Using a Wok to Reorganize Life and Fly to Immortality Chapter 7
TLed by Serena Love
Edited by Liya
Chapter 7 First Grade Garuda + Three Spirit Birds
It was almost noon. The sun was shining brightly at Zhiqiong Peak.
As soon as Su Yu opened the door of her room, she saw the "inner demon boy" standing in her courtyard.
He really couldn’t let his second senior sister rest.
Standing outside the courtyard, Lu Yizhou blushed and blamed himself.
However, when he saw Su Yu coming out, he quickly said, "I don't mean to urge Senior Sister to refine it now. I just want to ask Senior Sister to see if these spiritual materials are suitable."
"All right."
Su Yu nodded in satisfaction.
This junior had prospects. This future deputy kid could be taught.
The essence of cooking lies in the quality of the ingredients.
The so-called chef was just a craftsman who maximized the ingredients' potential.
As such, checking the suitability of ingredients was always a chef's first task.
"Take it out and let me see." Su Yu was in a good mood.
Lu Yizhou hesitated and looked nervously at his spatial storage bag.
After gritting his teeth, he took out the first-grade Garuda that he had spent five hundred spirit stones buying... a quarter of it.
His savings were not much. Most of it had already been spent buying his qin and various qin techniques. He only had 1,200 spirit stones on his body and now nearly half of them were gone.
"Senior sister, this is a Garuda. I bought it from the exchange office." Lu Yizhou carefully grabbed the oiled paper bag and handed it over.
Su Yu took it. Before opening the paper bag, she noticed the faint smell coming from the bag.
The tip of her nose moved slightly and her eyebrows frowned. "It's not very fresh. It seems to be dead for a while."
Lu Yizhou was surprised.
'Second Senior Sister, how did you know this before opening it?'
"Well, some first-grade Garuda suddenly flew and attacked the cultivators outside. So Tiansheng academy issued a task for hunting Garuda in the southern border."
'Tiansheng academy, the largest sect in the South? Isn't this the sect of the female lead?'
Su Yu raised her eyebrows.
The heroine was favored by many and had a luck buff in the Tiansheng sect. She knew a lot of stories related to this sect from her previous life.
She didn't expect to hear this name so quickly after transmigrating.
In the earlier parts of the novel, Nanxun academy and Tiansheng academy were the two major sects in the southern realm that looked after and helped each other. Originally, they had a good relationship and often sent their disciples to each other's sect to study.
However, in the final battle with demons, a group of arrogant cultivators from Nanxun were fooled into acting as vanguards. Many elders and disciples of Nanxun sect fell one after another, while the Tiansheng sect hid behind Nanxun, unscathed, and became the great hero of human cultivators.
Su Yu pursed her lips.
Before this episode occurs, she must grasp the right to speak in Zhiqiong Peak as soon as possible and cultivate effective deputies and assistants.
Then, when that time comes, if she didn't instruct them to rush to the front, no one would dare to move!
Anyway, the heroine with excellent luck could handle the demon war. Why would she need her help? She was just a control group.
"About four or five days ago, someone from our sect also took the Garuda mission."
So this monster was at least four or five days old.
Su Yu frowned. Her thoughts returned to the ingredients in front of her.
'It has been slaughtered so long ago.'
She didn't voice out her thoughts to her junior brother. She proceeded to open the oiled paper bag, which was about the size of a whole leg of lamb. She looked carefully at the first first-grade beast that she came into contact with in this immortal cultivation world.
She saw a mutilated and hideous half of a left wing.
The wing feathers were firm with a metallic lustre. The wing bones were thick and hard, and the flesh was reddish-purple.
This left wing was incomplete and it was violently slashed five or six times by some random cultivator.
The visuals were really unsightly.
Su Yu stretched out her hand from its wing's base to its tip, groping slowly.
"Second Senior Sister, how is it? Can it be used?"
Lu Yizhou saw her serious expression and he felt nervous. His heart was beating hard.
He didn't have enough spirit stones, therefore, he couldn't buy the whole Garuda.
Not only could he only afford to buy a quarter of a Garuda, but the price of this part that he bought was also the cheapest. With his current wealth, or lack of it, he could only choose this part which did not contain the inner core of the monster.
He was unsure if his second senior sister could use it or not. Previously at the exchange office, he sent a jade slip message to ask her which part should be selected.
She replied with four words - depends on your taste.
Lu Yizhou almost fainted at the time.
Did <Hundreds of Birds Facing the Phoenix> art have a taste?
He stood still at the exchange office and thought about it seriously. Compared with the sound of the qin turning into bird legs, the sound of the qin turning into flying wings should be better. So, he chose the golden wing part.
'Is there a problem?'
Su Yu raised her eyes and glanced at him slowly.
"You'd better be mentally prepared. This beast was slaughtered a long time ago. It is not fresh, and its appearance is seriously damaged. No matter how it is processed, it will not become a treasure."
Lu Yizhou: 'What should I do?'
