The Dao dies but I live on, the spiritual energy dries up but I remain evergreen

Chapter 370: Ranking of delicacies from land and sea, one rare delicacy

About half an hour later, Zhao Qiu and Wang Huang returned from afar.

They collected a pile of firewood and caught six white fish.

The six white fish were caught by Wang Huang when he happened to see a pond while he was out collecting firewood. As a water spirit, he was much more agile in water than on land, so out of professional habit he wanted to dive in whenever he saw water.

So he jumped into the pool and swam in it. He saw some white fish at the bottom of the lake and caught them.

Zhang Mo had more than eighty food pills on her body, which was more than enough for the group to solve the food problem.

However, eating pills can only replenish energy and fill the stomach, but it is difficult to satisfy the desire for food.

When the two returned, there was plenty of firewood. Wang Huang put the six fish on the ground and sat down, shouting that he was very tired. He asked Li Changxiao for a drink to drive away the coldness in his body.

The six fish were full of energy. They left the pond and were still twisting on the ground. On their way back, Zhao Qiu and Wang Huang began to wonder whether these fish were edible and whether they were poisonous.

The two asked Zhang Mo for her opinion. Zhang Mo was experienced and she felt that the fish was not poisonous, but she was not 100% sure.

Then he glanced at Li Changxiao.

Li Changxiao's attention was also attracted by the fish. He grabbed a fish and observed it carefully.

The fish is snow-white all over and exudes a faint fragrance.

After looking at it for a while, he couldn't help but let out a light exclamation.

If he was not mistaken, this should be the top ingredient in the world: rock fish.

The human race, who have risen to prominence across the world, have always been very particular about food.

There is also a list of delicacies from land and sea, and the first one is the colorful neon chicken. This kind of chicken does not require any special cooking, and it is already a delicious delicacy just by cooking it.

Anyone who takes a bite of it will remember it for the rest of his life, as it is a joy and satisfaction that goes straight into the soul.

There was once a powerful person who was obsessed with the colorful neon chicken. After taking a bite, spiritual energy surged throughout his body, his mind was satisfied, and his cultivation level improved immediately.

Ranked second is the black pearl centipede, which is extremely fragrant whether soaked in wine or roasted. However, this ingredient is so rare that it was once thought to exist only in legends.

As for the rock fish, it ranks 89th on the list of delicacies from land and sea. Its meat is as white as snow and melts in your mouth.

However, most of the ingredients on the list of delicacies from land and sea have been lost, so encountering rock fish here is really a great luck and a pleasant surprise.

When faced with such top-quality ingredients, Li Changxiao naturally took action personally. He couldn't just watch them waste these ingredients that were rare once in a century.

It is rumored that once this fish is cooked, the aroma will spread for a hundred miles, and he has always wanted to taste it.

He seemed to have had a dream before, wanting to taste the colorful neon chicken, which was ranked number one on the list of delicacies from land and sea.

Now it seems that this dream is unlikely to come true, as the top fifty ingredients on the list of delicacies from land and sea are almost extinct, let alone the top thirty.

Even the top powers find it difficult to have a taste of it.

Even when spiritual energy is at its peak, it is still an extremely rare existence.

Although rockfish is delicious, the preparation is extremely complicated. It is difficult to bring out the flavor of this ingredient by simply baking it, which seems like a waste of food.

It requires certain ingredients to complement it.

Li Changxiao rolled up his sleeves. He was serious about this matter and put all his energy into it.

He first poured the strong liquor into a ceramic bowl, pressed down the head of the rock fish, and forced the six fish to drink.

When the fish was drunk, he took a sharp knife from the ring, cut the fish open along the belly and removed the internal organs.

The movements are crisp and clean.

Even the fish hasn't reacted yet.

The three of them felt very pleased as they watched Li Changxiao's skillful technique.

It seems that just looking at it is a kind of visual and spiritual enjoyment.

This is not over yet.

Li Changxiao took out three pieces of ginger from his arms. In fact, they were taken out from the dream space, but it looked like they were taken from his arms.

The full name of these three pieces of ginger is "King Ginger". They are large in size, have strong medicinal effects and a strong flavor. If they are cooked together with other ingredients, the strong spicy taste will cover up the taste of the ingredients themselves.

