Fish Hot Pot

Small Courtyard.

Upon hearing that Li Fan was going to personally cook fish hotpot, the group of disciples were all extremely excited.

They all got busy.

Ziling, Nan Feng, Gongya, and others were chatting and laughing as they picked vegetables, while Wu Dade and the others brought out the cutting board and placed the plump bluefish on it.

"Master, are you... are you going to personally wield the knife?"

Dugu Yuqing and the others all looked at Li Fan with burning eyes!

Li Fan nodded and smiled, "What, do you want to learn?"

His cooking skills had also been ravaged by the system, so he was still quite confident.

"Right!"

Dugu Yuqing and the others nodded like chickens pecking at rice!

The other disciples were also watching.

Li Fan nodded and said, "Alright, then I'll teach you!"

Perfect timing! Let these disciples learn cooking skills, so they won't have trouble finding wives in the future. These days, it's easy to stay single if you can't cook!

He immediately picked up the kitchen knife and said:

"The first step is to remove the scales."

He immediately began to move his knife rapidly, and the scales on the Saint-level blue fish fell off at lightning speed!

Soon, all the scales were gone!

"The second step is to remove the dirt!"

With a swift movement of his knife, Li Fan cut open the fish's belly, and with a flick of the blade, removed all of the fish's internal organs.

"Next comes slicing the fish, and this step requires good knife skills."

Li Fan spoke calmly, and immediately his knife sliced across the plump bluefish like flowing water!

At that moment, all the disciples stared at Li Fan in utter shock!

"This... what kind of swordsmanship is this? I clearly feel that every strike has the power to cut through the universe!"

Wu Dade was utterly shocked!

"It carries immense power, yet it moves with effortless grace. A strike capable of easily destroying the world falls upon fish with the lightness of a feather, nimble and graceful!"

Long Zixuan murmured to himself, and at that moment, he received an inspiration.

His True Dragon Treasure Technique are all based on the path of extreme strength and ferocity, capable of sweeping across the battlefield, but... they lack a touch of lightness and agility!

"The ultimate skill lies in the balance of strength and gentleness!"

His eyes suddenly lit up. At that moment, his dragon soul roared, and his magical techniques were directly elevated to a new level!

"Swift as the wind, light as dust, powerful as a mountain, steady as a peak... What kind of swordsmanship is this? What kind of realm is this? I understand now, the way of the sword is not only about speed, but also about slowness; not only about ruthlessness, but also about gentleness!"

Dugu Yuqing also suddenly realized that at this moment, while observing Li Fan's supreme saber technique, his understanding of Swordsmanship had become even deeper!

"Master truly lives up to his reputation as the ultimate master of chess. Every move he makes embodies the perfection of chess. It's clearly a fish, but I feel as if it's a chessboard under Master's control, with absolutely no error..."

Looking at the knife marks on the fish, Jiang Li suddenly felt a breakthrough in his understanding!

Even Ziling and the others who were picking vegetables nearby ran over to watch!

Finally, Li Fan gently brought the kitchen knife to a close.

The fish has been sliced.

Looking at the expressions of the disciples around him, he smiled slightly, quite satisfied!

With my knife skills, I'd probably be good enough to be a head chef in a restaurant, right?

Then, he gently reached out and lifted the fish's tail!

Instantly, the fish bones were lifted out of the fish meat, while the already sliced fish meat still retained the shape of the fish, with each slice being of uniform thickness!

"Wow!"

Immediately, the group of disciples were all extremely surprised!

"If Master's swordsmanship were directed outwards, the entire Immortal Realm would probably be annihilated..."

Nan Feng's expression was complicated!

"Ahhh, Master is so virtuous! Whoever marries him will be so happy... Waaah, the thought of Master possibly marrying another girl breaks my heart..."

Ziling looked at Li Fan with eyes full of stars.

"Such a powerful figure, capable of annihilating an entire region with a single cleaver, is willing to stay here and cook for a group of disciples..."

Gongya felt a pang of envy for Ziling, Dugu Yuqing, and the others, but then she suddenly realized that she herself was now a part of this place... A warmth welled up in her heart.

