"With so many Golden Core realm cultivation techniques as resources, we have finally seen a clue to the seventh-stage method. It was truly not easy."
Lu Qing couldn't help but sigh.
The path of spiritual cultivation is fraught with difficulties and dangers.
Those cultivators who can reach the Golden Core realm are all extraordinary individuals, each a rare and exceptional talent.
Those who can create Golden Core level cultivation techniques are truly the cream of the crop, for creation from nothing is never easy.
The twenty or thirty Golden Core level cultivation techniques he acquired each contained the hard work of a prodigy, and the wisdom of cultivation within them should not be underestimated.
As he pondered these ideas, he was often amazed by their ingenuity.
Finally, a flash of inspiration struck, and after years of accumulated knowledge and experience, he broke through the obstacle and gained a clue about the seventh stage of his 【Perfect Golden Elixir Method】.
Of course, this is only a clue at the moment.
To truly deduce the seventh transformation, he still needs to build the framework and gradually refine it over the next period of time.
However, everything is difficult at the beginning. The most difficult step has been taken. What follows is just a matter of perseverance.
With Lu Qing's special abilities, even if it's a slow and painstaking process, it certainly won't take too much time.
After sighing for a while, Lu Qing checked the time and found that it was still early, so he activated his special ability again and continued to comprehend and deduce.
By the time it was broad daylight outside and the disciples of the Qiankun Sect began to move around, Lu Qing already had a general idea of the framework for the seventh stage of the 【Perfect Golden Core Technique】.
"Finally, I see hope." Lu Qing smiled.
With the framework in place, the rest is much simpler. Just fill in the details gradually, and it won't be long before this seventh transformation method is completely perfected.
However, this kind of thing cannot be accomplished in a day or two, and in addition, Lu Qing has more important things to do today, so he temporarily stopped the deduction.
"Ah Qing, have you finished your cultivation?"
When Xiao Li saw Lu Qing wake up, she immediately jumped into his arms, looked up at him with bright, sparkling eyes.
"Yes, we're done cultivating. We'll head over to the ancient tower later."
Looking at the little guy's expression, Lu Qing immediately understood what it was thinking.
After removing the formation and carrying Xiao Li out of the wooden house, Lu Qing saw that the disciples of the Qiankun Sect were all busy with their own affairs in the valley.
"Brother Chen, you've emerged from seclusion!"
Chu Xiaojing had been keeping an eye on the movements in the wooden house where Lu Qing was. When she saw him carrying Xiao Li out, she immediately dropped what she was doing and ran over.
"Just emerged from seclusion, Miss Chu, are you cooking?"
Lu Qing looked at the firewood in Chu Xiaojing's hand. Her palms were somewhat black, and even her fair face had several black marks on them, which made him curious.
"Yes." Chu Xiaojing hid her hands behind her back a little embarrassedly. "Second Senior Brother said that Senior Sister Ye and the others have just recovered from serious injuries and have damaged their vital energy. They need to replenish their qi and blood, so he asked us to cook some food for them. However, I am not very good at cooking, so please forgive me, Brother Chen."
"Yes, Fellow Daoist Qin is quite right. Suitable medicinal diets can better replenish the body's vital energy and blood." Lu Qing nodded in approval.
Even those at the Golden Core Realm are not detached from worldly affairs.
Of course, ordinary food no longer holds any appeal for them; only spiritual food made from spiritual materials imbued with spiritual energy can catch their eye.
In Tian Shu City, there are many restaurants and eateries that specialize in serving spiritual food.
Of course, the price of spiritual food is generally quite high.
"However, why use firewood instead of spiritual fire to brew medicinal cuisine?"
"My second senior brother said that since we don't know how long we'll be staying here, we can't waste our magic power too much, so we've chosen to cook it over firewood."
"I see." Lu Qing nodded.
Qin Zheng is a meticulous person; this can be considered as taking precautions.
"Brother Chen knows how to cook?" Chu Xiaojing asked curiously.
"I used to be a doctor, and preparing medicinal cuisine was part of my job, so I know a little about it."
"I see. However, we don't have any good spiritual ingredients, so we don't know how effective the medicinal food we brew will be."
Chu Xiaojing said with some distress.
They had only been in this secret realm for a short time when they arrived at this dense forest and were drawn to the ancient pagoda.
These days, because they have to take care of Ye Qingzhu and the others who are seriously injured, they have been staying in this valley.
Therefore, I have never been able to properly explore the secret realm, let alone search for spiritual materials.
Lu Qing thought for a moment, then took out two plump rabbit-like beasts from his Qiankun Qi Bag.
"If you're going to cook medicinal food, you might as well add these two strange beasts in; it should make it even more effective."
"Brother Chen, did you catch these?" Chu Xiaojing's eyes lit up as she looked at the two rabbit-like creatures.
"I caught this on my way here. It contains a considerable amount of essence from blood and flesh, which should be a good choice for nourishing blood and qi," Lu Qing said with a smile.
When Lu Qing passed through the grassland, he casually caught quite a few of these rabbit-like creatures.
He originally planned to wait until he had some free time to try it with Xiao Li and see what it tasted like.
Unexpectedly, it came in handy here.
"Thank you, Brother Chen! With these two rabbits, the medicinal cuisine will definitely be much more effective, and Senior Sister Ye and the others will recover much faster!"
Chu Xiaojing was also at the Golden Core stage, so she could naturally sense the powerful flesh and blood energy contained within the two rabbit-like beasts.
After thanking Lu Qing, she took the rabbit-shaped beast and headed towards the medicinal food that was being cooked.
However, she soon ran into a dilemma. Faced with the corpses of the two rabbit-like creatures, she had no idea where to begin and was unsure how to deal with them.
As a Golden Core cultivator, slaying exotic beasts was naturally no problem for her, but gutting and processing them as food was a first for Chu Xiaojing.
So for a moment I didn’t know where to start.
Seeing this, Lu Qing smiled and walked over: "Let me do it."
After saying that, he took the two rabbit-like beasts and condensed a wisp of sword energy in his hand.
Quickly gut and skin it, then condense it into a cloud of mist, wash it, and finally break it down into chunks of meat.
Chu Xiaojing was stunned as she watched Lu Qing handle the ingredients with such skill.
She originally thought that when Lu Qing said he knew a little bit, he really only knew a tiny bit.
But judging from his skillful movements, he was clearly no less skilled than the chefs in those restaurants and taverns.
"Thank you, Brother Chen. I'm so clumsy."
When Lu Qing put the meat into the simmering medicinal soup, Chu Xiaojing finally came to her senses and quickly thanked him.
"It doesn't matter, I have nothing to do anyway."
Lu Qing smiled and took out a few more rabbit-like beasts from his Qiankun Qi Bag.
Then he took out a jade urn engraved with runes and some spirit rice.
Using the Lesser Cloud and Rain Technique, he casually condensed a cloud of mist, rinsed the spirit rice briefly, and placed it into the jade urn.
Driven by magical power, the runes on the jade urn lit up, and soon bursts of heat emanated from it.
Using the same method, Lu Qing sliced one of the rabbit-like beasts into pieces, preparing to put it into a jar to boil later.
After processing the remaining three rabbit-like beasts, he strung them together, then condensed a ball of spiritual fire and began to slowly roast them.
"Brother Chen, what's going on?"
Chu Xiaojing stared blankly to the side, and couldn't help but ask.
"It's been a long time since I made breakfast. Let's see if my skills have become rusty."
Lu Qing controlled the spiritual fire, slowly roasting the rabbit-like beast in his hands.
These days, he's either busy with repairs or traveling.
It's been a long time since I've cooked for myself.
Seeing Chu Xiaojing brewing medicinal food, I couldn't help but feel a little itchy to join in.
"Brother Chen, do you always carry spirit rice with you?"
Chu Xiaojing smelled the aroma of rice slowly emanating from the jade urn and asked again.
"Yes, I have a good appetite, so I usually carry some cooking utensils and ingredients with me. This spirit rice is something I grew myself."
"Spirit rice that I planted myself..." Chu Xiaojing was stunned again.
Because this was yet another answer that completely surprised her.
Looking at Lu Qing, who was intently grilling meat, Chu Xiaojing felt somewhat dazed.
She found that the more she interacted with this Brother Chen, the less she could understand him.
Besides his unfathomable level of cultivation, his unexpected behavior also contributed to his success.
For example, she couldn't quite understand what he had just said about personally cultivating the spirit rice.
Planting spirit rice and other such rough work are usually done by outer disciples in the Qi Refining stage of a sect.
Why would someone at the pinnacle of the Golden Core realm like him have to do such trivial things?
While Chu Xiaojing was in a daze, the spirit rice porridge simmering in the jade urn began to slowly boil.
Lu Qing placed the sliced rabbit meat into the jar, and soon, a delicate fragrance wafted out.
Of course, the richer aroma was coming from the rabbit-like creature he was roasting in his hands.
The rich aroma quickly attracted the attention of the other Qiankun Sect disciples who were cultivating in the valley, and they all opened their eyes.
Even Ye Qingzhu and the others, who were meditating in another wooden house, were drawn in.
"Fellow Daoist Chen is in high spirits, grilling meat here so early in the morning."
Qin Zheng walked out of a wooden house and chuckled.
"I'm just bored. Perfect timing, Miss Ye. Miss Chu has also prepared your medicinal cuisine. After eating it, you should replenish your qi and blood."
Lu Qing moved the pot of medicinal food out and took out some bowls and chopsticks, gesturing to Ye Qingzhu and the others.
Knowing that this was a medicinal meal specially prepared for them by Chu Xiaojing, Ye Qingzhu and the others first expressed their gratitude before accepting it.
However, after taking a sip, their faces immediately turned bitter.
"Senior Sister Ye, Senior Brother Zixiao, how is it? This is my first time cooking. Is it good?"
Chu Xiaojing asked with a look of anticipation.
"Hmm, not bad, but the herbal smell is a bit too strong," Ye Qingzhu forced a smile.
"Delicious!" Zi Xiao said seriously, her expression turning solemn.
As for the other two disciples of the Qiankun Sect, they naturally didn't dare to say anything and both said that the taste was good.
These compliments immediately made Chu Xiaojing beam with joy.
The fact that she was able to gain the approval of her senior brothers and sisters on her first cooking attempt shows that she has a real talent for being a spiritual chef.
Overjoyed, she immediately announced, "Then I will continue to prepare medicinal meals for you for the next few days."
Upon hearing this, Ye Qingzhu and the others froze.
"No need for you to trouble yourself, Junior Sister. I think my injuries have almost fully recovered. If I eat too much medicinal food, I'm afraid I'll be too weak to handle it," Ye Qingzhu said tactfully.
“Mhm!” Zi Xiao and the other two nodded in agreement.
"Oh, that's a real shame," Chu Xiaojing said with some regret.
Seeing that she had given up, Ye Qingzhu and the others breathed a sigh of relief.
If they eat the medicinal meals cooked by their junior sister a few more times, even if their bodies recover, their souls will suffer considerable damage.
Lu Qing watched from the side, secretly amused, but he didn't expose them. Instead, he ladled out four bowls of meat porridge and handed them to them.
"Miss Ye, please try the meat porridge I cooked. It's made with spirit rice and rabbit meat from a mythical beast, and it's quite nourishing."
"Did Fellow Daoist Chen brew this himself?"
Ye Qingzhu and the others were flattered and accepted the gifts.
Smelling the fragrant aroma emanating from the bowl, I couldn't resist taking a sip.
The next moment, their eyes all lit up.
