Follow the path of Dao from infancy

Chapter 1272: Chapter 280: Cooking Disputes

Mi Xueyao utilized the Chaos Divine Fire, covering the remains of the Ancient Demon entirely. She masterfully controlled the heat, roasting each part until they were bright red.

I have to say, she is extremely intelligent. Even though she has never cooked before, just by watching Li Hao cook twice, she learned quite well.

Very quickly, once the Ancient Demon was cooked, she cut it open effortlessly, brought it up to her face, and started to eat with slow deliberation.

However, as soon as it reached her mouth, she frowned; the taste was unbearably fishy, emitting a strong stench.

She looked towards Li Hao’s side and suddenly remembered she forgot to use seasonings.

“Um, could I borrow your seasonings?”

Mi Xueyao asked with a frown.

Li Hao swallowed a piece of Ancient Demon Flesh and calmly replied, “Seasoning fee costs half.”

“You!”

Mi Xueyao was infuriated, knowing the other would make such an outrageous demand.

Hmm… She gritted her teeth inwardly, unwilling to pay Li Hao any attention, discarding her sense of taste, and ate it in big mouthfuls.

The taste being bad is secondary; the primary goal is to enhance Primordial Spirit Power… Her main reason for searching for Ancient Demon remains was to boost her yuan spirit.

Based on yesterday’s situation, she could hardly imagine what extent her Primordial Spirit would be enhanced if she were to find thousands of Ancient Demon Corpses!

With thousands of pounds of flesh consumed, she donned a cold expression and began closing her eyes to refine the flesh within her body.

She discovered that the Ancient Demon Flesh she cooked didn’t have that instant-melting feeling in her mouth and required her own effort to aid in refinement.

As she operated her immortal power, the flesh gradually decomposed within her, but soon, when it decomposed to a certain extent, it couldn’t decompose anymore, and in the process, not a trace of Primordial Spirit Power emerged to integrate into her body.

What is going on?

Mi Xueyao was perplexed, closed her eyes for a careful feel again, and discovered it was still the same.

Her expression slightly changed; could it be because of the seasonings?

She knew that merely roasting it alive would enhance her Primordial Spirit upon consumption, which the Ancient Demon Clan would have discovered long ago, causing a sensation.

“Uh, your seasonings, can I have them, and share a third with you?”

Mi Xueyao opened her eyes and saw Li Hao enjoying his meat, secretly gritting her teeth and showing a sweet smile.

Li Hao replied indifferently, “Half, no negotiation.”

You brat… Mi Xueyao clenched her fingers, wishing she could crush the other person on her lap.

Her chest slightly fluctuating, with a frosty face she said, “Fine!”

Li Hao saw that, casually threw out the excess seasonings he ground earlier, and said offhandedly, “This needs to be sprinkled during cooking to penetrate and require marination beforehand; you’re already too late.”

“Humph.”

Mi Xueyao wasn’t inclined to pay attention; she simply poured the seasonings onto the freshly roasted meat and started eating immediately.

However, the seasoning was on the surface; although it tasted sweet upon entrance, the fishy stench persisted as she chewed the meat, and she slightly furrowed her brow but still forcefully swallowed it with the seasonings.

After a while, she tried refining again, only to find she failed once more.

Her face looked grim, forced to follow Li Hao’s advice to take another half that was not cooked, and began slowly marinating and roasting.

For a long while.

When she ate again, it failed yet again.

But this time, the taste was less fishy.

What’s happening? Anger grew in her heart, gritting her teeth as she looked towards Li Hao.

Li Hao, having eaten his fill, saw her expression full of indignation and shook his head slightly, saying:

“Cooking isn’t as simple as you think. If you want a good meal, with your current skills, maybe in ten years.”

“Did you tamper with the seasonings?”

Mi Xueyao couldn’t help but ask.

She had clearly followed Li Hao’s method.

Li Hao heard, slightly rolled his eyes, and said, “If you suspect, don’t come borrowing from me again, and besides, give me that half; that’s the seasoning fee.”

Mi Xueyao was so angry her teeth itched, but if Li Hao really tampered, she could do nothing.

Fortunately, Ancient Demon Corpses were everywhere, not considered scarce for her, and casually threw the other half to Li Hao, with a stern face she said:

“Can you help me make these like what you’ve been having?”

