Chapter 65: Chapter 62 Cultivation of Martial Chef (Seeking Further Reading)_1
Lu Yan now masters the mastery of the three doors of Unity of Man and Martial Arts, his insight into martial arts is already extremely high, allowing him to grasp the Broken Sky Blade very quickly.
In just half a month, he had become proficient in the Broken Blade’s cultivation, conjuring a Martial Arts Avatar. With the help of martial food, he quickly improved.
Meanwhile, Shen Yinuo, after figuring some things out and a period of familiarity, drastically improved the quality of the ’Yinuo Lizard Meat’ she cooked. Its effect and taste were comparable to the martial food that Lu Yan ate at ’Wuke’s House’.
Of course, Shen Yinuo herself named the dish.
Even though Lu Yan felt disdain for the name, seeing Shen Yinuo’s proud look, he couldn’t bring himself to hurt her enthusiasm.
As long as there was something to eat, that was enough.
During this period, Lu Yan added some cooking utensils for Shen Yinuo, increasing Shen Yinuo’s efficiency. She could now cook 30 pounds of martial food every three days.
Unfortunately, professional martial chef tools were not easy to buy and were very expensive.
The pot that Shen Yinuo carried was a professional martial chef tool. It was made of special material that conducted heat very quickly and had special effects. However, one pot was clearly not enough to cook martial food which required complex procedures.
But Lu Yan was already satisfied.
With 30 pounds of martial food cooked every three days, plus the dried martial food bought from Linglan Chamber of Commerce and Zhou Zhengkong, Lu Yan consumed five pounds of fresh meat and four to five pounds of dried martial food every day.
That was the height of luxury.
With an ample supply of martial food, whether it was accumulating Qi-blood or improving martial arts, everything proceeded at an accelerated pace.
His Qi-blood steadily approached the overflowing state.
If Lu Yan’s Qi-blood capacity was the same as ordinary people, it would have overflowed long ago.
His Qi-blood capacity was now more than four times that of ordinary people. Naturally, it would be much harder and require more resources to cultivate it to the overflowing state.
Fortunately, with the constant supply of martial food, his Qi-blood steadily progressed at a steady pace each day.
As for the Broken Sky Blade, its progress was rapid.
Lu Yan achieved a Slight Achievement in two days and Integration in five days.
In just half a month, he achieved Mastery. Even Lu Yan himself was amazed at the speed of his progress.
At this time, Lu Yan had already rotationally replaced the Red-clad Guard. He went back to oversee the Red-clad Mansion, patrolling the streets, giving him much more leisure time.
Lu Yan also had some new ideas.
If so many alien beasts were in the Blood Land vein, who would cook him martial food when his one-year agreement with Shen Yinuo ended?
Wouldn’t he just sit there and stare at this treasure mountain?
"Why not become a martial chef yourself rather than relying on others?"
Once this idea popped up, it was hard to dismiss it, like a seed had been planted.
He had previously considered learning culinary arts and becoming a martial chef to cook martial food for himself.
After all, he had the Dao Book in his possession.
But the practice of martial chef skills was not the same as practicing martial arts. It was extremely difficult to start learning martial chef skills.
To become a martial chef, one must first master a large amount of basic martial chef knowledge.
For example, the basic properties of alien beast meat, the nine steps to extract poison, the utilization of spiritual medicine, the usage of martial food condiments, the control of heat, and the basic operation of martial chef tools...
Only by mastering all these fundamentals, you can properly perform martial chef skills. The moment you cook a dish of martial food successfully, you can be considered as having started.
This is extremely time-consuming and labor-intensive.
Even a martial chef apprentice with good aptitude needs at least a year to start learning.
After starting, you are not really a martial chef yet. Only when you master a recipe and succeed in cooking a dish more than half the time, you can be considered as a qualified low-level martial chef.
Has Lu Yan been that much of an energetic person?
His original plan was to increase his strength first, to ensure enough self-protection and stability in this world, then pursue martial chef cultivation.
But with the Blood Land vein in front of him, Lu Yan changed his mind.
He would learn now.
He expressed his intention to learn to Shen Yinuo.
"If you want to be a martial chef, you have to master basic knowledge. I don’t have time to teach you these things. You should buy some basic martial chef books to read."
With a single line, Shen Yinuo shooed Lu Yan away.
Lu Yan immediately thought of Zhou Zhengkong.
As a martial chef family, there must be some basic knowledge about martial chefs, which might be more comprehensive.
Leaving the Blood Land vein, Lu Yan went straight to Qingyang City.
"Basic knowledge of a martial chef? Brother Lu, are you planning to cultivate cooking skills?"
Zhou Zhengkong looked at Lu Yan in surprise.
Becoming a martial chef is difficult, and further improvement is even more difficult. Every step of the improvement requires a huge amount of energy and ingredients.
Because it requires constant practice with ingredients.
In short, this career is not for those without money.
Moreover, it requires the guidance of a good teacher; attempting to figure it out yourself would be even more difficult.
"I’ll glance over it when I have nothing to do, and see if I have any talent for becoming a martial chef."
Lu Yan joked.
