Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest

Chapter 338: Chapter 34: Everyone Must Become Stronger
 

Yan Yu arrived downstairs and had just opened the refrigerator when a voice sounded from beside him:

“What are you looking for to eat?”

“What’s in the fridge?” Yan Yu asked.

“Gone.” Zhao Yuanzhen stated matter-of-factly, “I’ve eaten it all.”

“Then why are you asking me?” Yan Yu was speechless.

“I’m reminding you that it’s time to restock the fridge… Ouch!” Zhao Yuanzhen got a karate chop from him and immediately scurried away holding her head.

After rummaging through cabinets for quite a while, Yan Yu confirmed that all the snacks had indeed been devoured by this Demonic Sect’s glutton, not even oatmeal was left for breakfast.

He had no choice but to pull open a nearby cupboard, and from behind a pile of pots and pans, he retrieved secretly stashed instant noodles.

Sigh, storing food in this house really isn’t easy…

Just as he was putting the noodle cake into cold water, he heard yet another voice beside him:

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“Instant noodles.” Yan Yu replied without turning back.

“Cooking instant noodles like that has no nutrition.” Lin Ning began to nitpick, “Dehydrated vegetables already lose a lot of nutrients, they can’t replace fresh vegetables.”

“I know.” Yan Yu said, “But it’s convenient to cook them this way.”

“Don’t be so lazy!” Lin Ning fetched vegetables and eggs from the fridge. Then suddenly, she screamed, “Where’s the Spam I put here?!!”

“I ate it.” Zhao Yuanzhen reemerged out of nowhere and replied.

“Spam needs to be fried.” Lin Ning sighed, holding her forehead, “Don’t tell me you…”

“It’s already cooked.” Zhao Yuanzhen defended herself confidently, “I just ate it straight.”

“Next time we buy raw meat.” Yan Yu secretly communicated to Lin Ning, “Freeze it in the freezer; she doesn’t know how to thaw it.”

“Yeah.” Lin Ning had nothing more to say and took the vegetables to wash and chop. As she reached for the eggs, she heard Zhao Yuanzhen say:

“I want mine soft-boiled with a runny yolk.”

“I wasn’t planning on making any for you.” Lin Ning said, annoyed.

“Ah, why be like that!” Zhao Yuanzhen immediately hugged her from behind, starting to tickle her, laughing, “Ningning, it’s the same effort cooking one portion or two, help me out~”

“Alright! Alright! Stop it!” Lin Ning, tickled till her whole body weakened, swayed from side to side and surrendered, “I’ll make it for you! I’ll make it, okay? Captain, go ask if the others want some too.”

“Okay.”

Yan Yu texted in the group chat, and the others replied quickly:

“Cook one for me too, make it soft and mushy.” Chen Lingyun responded.

“Add more vegetables.” Su Yunjin said.

“I’ll pass, I’m fasting.” Xie Ruoxi replied.

The Immortal Venerate Xie, indeed, had a frightening talent for cultivation; it’s just a pity that she was limited by the speed of the rise of the upper limit brought on by the Spiritual Energy Resurgence. She had to wait obediently for us with lesser aptitudes to catch up once she reached her limit.

“Okay, just stay out of the living room then, so you won’t be tempted by the smell of food.” Yan Yu typed.

“No worries, I’m in the basement.” Xie Ruoxi said.

“What are you doing in the basement?” Zhao Yuanzhen asked curiously.

Cultivating the Fasting technique doesn’t conflict with playing video games and watching anime in front of a computer, right?

“I’m training.” Xie Ruoxi said.

A clatter, Yan Yu’s chopsticks fell to the floor.

“Didn’t grip them firmly.” He calmly bent down to pick them up, but his heart was stirring with shock and awe.

The beautiful good-for-nothing is actively training?

Who was it? Who had her sign the Striver’s Agreement? Even if she were only proactive for one day, it would still be considered a miracle in human history.

All sorts of Xie Ruoxi’s scandals from his past life came to his mind one after another, quickly calming the amazement in Yan Yu’s heart.

Meh, just a flash-in-the-pan enthusiast.

Forget it, let her be.

Lin Ning soon had the late-night snack ready. Ling Yun’s had to be well-cooked, Yun Jin’s doubled on vegetables, and Zhao Yuanzhen’s was a huge bowl of soup with extra noodles. The captain? Not worth the trouble.

Sneakily added a poached egg for him, buried at the very bottom of his noodles.

Everyone gathered around the dining table and started eating their noodles.

Zhao Yuanzhen’s eating was still bold and unfettered, engulfing and inhaling the food; Chen Lingyun and Su Yunjin were much more elegant, holding a spoon in their left and chopsticks in their right, seeking to have both noodles and soup at every bite.

