In the end, Gu Zheng's source of true fire did not absorb all the fire attribute energy surrounding it. It only absorbed one-fifth of that energy, showing a saturated state.
Cultivation cannot be forced. Gu Zheng also understands that the absorption of fire energy by the source of the true fire has reached its limit today. He is going to take a rest and come back tomorrow. After all, using this method to cultivate the source of the five elements is also
It's something that takes quite a lot of attention.
The next day, the repaired Jixiang Xiaozhu opened. Gu Zheng once again changed the rules of Jixiang Xiaozhu. In the following period, he only cooked forty dishes a day, and the rest of the dishes were handed over to Huang Ying and others.
If a person does it, he needs more time to practice and strive to turn the source of his natal true fire into the spirit of his natal true fire as soon as possible.
The rules of Jixiang Xiaozhu have changed again, and diners have become accustomed to it. They tell each other that if they want to eat the dishes made by Gu Zheng, they can only rush in as early as possible when Jixiang Xiaozhu opens every day.
You can only order dishes in the Jixiang Xiaozhu. Otherwise, once everyone is finished, the diners in front will definitely order all the dishes made by Gu Zheng! After all, they only cook forty dishes a day, which is twenty dishes at noon.
Twenty dishes at night, the quantity is really limited.
In addition to the fact that the dishes he cooks will decrease in the coming period, Gu Zheng also changed the length of Jixiang Xiaozhu’s business hours. He doubled the original business hours. After all, nowadays, Jixiang Xiaozhu has
The building's reputation has already increased, and it can be said that it is the only one in Qingfeng City. If the business hours are relatively short, it would be somewhat unjustifiable.
After opening at noon, the twenty dishes cooked by Gu Zheng himself were quickly ordered. After being busy with all this, Gu Zheng returned to his room and continued yesterday's practice.
Yesterday, Gu Zheng's source of true fire can absorb fire attribute energy. This is a very good start. Next, he does not need to work so hard. He only needs to refine the inner elixir into fire attribute energy. His true fire is
The source can be absorbed automatically.
Another fire-attribute inner elixir was completely refined by Gu Zheng, and the source of his true fire also began to absorb fire-attribute energy at this time.
Within a moment, the source of Gu Zheng's natal true fire once again reached a saturated state in absorbing fire-attribute energy. This time it absorbed one-fifth of the fire-attribute energy in the Dantian.
"According to this progress, the source of the true fire will become the spirit of the true fire in six days. This is really something that people look forward to!" Gu Zheng said in his heart.
Since the absorption of the fire attribute energy by the natal true fire has reached saturation, Gu Zheng cannot continue the same thing today. He must let the source of the natal true fire take a rest.
However, although the source of the natal true fire cannot be allowed to absorb the fire attribute energy, Gu Zheng still has other things to do. He wants to refine the water attribute inner elixir and try to make the source of the natal true water like the source of the natal true fire.
Like a source, it can absorb external energy.
A water-attribute spiritual beast inner elixir was refined by Gu Zheng, and it turned into pure water-attribute energy. It swirled in Gu Zheng's Dantian, surrounding the source of his natal true water.
After a while, Gu Zheng spit out the cold mist transformed into water attribute energy. This time the attempt failed.
The inner elixir that refines the water attribute is different from the inner elixir that refines the fire attribute. The inner elixir that refines the fire attribute will make people anxious, while the inner elixir that refines the water attribute will only make people calmer, so there is no disappointing ancient argument.
, and soon started the second attempt.
However, the source of the natal true water is more difficult to obtain than the source of the natal true fire. Gu Zheng has refined a total of ten inner elixirs, but he still cannot make it like the source of the natal true fire. It can deal with the same source of energy in the Dantian
To absorb.
Five days later, the source of Gu Zheng's natal true fire is only one step away from turning into the natal true fire spirit. It has reached saturation again and will appear in Gu Zheng tomorrow in the form of the natal true fire spirit.
In Dantian.
The source of the natal true fire will turn into the natal true fire spirit tomorrow. This is something that makes Gu Zheng happy, but on the other side, there is also the worry of Gu Zheng, who has already used up fifty
The water-attribute inner elixir's source of true water still has not improved at all! Moreover, Gu Zheng's reserve of water-attribute inner elixirs has only the last ten left. If the source of true water of his own has not improved tomorrow, then he
It’s time to prepare for collecting water attribute elixirs.
