nChapter 304: Premium Wok of Fortunes

nTranslator: CatatoPatch Editor: Vermillion

nBu Fang sat cross-legged inside his tent, rested, and was able to recover some true energy. He was restricted from using the system's storage space, so he couldn't retrieve the Oyster Pancake he had placed in it and this made him feel a little helpless.

nAlthough he didn't have the Oyster Pancake, Bu Fang still regained most of his true energy after his rest. He didn't use any cultivation techniques, but the vortex in his energy core revolved at break-neck speed—akin to top-level cultivation techniques.

nOnce he had recovered his true energy, Bu Fang left the tent. The nine seventh grade spirit beasts had been placed outside his tent.

nThese were the seventh grade spirit beasts they had killed. The corpses emitted a strong depressing aura that filled the camp and caused many to vacate the area surrounding Bu Fang's tent.

nBu Fang washed his hands and approached the spirit beast closest to him.

nThis was the Fire Lion slaughtered by Ni Yan. How Ni Yan managed to kill the fire lion was unknown as there were no visible wounds on it.

nGreen smoke shrouded Bu Fang's hands and the Golden Dragon Bone Kitchen Knife appeared. He gripped the knife and walked a circle around the lion. What he needed to do now was to prepare the ingredients.

nHe displayed his Meteor Cutting technique and the knife in his hand, resembling a genie, twirled and revolved deftly around the Fire Lion.

nPick, scoop, cut and chop.

nHe displayed a dazzling top-tier knife skill and within minutes, he successfully removed the skin and bones of the Fire Lion.

nHis knife continued moving at lightning speed and soon, a bowl was filled to the brim with lion meat. The meat of the Fire Lion scorched the ceramic bowl and left it blazing hot. Although the Fire Lion was dead, its meat remained as hot as charcoal.

nOnce he had prepared the Fire Lion meat, Bu Fang clapped his hands and walked to the next spirit beast.

nWhile Bu Fang handled the spirit beast corpses, he casually asked Long Cai to find and bring back a large amount of spirit energy vegetables.

nHe didn't require vegetables that were high-level, however, they had to be fresh and contain some spirit energy.

nLong Cai agreed and, immediately, went around the entire city.

nHe waited for Bu Fang to prepare the nine spirit beasts and came over with some men from the Cooks' Army Unit. They all carried several baskets filled with spirit energy vegetables.

nBu Fang had just finished preparing the nine spirit beasts, and the men from the Cooks' Army Unit, who had just come with Long Cai, were all stunned and astonished.

nThey were greeted with the sight of multiple skeletons behind Bu Fang, and none of the skeletons had a single strand of meat still attached to them. The meat had been removed, completely.

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"This... This….

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nThey were speechless. It was an extremely difficult feat for a normal person to achieve, but Bu Fang had done it. Moreover, he had separated the meat from all nine beast corpses in an incredibly short time.

nSenior Bu Fang's knife technique… It was superb!

nNine big ceramic bowls had been filled with the meat of the spirit beasts, and the baskets of spirit energy vegetables had been delivered. Bu Fang instructed the Cooks' Army Unit to carry the ingredients to the field.

nNine huge woks were placed in the center of the field with fires lit underneath them.

nThe flames seared the woks and smoke filled the air.

nEveryone sat and waited patiently, especially Ni Yan. She had put in a lot of effort this time, and If Bu Fang's dish failed to satisfy her, she would be pissed. Her anger was terrible to behold.

nTang Yin puckered his lips and calmly glanced at Bu Fang, who had walked past him, and concluded...

"Senior Bu is always so calm.

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nThe nine heavy ceramic bowls filled with fresh spirit beast meat landed heavily on the ground and caused a loud impact.

nMany spectators stared at the nine ceramic bowls. Soon, a strong spirit energy covered the entire camp, leaving the crowd amazed.

nThese ceramic bowls contained the meat of the nine seventh grade spirit beasts! Too terrifying! A feast for the entire army meant that all soldiers would get to taste a delicacy. Moreover, the nine ceramic bowls were enough to fill the bellies of the soldiers.

nBu Fang once again washed his hands with clean water. His long hands were as fair and beautiful as a girl's. Then, with just one hand, he lifted one of the ceramic bowls and jumped.

nHe landed beside one of the huge lit woks.

nBu Fang's expression was serious as he took a deep breath. This was his last shot at cooking a dish that could satisfy the system. If he failed… he had no other way left.

nHe slammed his hand on a ceramic bowl, channeled his true energy and a piece of lion meat, that resembled charcoal, flew out of it.

