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"Barbecue? Yay!"

Upon hearing that the fifth-tier treasure beast was to be roasted, Xiao Xingye's eyes lit up, and he immediately began gathering firewood.

On the other side, Yan Jinyao and Ling Yu were dumbfounded.

"Grilled...grilled?"

Yan Jinyao swallowed hard, staring at the crystal-clear white deer corpse on the ground, her head buzzing.

That's a fifth-tier treasure beast!

Every part of them is a treasure!

Deer antlers can be used to forge weapons, and deer blood and meat can be made into a medicinal feast. How much would that fetch?

Roast it directly over a fire?

That's such a waste!

However, Ling Yu shook his head.

This white deer was originally Jiang Feng's spoils of war; he can do whatever he wants with it.

Jiang Feng didn't care what others thought. He drew the Purple Cloud Sword, flipped his wrist, and was about to start cutting flesh.

"Jiang Feng, let me help you!"

Seeing this, Yan Jinyao hurriedly stepped forward to offer her help.

"Me too!"

Not to be outdone, Xiao Wan Ning also joined in.

However, these two pampered young ladies had never done butchering work before.

Yan Jinyao couldn't even cut through the deerskin with her knife, and Xiao Wanning almost cut her own finger with the knife.

Seeing the two women's flustered state, Jiang Feng was speechless.

"Alright, alright, you two aren't fully healed yet, stop making things worse."

He waved his hand dismissively, and the Purple Cloud Sword transformed into a cold gleam, cleanly and swiftly slicing open the white deer's throat.

There was no foul-smelling blood splattering as I had imagined.

The essence blood of a fifth-tier treasure beast actually had a translucent ruby-like color and emitted a refreshing and unique fragrance.

This is a truly nourishing food!

Jiang Feng casually took out a clean jade bowl, filled it with warm deer blood, and then tentatively took a small sip.

"Um?"

His eyes lit up instantly.

This fresh blood had no fishy smell at all; instead, it seemed to be absorbing the essence of heaven and earth!

Immediately afterwards, a surge of powerful energy slid into my stomach, transforming into a warm current that flowed into my limbs and bones.

"nice one!"

"Here, one bowl each!"

As Jiang Feng spoke, he took a few more bowls and handed them to everyone.

Upon seeing the bright red blood, Xiao Wan Ning and Yan Jin Yao instinctively shrank back, their pretty faces showing extreme resistance.

It's just too hard for me to make them drink raw blood.

"Jiang Feng, let me have a taste."

Ling Yu accepted the jade bowl without any hesitation.

"Brother Jiang Feng! I want one too!"

Xiao Xingye, who had already started the fire, was drooling with desire. He picked up his large bowl and clinked it against Ling Yu's. The two of them tilted their heads back and gulped it down.

next second.

Holy crap!!!

Xiao Xingye's eyes widened suddenly. His originally pale face turned bright red, and wisps of white steam even began to rise from his head!

"Stop yelling! Immediately circulate your cultivation technique and refine this energy!"

Jiang Feng shouted sharply.

Xiao Xingye was startled and quickly sat down cross-legged, frantically circulating his internal energy.

Then, something truly astonishing happened.

The deep, bone-revealing knife wounds on Xiao Xingye's body began to scab over at a speed visible to the naked eye. Even the sternum that had been broken by Tu Biao earlier made a "crackling" sound as it reconnected itself!

A short while later.

"boom!"

A surge of violent true energy erupted from Xiao Xingye's body, causing the surrounding fire to shake violently.

He suddenly opened his eyes, leaped up from the ground with boundless energy, and shouted excitedly, "Brother Jiang Feng! I'm completely healed! And... and I even broke through to the next level!!"

Xiao Xingye, who was originally a fourth-rank seven-star, suddenly broke through to the fourth-rank eight-star!

On the other side, Ling Yu, who was sitting cross-legged, also reaped huge rewards.

He spat out a mouthful of black blood, expelling all the toxins from his body. His terrible injuries had mostly healed, and his previously weak aura became sharp again.

Seeing the immediate results, the two women, who had initially been resistant, were suddenly tempted.

