Butchering the Ox

Ye Tianhe's two fellow disciples left that night.

Upon hearing the news that the Western Wilderness would be in great chaos again, Old Ye couldn't sit still either.

The next day, he took Su Fan and returned to Shaoyang Market Town by Flying Shuttle.

Ye Tianhe sent Su Fan home, directly handed him a Storage Bag, and then left.

Su Fan stared wide-eyed at Old Ye's Storage Bag.

Sword Cultivators are truly rich, giving away a ten-directional Storage Bag just like that.

Since he gave it, why be polite? Su Fan accepted it.

Su Fan swept it with his divine sense. The Storage Bag contained two Ironhide Savage Bulls.

With a "boom."

He threw an Ironhide Savage Bull into the small courtyard, which was almost too small to fit it.

Su Fan looked at the mountain-like Demonic Beast and cursed angrily.

Such a massive Ironhide Savage Bull, weighing over ten tons, was not an easy thing to process.

Old Ye really didn't treat himself as an outsider. He patted his butt and left, leaving Su Fan to deal with it.

In this weather, fresh meat wouldn't last long.

Su Fan patted his Storage Bag, summoned his long sword Magic Tool, formed a hand seal, and pointed. The Flying Sword instantly slashed towards the Ironhide Savage Bull.

He controlled the long sword to dance up and down, cutting the Ironhide Savage Bull into pieces.

The fresh beef brisket from the belly could be made into soy-sauce cured meat.

He picked out the parts with a good balance of fat and lean, cut them into strips, and soaked them in a prepared sauce. After three days, they could be hung in the courtyard to air dry.

He specifically bought more than ten large water vats from the market town; otherwise, he really wouldn't have had enough space.

The beef tenderloin from the waist and ribs, commonly known as filet or beef tenderloin, was the most tender part of the beef. It could be pan-fried, grilled, or used in hot pot.

Especially filet mignon, which only needed to be pan-fried to medium-rare or medium. Its fresh, tender, and juicy nature could conquer any palate.

The beef sirloin, the part with a good balance of fat and lean, with a ring of white fat on the outside, was more fragrant and tasted better when pan-fried or grilled due to its fat content.

This was the part used for sirloin steak in his previous life.

When cutting the meat, he cut it with the tendons, resulting in a tougher texture, firmer meat, and a chewier bite.

The ribeye near the ribs, the boneless part in the middle of the cow, had fat in the middle resembling an eye.

This part had tender meat and abundant fat, with a sweet and juicy taste. It could be used in hot pot, grilled, or pan-fried.

There was also the fore shank beef. Although it had less fat, after slow simmering, it developed a fine and tender texture. The abundant tendons produced a rich gelatinous texture after braising, making it flavorful and aromatic.

Su Fan cut all these parts of the meat whole and stored them in separate jars, which he then put into the Storage Bag.

In addition, parts like the chuck, sirloin, brisket, chuck tender, flank, beef tendons, beef cheeks, beef trachea, beef tail, beef tripe, beef tongue, beef heart, and aorta were also cut and stored in the Storage Bag.

Oh, and there was also a beef penis over a meter long. This was from a Demonic Beast!

Fresh Demonic Beast meat could be preserved for a considerable time in the Storage Bag, allowing him to use it whenever needed.

Then there were the whole hides and materials like the bull horns, which could be sold at the market town.

Even if they weren't worth much, every little bit counted.

He put the other miscellaneous parts into another Storage Bag and threw them away outside.

Su Fan's efforts turned the small courtyard into a scene of gore, with dismembered limbs piled everywhere.

He didn't finish until nightfall, almost exhausting himself to death.

The entire small courtyard was covered in bloodstains, and it took several Cleaning Talismans to clean it up.

Su Fan didn't even have the strength to cultivate and went straight to bed.

A few days later, Ye Tianhe returned.

As soon as he landed in the courtyard, he smelled a tempting aroma.

Turning his head, he saw Su Fan sitting in front of an iron frame, pan-frying meat.

Seeing Ye Tianhe arrive, he quickly waved him over.

"Old Ye, you're here at the perfect time. I just pan-fried some steak, try it..."

Seeing the soy-sauce cured meat hanging all over the courtyard, Ye Tianhe was a bit stunned. Didn't Su Fan say it would take several more days?

He walked to Su Fan's side, looking at the steak sizzling and spitting oil on the griddle, and swallowed.

"What are you making now?"

Su Fan held the tongs, flipped the steak over, and sprinkled some seasoning on it.

"Filet mignon, it'll be ready soon..."

He hadn't been idle these past few days. He had custom-ordered a grill rack and griddle pan from a workshop in the market town.

He had also ordered several hot pots, including the old Beijing-style copper hot pot, Sichuan-style Yuan Yang pot, Cantonese hot pot, and several other types.

He also bought a large batch of seasonings. Although many seasonings from his previous life were unavailable, he could find substitutes for all of them in this world.

After preparing the dipping sauce, the taste was pretty much the same.

The Demonic Beasts in the cultivation world were nourished by the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. The Ironhide Savage Bull, despite its rough and ferocious appearance, had truly tender meat.

A piece of filet steak, nearly two feet long, was cut to over an inch thick.

After a while of pan-frying, it was almost ready.