Lin Ning had little appetite, picking at her side dishes, she ate only a few bites before noticing Yan Yu also seemed to eat at a sluggish pace.

“Why?” she quietly transmitted a message over, “Does it not suit your taste?”

“No,” Yan Yu replied, “It’s quite delicious.”

The issue wasn’t with the meal, it was with him.

After fasting, his body’s need for food had dropped to zero; not eating or drinking wouldn’t affect him in the slightest.

Naturally, those who had fasted still might crave food, as exemplified by Zhao Yuanzhen, but that wasn’t hunger—it was closer to a desire for treats and an addiction to eating.

Cultivators who completed the fasting practice no longer felt thirst or hunger and lost their natural ability to feel satisfied and content from being full. Their taste buds became more sensitive to the unique flavors of ingredients, while the pleasure derived from carbs and fats diminished significantly because of their association with satiety… Although Yan Yu knew this from his past life, he had never experienced it personally.

At the previous banquet hosted for relatives of the Xie Family, he didn’t eat much. Now it seemed it was because his appetite had been affected.

Thinking about it, looking at the Demonic Sect’s gluttonous beasts, they indeed had an exceptional talent for indulgence.

After hurriedly finishing his meal, Yan Yu left the living room and went to the basement to see how Xie Ruoxi was faring with her practice.

Arriving below, he saw Xie Ruoxi seated cross-legged on a yoga mat, quietly meditating and practicing Qi Refinement.

Proactively cultivating yet looking like a beautiful waste… the more he looked, the more it irked him, it was simply too peculiar.

As he drew closer, wanting a better look, he saw Xie Ruoxi’s head suddenly loll to the side, and her breathing grew heavier.

She began to snore lightly.

Yan Yu: …………

So she was sleeping, huh?

I knew she couldn’t be that self-disciplined! Hmph, this makes much more sense.

Yan Yu left the basement quietly and returned to his own room.

After resting for a moment, his phone suddenly rang.

It was Anna:

“Have you heard about the situation in the East Sea?”

“What situation?” Yan Yu asked back.

A video was sent over, showing the sea’s depths illuminated in a rolling aurora of seven-colored splendor—a radiance unmatched in beauty, looking almost dreamy and unreal.

“Where is this?” Yan Yu typed.

Before Anna could reply, another message arrived, this time from Liu Longtao:

“East longitude 126 North latitude 30, something unusual beneath the sea.”

Anna’s response also came quickly:

“The Elders sensed huge magical fluctuations in the Southeast direction; the video was projected using a divination array. Currently, it’s estimated to be within the international waters at the tripoint junction of your, Yin Yang Bureau, and Pear Blossom Courtyard’s influence.”

“If you need help, remember to contact me.”

International waters at the trijunction of three powers… a battle was inevitable, perhaps the witches of the Amur coven could be of use.

“The situation is not yet clear,” Liu Longtao messaged, “Stay alert.”

With a ding, Chen Lingyun also sent a message, this time a weather satellite image.

A storm’s eye had formed above the East Sea, unlike typical typhoon cloud patterns, this storm’s eye was colorful—the center resembled a giant soap bubble.

Yan Yu stood up and went downstairs to the living room, where he found the girls gathered together, discussing the anomaly in the East Sea.

“It must be the entrance to a Mysterious Realm,” Su Yunjin speculated, “and it hasn’t opened yet.”

“Since it’s in international waters, it will surely provoke international contention among the powers of various Transcendents,” Lin Ning added with concern.

“Indeed, and this time both the Yin Yang Bureau of Heavy Sakura and the Pear Blossom Courtyard of Goryeo will most likely join in the contest,” Yan Yu came over and said, “You all need to accelerate your cultivation and reach the Marrow Cleansing Stage before this Mysterious Realm completely opens.”

“Okay,” the girls hastily responded.

With the “imminent opening of an overseas Mysterious Realm” as motivation, everyone perked up, getting ready to return to their rooms to cultivate, when they saw Xie Ruoxi coming down to the living room:

“Is there any food left?”

“None,” Yan Yu pointed at the kitchen, which contained dishes waiting to be washed, “It’s all been eaten… Weren’t you practicing the fasting method?”

“It’s already done,” Xie Ruoxi opened the refrigerator door.

“You’ve advanced to the Marrow Cleansing Stage?” the girls exclaimed in shock.

Even the team captain himself took about ten days to master the fasting method, how could you… didn’t you just start practicing?

“It should be done, since I broke out into a stinky sweat, and I took a bath afterward,” Xie Ruoxi searched for a while, then suddenly screamed, “Where are my cheese sticks that I hid in here?!!!”