After transmigrating, I made a name for myself through my culinary skills.

"Oh?"

The boy still had a smiling face, showing no embarrassment at being exposed.

"Then I must have remembered the name wrong."

Everyone was speechless. They didn't want to reveal their identities, yet they were so careless, coming up with such an absurd reason.

Ye Lan knew there was no point in asking any further, so she said, "Then we'll tell you when the cultivator remembers the name."

They actually believed his nonsense about remembering the wrong name.

The disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect on the other side were filled with resentment upon hearing the conversation between the two. Even when facing Wen Yu and others from the Green Mountain Sect, they had never suffered such humiliation, yet their young master wouldn't even let them make a move.

Shen Feng's face turned cold as he narrowed his eyes at Ye Lan, his intentions unknown.

As time went by, more and more cultivators and demonic beasts came to the Heavenly Water Realm. This place was vast and boundless, and even with so many demonic beasts pouring in, it did not feel crowded.

On the Green Mountain Sect's side, He Luoluo hugged her senior sister and cried her heart out. The senior sister gently patted her shoulder, reached out to wipe away her tears, and said that she was fine.

After He Luoluo finished crying, her senior sister was about to examine her body. He Luoluo shook her head, trying to avoid it, but her senior sister didn't give her that chance. She took her hand and channeled spiritual energy into her.

Upon examining the body, the senior sister's face turned pale. She realized how ruthless these people were, having actually destroyed He Luoluo's inner core.

She turned to look at Shen Feng, her beautiful eyes now filled with rage.

Shen Feng met her gaze directly without looking away. Although he hadn't done it himself, it was an action he had tacitly approved, and he didn't intend to deny it.

Senior Brother Song also sensed the anger emanating from his Daoist partner and placed his hand on her back to transmit spiritual energy to her.

"Yu'er, you shouldn't get angry right now. Let me heal your injuries first, and we'll think of a solution for our junior sister once we get out of here."

Wen Yu was brought back to her senses by her Daoist partner's voice. She let out a long sigh before replying softly, "Okay."

The other members of the Green Mountain Sect remained silent. Everyone knew that now was not a good time for revenge, but that did not mean that the Green Mountain Sect could be insulted like this.

Senior Brother Song summoned his sword and had Wen Yu sit on it to heal her wounds. The other disciples of the Green Mountain Sect surrounded them to prevent any sneak attacks.

"Big Brother!"

When Song Muyun opened his eyes again, he saw his fellow disciples whom he hadn't seen before. He hadn't noticed when they arrived while he was healing Wen Yu.

He helped Wen Yu to his feet and greeted everyone, inquiring about their well-being. He learned that while he was treating Wen Yu, Ye Lan and the others had already used pills to treat their injured fellow disciples. Seeing that his fellow disciples were safe and sound, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Turning to Jiang Ning, and seeing his ordinary appearance, Senior Brother Song was speechless. Although he was wearing a disguise, anyone familiar with him would know that it was him who was willing to risk his life to protect the disciples of the Green Mountain Sect.

Jiang Ning turned his head away, pretending not to know him. He didn't know why Jiang Ning was pretending not to know him, but as a loyal disciple of the Green Mountain Sect, he believed that Jiang Ning must have his reasons for doing so.

Thirty people from the Green Mountain Sect came for this training exercise. Two of them are missing, but the rest have all gathered here. It seems that the Green Mountain Sect is now the sect with the most people in the Cloud Cave.

He looked around and noticed that several other sects that had good relations with the Green Mountain Sect had also arrived. After seeing that Song Muyun had finished dealing with the sect's affairs, he went up to greet them.

While they claimed to be greeting each other, Song Muyun knew they were more interested in gathering information. After all, the leader of the Green Mountain Sect was the Alliance Leader, and as the Alliance Leader's personal disciple, Song Muyun was the most likely to know the reason why these demonic beasts had become demonic.

But to their disappointment, Song Muyun said that he knew nothing about this place and did not know the reason for the demonic transformation of the beasts. He came here because he saw his junior sister being taken away and followed after her, and accidentally escaped a disaster.

Seeing that he wouldn't say anything, the others didn't press him further.

"Benefactor Song." A monk bowed to Song Muyun.

"Master Mingchen".

Song Muyun bowed in return. Master Mingchen was the most outstanding disciple among the younger generation of Jinling Temple. The reason for his excellence was not only his highest cultivation level, but also his understanding of Buddhism. There were rumors that he was the disciple of Jinling Temple most likely to surpass Master Hongzhen.

Master Hongzhen was the foremost Buddhist master of our time. He lived in seclusion for many years, ignoring right and wrong, until he reappeared twenty years ago and took in an orphan as his personal disciple. That disciple was named Chen.

