Everyone was watching Yang Zhen, including Hu Tao and the two spiritual chefs, because no one had ever seen spiritual cuisine made like Yang Zhen.
But after doing all that, Yang Zhen actually plopped down on the stool, started waiting, and closed her eyes again.
"Why... why did you close your eyes again? Does this spiritual food require Divine Sense to control?"
"Damn it, this is the first time I've ever seen spiritual cuisine controlled by Divine Sense. I was originally planning to secretly learn a thing or two to cook for my senior sister, but now look at this, how am I supposed to learn?"
"Nonsense, it's for secrecy, of course!"
How do you learn to cook Hu Tao?
"You could teach each other privately, the two of you could eat spicy hot pot while you teach each other, and even chat about life, wouldn't that be wonderful?"
"Huh? That bastard Yang Dingtian really did it on purpose!"
Just as everyone was discussing this, a spicy aroma suddenly wafted over, and everyone's expression changed.
What's this smell?
A spicy, refreshing aroma, like a mischievous woman or an incredibly handsome man, drifted gently past everyone, winking at them. The feeling of being stirred was exceptionally strong, but it was just a fleeting moment before it was gone!
They're gone!
Everyone who smelled the spicy and fragrant aroma was startled, their mouths watering, and some foodies even drooled, staring blankly at the pottery jar in front of Yang Zhen with a look of surprise and uncertainty.
"This... this is the first time I've ever smelled such a delicious aroma and couldn't resist wanting to eat it. I never knew spicy food could be prepared this way?"
Without realizing it, everyone subconsciously took two steps toward the pottery jar, their eyes wide and their mouths watering, with some coughing violently from choking.
Hu Tao watched the surrounding crowd warily, afraid that someone would rush up and snatch it, but her eyes were always on the pottery jar in front of her. She swallowed hard, grabbed Yang Zhen's hand tightly, and said, "It smells so good, so good! Yang Dingtian, what kind of food did you make? My God, I... I feel my bottleneck loosening. There is such delicious food in this world?"
Yang Zhen subtly withdrew his hand, looking at Hu Tao was excitedly jumping for joy and incredulous. "Calm down, calm down, this is just the beginning, this is only the base. Now I'll tell you, you do it!"
A look of disbelief flashed across Hu Tao's eyes. Her eyes widened, and she exclaimed, "This... this isn't finished yet! Then... how delicious will it be once it's done?"
Yang Zhen remained calm; he was all too familiar with this flavor. "Delicious enough to make a girl willingly..."
"Offer yourself in return!" Hu Tao's eyes Hu Tao in shock and surprise.
A crowd of people around them began to murmur amongst themselves, and the previous tranquility was gone. Even the female disciples of the Spirit Learning Palace who were still present couldn't help but swallow hard.
This smells amazing! But Yang Dingtian says this is just the base, something so appetizing. What kind of Taotie will it be when the main ingredients arrive?
In the crowd, a Wanru disciple whispered, "Senior Sister, we should go and greet the other fellow cultivators!"
Wanru taking a deep breath and swallowing hard, he said solemnly to those behind him, "The recruitment of spiritual chefs this time is crucial to the birthday celebration, so we must not be careless. Let's wait here for a moment and see what Yang Dingtian is up to. If something goes wrong during the birthday celebration, none of us can afford the consequences!"
"Yes, Wanru Senior Sister said, that's absolutely right!"
The others swallowed hard, their eyes glued to the earthenware jar in front of Yang Zhen.
At this moment, Yang Zhen suddenly stood up, picked up a huge spoon, went to the earthenware jar, opened it, put in some salt, and tasted it.
A fragrant and spicy aroma wafted over, and almost everyone immediately took a deep breath, then swallowed hard and craned their necks to watch Yang Zhen's reaction.
"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey..." Yang Zhen hurriedly spat out the chili sauce base in her mouth.
Damn, tasting this stuff is the most painful thing ever. Just one lick and my whole mouth and tongue are burning and numb.
Did you vomit it up?
Upon seeing Yang Zhen's action, everyone's expressions turned grim.
"It failed?"
"That shouldn't be possible. How could something so spicy and delicious fail?"
A wave of disappointment rose from the crowd, and they all shook their heads in regret, staring blankly at Yang Zhen.
Hu Tao looked at Yang Zhen with suspicion, stuck her finger into the pottery jar, quickly pulled it back, and stuffed her whole finger into her mouth.
Everyone's heart skipped a beat!
boom--!
Hu Tao's hair stood on end, and her face turned bright red at a visible speed. She leaped onto the cutting board, grabbed the kettle, and gulped down most of the water. Turning to Yang Zhen with a strange expression, she sighed and said:
" Yang Dingtian, you've failed. Although these things are full of energy essence, and a single bite can even trigger a surge of True Essence within the body, the taste is just too spicy and too intense. No one can withstand it!"
Hearing Hu Tao's words, everyone sighed and shook their heads in regret. If even Hu Tao said it was inedible, then it was naturally inedible. It was just a pity, as it was clearly so delicious.
Even Wanru showed a hint of disappointment, stood up and glanced regretfully at Yang Zhen. Just as she was about to speak, Yang Zhen's voice suddenly rang out.
"Of course you can't eat it! Damn it, how did you do that so fast? This stuff needs to be diluted first, otherwise it'll burn your intestines!"
Upon hearing this, Wanru suddenly shuddered, coughed lightly, slowly turned around, and sat back down on the stool.
"Dilution?" Hu Tao was taken aback, then jumped up with a "Wow!" "That's right, dilution! How come I didn't think of that? It's for making soup, right?"
"Yes and no!" Yang Zhen glanced at Hu Tao, found a large basin, put it on the fire, poured in water, then scooped out a piece of cooked chili sauce from the earthenware pot and asked Hu Tao, "Mild, extra spicy, or insanely spicy?"
"No, no, no, just mild is fine!" Hu Tao seemed to have developed Yin Shadow of extremely spicy food.
Yang Zhen laughed heartily, "The world's first hot pot mala tang has appeared!"
Seeing the hot pot broth bubbling and boiling, Yang Zhen hurriedly pulled Hu Tao down to sit, saying, "Quickly, slice the meat into thin slices, the thinner the better. Oh, and all the spiritual ingredients, cut them up quickly. They must be just the right size so they cook easily and taste good."
"This... are we just going to cook it like this?"
"Is this edible?"
"Nonsense, of course it's edible! Not only is it edible, it's delicious!"
"Wow, wait a minute, this... this ' Gale Sheep can be cooked in a quick dip, is it done yet?"
"You try some, damn it, you've been tricked! Leave some for me!"
Everyone was dumbfounded!
Seeing Yang Zhen and Hu Tao taking turns eating, blowing on their food as they ate, almost fighting over it, everyone looked at each other, their mouths watering even more.
"It's so delicious! This... this hot sauce, even after being diluted, still retains that spicy and delicious flavor, but it's not as unbearable as before. This... I really want to eat it!"
"I can't take it anymore, I'm starving!"
The group muttered to themselves, their mouths watering, Wanru they had suddenly stood up, startling everyone.
As Wanru walked up to Yang Zhen and Hu Tao, holding her sleeve with her left hand and gently picking up a piece of crispy and delicious Gale Sheep with her right hand, everyone stared wide-eyed, craned their necks, and looked on with anticipation.
The scene fell silent for a moment, with only the sounds of Yang Zhen and Hu Tao eating heartily remaining.
hiss!
A gasp followed, Wanru eyes had suddenly gleamed, the voice stared at Yang Zhen and said, "Um... could I have an extra spicy one?"