A Mistake, the Soul Leaves the Body
Li Yunjing looked at Hou Zihao.
"Hmm, it tastes good," Li Yunjing said.
Hou Zihao's face lit up with joy.
"However, it's still a bit lacking." Li Yunjing shook his head.
Hou Zihao's smile froze.
"Not quite... the right amount of heat?"
Hou Zihao felt a lump in his throat; he didn't understand.
Li Yunjing pointed to the bowl of spirit rice.
"If I'm not mistaken, you steamed this spirit rice in fish broth, didn't you?"
Hou Zihao nodded and explained, "That's right, this is a method I saw in the Great Food Record."
It can make the rice taste even better.
Li Yunjing shook his head. "That's true, but you're too conventional."
This method of cooking spirit rice is not suitable in all situations.
Try it yourself.
Hou Zihao was confused.
He picked up his chopsticks, took a bite of the spirit rice, and then tasted it.
Hou Zihao's expression changed upon tasting it.
"Well, do you know why now?" Li Yunjing asked.
Hou Zihao nodded slowly, his face grim.
Chef Hou looked a little anxious.
He asked Li Yunjing a question, then picked up his chopsticks and scooped up a clump of spirit rice.
As Chef Hou savored the food, his expression turned grim.
The Spiritual Qi contained in this spirit rice was surprisingly thin.
This is not the norm.
Logically speaking, after cooking, Golden Jade Rice...
It contains a relatively rich Spiritual Qi.
But now the situation is the opposite.
Therefore, there is only one reason.
Cook it with fish broth.
"Do you know why this happened?" Li Yunjing asked Hou Zihao.
Hou Zihao was stunned. He looked at Lingmi, then at the fish soup.
He didn't understand why either.
Li Yunjing's expression remained calm.
"It seems you only know the 'what' but not the 'why'; you still have a lot to learn."
"Please enlighten me, Sect Leader Li," Hou Zihao asked in a low voice.
Li Yunjing picked up his chopsticks and took something out of the fish's belly.
This thing is a mushroom, but it's pure white, like a piece of jade.
This is called Jade Mushroom, a first-class spiritual object.
It can be used in medicine.
Hou Zihao looked at the Jade Mushroom, not understanding why.
Upon seeing this, Chef Hou sighed.
"Zihao, Zihao, how could you make such a basic mistake? How did you learn it in the first place?" Chef Hou couldn't help but ask.
"Jade Mushroom and Golden Jade Rice have conflicting properties, so they must never be cooked together, otherwise the Golden Jade Rice will lose all its spiritual power."
When I told you to study, I emphasized the importance of the basics, but you took advantage of your good talent and didn't pay any attention.
Now look what's happened! One wrong step and you're doomed forever. Let's see what you're going to do now!
Chef Hou was disappointed in his students.
In the art of cooking, the combination of ingredients is also very important.
Just like alchemy.
During alchemy, some medicinal spirit medicine may have conflicting properties.
They cannot be refined together.
Otherwise, at best, you'll produce a worthless pill; at worst, the furnace will explode.
The same applies to spiritual cuisine.
It won't explode.
However, some ingredients that may clash should not be cooked together.
It may produce highly toxic substances.
For a spiritual chef,
The cooked food killed people.
Don't work as a spirit chef anymore; your reputation is already ruined.
Fortunately, the consequences were not severe this time.
Hou Zihao's face was ashen, and he looked embarrassed.
I felt like I wanted to disappear into the ground.
Just think about how he was spouting nonsense a moment ago.
Li Yunjing put down his chopsticks and smiled:
"There are always higher heavens and more capable people out there. Your skills are not yet sufficient to allow you to do as you please."
Hou Zihao blushed and lowered his head as if he wanted to shrink back completely.
Chef Hou sighed again and bowed to Li Yunjing:
"I'm truly sorry to have troubled Sect Leader Li so much. I really... didn't expect things to turn out this way."
Li Yunjing reached out his hand. "Wait, I haven't finished speaking yet."
Looking at Hou Zihao, Li Yunjing said:
"Although you made a basic mistake, your Roasted Green Fang Pig was pretty good."
Your uncle said you figured it out yourself; you're quite talented.
It's just that their State of Mind cultivation is insufficient.
However, this is not a major problem; the Luozhen Sect can keep you here.
Upon hearing this, Hou Zihao looked up at Li Yunjing in disbelief.
Chef Hou was also surprised.
Having made such mistakes, how can Li Yunjing still keep people?
"However, if you stay, you must constantly cultivate your State of Mind," Li Yunjing said.
"I will check on you every now and then. If you fail, you're fired."
If we pass the test, then we can stay here, how about that?
Hou Zihao clenched his fists, his breathing rapid.
"I'll agree to anything as long as I can stay."
Li Yunjing nodded slightly and took out five recipes for first-class cuisine from his pocket.
"Take it and study it. Learn how to make the spiritual food as soon as possible," Li Yunjing said.
Hou Zihao was very excited as he received the five recipes from Li Yunjing.
"I will certainly live up to the sect leader's expectations."
After having Hou Zihao clear the table, Li Yunjing left Spirit Cuisine Pavilion with Chef Hou.
