Chapter 25: Hot Pot and Barbecue on Snowy Days

Because he was accused of being unreasonable, he changed the name of his sword to "Convincing People with Reason".

How should I put it? There is a kind of beauty that really doesn’t make sense.

Zhan Chenming looked at Zhu Tianque's miserable condition and said in a flattering manner, "Congratulations to Senior Sister for obtaining this precious sword. Senior Sister is so awesome!"

Zhu Tianque looked at Zhan Chenming with a grin and said helplessly: "... Senior Sister is so powerful."

Du Xueling glanced at Zhu Tianque and asked, "What did you say?"

Zhu Tianque was silent for a moment, then changed to Zhan Chenming's passionate tone and said, "Master Sister is so powerful!?"

Du Xueling smiled slightly: "Daoist Zhu, you are joking. We are equals. Daoist Zhu can just call me Daoist Du."

Zhu Tianque finally came to his senses: "Why do I feel like you are mocking me? Do you feel embarrassed to be my senior sister?"

Du Xueling was surprised and said, "Fellow Daoist Zhu can actually think of this, wow."

Zhan Chenming didn't dare to stay there any longer.

Before the two began to exchange spiritual energy, he picked up the wine gourd and quickly fled out of the house.

"Why did Third Brother come out? It's very cold outside."

Outside the house, Nanwang, who was grilling skewers, said.

As if to prove that it was really cold outside, Nan Wang sneezed violently as soon as he finished speaking.

Zhan Chenming was delighted, and then he took off half of his robe, showing off his extraordinary physique, and said proudly:

"I have the skills to train my body. I am not afraid of extreme cold or extreme heat. After refining the Qi, most cultivators will focus on using their spiritual energy and ignore the importance of training their body. When the critical moment comes, they will suffer a great loss. Junior brother, you must remember what I said. When your cultivation level improves in the future, you must not neglect your body training."

"Okay, Third Brother, I've got this in mind! These skewers are ready now, Third Brother, you can share them with everyone."

As Nan Wang spoke, he took the skewers off the rack and handed them to Zhan Chenming.

Lingzhi and Annuo, who had come out a long time ago, were already eating a pile of skewers each with their mouths full of oil, and they didn't even bother to talk to Zhan Chenming.

Basically, as soon as Nanwang finished roasting a wave, it would be divided up by the two little ones, Lingzhi and Annuo.

"What is this? It smells quite nice." Zhan Chenming said.

"This is a grilled skewer. Brother, you will know once you have tried it. Oh, is the hot pot on? If it is, we can eat it together. Oh, how could I forget? You have never eaten hot pot, so you don't understand. How about this, I will personally show you how to make it."

"No, no, no, you you you..."

Zhan Chenming didn't dare let Nan Wang enter the house. With Nan Wang's small body, there was no way he could join the battle between the two people in the house. He would be turned into cannon fodder in an instant.

There was no other way, Zhan Chenming could only rack his brains to come up with an excuse:

"This is too little. I finished it in two bites. Make some more and I'll bring it in for them."

In order to prove what he said, Zhan Chenming took a big bite of the skewers and inhaled a large amount of grilled meat and grilled vegetables like a glutton.

Like most of the immortal cultivators, Zhan Chenming does not care much about food and drink. He has not eaten worldly food since he went to Qingyun Mountain at the age of five. Moreover, he has been building his foundation for many years and has been practicing fasting. The last time he took a fasting pill was twenty or thirty years ago.

Zhan Chenming originally thought that the reason they gathered together this time was because his junior brother wanted to meet everyone, and the barbecue hot pot was just an excuse. However, after taking a bite, the experience he got was far beyond his expectations.

Various seasonings create a spicy and stimulating aroma that goes straight into your nose. The meat is chewy and full of fat, and paired with sour and sweet fruits and vegetables to relieve the greasiness. One side is tender and smooth, while the other side is sweet and delicious, complementing each other and making you unable to stop.

Zhan Chenming finished the skewers in his hand in just a few bites, and his brain went into a state of stagnation for a while.

No, is it really appropriate for earthly food to be so delicious?

The seasoning absorbed the liquid in the mouth, causing Zhan Chenming to feel a little thirsty, so his men consciously reached for the wine bottle at their waist.

Nan Wang said at the right moment: "Third Brother, do you still have that spirit wine? Wine goes really well with barbecue."

Zhan Chenming was silent for a moment, then smiled with relief: "Okay!"

"You guys seem to be enjoying your meal, why didn't anyone come to call us?"

Du Xueling's voice was heard, Nan Wang turned around and saw the dignified and elegant figure of the eldest senior sister.

"Master Sister, the hot pot in the room should be on by now. I'll go and order some food for you."

"No, no, no, it's not open yet."

Du Xueling hurried to stop Nan Wang.

The house was in a mess at the moment. The defeated Zhu Tianque was cleaning up the house in humiliation, but he didn't dare to let Nan Wang in now.

Du Xueling racked her brains to come up with an excuse: "Don't you have food here? Give me some."

Nanwangsi did not suspect anything and replied, "Okay, but the charcoal fire in this stove has burned out. I will light a new one. Senior Sister, please wait a moment."

As Nanwang spoke, he skillfully added new charcoal, preparing to reignite the fire.

Upon hearing this, Lingzhi eagerly came over to watch Nanwang light the stove. On her shoulder was Annuo, who was eating happily.

Du Xueling also realized something and came over to watch.