This rice and meat porridge is fragrant, soft, and smooth, with a rich meaty aroma; it is truly delicious.
More importantly, their taste buds had just been tortured by the medicinal cuisine cooked by Junior Sister Xiaojing, and the contrast between then and now drinking this delicious meat porridge made the flavor even better.
"Fellow Daoist Chen's culinary skills are truly remarkable, no less than those famous spiritual chefs in Tian Shu City," Zi Xiao couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
"You're too kind. It's just that everyone hasn't eaten in a long time, so it tastes especially delicious," Lu Qing said with a smile.
Then he called over the other Qiankun Sect disciples to have breakfast together.
This time he cooked quite a lot of porridge, and he also had plenty of spiritual rice stored in his Qiankun Qi Bag, so he wasn't worried about not having enough to eat.
At first, the Qiankun Sect disciples were a little embarrassed, but in the end, under Qin Zheng's leadership, they all gathered together to eat.
And so, after so many days in the secret realm, the disciples of the Qiankun Sect finally had a decent breakfast.
"Fellow Daoist Chen, Junior Brother Zixiao is right. Your cooking skills are truly no worse than those of the top spiritual chefs."
After finishing breakfast, even Qin Zheng couldn't help but praise it.
Especially the roasted meat, it was a taste he had never tasted before.
"It's just that the ingredients are good. My cooking skills are only good enough to add a finishing touch," Lu Qing said modestly.
However, he wasn't wrong; it was indeed thanks to the ingredients.
Even he was quite surprised that the rabbit he casually caught on the grassland tasted surprisingly good.
It's quite amazing that these rabbit-like beasts were incredibly strong when they were alive, and they were impervious to swords and blades.
But after it dies, the flesh becomes very good, instead of becoming tough and chewy.
Furthermore, Lu Qing roasted it with spiritual fire, so it was completely cooked through and not tough to chew; on the contrary, it tasted excellent.
"Sure enough, the reason why the strange beasts in this secret realm have such strong bodies is because of the primordial blood of witches within them. Once they die, their bloodline is no longer activated, and their bodies become much weaker." Lu Qing realized this.
"By the way, Fellow Daoist Chen, there's something I need to tell you. Yesterday, while you were in seclusion, people from the Gongshu family came by..."
At this moment, Qin Zheng suddenly brought up something and told us about the Gongshu family's visit the day before.
"Does Fellow Daoist Qin mean I should be careful of the Gongshu family?"
Lu Qing said thoughtfully.
“That’s right. Gongshu Yu is a cunning man. He probably saw you appear with us yesterday. Now that we’ve broken ties with him, I’m afraid he’ll take his anger out on you and do something bad to you,” Qin Zheng said seriously.
"Thank you for the reminder, Fellow Daoist Qin. I will be careful."
Seeing that Lu Qing had agreed, Qin Zheng finally felt relieved.
Although Lu Qing's strength is unfathomable, even he cannot see through his true intentions.
But as the saying goes, two fists can't beat four hands. The Gongshu family had many people and a lot of power. Gongshu Yu's cultivation level was even higher than his, having reached the peak of the eighth level of the Golden Core stage.
Within this secret realm, he is only slightly weaker than Ba Tian of the Overlord Clan, Shen Zangfeng of the Heavenly Sword Sect, and the Dao disciples of several major forces such as Dao Xu Temple and Bi Luo Palace.
No matter how powerful Lu Qing is, he is still just one person. If he falls into the Gongshu family's formation, he will probably have difficulty resisting.
Therefore, he did not want this benefactor who had shown great kindness to their Qiankun Sect to suffer collateral damage because of his own affairs.
“Brother Chen, since that’s the case, why don’t you stay here in the valley? As long as we stand together, the Gongshu family won’t be able to do anything to us,” Chu Xiaojing said.
“I’m afraid that won’t work.” Lu Qing shook his head. “I need to go to the ancient pagoda again later.”
"With so many Golden Core realm cultivation techniques as resources, we have finally seen a clue to the seventh-stage method. It was truly not easy."
Lu Qing couldn't help but sigh.
The path of spiritual cultivation is fraught with difficulties and dangers.
Those cultivators who can reach the Golden Core realm are all extraordinary individuals, each a rare and exceptional talent.
Those who can create Golden Core level cultivation techniques are truly the cream of the crop, for creation from nothing is never easy.
The twenty or thirty Golden Core level cultivation techniques he acquired each contained the hard work of a prodigy, and the wisdom of cultivation within them should not be underestimated.
As he pondered these ideas, he was often amazed by their ingenuity.
Finally, a flash of inspiration struck, and after years of accumulated knowledge and experience, he broke through the obstacle and gained a clue about the seventh stage of his 【Perfect Golden Elixir Method】.
Of course, this is only a clue at the moment.
To truly deduce the seventh transformation, he still needs to build the framework and gradually refine it over the next period of time.
However, everything is difficult at the beginning. The most difficult step has been taken. What follows is just a matter of perseverance.
With Lu Qing's special abilities, even if it's a slow and painstaking process, it certainly won't take too much time.
After sighing for a while, Lu Qing checked the time and found that it was still early, so he activated his special ability again and continued to comprehend and deduce.
By the time it was broad daylight outside and the disciples of the Qiankun Sect began to move around, Lu Qing already had a general idea of the framework for the seventh stage of the 【Perfect Golden Core Technique】.
"Finally, I see hope." Lu Qing smiled.
With the framework in place, the rest is much simpler. Just fill in the details gradually, and it won't be long before this seventh transformation method is completely perfected.
However, this kind of thing cannot be accomplished in a day or two, and in addition, Lu Qing has more important things to do today, so he temporarily stopped the deduction.
"Ah Qing, have you finished your cultivation?"
When Xiao Li saw Lu Qing wake up, she immediately jumped into his arms, looked up at him with bright, sparkling eyes.
"Yes, we're done cultivating. We'll head over to the ancient tower later."
Looking at the little guy's expression, Lu Qing immediately understood what it was thinking.
After removing the formation and carrying Xiao Li out of the wooden house, Lu Qing saw that the disciples of the Qiankun Sect were all busy with their own affairs in the valley.
"Brother Chen, you've emerged from seclusion!"
Chu Xiaojing had been keeping an eye on the movements in the wooden house where Lu Qing was. When she saw him carrying Xiao Li out, she immediately dropped what she was doing and ran over.
"Just emerged from seclusion, Miss Chu, are you cooking?"
Lu Qing looked at the firewood in Chu Xiaojing's hand. Her palms were somewhat black, and even her fair face had several black marks on them, which made him curious.
"Yes." Chu Xiaojing hid her hands behind her back a little embarrassedly. "Second Senior Brother said that Senior Sister Ye and the others have just recovered from serious injuries and have damaged their vital energy. They need to replenish their qi and blood, so he asked us to cook some food for them. However, I am not very good at cooking, so please forgive me, Brother Chen."
"Yes, Fellow Daoist Qin is quite right. Suitable medicinal diets can better replenish the body's vital energy and blood." Lu Qing nodded in approval.
Even those at the Golden Core Realm are not detached from worldly affairs.
Of course, ordinary food no longer holds any appeal for them; only spiritual food made from spiritual materials imbued with spiritual energy can catch their eye.
In Tian Shu City, there are many restaurants and eateries that specialize in serving spiritual food.
Of course, the price of spiritual food is generally quite high.
"However, why use firewood instead of spiritual fire to brew medicinal cuisine?"
"My second senior brother said that since we don't know how long we'll be staying here, we can't waste our magic power too much, so we've chosen to cook it over firewood."
"I see." Lu Qing nodded.
Qin Zheng is a meticulous person; this can be considered as taking precautions.
"Brother Chen knows how to cook?" Chu Xiaojing asked curiously.
"I used to be a doctor, and preparing medicinal cuisine was part of my job, so I know a little about it."
"I see. However, we don't have any good spiritual ingredients, so we don't know how effective the medicinal food we brew will be."
Chu Xiaojing said with some distress.
They had only been in this secret realm for a short time when they arrived at this dense forest and were drawn to the ancient pagoda.
These days, because they have to take care of Ye Qingzhu and the others who are seriously injured, they have been staying in this valley.
Therefore, I have never been able to properly explore the secret realm, let alone search for spiritual materials.
Lu Qing thought for a moment, then took out two plump rabbit-like beasts from his Qiankun Qi Bag.
"If you're going to cook medicinal food, you might as well add these two strange beasts in; it should make it even more effective."
"Brother Chen, did you catch these?" Chu Xiaojing's eyes lit up as she looked at the two rabbit-like creatures.
"I caught this on my way here. It contains a considerable amount of essence from blood and flesh, which should be a good choice for nourishing blood and qi," Lu Qing said with a smile.
When Lu Qing passed through the grassland, he casually caught quite a few of these rabbit-like creatures.
He originally planned to wait until he had some free time to try it with Xiao Li and see what it tasted like.
Unexpectedly, it came in handy here.
"Thank you, Brother Chen! With these two rabbits, the medicinal cuisine will definitely be much more effective, and Senior Sister Ye and the others will recover much faster!"
Chu Xiaojing was also at the Golden Core stage, so she could naturally sense the powerful flesh and blood energy contained within the two rabbit-like beasts.
After thanking Lu Qing, she took the rabbit-shaped beast and headed towards the medicinal food that was being cooked.
However, she soon ran into a dilemma. Faced with the corpses of the two rabbit-like creatures, she had no idea where to begin and was unsure how to deal with them.
As a Golden Core cultivator, slaying exotic beasts was naturally no problem for her, but gutting and processing them as food was a first for Chu Xiaojing.
So for a moment I didn’t know where to start.
Seeing this, Lu Qing smiled and walked over: "Let me do it."
After saying that, he took the two rabbit-like beasts and condensed a wisp of sword energy in his hand.
Quickly gut and skin it, then condense it into a cloud of mist, wash it, and finally break it down into chunks of meat.
Chu Xiaojing was stunned as she watched Lu Qing handle the ingredients with such skill.
She originally thought that when Lu Qing said he knew a little bit, he really only knew a tiny bit.
But judging from his skillful movements, he was clearly no less skilled than the chefs in those restaurants and taverns.
"Thank you, Brother Chen. I'm so clumsy."
When Lu Qing put the meat into the simmering medicinal soup, Chu Xiaojing finally came to her senses and quickly thanked him.
"It doesn't matter, I have nothing to do anyway."
Lu Qing smiled and took out a few more rabbit-like beasts from his Qiankun Qi Bag.
Then he took out a jade urn engraved with runes and some spirit rice.
Using the Lesser Cloud and Rain Technique, he casually condensed a cloud of mist, rinsed the spirit rice briefly, and placed it into the jade urn.
Driven by magical power, the runes on the jade urn lit up, and soon bursts of heat emanated from it.
Using the same method, Lu Qing sliced one of the rabbit-like beasts into pieces, preparing to put it into a jar to boil later.
After processing the remaining three rabbit-like beasts, he strung them together, then condensed a ball of spiritual fire and began to slowly roast them.
"Brother Chen, what's going on?"
Chu Xiaojing stared blankly to the side, and couldn't help but ask.
"It's been a long time since I made breakfast. Let's see if my skills have become rusty."
Lu Qing controlled the spiritual fire, slowly roasting the rabbit-like beast in his hands.
These days, he's either busy with repairs or traveling.
It's been a long time since I've cooked for myself.
Seeing Chu Xiaojing brewing medicinal food, I couldn't help but feel a little itchy to join in.