The next day, Gu Zheng didn't get the spirit of true fire first. He didn't want to get the source of true water later, and he didn't want to affect his mood because he couldn't get it out.
Sure enough, the last ten water-attribute inner elixirs couldn't make any difference to Gu Zheng's source of true water.
"It looks like I have to go out again in the next two days. Anyway, the store doesn't have many ingredients, so I can just go out and relax." Gu Zheng thought to himself.
After taking a break for a cup of tea, Gu Zheng began to refine the fire-attribute inner elixir. Today, he only needs this fire-attribute inner elixir to turn the source of his natal true fire into the spirit of his natal true fire.
Under the refining of Gu Zheng, the inner elixir quickly turned into pure fire-attribute energy, surrounding Gu Zheng's source of true fire.
When Gu Zheng completely refined the inner elixir of the fire attribute, the source of the true fire immediately began to absorb the energy of the fire attribute. This time it was different from before. The source of the true fire only absorbed one-fifth of an inner elixir.
Once the fire attribute energy is absorbed, it will stop absorbing, but this time it absorbs the energy of the entire fire attribute inner elixir in one go.
"boom!"
There was a roar in Gu Zheng's Dantian, and the originally hidden source of his true fire turned into a flame at this moment. Then under Gu Zheng's control, the flame slowly condensed, and finally turned into a red object like a drop of water.
, suspended quietly in Gu Zheng’s Dantian.
The spirit of his natal true fire has become a spirit. As a result, the power of Gu Zheng's fire magic has increased, and his control over fire energy has also been greatly improved. This has made Gu Zheng's mood originally affected by the difficulty of obtaining the source of his natal true water.
Then it got better.
"Anyway, after this period of hard work, the spirit of true fire is finally achieved. In the future, cooking food will require subtle control of the fire attribute, and you no longer have to worry about not being able to control it."
Gu Zheng left the room and walked downstairs, his brows slightly wrinkled, because just when he was refining the fire-attribute inner elixir, some problems occurred in Jixiang Xiaozhu. And at that time, Gu Zheng
Zheng couldn't be distracted too much. He only knew roughly that there seemed to be a diner who insisted on eating his food today, and no one from Jixiang Xiaozhu said anything about it.
"Let me tell you, this diner, the rules of Jixiang Xiaozhu are clearly written. You seem to be a very decent person, so why don't you act according to the rules?"
"That's right, you want to eat the dishes cooked by Chef Ti, but the dishes Chef Ti is going to make today have been finished. Since you occupy the table, you have to order! After all, there are people outside waiting to eat, just because of you
The occupied position prevents a diner outside who really wants to eat from entering. We at Jixiang Xiaozhu are accustomed to treating guests in a gentle manner, but if you continue like this, we will have no choice but to ask you out."
"Guest, the other chefs in our Jixiang Xiaozhu also learned their cooking skills from Chu Ti. Although the dishes they cook are not as delicious as Chu Ti's, in the eyes of other diners, they are still rare and delicious!
If you don’t like the dishes cooked by other chefs, we won’t refute anything. If you want to eat the dishes cooked by Chef Ti, we are very welcome, but can you please come early tomorrow and give way today?
Those diners who want to taste the cooking skills of other chefs come in?"
The guys at Jixiang Xiaozhu are still trying to persuade difficult customers.
"That's right! Can you give in? We are here to eat, not to see you being unreasonable."
"That's right! You sit here motionless and let the waiter from Jixiang Xiaozhu ask you sincerely, can we still have a good meal?"
"Hey, please give in! Our mood for eating has been ruined."
Because the business of Jixiang Xiaozhu is so good, it is impossible to get a separate table. There are three diners sharing the table with the difficult diners. They are still very polite at this time, but they can't help it anymore.
Some were a little angry. However, the diner they were preaching to was still sitting at the table, motionless as if he had not heard them.
"It seems we have no choice but to throw this man out!"
The guys finally couldn't bear it anymore. Just when they were about to attack the diners, Gu Zheng, who was still going downstairs, said, "Go and do your business!"
