"Woof, woof, woof." At Kirin Ancestor's command, he immediately ran to the kitchen and came back with a large basin clamped in his jaws.
Seeing that Father was going to butcher an ox, the Jade Emperor, who had just finished his work, came over as well.
Yang Jian followed him over too.
Zhang Yifan moved in a relaxed, graceful manner. With a gentle jab, the bamboo knife slipped into Green Ox's neck.
Then Zhang Yifan's arm flowed smoothly as he walked around Green Ox. His movements were as fluid as drifting clouds and flowing water. The bamboo knife never came out or left the ox's body.
The Jade Emperor, Yang Jian, Kirin Ancestor, Big Black Dog, and Ten-Legged Golden Crow all watched Zhang Yifan butcher the ox.
The more they watched, the more shocked they became; the more they watched, the more astonished they were!
Every slash and movement Zhang Yifan made while butchering the ox actually contained the True Meaning of the Great Dao!
This method of butchering an ox seemed like an ultimate cultivation technique of the Great Dao Realm Saber Dao. It was as if a single slash could destroy the Heavenly Dao, a single slash could destroy the entire Primordial World, and a single slash could even open up a new heaven and earth!
Just one glance was enough for that vast and imposing Great Dao Saber Intent to crash over them. Each of them felt as helpless and terrified as a tiny boat facing a raging tsunami.
Before this immense, ancient, desolate saber intent that dominated the myriad realms, the Jade Emperor, Yang Jian, Kirin Ancestor, and Ten-Legged Golden Crow all felt their scalps grow numb and their minds tremble uncontrollably. Their souls seemed about to be sucked in, as though death were about to descend at any moment.
"Don't look!"
Kirin Ancestor gave a soft shout and hurriedly lowered his dog's head as well!
The Jade Emperor, Yang Jian, and Ten-Legged Golden Crow were violently shaken. They quickly closed their eyes and lowered their heads too!
It was too terrifying.
It was simply too frightening!
Butchering an ox looked as though he were butchering the Heavenly Dao!
"All done!"
A moment later, the bamboo knife was pulled out, its blade unstained by blood. Zhang Yifan wiped the sweat from his forehead, a smile on his face.
All done?
The butchered Green Ox was stunned.
Am I dead?
No, he wasn't.
Green Ox lowered his head and looked over his ox body, discovering that he was still alive.
He even walked back and forth several steps. He really was fine, and Green Ox was overjoyed.
Come to think of it, his body had felt extremely comfortable just now.
It had been more refreshing than ever before.
He hadn't been butchered at all. He had just been getting a massage!
"I thought I was going to die. Thank goodness, thank goodness. That scared me half to death."
Green Ox thought viciously, Once I escape, I'll make Lao Jun burn this place to the ground and kill everyone here.
"Hahaha, ha, ha, uh..."
Green Ox laughed wildly in his heart, but as he laughed, his voice gradually faded away.
Green Ox suddenly fell apart where he stood, scattering into pieces: meat separated from meat, bones from bones, hide from hide, and ox blood from ox blood.
"Father, you're amazing! In front of you, Zhuangzi's Butcher is merely showing off his axe before Lu Ban!"
The Jade Emperor couldn't help exclaiming in amazement, secretly letting out a breath as well. That had been far too terrifying.
"Exactly, Grandfather. This is too miraculous! You butchered the ox, but the ox thought it was still alive and even walked around!"
"Exactly, exactly! The ox didn't feel the slightest bit of pain. Instead, it looked like it was enjoying itself immensely. This is practically an immortal's method! Even immortals couldn't accomplish this. It's truly marvelous."
Yang Jian and the Jade Emperor took turns praising him without holding back.
"Of course. As your father and your grandfather, I may not be the best at everything, but when it comes to cooking, I'm absolutely one of the best in the world."
Zhang Yifan laughed heartily. "Don't just stand there watching. Hurry up and prepare this beef, then take it into the kitchen for me."
"Sure thing, Father!"
