Chu Mo curled his lips, "Okay then, no chicken, we can eat peacock instead." Saying this, he directly lifted an enormously large peacock wing.

The old Taoist priest stared at Chu Mo with wide-eyed astonishment.

"What's the matter? Does the Taoist not eat meat? That's a pity... I'll eat it myself..." Before Chu Mo could finish, the peacock wing in his hand was snatched away by the old Taoist priest.

"Who told you Taoists don't eat meat? Aren't you a Taoist?" the old Taoist priest retorted with a cold laugh, clutching the peacock wing tightly in his hand.

"I'm a cultivator."

"Now you are the head of the Daoist Sect, the sect master, you are a Taoist!" the old Taoist priest exclaimed, his eyes bulging like copper bells as he gazed at Chu Mo.

"Alright, alright, how should we eat this wing?" Chu Mo said with a grin.

"Obviously, you roast it!" the old Taoist priest said, gripping the peacock wing and with a flick of his wrist, he shrank it down to about three meters in size before dragging it to the well to start preparing it. Chu Mo watched in stunned silence because the old Taoist's technique was very professional; he must have done this often.

"Let me tell you, young man, there are countless delicacies in this world, but the meat of the peacock clan is considered the finest of the fine. Sadly, in the Luotian Immortal Domain, not many people dare to eat peacock meat." The old Taoist expertly handled the meat as he spoke with an air of experience: "Do you know that the peacock clan is not a native species of the Yanhuang region? They actually migrated from the Luotian Immortal Domain and took root in the Yanhuang region."

"Oh?" Chu Mo looked at the old Taoist, sensing there was more to his words.

"The ancestors of the peacock clan have a significant history. Aren't you afraid of retribution for eating their descendants like this?" the old Taoist queried.

"I also have quite a history..." Chu Mo chuckled: "Yet so many people have attacked me without hesitation. They aren't afraid, so why should I be?"

The old Taoist was taken aback at first, then burst into laughter, "Well said."

...

In the Luotian Immortal Domain, within a vast and enormous star region, an ancient temple was situated amidst the heavens.

The entire temple, made purely of divine iron, exuded a cold aura, spanning the sky as if it would exist for ten thousand ages.

This temple was colossal, akin to a city of steel!

Cold and magnificent, countless stars orbited it. Next to this ancient temple, those stars seemed like marbles, each following their orbits, revolving around this massive object in the universe.

Not even the brilliance of the sun could penetrate this ancient temple.

Deep within the temple, there was a divine palace, and in the center of the palace, a divine statue was enshrined.

The appearance of the statue was unclear, shrouded in a halo of light.

In front of the statue, there was an incense table, and on the table, an incense burner with three sticks of incense still burning.

It seemed as if they had just been lit, but in reality, these incense sticks had been burning for at least several hundred thousand years.

As long as the gods are immortal, the incense will not extinguish, and the divine statue won't crumble.

At that moment, a colossal crack suddenly appeared on one hand of the statue, and from within that crack, a faint substance, resembling fresh blood, began to seep out.

Subsequently, the divine statue thunderously collapsed, shattering into pieces!

The tremendous noise alerted the entire temple!

Instantly, seven or eight silhouettes appeared in the divine palace, staring dumbfounded at the scene before them. They were a group of elders, brimming with the aura of ages, having lived an unknowable number of years.

Yet at this moment, they all stood there in shock, their faces a mix of confusion and disbelief.

"The incense... is still burning," one of the elders suddenly spoke up. His voice was dry and ancient, as if he hadn't spoken for countless years.

"Our ancestor is unharmed," another elder let out a sigh of relief.

Relief appeared on the faces of the others too, but as they looked at the shattered remains of the divine statue, endless shock was still evident in their eyes. Even with their profound cultivation, they couldn't deduce what had happened to their ancestor.

According to belief, the divine statue of their ancestor should not have suffered such an accident—clearly, a significant event had occurred.

Just then, a divine edict, radiant and colorful, suddenly appeared within the temple.

The seven or eight elders, upon seeing the divine edict, all became excited, knelt to the ground, and said in unison, "We welcome the ancestral edict!"

The voice from the edict rumbled, containing only seven short words.

"I am unharmed, you all need not worry."

But to everyone there, that was enough!

The anxiety they had been feeling finally eased, and then the edict disappeared.

The group looked at each other, their worries gone, but now filled with confusion. They all turned their gaze toward one of the elders.

The elder thought for a moment, then said, "Proceed with constructing a divine statue, but let not a word be spoken."

An event that could have shaken the entire Luotian Immortal Domain was thus quietly suppressed.

...

Chu Mo was eating peacock wings roasted by the old Daoist, drinking ancient wine said to have matured for tens of thousands of years.

Initially, Chu Mo had thought to exercise some restraint, but he hadn't expected the old Daoist to eat without the slightest hesitation. Swallowing huge mouthfuls, the peacock wing meat transformed into clumps of essence energy that could directly be converted into energy, and most delicious at that. Nearly no one could resist such delectable food.

Soon after, Chu Mo joined the scramble for food, thoroughly enjoying himself.

The old Daoist mumbled through a mouthful, "Your level is low, don't eat so much, be careful not to overstuff yourself!"

Chu Mo retorted without courtesy, "You're older, be careful you don't eat too much and have indigestion!"

A giant peacock wing, amid their tugging and pulling, was quickly reduced to the last piece.

They glared at each other, neither willing to back down.

The old Daoist chided, "You little brat don't know how to respect your elders!"

Chu Mo shot back, "Elders should show affection for the young!"

With that, both of them simultaneously reached for the last piece of peacock wing meat.

In a split second, the old Daoist switched through more than a hundred techniques, incredibly tricky and swift, and successfully snatched the piece of meat. He swallowed it in one gulp, then looked at Chu Mo with a smug smile, "Kid, you're still green!"

Chu Mo couldn't help but roll his eyes; even if he could have snatched it, he wouldn't have, after all, he owed the old Daoist a huge favor.

Of course, it was also because he was stuffed.

Afterward, the two began to drink.

The old Daoist wasn't lying; the wine was truly delicious, smooth and mellow without any harshness, but once it went down, it gave a dizzying sensation. It was incredibly intoxicating!

"Kid," the old Daoist said after a belch, squinting at Chu Mo, "this wine, even in the Luotian Immortal Domain, is considered top-grade. Ordinary people simply can't taste it. You're lucky today."

Chu Mo smiled, "The roasted peacock wings aren't bad either!"

The old Daoist nodded, "That's true, but the peacock was a bit too young. If it were a supreme level or a saint level, it would taste even better."

Chu Mo's eyes lit up, "There are peacocks like that in the Luotian Immortal Domain?"

The old Daoist was taken aback, "What are you planning to do?"

"To cut off their wings to eat," Chu Mo said matter-of-factly, "Anyway, eating a wing won't kill anyone."

The corner of the old Daoist's mouth twitched as he looked at Chu Mo, "You little rascal, if one day you really enter the Luotian Immortal Domain, I fear you'll cause even bigger troubles than that monkey."

"Monkey?" Chu Mo glanced at the old Daoist.

The old Daoist chuckled, didn't continue on the topic, and instead took the wine gourd, drinking sip by sip as if reminiscing about something.

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