"Strange. What is that old man talking to Senior Brother about? Why is my heart pounding?"
In the kitchen, Gu Yeqi stood before a steaming pot, her mind unsettled.
Before her, within an ordinary farmhouse stove, burned an utterly extraordinary pure azure flame. The pot looked ordinary, yet it was in fact stable and sturdy, forged from star iron—a bona fide Dharma Artifact.
Using Life-Returning Fire as its flame, blending together vitality as it simmered the essences of heaven and earth, the soup in the pot sent up billows of white mist and gave off a gentle burbling sound. Along with it came an exceedingly enticing fragrance.
Gu Yeqi did not lift a bowl. With a thought, Hundred-Refined Qi Force extracted a plump white bead of soup from the pot. Tender white-and-green scallion segments and brownish-white mushrooms floated within it, droplets of oil swirling about as the fragrance of scallion and mushroom soup rushed to her nose. The rich spiritual aura it contained warmed her entire body; even an old gourmand would have his appetite thoroughly stirred.
Gu Yeqi took a sip. A piece of mushroom entered her mouth, and with a slight bite, rich juices burst forth. Its smooth, crisp, tender sweetness instantly flooded the tip and surface of her tongue before spreading through her entire mouth. A current of vitality then overflowed, descending down her throat and circulating throughout her body, warmly driving away all fatigue and discomfort.
"Not bad. Senior Brother will like it."
Gu Yeqi was quite satisfied with the flavor, and the strange feeling in her heart settled as well. She continued simmering this pot of Three-Life Three-Fresh Mushroom Soup.
The Mingjing Sect was founded upon the mysterious and wondrous. Aside from Martial Dao and Array Formations, most martial artists in the sect cultivated additional