Butchering a Cow Was Like Butchering the Heavenly Dao!

After boiling the water, the Jade Emperor and Yang Jian squatted beside the Golden Winged Great Peng's true form like two village women, scalding and plucking its feathers.

Not bad—they did a fairly decent job.

Zhang Yifan came over to inspect it as well. The feathers had been plucked clean, and he nodded in satisfaction.

Yuan Hong, Wu Qu Xing Jun, and the others had worked for most of the day. They were quite fast, and the foundation had already been dug.

As the sky gradually darkened, Zhang Yifan rolled up his sleeves, went to the kitchen, fetched a small bamboo knife, and prepared to butcher the cow.

"Don't come over here!"

"No, no, no!"

Seeing Zhang Yifan approach, Green Ox, Grand Supreme Elder Laozi's mount, screamed inwardly and mooed without stopping, but no one could hear him.

"Woof! Woof! Woof!"

Qilin Old Ancestor Big Black Dog grew impatient and barked furiously at Green Ox. Green Ox instantly behaved himself, trembling in fright at Old Ancestor Qilin's barking.

"Whoa, you ugly dog can do that? A couple of barks, and you made this cow behave." Zhang Yifan glanced at Big Black Dog and could not help praising him.

Of course!

Qilin Old Ancestor Big Black Dog held his head high with pride. His tail wagged so quickly it was practically becoming a propeller.

He was happy!

His master had praised him today!

Old Ancestor Qilin was so pleased that words could not describe it.

Tonight, he would definitely get two extra bones.

"You were probably a sheepdog in your previous life," Zhang Yifan added.

Old Ancestor Qilin: "..."

He was clearly a qilin, all right!

And the first qilin of the Primordial Era World!

How had he become a sheepdog?

Could that thing possibly be mentioned in the same breath as him?

But Old Ancestor Qilin only dared to feel wronged inwardly. On the surface, he continued wagging his tail as he ran around Zhang Yifan, still delighted.

"Ugly dog, go get a basin. We'll use it to catch the cow's blood later."

"Woof! Woof! Woof!" Old Ancestor Qilin received the order and immediately ran to the kitchen, returning with a huge basin in his mouth.

Seeing that his father was about to butcher the cow, the Jade Emperor, who had just finished his work, came over as well.

Yang Jian followed him over too.

Zhang Yifan's movements were relaxed and elegant. With a gentle thrust, the bamboo knife pierced Green Ox's neck.

Then Zhang Yifan's arm moved fluidly as he circled Green Ox. His movements flowed like drifting clouds and running water. The bamboo knife never came out and never left Green Ox's body.

The Jade Emperor, Yang Jian, Qilin Old Ancestor Big Black Dog, and the Ten Golden Crows all watched Zhang Yifan butcher the ox.

The longer they watched, the more horrified and shocked they became!

Every slash and movement Zhang Yifan made while butchering the ox contained the True Meaning of the Great Dao!

This method of butchering an ox seemed like the supreme cultivation technique of the Great Dao Realm Saber Dao. It was as though a single slash could annihilate the Heavenly Dao, destroy the entire Primordial Era World, or open up a whole new heaven and earth!

With just one glance, the vast and majestic Great Dao Saber Intent came crashing toward them. They felt as helpless and terrified as small boats facing a towering tsunami.

Before that boundless, ancient, desolate Saber Intent that dominated all realms, the Jade Emperor, Yang Jian, Old Ancestor Qilin, and the Ten Golden Crows all felt their scalps tingle. Their minds trembled, their primordial spirits nearly sucked in, as though death were about to descend at any moment.

"Don't look!"

Old Ancestor Qilin shouted softly and hurriedly lowered his dog head.

The Jade Emperor, Yang Jian, and the Ten Golden Crows shuddered violently. They hurriedly closed their eyes and lowered their heads as well!

It was too horrifying.

Too terrifying.

Butchering a cow was like butchering the Heavenly Dao!

"Done!"

A moment later, Zhang Yifan pulled out the bamboo knife. Its blade was unstained by blood. He wiped the sweat from his forehead, smiling.

Done?

Green Ox, who had supposedly been butchered, was stunned.

Am I dead?

No.

Green Ox lowered his head and looked over his body, only to discover that he was still alive.

He even walked back and forth several times. He was indeed fine, and Green Ox was overjoyed.

Come to think of it, his body had felt incredibly comfortable just now.

He had never felt so refreshed in his life.

He had not been butchered at all. He had just received a massage!

"I thought I was going to die. Thank goodness. That scared the life out of me."

Green Ox thought viciously, Once I get out of here, I'll make Laojun burn this place down with a single blaze and kill everyone here.

"Ha ha ha, ha, ha, uh..."

Green Ox laughed wildly in his heart, but as he laughed, his voice vanished.

Green Ox had scattered into pieces on the spot. Meat was meat, bones were bones, hide was hide, and blood was blood.

"Dad, you're incredible! Before you, even Cook Ding's Ox Butchery is just showing off before an expert."

The Jade Emperor could not help exclaiming in amazement, while also secretly letting out a breath. That had been far too frightening.

