Myriad Paths

Li Qi noticed that on the rooftop, everyone seemed more elegant, ordering a few dishes and then tasting them slowly.

By scanning the superficial thoughts of the people around him, he learned that first of all, he was more elegant and tasteful, not a peony-chewing roughneck.

Secondly, the dishes here are very precious and the prices are quite expensive. Someone like Li Qi, who ordered more than 400 dishes, only ate one bite of each dish. Only the dozen or so 8th-grade men in the city could do this. get.

Oh, this place is not called the Eighth Stage, it is called the Yuanshen Realm.

That's all.

Others may not be able to afford it, but they obviously won't waste the money. After all, the cost is not small.

Therefore, when Li Qi did this, he would naturally attract the attention of a large number of people. Many people began to secretly observe Li Qi and ordered his subordinates to investigate this sudden eighth grade.

Yes, everyone naturally regarded him as an eighth-level person, because... if he did such a ostentatious thing without this level, the end would probably be ugly.

What level and what level of things should be done are deeply rooted rules in this world.

Of course, Li Qi didn't know, and he didn't care if he knew, because he really just came to eat.

After tasting more than 400 dishes, Li Qi put down his chopsticks.

It's okay, just barely, but compared to Zhu Fengdan's takeout he has eaten, the difference is really big. Even ingredients like swordfish can't compare. It can only be said that it is in the eighth and ninth grades. It's pretty good, on the level of ordinary delicacies, not on the level of rare treasures.

After Li Qi finished eating, he patted Ju Ye on the shoulder: "You eat first. If you don't finish it, pack it back and eat it. I'll go over there to see the scenery. Call me when you pay."

After saying that, Li Qi stood up from the dining table and walked to the floating rooftop outside under the gaze of many people.

There, an eighth-grade man was looking at Li Qi. This was what Li Qi just felt, the strongest person here.

Li Qi walked over. The other person was slightly stunned, and then immediately realized that the person in front of him had discovered him.

So, he stepped forward and looked at Li Qi: "Your Excellency, you really have a good appetite."

"Just eating casually, that's all I have a hobby." Li Qi smiled.

"Then which dish do you think is most appetizing?" the other party asked again.

"That one." Li Qi pointed to one of the plates on the table.

The other party clapped his hands and immediately praised: "Good tongue, this thing is a bird from the slope. It originally weighed a hundred kilograms and tasted bland, but it was roasted with spices to add flavor, and then dried in the air. One hundred kilograms was reduced to fifty kilograms." , dried in the sun, folded into twenty-five kilograms, then cooked until mature, tightened using a secret method, leaving only one kilogram out of a hundred kilograms, and then shrunk to only one section, all the flavors were condensed into one mouthful, so that it has such a delicious taste. Furthermore, only masters of the Yuanshen Realm can catch Po Zhongniao alive. It is very difficult to capture and it is also very difficult to cook. Only this family can eat it within a radius of 100,000 miles. You caught it with just one bite, which shows that you are indeed a veteran in this industry. ah."

Li Qi glanced at the other party's superficial thinking.

He found that this person was not Gong Wei, but he admired Li Qi from the bottom of his heart, and he even felt like a confidant towards Li Qi.

So Li Qi cupped his hands and pointed to another dish: "That's ridiculous, but apart from this dish, I think the rhizome also has some flavor. Compared with the others, it can be called top quality."

It was a rhizome of a plant, but Li Qi didn't know what it was. It tasted a bit like bamboo shoots, but was as crisp and tender as a yam. It contained more moisture, so it was probably from an aquatic plant, but it was different from lotus roots. Obviously It is a species unique to this world.

It's really delicious and the cooking is very good.

The man was even more delighted, and the feeling of confidant emerged in his heart, and he gushed again: "When it comes to the beauty of vegetables, there are five things: first, they must be clear, second, they must be clean, third, they must be fragrant, fourth, they must be crisp and tender, and fifth, they must be distant from fat. "

"The vegetables grown at home are the most filthy. The five vegetables are only crisp and tender. This is because when fertilizing, the roots and leaves must be watered. The accumulation of manure over time has completely lost the cleanliness and fragrance. It should not be eaten unless it is necessary."

"The wild vegetables in the mountains are slightly better. They are both crisp and tender, but also fragrant. Because they are born in the mountains, they have the atmosphere of the mountains and forests, but after all, they are born from the soil. The soil is cheap and it is difficult to talk about cleanliness."

"Furthermore, like bean sprouts, these watery things are not stained with earthiness, so they have the word "clean". In addition, they are crisp, tender and fragrant. Three out of five are considered worthy of eating."

"Again, they are mushrooms, fungi, without roots or pedicles. They come into being suddenly and suddenly pass away. They have form but no body. Things that have body must have dross. If there is no dross, it is a bodyless thing. Therefore, it is clear, clean, extremely fragrant, and even more crispy and tender. Four out of five, it can be called top grade. However, the mushrooms are still like meat, too fat and lose some taste. "

"As for the best food, it is the vegetable in the water. It grows from the water, does not have the smell of soil, is crisp, tender and fragrant, clean, white and tender, and has a more delicate fragrance. They are all pure and wonderful things. Eat them like fish and shrimps drink water, and eat them like fish and shrimps drink water, and eat them like fish and shrimps. Dew, fragrant and elegant, all five are present, this is the best product."

"It's just like what you ordered."

The other party was so excited that he was so excited that it was hard to express in words for a moment. He seemed to really like to eat.

Li Qi also likes to eat, but he only likes it and does not pursue it. He likes to eat delicious food, but he does not love it to this extent, so he cannot empathize with the other person.

