Taming Beasts and Cultivating Immortality from Two Realms

Chapter 111 Inquiry
A first-level chef can combine various spiritual materials and ingredients to cook medicinal dishes with effects comparable to advanced-level pills, but without the risk of pill poisoning, and can be eaten every day.

However, most of these medicinal dishes suffer from a common problem that cultivators cannot ignore: they are unpalatable.

That's right, cooking medicinal cuisine is different from cooking gourmet food.

The former focuses on the effects of the diet, while the latter focuses on color, aroma, taste and shape.

It's no exaggeration to say that a good chef can even sacrifice the balance of flavors in order to maximize the effect of ingredients.

In Chen Beiwu's eyes, this action was undoubtedly a completely heretical act.

Are you kidding me? Different ingredients can be combined to create different flavors.

In order to ensure the effectiveness of the diet, even the five most basic tastes of sour, sweet, bitter, spicy and salty can be abandoned. What is the difference between that and putting the cart before the horse?

In short, in Chen Beiwu's eyes, food is simply food used to satisfy one's appetite.

To ensure the food was delicious, he was even willing to forgo some of the medicinal properties of the ingredients themselves.

That is why Ms. Huang Xiaoling usually doesn't let Chen Beiwu, the theoretical master, take charge of cooking.

After all, for lower-level cultivators, ensuring the efficacy of spirit beast meat is far more important than its taste.

Seeing Chen Beiwu's reaction, Li Wan'er blinked and asked expectantly, "Is it okay?"

"It's possible, but I must remind my senior sister of something."

"What?" Li Wan'er's eyes widened.

"I have no experience in cooking precious eggs, so I can't guarantee that the pure yang energy inside the eggs won't leak out," Chen Beiwu said truthfully.

Although he usually enjoys reading miscellaneous books to relax and even knows a little about how to cook spirit fish, he has never cooked a precious ingredient like a treasure egg.

"That's all." Li Wan'er waved her hand. "That little bit of pure yang energy doesn't matter. It's fine if it's wasted. The important thing is that it tastes good."

After saying that, she subconsciously looked at Chen Beiwu's storage bag, "Junior brother, do you still have the triangular cakes and hard fish pancakes from last time?"

“There are still some left.” Chen Beiwu took out the hard fish pancakes he had cooked a few days ago.

When they first met, Senior Sister Wan'er gave him half a plant of Xuan Sui Yuan Shen (a type of medicinal herb). To express his gratitude, Chen Beiwu shared some homemade hometown delicacies a few days ago.

Compared to the Xuan Sui Yuan Shen (a type of medicinal herb), these delicacies may not be worth much money, but they are still a token of goodwill and better than nothing at all.

Taking a bite of the crispy, hard fish fritter, Li Wan'er smiled with satisfaction.

"Hmm, not bad, that's the taste." She gave Chen Beiwu a thumbs up, a different way of praising him that Li Wan'er had learned recently.

"I'm glad you like it, Senior Sister." Chen Beiwu smiled and prepared to start cooking.

"High-end ingredients often only require the simplest cooking methods."

Eggs born on the day of Mao (卯) have a golden-red, runny yolk with a smooth texture, while the egg white is foamy and loose.

Adding a few grains of salt while whisking allows the egg yolk and white to fully meld, locking in the pure essence of the egg mixture while enhancing its texture, resulting in a rich yet not overly crumbly flavor, so tender it melts in your mouth.

Hearing Chen Beiwu's explanation, Li Wan'er couldn't help but swallow, becoming even more confident in her judgment.

"The eggshells of the Rabbit Day are also a good thing. After washing them clean, grind them into powder and add second-level spiritual spring water to activate the weak pure yang power inside the eggshells."

Adding the spirit rice while it turns golden brown ensures that the cooked rice grains are distinct and separate.

At this point, Chen Beiwu looked at Senior Sister Wan'er.

