Versatile Sword Cultivator

Chapter 184 – Leng Feiyan’s first time… cooking

Chapter Three: The Mysterious Grade Bow

The third Mysterious Grade item was a bow.

[Mysterious Grade Weapon · Red Moon Bow]: Strength +30, Critical Hit +20, transforms spiritual power into arrows, and every third arrow that hits the same target deals an additional 150 points of damage.

Requirement: Usable by bow-wielding players.

The bow's attributes were decent.

However, Lin Jichen had no use for it and planned to save it for the next auction.

Next, Lin Jichen turned his attention to the Earth Grade equipment, the two axes previously used by the Kai Ming Beast.

The axes gleamed with golden light, their weight indiscernible. The axe heads were engraved with dense, mysterious patterns and designs, giving them an aura of divine weaponry.

[Earth Grade Weapon · Six Harmonies and Eight Trigrams Axes]: Strength +70, Critical Hit +40, single-handed attributes are halved, each attack has a 5% chance to trigger a bleeding effect, and it comes with the skills [Throw] and [Brutality]!

Throw: Hurl both axes for a ranged attack, dealing double damage, and the axes will immediately return to the user. Cooldown: 1 minute.

Brutality: Ignores armor to deal additional damage to the enemy. Cooldown: 1 minute.

Requirement: Usable only by Golden Core Realm axe-wielding players.

After examining the Earth Grade weapon, Lin Jichen pursed his lips in disappointment.

He hadn't expected it to be a mere decorative pillow, a silver spear with a wax head.

He was not only disappointed that he couldn't use the weapon himself but also that the Earth Grade weapon's attributes were so lackluster.

It didn't live up to the standards of an Earth Grade weapon at all.

Lin Jichen glanced at the Magic Treasure Rankings. As expected, even though it was Earth Grade, it could only rank below his Dark Night Sword.

His Dark Night Sword could be considered the pinnacle of Mysterious Grade weapons.

Ordinary Earth Grade weapons couldn't compare to it.

Thinking about who had given him the sword, Lin Jichen's face lit up with a happy smile, and he suddenly missed his master.

At this moment, Leng Feiyan was in the main hall of the Sword Palace, patiently flipping through a comprehensive cookbook, muttering to herself from time to time.

"Flower Pork Wontons... use the finest flower pork, first dry-fry to enhance the flavor, then add seasonings... a pinch of salt... then..."

The dignified leader of a major sect, the head of a super sect, was actually learning how to cook.

Just then, a voice came from outside.

"Sect Master, the items you requested have arrived."

Leng Feiyan's eyes lit up. She temporarily put away the book and walked out of the Sword Palace.

Outside the Sword Palace, a female elder from the outer temple stood respectfully, presenting the items she had brought.

They weren't rare treasures or miraculous elixirs.

Instead, they were... a large assortment of kitchen seasonings and fresh ingredients.

"Sect Master, this is Spirit Fish from the Vast Sea, this is July Flower Pork, this is Snow Region White Duck, and this is..."

The female elder introduced each item to Leng Feiyan, ensuring she hadn't bought the wrong things.

After listening to the introductions, Leng Feiyan nodded in satisfaction.

"Good job. There's nothing else for now; you may go."

"Yes!" The female elder turned and left.

Leng Feiyan, with a look of anticipation, gathered up all the items and, with a somewhat cheerful step, headed to a kitchen in the back courtyard of the Sword Palace.

This kitchen had hardly ever been used. If it weren't for the daily cleaning by disciples, it would have long been abandoned.

Leng Feiyan had never cooked before. She had practiced inedia for many years and no longer needed to eat.

Even if she occasionally craved something, she only needed to give an order.

The top chefs in the logistics department of the Sword Sect would prepare any delicacy she desired. Even if the Sword Sect didn't have it, someone would immediately go and buy it for her.

So Leng Feiyan had never cooked a meal in her life.

This sudden desire to learn cooking left Leng Feiyan at a loss.

It felt like asking an emperor to cook.

Leng Feiyan looked at the ingredients and kitchen utensils, her beautiful face full of bitterness. How should she start...

"Let's give it a try first. It shouldn't be too hard."

With that, Leng Feiyan rolled up her sleeves and got to work.

Half an hour later, black smoke wafted out of the kitchen. Leng Feiyan emerged, holding a plate of something that looked like black charcoal.

"Can this really be eaten?" Leng Feiyan was doubtful.

To find a guinea pig to test it, she released the Azure Phoenix.

"Azure Phoenix, come, have a taste."

The Azure Phoenix thought its master had brought it some spiritual herbs and happily decided to try it.

As soon as it took a bite, it spat it all out, its face full of resistance and fear.

"Is it really that bad? No way, let me try."

Suspicious, Leng Feiyan picked up a piece for herself. As soon as she bit into it, she spat it out too.

"How can it taste so awful? I followed the recipe exactly!"

Leng Feiyan was puzzled.

This only fueled her determination.

"No, I refuse to believe this!"

Leng Feiyan threw away the blackened mess and headed back into the kitchen.

And so, every now and then, she would come out with a new dish for the Azure Phoenix to taste.

The Azure Phoenix wanted to escape but couldn't. After a few tries, it had lost all will to live.

It couldn't understand what mistake it had made to deserve such torture from its master.

Half a day passed, and Leng Feiyan walked out, her face full of defeat.

Her face was also smudged with a few black marks from the oil and smoke, making her look somewhat comical and cute.

"Sigh, every profession has its own specialization. I should ask someone for help."

Having failed to teach herself, Leng Feiyan had no choice but to summon the female elder again.

"Sun Yue, how do you cook?"

Huh?

The female elder was stunned, unable to believe what she had heard. "Sect Master... you want to learn how to cook?"

Leng Feiyan nodded. The female elder chuckled awkwardly. "Sect Master, there's no need for you to do this. If you want to eat something, I can have it prepared and brought to you immediately."

But Leng Feiyan refused.

"No, I want to try it myself."

"Uh... why?"

The female elder couldn't understand why the sect master suddenly wanted to learn how to cook.

Which sect master still needed to cook for themselves?

Seeing her question, Leng Feiyan had to come up with an excuse. "My cultivation has been stagnant for a long time, and I want to try to gain some insights through other means."

She could only say this. She couldn't possibly admit that her beloved disciple wanted to eat her cooking, so she was learning for him.

That would be too embarrassing. Leng Feiyan would never say that, not even if you beat her to death.

The female elder was even more astonished. She had never heard of cooking being a way to break through cultivation bottlenecks.

This was truly eye-opening. Could it be that the breakthrough methods of top experts were this simple and unpretentious...

"Elder Sun, you are in charge of the Sword Sect's logistics. I heard that before you embarked on the path of cultivation, your father was the most famous chef in Fengqu City, and you inherited his culinary skills. Your cooking should be quite good, right?" Leng Feiyan inquired.

Elder Sun Yue smiled humbly. "It's just a minor skill. Cooking is something even ordinary people can do. I do know a thing or two."

"Good, then teach me how to cook. Follow me to the kitchen."

Leng Feiyan was delighted and, without further ado, led the female elder to the kitchen.

Leng Feiyan was secretly pleased. Once she learned how to cook, she could prepare a sumptuous meal for her disciple to enjoy.

Thinking of Lin Jichen eating heartily, she couldn't help but smile and felt a newfound enthusiasm for cooking.