Chen Family Village Hosts a Grand Whole-Fish Feast; Sun the Great Sage Loses the Sea Stabilizing Needle

The carp had cultivated into a demon, and it was quite large—about the size of an adult dolphin. Duanmu Huai simply carried it back. After circling all around Chen Family Village, he left everyone clicking their tongues in amazement. When they learned that this was Great Immortal Inspiration, they were even more astonished. Who would have thought that they had been deceived by a carp demon all their lives?

By the time Duanmu Huai returned to Old Chen's home, everyone had already decorated the place with lanterns and colorful banners, accompanied by gongs and drums.

"Holy Monk, you are truly mighty! This demon has caused trouble for years, yet you captured it just like that! The heavens truly have eyes!"

"I don't know whether the heavens have eyes, but I'm definitely eating this fish. Come on, old man, set up a pot in the courtyard. I'm going to eat it!"

"Huh?"

Old Chen froze when he heard Duanmu Huai.

"Holy Monk, you're a monk. You eat meat too?"

"If I didn't eat meat, where would I get the strength to exterminate demons? Come help."

"Oh, oh, oh..."

Hearing Duanmu Huai's answer, the Chen family did not dare say another word. Fortunately, Chen Family Village stood beside Reaching Heaven River, and its people had been fishermen for generations, with considerable skill in preparing fish. A group of them swarmed over, removing the carp's scales and bones to make sliced raw fish and preserved fish. They made sauce from the flesh, lit a fire to roast some of it, and used the tender parts to prepare fish soup. They also boiled, braised, fried, roasted, deep-fried, stewed, and steamed it, cutting the carp demon apart until not a scrap went to waste. The meat was cooked, the bones were simmered into broth, and