"Why did you stop talking?" Li Wan'er pursed her lips.

"Does Senior Sister have any second-tier spiritual spring water and second-tier spiritual rice?" Chen Beiwu asked softly.

"Yes, there are." The senior sister realized what was happening and quickly took out more than a dozen bags of spirit rice and dozens of jade bottles from her storage ring. "Which ones would be suitable?"

Chen Beiwu scanned the area with his divine sense and selected a bag of second-tier wood-attribute spirit rice and a bottle of second-tier spirit spring water.

"Just tell me what you need, Junior Brother," Li Wan'er said, patting her chest.

“Okay, Senior Sister,” Chen Beiwu replied.

Ever since he learned Wan'er's true identity from Senior Sister Shu You, he wouldn't be surprised no matter what she brought out. "Sizzle, boom!"

As time passed, when Chen Beiwu poured half a spoonful of chopped scallions along the edge of the pot, a rich aroma of eggs immediately filled the entire cave.

Fried Rice with Egg on the Day of the Rabbit

Chalcedony Egg Dumplings

Baked Eggs with Snow Lotus

Lingquan Steamed Egg Custard Soup

After preparing just three of the three dishes and one soup, which were perfect in color, aroma, and taste, Chen Beiwu noticed that Wan'er's voice had changed.

"Senior sister, why don't you try my cooking first?" Chen Beiwu handed over a bowl of slightly glowing, golden-yellow fried rice.

"That's not a good idea, junior brother, you haven't finished cooking yet."

Despite her humble words, Senior Sister Wan'er's hands never stopped moving.

The moment the rice entered her mouth, the deliciousness and tingling sensation on her tongue made Li Wan'er praise it highly.

"Mmm, it's delicious."

As soon as she finished speaking, she devoured the fried rice in her bowl in one go.

"Would you like another bowl?" Chen Beiwu added another bowl of rice.

"Junior brother, aren't you going to eat?" Li Wan'er asked in surprise.

There were only two bowls of fried rice, and she ate them both. So what will Junior Brother Chen eat?
"My cultivation is too weak; I can only eat a little bit," Chen Beiwu said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Senior Sister Wan'er felt relieved and accepted it without any qualms.

Fifteen minutes later, Li Wan'er let out a satisfied burp, looked at the empty bowls and plates on the table, and said from the bottom of her heart, "Junior brother, your cooking skills are amazing!"

Compared to the delicious food prepared by his junior brother, the food served at the Spirit Food Hall was simply garbage.

"Can I ask you to boil eggs again next time?" Li Wan'er asked expectantly.

“I usually stay in seclusion. If you’re interested, Senior Sister, you can let me know in advance.” Chen Beiwu did not refuse.

Although he only ate a little bit of the egg feast today, he benefited greatly from it, saving him at least a year of arduous training.

If he had another one or two more chances, he might be able to reach the tenth level of Qi Refining within a year.

"Okay." Li Wan'er stood up and yawned.

Every time she was full, she would feel a wave of drowsiness wash over her, which was quite unbelievable for a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

After agreeing on the next day for boiling eggs, Chen Beiwu went out to see his senior sister Wan'er off.

Back in his cave, he took out Senior Sister Yun's communication talisman and asked her about his doubts.

……

Tuoyue Peak, Qingxinju is a cave dwelling.

On the sandalwood table sat a celadon teapot and three jade cups.

Yun Yishu picked up the teacup, ignoring the rising steam, and drank it down in one gulp.

The green-clad female cultivator sitting opposite smiled slightly: "Junior Sister Yun, have you been troubled by something lately?"

Yun Yishu looked up at Jiang Yuyan and said calmly, "Stop beating around the bush, just say what you have to say."

"I want the Golden Palace Pill."

"Take care, Senior Sister." Yun Yishu said crisply, showing no interest in hearing the conditions, and looked at the communication talisman that suddenly appeared outside the cave.

(End of this chapter)