fan took a few deep breaths to compose himself.

“Are you full?”

“Mm!”

Bai Ling happily wiped the corner of her mouth, feeling very content.

“Let’s go, Master will take you somewhere.”

Although he had only found one reincarnated fairy so far, he still had to hurry up and cultivate her, right?
Lin Fan waved his hand lightly, and in the blink of an eye, the two of them arrived in a dark forest.

For ordinary cultivators, this forest could be considered a forbidden zone.

Because within the forest, there were countless high-level demonic beasts.
They were naturally suspicious and brutally tempered; without a cultivation level of Earthly Immortal or higher, one was basically guaranteed not to return.

“Master, where is this…”

Bai Ling was already a little scared, but after hearing the deep roars of beasts coming from the depths of the forest, she became even more frightened.

Her two small hands tightly gripped the corner of Lin Fan’s sleeve, afraid that Lin Fan would leave her here.

“Master is bringing you to cultivate,” Lin Fan said with a smile.

“Only by cultivating diligently can you become a powerhouse in the cultivation world sooner.”

“Then… Master, can we go somewhere else?”

“Ling’er is scared…”

Bai Ling looked at the gloomy and terrifying forest, feeling like she was about to cry.

“That’s not allowed~”

Lin Fan gently stroked Bai Ling’s forehead and took out a precious sword from his storage ring.

“Take this.”

“Don’t be afraid, Master will protect you.”

“Okay…”

Seeing Lin Fan’s determined gaze, Bai Ling knew that no amount of pouting would work.

In the end, she had to obediently comply, dragging her feet as she walked step by step into the depths of the forest.

To be honest, Lin Fan didn’t want to bring Bai Ling to such a dangerous place either.

But—

Due to the peculiarity of her race, Bai Ling could only increase her cultivation by hunting demonic beasts.

Just in case, Lin Fan had secretly implanted a mark on Bai Ling’s arm.

It seemed that everything was well prepared.

‘Nothing should go wrong, right…’

“Roar!”

Just as Lin Fan was lost in thought, a deafening roar instantly pulled his thoughts back to reality.

“Not good!” Lin Fan exclaimed in shock, then transformed into a cloud of black fog and shot toward the depths of the forest.

He was too familiar with this sound.

Years ago, when Lin Fan came here for training, he was severely injured by the owner of this roar.

At that time, Lin Fan was already at the peak of the Demon Evasion Realm (equivalent to the peak of the Great Ascension Realm).

Thinking of Bai Ling, who was only at the mid-stage Golden Core Realm, Lin Fan’s heart sank.

‘Was I really too hasty…’

However, when Lin Fan rushed to the destination, the scene before him instantly petrified him.

On the large clearing, piles of various high-level demonic beast corpses were heaped.
Among these numerous corpses, there were even some fifth-rank demonic beasts that had begun to develop intelligence.

Looking at Bai Ling again.

Her snow-white clothes were now stained with bright red beast blood.

Perhaps influenced by the surrounding environment, Bai Ling’s eyes were icy cold, and her entire body exuded a terrifying killing intent.

The only thing that seemed out of place was the dazed ahoge on top of Bai Ling’s head, swaying in the wind.

For some reason, the moment their eyes met, Lin Fan couldn’t help but shiver.

“Master…”

Bai Ling raised her head and slowly spoke.

“Can we go home now?”