The difficult diner was a fair-skinned middle-aged man who was very well-dressed. His first impression was that he was the head of a wealthy family. However, as a cultivator of immortality, Gu Zheng understood that this view
He looks like a diner from a wealthy family, but in fact he is also a cultivator of immortality.
When Gu Zheng spoke, the middle-aged man's originally closed eyes opened and he looked at Gu Zheng up and down.
"Do you want to cause trouble, or do you want to eat."
Gu Zheng's voice suddenly sounded in the middle-aged man's mind, which startled him.
The middle-aged man is indeed an immortal cultivator. This time he came to Qingfeng City for something special. He heard the residents talking about how delicious the food in Jixiang Xiaozhu was, so he came over to take a look out of curiosity.
After arriving at Jixiang Xiaozhu, he smelled the aroma of the dishes on the tables of other diners, which made him decide to eat the dishes cooked by Gu Zheng. At the same time, he also had doubts, thinking that the head chef of Jixiang Xiaozhu should be
A cultivator, because it is impossible for ordinary people to have such an understanding of one thing, including diet.
When he saw Gu Zheng, the middle-aged man was still not sure whether Gu Zheng was a cultivator, because Gu Zheng's aura was well hidden and he looked no different from ordinary people. The middle-aged man's aura was also well hidden.
Well, in his opinion, even ordinary cultivators would not be able to tell his true identity. However, Gu Zheng actually took the lead in transmitting messages to him, which shows that Gu Zheng has seen through his identity, and Gu Zheng's strength should
Above him, how could he not be startled? He originally thought that a cultivator who would stay in the kitchen would not have a very high level of cultivation.
"Since I'm here, I naturally want to eat! Fellow Taoist, please don't blame me. I really want to see you, so I've waited until now." The middle-aged man said with a smile.
"If you want to eat my food, I'm very welcome, but today I won't cook any more. This is my rule for opening a restaurant," Gu Zheng said.
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
"Okay, then I'll come early tomorrow!"
The middle-aged man was very knowledgeable and knew that Gu Zheng would not change the rules for him, so he immediately said goodbye.
"Okay, fellow Taoist, walk slowly!" Gu Zheng said.
Outsiders did not know the voice communication between Gu Zheng and the middle-aged man. They only saw that after Gu Zheng said a word, the two looked at each other for a while, and the originally difficult middle-aged man stood up and left.
Naturally, the diners didn't take this little episode of the middle-aged man to heart. They were just happy to see Gu Zheng. Even if they couldn't eat the dishes cooked by Gu Zheng today, they kept saying hello to Gu Zheng.
Rings.
Gu Zheng also smiled and nodded to the diners who greeted him. However, Gu Zheng did not stay in the hall longer. He was going to the kitchen to try the fire control technique issued by the spirit of true fire.
The next day, the middle-aged man arrived outside Jixiang Xiaozhu early. It was still an hour before Jixiang Xiaozhu opened at noon.
"Fellow Taoist, I'm here!"
It felt like Gu Zheng appeared at the second floor window, and the middle-aged man sent a message to Gu Zheng.
Yesterday, the middle-aged man did not follow the rules, so Gu Zheng was naturally a little unhappy. But after the middle-aged man saw him, he smiled before talking and acted very knowledgeable, so Gu Zheng's little unhappiness disappeared.
Yes. Today I saw a middle-aged man coming so early and taking the initiative to say hello to him. Gu Zheng also had the idea of asking.
"Fellow Taoist came so early!"
Gu Zheng smiled and called fellow Taoist, which was something he didn't do yesterday. The middle-aged man was immediately overjoyed. He knew that Gu Zheng just no longer cared about what happened yesterday.
"My name is Nanchen. How would you like to ask my friend?" the middle-aged man said.
"Place another order with one name."
Gu Zheng paused and then asked: "After Taoist Fellow Taoist left yesterday, Jixiang Xiaozhu's menu changed again due to the shortage of ingredients. I wonder what Taoist Fellow Taoist would like to order today?"
The business of Jixiang Xiaozhu is very good. Although Gu Zheng brought back a lot of ingredients last time, they have almost used them. He still needs to go out tomorrow.
