“You hid one?”
Li Ping'an quickly got up, “Lead the way, hurry up, that thing is a disaster if it stays!”
“Woof woof~”
Heihei shot out a long distance in a flash.
At that speed, Li Ping'an really couldn't catch up.
Niuniu also galloped wildly, and Dahuang was not to be outdone, as if they were fighting a war.
They went twenty li to the east.
In the mountain gully, there were no signs of humans or beasts.
Heihei pawed a few times with his front claws and pulled out a green-feathered flying bird that had been dead for a long time.
Li Ping'an didn't know what species it was, but it was quite large, twice the size of an adult ostrich.
“How does it taste?” Li Ping'an asked.
“Extremely delicious,” Niuniu said.
Li Ping'an stared, “You're a cow, you eat grass.”
Niuniu: “Occasionally, we can have a feast, right?”
Dahuang was about to take a bite, “Boss, come, let's eat it together.”
“Slow!” Li Ping'an stopped them, “Eating raw meat and drinking blood is the behavior of beasts.”
The three little guys looked at each other, “Aren't we beasts?”
“I can't eat raw,” Li Ping'an said, and continued, “Dahuang, Niuniu, stay and pluck the feathers. Heihei, take me to Outer Gate Spirit City to buy some ingredients.”
“Later, Boss will show you a hand. Stir-frying, braising, stewing, that's what true deliciousness is.”
Arrangement completed.
Li Ping'an looked at Heihei, “Come, let Boss ride you once.”
“Alright,” Heihei lay down.
Li Ping'an straddled him, “Let's go~”
“Whoosh~” Heihei galloped like an arrow, the wind whistling past his ears, messing up Li Ping'an's hair.
They arrived near Jiang Family Village.
Li Ping'an dismounted and walked to Outer Gate Spirit City.
Here, it was still lively.
The shouts of selling Spirit Talismans, Magic Treasures, and Spirit Stones were endless.
Li Ping'an bought some seasonings, but he couldn't find anyone selling large iron woks.
Helplessly, he could only buy three of the lowest-grade Pill Furnaces at a relatively expensive price, and then returned.
In the mountain gully.
When Li Ping'an rushed back, Niuniu and Dahuang had already plucked the bird's feathers clean, and one leg was missing.
“I didn't eat it,” Niuniu shook his head.
“I didn't eat it either,” Dahuang grinned with his dog mouth.
Li Ping'an stared, “Then where's the bird leg? Did it run away by itself?”
Niuniu nodded, saying seriously, “Yes, it ran away by itself. It's a leg, it can run.”
Heihei bared his dog teeth, “You definitely stole it. You try to remove your own leg and run.”
Niuniu lightly flicked his tail, “I don't have that function.”
Li Ping'an didn't waste any more words. He used a sickle to open the belly and remove the internal organs. The moment he threw them away, Dahuang and Heihei rushed up and bit them.
They had excellent appetites; they could truly eat anything.
“Rain come.”
Li Ping'an lightly raised his palm, controlling the rainwater to fill the three Pill Cauldrons. He left one cauldron of clean water for later use, washed the Spirit Bird clean, and cut it into pieces.
“Niuniu, breathe fire to heat the cauldron.”
“Moo~” Hot air rolled from Niuniu's nostrils, and flames could be seen steaming.
This fire was too powerful; it quickly burned the Pill Cauldron red hot.
Li Ping'an quickly reminded him, “Control the heat, a little smaller, a little smaller.”
Under his guidance, the fire diminished. Li Ping'an threw the fattest Spirit Bird meat into the cauldron and began to render the fat.
“Boss, what are you doing?” Heihei sat by the side, very curious.
Dahuang stood on a high place, responsible for keeping watch.
“Rendering oil,” Li Ping'an said, and continued, “Only with oil can we stir-fry the Spirit Bird meat, and it's so delicious.”
While rendering the oil, Li Ping'an moved the other two Pill Cauldrons over, heated them simultaneously, threw in seasonings and Spirit Bird meat, and began to boil the meat.
Soon, the aroma of meat wafted out.