He took the steak off the griddle, cut it into two pieces with a Magic Dagger, and placed them on two plates. Then, he poured the sauce from the griddle over the steak.

"This is yours, eat it while it's hot..."

As soon as Su Fan handed the plate to Old Ye, the guy snatched it away and started gnawing on it.

"Hey..."

He took out the custom-made knife and fork from the market. Before he could even hand them to Old Ye, half of the steak on the plate was gone.

Su Fan shook his head, then took a small knife and cut the steak into smaller pieces.

He speared a piece of steak with his fork, dipped it in the sauce, and put it into his mouth.

"Hiss..."

It was incredibly delicious.

He had never been so particular about eating Demonic Beast meat before.

This time, he had processed an entire Ironhide Savage Bull. Facing a mountain of fresh beef, he finally remembered many ways of eating it from his previous life.

Moreover, the Demonic Beasts were huge. A single tadpole-shaped tenderloin filet was already two meters long.

There was also a tail bone several meters long, and a sirloin several meters wide. In short, an Ironhide Savage Bull in his previous life would be comparable to a cow or something...

Ye Tianhe, with his mouth greasy from eating the steak, looked back at Su Fan and was stunned.

"What are you holding?"

Seeing Old Ye's ignorant expression, Su Fan almost burst out laughing.

He picked up the knife and fork and demonstrated, then handed them to Old Ye.

"Big brother, have you never eaten meat before? You're really embarrassing the Sword Cultivators..."

Old Ye, I swear...

He glared at Su Fan, then took the knife and fork and began eating in a similar fashion.

"How about we have some of that hanging pot skewers tonight..."

Su Fan was amused; Old Ye was addicted to skewers.

"Let's have a hot pot tonight."

"What..."

"You wouldn't understand even if I told you, just wait and see..."

Ye Tianhe was cut off, glared at Su Fan, and lowered his head to continue eating meat.

By evening, Su Fan had set up the pot.

Today, he was using Old Beijing's copper hot pot, which required adding charcoal to the center first.

Then, he poured Spirit Spring Water into the pot and added several kinds of dipping sauces.

After finishing these preparations, he called Old Ye out of the house.

He took out a whole piece of ribeye, weighing over ten catties. He placed it on a cutting board nearby.

"Old Ye, I'll leave the job of slicing the meat to you..."

Ye Tianhe was about to refuse when Su Fan waved his hand.

"Listen to me first. You have to slice this meat. It's best if you can slice it paper-thin, so it'll be delicious when we cook it later."

After speaking, Su Fan took out a Magic Sword and handed it to Ye Tianhe.

Old Ye took the Magic Sword, glanced at Su Fan, and then swung the sword down powerfully.

After all, he had been playing with swords since he was a child. With this single strike, he sliced off a thin piece of meat.

Su Fan picked it up and looked at it. The meat slice was almost transparent, as thin as paper.

Eating hot pot in the cultivation world, having a Sword Cultivator slice the meat, it was certainly impressive.

Old Ye was incredibly fast. In a short while, the entire piece of ribeye was sliced.

Su Fan had already prepared the charcoal and arranged all the ingredients.

Old Ye was dumbfounded. What kind of eating method was this now?

What kind of unorthodox ideas was this kid always thinking up in his head?

"These are the dipping sauces. When it's cooked later, dip the meat in them..."

Su Fan placed the dipping sauces in front of Old Ye, then began to add the meat.

He picked up a thin slice of ribeye, swished it a few times in the boiling pot, took it out, dipped it in sauce, and took a bite.

"Wow... authentic..."

Although the seasoning was slightly different, it really tasted like Old Beijing.

Ye Tianhe was stunned and started eating like Su Fan.

The meat melted in his mouth, combined with the fresh, fragrant, and spicy seasoning, the taste was simply incredible.

Su Fan began picking up other ingredients: the vegetables, wood ear mushrooms, and spirit mushrooms bought at the market town, as well as beef tripe, aorta, and the meatballs he had made by pounding the beef neck meat, which were incredibly springy.

The only regret was that he couldn't find any tofu.

Su Fan was already very satisfied; he never expected to taste familiar flavors from his past life in the cultivation world.

For the next few days, Old Ye came over every day, freeloading two meals a day.

Su Fan didn't mind; it was boring to eat alone anyway.

They ate Old Beijing hot pot, then Sichuan hot pot, and Cantonese hot pot.

After the hot pot, they moved on to barbecue, trying Korean BBQ, Ground Pot Fried Meat, and Teppanyaki Grill.

Later, they had dishes like grilled brisket, shredded meat strips, beef ladder, cold-dressed beef tongue, braised beef shank, beef brisket stewed with radish, and tendon stew.

In short, Su Fan made almost every beef dish he knew from his past life.

Originally, Old Ye wasn't very particular about food, but after arriving at Shaoyang Market Town, he was influenced by Su Fan.

Thanks to the generous tips from the great Gui Youbai and 2:20, and the recommendation tickets from the great Wangwen Er Dai, Sui Bian Xiang De Ming Zi, 2:20, Xue Zhong Tao Hua Zui, pclijie, Xing Yue Tong Ying, and Wangwen San Dai, Old Bu expresses his deepest gratitude. Thank you all for your love and support.