"Brother Chen, do you always carry spirit rice with you?"
Chu Xiaojing smelled the aroma of rice slowly emanating from the jade urn and asked again.
"Yes, I have a good appetite, so I usually carry some cooking utensils and ingredients with me. This spirit rice is something I grew myself."
"Spirit rice that I planted myself..." Chu Xiaojing was stunned again.
Because this was yet another answer that completely surprised her.
Looking at Lu Qing, who was intently grilling meat, Chu Xiaojing felt somewhat dazed.
She found that the more she interacted with this Brother Chen, the less she could understand him.
Besides his unfathomable level of cultivation, his unexpected behavior also contributed to his success.
For example, she couldn't quite understand what he had just said about personally cultivating the spirit rice.
Planting spirit rice and other such rough work are usually done by outer disciples in the Qi Refining stage of a sect.
Why would someone at the pinnacle of the Golden Core realm like him have to do such trivial things?
While Chu Xiaojing was in a daze, the spirit rice porridge simmering in the jade urn began to slowly boil.
Lu Qing placed the sliced rabbit meat into the jar, and soon, a delicate fragrance wafted out.
Of course, the richer aroma was coming from the rabbit-like creature he was roasting in his hands.
The rich aroma quickly attracted the attention of the other Qiankun Sect disciples who were cultivating in the valley, and they all opened their eyes.
Even Ye Qingzhu and the others, who were meditating in another wooden house, were drawn in.
"Fellow Daoist Chen is in high spirits, grilling meat here so early in the morning."
Qin Zheng walked out of a wooden house and chuckled.
"I'm just bored. Perfect timing, Miss Ye. Miss Chu has also prepared your medicinal cuisine. After eating it, you should replenish your qi and blood."
Lu Qing moved the pot of medicinal food out and took out some bowls and chopsticks, gesturing to Ye Qingzhu and the others.
Knowing that this was a medicinal meal specially prepared for them by Chu Xiaojing, Ye Qingzhu and the others first expressed their gratitude before accepting it.
However, after taking a sip, their faces immediately turned bitter.
"Senior Sister Ye, Senior Brother Zixiao, how is it? This is my first time cooking. Is it good?"
Chu Xiaojing asked with a look of anticipation.
"Hmm, not bad, but the herbal smell is a bit too strong," Ye Qingzhu forced a smile.
"Delicious!" Zi Xiao said seriously, her expression turning solemn.
As for the other two disciples of the Qiankun Sect, they naturally didn't dare to say anything and both said that the taste was good.
These compliments immediately made Chu Xiaojing beam with joy.
The fact that she was able to gain the approval of her senior brothers and sisters on her first cooking attempt shows that she has a real talent for being a spiritual chef.
Overjoyed, she immediately announced, "Then I will continue to prepare medicinal meals for you for the next few days."
Upon hearing this, Ye Qingzhu and the others froze.
"No need for you to trouble yourself, Junior Sister. I think my injuries have almost fully recovered. If I eat too much medicinal food, I'm afraid I'll be too weak to handle it," Ye Qingzhu said tactfully.
“Mhm!” Zi Xiao and the other two nodded in agreement.
"Oh, that's a real shame," Chu Xiaojing said with some regret.
Seeing that she had given up, Ye Qingzhu and the others breathed a sigh of relief.
If they eat the medicinal meals cooked by their junior sister a few more times, even if their bodies recover, their souls will suffer considerable damage.
Lu Qing watched from the side, secretly amused, but he didn't expose them. Instead, he ladled out four bowls of meat porridge and handed them to them.
"Miss Ye, please try the meat porridge I cooked. It's made with spirit rice and rabbit meat from a mythical beast, and it's quite nourishing."
"Did Fellow Daoist Chen brew this himself?"
Ye Qingzhu and the others were flattered and accepted the gifts.
Smelling the fragrant aroma emanating from the bowl, I couldn't resist taking a sip.
The next moment, their eyes all lit up.
This rice and meat porridge is fragrant, soft, and smooth, with a rich meaty aroma; it is truly delicious.
More importantly, their taste buds had just been tortured by the medicinal cuisine cooked by Junior Sister Xiaojing, and the contrast between then and now drinking this delicious meat porridge made the flavor even better.
"Fellow Daoist Chen's culinary skills are truly remarkable, no less than those famous spiritual chefs in Tian Shu City," Zi Xiao couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
"You're too kind. It's just that everyone hasn't eaten in a long time, so it tastes especially delicious," Lu Qing said with a smile.
Then he called over the other Qiankun Sect disciples to have breakfast together.
This time he cooked quite a lot of porridge, and he also had plenty of spiritual rice stored in his Qiankun Qi Bag, so he wasn't worried about not having enough to eat.
At first, the Qiankun Sect disciples were a little embarrassed, but in the end, under Qin Zheng's leadership, they all gathered together to eat.
And so, after so many days in the secret realm, the disciples of the Qiankun Sect finally had a decent breakfast.
"Fellow Daoist Chen, Junior Brother Zixiao is right. Your cooking skills are truly no worse than those of the top spiritual chefs."
After finishing breakfast, even Qin Zheng couldn't help but praise it.
Especially the roasted meat, it was a taste he had never tasted before.
"It's just that the ingredients are good. My cooking skills are only good enough to add a finishing touch," Lu Qing said modestly.
However, he wasn't wrong; it was indeed thanks to the ingredients.
Even he was quite surprised that the rabbit he casually caught on the grassland tasted surprisingly good.
It's quite amazing that these rabbit-like beasts were incredibly strong when they were alive, and they were impervious to swords and blades.
But after it dies, the flesh becomes very good, instead of becoming tough and chewy.
Furthermore, Lu Qing roasted it with spiritual fire, so it was completely cooked through and not tough to chew; on the contrary, it tasted excellent.
"Sure enough, the reason why the strange beasts in this secret realm have such strong bodies is because of the primordial blood of witches within them. Once they die, their bloodline is no longer activated, and their bodies become much weaker." Lu Qing realized this.
"By the way, Fellow Daoist Chen, there's something I need to tell you. Yesterday, while you were in seclusion, people from the Gongshu family came by..."
At this moment, Qin Zheng suddenly brought up something and told us about the Gongshu family's visit the day before.
"Does Fellow Daoist Qin mean I should be careful of the Gongshu family?"
Lu Qing said thoughtfully.
“That’s right. Gongshu Yu is a cunning man. He probably saw you appear with us yesterday. Now that we’ve broken ties with him, I’m afraid he’ll take his anger out on you and do something bad to you,” Qin Zheng said seriously.
"Thank you for the reminder, Fellow Daoist Qin. I will be careful."
Seeing that Lu Qing had agreed, Qin Zheng finally felt relieved.
Although Lu Qing's strength is unfathomable, even he cannot see through his true intentions.
But as the saying goes, two fists can't beat four hands. The Gongshu family had many people and a lot of power. Gongshu Yu's cultivation level was even higher than his, having reached the peak of the eighth level of the Golden Core stage.
Within this secret realm, he is only slightly weaker than Ba Tian of the Overlord Clan, Shen Zangfeng of the Heavenly Sword Sect, and the Dao disciples of several major forces such as Dao Xu Temple and Bi Luo Palace.
No matter how powerful Lu Qing is, he is still just one person. If he falls into the Gongshu family's formation, he will probably have difficulty resisting.
Therefore, he did not want this benefactor who had shown great kindness to their Qiankun Sect to suffer collateral damage because of his own affairs.
“Brother Chen, since that’s the case, why don’t you stay here in the valley? As long as we stand together, the Gongshu family won’t be able to do anything to us,” Chu Xiaojing said.
“I’m afraid that won’t work.” Lu Qing shook his head. “I need to go to the ancient pagoda again later.”
"With so many Golden Core realm cultivation techniques as resources, we have finally seen a clue to the seventh-stage method. It was truly not easy."
Lu Qing couldn't help but sigh.
The path of spiritual cultivation is fraught with difficulties and dangers.
Those cultivators who can reach the Golden Core realm are all extraordinary individuals, each a rare and exceptional talent.
Those who can create Golden Core level cultivation techniques are truly the cream of the crop, for creation from nothing is never easy.
The twenty or thirty Golden Core level cultivation techniques he acquired each contained the hard work of a prodigy, and the wisdom of cultivation within them should not be underestimated.
As he pondered these ideas, he was often amazed by their ingenuity.
Finally, a flash of inspiration struck, and after years of accumulated knowledge and experience, he broke through the obstacle and gained a clue about the seventh stage of his 【Perfect Golden Elixir Method】.
Of course, this is only a clue at the moment.
To truly deduce the seventh transformation, he still needs to build the framework and gradually refine it over the next period of time.
However, everything is difficult at the beginning. The most difficult step has been taken. What follows is just a matter of perseverance.
With Lu Qing's special abilities, even if it's a slow and painstaking process, it certainly won't take too much time.
After sighing for a while, Lu Qing checked the time and found that it was still early, so he activated his special ability again and continued to comprehend and deduce.
By the time it was broad daylight outside and the disciples of the Qiankun Sect began to move around, Lu Qing already had a general idea of the framework for the seventh stage of the 【Perfect Golden Core Technique】.
"Finally, I see hope." Lu Qing smiled.
With the framework in place, the rest is much simpler. Just fill in the details gradually, and it won't be long before this seventh transformation method is completely perfected.
However, this kind of thing cannot be accomplished in a day or two, and in addition, Lu Qing has more important things to do today, so he temporarily stopped the deduction.
"Ah Qing, have you finished your cultivation?"
When Xiao Li saw Lu Qing wake up, she immediately jumped into his arms, looked up at him with bright, sparkling eyes.
"Yes, we're done cultivating. We'll head over to the ancient tower later."
Looking at the little guy's expression, Lu Qing immediately understood what it was thinking.
After removing the formation and carrying Xiao Li out of the wooden house, Lu Qing saw that the disciples of the Qiankun Sect were all busy with their own affairs in the valley.
"Brother Chen, you've emerged from seclusion!"
Chu Xiaojing had been keeping an eye on the movements in the wooden house where Lu Qing was. When she saw him carrying Xiao Li out, she immediately dropped what she was doing and ran over.
"Just emerged from seclusion, Miss Chu, are you cooking?"
Lu Qing looked at the firewood in Chu Xiaojing's hand. Her palms were somewhat black, and even her fair face had several black marks on them, which made him curious.
"Yes." Chu Xiaojing hid her hands behind her back a little embarrassedly. "Second Senior Brother said that Senior Sister Ye and the others have just recovered from serious injuries and have damaged their vital energy. They need to replenish their qi and blood, so he asked us to cook some food for them. However, I am not very good at cooking, so please forgive me, Brother Chen."
"Yes, Fellow Daoist Qin is quite right. Suitable medicinal diets can better replenish the body's vital energy and blood." Lu Qing nodded in approval.
Even those at the Golden Core Realm are not detached from worldly affairs.
Of course, ordinary food no longer holds any appeal for them; only spiritual food made from spiritual materials imbued with spiritual energy can catch their eye.
In Tian Shu City, there are many restaurants and eateries that specialize in serving spiritual food.
Of course, the price of spiritual food is generally quite high.
"However, why use firewood instead of spiritual fire to brew medicinal cuisine?"
"My second senior brother said that since we don't know how long we'll be staying here, we can't waste our magic power too much, so we've chosen to cook it over firewood."
"I see." Lu Qing nodded.
Qin Zheng is a meticulous person; this can be considered as taking precautions.
"Brother Chen knows how to cook?" Chu Xiaojing asked curiously.