Heihei drooled from the smell, and Dahuang, standing in the distance, was also anxious, “Boss, when will it be ready?”
“Don't rush, if you rush, you can't eat hot meat.” Li Ping'an held a spoon and entered stir-frying mode.
The aroma wafting out was even more enticing.
After waiting and waiting, the delicious meal was finally ready: half a cauldron of stir-fry, half a cauldron of stew.
“Let me taste if it's poisonous.” Heihei stretched out his dog head to come closer.
Li Ping'an, quick with his eyes and hands, grabbed his tail and threw him far away, “You have to have rules when eating, you have to use a basin, understand?”
As he spoke,
He took out four basins, first filled them with stir-fried Spirit Bird meat, and distributed them, “Start eating.”
Li Ping'an took out his chopsticks, but before he could even bring the food to his mouth, the three little guys had already finished eating. They each held an empty basin in their mouths, their eyes sparkling as they stared at him.
“Damn, they eat so fast.”
Li Ping'an mumbled, and continued to fill their basins.
“Boss, this is too delicious,” Heihei praised endlessly.
Li Ping'an finally tasted a mouthful himself, and indeed, this Spirit Bird meat was delicious.
He didn't know anything about cooking, but this taste was more delicious than all the delicious food he had ever eaten!
Half a cauldron of stir-fried Spirit Bird meat was quickly eaten.
Following that was the steamed and stewed delicacy from the other Pill Furnace; even the soup, meat, and bones were completely devoured.
“It's gone,” Heihei lay on the Pill Furnace.
“Not a drop of soup left,” Dahuang leaned against him.
“I still want to eat,” Niuniu looked at Li Ping'an, his eyeballs darting around.
Li Ping'an wiped his mouth, “That's it for today. If you want to eat, we'll talk about it later. Don't go stealing again.”
“Once you're discovered, things will be very troublesome!”
After dealing with the traces here, Li Ping'an collected the three Pill Furnaces and four basins, and began to return.
However, one thing must be said.
This Spirit Bird meat was not only delicious but also had great benefits for the body.
Outside the wooden shed.
Li Ping'an lay down to rest.
Heihei, Dahuang, and Niuniu were all here, watched closely by Li Ping'an.
With their appetites, they would definitely continue to steal Spirit Birds, so he had to keep a close eye on them.
He glanced at the resources in the System warehouse. Those corn had no great use and couldn't be sold here at all.
There weren't many Spirit Stones left, only 3500 pieces.
He hadn't used any Spirit Jade; this item was also quite valuable. A single second-grade Spirit Jade could sell for ten Spirit Stones, and it was a resource for Artifact Refining and carving formations.
He had a total of 400 Cultivation Points.
After much thought, Li Ping'an used 300 points to increase his Speed, Strength, and Defense to 6010 points.
“Total combat power 1803 points, this is a sign of soon entering the Peak of the True Spirit Realm.”
After enjoying the comfort brought by the increase in various attributes, Li Ping'an unlocked the Cultivation Treasure Box that had been stored for a month, the Heavenly Dao Rewards Treasure Box, and finally couldn't resist opening it.
(Ding: Cultivation Points + 50)
(Ding: Congratulations Host, your head is shining brightly, you opened the Heavenly Dao Rewards Treasure Box and obtained the Myriad Heavens Grand Turntable, with one drawing chance!)
“Drawing, my favorite.”
Li Ping'an immediately became energetic. He locked onto the drawing chance, and a picture appeared.
A large turntable, marked with various rewards.
Medicinal Pills, Spirit Stones, large piles of Medicinal Pills, large piles of Spirit Stones, Divine Beast Embryos, Magical Artifacts, Cultivation Techniques and Immortal Arts, Grotto-heavens and Secret Realms, Cultivation Points, everything was available.
“Draw for me!”
Li Ping'an gritted his teeth.
Damn, he bit the tip of his tongue, it hurt so much, so much.
“Buzz~”
The Myriad Heavens Grand Turntable spun rapidly, but the pointer remained motionless.
“Super grand prize, super grand prize, super grand prize!”
Li Ping'an was extremely excited, praying constantly.
