Little Ke, the genius, has now seen a bit of the big world.
But when he heard the words “cooking” spring from Ice Chunk’s mouth, he couldn’t help but show a face that screamed, “I’ve never seen anything like this!”
Eating her dishes was already the pinnacle of Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.
Now, is she going to make me her food?
“Don’t rush about the alchemy stuff, Ice Chunk, you must be hungry, right? Me too! Let’s go home and cook!”
Ke Mo stepped out of the Dragon Tiger Alchemy Stove with an unfazed expression.
That bit of good fortune was only going to make him a tad more impressive, no big deal.
“Hey, Junior Brother Ke, how fortunate! It’s not every day I get to host you for lunch!”
Tang Xiaobao came running over, balancing a plate and two food boxes, like a little eunuch all decked out.
“……”
At that moment, Ke Mo wished he could just pinch off a couple of his own brain cells and stick them in Tang Xiaobao’s head.
“I had a hefty lunch, at least four dishes and a soup….”
“Here you go, four dishes and a soup!”
Tang Xiaobao waved the food boxes around and let the plate on his head drop.
“I’m pretty picky….” Little Ke wanted to put up a fight.
“Today we’re having Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, boiled cabbage, Wensi tofu, three treasures roast duck, and the soup is Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea.”
With a flick of his wrist, Tang Xiaobao spread a feast that looked delicious and festive across the table.
This was basically a state banquet.
“……”
Ke Mo paused for a moment and asked, “Do you guys at Danding Peak eat this well normally?”
Tang Xiaobao laughed, “We owe it to you, Junior Brother Ke! You provided us the method to practice both cooking and alchemy, so the disciples of Danding Peak have been really dedicated.”
“The results are pretty good! Not only can we actually practice alchemy, but there’s always extra ingredients left over. After all, the alchemical pills you make can’t always be eaten, but the dishes sure can!”
Great, so this mess is all Ke Mo’s making.
“But….”
Little Ke, with a nose bruised and swollen from the verbal onslaught, opened his mouth to argue more, but just then—
Ying Bing turned her lovely face, with a mysterious glint in her eyes as she picked up a piece of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall:
“Eat up.”
“I suddenly lost my appetite….”
“Be a good boy and open up, little flying vegetable is coming!”
“…..”
Ying Bing crossed her legs, and while he was sweating bullets and completely flustered, she narrowed her eyes and softly asked:
“What’s that divine pill Elder Xue is researching? What benefits does it have?”
“It’s, uh… the kind that women can eat and men shouldn’t. It’s good for practice; that’s all I know.”
“Really?”
“Really, sister.”
Ying Bing wiped the corner of his mouth, sensing something off but not knowing exactly what.
But even though she had no experience with alchemy, she could feel the strong life force coming from that mystical crystal. The effects should match what Ke Mo said.
He must be telling the truth, right?
“Ice Chunk, I’ll eat it myself, it’s not a big deal…..”
“I like to feed you, just like you like cooking.”
Seeing this scene, the passing disciples of Danding Peak couldn’t help but exchange glances.
Is this really that radiant Young Hero Ke, the one who leaves everyone in awe?
Is this truly that Cold Fairy, so pure and detached from the world?
A bellyful of words seemed to be stuck in everyone’s throats; clearly, they hadn’t even eaten lunch, but suddenly, they felt all stuffed already.
After an afternoon of feasting, Ke Mo handed a volume of the “Zhou Tian Xing Dou Xuan Dan Jing” to Ice Chunk.
Although it’s called a Dan Jing, it’s actually a martial art based on alchemy.
Once martial arts came into play, it seemed that the icy figure had returned to the Gui Palace; this time, she looked at it especially long.
Ke Mo watched her clutching the book and suddenly remembered that lonely Ice Chunk who had spent years practicing and writing martial arts in the cold, icy palace, occasionally revealing hints of melancholy in her eyes.
Even when producing extraordinary divine skills, the frost and snow on her face remained unchanged.
She seemed to be fulfilling a certain mission by doing what she was best at, rather than genuinely enjoying it…
“Done.”
Ying Bing put down the alchemical scripture, her presence making summer seem brighter.
“Did you learn to refine it now, Ice Chunk?” Li Mo was taken aback.
“Not at all.”
“Then we might as well wait for Elder Xue to come out.”
“I just learned to create your internal scenery and hung up shiny stars.”
“….”
Ice Chunk didn’t even realize how powerful that line was.
The courage it unwittingly gave Little Li at that moment surpassed even Liang Jingru; he turned on his heels and jumped straight into the alchemy furnace, slamming the lid down on himself.
Whoosh—
The flames of the Dragon Tiger Alchemy Stove roared up, illuminating the space outside, where Ying Bing stood amidst a pile of heavenly materials.
Familiar sounds of oil heating up.
Ying Bing reached in and picked up an ingredient.
“Next, we should put in the food materials…..”
In the intense flames, Li Mo suddenly felt his throat dry, gulping down saliva.
“Can you eat that much?”
“I can eat… huh?”
“Then just eat all the heavenly materials in order, and then release the internal scenery afterwards.”
Seeing the pile of materials that resembled a small mountain, Li Mo leaned back slightly, pointing to himself.
Is this Ice Chunk’s result after reading the alchemical scripture?
“Isn’t it supposed to refine it first, then blend it into the internal alchemical field?” That’s what he had discussed with Elder Xue.
“Then don’t you just eat the heavenly materials directly? It’s like using your inner world as a stove; isn’t it more convenient?”
“If I use the inner world as a stove, then why on earth did I jump into the Dragon Tiger Stove….”
“You jumped in yourself.”
Ying Bing seemed puzzled too, but her slight smile betrayed her.
Li Mo: “…..”
He shot a glance at Ice Chunk, feeling that maybe this was the mischievous side of her.
The atmosphere is already this off, and going out would make Little Li look like a bit of a doofus.
Ying Bing tossed another spiritual ginseng inside. Noticing he was still silent, she asked:
“How’s it feeling?”
“With the stove burning this hot, when I come out, I’ll probably be on fire.”
“?”
Little Li had been inexplicably roasted until he was crispy; everyone knows that holding a grudge without getting back at someone is not a gentleman’s way.
He grabbed the ginseng that Ice Chunk threw in, stuffed it into his mouth, and swallowed it down without even chewing.
Tang Xiaobao, Brother Qiu, Sister Fang, and a few other legacy disciples of Danding Peak exchanged glances.
It felt like they were brewing an entirely new alchemy process, even newer than using culinary skills.
Can this work?
In fact, this alchemy procedure, which skipped the refinement step, leaned more towards martial arts, which was exactly what she excelled at.
Releasing the internal scenery, it transformed into a towering titan looming over everything, standing on chaos with a starry sky overhead.
At the moment the alternate scene appeared, everyone at Danding Peak felt their divine awareness quieting down; it wasn’t vanishing but rather absorbing all the anomalies, returning to the ordinary.
Because this piece of heaven and earth didn’t belong to Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.
Perhaps due to consuming so many heavenly materials, the internal scenery was now filled with a hazy mist.
“Hey, where’s Junior Sister Ying?”
Tang Xiaobao scratched his head, searching around.
Brother Qiu lifted his chin, directing his gaze upwards.
In a piece of heaven and earth that didn’t belong to Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, there was a bright moon that once hung high, and now it had returned, weaving stars with her delicate hands, as if she had never left.
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PS: Lately, there have been too many matters close to the holiday, and updates have been a little unsatisfactory; I hope the audience can forgive me, orz. I also dare not shamelessly ask for more battery donations.
After the short holiday, I should be able to get back to it. Mua!