"I used to be a doctor, and preparing medicinal cuisine was part of my job, so I know a little about it."
"I see. However, we don't have any good spiritual ingredients, so we don't know how effective the medicinal food we brew will be."
Chu Xiaojing said with some distress.
They had only been in this secret realm for a short time when they arrived at this dense forest and were drawn to the ancient pagoda.
These days, because they have to take care of Ye Qingzhu and the others who are seriously injured, they have been staying in this valley.
Therefore, I have never been able to properly explore the secret realm, let alone search for spiritual materials.
Lu Qing thought for a moment, then took out two plump rabbit-like beasts from his Qiankun Qi Bag.
"If you're going to cook medicinal food, you might as well add these two strange beasts in; it should make it even more effective."
"Brother Chen, did you catch these?" Chu Xiaojing's eyes lit up as she looked at the two rabbit-like creatures.
"I caught this on my way here. It contains a considerable amount of essence from blood and flesh, which should be a good choice for nourishing blood and qi," Lu Qing said with a smile.
When Lu Qing passed through the grassland, he casually caught quite a few of these rabbit-like creatures.
He originally planned to wait until he had some free time to try it with Xiao Li and see what it tasted like.
Unexpectedly, it came in handy here.
"Thank you, Brother Chen! With these two rabbits, the medicinal cuisine will definitely be much more effective, and Senior Sister Ye and the others will recover much faster!"
Chu Xiaojing was also at the Golden Core stage, so she could naturally sense the powerful flesh and blood energy contained within the two rabbit-like beasts.
After thanking Lu Qing, she took the rabbit-shaped beast and headed towards the medicinal food that was being cooked.
However, she soon ran into a dilemma. Faced with the corpses of the two rabbit-like creatures, she had no idea where to begin and was unsure how to deal with them.
As a Golden Core cultivator, slaying exotic beasts was naturally no problem for her, but gutting and processing them as food was a first for Chu Xiaojing.
So for a moment I didn’t know where to start.
Seeing this, Lu Qing smiled and walked over: "Let me do it."
After saying that, he took the two rabbit-like beasts and condensed a wisp of sword energy in his hand.
Quickly gut and skin it, then condense it into a cloud of mist, wash it, and finally break it down into chunks of meat.
Chu Xiaojing was stunned as she watched Lu Qing handle the ingredients with such skill.
She originally thought that when Lu Qing said he knew a little bit, he really only knew a tiny bit.
But judging from his skillful movements, he was clearly no less skilled than the chefs in those restaurants and taverns.
"Thank you, Brother Chen. I'm so clumsy."
When Lu Qing put the meat into the simmering medicinal soup, Chu Xiaojing finally came to her senses and quickly thanked him.
"It doesn't matter, I have nothing to do anyway."
Lu Qing smiled and took out a few more rabbit-like beasts from his Qiankun Qi Bag.
Then he took out a jade urn engraved with runes and some spirit rice.
Using the Lesser Cloud and Rain Technique, he casually condensed a cloud of mist, rinsed the spirit rice briefly, and placed it into the jade urn.
Driven by magical power, the runes on the jade urn lit up, and soon bursts of heat emanated from it.
Using the same method, Lu Qing sliced one of the rabbit-like beasts into pieces, preparing to put it into a jar to boil later.
After processing the remaining three rabbit-like beasts, he strung them together, then condensed a ball of spiritual fire and began to slowly roast them.
"Brother Chen, what's going on?"
Chu Xiaojing stared blankly to the side, and couldn't help but ask.
"It's been a long time since I made breakfast. Let's see if my skills have become rusty."
Lu Qing controlled the spiritual fire, slowly roasting the rabbit-like beast in his hands.
These days, he's either busy with repairs or traveling.
It's been a long time since I've cooked for myself.
Seeing Chu Xiaojing brewing medicinal food, I couldn't help but feel a little itchy to join in.
"Brother Chen, do you always carry spirit rice with you?"
Chu Xiaojing smelled the aroma of rice slowly emanating from the jade urn and asked again.
"Yes, I have a good appetite, so I usually carry some cooking utensils and ingredients with me. This spirit rice is something I grew myself."
"Spirit rice that I planted myself..." Chu Xiaojing was stunned again.
Because this was yet another answer that completely surprised her.
Looking at Lu Qing, who was intently grilling meat, Chu Xiaojing felt somewhat dazed.
She found that the more she interacted with this Brother Chen, the less she could understand him.
Besides his unfathomable level of cultivation, his unexpected behavior also contributed to his success.
For example, she couldn't quite understand what he had just said about personally cultivating the spirit rice.
Planting spirit rice and other such rough work are usually done by outer disciples in the Qi Refining stage of a sect.
Why would someone at the pinnacle of the Golden Core realm like him have to do such trivial things?
While Chu Xiaojing was in a daze, the spirit rice porridge simmering in the jade urn began to slowly boil.
Lu Qing placed the sliced rabbit meat into the jar, and soon, a delicate fragrance wafted out.
Of course, the richer aroma was coming from the rabbit-like creature he was roasting in his hands.
The rich aroma quickly attracted the attention of the other Qiankun Sect disciples who were cultivating in the valley, and they all opened their eyes.
Even Ye Qingzhu and the others, who were meditating in another wooden house, were drawn in.
"Fellow Daoist Chen is in high spirits, grilling meat here so early in the morning."
Qin Zheng walked out of a wooden house and chuckled.
"I'm just bored. Perfect timing, Miss Ye. Miss Chu has also prepared your medicinal cuisine. After eating it, you should replenish your qi and blood."
Lu Qing moved the pot of medicinal food out and took out some bowls and chopsticks, gesturing to Ye Qingzhu and the others.
Knowing that this was a medicinal meal specially prepared for them by Chu Xiaojing, Ye Qingzhu and the others first expressed their gratitude before accepting it.
However, after taking a sip, their faces immediately turned bitter.
"Senior Sister Ye, Senior Brother Zixiao, how is it? This is my first time cooking. Is it good?"
Chu Xiaojing asked with a look of anticipation.
"Hmm, not bad, but the herbal smell is a bit too strong," Ye Qingzhu forced a smile.
"Delicious!" Zi Xiao said seriously, her expression turning solemn.
As for the other two disciples of the Qiankun Sect, they naturally didn't dare to say anything and both said that the taste was good.
These compliments immediately made Chu Xiaojing beam with joy.
The fact that she was able to gain the approval of her senior brothers and sisters on her first cooking attempt shows that she has a real talent for being a spiritual chef.
Overjoyed, she immediately announced, "Then I will continue to prepare medicinal meals for you for the next few days."
Upon hearing this, Ye Qingzhu and the others froze.
"No need for you to trouble yourself, Junior Sister. I think my injuries have almost fully recovered. If I eat too much medicinal food, I'm afraid I'll be too weak to handle it," Ye Qingzhu said tactfully.
“Mhm!” Zi Xiao and the other two nodded in agreement.
"Oh, that's a real shame," Chu Xiaojing said with some regret.
Seeing that she had given up, Ye Qingzhu and the others breathed a sigh of relief.
If they eat the medicinal meals cooked by their junior sister a few more times, even if their bodies recover, their souls will suffer considerable damage.
Lu Qing watched from the side, secretly amused, but he didn't expose them. Instead, he ladled out four bowls of meat porridge and handed them to them.
"Miss Ye, please try the meat porridge I cooked. It's made with spirit rice and rabbit meat from a mythical beast, and it's quite nourishing."
"Did Fellow Daoist Chen brew this himself?"
Ye Qingzhu and the others were flattered and accepted the gifts.
Smelling the fragrant aroma emanating from the bowl, I couldn't resist taking a sip.
The next moment, their eyes all lit up.
This rice and meat porridge is fragrant, soft, and smooth, with a rich meaty aroma; it is truly delicious.
More importantly, their taste buds had just been tortured by the medicinal cuisine cooked by Junior Sister Xiaojing, and the contrast between then and now drinking this delicious meat porridge made the flavor even better.
"Fellow Daoist Chen's culinary skills are truly remarkable, no less than those famous spiritual chefs in Tian Shu City," Zi Xiao couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
"You're too kind. It's just that everyone hasn't eaten in a long time, so it tastes especially delicious," Lu Qing said with a smile.
Then he called over the other Qiankun Sect disciples to have breakfast together.
This time he cooked quite a lot of porridge, and he also had plenty of spiritual rice stored in his Qiankun Qi Bag, so he wasn't worried about not having enough to eat.
At first, the Qiankun Sect disciples were a little embarrassed, but in the end, under Qin Zheng's leadership, they all gathered together to eat.
And so, after so many days in the secret realm, the disciples of the Qiankun Sect finally had a decent breakfast.
"Fellow Daoist Chen, Junior Brother Zixiao is right. Your cooking skills are truly no worse than those of the top spiritual chefs."
After finishing breakfast, even Qin Zheng couldn't help but praise it.
Especially the roasted meat, it was a taste he had never tasted before.
"It's just that the ingredients are good. My cooking skills are only good enough to add a finishing touch," Lu Qing said modestly.
However, he wasn't wrong; it was indeed thanks to the ingredients.
Even he was quite surprised that the rabbit he casually caught on the grassland tasted surprisingly good.
It's quite amazing that these rabbit-like beasts were incredibly strong when they were alive, and they were impervious to swords and blades.
But after it dies, the flesh becomes very good, instead of becoming tough and chewy.
Furthermore, Lu Qing roasted it with spiritual fire, so it was completely cooked through and not tough to chew; on the contrary, it tasted excellent.
"Sure enough, the reason why the strange beasts in this secret realm have such strong bodies is because of the primordial blood of witches within them. Once they die, their bloodline is no longer activated, and their bodies become much weaker." Lu Qing realized this.
"By the way, Fellow Daoist Chen, there's something I need to tell you. Yesterday, while you were in seclusion, people from the Gongshu family came by..."
At this moment, Qin Zheng suddenly brought up something and told us about the Gongshu family's visit the day before.
"Does Fellow Daoist Qin mean I should be careful of the Gongshu family?"
Lu Qing said thoughtfully.
“That’s right. Gongshu Yu is a cunning man. He probably saw you appear with us yesterday. Now that we’ve broken ties with him, I’m afraid he’ll take his anger out on you and do something bad to you,” Qin Zheng said seriously.
"Thank you for the reminder, Fellow Daoist Qin. I will be careful."
Seeing that Lu Qing had agreed, Qin Zheng finally felt relieved.
Although Lu Qing's strength is unfathomable, even he cannot see through his true intentions.
But as the saying goes, two fists can't beat four hands. The Gongshu family had many people and a lot of power. Gongshu Yu's cultivation level was even higher than his, having reached the peak of the eighth level of the Golden Core stage.
Within this secret realm, he is only slightly weaker than Ba Tian of the Overlord Clan, Shen Zangfeng of the Heavenly Sword Sect, and the Dao disciples of several major forces such as Dao Xu Temple and Bi Luo Palace.
No matter how powerful Lu Qing is, he is still just one person. If he falls into the Gongshu family's formation, he will probably have difficulty resisting.
Therefore, he did not want this benefactor who had shown great kindness to their Qiankun Sect to suffer collateral damage because of his own affairs.
“Brother Chen, since that’s the case, why don’t you stay here in the valley? As long as we stand together, the Gongshu family won’t be able to do anything to us,” Chu Xiaojing said.
“I’m afraid that won’t work.” Lu Qing shook his head. “I need to go to the ancient pagoda again later.”