"Sure thing, Grandfather!"
The Jade Emperor and Yang Jian immediately got to work, bustling about eagerly.
Their thoughts were very simple: next time, they had to ask Zhang Yifan for guidance on cultivation.
If they didn't learn the techniques of the Great Dao Realm right before their eyes, what else would they study—Daoist methods of the Profound Sect?
Wouldn't that be a joke?
Although watching Zhang Yifan butcher the ox had left the Jade Emperor, Yang Jian, and Kirin Ancestor horrified, and although they had nearly been killed by the Great Dao Saber Intent, their gains were still unparalleled.
Although none of the three cultivated the saber dao, their understanding of the domain of the Great Dao Laws of the saber dao had already reached an astonishing height.
Even the most elite saber-dao cultivators in the Primordial World would probably fall far short of the Jade Emperor and Yang Jian.
That evening.
Zhang Yifan cooked several large tables of dishes, prepared dozens of jars of fine wine, and made a huge pot of rice.
The aroma of the dishes had long since drifted into the noses of the Jade Emperor, Yang Jian, Yuan Hong, Star Lord Wugu, and the others, washing over their hunger.
Yuan Hong, Star Lord Wugu, and the other heavenly gods worked while drooling.
Their saliva flowed like running water!
They looked utterly disgraceful, but Yuan Hong and the others didn't mock one another. Instead, they waited in eager anticipation.
"All right, my construction-worker brothers, come eat first."
Once Zhang Yifan had served all the food and wine, he called Yuan Hong and the others over to eat.
"Come along."
The Jade Emperor also gave them an order.
"Yes."
Everyone accepted the command.
They stopped their work one after another and went to wash their hands.
"Old sir, we're rough men. We'll squat over here to eat."
Star Lord Wugu carried a bowl of fragrant rice and ran off to the side, squatting on the ground beside a wall.
"So will we."
Yuan Hong and the others did the same.
"It's fine. Just sit down and eat."
"No, no, Old sir. We're used to squatting while we eat."
"Exactly, exactly. Food tastes better that way. It has more flavor."
The heavenly gods nodded like chicks pecking at grain, each carrying a bowl and chopsticks as they slipped over to squat by the wall.
What a joke!
Star Lord Wugu, Yuan Hong, and the others didn't dare sit at the table, much less sit beside or across from Zhang Yifan.
They had also taken a glance at Zhang Yifan's butchering of the ox just now.
That one glance had nearly cost them their lives!
Damn it.
It had been frightening enough to kill a man.
They absolutely refused to sit at the table.
"Uh... what?" Zhang Yifan was left helpless.
"Father, just let them be."
The Jade Emperor persuaded Zhang Yifan, then said to the heavenly gods, "My construction-worker brothers, eat however you like. I won't force you. Each of you can take a jar of wine and a large bowl of food."
"Thank you, Old sir!" Star Lord Wugu and the other great heavenly gods bowed and saluted, thanking Zhang Yifan.
They took the fine wine and the food.
Then everyone returned to the wall and squatted down.
Yuan Hong couldn't resist and took a bite.
The power of the aura of Great Dao Law Fragments surged into his mind, leaving him rooted to the spot in a daze.
But in the next moment, Yuan Hong swallowed mouthful after mouthful of rice and food like a starving ghost. In just a few breaths, he had finished eating...
Star Lord Wugu and the others looked at one another. Was this really necessary?
Then they took a bite too.
After that, they also ate like starving ghosts, devouring everything in a whirlwind and finishing even faster than Yuan Hong!
Everyone discovered that the cultivation realms they hadn't advanced in for thousands or even tens of thousands of years had broken through!
Some of them even broke through several realms in succession!
Yuan Hong, Star Lord Wugu, and the others were overjoyed, their faces filled with pleasant surprise.
This rice was unbelievably awesome!
And this wine was incredibly delicious!
Compared to this wine, the Jade Nectar of the Heavenly Court was practically horse urine!
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