Chapter 103:
Li Xiuchang guessed that the ordinary village that Brother Motu mentioned was probably a demon cultivator village.
In other words, it is a place of refuge for new demon cultivators.
He glanced at the villagers coming in and out, and found that some of them were indeed capable of cultivation. Those children chasing and playing also had the strength in the early stages of Qi training.
There were also many people who seemed to have no cultivation level, such as the old man with missing front teeth at the entrance of the village. Li Xiuchang understood that it was because they had higher cultivation level than him, but he couldn't tell.
Senior Brother Motu didn't explain anything, but just said: "You can use the vacant medicinal fields around here to plant spiritual plants. I have left a lot of ghosts here, and they will help you take care of the medicinal fields.
"The people in the village are all honest people. If you need anything, just tell them. I'm going out for a trip and won't be back for about half a month. I'll pick you up then.
"If you can't wait, you can go back by yourself first. Heading north is the way back to Xianchen Sect."
Obviously, Senior Brother Motu had other things to do when he went out this time, and he didn't just send Li Xiuchang to dig and farm.
Li Xiuchang nodded and agreed. It had only been half a month, and his hard work had passed.
And being here doesn't prevent him from practicing his cooking skills.
At present, Li Xiuchang's spiritual cooking skills are already remarkable. He is no longer a rookie who has just entered the first level, but he is relatively competitive among the first level spiritual chefs.
Now that he is allowed to participate in the Kitchen Star Competition, he has gained some confidence.
Not to mention first place, I feel like I can compete for the top ten.
And there is still half a year to improve.
Just like that, Senior Brother Motu left first.
Li Xiuchang found an empty medicinal field and began to sow the first-order spiritual plant seeds in his hand.
It took a few days for Li Xiuchang to finish sowing all the first-level seeds in his hand.
With nothing to do, he came to the village and began to practice his cooking skills.
He found an open space and set up several large pots to cook spiritual dishes.
What he cooks is the special dishes from his previous life, because replicating the dishes from his previous life and transforming them into spiritual dishes can improve his spiritual cooking skills more than practicing the spiritual dishes invented by others, so he has always adhered to this route.
He currently has dozens of cooking methods for spiritual dishes from past lives on hand, preparing to use them to hit the top spot on the annual evangelistic list.
As each piece of spiritual food is put into the pot, the appetizing aroma wafts out.
Several greedy children gathered around and refused to leave.
When they saw Li Xiuchang, a stranger, they did not dare to come and talk to him, so they could only swallow their saliva.
Li Xiuchang shared the freshly cooked "Cola Chicken Wings" with them. There was no Coke in this world, so he finally managed to make it taste almost the same.
These children are more or less cultivated, and spiritual food is gentler than elixirs. If the elixirs are taken too hard, they may not be able to withstand it, but even low-level monks who eat high-level spiritual food will be fine as long as they eat less. Not a big problem.
Several children ate with their mouths full of oil. After eating, they looked at Li Xiuchang eagerly.
Li Xiuchang shook his head and laughed, but he did not dare to give them more food.
After a while, an old man with missing teeth at the entrance of the village also came over after smelling the smell: "Young man, how do you sell your stir-fried vegetables?"
Li Xiuchang felt a little moved in his heart and smiled: "It doesn't cost any money, old man, just give it a try and give me some advice after you finish it.
"There are still people who haven't eaten in this village. Why don't you say hello and let them all come to my place to eat."
These are all new dishes that Li Xiuchang has innovated in half. Each dish needs to be adjusted and optimized in terms of taste and eating effect. He is very happy to have someone willing to help test the dishes.
The old man with missing teeth nodded: "Then I'll go to the village and shout."
He looked very old, but his legs and feet were very nimble, and his legs were running out of shadows. He ran into the village and called people from door to door to eat.
Li Xiu saw the situation and added a few more pots...
After a while, a group of men, women and children, those carrying tables and those carrying stools, came to sit in a row around Li Xiuchang, waiting for the meal to be served.
Li Xiuchang even saw three acquaintances among them.
"Aren't those the three new demon cultivators who were driven away from Xianchen Sect last time?"
As soon as he saw these three people, Li Xiuchang understood that the three of them had indeed been placed here by Brother Motu.
He also confirmed his guess that this was a secluded place for new demonic monks.
Maybe these people were rescued by Senior Brother Motu.
When the three demon cultivators saw Li Xiuchang, they were slightly stunned before waving to say hello to Li Xiuchang.
Li Xiuchang packaged the cooked spiritual dishes, and the villagers served them to the table themselves and ate them happily.
While they were eating, they did not forget their responsibilities and gave Li Xiuchang advice.
"Brother, you are good at jumping over walls, but I suggest you change your name. It makes me feel uncomfortable, and it feels like you are conflicting with me."
Li Xiuchang chuckled: "Do you think 'Devil Jumps Over the Wall' sounds more pleasing to the ear?"
"That's not necessary. I think it can be changed to 'Buddha Jumps off a Building'."
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"Little brother, for this nine-turn large intestine, I suggest you preserve the original flavor of the ingredients."
You are a shit eater... Li Xiuchang rolled his eyes.
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"Brother, this turtle stewed chicken tastes good, very delicious, and has good effects. It is nourishing and strong."
"This dish is called 'Farewell My Concubine'."
"It doesn't matter what it's called. I'm just telling you that this dish has side effects. It's too stimulating! As a man, my breasts swell after drinking it!"
"ah?"
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"What's the name of your vinegar fish from the lake? The name is very appropriate."
"How to say?"
"It's suitable to eat by the lake. After tasting it, pour it directly into the lake."