"It doesn't matter if you don't have ingredients there. I have ingredients here. If you can cook with my ingredients, that would be great," Nan Chen said.
"It's okay to use your ingredients to cook, but this is a la carte, so the price you have to pay may be higher. I wonder if you are still willing?"
Gu Zheng became interested. He had done this kind of ordering business as early as the first Jixiang Xiaozhu period.
"come in!"
As soon as Gu Zheng thought about it, the door of Jixiang Xiaozhu opened and Nan Chen entered.
Gu Zheng originally thought that Nan Chen collected a lot of ingredients, but in fact, Nan Chen didn't collect many ingredients.
"Fellow Taoist, let's see if these ingredients can be used to make two dishes?" Nan Chen asked.
"These ingredients of yours are definitely enough to make two dishes, and these two ingredients are also dishes on the menus of some restaurants. One is called 'Mountain Bitter Melon Stewed Bacon', and the other is called 'Steamed Dried Fish'
.”
Gu Zheng paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "Do you, fellow Taoist, have a special liking for these two dishes?"
The reason why Gu Zheng said this was because Nan Chen didn't collect much food, and he didn't look like the kind of immortal cultivator who eats very well. However, in the ancient times, because the way of eating has not yet been developed, immortal cultivators can say
None of them taste good, because diet conflicts with the practice of cultivating immortals. At the same time, because the way of diet has not been developed, the ingredients have not been used as cultivation resources, which means that they have no medicinal or medicinal uses.
Those ingredients that have not yet been discovered are useless to the immortal cultivators. Based on this premise, Nan Chen, as an immortal cultivator, actually collected some ingredients, including bacon and dried fish.
As a result, the ancient disputes also had this issue.
"Indeed, when I was still a mortal..."
Nan Chen told Gu Zheng about his past. In his narration, Gu Zheng learned that his childhood was spent on an island rich in products, and his favorite dish was cooked for him by his grandmother.
'Mountain Bitter Melon Stewed Bacon' and 'Steamed Dried Fish', these two dishes are full of memories for him.
Later, when he became an immortal cultivator, Nan Chen's dietary requirements were extremely low, but every time he came to Hongchen to train his heart, he would order these two dishes to taste in the restaurant, and he would also make some with his own hands.
Bacon or dried fish. Unfortunately, Nan Chen has never tasted the taste in his memory no matter how many places he has been.
When he came to Qingfeng City this time, he heard that the chef of Jixiang Xiaozhu was very good at cooking, so he wanted to come to Jixiang Xiaozhu to have a try and see if Jixiang Xiaozhu could make these two dishes.
Gu Zheng understood that for a cultivator like Nan Chen, he had actually forgotten what his grandmother's cooking tasted like. However, that special memory turned into a kind of imprint, which made him feel
My grandma’s food I ate as a child is the most delicious food in the world.
"As long as Taoist fellow Taoist can make these two dishes delicious, as for the reward, I can give you a little more!" Nan Chen said to Gu Zheng.
"Cooking dishes that Taoist friends remember is a small challenge for me, and it also interests me very much, so I decided to make an exception and cook for Taoist friends now." Gu Zheng said with a smile.
"Thank you so much, Taoist Taoist. I am very much looking forward to your Taoist cooking skills, which is unprecedented!" Nan Chen said happily.
"As for the reward, just give me all these things."
Gu Zheng picked a dozen of the ingredients Nanchen brought out.
"These are all ordinary things. Can fellow Taoist just ask for these as rewards?"
Nan Chen was a little surprised. He thought Gu Zheng would ask for something like fairy coins as reward.
"These things may not be worth mentioning in the eyes of fellow Taoists, but they are all valuable things in my eyes. Who made me like cooking?"
What Gu Zheng said was a bit against his will. In fact, because the way of eating had not flourished, the medicinal value of some ingredients had not yet been discovered, which made the ingredients collected by Nan Chen appear to be of little value. But in fact, the ten items that Gu Zheng asked for
Among the several ingredients, the lowest quality ones are ordinary, medium, fine and high quality. The value is not small.
"Okay, since these things are useful to Taoist friends, I will give them all to Taoist friends!" Nan Chen said happily.
"Okay, fellow Taoist, I'll cook for you later," Gu Zheng said.