Heihei, Dahuang, and Niuniu all imitated him, muttering “super grand prize.”
(Ding: Congratulations Host, you won the super grand prize, Cultivation Points 10 * 1000!!!)
“Holy crap, is this damned Luck about to take off?”
Li Ping'an gasped in shock, “Great handsome guy, you finally got enlightened, I'm so touched.”
System: ‘Hmph, can this System say it's very sad?’
“Sigh~” Li Ping'an sighed lightly, “Jealousy makes people crazy, makes people fall, makes people lost. You need to control your mindset.”
System: ‘Control your sister...’
It seemed truly jealous, unable to see others do well.
“Luck, this thing, no one can stop it once it comes.”
Li Ping'an smiled happily, locked onto 10000 Cultivation Points, and directly used 9000 points to improve himself.
(Ding: 3000 Cultivation Points deducted, Strength increased by 30000, total 36010 points.)
(Ding: 3000 Cultivation Points deducted, Speed increased by 30000, total 36010 points.)
(Ding: 3000 Cultivation Points deducted, Defense increased by 30000, total 36010 points.)
Accompanying a series of sounds.
Li Ping'an's body glowed, and surges of majestic, mysterious Qi frantically poured into his main body.
His strength was rapidly soaring, his body was condensing, as if fine steel was undergoing thousands of hammerings and refinements, removing Impurities, making his muscles and skin as clear as jade.
This was a qualitative sublimation, incredibly real!
“Now, my combat power should be off the charts, right?”
However,
When he saw his total combat power, Li Ping'an was dumbfounded.
It was only 2880.3, which was only equivalent to a Cultivator at the eighth stage of the Spirit Law Realm!
Li Ping'an was greatly puzzled, “What does this mean? Why are you playing with decimals now?”
System: ‘This is normal. Cultivators always progress slower in the Late Stage, and Host is naturally the same.’
“...” Li Ping'an was extremely perplexed, “You're doing this on purpose, you must be jealous of me, deliberately targeting me!”
System: ‘We're in this together, how could this System harm you?’
‘This combat power is comparable to an eighth-stage Spirit Law Realm expert, which is already very powerful. You have various advantages, you can definitely instantly kill a Peak Spirit Law Realm expert!’
Li Ping'an was very displeased.
He thought he was about to soar, but he was still at the bottom.
He still had 1150 Cultivation Points, and Li Ping'an didn't plan to use them for now. Anyway, even if he used them all, it would only increase his combat power by 115 points.
“Woof, woof, woof,”
Dahuang barked three times in a row, giving a warning.
Li Ping'an looked up and saw Wang Xin'yan in white quickly approaching in his line of sight.
If it weren't for her ill intentions, one might even say she looked like an Immortal.
She flew over and stopped five meters opposite Li Ping'an. With a gentle flick of her delicate hand, a pile of things floated to the ground. She said coldly, “These are all the resources you wanted. Now write the divorce letter.”
As her voice fell,
Wang Xin'yan took out a brush, ink, paper, and inkstone again.
Li Ping'an thought for a moment and asked, “My wife is excellent, and I also hope she can live better.”
“I should at least know which Young Master has taken a liking to her, right?”
Wang Xin'yan snorted coldly, “Hurry up and write, stop talking nonsense!”
Li Ping'an crossed his legs, “If you don't tell me, I won't write. My leaving is for her own good. If the next person is a scumbag, wouldn't I be harming her?”
Wang Xin'yan's expression turned cold. When she saw Jiang Ming from Jiang Family Village, she pondered and said, “The nephew of the Tianxia Peak's First Seat, a disciple of the Ye Family, one of the four great Cultivation families in the Eastern Barren Region, Ye Zifeng.”
“He is as different from you as clouds are from mud, whether in family background or personal conditions!”
“Good, then I'm relieved.” Li Ping'an nodded, picked up the brush, and wrote the character for divorce.
Wang Xin'yan's eyes lit up. With a grab, she took it from the air and rode her Flying Sword, breaking through the air and leaving.
Li Ping'an glanced at Heihei, and said with a faint smile, “Follow him, knock her out, and take back everything on her body...”