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"This is the meat of the seventh grade Fire Lion. The patterns on the meat are like a piece of art; it even glows occasionally… Owner Bu handled it excellently. This Fire Lion meat is flawless and high quality!

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nNi Yan was impressed and praised Bu Fang. Her knowledge of delicacies was vast, so she began explaining to the rest.

nAs each piece of Fire Lion meat was placed into the wok, it created a scene reminiscent of flower petals placed at the bottom of the wok, covering it entirely.

nThe large amount of meat was placed in the piping hot wok, and the sound of splattering oil could be heard. As the oil splattered, thick smoke accompanied by a strong and fragrant aroma of meat filled the air.

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"Vegetables.

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nBu Fang looked toward Long Cai and whispered to him. Long Cai nodded, picked up a basket filled with spirit energy vegetables, and threw it at Bu Fang.

nBu Fang caught the basket. He placed a foot on the side of the huge wok and leaped up high. With a flick of his hands, some vegetables floated out of the basket and into the huge wok.

nThese white vegetables contained spirit energy and were specially produced in Western Mystery City.

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"Those are Azure Sky Vegetable, one of the special local products of Western Mystery City. I'm sure everyone here is familiar with it. Its texture is chewy and moist,

" Ni Yan explained.

nHer eyes glowed with astonishment. She couldn't predict what type of dishes Bu Fang would prepare, having using these two ingredients already.

nWas he trying to cook each spirit beast in separate woks?

nIf that was the case, everything would make sense.

nHowever, Bu Fang's next action made her completely clueless. As soon as Bu Fang landed on the ground, he moved to another bowl, and this bowl contained the Giant Iguana meat.

nMost of them had tasted the meat of the Flower Iguana Meat. That meat was succulent and tasted extremely delicious.

nBu Fang slowly placed pieces of juicy iguana meat into the wok, right above the Azure Sky Vegetables.

nThe spirit energy of the three different ingredients combined and gave off a distinct smell.

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"Three different ingredients already… what kind of dish is Owner Bu trying to cook?

"

nNi Yan gasped, but she wasn't the only one who did so. Everyone was shocked.

nThis was because, if a dish contained two seventh grade spirit beast ingredients and a spirit energy vegetable, the accumulated spirit energy would be intense, and this would make the dish difficult to cook well.

nEvery chef understood this principle. The more spirit energy ingredients a dish contained, the harder it was to cook.

nThe third spirit beast meat was the Thorn Elephant that was punched to death by Whitey.

nThe Thorn Elephant meat was soft as butter. Once its thorns and tough skin were removed, the remaining meat underneath was exceptionally tender and soft. Bu Fang cut the thorn elephant meat into pieces and laid it down. It looked as tender as tofu.

nNext up, he repeated the same process of putting in spirit energy vegetables and spirit beast meat.

nThe enormous wok was actually filled to the brim by so many different ingredients!

nBu Fang landed on the ground, once again, took a dozen white radishes and speedily cut them up using his Meteor Cutting technique.

nSoon enough, he had carved all the white radishes into fierce-looking fire lions which he placed at the center of the other ingredients. The fire lion made from radishes looked very realistic.

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"Good knife technique!!

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nThis dazzling display won the hearts of many spectators. Although they couldn't guess what dishes Bu Fang intended to prepare, they were swept away by his knife technique.

nHe repeated the same procedure for the remaining eight huge woks. The only difference each wok had was the spirit beast meat they contained. There was the Thorn Elephant, Old Mountain Turtle etc…

nEach wok had its own spirit beast carving, and it was elegant and beautiful.

nBu Fang poured clean water into each wok and sat at the center of the nine woks to replenish his true energy and detect the changes that occurred in each wok.

nWhen preparing a dish, the placement of ingredients and control of spirit energy flow greatly affected the taste directly.

nThe crowd stared at the nine full woks and held their breaths; they were all anxious but excited. They had never witnessed such a spectacle before, not even Ni Yan. But, that was precisely why they were curious about the outcome.

nTime slowly passed by. The camp was completely silent save for the sound of burning charcoal.

nSuddenly, Bu Fang opened his eyes which were stern yet revealed excitement. The next step was the most crucial part of cooking the Premium Wok of Fortunes.

nHe had to control the dispersion of spirit energy. Otherwise, if the combined spirit energy of so many spirit beasts got triggered, it could easily lead to… an explosion.

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