Now that Hou Zihao has stayed, Chef Hou has fulfilled one of his wishes.
He still had to go back to work at the Immortal Alliance Cuisine Pavilion and couldn't stay at the Luozhen Sect for long.
Li Yunjing didn't try to stop him and saw Chef Hou off.
"Sect Leader Li, I'll leave Zihao in the care of the Luozhen Sect."
Before parting, Chef Hou was still worried about Hou Zihao.
Li Yunjing assured Chef Hou that he would mentor Hou Zihao properly, and only then did Chef Hou leave with peace of mind.
After seeing Chef Hou off, Li Yunjing returned to the Spirit Cuisine Pavilion.
Hou Zihao was studying the five recipes, and Li Yunjing didn't disturb him, silently chanting "upgrade!" in his mind.
[Spirit Cuisine Pavilion (lv2)]
[Current effect: Spirit rice absorption efficiency +20%, temporarily increases Spiritual Qi absorption speed by 5% after eating (lasts for one hour).]
[lv3 spiritual effect: Spirit rice absorption efficiency +30%, temporarily increases Spiritual Qi absorption speed by 10% after a meal (lasts for one hour).]
After a meal, there is a +10% chance to trigger "Food Nourishment," granting a random buff effect (lasting for three hours).
[Buff Effect: Temporarily increases comprehension, Root Bone, and cultivation speed, etc.]
[Upgrade Requirements: 5 x Hundred Flavor Dew, Place a Portrait of the Kitchen God.]
Upon seeing the level 3 effect, Li Yunjing's eyes flashed with a sharp light.
In this way, the spiritual dishes produced by the Spirit Cuisine Pavilion will all have special effects.
It's just unknown whether it can coexist with the original effects of the spiritual food.
As evening fell,
He returned to his cave abode from Li Mingjie's celebration banquet.
Li Yunjing was holding the Jade Slip containing the Soul-Guiding Nine Heavens Method in his hand.
Li Yunjing planned to study this Law Technique.
This Law Technique can increase the success rate of breaking through to the Golden Core.
If Li Yunjing were to cultivate now, he would have a much greater chance of breaking through to the Golden Core stage.
While he was studying, Shui Yao suddenly came to find Li Yunjing.
It is said that a message came from the Xunxian Town Immortal Alliance.
Li Yunjing took the Jade Slip sent by the Immortal Alliance from Shui Yao.
When I probed into it with my Divine Sense, I found it was sent by Sikong Ying.
Through interrogation, soul-searching, and other methods.
They had found out everything about Zhong Lan and the statue.
It was indeed Zhong Lan who Luozhen Treasure Pavilion.
She sacrificed twenty years of her lifespan to get this evil god to act.
This evil god, in order to carry out his mission, directly absorbed Kuang Qihua's life essence.
This led to Kuang Qihua's sudden death.
Seeing this result, Li Yunjing breathed a sigh of relief.
The truth has come to light.
Luozhen Treasure Pavilion was finally able to reopen.
Sikong Ying also mentioned that
He will have the Immortal Alliance issue a statement.
To clear Luozhen Treasure Pavilion his injustice.
Li Yunjing felt very grateful to Sikong Ying.
At the end of the message was a purge order.
The Immortal Alliance has gathered its members to wipe out the remnants of the Holy Venerable Sect.
Through that statue of the Great Compassionate Holy Venerable Who Delivers from Suffering and Hardship,
The Immortal Alliance used special methods to deduce the location of the Holy Venerable.
Coincidentally, it's not far from Xunxian Town.
Wang Qianxue and others decided to directly eliminate this group of cult members.
Otherwise, the consequences will be endless.
In order not to alert the enemy, the operation will not begin immediately.
Five days later, they will go to surround and suppress those cult members.
Over the next five days, the Xunxian Town Immortal Alliance will lay a trap.
No cult member shall be allowed to escape.
As a member of the Immortal Alliance, Luozhen Sect
Naturally, we will also participate in this operation.
Compared to the last bandit suppression, the Luozhen Sect has become much stronger this time.
The Luozhen Sect can send quite a few people to participate.
However, for safety reasons...
Li Yunjing decided to send only himself and Mo Xuan to participate in the encirclement and suppression.
The rest of you should stay at the Luozhen Sect.
After carefully putting away the Jade Slip, Li Yunjing read the Soul-Guiding Nine Heavens Method again.
As he was studying, Li Yunjing suddenly felt his body floating.
Looking down, Li Yunjing saw himself.
"This is... the soul leaving the body?" Li Yunjing exclaimed in surprise.
I have now entered the beginner level of the Soul-Guiding Nine Heavens Method.
That's a bit too easy.
Li Yunjing had a thought.
His spirit drifted out of the cave abode and came outside.
And soon, Li Yunjing's spiritual energy continued to rise.
Gradually, the Serene Valley below turned into a black dot.
Li Yunjing was somewhat excited; this was his first time being at such a high place.
Suddenly, a gust of wind blew in.
Li Yunjing's soul trembled slightly, as if it were about to be blown away.
With a thought, Li Yunjing's soul instantly returned to its place, back into his physical body.