But at this moment, it is perfect to use it to stimulate the hidden flavor of rock fish.

He chopped the ginger, squeezed out the ginger juice, and smeared it on the body of the rock fish.

Remove fishy smell and stimulate umami taste.

This step must be done before removing the fish scales, because the medicinal power of king ginger is too strong and needs to be partially isolated by the fish scales.

Afterwards, Li Changxiao quickly patted the fish body. Through external force, he made the taste of the fish meat richer, while allowing the medicinal power of the king ginger to penetrate into the fish meat through the gaps between the fish scales.

This was just the beginning. Next, Li Changxiao used a small knife to make several cuts on the fish and then picked out the scales one by one.

He asked Wang Huang to go to the nearby area and catch some poisonous scorpions. If they walked a few hundred meters west, there should be quite a few of them in the cracks between the rocks in the ruins.

He turned around and asked Zhao Qiu to find some herbs that could stimulate the smell of fish. If he was not mistaken, there should be a medicinal garden nearby where they could be found.

Then he looked at Zhang Mo, who puffed out her chest and told him not to underestimate herself and to just accept any tasks she had assigned to her.

Li Changxiao asked her to dig some soil from the ground. It was dark green in color and had no earthy smell. It could also neutralize fire.

Zhang Mo received the order and did not hesitate. She came to a piece of land and her internal strength surged.

She stepped hard and the ground collapsed with a huge noise.

Zhang Mo's martial arts have improved a lot over the years, and her strength also represents the limit of today's Tongqiaodao martial artists.

It doesn't take a while.

The three of them completed the task.

Zhao Qing found a magical medicine field, which contained the necessary herbs, including fish grass, rehmannia, ginger, mulberry and chrysanthemum leaves, sour incense roots, and the most important one, ice and fire wood.

Wang Huang captured more than a dozen scorpions, some big and some small, and light black in color.

Zhang Mo also found some dark blue soil and looked at Li Changxiao's next move with great anticipation.

Li Changxiao raised the corner of his mouth slightly. Just as he expected, this rock fish was raised by the previous generations for enjoyment, so there must be corresponding ingredients nearby.

I saw him stew the herbs in a pot first, and when they were half cooked, he mixed them with the rock fish and wrapped them in the fish's belly.

Then cut the ice and fire wood into slices and put them in the fish's mouth.

Then, the fish is completely wrapped with dark green mud and roasted over a high fire.

When the ice and fire wood is heated, it will gradually emit icy gas. In this way, the outside is cold and the inside is hot, and the taste of the grass diffuses from the inside to the outside, making the taste more elastic.

"Amazing."

Zhao Qiu's eyes lit up slightly.

Although she didn't understand, she felt it must be very powerful.

While the rock fish was grilling, Li Changxiao started to prepare another ingredient.

Those poisonous scorpions.

Dealing with wild scorpions is not difficult. The first step is naturally to cut off the tail that carries the poison.

Then remove the head and internal organs.

Then take a large clay pot, throw all the scorpions in it, fill it with water, then pour some cooking wine on it and rinse it.

Take out the earth scorpion, pour out the water in the pottery jar and fill it up again.

Then he put the earth scorpion in. At this time, the rock fish was almost roasted. He took it out from the pile of matches, pried open the green mud, revealing the fish meat inside.

Suddenly, a fresh fragrance wafted into my nose.

The three of them were already salivating with anticipation.

Li Changxiao put the roasted fishes into the clay pot one by one and cooked them together with the native scorpions.

Half an hour later.

This fresh soup from the rock cave is ready.

The moment you open the lid, a long-brewed aroma wafts out.

Zhao Qiu picked up a piece of fish and put it into his mouth. The fish meat was snow-white and smooth, with distinct layers, and its natural deliciousness filled his entire mouth.

Li Changxiao also tried a bite, chewing slowly, his eyes slightly bright. The rock fish was indeed delicious, but he felt that he had not fully brought out the deliciousness of the rock fish meat.

This is a bit of a pity.

Even so, the taste still made him linger.

Take another sip of the hot clear soup, and your whole body will be bathed in the warmth, feeling warm and satisfied from the bottom of your heart.