Bu Fang closed the doors of the store and returned to the kitchen. He originally wanted to practice his cooking, but he did not expect that Xiao Yue would actually give him such a difficult problem at the end.
Bu Fang had only cooked the Sage Herb Phoenix Chicken Soup before, but he was actually very clear about the principles behind it. It was mainly a test of one's familiarity with true energy cooking techniques. That was because one had to pay more attention to true energy control when cooking an Elixir Cuisine compared to ordinary cooking.
"System, can you explain the origin and effects of these two ingredients?" Bu Fang did not hesitate and directly asked the system. For Bu Fang, the system was simply an encyclopedia. Basically, it had all the information about the ingredients.
The system was silent for a moment before giving Bu Fang a reply.
"Amethyst Heart Orchid: A sixth grade spirit herb. A rare spirit herb that grows in the Amethyst Mine. It takes a hundred years for it to mature and only three Amethyst Heart Orchids will grow in a Amethyst Mine. Each of them is purplish-red in color and there are flame-like patterns on them. They are filled with dense spirit energy and Amethyst fire energy. It is an extremely good spirit herb for treating mental injuries.
"The Deep Sea Sky Spirit Abalone is a fifth grade sea spirit beast. It grows at the bottom of the deep sea all year round and is baptized by the spirit energy at the bottom of the sea. Its shell contains a natural spirit array and when it is cooked, this spirit array can continuously provide water spirit energy. It has the effect of replenishing one's life force and alleviating mental injuries."
The system seriously provided detailed information about the two ingredients to Bu Fang. After reading through it, Bu Fang took in a deep breath. From the introduction, it was not difficult to tell that these two ingredients were extremely rare. Their preciousness was at least a level higher than his own and the Blood Phoenix Chicken.
Bu Fang immediately felt a wave of pressure. That was because the more precious the ingredients were, the more difficult it was to cook the Elixir Cuisine.
Furthermore, Bu Fang discovered that these two ingredients had a common characteristic. They both had the effect of treating mental injuries. Without a doubt, Xiao Yue was planning to use the Elixir Cuisine to treat a certain person who had suffered from mental injuries.
Mental problems were not ordinary problems. Xiao Yue handed this elixir cuisine to Bu Fang to cook. On one hand, it was because Bu Fang was the only one in the imperial capital who could successfully cook a high-grade elixir cuisine. On the other hand, it showed Xiao Yue's trust in Bu Fang.
Xiao Yue believed that Bu Fang was a principled person. This could be seen from the various rules in the store. Furthermore, Xiao Yue was very reassured about the store's safety.
"System, can you provide these two ingredients for me to practice?" Bu Fang asked quietly.
"Yes, but if the host wants to use ingredients, he can purchase them from the system." The system earnestly said, "Amethyst Heart Orchid, one thousand crystals. Sky Spirit Abalone, one thousand crystals."
Bu Fang's face darkened. This was the first time he realized that the system was so evil … Could it be that in order to support his great cause of becoming the God of Cooking who stood at the top of the food chain in the fantasy world, shouldn't these practice ingredients be provided for free?
"System … Can't it be a little cheaper?" Bu Fang asked as he sucked in a breath of cold air.
"It can't. However, in order to increase the success rate of the elixir cuisine, the system suggests that the host can purchase other similar ingredients to substitute for practice. Substitute ingredients: Third grade spirit herb Fire Spirit Orchid, fifty crystals. Third grade sea spirit beast Black Spirit Abalone, one hundred crystals."
Bu Fang was stunned for a moment. He suddenly realized that the system's words made sense and he was actually speechless.
"Then, give me three sets of substitute ingredients." In order to ensure the success rate of the elixir cuisine, Bu Fang chose to purchase three sets of substitute ingredients from the system in the end. The crystals used for the purchase were directly deducted from the sales.
This caused Bu Fang's heart to ache even more. These were all cultivation...
There were already three extra sets of ingredients in the cupboard. Bu Fang first took one set.
Naturally, the Black Spirit Abalone was not as good as the Sky Spirit Abalone, and the spirit energy was also not as dense. However, it was still a substitute ingredient, so Bu Fang decided to make do with it.
After cleaning the Black Spirit Abalone, Bu Fang carefully observed the shell of the Black Spirit Abalone. He discovered that there were faint strange lines on the shell that formed a strange array. The array was slowly circulating and gathering dense spirit energy.