If he went back to the exchange office, could the elder agree to give him a refund?
But he couldn't afford a better Garuda either.
"But it's shameful to waste ingredients. Since you have bought it, even if it's not a treasure, you can still enjoy it."
Su Yu asked again.
"What flavor do you want to eat?"
Lu Yizhou breathed a sigh of relief and said shyly, "A more powerful... taste?"
Su Yu gave him a deep look, "Okay."
Lu Yizhou then pulled out the spirit cormorant, water-pulling pigeons and river duck from his storage bag and handed them over to her.
Su Yu was thinking of a suitable recipe for wings, but when she saw the three spiritual birds of different sizes and meat quality, she raised her eyebrows.
"Okay. Fourth Junior Brother, you have to come to test Senior Sister's new dish tomorrow."
Lu Yizhou was stunned, "Tomorrow?"
'So soon?'
---
That night, Su Yu, who ignored the heroine's plotline, flipped through the encyclopaedia of beasts in her room.
During the day, she made chicken soup essence six times. The five-element cauldron in her dantian had been exhausted. Hence, she stayed in her room to rest and learn about the ingredients here.
Knowing the raw materials available was essential homework for a good chef. This way, she could carefully plan the cooking ingredients and recipes to minimize the possibility of failure and waste of ingredients.
Su Yu kept learning and planning excitedly until the middle of the night. With a little bit of confidence in her expanding knowledge, she went to bed and slept soundly.
In her sleep.
With a smile on her lips, she dreamed of the joy of learning and improving cooking skills in her childhood. Her dantian's five-element iron cauldron kept burning while she was sleeping.
Every moment of burning, the aura that flowed within her body was dyed with five colors of light.
The five-element iron cauldron seemed to become bigger than when she woke up two days ago.
---
In the Huoling Peak of Tiansheng academy, the first sect in the South, stood a woman in fluttering white clothes, with black hair reaching her waist. A gorgeous fire-shaped decoration was placed on her forehead, adding a touch of coquettishness to her delicate face.
"Second Senior Sister, I will retreat today to learn the sword art - Sea of Fire Sword."
"Second Senior Sister, please bestow the power of blessing."
A blue-clothed disciple holding a sword walked up quickly towards her with a respectful expression.
Mei Zhen'er smiled lightly and immediately stretched out her hands. A pair of soft and slender hands touched his forehead, "Fourth Junior Brother is lucky today. You will be successful."
The blue-clothed disciple was overjoyed, "Thank you, Second Senior Sister!"
In an instant, he felt that his divine platform was lucent and bright. He vaguely saw that the sword movements became clearer than usual. He hurriedly said goodbye.
After he left, Mei Zhen'er walked into a quiet room with a smile and looked at the moon-white beads on her wrist.
"Elder Liu, are you all right?"
The string of beads tinkled for a while and a cloud of mist appeared, in which a white-haired old man gradually materialized.
The old voice full of compassion sounded.
"Naturally, there is no problem. That person and your luck have become two sides of yin and yang. One is retreating, and the other is growing."
"Recently, the other party has a person close to her. He will fail to comprehend the Dao. His luck will transfer to you, which will assist in a breakthrough in the enlightenment of a disciple of the Huoling Peak."
"Just wait."
Mei Zhen'er raised a corner of her pink lips.
She was born with luck and would spontaneously rob the luck of the people around her. This caused the people around her to suffer.
This continued until she met Elder Liu and changed her luck anchor point to someone outside the Tiansheng sect. That person's eight characters and spiritual roots were compatible with her and finally, she no longer let this sect suffer. She was able to use that person's luck and talent and benefit the people around her.
The loss of luck for that person was indeed pitiful.
But this was God's will. What could she do?
If she met her in the future, she would compensate her.
"Thank you, Elder Liu." Mei Zhen'er smiled and sat cross-legged.
After entering meditation, there was an endless stream of silk threads on her body, pulling a red and purple aura from a distance into her body.
---
The next day, the sky was clear above Zhiqiong Peak.
Su Yu woke up and sneezed inexplicably.
"Huh? Who's thinking of me?"
After a simple wash, she made sure that she didn't catch a cold before she went to the kitchen with a radiant face.
Many junior brothers and sisters saw her along the way, but they all dodged her in advance and left quickly.
Su Yu didn't greet them either. Now all she was thinking about was cooking recipes and nurturing assistants. She didn't have time to manage these little guys.
"I will leave you guys alone for now."
Su Yu walked into the kitchen with a smile.
She couldn't wait to experience what kind of luxurious dish a first-grade beast would become.
Once she entered the kitchen, she immediately attacked the first-grade Garuda that she had been thinking about all night with a kitchen knife.
After a moment, her expression looked weird.
She chopped the Garuda again with a bang.
But the kitchen knife in her hand shook.
"..."
First-grade beasts were definitely not something that ordinary kitchen knives could chop.