"With so many Golden Core realm cultivation techniques as resources, we have finally seen a clue to the seventh-stage method. It was truly not easy."
Lu Qing couldn't help but sigh.
The path of spiritual cultivation is fraught with difficulties and dangers.
Those cultivators who can reach the Golden Core realm are all extraordinary individuals, each a rare and exceptional talent.
Those who can create Golden Core level cultivation techniques are truly the cream of the crop, for creation from nothing is never easy.
The twenty or thirty Golden Core level cultivation techniques he acquired each contained the hard work of a prodigy, and the wisdom of cultivation within them should not be underestimated.
As he pondered these ideas, he was often amazed by their ingenuity.
Finally, a flash of inspiration struck, and after years of accumulated knowledge and experience, he broke through the obstacle and gained a clue about the seventh stage of his 【Perfect Golden Elixir Method】.
Of course, this is only a clue at the moment.
To truly deduce the seventh transformation, he still needs to build the framework and gradually refine it over the next period of time.
However, everything is difficult at the beginning. The most difficult step has been taken. What follows is just a matter of perseverance.
With Lu Qing's special abilities, even if it's a slow and painstaking process, it certainly won't take too much time.
After sighing for a while, Lu Qing checked the time and found that it was still early, so he activated his special ability again and continued to comprehend and deduce.
By the time it was broad daylight outside and the disciples of the Qiankun Sect began to move around, Lu Qing already had a general idea of the framework for the seventh stage of the 【Perfect Golden Core Technique】.
"Finally, I see hope." Lu Qing smiled.
With the framework in place, the rest is much simpler. Just fill in the details gradually, and it won't be long before this seventh transformation method is completely perfected.
However, this kind of thing cannot be accomplished in a day or two, and in addition, Lu Qing has more important things to do today, so he temporarily stopped the deduction.
"Ah Qing, have you finished your cultivation?"
When Xiao Li saw Lu Qing wake up, she immediately jumped into his arms, looked up at him with bright, sparkling eyes.
"Yes, we're done cultivating. We'll head over to the ancient tower later."
Looking at the little guy's expression, Lu Qing immediately understood what it was thinking.
After removing the formation and carrying Xiao Li out of the wooden house, Lu Qing saw that the disciples of the Qiankun Sect were all busy with their own affairs in the valley.
"Brother Chen, you've emerged from seclusion!"
Chu Xiaojing had been keeping an eye on the movements in the wooden house where Lu Qing was. When she saw him carrying Xiao Li out, she immediately dropped what she was doing and ran over.
"Just emerged from seclusion, Miss Chu, are you cooking?"
Lu Qing looked at the firewood in Chu Xiaojing's hand. Her palms were somewhat black, and even her fair face had several black marks on them, which made him curious.
"Yes." Chu Xiaojing hid her hands behind her back a little embarrassedly. "Second Senior Brother said that Senior Sister Ye and the others have just recovered from serious injuries and have damaged their vital energy. They need to replenish their qi and blood, so he asked us to cook some food for them. However, I am not very good at cooking, so please forgive me, Brother Chen."
"Yes, Fellow Daoist Qin is quite right. Suitable medicinal diets can better replenish the body's vital energy and blood." Lu Qing nodded in approval.
Even those at the Golden Core Realm are not detached from worldly affairs.
Of course, ordinary food no longer holds any appeal for them; only spiritual food made from spiritual materials imbued with spiritual energy can catch their eye.
In Tian Shu City, there are many restaurants and eateries that specialize in serving spiritual food.
Of course, the price of spiritual food is generally quite high.
"However, why use firewood instead of spiritual fire to brew medicinal cuisine?"
"My second senior brother said that since we don't know how long we'll be staying here, we can't waste our magic power too much, so we've chosen to cook it over firewood."
"I see." Lu Qing nodded.
Qin Zheng is a meticulous person; this can be considered as taking precautions.
"Brother Chen knows how to cook?" Chu Xiaojing asked curiously.
"I used to be a doctor, and preparing medicinal cuisine was part of my job, so I know a little about it."
"I see. However, we don't have any good spiritual ingredients, so we don't know how effective the medicinal food we brew will be."
Chu Xiaojing said with some distress.
They had only been in this secret realm for a short time when they arrived at this dense forest and were drawn to the ancient pagoda.
These days, because they have to take care of Ye Qingzhu and the others who are seriously injured, they have been staying in this valley.
Therefore, I have never been able to properly explore the secret realm, let alone search for spiritual materials.
Lu Qing thought for a moment, then took out two plump rabbit-like beasts from his Qiankun Qi Bag.
"If you're going to cook medicinal food, you might as well add these two strange beasts in; it should make it even more effective."
"Brother Chen, did you catch these?" Chu Xiaojing's eyes lit up as she looked at the two rabbit-like creatures.
"I caught this on my way here. It contains a considerable amount of essence from blood and flesh, which should be a good choice for nourishing blood and qi," Lu Qing said with a smile.
When Lu Qing passed through the grassland, he casually caught quite a few of these rabbit-like creatures.
He originally planned to wait until he had some free time to try it with Xiao Li and see what it tasted like.
Unexpectedly, it came in handy here.
"Thank you, Brother Chen! With these two rabbits, the medicinal cuisine will definitely be much more effective, and Senior Sister Ye and the others will recover much faster!"
Chu Xiaojing was also at the Golden Core stage, so she could naturally sense the powerful flesh and blood energy contained within the two rabbit-like beasts.
After thanking Lu Qing, she took the rabbit-shaped beast and headed towards the medicinal food that was being cooked.
However, she soon ran into a dilemma. Faced with the corpses of the two rabbit-like creatures, she had no idea where to begin and was unsure how to deal with them.
As a Golden Core cultivator, slaying exotic beasts was naturally no problem for her, but gutting and processing them as food was a first for Chu Xiaojing.
So for a moment I didn’t know where to start.
Seeing this, Lu Qing smiled and walked over: "Let me do it."
After saying that, he took the two rabbit-like beasts and condensed a wisp of sword energy in his hand.
Quickly gut and skin it, then condense it into a cloud of mist, wash it, and finally break it down into chunks of meat.
Chu Xiaojing was stunned as she watched Lu Qing handle the ingredients with such skill.
She originally thought that when Lu Qing said he knew a little bit, he really only knew a tiny bit.
But judging from his skillful movements, he was clearly no less skilled than the chefs in those restaurants and taverns.
"Thank you, Brother Chen. I'm so clumsy."
When Lu Qing put the meat into the simmering medicinal soup, Chu Xiaojing finally came to her senses and quickly thanked him.
"It doesn't matter, I have nothing to do anyway."
Lu Qing smiled and took out a few more rabbit-like beasts from his Qiankun Qi Bag.
Then he took out a jade urn engraved with runes and some spirit rice.
Using the Lesser Cloud and Rain Technique, he casually condensed a cloud of mist, rinsed the spirit rice briefly, and placed it into the jade urn.
Driven by magical power, the runes on the jade urn lit up, and soon bursts of heat emanated from it.
Using the same method, Lu Qing sliced one of the rabbit-like beasts into pieces, preparing to put it into a jar to boil later.
After processing the remaining three rabbit-like beasts, he strung them together, then condensed a ball of spiritual fire and began to slowly roast them.
"Brother Chen, what's going on?"
Chu Xiaojing stared blankly to the side, and couldn't help but ask.
"It's been a long time since I made breakfast. Let's see if my skills have become rusty."
Lu Qing controlled the spiritual fire, slowly roasting the rabbit-like beast in his hands.
These days, he's either busy with repairs or traveling.
It's been a long time since I've cooked for myself.
Seeing Chu Xiaojing brewing medicinal food, I couldn't help but feel a little itchy to join in.
"Brother Chen, do you always carry spirit rice with you?"
Chu Xiaojing smelled the aroma of rice slowly emanating from the jade urn and asked again.
"Yes, I have a good appetite, so I usually carry some cooking utensils and ingredients with me. This spirit rice is something I grew myself."
"Spirit rice that I planted myself..." Chu Xiaojing was stunned again.
Because this was yet another answer that completely surprised her.
Looking at Lu Qing, who was intently grilling meat, Chu Xiaojing felt somewhat dazed.
She found that the more she interacted with this Brother Chen, the less she could understand him.
Besides his unfathomable level of cultivation, his unexpected behavior also contributed to his success.
For example, she couldn't quite understand what he had just said about personally cultivating the spirit rice.
Planting spirit rice and other such rough work are usually done by outer disciples in the Qi Refining stage of a sect.
Why would someone at the pinnacle of the Golden Core realm like him have to do such trivial things?
While Chu Xiaojing was in a daze, the spirit rice porridge simmering in the jade urn began to slowly boil.
Lu Qing placed the sliced rabbit meat into the jar, and soon, a delicate fragrance wafted out.
Of course, the richer aroma was coming from the rabbit-like creature he was roasting in his hands.
The rich aroma quickly attracted the attention of the other Qiankun Sect disciples who were cultivating in the valley, and they all opened their eyes.
Even Ye Qingzhu and the others, who were meditating in another wooden house, were drawn in.
"Fellow Daoist Chen is in high spirits, grilling meat here so early in the morning."
Qin Zheng walked out of a wooden house and chuckled.
"I'm just bored. Perfect timing, Miss Ye. Miss Chu has also prepared your medicinal cuisine. After eating it, you should replenish your qi and blood."
Lu Qing moved the pot of medicinal food out and took out some bowls and chopsticks, gesturing to Ye Qingzhu and the others.
Knowing that this was a medicinal meal specially prepared for them by Chu Xiaojing, Ye Qingzhu and the others first expressed their gratitude before accepting it.
However, after taking a sip, their faces immediately turned bitter.
"Senior Sister Ye, Senior Brother Zixiao, how is it? This is my first time cooking. Is it good?"
Chu Xiaojing asked with a look of anticipation.
"Hmm, not bad, but the herbal smell is a bit too strong," Ye Qingzhu forced a smile.
"Delicious!" Zi Xiao said seriously, her expression turning solemn.
As for the other two disciples of the Qiankun Sect, they naturally didn't dare to say anything and both said that the taste was good.
These compliments immediately made Chu Xiaojing beam with joy.
The fact that she was able to gain the approval of her senior brothers and sisters on her first cooking attempt shows that she has a real talent for being a spiritual chef.
Overjoyed, she immediately announced, "Then I will continue to prepare medicinal meals for you for the next few days."
Upon hearing this, Ye Qingzhu and the others froze.
"No need for you to trouble yourself, Junior Sister. I think my injuries have almost fully recovered. If I eat too much medicinal food, I'm afraid I'll be too weak to handle it," Ye Qingzhu said tactfully.
“Mhm!” Zi Xiao and the other two nodded in agreement.
"Oh, that's a real shame," Chu Xiaojing said with some regret.
Seeing that she had given up, Ye Qingzhu and the others breathed a sigh of relief.
If they eat the medicinal meals cooked by their junior sister a few more times, even if their bodies recover, their souls will suffer considerable damage.
Lu Qing watched from the side, secretly amused, but he didn't expose them. Instead, he ladled out four bowls of meat porridge and handed them to them.
"Miss Ye, please try the meat porridge I cooked. It's made with spirit rice and rabbit meat from a mythical beast, and it's quite nourishing."
"Did Fellow Daoist Chen brew this himself?"
Ye Qingzhu and the others were flattered and accepted the gifts.
Smelling the fragrant aroma emanating from the bowl, I couldn't resist taking a sip.
The next moment, their eyes all lit up.