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The demon cultivators expressed their opinions. Some made suggestions on the taste of the dishes, and some proposed improvements on the edible effects of the dishes. Although some suggestions were not very reliable, Li Xiuchang benefited a lot overall.
He also had a clear idea of the direction of improvement of these dishes.
After the demon cultivators finished eating, they also helped Li Xiuchang clean all the pots and pans.
The toothless old man picked his teeth and said, "Young man, we can't eat your food for free. There are some livestock raised in the village. You can catch two."
Li Xiuchang wanted to refuse, but suddenly remembered that he didn't seem to see anyone in the village raising poultry and livestock.
What livestock did the toothless old man say?
The toothless old man pointed to the three young demon cultivators standing by who had not yet left, that is, three old acquaintances of Li Xiuchang, and said: "You three take him over. Remember, you can only catch two. You can't catch more. If you catch more, you will lose money. How many fat ones you can catch depends on his ability."
The three nodded in response, and when the toothless old man left with his hands behind his back, he bowed and said: "Daoyou, we meet again."
Li Xiuchang also politely returned the greeting: "Daoyou, how are you?"
These three people were saved by Li Xiuchang before, and Li Xiuchang's appearance here also made them believe that Li Xiuchang was "one of them", so they all wanted to make friends with him.
After a few polite words, Li Xiuchang also knew the names of the three people, and even knew what the "livestock" the toothless old man referred to.
They lived in seclusion in this deep mountain, where there were many monsters and beasts, and occasionally ghosts appeared, mostly beast souls.
Many of the ghosts in this mountain were old souls, and had long been transformed into evil spirits.
When the villagers encountered them, they captured them all and locked them up in the village for cultivation.
The new magic path was born out of the soul magic path. Although it does not rely on killing people to refine souls like the previous soul magic path, refining evil spirits is still helpful for their cultivation.
When Li Xiuchang heard that it was an evil spirit, he immediately became interested.
The evil spirit and his cold flower are simply a golden match.
The three magic cultivators took Li Xiuchang to a building in the center of the village. This building is particularly conspicuous in the village full of bungalows.
Li Xiuchang noticed that there were complex array patterns carved on the ground outside the building.
"Brother Li, please."
"Remember to do what you can and don't force it."
The three people repeatedly reminded.
Li Xiuchang nodded and stepped into the building.
The space inside this building is much larger than it looks from the outside!
Less than three feet in front of him, a formation was triggered and lit up with a faint light.
The scene in front of Li Xiuchang changed, and bursts of ghosts crying and souls rang in his ears, which were extremely shrill.
The formation in front of him divided into invisible cages, each of which held a ghost!
There were hundreds of ghosts on this floor alone.
"Shut up, you are so noisy!"
Li Xiuchang glared, more ferocious than a ghost, and the Vajra Dharma image appeared behind him, shining with golden light, suppressing these ghosts so that they could not move.
The world was quiet all of a sudden.
A mere first-level ghost, he didn't know how to keep his tail between his legs and be a ghost... Li Xiuchang's eyes swept over these ghosts one by one, and seeing that they were all transformed from first-level beast souls, he immediately lost interest.
Before coming in, the three demon cultivators told him that the first floor of the building was full of first-level ghosts, and the second floor was full of second-level ghosts.
Li Xiuchang could only catch two ghosts and naturally would not waste the quota on first-level ghosts.
He went up the stairs on the side to the second floor, where there were less than fifty second-level ghosts imprisoned.
On the third floor, it was said that there were third-level ghosts, but they were ghosts that rivaled the Jindan period, and Li Xiuchang had no idea.
He could only pick two fat ones from the evil spirits on the second floor.
They were both second-level, so naturally he had to pick the late second-level evil spirits.
Li Xiuchang picked two late second-level evil spirits at random. Anyway, they were to be used as feed for the Paw Patrol, and he had no other requirements.
He stepped into a formation cage, which imprisoned evil spirits, but did not block Li Xiuchang at all.
In the cage, a late second-level tiger soul pounced on Li Xiuchang, but he dodged it.
Li Xiuchang took out the rainbow soul flag and shook it gently, and fourteen Paw Patrols were released.
"After practicing for so long, it's time to test the power of the Yin-Yang Seven Wolf Battle Formation, go!"
Yin Hun Wolf King and Wangcai each led six wolf souls to pounce on the tiger soul evil spirit.
At the same time, the rainbow soul flag shone brightly, providing blessings to the Paw Patrol.
Wangcai was eager to show off, and with the Yang formation that was responsible for the frontal attack, he rushed in so bravely, leading the way and risking his life.
The Yin formation led by the Ghost Wolf King was hidden in the dark. Before they could start, Wangcai had already bitten the Tiger Soul with his men.
The Ghost Wolf King saw that this was too much. If he moved any slower, he would not even be able to drink a mouthful of soup. He did not make any sneak attacks and rushed up with his men to besiege.
The dignified second-stage late-stage Tiger Soul was like paper under the siege of the Paw Patrol and was vulnerable.
A moment later...
"Stop, stop, stop!"
Li Xiuchang hurriedly called for a stop. If he didn't call for a stop, the Tiger Soul would be eaten up by the Paw Patrol.
The Tiger Soul had been bitten to the point that its nose was not a nose, and its eyes were not eyes.
On the other hand, among the 14 Paw Patrols, only a few wolf souls had their souls slightly damaged and suffered minor injuries.
Li Xiuchang was also afraid that the Paw Patrol would have indigestion due to eating too much, so he quickly sealed the Tiger Soul and put it into the Rainbow Soul Banner.
"You guys... I'll take the next one myself."
Li Xiuchang also prepared to stretch his muscles and test his current strength.