She tried again with more force. Even with her exerting her fifth level of Qi Refining force, her wrist still became numb from the shock. After chopping for a long time, only a piece of tender meat on the golden wing was cut off, but not even a trace of knife could be seen on the wing bone.
Su Yu frowned immediately.
"Fourth Junior Brother, where are you? Bring me your Third Senior Brother's sword."
Lu Yizhou was studying how <Hundreds of Birds Facing the Phoenix> could improve his cultivation level. However, as soon as he received the message from his jade slip, he immediately stood up.
Could it be that his second senior sister is making spirit bird powder for him?
"So fast!"
It was so early in the morning.
Lu Yizhou rushed out of his courtyard with the guqin in his arms. He ran all the way and did not even have a single shred of his calm boy image left.
When he got to the door of the small kitchen, he paused.
"Second Senior Sister, what do you want Third Senior Brother's sword for?"
"Naturally, to chop bones."
'The red copper sword that Third Senior Brother holds in his hands day and night like a Taoist companion?'
Lu Yizhou looked at the stove where Su Yu was busy.
The left wing of the first-grade Garuda was neatly placed on the brown wooden cutting board.
"Second Senior Sister, your water-breaking sword..."
Su Yu was preparing the spirit cormorant. She raised her eyebrows when she heard his words, "Who would chop meat with that sword? Don't take advantage of me."
'Then third senior brother's sword...?'
Lu Yizhou was confused.
Su Yu turned her head, "Don't be long-winded. Isn't he going to sell it?"
It also seemed to make sense.
Lu Yizhou was completely persuaded. He carefully took the red copper sword out of his storage bag and handed it to her respectfully.
If he turned around and told his third senior brother, his third senior brother would not object, right?
He was being too naive.
"Second Senior Sister, please use it."
Su Yu hummed with satisfaction, "Put it aside. I'll use it later."
After saying that, she closed her eyes and stroked the spirit cormorant in her hands.
After about three breaths, Lu Yizhou saw her open her eyes, put her thumb onto the kitchen knife's handle and placed the edge of the knife on the spirit cormorant's neck.
Her fingers were white and slender like green onions. They were dexterous and meticulous. She was not in a hurry and calmly took out piece after piece of the whole bones from the spirit cormorant.
Lu Yizhou widened his eyes.
This was the second time he had seen Second Senior Sister cook, no, refine elixir.
Unexpectedly, this time she was even more proficient. The spirit cormorant in her hands seemed to have no hidden corners.
All bones, big or small, were removed one by one. However, the outer skin was still intact and flawless.
He couldn't help thinking of Master Li's words.
The ultimate of all things is the Dao.
Lu Yizhou seemed to understand vaguely.
After Su Yu dealt with the spirit cormorant, she washed it with a water spell. Then she wiped her hands and turned to deal with the Garuda that made her head hurt.
Wei Zhao's sword didn't fit her hand very well, but it was sturdier and sharper than the kitchen knife. It was also easier to use than the sword in her spatial storage bag.
After getting familiar with it for a while, she started to slice the meat of the golden wing. She sliced all the purple-red wing meat cleanly, without any residue on the pale golden wing bones.
After doing this, she chopped the bones and threw them into the pot.
Her expression was both excited and solemn.
Even she didn't dare to get distracted when cooking this special dish. If there was a slight mistake, it would leave a big impact.
"Okay, you go back to work."
Su Yu waved the sword to chase Lu Yizhou away.
---
It was nearly noon. Lu Yizhou, who was kicked out of the kitchen, continued to comprehend <Hundreds of Birds Facing the Phoenix>.
But he didn't know why. Once he adjusted his breath and tried to comprehend the art, he felt that his sea of knowledge became chaotic. There was a grey fog lingering in his mind and it made him uneasy. If he continued to comprehend, it would obviously result in a failure and make him go crazy.
"What's the matter? I haven't felt this uneasy in the past two days."
Lu Yizhou's face was heavy.
Was his aptitude really that bad? Comprehending the third level of Phoenix Qin art was already so hard for him. There was a sense of unease that his sea of knowledge would be broken.
He couldn't help remembering what his second senior sister said yesterday.
"Senior Sister said don't hold my expectations on the first-grade Garuda."
Hey.
"Most likely, it won't work this time."
He also knew that he bought the lowest grade meat because there were not enough spirit stones. Probably most alchemists would dislike this kind of low grade material.
All these signs were ominous. It seemed that his fate was destined. He should give up quickly and not continue to comprehend.
Lu Yizhou suddenly felt suffocated and couldn't even concentrate on adjusting his breath.
He stroked the qin randomly and looked anxiously in the direction of the kitchen from a distance. Suddenly, he saw a cloud of purple-red mist rising from the kitchen and circling the sky.
Faintly, there seemed to be a screeching cry, calling him sharply.
The disturbing grey fog in his sea of knowledge instantly shook and shattered.
Lu Yizhou: ..
If you like this novel, please consider whitelisting this website, it would mean a lot! 