This rice and meat porridge is fragrant, soft, and smooth, with a rich meaty aroma; it is truly delicious.
More importantly, their taste buds had just been tortured by the medicinal cuisine cooked by Junior Sister Xiaojing, and the contrast between then and now drinking this delicious meat porridge made the flavor even better.
"Fellow Daoist Chen's culinary skills are truly remarkable, no less than those famous spiritual chefs in Tian Shu City," Zi Xiao couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
"You're too kind. It's just that everyone hasn't eaten in a long time, so it tastes especially delicious," Lu Qing said with a smile.
Then he called over the other Qiankun Sect disciples to have breakfast together.
This time he cooked quite a lot of porridge, and he also had plenty of spiritual rice stored in his Qiankun Qi Bag, so he wasn't worried about not having enough to eat.
At first, the Qiankun Sect disciples were a little embarrassed, but in the end, under Qin Zheng's leadership, they all gathered together to eat.
And so, after so many days in the secret realm, the disciples of the Qiankun Sect finally had a decent breakfast.
"Fellow Daoist Chen, Junior Brother Zixiao is right. Your cooking skills are truly no worse than those of the top spiritual chefs."
After finishing breakfast, even Qin Zheng couldn't help but praise it.
Especially the roasted meat, it was a taste he had never tasted before.
"It's just that the ingredients are good. My cooking skills are only good enough to add a finishing touch," Lu Qing said modestly.
However, he wasn't wrong; it was indeed thanks to the ingredients.
Even he was quite surprised that the rabbit he casually caught on the grassland tasted surprisingly good.
It's quite amazing that these rabbit-like beasts were incredibly strong when they were alive, and they were impervious to swords and blades.
But after it dies, the flesh becomes very good, instead of becoming tough and chewy.
Furthermore, Lu Qing roasted it with spiritual fire, so it was completely cooked through and not tough to chew; on the contrary, it tasted excellent.
"Sure enough, the reason why the strange beasts in this secret realm have such strong bodies is because of the primordial blood of witches within them. Once they die, their bloodline is no longer activated, and their bodies become much weaker." Lu Qing realized this.
"By the way, Fellow Daoist Chen, there's something I need to tell you. Yesterday, while you were in seclusion, people from the Gongshu family came by..."
At this moment, Qin Zheng suddenly brought up something and told us about the Gongshu family's visit the day before.
"Does Fellow Daoist Qin mean I should be careful of the Gongshu family?"
Lu Qing said thoughtfully.
“That’s right. Gongshu Yu is a cunning man. He probably saw you appear with us yesterday. Now that we’ve broken ties with him, I’m afraid he’ll take his anger out on you and do something bad to you,” Qin Zheng said seriously.
"Thank you for the reminder, Fellow Daoist Qin. I will be careful."
Seeing that Lu Qing had agreed, Qin Zheng finally felt relieved.
Although Lu Qing's strength is unfathomable, even he cannot see through his true intentions.
But as the saying goes, two fists can't beat four hands. The Gongshu family had many people and a lot of power. Gongshu Yu's cultivation level was even higher than his, having reached the peak of the eighth level of the Golden Core stage.
Within this secret realm, he is only slightly weaker than Ba Tian of the Overlord Clan, Shen Zangfeng of the Heavenly Sword Sect, and the Dao disciples of several major forces such as Dao Xu Temple and Bi Luo Palace.
No matter how powerful Lu Qing is, he is still just one person. If he falls into the Gongshu family's formation, he will probably have difficulty resisting.
Therefore, he did not want this benefactor who had shown great kindness to their Qiankun Sect to suffer collateral damage because of his own affairs.
“Brother Chen, since that’s the case, why don’t you stay here in the valley? As long as we stand together, the Gongshu family won’t be able to do anything to us,” Chu Xiaojing said.
“I’m afraid that won’t work.” Lu Qing shook his head. “I need to go to the ancient pagoda again later.”
"With so many Golden Core realm cultivation techniques as resources, we have finally seen a clue to the seventh-stage method. It was truly not easy."
Lu Qing couldn't help but sigh.
The path of spiritual cultivation is fraught with difficulties and dangers.
Those cultivators who can reach the Golden Core realm are all extraordinary individuals, each a rare and exceptional talent.
Those who can create Golden Core level cultivation techniques are truly the cream of the crop, for creation from nothing is never easy.
The twenty or thirty Golden Core level cultivation techniques he acquired each contained {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} the hard work of a prodigy, and the wisdom of cultivation within them should not be underestimated.
As he pondered these ideas, he was often amazed by their ingenuity.
Finally, a flash of inspiration struck, and after years of accumulated knowledge and experience, he broke through the obstacle and gained a clue about the seventh stage of his 【Perfect Golden Elixir Method】.
Of course, this is only a clue at the moment.
To truly deduce the seventh transformation, he still needs to build the framework and gradually refine it over the next period of time.
However, everything is difficult at the beginning. The most difficult step has been taken. What follows is just a matter of perseverance.
With Lu Qing's special abilities, even if it's a slow and painstaking process, it certainly won't take too much time.
After sighing for a while, Lu Qing checked the time and found that it was still early, so he activated his special ability again and continued to comprehend and deduce.
By the time it was broad daylight outside and the disciples of the Qiankun Sect began to move around, Lu Qing already had a general idea of the framework for the seventh stage of the 【Perfect Golden Core Technique】.
"Finally, I see hope." Lu Qing smiled.
With the framework in place, the rest is much simpler. Just fill in the details gradually, and it won't be long before this seventh transformation method is completely perfected.
However, this kind of thing cannot be accomplished in a day or two, and in addition, Lu Qing has more important things to do today, so he temporarily stopped the deduction.
"Ah Qing, have you finished your cultivation?"
When Xiao Li saw Lu Qing wake up, she immediately jumped into his arms, looked up at him with bright, sparkling eyes.
"Yes, we're done cultivating. We'll head over to the ancient tower later."
Looking at the little guy's expression, Lu Qing immediately understood what it was thinking.
After removing the formation and carrying Xiao Li out of the wooden house, Lu Qing saw that the disciples of the Qiankun Sect were all busy with their own affairs in the valley.
"Brother Chen, you've emerged from seclusion!"
Chu Xiaojing had been keeping an eye on the movements in the wooden house where Lu Qing was. When she saw him carrying Xiao Li out, she immediately dropped what she was doing and ran over.
"Just emerged from seclusion, Miss Chu, are you cooking?"
Lu Qing looked at the firewood in Chu Xiaojing's hand. Her palms were somewhat black, and even her fair face had several black marks on them, which made him curious.
"Yes." Chu Xiaojing hid her hands behind her back a little embarrassedly. "Second Senior Brother said that Senior Sister Ye and the others have just recovered from serious injuries and have damaged their vital energy. They need to replenish their qi and blood, so he asked us to cook some food for them. However, I am not very good at cooking, so please forgive me, Brother Chen."
"Yes, Fellow Daoist Qin is quite right. Suitable medicinal diets can better replenish the body's vital energy and blood." Lu Qing nodded in approval.
Even those at the Golden Core Realm are not detached from worldly affairs.
Of course, ordinary food no longer holds any appeal for them; only spiritual food made from spiritual materials imbued with spiritual energy can catch their eye.
In Tian Shu City, there are many restaurants and eateries that specialize in serving spiritual food.
Of course, the price of spiritual food is generally quite high.
"However, why use firewood instead of spiritual fire to brew medicinal cuisine?"
"My second senior brother said that since we don't know how long we'll be staying here, we can't waste our magic power too much, so we've chosen to cook it over firewood."
"I see." Lu Qing nodded.
Qin Zheng is a meticulous person; this can be considered as taking precautions.
"Brother Chen knows how to cook?" Chu Xiaojing asked curiously.
"I used to be a doctor, and preparing medicinal cuisine was part of my job, so I know a little about it."
"I see. However, we don't have any good spiritual ingredients, so we don't know how effective the medicinal food we brew will be."
Chu Xiaojing said with some distress.
They had only been in this secret realm for a short time when they arrived at this dense forest and were drawn to the ancient pagoda.
These days, because they have to take care of Ye Qingzhu and the others who are seriously injured, they have been staying in this valley.
Therefore, I have never been able to properly explore the secret realm, let alone search for spiritual materials.
Lu Qing thought for a moment, then took out two plump rabbit-like beasts from his Qiankun Qi Bag.
"If you're going to cook medicinal food, you might as well add these two strange beasts in; it should make it even more effective."
"Brother Chen, did you catch these?" Chu Xiaojing's eyes lit up as she looked at the two rabbit-like creatures.
"I caught this on my way here. It contains a considerable amount of essence from blood and flesh, which should be a good choice for nourishing blood and qi," Lu Qing said with a smile.
When Lu Qing passed through the grassland, he casually caught quite a few of these rabbit-like creatures.
He originally planned to wait until he had some free time to try it with Xiao Li and see what it tasted like.
Unexpectedly, it came in handy here.
"Thank you, Brother Chen! With these two rabbits, the medicinal cuisine will definitely be much more effective, and Senior Sister Ye and the others will recover much faster!"
Chu Xiaojing was also at the Golden Core stage, so she could naturally sense the powerful flesh and blood energy contained within the two rabbit-like beasts.
After thanking Lu Qing, she took the rabbit-shaped beast and headed towards the medicinal food that was being cooked.
However, she soon ran into a dilemma. Faced with the corpses of the two rabbit-like creatures, she had no idea where to begin and was unsure how to deal with them.
As a Golden Core cultivator, slaying exotic beasts was naturally no problem for her, but gutting and processing them as food was a first for Chu Xiaojing.
So for a moment I didn’t know where to start.
Seeing this, Lu Qing smiled and walked over: "Let me do it."
After saying that, he took the two rabbit-like beasts and condensed a wisp of sword energy in his hand.
Quickly gut and skin it, then condense it into a cloud of mist, wash it, and finally break it down into chunks of meat.
Chu Xiaojing was stunned as she watched Lu Qing handle the ingredients with such skill.
She originally thought that when Lu Qing said he knew a little bit, he really only knew a tiny bit.
But judging from his skillful movements, he was clearly no less skilled than the chefs in those restaurants and taverns.
"Thank you, Brother Chen. I'm so clumsy."
When Lu Qing put the meat into the simmering medicinal soup, Chu Xiaojing finally came to her senses and quickly thanked him.
"It doesn't matter, I have nothing to do anyway."
Lu Qing smiled and took out a few more rabbit-like beasts from his Qiankun Qi Bag.
Then he took out a jade urn engraved with runes and some spirit rice.
Using the Lesser Cloud and Rain Technique, he casually condensed a cloud of mist, rinsed the spirit rice briefly, and placed it into the jade urn.
Driven by magical power, the runes on the jade urn lit up, and soon bursts of heat emanated from it.
Using the same method, Lu Qing sliced one of the rabbit-like beasts into pieces, preparing to put it into a jar to boil later.
After processing the remaining three rabbit-like beasts, he strung them together, then condensed a ball of spiritual fire and began to slowly roast them.
"Brother Chen, what's going on?"
Chu Xiaojing stared blankly to the side, and couldn't help but ask.
"It's been a long time since I made breakfast. Let's see if my skills have become rusty."
Lu Qing controlled the spiritual fire, slowly roasting the rabbit-like beast in his hands.
These days, he's either busy with repairs or traveling.
It's been a long time since I've cooked for myself.
Seeing Chu Xiaojing brewing medicinal food, I couldn't help but feel a little itchy to join in.
