A large copper pot filled with fragrant mutton.

There was even a small stove underneath, still burning.

Next to the copper pot, several plates of fresh vegetables were placed there.

Ye Feng smiled and introduced, "Senior brothers, this is my latest dish, called braised mutton. Please try it."

Shenqing Zhenjun and the others were already so captivated by the alluring fragrance that their souls were practically flying away.

Now that the host has spoken, why should we stand on ceremony?

He picked up his chopsticks and scooped up a piece of each.

I couldn't wait to put it in my mouth.

The moment the meat entered their mouths, the four felt that the trip had been worthwhile.

The tender skin is connected to rich fat, along with soft and chewy tendons and slightly chewy lean meat strips.

It's so good that one bite can lead to enlightenment and two bites can lead to heaven.

The group felt as if their mouths had turned into a vast green grassland.

Countless lambs ran happily inside the mouth.

The four exchanged a glance.

They all started eating voraciously, without even realizing it.

The chopsticks trace patterns imbued with principles.

They were afraid of missing out on a bite because they were too slow.

A large pot of meat was disappearing at a visible rate.

Ye Feng wasn't idle either.

In the birthplace of this braised mutton dish, it is traditionally eaten as a hot pot.

Fried gluten, firm tofu, and Chinese cabbage are essential side dishes.

Of course, you can add other side dishes if you like.

However, Ye Feng still wanted to offer a friendly reminder.

Pumpkin, cheese, vinegar, bamboo shoots, and pinellia should never be eaten with mutton.

In severe cases, it can even cause poisoning.

The four gourmets didn't care what Ye Feng added.

If it looks cooked, just stuff it all into your mouth.

Anyway, my junior brother won't poison me, so why should I think about anything else?

The key is to eat more rice than the other three!

As the meat in the pot gradually decreased, the struggle between the four people reached a fever pitch.

Several people used chopsticks as swords, engaging in a lively and enthusiastic battle.

With a chopstick technique as exquisite as a gazelle leaping over horns, Shenqing Zhenjun snatched a lamb chopstick from Xing Zuo's chopsticks.

Xing Zuo made a move that pointed east while striking west.

They pretended to steal Yun Zhongzi, but actually stole the lamb leg from Lishan.

Lishan watched helplessly as his meat was snatched away, a look of utter despair on his face.

Unexpectedly, he intercepted Yun Zhongzi's piece of meat with a sneak attack.

Finally, after pouring the bottom of the pot over the noodles and drinking it all as a gravy, I finished it all.

The group slumped into their chairs.

While picking his teeth, Shenqing Zhenjun sighed.

"Having cultivated the Tao for a thousand years, I have long forgotten this kind of life. Now that I think about it, sitting in meditation all day long is extremely boring."

Xing Zuo snorted and said, "Even if you hadn't been meditating in seclusion before, you wouldn't have had such delicious food to eat."

Lishan chimed in, "That's right, that's right too."

Yun Zhongzi patted his bulging belly and laughed:

"Today, thanks to my century-old scallion, I am fortunate enough to be the one to taste it, Junior Brother. I am so lucky."

Suddenly, Shenqing Zhenjun slapped his forehead and said anxiously:

"Oh no, I was so focused on eating that I forgot to leave some for Madam."

Looking at the pot, which was completely devoid of even crumbs, I felt utterly disgusted.

Xing Zuo added insult to injury, saying, "You were the fastest eater just now, let's see how you explain this, hahaha."

Yun Zhongzi also shook his head and said, "There is great freedom in solitary cultivation. Why seek a Daoist partner and make yourself unhappy?"

Lishan chimed in, "That's right, that's right too."

Shenqing Zhenjun had no time to pay attention to these two people who were making sarcastic remarks, and grabbed Ye Feng.

He said, slightly nervously, "I already told your sister-in-law before I came that I would bring her some delicious food. I'm sure you wouldn't want me to break my promise, would you?"

Ye Feng said with a bitter expression, "This whole pot of stew I made is here, there's nothing else."

"Really not? I don't believe it."

"Really, senior brother, I'd be a dog if I lied to you."