"Come on, let's make the broth."

Li Fan smiled, set up a pot, and threw in the fish bones and other ingredients to make soup.

Soon, the aroma of fish soup filled the air!

All the disciples were filled with anticipation.

"Come on, everyone, sit down and let's start slicing the fish. These slices are very thin, so they'll cook quickly."

Li Fan spoke, picked up the fish slices, and began to cook them.

Soon, the aroma of fish filled the air.

The disciples all started eating.

At that moment, a voice suddenly came from outside the Small Courtyard:

"Qian Ning and the others have come to pay their respects to Senior Li!"

Li Fan said:

"Please come in."

Huo Ling'er and the others pushed open the door and entered.

As soon as you enter, a delicious aroma of fish fills the air.

"Wow, what's that smell? It smells so good!"

Mu Qianning's beautiful eyes lit up.

"Senior Li... are you having dinner?"

Huo Ling'er was also an accident.

Li Fan stood up and smiled:

"You've come at the perfect time! Come, let's have dinner together!"

Upon hearing this, Huo Ling'er and the others were overjoyed and went over to sit down.

When they saw the fish in the pot, they were all shocked.

"... Wait, this meat... how can there be so many Saint Dao Rule within this meat?"

Huo Ling'er was surprised.

"This... I heard that one of the ancient saints of the Green Scale Clan in Kirin Valley has passed away..."

Ji Yuanqing was shocked. He was holding his bowl and chopsticks when he saw a lot of blue fish scales in the trash that hadn't been thrown away yet!

Those... they're all Saint-level!

If taken out into the outside world, it would be priceless; it could be forged into an unparalleled battle suit!

But here it is a pile of garbage, and the worst of all garbage!

"Eat up, there's plenty of fish today!"

Li Fan also spoke with a smile.

Huo Ling'er and the others didn't stand on ceremony and immediately started eating!

"This fish is so tender! Master's cooking is delicious."

Ziling picked up a piece of fish, dipped it lightly in the dipping sauce Li Fan made, and then put it in her mouth. The fish melted in her mouth, and the deliciousness made her taste buds bloom!

The disciples all ate with great relish.

"Boom!"

As he was eating, Wu Dade's demeanor suddenly changed.

He directly broke through from the Sea Opening Realm to the Saint Seed Realm!

At that moment, it felt as if a warm sun shone within him!

Dugu Yuqing was the same; his aura changed rapidly, and he also entered the Saint Seed realm. In his Dantian, within the sea of swords, a divine sword stood above ten thousand swords—that was his sword seed!

"The True Buddha is like the ocean, and all living beings are like fish... But we must be free!"

Qing Chen murmured to himself, "I've broken through!" Suddenly, a seated Buddha figure appeared in his Buddhist sea, and faintly, the Buddha figure looked exactly like him!

His Buddhist lineage is evident!

Within Gongya's Dantian, the enormous teapot shone with golden light, its spout pouring forth countless streams of spiritual spring water. Within this sea of spiritual spring water, the shadow and light of a tea tree seemed to emanate.

"Holy crap, holy crap, it's grown into my Dantian?"

To Lu Rang's surprise, a terrifying herb appeared in his Dantian, seemingly capable of annihilating everything; it was incredibly wondrous.

Beside Li Fan, Xin Ning, who had also eaten her fill, looked somewhat bewildered and said:

"Of all the countless poems I've written, which one is truly the most esteemed?"

Upon hearing this, Li Fan, who was feeding Little White fish, smiled. Xin Ning is indeed studious; she's even thinking about classical poems while eating.

He immediately said:

"There is no absolute first in literature, but perhaps this saying deserves respect: 'To find truly outstanding figures, look to the present!'"

The truly remarkable figures are those of today!

A resolute light suddenly shone in Xin Ning's large eyes!

"The truly remarkable figures... we must look to the present!"

She murmured to herself, and from the sea of poetry in her Dantian, a line of golden characters stood tall above the countless poems she had studied.

"The truly remarkable figures are those of today!"

This is the seed of poetry she received!