"Brother Chen, do you always carry spirit rice with you?"
Chu Xiaojing smelled the aroma of rice slowly emanating from the jade urn and asked again.
"Yes, I have a good appetite, so I usually carry some cooking utensils and ingredients with me. This spirit rice is something I grew myself."
"Spirit rice that I planted myself..." Chu Xiaojing was stunned again.
Because this was yet another answer that completely surprised her.
Looking at Lu Qing, who was intently grilling meat, Chu Xiaojing felt somewhat dazed.
She found that the more she interacted with this Brother Chen, the less she could understand him.
Besides his unfathomable level of cultivation, his unexpected behavior also contributed to his success.
For example, she couldn't quite understand what he had just said about personally cultivating the spirit rice.
Planting spirit rice and other such rough work are usually done by outer disciples in the Qi Refining stage of a sect.
Why would someone at the pinnacle of the Golden Core realm like him have to do such trivial things?
While Chu Xiaojing was in a daze, the spirit rice porridge simmering in the jade urn began to slowly boil.
Lu Qing placed the sliced rabbit meat into the jar, and soon, a delicate fragrance wafted out.
Of course, the richer aroma was coming from the rabbit-like creature he was roasting in his hands.
The rich aroma quickly attracted the attention of the other Qiankun Sect disciples who were cultivating in the valley, and they all opened their eyes.
Even Ye Qingzhu and the others, who were meditating in another wooden house, were drawn in.
"Fellow Daoist Chen is in high spirits, grilling meat here so early in the morning."
Qin Zheng walked out of a wooden house and chuckled.
"I'm just bored. Perfect timing, Miss Ye. Miss Chu has also prepared your medicinal cuisine. After eating it, you should replenish your qi and blood."
Lu Qing moved the pot of medicinal food out and took out some bowls and chopsticks, gesturing to Ye Qingzhu and the others.
Knowing that this was a medicinal meal specially prepared for them by Chu Xiaojing, Ye Qingzhu and the others first expressed their gratitude before accepting it.
However, after taking a sip, their faces immediately turned bitter.
"Senior Sister Ye, Senior Brother Zixiao, how is it? This is my first time cooking. Is it good?"
Chu Xiaojing asked with a look of anticipation.
"Hmm, not bad, but the herbal smell is a bit too strong," Ye Qingzhu forced a smile.
"Delicious!" Zi Xiao said seriously, her expression turning solemn.
As for the other two disciples of the Qiankun Sect, they naturally didn't dare to say anything and both said that the taste was good.
These compliments immediately made Chu Xiaojing beam with joy.
The fact that she was able to gain the approval of her senior brothers and sisters on her first cooking attempt shows that she has a real talent for being a spiritual chef.
Overjoyed, she immediately announced, "Then I will continue to prepare medicinal meals for you for the next few days."
Upon hearing this, Ye Qingzhu and the others froze.
"No need for you to trouble yourself, Junior Sister. I think my injuries have almost fully recovered. If I eat too much medicinal food, I'm afraid I'll be too weak to handle it," Ye Qingzhu said tactfully.
“Mhm!” Zi Xiao and the other two nodded in agreement.
"Oh, that's a real shame," Chu Xiaojing said with some regret.
Seeing that she had given up, Ye Qingzhu and the others breathed a sigh of relief.
If they eat the medicinal meals cooked by their junior sister a few more times, even if their bodies recover, their souls will suffer considerable damage.
Lu Qing watched from the side, secretly amused, but he didn't expose them. Instead, he ladled out four bowls of meat porridge and handed them to them.
"Miss Ye, please try the meat porridge I cooked. It's made with spirit rice and rabbit meat from a mythical beast, and it's quite nourishing."
"Did Fellow Daoist Chen brew this himself?"
Ye Qingzhu and the others were flattered and accepted the gifts.
Smelling the fragrant aroma emanating from the bowl, I couldn't resist taking a sip.
The next moment, their eyes all lit up.
This rice and meat porridge is fragrant, soft, and smooth, with a rich meaty aroma; it is truly delicious.
More importantly, their taste buds had just been tortured by the medicinal cuisine cooked by Junior Sister Xiaojing, and the contrast between then and now drinking this delicious meat porridge made the flavor even better.
"Fellow Daoist Chen's culinary skills are truly remarkable, no less than those famous spiritual chefs in Tian Shu City," Zi Xiao couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
"You're too kind. It's just that everyone hasn't eaten in a long time, so it tastes especially delicious," Lu Qing said with a smile.
Then he called over the other Qiankun Sect disciples to have breakfast together.
This time he cooked quite a lot of porridge, and he also had plenty of spiritual rice stored in his Qiankun Qi Bag, so he wasn't worried about not having enough to eat.
At first, the Qiankun Sect disciples were a little embarrassed, but in the end, under Qin Zheng's leadership, they all gathered together to eat.
And so, after so many days in the secret realm, the disciples of the Qiankun Sect finally had a decent breakfast.
"Fellow Daoist Chen, Junior Brother Zixiao is right. Your cooking skills are truly no worse than those of the top spiritual chefs."
After finishing breakfast, even Qin Zheng couldn't help but praise it.
Especially the roasted meat, it was a taste he had never tasted before.
"It's just that the ingredients are good. My cooking skills are only good enough to add a finishing touch," Lu Qing said modestly.
However, he wasn't wrong; it was indeed thanks to the ingredients.
Even he was quite surprised that the rabbit he casually caught on the grassland tasted surprisingly good.
It's quite amazing that these rabbit-like beasts were incredibly strong when they were alive, and they were impervious to swords and blades.
But after it dies, the flesh becomes very good, instead of becoming tough and chewy.
Furthermore, Lu Qing roasted it with spiritual fire, so it was completely cooked through and not tough to chew; on the contrary, it tasted excellent.
"Sure enough, the reason why the strange beasts in this secret realm have such strong bodies is because of the primordial blood of witches within them. Once they die, their bloodline is no longer activated, and their bodies become much weaker." Lu Qing realized this.
"By the way, Fellow Daoist Chen, there's something I need to tell you. Yesterday, while you were in seclusion, people from the Gongshu family came by..."
At this moment, Qin Zheng suddenly brought up something and told us about the Gongshu family's visit the day before.
"Does Fellow Daoist Qin mean I should be careful of the Gongshu family?"
Lu Qing said thoughtfully.
“That’s right. Gongshu Yu is a cunning man. He probably saw you appear with us yesterday. Now that we’ve broken ties with him, I’m afraid he’ll take his anger out on you and do something bad to you,” Qin Zheng said seriously.
"Thank you for the reminder, Fellow Daoist Qin. I will be careful."
Seeing that Lu Qing had agreed, Qin Zheng finally felt relieved.
Although Lu Qing's strength is unfathomable, even he cannot see through his true intentions.
But as the saying goes, two fists can't beat four hands. The Gongshu family had many people and a lot of power. Gongshu Yu's cultivation level was even higher than his, having reached the peak of the eighth level of the Golden Core stage.
Within this secret realm, he is only slightly weaker than Ba Tian of the Overlord Clan, Shen Zangfeng of the Heavenly Sword Sect, and the Dao disciples of several major forces such as Dao Xu Temple and Bi Luo Palace.
No matter how powerful Lu Qing is, he is still just one person. If he falls into the Gongshu family's formation, he will probably have difficulty resisting.
Therefore, he did not want this benefactor who had shown great kindness to their Qiankun Sect to suffer collateral damage because of his own affairs.
“Brother Chen, since that’s the case, why don’t you stay here in the valley? As long as we stand together, the Gongshu family won’t be able to do anything to us,” Chu Xiaojing said.
“I’m afraid that won’t work.” Lu Qing shook his head. “I need to go to the ancient pagoda again later.”
"With so many Golden Core realm cultivation techniques as resources, we have finally seen a clue to the seventh-stage method. It was truly not easy."
Lu Qing couldn't help but sigh.
The path of spiritual cultivation is fraught with difficulties and dangers.
Those cultivators who can reach the Golden Core realm are all extraordinary individuals, each a rare and exceptional talent.
Those who can create Golden Core level cultivation techniques are truly the cream of the crop, for creation from nothing is never easy.
The twenty or thirty Golden Core level cultivation techniques he acquired each contained the hard work of a prodigy, and the wisdom of cultivation within them should not be underestimated.
As he pondered these ideas, he was often amazed by their ingenuity.
Finally, a flash of inspiration struck, and after years of accumulated knowledge and experience, he broke through the obstacle and gained a clue about the seventh stage of his 【Perfect Golden Elixir Method】.
Of course, this is only a clue at the moment.
To truly deduce the seventh transformation, he still needs to build the framework and gradually refine it over the next period of time.
However, everything is difficult at the beginning. The most difficult step has been taken. What follows is just a matter of perseverance.
With Lu Qing's special abilities, even if it's a slow and painstaking process, it certainly won't take too much time.
After sighing for a while, Lu Qing checked the time and found that it was still early, so he activated his special ability again and continued to comprehend and deduce.
By the time it was broad daylight outside and the disciples of the Qiankun Sect began to move around, Lu Qing already had a general idea of the framework for the seventh stage of the 【Perfect Golden Core Technique】.
"Finally, I see hope." Lu Qing smiled.
With the framework in place, the rest is much simpler. Just fill in the details gradually, and it won't be long before this seventh transformation method is completely perfected.
However, this kind of thing cannot be accomplished in a day or two, and in addition, Lu Qing has more important things to do today, so he temporarily stopped the deduction.
"Ah Qing, have you finished your cultivation?"
When Xiao Li saw Lu Qing wake up, she immediately jumped into his arms, looked up at him with bright, sparkling eyes.
"Yes, we're done cultivating. We'll head over to the ancient tower later."
Looking at the little guy's expression, Lu Qing immediately understood what it was thinking.
After removing the formation and carrying Xiao Li out of the wooden house, Lu Qing saw that the disciples of the Qiankun Sect were all busy with their own affairs in the valley.
"Brother Chen, you've emerged from seclusion!"
Chu Xiaojing had been keeping an eye on the movements in the wooden house where Lu Qing was. When she saw him carrying Xiao Li out, she immediately dropped what she was doing and ran over.
"Just emerged from seclusion, Miss Chu, are you cooking?"
Lu Qing looked at the firewood in Chu Xiaojing's hand. Her palms were somewhat black, and even her fair face had several black marks on them, which made him curious.
"Yes." Chu Xiaojing hid her hands behind her back a little embarrassedly. "Second Senior Brother said that Senior Sister Ye and the others have just recovered from serious injuries and have damaged their vital energy. They need to replenish their qi and blood, so he asked us to cook some food for them. However, I am not very good at cooking, so please forgive me, Brother Chen."
"Yes, Fellow Daoist Qin is quite right. Suitable medicinal diets can better replenish the body's vital energy and blood." Lu Qing nodded in approval.
Even those at the Golden Core Realm are not detached from worldly affairs.
Of course, ordinary food no longer holds any appeal for them; only spiritual food made from spiritual materials imbued with spiritual energy can catch their eye.
In Tian Shu City, there are many restaurants and eateries that specialize in serving spiritual food.
Of course, the price of spiritual food is generally quite high.
"However, why use firewood instead of spiritual fire to brew medicinal cuisine?"
"My second senior brother said that since we don't know how long we'll be staying here, we can't waste our magic power too much, so we've chosen to cook it over firewood."
"I see." Lu Qing nodded.
Qin Zheng is a meticulous person; this can be considered as taking precautions.
"Brother Chen knows how to cook?" Chu Xiaojing asked curiously.
