"Master, please forgive me, this time it's made with real beef; as for other ingredients, we couldn't find the exact matches." The cook, the hungry ghost, looked ashamed.

Yu Ziqing chewed on the beef jerky, the more he chewed, the more fragrant it became, but the words sounded odd.

"It's okay, as long as it's tasty. It doesn't matter if it's different from before, take your time, no rush."

Yu Ziqing actually didn't have high expectations anymore.

Back then, among the hungry ghosts near him, some had regained a bit of spiritual wisdom and some memories from their past lives.

They recalled some things.

The beef jerky delivered to him by the hungry ghosts back then might have been made from a kind of bird meat from the northern Wilderness.

The bad news was that since the Wilderness changed, this kind of bird had become extinct, and they hadn't found any remaining ones yet.

They didn't know if it was completely annihilated or if it had migrated elsewhere.

Just hoping that once the southern Wilderness comes back to life, they might see it again.

After all, from the method to the flavor, there were basically no problems, just missing a primary ingredient.

This matter isn't too urgent, let it come gradually.

Every day, waking up to the sound of Stone screaming like a slaughtered pig, the village doesn't need to keep roosters anymore.

Stone is much more useful than a rooster, full of vigor, punctual and precise.

All the way into the mountains, and seeing Qingqing going to the mine on time every day to dig and hone himself.

Only someone with such a character could walk the hard-working ascetic's path; ordinary people really couldn't endure such loneliness.

Nourishing Body Fist can lay the foundation, but without realm, and combat power is not as good as proper Body Refinement.

Yu Ziqing had nothing to do, followed into the mine for a spin, the mining efficiency was extremely low, most of the time was spent digging, purely training the body and tempering the temperament.

Yu Ziqing couldn't take it after half a day.

But Qingqing remained unassuming, diligently honing himself.

After much thought, Yu Ziqing finally decided to share the conversation with the Old Dragon King at the East Sea.

Qingqing didn't react much, just grinned.

"It's nice here, I like it a lot. If there's a chance, it's not a bad idea to visit the East Sea.

As for those scales, don't give them to me, I'm not going out now, holding onto them is useless."

Yu Ziqing looked for a long time, confirmed Qingqing had truly let it go, and finally felt relieved.

He was afraid the past would become a knot in Qingqing's heart.

Yang had become a bit impulsive this time, exactly because of heart knots.

Knowing it's not the best way, he couldn't stop him.

If Yu Ziqing weren't there, Yang might have had to pay a significant price.

He didn't want others in Jinlan Mountain to face similar things one day.

While strolling in the village, someone teased Yu Ziqing, saying that the busy man finally had some free time.

Yu Ziqing laughed and cursed back.

In the noise and chatter, there was much more of that lively atmosphere.

A few days later, Song contacted Yu Ziqing.

"Tao Jiajie is dead."

"Dead? Found the body? Or did the soul lamp extinguish?"

"The soul lamp extinguished, and we also found the body."

"Hmm?" Yu Ziqing was a little surprised.

He had once asked Song for detailed information about Tao Jiajie, now that Tao Jiajie was dead, Song would surely suspect him.

But given their relationship, Song would only keep it tacit.

Coming specifically to see him, there must be other issues.

"Is there something fishy?"

"Yes, the Jinyi Wei found Tao Jiajie's body in Dali, but there was a big problem.

The body had lost all vitality, seemingly corroded by a spell, it should have been obliterated completely.

Yet the body remained.

And that body, very young, verified three times, the results were the same.

The body is only a few hundred years old, but other characteristics indeed matched Tao Jiajie.

Jinyi Wei's current judgment is that Tao Jiajie has long been dead, and someone is using his identity to cause trouble.

Even the Tao Clan came to identify the body, and could only confirm the face was indeed Tao Jiajie."

Yu Ziqing was somewhat surprised.

Back then, Yang's spell indeed wasn't specifically targeting the Descent Body of the Wig White Water Egg; it went straight for the main body.

The blood-colored rune on Yu Ziqing's arm still incessantly generated the power of the Three Calamities.

Other than him, nobody could endure this price.

Yang underestimated the strength of the Wig White Water Egg back then.

Only thinking of revenge, trying to trick the opponent.

Unexpectedly, that guy's Descent Body didn't completely vanish.

Yu Ziqing roughly understood why Song Chengyue came looking for him.

First, label it as the Tao Clan encountering a fraud case, losing quite a few treasures, then come to ask Yu Ziqing.

Yu Ziqing probably would provide some valuable information.

"That face is indeed Tao Jiajie, because that person had no face."

At Yu Ziqing's words, Song Chengyue suddenly realized.

"No wonder, when I was investigating, I was puzzled about how Tao Jiajie disappearing for so many years was still alive.

Logically, he should've exhausted his lifespan long ago."

Indeed, there is a theoretical lifespan limit, but reaching that limit is just a probability event.

Even if the probability of a cultivator reaching the lifespan limit is high, there aren't many.

In theory, an ordinary mortal can live over a hundred years, but those who do are rare.

Otherwise, living to a hundred wouldn't be a blessing.

"Actually, I didn't know he borrowed that face, I'm not sure how he made the Tao Clan believe him either."

Song Chengyue didn't really care about the things behind it, nor did he want to know much.

He had already gotten the information he wanted to know.

It was those White Water Eggs causing trouble again, this news was enough.