Could I be outshone by her?!
Zhao Xi tried to cheer herself up, so she took the basin to the basket and focused intently on picking out the spiritual plants.
Wilted ones are definitely not good; they won't taste good.
Animals with scars, nodules, or breaks are actually edible, but the immortals worry that they might contain impurities.
As for whether the spiritual energy is sufficient, it needs to be judged based on the color, condition, and smell of the spiritual plant, just like a doctor examining a patient by observing, smelling, inquiring, and feeling.
"Processing" is a term used by the physician, but in Zhao Xi's area, it's roughly called "preparing dishes." This part is mostly the work of the kitchen helpers.
Who says kitchen helpers aren't important? Every step in preparing food is crucial for making it well!
Especially for novice cooks, they should get to know ingredients more often so that they don't limit themselves to recipes.
Remove the bad leaves, clean the soil thoroughly, cut off the excess parts, and only take what you want before further processing.
Ganoderma lucidum feels like wood when chewed, but it becomes soft like a mushroom after being roasted with a spirit fire.
Zhao Xi raised her knife and cut the Ganoderma lucidum into neat little cubes.
Immortal Job's tears are similar to Job's tears; they need to be rinsed, but not over-rinsed, as this would cause them to lose their spiritual energy. Zhao Xi put a lot of effort into selecting them, but only rinsed them twice with spiritual spring water.
The spiritual fire can remove some of the impurities and extract the spiritual energy. All these meticulous steps are simply to ensure that the ingredients receive the baptism of the furnace fire more evenly.
It only mentioned making the Reiki Four Gods Soup, but didn't specify how much to make or the time limit.
Zhao Xi wanted to plan her time well, starting with ingredients that take a long time to prepare but don't require extra effort.
Just as she finished preparing the last batch of ingredients, the aroma of Four Gods Soup wafted from across the street.
Looking up, I saw that all the butterflies were already being cooked, and they would be ready in a little while.
On her desk lay a pile of belongings: pestles, cleavers, each one gleaming, clearly high-grade magical artifacts.
It is said that the magical artifacts of Apricot Blossom Valley can enhance the medicinal effects and spiritual energy of spiritual plants.
At first glance, the spiritual plant blocks she prepared were several times better than those she had picked. The green fruits were lush and vibrant, the Ganoderma lucidum emitted a milky white glow, and each grain of the immortal coix seed was plump and full.
Through the silencing barrier, Zhao Xi could see the onlookers whispering amongst themselves. Among them, Luo Haiqing was the most active.
He divided the area on site, having the big guys in the Hundred Beasts Garden sit together on the ground, the Five Spirits Hall members sit on the other side, and the cultivators in the teahouse sit on another side.
This would make it easier for him to ask other independent cultivators for money for tea.
Some people even started gambling.
My win rate has dropped significantly.
Luo Haiqing noticed that she had stopped preparing the food, so he secretly chuckled a few times and asked, "Headmistress, is there anything I can do for you?"
Zhao Xi pretended not to understand his meaning: "What do you want me to do?"
Luo Haiqing: "The principal will definitely win! Right?"
Zhao Xi glanced at Wu Die and said, "It's hard to say who will win or lose. She's the Healer from Apricot Blossom Valley."
Luo Haiqing dared not utter a sound.
Before long, Zhao Xi noticed that his odds of winning on the betting board had dropped significantly again.
I don't know who suddenly spent a lot of money betting on Dancing Butterfly.
Seeing this, the other cultivators followed suit and placed more spirit stones on the betting table, further widening the gap.
Zhao Xi thought it was nothing to worry about and continued cooking at her own pace.
In other cooking competitions, if she could hear the judges and audience urging her on, she would be even more anxious to speed up.
With the soundproof barrier in place, Zhao Xi remained calm and unaffected.
It means striving for perfection and minimizing impurities.
After a while.
Lin Che also secretly transmitted his voice, whispering "Xi Xiang" in her ear. After hesitating for a long time, he said, "I have a sure way to win."
He sat at the very front of the gathering point in the Hundred Beasts Garden. Because of his status as a master, everyone kept a distance from him. But the adorable little cubs especially liked his spiritual energy and were not afraid of him. They rushed into his arms and tugged at his sleeves.
He was carrying a bunch of cubs, but he calmly raised his cup to drink tea, wearing a straw hat and veil while watching the profit distribution on the gambling table.
Zhao Xi asked curiously, "What sure-win method?"
Lin Che: "Knock her out."
Zhao Xi thought: ?! Are you serious?
Lin Che was in a good mood: "Just kidding, you actually took it seriously."
"..." Zhao Xi thought with mixed feelings.
Later, the betting odds remained at a certain percentage and did not change.
After Wu Die finished preparing the medicinal soup, she saw that Luo Haiqing wanted people from the Hundred Beasts Garden to be judges, which she felt was biased. She made a scene and found a few rogue cultivators who had just come to join the fun to be judges. Some of them had come to seek medical advice and medicine, so they could see the efficacy of the medicinal soup.
Zhao Xi wanted to focus on brewing the medicinal soup.
Immortals abstain from grains and only consume elixirs, but independent cultivators are like wild animals, without any sect to take them in, living a miserable life on the streets. Sometimes they are not particular and will eat whatever they can find.
This herbal soup was meant to nourish their vital spirit under those circumstances. It is a similar medicine to the Vital Spirit Pill, but its effects are far inferior.
The competition is about the preparation method, and the types of medicinal herbs in the recipe cannot be changed at will. But Zhao Xi thought that since he was a chef, he should consider the feelings of the diners after cooking.
What kind of mood would a celestial being, who rarely eats and is in a weak state, have to consume this spiritual Four Gods Soup?
Reishi mushrooms actually have a texture similar to wood. Even after being stewed with spiritual fire, they remain hard to chew. Mortals mostly use their spore powder or grind them into powder. Even if immortals have excellent teeth, they're not demons or beasts; would they really enjoy eating such a thing?
The herb "immortal barley" has a strong grassy smell, which Zhao Xi thought she wouldn't be able to eat. Anyone who is even slightly picky about taste would vomit.
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