Food gives me an entry, I will be invincible if I stay alive

Chapter 115: Ruyi Jade Dew, ever-changing and strange

Chen Xu checked all the remaining ingredients in the fireworks kitchen.

There was actually quite a bit of ordinary rice, flour, grain, oil, and side dishes, which he had stockpiled in several installments before taking the exam.

The storage rack in the fireworks kitchen can hold as much as Mount Sumeru in a mustard seed, and it also has the ability to preserve fresh food.

Chen Xu had previously spent nearly one hundred taels of silver on food. With the current purchasing power of silver, if these things were only for his own use, they would be enough for a while.

But when it comes to food, the more the better.

Chen Xu now has another batch of royalties coming in, and he decided to make up for it in a few days.

It’s not possible now. He just finished the exam and he is being watched by countless eyes in Yunjiang Mansion. It is not appropriate for him to do anything unusual.

He has been studying hard day and night recently and has not paid much attention to the changes in his likes value.

In fact, after the spread of the story of "Creating Animals" during this period, he received as few as four to five hundred likes a day, and as many as six to seven hundred. The total number of likes has already exceeded ten thousand.

【Accumulated likes: 12605】

[Free attribute points: 108]

[Fireworks value: 1676]

When Chen Xu saw this, he couldn't help but think.

Although the total number of likes has increased significantly, the consumption of free attribute points and fireworks points has continued.

The speed at which the fireworks value is consumed is particularly fast. After all, the spread of his story [The Devil Cooked in Fire] has a limit.

In other words, although the story is spreading, not everyone who hears it will say something good about it.

Maybe he said it today but not tomorrow, or maybe he would just give a few compliments and not continue to praise over and over again.

Within the city of Yunjiang Prefecture, the daily limit of one thousand likes could not be collected, even with the blessing of the poem "The Knight's Way".

No, that's not right.

The limit of 1,000 likes was actually reached a few days ago.

It has weakened in recent days, so it has not been able to be gathered together.

Chen Xu could imagine that when the two stories of Zaochu and "Xia Ke Xing" were first circulated in the city, there must have been a lot of people praising them every day, and the total number of praises was actually far more than 1000.

However, Chen Xu's cultivation level was insufficient, and there was a limit to the number of likes he could receive on the same event, which resulted in a lot of wasted likes.

After the concentrated outbreak in the first few days, no matter how exciting the same story is, there will be only a limited number of people who will praise it repeatedly.

"Zaoxu" can guarantee Chen Xu a minimum number of likes, but he still needs to open up new channels for likes as soon as possible.

At the same time, because the total number of likes exceeded 10000, Shi Ding Tian Shu had a new prompt:

[1. You have collected 10000 likes and can unlock the second volume of the God of Cookery Cultivation Method at any time.

2. After accumulating 100000 likes, you can unlock the third volume of the God of Cookery Cultivation Method.

The second volume of the God of Cookery Scroll can now be unlocked!
But Chen Xu's cultivation level is only the middle stage of Tongmai Realm, so it would be useless even if he unlocked the second volume at this time.

However, not needing to unlock and "not being able to unlock" are two different concepts.

After all, it is a happy event and worth celebrating.

After Chen Xu took stock of the current data and cleaned up all the ingredients, he found that although there seemed to be a lot of spiritual materials on hand, there were actually not many he could use.

Things like Yellow Spring Essence, Ghost Incense, Yin-Yang Beads, etc. are edible by ghosts but not by humans.

People can eat the Forget-Me-Not Mushroom, but the effect is that it will make you forget your feelings for a quarter of an hour. Can it be used in combination with Ruyi Yulu?
Chen Xu thought for a moment and felt that it was worth a try.

Some spiritual food is easy to make, and he can now make it while practicing. Even if he doesn't eat it for the time being, he can stockpile it for future use.

In addition, there are Red Blood Ginseng, Xuanyang Fire Dates, Rehmannia Marrow, and Yang Shen Jade Leaf.

These were all gifts from Feng Yuanbai. All in all, among all the spiritual materials Chen Xu has, the ones he got from Feng Yuanbai are the most "normal".

He checked the recipes corresponding to these spiritual materials.

Now he has unlocked more recipes from the God of Cookery and mastered three of the Eight Methods of Spiritual Roasting. Some simple ingredients can actually be cooked without unlocking recipes.