"I used to be a doctor, and preparing medicinal cuisine was part of my job, so I know a little about it."
"I see. However, we don't have any good spiritual ingredients, so we don't know how effective the medicinal food we brew will be."
Chu Xiaojing said with some distress.
They had only been in this secret realm for a short time when they arrived at this dense forest and were drawn to the ancient pagoda.
These days, because they have to take care of Ye Qingzhu and the others who are seriously injured, they have been staying in this valley.
Therefore, I have never been able to properly explore the secret realm, let alone search for spiritual materials.
Lu Qing thought for a moment, then took out two plump rabbit-like beasts from his Qiankun Qi Bag.
"If you're going to cook medicinal food, you might as well add these two strange beasts in; it should make it even more effective."
"Brother Chen, did you catch these?" Chu Xiaojing's eyes lit up as she looked at the two rabbit-like creatures.
"I caught this on my way here. It contains a considerable amount of essence from blood and flesh, which should be a good choice for nourishing blood and qi," Lu Qing said with a smile.
When Lu Qing passed through the grassland, he casually caught quite a few of these rabbit-like creatures.
He originally planned to wait until he had some free time to try it with Xiao Li and see what it tasted like.
Unexpectedly, it came in handy here.
"Thank you, Brother Chen! With these two rabbits, the medicinal cuisine will definitely be much more effective, and Senior Sister Ye and the others will recover much faster!"
Chu Xiaojing was also at the Golden Core stage, so she could naturally sense the powerful flesh and blood energy contained within the two rabbit-like beasts.
After thanking Lu Qing, she took the rabbit-shaped beast and headed towards the medicinal food that was being cooked.
However, she soon ran into a dilemma. Faced with the corpses of the two rabbit-like creatures, she had no idea where to begin and was unsure how to deal with them.
As a Golden Core cultivator, slaying exotic beasts was naturally no problem for her, but gutting and processing them as food was a first for Chu Xiaojing.
So for a moment I didn’t know where to start.
Seeing this, Lu Qing smiled and walked over: "Let me do it."
After saying that, he took the two rabbit-like beasts and condensed a wisp of sword energy in his hand.
Quickly gut and skin it, then condense it into a cloud of mist, wash it, and finally break it down into chunks of meat.
Chu Xiaojing was stunned as she watched Lu Qing handle the ingredients with such skill.
She originally thought that when Lu Qing said he knew a little bit, he really only knew a tiny bit.
But judging from his skillful movements, he was clearly no less skilled than the chefs in those restaurants and taverns.
"Thank you, Brother Chen. I'm so clumsy."
When Lu Qing put the meat into the simmering medicinal soup, Chu Xiaojing finally came to her senses and quickly thanked him.
"It doesn't matter, I have nothing to do anyway."
Lu Qing smiled and took out a few more rabbit-like beasts from his Qiankun Qi Bag.
Then he took out a jade urn engraved with runes and some spirit rice.
Using the Lesser Cloud and Rain Technique, he casually condensed a cloud of mist, rinsed the spirit rice briefly, and placed it into the jade urn.
Driven by magical power, the runes on the jade urn lit up, and soon bursts of heat emanated from it.
Using the same method, Lu Qing sliced one of the rabbit-like beasts into pieces, preparing to put it into a jar to boil later.
After processing the remaining three rabbit-like beasts, he strung them together, then condensed a ball of spiritual fire and began to slowly roast them.
"Brother Chen, what's going on?"
Chu Xiaojing stared blankly to the side, and couldn't help but ask.
"It's been a long time since I made breakfast. Let's see if my skills have become rusty."
Lu Qing controlled the spiritual fire, slowly roasting the rabbit-like beast in his hands.
These days, he's either busy with repairs or traveling.
It's been a long time since I've cooked for myself.
Seeing Chu Xiaojing brewing medicinal food, I couldn't help but feel a little itchy to join in.
"Brother Chen, do you always carry spirit rice with you?"
Chu Xiaojing smelled the aroma of rice slowly emanating from the jade urn and asked again.
"Yes, I have a good appetite, so I usually carry some cooking utensils and ingredients with me. This spirit rice is something I grew myself."
"Spirit rice that I planted myself..." Chu Xiaojing was stunned again.
Because this was yet another answer that completely surprised her.
Looking at Lu Qing, who was intently grilling meat, Chu Xiaojing felt somewhat dazed.
She found that the more she interacted with this Brother Chen, the less she could understand him.
Besides his unfathomable level of cultivation, his unexpected behavior also contributed to his success.
For example, she couldn't quite understand what he had just said about personally cultivating the spirit rice.
Planting spirit rice and other such rough work are usually done by outer disciples in the Qi Refining stage of a sect.
Why would someone at the pinnacle of the Golden Core realm like him have to do such trivial things?
While Chu Xiaojing was in a daze, the spirit rice porridge simmering in the jade urn began to slowly boil.
Lu Qing placed the sliced rabbit meat into the jar, and soon, a delicate fragrance wafted out.
Of course, the richer aroma was coming from the rabbit-like creature he was roasting in his hands.
The rich aroma quickly attracted the attention of the other Qiankun Sect disciples who were cultivating in the valley, and they all opened their eyes.
Even Ye Qingzhu and the others, who were meditating in another wooden house, were drawn in.
"Fellow Daoist Chen is in high spirits, grilling meat here so early in the morning."
Qin Zheng walked out of a wooden house and chuckled.
"I'm just bored. Perfect timing, Miss Ye. Miss Chu has also prepared your medicinal cuisine. After eating it, you should replenish your qi and blood."
Lu Qing moved the pot of medicinal food out and took out some bowls and chopsticks, gesturing to Ye Qingzhu and the others.
Knowing that this was a medicinal meal specially prepared for them by Chu Xiaojing, Ye Qingzhu and the others first expressed their gratitude before accepting it.
However, after taking a sip, their faces immediately turned bitter.
"Senior Sister Ye, Senior Brother Zixiao, how is it? This is my first time cooking. Is it good?"
Chu Xiaojing asked with a look of anticipation.
"Hmm, not bad, but the herbal smell is a bit too strong," Ye Qingzhu forced a smile.
"Delicious!" Zi Xiao said seriously, her expression turning solemn.
As for the other two disciples of the Qiankun Sect, they naturally didn't dare to say anything and both said that the taste was good.
These compliments immediately made Chu Xiaojing beam with joy.
The fact that she was able to gain the approval of her senior brothers and sisters on her first cooking attempt shows that she has a real talent for being a spiritual chef.
Overjoyed, she immediately announced, "Then I will continue to prepare medicinal meals for you for the next few days."
Upon hearing this, Ye Qingzhu and the others froze.
"No need for you to trouble yourself, Junior Sister. I think my injuries have almost fully recovered. If I eat too much medicinal food, I'm afraid I'll be too weak to handle it," Ye Qingzhu said tactfully.
“Mhm!” Zi Xiao and the other two nodded in agreement.
"Oh, that's a real shame," Chu Xiaojing said with some regret.
Seeing that she had given up, Ye Qingzhu and the others breathed a sigh of relief.
If they eat the medicinal meals cooked by their junior sister a few more times, even if their bodies recover, their souls will suffer considerable damage.
Lu Qing watched from the side, secretly amused, but he didn't expose them. Instead, he ladled out four bowls of meat porridge and handed them to them.
"Miss Ye, please try the meat porridge I cooked. It's made with spirit rice and rabbit meat from a mythical beast, and it's quite nourishing."
"Did Fellow Daoist Chen brew this himself?"
Ye Qingzhu and the others were flattered and accepted the gifts.
Smelling the fragrant aroma emanating from the bowl, I couldn't resist taking a sip.
The next moment, their eyes all lit up.
This rice and meat porridge is fragrant, soft, and smooth, with a rich meaty aroma; it is truly delicious.
More importantly, their taste buds had just been tortured by the medicinal cuisine cooked by Junior Sister Xiaojing, and the contrast between then and now drinking this delicious meat porridge made the flavor even better.
"Fellow Daoist Chen's culinary skills are truly remarkable, no less than those famous spiritual chefs in Tian Shu City," Zi Xiao couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
"You're too kind. It's just that everyone hasn't eaten in a long time, so it tastes especially delicious," Lu Qing said with a smile.
Then he called over the other Qiankun Sect disciples to have breakfast together.
This time he cooked quite a lot of porridge, and he also had plenty of spiritual rice stored in his Qiankun Qi Bag, so he wasn't worried about not having enough to eat.
At first, the Qiankun Sect disciples were a little embarrassed, but in the end, under Qin Zheng's leadership, they all gathered together to eat.
And so, after so many days in the secret realm, the disciples of the Qiankun Sect finally had a decent breakfast.
"Fellow Daoist Chen, Junior Brother Zixiao is right. Your cooking skills are truly no worse than those of the top spiritual chefs."
After finishing breakfast, even Qin Zheng couldn't help but praise it.
Especially the roasted meat, it was a taste he had never tasted before.
"It's just that the ingredients are good. My cooking skills are only good enough to add a finishing touch," Lu Qing said modestly.
However, he wasn't wrong; it was indeed thanks to the ingredients.
Even he was quite surprised that the rabbit he casually caught on the grassland tasted surprisingly good.
It's quite amazing that these rabbit-like beasts were incredibly strong when they were alive, and they were impervious to swords and blades.
But after it dies, the flesh becomes very good, instead of becoming tough and chewy.
Furthermore, Lu Qing roasted it with spiritual fire, so it was completely cooked through and not tough to chew; on the contrary, it tasted excellent.
"Sure enough, the reason why the strange beasts in this secret realm have such strong bodies is because of the primordial blood of witches within them. Once they die, their bloodline is no longer activated, and their bodies become much weaker." Lu Qing realized this.
"By the way, Fellow Daoist Chen, there's something I need to tell you. Yesterday, while you were in seclusion, people from the Gongshu family came by..."
At this moment, Qin Zheng suddenly brought up something and told us about the Gongshu family's visit the day before.
"Does Fellow Daoist Qin mean I should be careful of the Gongshu family?"
Lu Qing said thoughtfully.
“That’s right. Gongshu Yu is a cunning man. He probably saw you appear with us yesterday. Now that we’ve broken ties with him, I’m afraid he’ll take his anger out on you and do something bad to you,” Qin Zheng said seriously.
"Thank you for the reminder, Fellow Daoist Qin. I will be careful."
Seeing that Lu Qing had agreed, Qin Zheng finally felt relieved.
Although Lu Qing's strength is unfathomable, even he cannot see through his true intentions.
But as the saying goes, two fists can't beat four hands. The Gongshu family had many people and a lot of power. Gongshu Yu's cultivation level was even higher than his, having reached the peak of the eighth level of the Golden Core stage.
Within this secret realm, he is only slightly weaker than Ba Tian of the Overlord Clan, Shen Zangfeng of the Heavenly Sword Sect, and the Dao disciples of several major forces such as Dao Xu Temple and Bi Luo Palace.
No matter how powerful Lu Qing is, he is still just one person. If he falls into the Gongshu family's formation, he will probably have difficulty resisting.
Therefore, he did not want this benefactor who had shown great kindness to their Qiankun Sect to suffer collateral damage because of his own affairs.
“Brother Chen, since that’s the case, why don’t you stay here in the valley? As long as we stand together, the Gongshu family won’t be able to do anything to us,” Chu Xiaojing said.
“I’m afraid that won’t work.” Lu Qing shook his head. “I need to go to the ancient pagoda again later.”