"That's right, Grandpa! This is too amazing! You butchered the cow, but it still thought it wasn't dead and even walked back and forth!"

"Exactly! The cow did not suffer even the slightest bit. It even looked like it was enjoying itself. This is practically divine skill! Even immortals could not do this. It's truly marvelous."

Yang Jian and the Jade Emperor took turns showering Zhang Yifan with praise, sparing no compliments.

"That's right. Your father and grandfather may not be good at much else, but when it comes to cooking, I'm definitely among the best in the world."

Zhang Yifan laughed. "Don't just stand there watching. Hurry up and clean this beef, then bring it into the kitchen for me."

"Got it, Dad!"

"Got it, Grandpa!"

The Jade Emperor and Yang Jian immediately got to work eagerly.

Their thoughts were simple. Next time, they absolutely had to ask Zhang Yifan about cultivation methods.

With Great Dao Realm techniques right before them, why would they study any Mystic Sect Daoist arts?

Wouldn't that be a joke?

Although the Jade Emperor, Yang Jian, and Old Ancestor Qilin had been horrified while watching Zhang Yifan butcher the ox and had nearly been torn apart by the Great Dao Saber Intent, their gains were still beyond compare.

Although none of the three cultivated the saber, their understanding of the Great Dao Law Domain of the saber had reached an astonishing height.

Even the foremost saber cultivators in the Primordial Era World would likely be far inferior before the Jade Emperor and Yang Jian.

That evening.

Zhang Yifan prepared several large tables of dishes, dozens of jars of fine wine, and a huge pot of rice.

The fragrance of the dishes had long drifted into the noses of the Jade Emperor, Yang Jian, Yuan Hong, Wu Qu Xing Jun, and the others, washing over their hunger.

Yuan Hong, Wu Qu Xing Jun, and the other celestial gods drooled as they worked.

Their drool flowed like running tap water!

They looked utterly disgraceful, but Yuan Hong and the others did not laugh at one another. Instead, they waited with immense anticipation.

"All right, brothers from the construction crew, come eat first."

After setting out the food and wine, Zhang Yifan called Yuan Hong and the others over for dinner.

"Come on, all of you."

The Jade Emperor gave them an order as well.

"Yes."

Everyone accepted the order.

They all stopped what they were doing and went to wash their hands.

"Sir, we're rough men. We'll just squat here and eat."

Wu Qu Xing Jun carried a bowl of fragrant rice to the side and squatted on the ground by the corner of the wall.

"So will we."

Yuan Hong and the others did the same.

"It's fine. Just sit down and eat."

"No need, sir. We're used to squatting while we eat."

"Yeah, yeah. Food tastes better this way. It has more flavor."

The celestial gods all nodded like chicks pecking at grain, then carried their bowls and chopsticks to squat by the corner of the wall.

Was that a joke?

Wu Qu Xing Jun, Yuan Hong, and the others did not dare sit at the table, much less sit beside or across from Zhang Yifan.

Wu Qu Xing Jun, Yuan Hong, and the other celestial gods had also taken a glance at Zhang Yifan butchering the ox earlier.

That single glance had nearly cost them their lives!

Damn it.

It had scared them half to death.

There was no way they were willing to sit at the table.

"Uh..." Zhang Yifan was helpless.

"Dad, just let them be."

The Jade Emperor persuaded Zhang Yifan, then said to the celestial gods, "Brothers from the construction crew, eat however you like. We won't force you. Each of you, take a jar of wine and a big bowl of food."

"Thank you, sir!" Wu Qu Xing Jun and the other great celestial gods bowed deeply, thanking Zhang Yifan.

After taking their wine and food,

they returned to the corner of the wall and squatted down again.

Yuan Hong could not hold back any longer and took a bite.

Boom!

A power carrying the aura of Fragments of Great Dao Laws struck his mind, leaving him frozen in place.

But then Yuan Hong began stuffing rice and food into his mouth like a starving ghost. Within only a few breaths, he had finished everything...

Wu Qu Xing Jun and the others looked at one another. Was there really any need to act like that?

Then they took a bite too.

Then, like starving ghosts, they devoured everything in a frenzy, eating even faster than Yuan Hong!

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

Everyone discovered that cultivation realms which had not improved for thousands or even tens of thousands of years had broken through!

Some even broke through several realms in succession!

Yuan Hong, Wu Qu Xing Jun, and the others were overjoyed, their faces filled with delight.

This rice was unbelievably amazing!

And this wine was so delicious!

Compared to this wine, the Jade Nectar of the Heavenly Court was practically horse piss!

Only now did they realize that such a fine brew existed in the world.

The Jade Nectar they had once treated as a treasure was not even worth horse piss compared to this wine!

So the wine the Jade Emperor had drunk before was nothing more than horse-piss wine.

Only the old man's wine could truly be called wine.

Just smelling it made cultivation soar.

One sip made cultivation surge wildly!

Divine—simply divine!

At that moment, the celestial gods of the Heavenly Court revered and feared Zhang Yifan even more.