But if you want to keep improving and meet the condition of Ruyi Yulu [the higher the cooking level, the better the effect], it is best to unlock the recipe.

Now these few hundred fireworks points are not a big deal, we can’t lose the big picture for the sake of small gains.

Chen Xu first spent [150] fireworks points to unlock [Forget Worry Thousand Silk Soup].

Then I saw that the main ingredient was Forget-Me-Not Mushroom and the auxiliary ingredient was tender tofu - Wensi tofu.

The tofu must be cut into thousands of strips and connected continuously.

After entering the water, millions of fine threads bloomed together, forming a flower that looked like a pile of jade threads.

Forget-Your-Sorrows Soup requires extremely high knife skills!
Chen Xu only knew how to chop wood, but had he ever practiced such delicate knife skills?
After unlocking the recipe, all the information about the eight methods of spiritual roasting and how to use heat flooded into my mind, but there was no mention of knife skills at all.

Chen Xu carefully memorized the existing information and felt it was a bit difficult to get started.

He was not in a hurry and chose to unlock the [Fire Date Stuffed Meat Soup] which was made with Xuanyang Fire Dates as the main ingredient.

Consume [100] fireworks value, and the detailed information of the recipe will flood into your mind.

This thing is simple to make, but you need to pay more attention to the heat control.

With Chen Xu's current fire control skills, it is not difficult to make this fire date stuffed meat soup.

Chen Xu immediately lit the fire, put the pot in the pot, and chopped the meat.

The meat is pork, and in this era, there is already mature technology for castrating and breeding pigs.

Chen Xu selected a 30% fat and 70% lean pork and minced it into a paste, then blended it with scallion and ginger water to make it firm. As he chopped the pork, he kept thinking about how to cut the Wensi tofu.

Afterwards, roast the Xuanyang Fire Dates over low heat, apply the Eight Methods of Spiritual Refining to stimulate their medicinal properties, then stuff them into the meat and steam over high heat.

Flames leaped inside the stove.

The aroma of fresh meat and the sweet fragrance of jujube gradually mixed together. Chen Xu felt the food in the pot being cooked little by little, and a wonderful Taoist charm permeated his heart.

[Cultivation: Mid-stage Tongmai Realm 51%]

The innate Qi flows and surges, and cooking spiritual food can indeed improve one's cultivation more than just meditating and practicing hard.

Of course, the prerequisite is that you gain some insights during the cooking process.

If you just do boring work without thinking, even if you can mobilize your energy, the benefit to your cultivation will be very limited.

When the [Pork Soup Stuffed with Red Dates] came out of the pot, Chen Xu smiled.

He took out the drop of Ruyi Jade Dew and let it hang in the air, sensing the inspiration between the two.

As expected, he got the hint: [Ruyi Jade Dew, brewed into the fire date stuffed meat pot, can double the Qi and blood.] In other words, as long as the Ruyi Jade Dew is dripped into the fire date stuffed meat in front of him, after Chen Xu eats it, the current Qi and blood can be rolled from [200] to [400]!
Chen Xu smiled helplessly and took back the Ruyi Jade Dew.

Is he lacking in energy and blood?
Actually, it’s not that there is no shortage.

It is not easy to increase the HP by 200 points.

But this simple and crude enhancement is a waste of the magic of Ruyi Yulu.

It seems that we should still focus on the tip that "the higher the cooking level, the better the effect".

You must learn how to cut Wensi tofu.

If the combination of Forget-Your-Sorrow Thousand-Thread Soup doesn't work well, Chen Xu might as well learn how to make more difficult pastries like the Awakening Lion Pastry.

As for where to learn?
Chen Xu thought of the chef of the inn.

He calmed down and stopped thinking too much about Ruyi Yulu, but instead focused his energy on familiarizing himself with and practicing Wenhai.

In short, use up the twelve hours of this round of fireworks kitchen first.

In the evening, the setting sun shines obliquely on Yunjiang Mansion.

The inn was a little quiet because this "Gaosheng Inn" often accommodated students going to take exams.

Everyone just finished the exam today and is very tired. Now they are falling asleep.

The inn also became a little quieter. Although it was dinner time, the chef was not busy.