"Even a fish can transform into a dragon!"

Within Long Zixuan's Dantian, a terrifying shadow of a true dragon was being conceived, resembling an ancient, ferocious beast!

"My only wish in this life is to practice medicine and help people, so that there may be less suffering in the world..."

Su Baiqian was also comprehending the Dao. A vast ocean suddenly appeared in her Dantian, filled with countless wondrous spirit medicine. She comprehended a sea of medicine—a sea of medicine containing only the peerless elixirs recorded in the <Original Medicine>!

Her cultivation level is the lowest; she has only just broken through to the Opening Sea Realm.

Ziling and Nan Feng, having previously entered the Saint Seed realm ahead of schedule due to receiving Li Fan's sweat, have now reached the perfection of the Saint Seed realm.

Just one step away from becoming a Four-Star level powerhouse!

Huo Ling'er and Mu Qianning, among others, have also made tremendous progress!

They directly entered the Four Luminaries Realm!

--The last time they ate a whole cow feast, they received two years' worth of wine from Li Fan, and by then they had already broken through to the Saint Seed realm.

In comparison, their aptitude was somewhat weaker than that of Ziling and the others, so they broke through to higher levels much faster.

The disciples like Ziling have a foundation like the ocean; it's very difficult to elevate the ocean to a higher level.

However, if the foundation is just a lake, then expanding the lake is easy.

However, the stronger one's foundation, the more invincible one becomes among those of the same level!

Even Ji Yuanqing's aura suddenly changed at this moment, and he too had reached the perfection of the Saint Seed.

Soon, all the disciples were full.

Meow~~

Little White's little belly was bulging as it lay on Li Fan's lap, its two little paws clinging to Li Fan's hands, very affectionate.

Li Fan Little White's belly and smiled slightly.

Actually, the grass carp wasn't very good... just barely passable, but luckily I made a good soup and side dishes, so it was still edible.

Since it's wild, the meat quality is probably worse than farmed ones... Thinking this, he subconsciously glanced into the pond.

Suddenly, the group of carp that had been swimming happily all froze!

And at this moment.

Yellow Heaven Prefecture.

The three Holy Kings of the Ji family, leading many other Holy Ones, have arrived here!

They found the location given by Ji Changxiao, only to discover that there were only some empty dwellings left in the mountains.

A stone tablet stands here.

"The Ji Tianjing lineage has rebelled against the Ji family!"

"From this moment on, we're cut ties!"

Looking at the words on the stone tablet, the group of people all had very cold expressions.

"The evidence is conclusive; the Ji Tianjing lineage truly disregards the Lineage!"

The Grand Gang Saint King spoke coldly!

"My lords, according to my son, there was clearly a river here that closely resembled the Ji River, but it has vanished... Our clan records say that our ancestral artifacts seem to reflect reality!"

Ji Tianhao, then, seemed to be seeking credit, and said:

"Ji Tianjing has stolen the clan's ancestral treasure; there is no doubt about it!"

"Now, we must find them immediately, prosecute them for stealing our ancestral property, and then reclaim it!"

Upon hearing this, the Grand Heaven Saint King nodded and said:

"Take out the Emperor Artifact. The Emperor Artifact is an ancestral artifact of our clan; it has a natural affinity and will lead us to them!"

Upon hearing this, the Grand Profound Saint King's expression changed, and he said:

"No! This matter is highly likely to involve something supernatural. How can we use Emperor Artifact? If we do, the karmic consequences could bring the Ji family to utter ruin..."

"Even now, you're still hindering us from finding our Lineage's ancestral artifact!"

The Grand Gang Saint King looked coldly at the Grand Profound Saint King and said:

"Could it be that you have some kind of conspiracy with Ji Tianjing's descendants?"

The Grand Profound Saint King's face was grim, his eyes filled with anger.

That's absolutely outrageous!

The key point is that he can't say anything more, otherwise it would seem as if he really has ulterior motives towards the ancestral artifact.

"Very well, I, Tai Xuan, will accompany you to the end today and see who is the real sinner of the Ji family!"

He gritted his teeth!