Except, in his heart, he really was clueless about this.
If it weren’t for the Dao Book, he really didn’t want to try.
Because in his previous life, he was someone who could even burn a pan of fried rice.
Three meals a day were always take-out.
Martial food is a hundred times more complex than ordinary food.
Zhou Zhengkong did not say much and ordered his men. Soon, a stack of books was piled in front of Lu Yan.
There were books like "Martial Chef’s Essentials", "A detailed explanation of Mutated Beast meat poisoning", "Key to removing gamey flavors", "Full guide on the effects of auxiliary spiritual medicine", "Basic operations of martial chef tools" ...
There were thirteen books in total, which made Lu Yan’s head spin.
But thinking of the Blood Land Vein and those Blood Armor Lizards waiting to be slaughtered, he gritted his teeth and took all the books.
He planned to read them leisurely in his spare time, without affecting his martial arts training.
Foremost, he still had to prioritize martial arts.
After practicing martial arts, he would use his free time to read through the books. If there was anything he didn’t understand, he would ask Shen Yinuo.
Time flew by quickly and in a blink, a month had passed. It was Lu Yan’s turn to guard the periphery of the forbidden area.
Lu Yan was somewhat helpless. Now he had a lot of money and a second-class Blood Land Vein. He really did not want to be a Red-clad Guard anymore.
But after thinking about it, he decided to keep it up.
Being a Red-clad Guard and associated with the Green Bamboo Gang and the Fierce Tiger Gang was much more convenient. Moreover, while in the guard, he could learn a lot of inside information, keep an eye on the movements of the two feudal lords, and look for the possibility of finding that second-class Blood Land Vein.
Even the situation of the various feudal lords in Li’an County could be understood.
For the time being, staying in the Red-clad Guard had more advantages than disadvantages.
If one day, the disadvantages outweighed the advantages, Lu Yan would not hesitate to leave.
During the month of guarding the forbidden zone, apart from occasionally intercepting those who tried to peep into the forbidden area, nothing significant happened and very soon the time passed.
In the blink of an eye, it was nearly time for him to fulfill the promise he had made to Shen Yinuo three months ago.
At this time, the Broken Sky Blade finally reached the state of Unity of Man and Martial Arts, and achieved Martial Body, receiving the gifts of heaven and earth
Last time, after practicing the secondary martial arts technique, Vajra Body, to Unity of Man and Martial Arts, his Qi-blood capacity and the strength of his body increased by 50%.
However, the effect greatly reduced this time. His Qi-blood capacity and body strength only increased by 30%.
But his foundation was very solid now, and even a mere 30% was a massive increase. His Qi-blood capacity had reached five times that of ordinary people.
As long as he could reach a state of Qi-blood Overflow, his overall Qi-blood capacity would be five times greater than ordinary people.
His body was far stronger, and even without the use of Qi-blood, he could kill a tiger with a single punch.
Combined with his body, his Qi-blood could unleash astounding power.
Additionally, the thickness of his Qi-blood also increased by 30%, so the distance between him and Qi-blood Overflow did not increase proportionately with his capacity increase.
All in all, with the Broken Sky Blade reaching the state of Unity of Man and Martial Arts, his overall combat power had increased significantly.
"Fortunately, I didn’t grow any taller,"
Lu Yan laughed.
Last time he grew a lot taller because of the Vajra Body technique. It seemed that his height did not change when practicing weapon-based martial arts.
"This knife won’t work, I have to change to a different one,"
He swung his saber around, and it buzzed as if it would snap at any moment.
This was the standard saber given to the Red-clad Guards. It was usually used during patrols to intimidate the ordinary people, but its actual usefulness was limited.
Lu Yan cleaned himself and changed into a clean outfit. He arrived at the largest weapon shop in Changfeng City.
He selected a war knife that resembled a Tang sword after browsing around. It was made of hundred-refined steel and was incredibly sturdy. It weighed eighteen pounds. Although it wasn’t a divine weapon, it was far better than his former saber.
Of course, the price wasn’t cheap either. It cost a whopping three hundred silver taels, equivalent to ten pounds of dried martial food.
Lu Yan was filthy rich now, so he bought it without any hesitation.
"It’s time to fulfill the promise I made to Shen Yinuo."
Lu Yan muttered to himself and walked away with his new saber on his back.
"It seems like you’re ready?"
Shen Yinuo looked at Lu Yan.
"Let’s go and kill some mutated beasts,"
Lu Yan waved his hand.
Soon, the two found a mutated beast, the Blood Armor Lizard.
As soon as the mutated Blood Armor Lizard saw the two, it roared and charged at them.
Bang!
Lu Yan pushed off with his legs, the rocks under his feet exploding. He shot towards the mutated Blood Armor Lizard like an arrow, his body turning golden as his Qi-blood circulated. His forearm muscles swelled, growing by a large amount, and veins wound around his arm like worms.
With a bang, Lu Yan’s punch landed on the head of the mutated Blood Armor Lizard, breaking its charging momentum. The enormous body stopped abruptly, but Lu Yan was also pushed back more than ten meters, his fist feeling numb.
