Chapter 446: Medicinal Cuisine
Translator: AstralGhost Editor: Kurisu
Not far away, there were the remains of a small mountain that'd completely disappeared overnight. Countless crystals that had been melted and refined by the fire were left behind on one side, and on the other side, after the ice thawed, only the cracked and frost-damaged earth remained.
A small group was huddled beside a large pot on a neighboring mountain, drooling over the contents of the pot like a bunch of depraved witches. There was no fragrance coming from the medicinal soup, but everyone had already eaten similar medicinal cuisines countless times. They naturally knew how amazing something like this tasted.
Bei Feng increased the fire for a moment, and occasionally turned the heat lower to stew the soup. All the changes of the medicinal soup were completely grasped in his hands.
An hour passed, and the soup in the pot had congealed together. It was now of an azure-green color, and its texture was like jello.
A normal tortoise already contained large amounts of collagen in its body, not to mention a tortoise Super Demonic Beast. When congealed together, the texture of the soup became extremely viscous, wobbling like a jelly according to the strength of the fire.
"It's done, let's prepare to eat." Bei Feng said happily.
The fire underneath the pot was extinguished in an instant, and when the blood-red lid was opened, the medicinal jello was revealed.
All the meat was covered by the greenish jelly, like a large piece of jewel.
This time, there weren't any of the anticipated intoxicating fragrance or Heaven and Earth Ling Qi roiling over. At a glance, the dish didn't seem to have anything going for it save for its appearance.
Bei Feng directly grabbed the pot and brought it to the dining hall in the villa. After that, he used a wooden knife made of jade incense wood and gently cut the jello apart into small palm-sized cakes.
Under the illumination of the light, the medicinal jello looked like a brilliant crystal. With the light shining behind it, it glowed with an azure-green light which looked extremely mystifying. The jello trembled gently when cut apart.
Bei Feng had not been idle in these few years. His culinary skills had improved greatly. Although the taste of the cooked food did not bring out more taste than the meat originally contained, he was able to unleash the taste of the ingredients perfectly. This was already considered a huge improvement.
For this dish, as long as a Xiantian Lord ate just a small piece of the jello about the size of a fist, his entire body would explode from the immense amount of energy in it!
As for the people gathered around the pot, the three humans and one beast were all perverse characters at the realm of Controlled Dan. To them, this was just a super-nourishing medicinal cuisine, and not a poison.
Everyone picked up their spoons and gently dug out a piece of the light green jelly. The congealed jello-soup contained a small portion of Demonic Beast meat.
As soon as the jello entered the mouth, a refreshing taste followed, causing one to feel a cooling feeling in their minds and spirits. The jello was extremely elastic, and the meat was tender and brisk. It felt as if the jello was alive, moving around by itself on the tongue!
Following that, a thick umami flavor with a bitter aftertaste mixed with a hint of spirit herbs' sweetness surfaced, causing Bei Feng to squint his eyes with delight.
Then, the two tastes fused into one in his mouth, and an indescribable fragrance sank into his taste buds, stimulating them.
As he chewed, his teeth and tongue tugged at the tender Demonic Beast meat, tearing it apart with the slightest contact. The meat seemed to melt into liquid, flowing down his throat in an extremely smooth manner.
Countless wisps of medicinal energy was absorbed by Bei Feng's body rapidly. As he swallowed more large pieces of the jello into his stomach, his entire body was soon wrapped up in a layer of light!
On the other hand, Bai Xiang and the rest were attacking the food in a furious manner. The medicinal cuisine that Bei Feng had made this time actually contained three times the same amount of energy as the Demonic Beast meat and the spirit herbs added together by itself!
The dish had already cooled, and the temperature around them was pretty chilly as well. However, the three fellows had sweat and snot pouring out of their faces as they ate. Large droplets of grayish black sweat constantly seeped out of their skins, which was then swiftly wrapped up in their zhenqi and flung far away.
'These fellows...'
Bei Feng only ate a few pieces of jelly and instantly lost his appetite. The black perspiration expelled by the three of them was too disgusting, causing him to turn his face away. 'The three of them must be trying to gross me out on purpose...'
Shaking his head, Bei Feng got up and took a hot bath. Then, he laid down relaxedly on the large bed and fell into a deep sleep.
Early the next morning, Bei Feng and the rest proceeded towards Shennongjia.
Standing before the Mountain of Bears again, Bei Feng's feelings were completely different this time around. He had goosebumps rising on his skin, but he felt a sense of familiarity with the place.
"The last time I came here, my cultivation and knowledge were not sufficient. But looking at it again now, the little mountain appears to be center of the entire 1,000 li area. This little mountain is actually a Giant Bear roaring to the sky with unwillingness!" Bei Feng mumbled to himself. This little mountain was clustered in the middle by a bunch of towering mountains. The entire area was actually a large natural formation!
Bei Feng's group directly jumped into the deep darkness of the tunnel. Bungee jumping and other extreme sports were much more boring compared to this.
Bei Feng and the others' speed was very fast while free falling. In just one, two minutes, they landed firmly on the ground.
The shift from extreme speed to a complete stop was completed in an instant. Such an abrupt shift to momentum was enough to cause most ordinary people to vomit blood or die.
"What kind of beast came down this way? Being able to come down from such a long shaft, it must be a Demonic Beast."
Bei Feng naturally noticed the numerous claw marks on the way down. However, he was not extremely surprised. Shennongjia was extremely vast and normally inaccessible to humans. It was untainted by the outside world, and the Heaven and Earth Ling Qi here was also thicker than in other places. The probability of Demonic Beasts appearing here was naturally much higher than in other places.
Bei Feng's group directly charged into the black tunnel. The darkness did not impede the speed of their descent at all.
Beside the lava pool, the Black Bear and the Tiger King were currently in the middle of an exciting battle with a lava python.
"Hou! Hou!"
The 10 meter tall black bear looked exactly like the bear version of King Kong in the movies. Its glossy black fur shone and gleamed with a dark light, and its muscles were compact and solid. Four sharp teeth stuck out of its mouth, looking exceptionally ferocious!
At this time, the black bear was wrestling with a Xiantian level lava python. This lava python was rather big, being 1.5 meters tall and 30 meters long. Its body was completely smooth, without any scales at all.
The two huge beasts fought fiercely, and countless stones were tossed up by their tussle. Dust flew about everywhere, adding a mystical element to their fight. The lava python was not weak even among the Xiantian realm, and was at least comparable to a Xiantian Lord of the middle stage!
The black bear was at a disadvantage, and it continuously roared angrily as they fought. However, it couldn't do anything against the lava python. A long bloody gash about a meter long and tens of centimeter deep could be seen on the belly of the lava python, and blood flowed steadily from it.
This was a wound left by the Black Bear after it exhausted all its strength.
But that was all it could do. The lava python had already managed to coil itself around the Black Bear, and its powerful restrictive strength caused the Black Bear to be completely immobile.
"Hou!"
Terrifying creaking sounds rang out from the Black Bear's body, and with an angry roar, it turned its head down and bit savagely onto the lava python's body!
Its incomparably sharp teeth easily tore into the lava python's body. Under the sharp pain, its body which had been coiled around the Black Bear loosened. But before the Black Bear could react, its body began to tighten again!
Seeing that the Black Bear was about to die under the lava python's constriction, a human-like laughter appeared on the face of the Tiger King that was hiding near by. Following that, it leapt out and landed noiselessly on the ground.
With a few light bounds, it instantly appeared beside the lava python. Several sharp claws sprang out of its puffy paws, stabbing towards the large wound on its belly.