Under the curious gazes of the crowd, Nan Wang's hands did not tremble at all. He cut the charcoal into long strips, arranged them in a tic-tac-toe shape, poured in the prepared liquor, inserted long strips of paper as ignition, and then used a fire starter to ignite the edge of the paper. Soon, a charcoal fire was lit.

Before the time travel, he often went camping with friends in the wild, and he was considered a semi-expert in making charcoal fires.

"Brother, your method of lighting a fire is very unique."

Lingzhi widened his eyes and exclaimed in praise.

Du Xueling also said: "Yes, this is the first time I have seen someone without a fire spirit root light a fire so easily."

An Nuo: “Chichichi.”

He is not good at practicing, but he has learned a lot of evil ways.

After hearing what he said, Nan Wang also became curious: "This is just a simple method used in the mortal world. It's nothing special. Mortals light fires this way. Besides, there are many people in the immortal sect who don't have fire spirit roots. How do they usually make fire?"

"Strange fire."

"Drive away the strange fire."

Du Xueling and Lingzhi said in unison.

Nanwang said: "Strange fire is difficult to find and use. No wonder that secret realm..."

What is the secret realm?

Everyone looked at Nan Wang eagerly and waited for a long time, but they didn't get the second half of the sentence.

Zhan Chenming suddenly had an idea and took the initiative to bring up the topic, "By the way, Fifth Junior Sister, I have something to tell you. I can't go to the Northern Territory Secret Realm this time. If you are free, how about you go there for me?"

"Sure, that's fine with me."

The spiritual branch responded quickly.

Nanwang said nothing, but thought to himself:

[The Immortal Fox Secret Realm prohibits fire, so it's quite appropriate for the Fifth Junior Sister to go there. It doesn't really matter, as long as it's not the Third Senior Brother. If the Third Senior Brother goes there, he will surely die.]

Zhan Chenming: "..."

Lingzhi looked at Zhan Chenming meaningfully and said, "I recently wanted to refine a body-protecting spiritual weapon for Senior Brother Nanwang, but I'm short of some materials, such as Xuan-grade black iron, swamp core, and thousand-year-old purple sky flower."

Zhan Chenming gritted his teeth and said, "Don't worry, little apprentice sister, I just happen to have all these things on hand, and I will send them to you in a while."

Lingzhi smiled happily and said, "Then I will thank Third Senior Brother on behalf of Senior Brother Nanwang."

Zhan Chenming smiled bitterly and said, "You're welcome, you're welcome, it's my duty."

Soon, Nanwang finished a new batch of barbecue, and his superb skills successfully impressed the new member Du Xueling.

As everyone gathered around the barbecue and ate delicious food, they couldn't help but think:

Barbecue is so delicious, what about hot pot? What is hot pot?

Du Xueling went back to the house, and about half a minute later, she called everyone in, saying that the pot was ready and they could eat.

Nanwang took the lead and explained to everyone how to eat hot pot. Everyone present was smart and they quickly figured out how to cook hot pot and started to do it themselves.

The guests enjoyed the banquet to their heart's content, but Nanwang thought that the food he had prepared was not enough.

All the wine that Zhan Chenming brought was drunk, leaving only an empty wine jug lying alone on the table, with not a single drop of wine pouring out of its golden spout.

The good news is that the people present are the disciples who possess the most resources for cultivating immortals in the entire Qingyun Sect except for the elders. Although they do not have ordinary rooms and food, they are not short of spiritual beasts and spiritual herbs.

Hence, countless priceless spiritual herbs placed outside were thrown into the pot without paying any money, and soon both pots on both sides were filled to the brim.

Zhu Tianque, who had the most resources among all the people, even took out a Ruoxi bird that had been practicing for a thousand years. Du Xueling personally took the knife and cut it into small pieces on the spot. After putting it into the pot, it was quickly snatched up by everyone.

It was the first time that Nan Wang ate these strange things, and they were so delicious that he almost swallowed his tongue.

He didn’t know if it was his illusion, but after eating it, he always felt that the spiritual energy in his body was moving differently, as if it was about to break through.

What he didn't know was that Ruo Xi Niao was the most important elixir in the Broken Mirror Pill. If it was refined properly, it would be of great benefit to cultivators in the Golden Core Stage.

Except for Zhu Tianque, the other true disciples present had only heard of this thing. Now seeing Zhu Tianque taking it out so generously, they all felt indescribable.

Zhan Chenming: "What a waste...it smells so good."

Lingzhi: "Don't throw the bones away, keep them for me, maybe I can use them."

Du Xueling said, "This bird is good, the meat is very tender. Next time the Myriad Beasts Secret Realm opens, I will go and catch two more."

Zhu Tianque didn't say a word, believing in one should not talk while eating. However, he never stopped talking the whole time, eating the meat vigorously.

Only after all the seasonings were used up did everyone regretfully put away the spiritual herbs and spiritual beast meat that they had not finished eating, and eagerly asked Nan Wang when the next meal would be.

Nanwang's cultivation was too low, and he had taken in too much food with excessive spiritual energy in a short period of time. He was already somewhat confused at the moment, and he really looked like he was drunk, speaking incoherently:

"Don't worry, everyone. As long as my undercover identity is not exposed, I can, burp, burp all the time, cook for everyone..."

Everyone: “…”

Zhu Tianque glanced at An Nuo who was resting on the table after eating, thought for a moment, and said, "If the Immortal Venerable doesn't care about it, we shouldn't care about it either!"

Many people echoed:

"Master brother is wise!"

"I hope you are right."

"The spirit branches all listen to Senior Brother."