Shenqing Zhenjun said seriously, "Give me some, and I'll wipe the slate clean of what you did to me before."

"What do you mean by canceling or not? The main thing is that we can't let our senior brother become a person who breaks his word."

After saying that, Ye Feng took out a jade slip from his pocket.

Shenqing Zhenjun looked at him speechlessly: "Didn't you say it was gone? You even said I'd be a dog if I lied to you!"

Ye Feng looked at him seriously and said, "Woof!"

The group was immediately amused.

Joyful laughter echoed throughout the cave.

Xing Zuo laughed and said, "It's really great to have such a lively junior brother who can cook delicious food."

Yun Zhongzi also laughed and said, "It is often said that cultivating the Tao is tedious and boring, but with Junior Brother here, these years of cultivation are also full of joy, hahaha."

Lishan: "Yes, yes."

...

"Junior sister, what would you like to eat today?"

"I don't know, it's so hard to choose."

"Yes, everything is super delicious."

"Sigh, it's always the same old dishes over and over again. Junior Uncle doesn't even think about researching some new recipes."

"Exactly, I really want to try other flavors of food."

"Sigh, I was thinking of going down the mountain a few days ago to see what the food was like in the mortal world, but it turned out to be not only terribly bad, but I also got diarrhea after eating it."

"You dare to go to a restaurant in the mortal realm? I really admire you!"

"Hey, hey, hey? Look at the blackboard!"

"Today's special: Braised mutton, limited to 50 servings, first come, first served?"

"Wow, junior sister, hurry... where is everyone?!"

While Haitang was still reading the information on the blackboard.

The junior sister who spotted it first had already shot off towards the small cafeteria like a shooting star streaking across the sky.

Haitang also hurriedly sped away at full speed.

I was so angry I could hardly contain myself.

That little bitch flew away on her own without even warning me!

It wasn't that Ye Feng wanted to use scarcity marketing.

The problem is that there's simply too little mutton that meets the standards at his place.

With a population of about 20,000, he nearly wiped out the surrounding villages and towns.

He's already considering whether to clear out some land in Shushan for raising livestock and growing vegetables.

One more thing.

Last time, Shenqing Zhenjun said that the sect might produce a great master at the Mahayana stage.

If there is a Mahayana stage master within the sect, then the Sword Sect will no longer have to worry about other sects coveting it.

He's already considering whether to open a private restaurant to help the sect earn resources.

He felt ashamed just looking at that small mine in Shushan.

Sword cultivators don't engage in murder, robbery, or resource plundering.

They also lacked any significant pillar industries, which led to the sect becoming extremely poor.

The cultivation resources that a sect can provide to its Nascent Soul stage disciples are roughly the same as those provided to Golden Core stage disciples in other sects.

It's made me afraid to even buy some high-quality spiritual materials.

With my culinary skills and the special effects of these dishes, I'm sure I can earn a lot of spirit stones.

But that's for later; let's finish today's work first.

After all that effort, Ye Feng still hadn't sold his first serving of braised mutton.

The first in line was a lucky guy from the outer sect named Gu Cheng.

He didn't arrive early; he never left at all.

I lost track of time while meditating yesterday, and when I opened my eyes it was almost noon.

So we just waited here for dinner to be served.

But I never expected such a big surprise.

Just as he was about to try it, people who were more than 50th in line surrounded him.

"Junior brother, I'll trade you a bottle of Qi-Boosting Pills for a piece of braised mutton!"

ah?

Gu Cheng was startled.

I only get one Qi-boosting pill a month, but this bottle contains a full five.

Just as he was hesitating, another person spoke up: "I'll bet 3 bottles!"

"Damn, junior brother, do you have to work so hard?!"

"Three bottles? That's a bit too much!"

“I know him. His family is a family of Taoist practitioners, so they have the means to do this.”

Si...

Gu Cheng gasped.

That's a full 15!

Looking at the tempting food in the pot, and then imagining the image of 15 Qi-boosting pills circling around me...

Gu Cheng was caught in a dilemma.

How do I choose?