In particular, Yan Jinyao, whose injuries were more severe, was still suffering from a dull pain in her abdomen.

Ling Yu opened his eyes, first giving Jiang Feng a grateful look, then turning to Yan Jinyao and saying gently, "Jinyao, drink it. This blood isn't fishy at all; it's sweet."

Upon hearing this, Yan Jinyao pinched her nose and took a sip. Her eyes lit up, and she picked up the bowl and drank it all in one gulp.

Seeing this, Xiao Wan Ning no longer cared about maintaining a ladylike image and quickly grabbed a bowl and drank it down.

Seeing this, Jiang Feng simply squeezed all the essence and blood out of the white deer, and everyone present received three large bowls of it.

Seeing the excited expressions of the group, he held the jade bowl, but a sense of emotion inexplicably rose in his heart.

"This stuff works so well, I wish my sister were here with me."

After the essence blood was divided, the main event began – barbecue.

To everyone's surprise, Ling Yu, who usually seems quiet and reserved, is actually a hidden master of barbecue!

According to his confession, his family runs a chain of barbecue restaurants.

Even more outrageous, besides weapons and pills, his storage ring was filled with all sorts of barbecue seasonings!

This was because they were afraid that Yan Jinyao wouldn't be used to eating dry food in the secret realm and would go hungry.

Watching Ling Yu skillfully cut, brush oil, and sprinkle seasonings on the venison, Yan Jinyao walked over, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a grin, "Haha, did you see that?"

"This is my good brother! With Ling Yu around, we've never gone hungry!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Feng and Xiao Xingye, who was not far away, exchanged a glance.

Jiang Feng shook his head with some sympathy.

Xiao Xingye covered his mouth and let out a sly laugh.

Anyone who isn't blind can see that Ling Yu's eyes are full of Yan Jinyao.

Ling Yu, who had just been praised by Yan Jinyao, suddenly blushed all the way down to the roots of his neck.

He didn't argue, but just kept his head down in silence, working even harder to turn the venison over, though he couldn't help but smile.

Half an hour later.

"Sizzle!"

Golden oil dripped onto the charcoal fire, popping with an enticing sound.

A whole fifth-tier white deer was roasted until crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. With Ling Yu's special secret seasoning, an indescribable aroma instantly filled the entire dense forest.

"Gulp!"

Xiao Xingye was so hungry that his saliva was almost dripping onto the ground as he stared longingly at the roasted meat.

"Dinner's ready!"

Jiang Feng gave the order.

Surprisingly, everyone unanimously decided to cut off the fattest and most succulent part of the white deer and hand it to Jiang Feng.

Jiang Feng didn't stand on ceremony and took the piece of roasted meat, which weighed over ten kilograms, and started gnawing on it.

His mouth was dripping with oil!

The aroma is wonderful!

As the roasted venison entered his stomach, he felt as if he had swallowed a small sun. An unimaginable heat instantly melted in his stomach and surged wildly into his dantian like a runaway horse!

Beside the campfire, Ling Yu thoughtfully sliced ​​the venison into thin slices with a knife and handed them to Yan Jinyao and Xiao Wanning.

Xiao Xingye, a rough man, started gnawing on a deer head.

After a while.

Just as everyone was enjoying their meal.

Jiang Feng suddenly closed his eyes.

Immediately afterwards, an elusive aura emanated from his body, even shaking the surrounding fallen leaves so that they floated in mid-air!

"Um?"

Xiao Xingye, who was happily gnawing on a deer head, realized something was wrong and panicked. He threw the deer head, which was now just a skull, aside.

"Brother Jiang Feng! What's wrong?"

"Don't go over there!"

Ling Yu reacted quickly and grabbed Xiao Xingye.

He stared at the swirling vortex of true energy around Jiang Feng, his usually stern face now showing solemnity and shock.

"Jiang Feng... he's about to break through!"

"breakthrough?!"

Xiao Wan Ning, who was standing to the side, widened her beautiful eyes and looked at Jiang Feng in disbelief.

Jiang Feng is already at the peak of the fourth rank; if he were to break through again…

A fifth-grade Grandmaster?!