Chen Xu took a pot of Liuxiazui to the inn's kitchen and asked the innkeeper to help him find the chef.

The chef was indifferent at first, but when Chen Xu asked him if he could make Wensi tofu, he laughed out loud:
"Mr. Chen, someone knows how to make Wensi tofu. It's not that I can't teach you, but I'm afraid you won't be able to learn it.

Besides, as a scholar, why would you want to learn the chef's skills?
If I don't take the imperial examination, do I have to go to the kitchen and smoke and burn?

Hey, so what if you can carve a few flowers on tofu?

Even if you become a royal chef, it's not as impressive as being the top scorer in the imperial examination!"

In fact, in today's era, many old masters cherish their skills and secrets and will not easily pass them on.

The person who made this request was Chen Xu, a scholar who had written the Qingyan poem in an inn.

The chef still remembered the scene of the Yunjiang family lining up to give gifts, so he was a little more polite to Chen Xu.

If someone else asked, the chef would be able to kick them out directly.

But Chen Xu slowly took out a wine pot from his wide robe sleeves, took a wine glass from the shelf next to him, and poured a glass of wine.

After touching for about ten breaths, the chef's attitude changed drastically.

"What kind of wine is this?"

But the wine in the glass seemed to be amber in color. When I raised the glass, the wine swayed slightly, reflecting the setting sun, and the wine seemed to be glowing with the sunset!

When the aroma of wine wafted out, the chef only needed to sniff it, and it felt as if all the pores on his body were opened.

He couldn't wait to pick up the glass and take a big gulp.

Then, he was completely stunned.

[Liuxiazui Ling. A primary spiritual brew, containing a slight amount of moonlight spiritual energy, with a fragrant and delicious aroma. Drinking it can make one feel happy and slightly improve their spirit.]

Note: Long-term drinking will reduce the effect.

Although the chef is a chef, he has cooked countless delicious dishes and handled countless fine wines in his life.

But this kind of spiritual wine is definitely not something he can access with his status.

As he drank the wine, tears began to stream down his face.

"This, this, this..." The chef's voice trembled, and he held the wine glass with excitement, unable to contain himself. "This is spiritual wine, right? This is the legendary spiritual wine!"

The chef's excitement attracted the attention of the kitchen staff.

Someone smelled the aroma of wine and couldn't help swallowing their saliva. They couldn't help but ask, "Master Hong, what is spiritual wine?"

Master Hong did not answer, but drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.

Then he picked up the wine jug beside him and asked with a look of fighting for his life: "Mr. Chen, this jug of wine is for me, right?"

Chen Xu said: "Yes, is it possible to get your teachings in this way?"

Master Hong laughed out loud, his face flushed, and he was so happy that he could hardly see his eyes.

"Mr. Chen, just learn whatever you want. You can learn all the skills that I, Old Hong, use to support our family!"

It’s just that my skills, well, my skills are just average, not the best.

I'm afraid you'll suffer a loss, Mr. Chen...

Oh, this wine is so fragrant! It's so fragrant, sweet and mellow, with an endless aftertaste.

It’s simply the best wine in the world!”

【Like +100】

[Your spirit wine has received a sincere thumbs-up from a mortal with average cooking skills, gaining +100 thumbs-up.]

Hey, another new way to like?

Chen Xu suddenly smiled.

Master Hong took Chen Xu to a small kitchen and began to teach Chen Xu how to use a knife with great enthusiasm.

At first, he just wanted to complete the task and didn't think Chen Xu could learn anything.

He demonstrated the knife skills of Wensi tofu: "When cutting tofu, the blade must be light, and the hand must be steady and strong, light but not mushy.

You see, when the knife is raised, it is as fast as light and there must be no drag.

Hey, but when you put the knife away, it has to be as light as the wind, the lightest wind that can only move a strand of hair, do you understand?"

When Chen Xu ruined the first piece of tofu, Master Hong shook his head secretly while showing great patience.

He held the wine jug and the small wine glass and took a sip with relish.

Just waiting for Chen Xu to fail again, he decided that he must comfort this "apprentice" who fell from the sky.

Half a minute later, Master Hong's wine jug almost fell to the ground.

He hurriedly caught the wine jug, saying "Oh, my baby! My baby, you must not drop it!
Ouch, you, you, you... you actually cut it?"

(End of this chapter)