The leaders of various sects treated his disciples with the same respect as "a monk, but a Buddha," and since Ming Chen himself was also capable, everyone treated him with exceptional respect.

“Benefactor Song, I have a pill formula here that can repair the inner core, but the herbs on it are quite hard to find.” As he spoke, Ming Chen took out a pill formula from his sleeve and handed it to Song Muyun.

"Thank you, Master Mingchen. If there is any need for the Qingshan Sect in the future, Song and the disciples of the Qingshan Sect will certainly do our utmost."

“Benefactor Song, you flatter me. This pill formula is not a pill. Even if I give it to you, it will still be in my mind. It is no loss to me.”

Despite this, Song Muyun and the others' gratitude towards Master Mingchen remained undiminished. He Luoluo was so excited that she grasped her senior sister's hand and promised Master Mingchen that once they safely left the Cloud Cave, she would have her family donate incense to Jinling Temple.

Ming Chen smiled and shook his head, indicating that Jinling Temple had enough incense offerings, and that the pill formula was obtained by his master from the common people. If she wanted to express her gratitude, she couldn't find the source. He suggested that she have her family do good deeds, and as long as they kept it in their hearts, the merit would fall on the owner of the pill formula.

After delivering the pill formula, Ming Chen was about to return to his senior brothers when he saw Ye Lan and paused for a moment.

Seeing his expression, Ye Lan's heart tightened, wondering if the monk could tell that he didn't belong to this world.

Jiang Ning sensed the change in the two men, shifted his position to block Ye Lan, and bowed to Ming Chen, saying, "Master Ming Chen."

Ming Chen returned the greeting, and perhaps sensing Ye Lan's nervousness, he smiled and said, "I see that this benefactor is so young, yet already possesses a layer of merit. In the future, he will surely have peace and smooth sailing, and all things will be well-deserved."

Ye Lan was shocked upon hearing this and thanked Ming Chen. If he had only suspected something before, he was now certain that Ming Chen could see something. He didn't know exactly what it was, but he knew that this person had no ill intentions.

Because his last sentence was just like the blessing the abbot of the temple gave him when he went to burn incense with his master's wife when he was a child.

"With joy and satisfaction, all things are possible."

The master's wife liked to burn incense and pray to Buddha, but the master did not believe in such things. After adopting him, the master's wife took him to the temple, which was located on a mountain. The temple was very popular, with lush trees and plenty of oxygen. After climbing to the top of the mountain and working up a sweat, he felt refreshed. After the master's wife finished burning incense, she would buy him a bowl of cold jelly filled with various toppings. It was sweet and cool, which could relieve the heat from climbing the mountain.

When his master's wife took him down the mountain, she would buy him fish bait to feed the goldfish at the foot of the mountain, which he loved.

As her thoughts drifted, Ye Lan felt a little downcast when she thought of her deceased master and mistress.

Seeing this, Jiang Ning squeezed his hand, and let go after he came to his senses.

Not long after Ming Chen left, Ye Lan felt a burning gaze on him, but he didn't sense any malice, so he looked around curiously.

He saw a female cultivator wearing a light purple robe. She had a round face and a somewhat delicate and cute appearance, but she kept staring at him with a fixed gaze that looked rather strange.

Jiang Ning and the others followed his gaze and saw the girl, then followed the girl's gaze to Ye Lan.

His face showed a mixture of wanting to say something but holding back, a smile he dared not utter.

"Speak your mind," Ye Lan said coldly. Anyone would be annoyed to be stared at like that.

"Ahem, this person is the youngest daughter of the Jade Sound Palace Master. Her usual hobby is looking at handsome men."

Simply put, he's a womanizer.

As they talked, everyone realized that Ye Lan's appearance hadn't changed much after advancing, but she looked exceptionally beautiful. With red lips and white teeth, she was the kind of beautiful that wasn't effeminate, and she wasn't inferior to Shen Feng, who was known for his good looks.

You should know that Shen Feng's mother is the most beautiful woman in the Southern Continent. Apart from the Alliance Leader's wife from the Eastern Continent, no one can compare to her. So, her son is naturally not bad-looking either.

"Oh no, I feel my heart is beating a little fast. This beauty is deadly!" Jiang Nan said exaggeratedly, bending over and clutching his heart. Everyone looked at him and laughed, and the tense atmosphere instantly dissipated.

Ye Lan watched Jiang Nan's exaggerated actions speechlessly. Unfortunately, he was gay and could only silently hide behind Jiang Ning to prevent the girl from staring at him. He thought to himself, if this girl is like this when she sees him, she'll go crazy when she sees Jiang Ning's true face.

He was very confident in Jiang Ning's appearance; otherwise, how could he be the male lead? Plus, with the genes of the Alliance Leader's wife, it wouldn't make sense for him not to be number one.