“Can’t do it.”

Li Hao shook his head, “You’ve made them into failures, wasting the ingredients, but I can make slight improvements, though the taste will be off.”

“Taste isn’t my concern; absorption matters.”

Mi Xueyao coldly stated, directly pointing out Li Hao’s secret, “Your Primordial Spirit has become strong like this, from eating, right?”

Li Hao raised his brow but did not deny, considering the other party herself was eating merrily; he wouldn’t believe she’d suddenly rage about revenge or anything.

Seeing Li Hao’s agreement, Mi Xueyao indeed acknowledged silently, making no sound, waiting for Li Hao’s preparation.

Li Hao helped her quickly complete the cooking, tossed it to her, and said, “Try it again; also, this portion is my processing fee.”

He deducted half again from her half portion.

Mi Xueyao was furious but took the roasting meat Li Hao tossed over, eating it.

This time, as soon as it entered her mouth, she felt a significant difference from her own, incomparable like day and night, and as soon as in her stomach, she felt the weak Primordial Spirit Power diffusing out, permeating into her yuan spirit, nourishing her Divine Soul.

Her eyes sparkled; when she turned to see Li Hao enjoying thoroughly, her good mood instantly vanished, and with a stern face, she questioned:

“Why can yours absorb Primordial Spirit?”

“It’s a craftsmanship issue.”

Li Hao said, “Your skills are terrible.”

“That needs craftsmanship?”

Mi Xueyao chuckled contemptuously, convinced Li Hao was tampering.

But as she finished speaking, suddenly felt a keen gaze fall on her.

Her expression slightly changed, looking at Li Hao, only to see the Human Race youth’s unprecedentedly serious and sharp cold gaze, stating word by word:

“Are you belittling cooking? If you say this again, I won’t help you cook anything ever!”

Mi Xueyao was stunned, feeling somewhat absurd, yet she sensed the boy was truly angry, that anger within his eyes akin to a Swordsman’s sword being insulted.

“Is it necessary to be so serious?” She frowned, with a trace of stubbornness, uttered.

Li Hao glared at her, turned his head away, and said, “Don’t belittle anything, especially when you’re enjoying the flavors brought by cooking; you should take it seriously even more!”

Mi Xueyao fell somewhat silent but didn’t say anything further.

In the following days, Li Hao would either venture out searching for Ancient Demons or cook and cultivate Ancient Demons.

While Mi Xueyao, unconvinced, borrowed Li Hao’s seasonings, secretly learned his cooking, but ultimately failed in all endeavors.

After her relentless effort, when she conceded, Li Hao raised the cooking fee to an eight-two split.

He received eight, Mi Xueyao two.

“You, that’s outright bullying!”

“You could refuse.”

“You!”

Mi Xueyao was almost ready to unleash immortal power, forcing Li Hao into compliance, but Li Hao’s earlier display with the Futu Emperor’s Heart Tower’s remaining shadow stayed with her, causing concern.

With such talent as Li Hao’s, he undeniably belongs among Human Race’s top Monsters, possibly possessing other protective treasures.

Moreover, she needed to mingle with Li Hao into the Human Race; with her current identity, it would be even more dangerous carrying that thing in Ancient Demon territory.

Her soft and hard coaxing failed to open Li Hao’s mouth, and finally, Mi Xueyao had no choice but to reluctantly compromise.

She searched for Ancient Demon Corpses everywhere, while Li Hao only focused on cooking, feasting, then cultivating, and continued this cycle, enjoying the days tremendously.

Under the Primordial Spirit Flesh’s influence, Mi Xueyao’s Primordial Spirit also improved, faster than her solo cultivation.

She considered herself among the top Monsters within Ancient Demons, specializing in yuan spirit far surpassing other Royal Family of the same realm, but compared to such near abnormal ingestion enhancement, she felt inferior.

Though Li Hao gained most parts, as long as she retrieved enough Ancient Demon remnants each day, the rate of her yuan spirit growth had far surpassed several levels of her cultivation.

This way, for her, she could barely accept it, but seeing Li Hao improving more than her, she couldn’t help feeling a bit envious.

Two months passed quickly.