Frankly speaking, the Black Spirit Abalone was an abalone. It was not as big as the Sky Spirit Abalone, but it was similar to some of the big abalones in Bu Fang's previous life.
The best way to make elixir cuisine was to boil the abalone into a soup. The best medicinal cuisine was when the abalone was boiled into a soup. Especially with the addition of spirit herbs, the value of the soup would be even higher. It could be said that the essence of a bowl of elixir cuisine lay in it.
Taking out a claypot, Bu Fang placed the cleaned Black Spirit Abalone into the claypot. Then, he poured in the spirit spring water provided by the system. The spring water was clear, sweet, and contained spirit energy.
After exchanging for some other spirit herbs from the system, Bu Fang carefully placed them into the claypot after cutting and processing them. The placement of these spirit herbs was also very particular. Once the placement was different, the flow of spirit energy would be different, which would affect the taste and medicinal efficacy of the elixir cuisine.
After adjusting the placement of the spirit herbs, Bu Fang covered the claypot and began to slowly boil it. This was a step that could not be rushed.
When hot steam rose from the claypot, Bu Fang opened the lid and released the first round of steam. Then, he used the Dragon Bone Kitchen Knife to cut the Fire Spirit Orchid and dripped a few drops of the rich spirit juice into the claypot. The claypot emitted a rich fragrance.
This time, Bu Fang needed to pour in his true energy and control the spirit juice to continuously seep into the Black Spirit Abalone...
After removing the lid for the third time, he placed the Fire Spirit Orchid into the claypot, covered it and began to boil … In about an hour, the elixir cuisine was completed.
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Inside a luxurious inn in the imperial city.
On the spacious bed, an enchanting and fiery figure was sitting cross-legged. Ni Yan's jet-black hair spread out like a waterfall. On her beautiful face, her eyes were tightly shut. Her hands were forming seals as true energy continuously floated up and down outside her body.
After eating so many delicacies in Bu Fang's store, the true energy within her body was immediately filled and she began to break through to a new realm. Even though Ni Yan's true energy cultivation level was already at the early stage of seventh grade Battle-Saint, this breakthrough would allow her to directly reach the late stage. Even though she did not reach eighth grade, it was already quite good.
After all, once one reached the level of Battle-Saint, every improvement was a transformation of one's strength.
Buzz...
It was as if an invisible sound wave was spreading out. Mysterious runes were circulating in Ni Yan's eyes. Her sparkling and translucent skin was overflowing with light. At this moment, she was so beautiful that it was suffocating. She was like an otherworldly fairy, beautiful beyond compare.
Suddenly, with a long howl, Ni Yan felt as if she forcefully pushed open a tightly shut door. Even though it was only a crack, the surging true energy instantly flowed through her body, causing her to involuntarily scream out loud.
Under the quiet and bustling appearance of the imperial city, a storm was raging.
With a long howl, a pillar of true energy shot up into the sky. It was extremely eye-catching in the dark night.
In the Xiao Manor, Xiao Meng suddenly opened his eyes and gazed at the pillar of true energy that shot up into the sky. His face turned cold and his figure moved, leaving the room. Stepping on the air, he sped toward the location of the pillar of light.
"A seventh grade Battle-Saint appeared in the imperial city at this time? I wonder if he's a friend or foe... "
Left Minister's Residence.
Zhao Musheng, who was draped in a crane cloak, calmly looked at the pillar of true energy. He narrowed his eyes and there seemed to be a faint golden light swirling in the depths of his eyes.
"This is the aura of the Celestial Arcanum Sect... Could it be that even the Celestial Arcanum Sect wants to get involved this time?"
He muttered to himself. Then, he smiled and slowly took a step forward. His entire body gracefully floated into the air and unhurriedly sped toward the location of the pillar of light.
At this moment, not only the Left Minister and Xiao Meng, all of the forces within the imperial city were in an uproar. True energy shooting up into the sky, that was a realm that only a seventh grade Battle-Saint could reach... For a Battle-Saint to appear in the imperial city at such a sensitive time, no matter who it was, there would be chaos.
If either the crown prince or King Yu could obtain the support of this Battle-Saint, their advantage would be enough to crush their opponent.
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