As soon as these spirit ores were sent into the lower immortal realm, they seemed to melt, losing most of their spiritual energy. The Chongming Bird transported the spirit ores back to the Five Spirits Hall as quickly as possible, where cultivators worked overtime to put them into the refining furnace for refining.
The deputy hall master forced them to swear a solemn oath against their inner demons, promising never to steal a single spirit stone and to build a defensive shell with the utmost sincerity.
At the same time, the deputy hall master also swore that as long as they completed the project, he would give them a large sum of spirit stones as agreed and would never renege on the promise.
Zhao Xi thought she understood.
No wonder some sects suppress cultivators so severely, yet no one rebels.
Such vows made by inner demons can have severe backlash if one feels even the slightest guilt about them.
This must have been really tough on Luo Haiqing!
"It's alright, little director. I only need to sell one beautiful fluorite from the Middle Immortal Realm to support twenty cultivators. If you teach that wealthy patron to cook a meal, we can earn over a thousand fluorites!"
"..."
Okay!
Generally, traveling merchants going to the Immortal Realm would do manual labor, such as cleaning and tidying, in exchange for a small amount of spirit stones. It was rare to have the good fortune of Salia, who could find a quest to explore a monster's lair.
Judging from the combat strength of the cultivators in the lower realm, their efforts are not worth the spirit stones of the middle realm at all.
It seems that going to the Immortal Realm this time was absolutely the right decision.
Zhao Xi was in a bad mood these past few days and didn't want to see Lin Che, so she lay in the treehouse thinking of going on strike and becoming a couch potato.
But after hearing from Luo Haiqing that the treasures in the Immortal Realm were so valuable, he finally got up and went back to work in order to support his family.
The reason Manager Qian asked her to cook was because more and more powerful immortals were going to the Middle Immortal Realm. Although she had only learned the basics, she could still make good dishes by breaking down every movement Zhao Xi thought of.
After making a fortune, he wanted to speed things up and learn all her recipes.
Zhao Xi thought it wouldn't mind showing him more recipes; recipes are easy to learn, but cooking skills are not easy to improve.
Especially in the celestial realm, the more delicious, beautiful, and fragrant the food, the fewer impurities it contains and the higher its spiritual energy.
In the end, if he wanted to solidify his position in the long term, he would have to learn from her.
The kids learn slowly, so we gave them several more days to consolidate their learning, which meant they ended up having the recipes from Manager Qian's menu.
That saved her some trouble.
Zhao Xi set up a mirror in the open space, and the puppies, led by their owner, sat at a small table, chattering away.
The cultivators from the Five Spirits Hall and the Alliance gathered on the mountaintop, found low tables and cooking utensils, and sat on the outer perimeter.
Recently, Zhao Xi hasn't been able to produce many finished products. The food she makes is immediately snapped up as soon as it's placed in the teahouse. Some cultivators, instead of working or cultivating, act as scalpers, reselling the food Zhao Xi wants to make.
Like Manager Qian, they felt that even if they couldn't learn a good skill, learning 30% or 40% of it would be much better than wandering in the wild.
The Earth Fairy made a wooden megaphone, pasted some talismans on it, and amplified her voice. The Wind Fairy used an array to project the table in front of Zhao Xixiang into the sky, so that more people could see it.
Zhao Xi stood behind the low table, twirling a kitchen knife in her hand, her expression indifferent, not as excited as usual.
The kitchen helper brought her a large basin.
Zhao Xi put on gloves, took the tail of the spirit-infused yellow croaker from the basin, and displayed it in front of the magic weapon and the formation of the little fairy boy Feng Xiao. Her tone was as calm as if she were reciting a book: "Look at the scales and body shape. Everyone should remember this kind of fish. Its flesh is like garlic cloves and is very tender."
The large yellow croaker struggled and swung its tail.
Zhao Xi wanted to take out the back of the knife and slap the big yellow croaker hard on the head. The fish opened its mouth wide and completely lost consciousness.
The fish scales were scraped off, its belly was cut open, and its internal organs and gills were removed in one swift motion.
"This fish lives in the sea, where there are said to be many sea monsters, and it tastes very fishy. But as long as you remove the internal organs, demon core, blood and gills, the meat is free of impurities and has a pleasant fragrance after steaming."
Everyone was sharpening their knives, eagerly anticipating the steamed fish, but Zhao Xi didn't steam it.
Several kitchen helpers pushed a huge cart over.
Above is a giant squid demon bound by a binding rope, with several tentacles growing from its head, and round, shiny black glasses that are constantly looking around. Its large, smooth, oval-shaped black body has fins that keep swaying, trying to escape from the binding rope.
Wow, a giant squid!
I want to eat fried calamari rings~
The babies cheered loudly, drool dripping from their mouths.
"How many days would it take to eat such a huge squid!"
Zhao Xi wanted to move the magic mirror and the array onto the cart, so she changed into a clean pair of shoes, stepped onto the cart, and sat on the back of the giant squid.
The squid sensed the pressure and its tentacles began to wriggle.
Zhao Xi wanted to stab the sharp knife into the slit in the head. The entire demon instantly turned white and relaxed its tentacles.
Someone was stunned!
"My sect used to be on Penglai Island, and we had to go out to sea to catch sea monsters. This squid demon is the most troublesome monster in the sea!"
Why?
"Once they enter the water, their soft bodies are encased in a layer of spiritual energy, making them impervious to any magic. They can even be knocked unconscious by ink spray and become food for powerful monsters! So that's the weakness!"
Zhao Xi wanted to tear off the binding rope, so she jumped off the chopping board, took out a large knife, and continued cutting.
The giant squid was soft and mushy when sliced. After separating its head and body, it released a foul-smelling ink that seemed to shimmer like something in the night sky.
The kittens in the front row covered their noses, squealing and hiding under their owners' clothes. Only the cultivators in the back row knew how precious this creature was.
This is a great sea monster!
This squid ink is hard to come by; it can be used to refine elixirs and to imbue magical artifacts with spiritual energy, enhancing their functionality and variety.
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