However, this pursuit of favorite things is one of the driving forces of Zhudao, so although Li Qi cannot empathize, he can understand it.

So, Li Qi nodded slightly: "You like it so much, it seems that you take it as the way?"

"Ah? What do you mean by taking it as the way?" The eighth-rank monk was a little confused and didn't quite understand what Li Qi said.

Li Qi frowned slightly.

Sure enough, the way of this world is not what you pursue.

They practice not to pursue the way, but to become stronger.

"That is to say, integrating the method of eating into practice, wouldn't it be very happy?" Li Qi said with a smile.

The other party shook his head: "Hey, what's the point of this? It doesn't help with strength, it's just a waste of time. If you can't become stronger through practice, what's the point? Forget it, these things are just entertainment."

"If you can't pursue what you like, what's the point of practicing?" Li Qi asked back.

"The more so, the more important strength is. After all, only by living, and living better, can you have hobbies." The other party just smiled. Although he didn't agree with Li Qi's words, he still tolerated Li Qi, such a rare confidant.

At this point, he suddenly clapped his hands: "By the way, I forgot to say who I am. My surname is Ou, my name is Ou Xianqing, I am in the Yuanshen realm, and this restaurant is my property. What do you think?"

"My name is Li Qi, and my realm is... a little higher than the Yuanshen realm." Li Qi said so.

He did not call me "understander", after all, the other party might not be able to bear such a title.

"So you are a great master in the Feisheng realm? Then I have met a senior today." The other party immediately saluted and said so.

The reason for the salute is also very simple, because Ou Xianqing checked Li Qi's cultivation.

Can't see through.

This is indeed a master. Even if the other party is not in the Feisheng realm, I am afraid that he is not far away, otherwise he would not be completely unable to see the foundation.

"I think it's not bad. By the way, the meal fee has not been calculated yet. I don't have any spirit stones on me. How about this, I will also serve a dish. If the owner of Ou Lou thinks it's okay, can I waive the meal fee?" Li Qi said.

"Oh? Senior Li said that, I am curious, please." Ou Xianqing immediately became interested.

It is rare to find such a gourmet who shares the same hobbies as me. The food that the other party can bring out must be very good.

Li Qi himself is not very good at cooking. His level is only slightly higher than these eighth-grade ones. He has a set of skills in brewing wine, but it is basically wine for sacrifice. The standard is the standard, but the taste is not the first priority. Everything is based on the sacrificial characteristics.

Shen Shuibi, on the other hand, has developed a good cooking skill over the past few hundred years because of Li Qi's love of eating. Although it is not as good as her alchemy, it can also allow Li Qi to enjoy family life comfortably.

Li Qi is grateful and proud of this.

So the food that Li Qi brought out must not be made by himself, but Zhu Fengdan's takeaway.

That's right, Zhu Fengdan often orders takeout. Although it is takeout, they are all real fine products. The ingredients may not be precious, but the cooking level is absolutely in place.

After all, eating doesn't necessarily mean eating the ingredients. Sometimes you can eat the cooking method, the chef's skills and techniques, which is also interesting. Moreover, Zhu Fengdan often couldn't finish the food, and even ordered a large table of dishes for only a few dishes, so Li Qi naturally put them away.

Don't miss it.

But at this moment, Li Qi naturally couldn't send away the precious ingredients. It's not that he was stingy and reluctant to do so. It's mainly because these eighth-rank people would probably explode after eating a bite, and they are not blessed to enjoy such delicacies.

So he chose a kung fu dish and put it out.

This move made Ou Xianqing's pupils shrink slightly.

Where did he take it out?

Li Qi also noticed the other party's eyes, and scanned the shallow thinking, knowing the other party's thoughts.

There is no mustard bag in the mortal world of Xiantian.

Yes, the mustard bag in the world is essentially a piece of extraterritorial space opened up by the powerful, allowing people to send things in. There are no such kind powerful people in Xiantian, that is to say, they don't have storage magic weapons. After all, the magical powers involving space are all quite high-level, and the eighth-rank are not qualified to get involved.

But it doesn't matter, Li Qi doesn't care, anyway, he has other intentions to let the other party taste the food.

A plate of ordinary noodles was brought out, even a bowl of plain noodles, and the ingredients used were only eighth-grade Qingyang wheat.

Of course, eighth-grade is an ordinary ingredient for Li Qi, so the dish he made is a Kung Fu dish, but it is not for Ou Xianqing.

He could only feel a fresh air blowing on his face.

Li Qi waved his hand slightly, and the bowl of noodles quickly turned from cold to hot. It was originally leftovers that had been stored for a long time. Li Qi just felt it was a waste so he put it away.

After the noodles were heated up, the fragrance came together, but Ou Xianqing couldn't wait to reach out and take it. Regardless of the majesty of the Yuanshen realm strongman, he picked up the chopsticks, first sucked a mouthful of soup, and then tasted a mouthful of noodles...

After that, he squinted his eyes slightly.

This feeling...

My inner world -

It's indescribable.

His cultivation was stirring, and his skills seemed to be responding to this bowl of noodles.

He seemed to feel that the chef who made this bowl of noodles had put his heart and soul into it, and used extraordinary skills to inject his understanding of the world and noodles into this bowl of noodles.

If it were in the past, Ou Xianqing would say that this kind of thing was completely nonsense.

It was just cooking and eating. Although he liked it, this kind of thing was not presentable after all. How could it be compared with the great killing power of the supernatural power?

However, after eating this bowl of noodles, he suddenly felt...

This was not funny.

There is nothing funny. There is still an understanding of the world in this bowl of noodles.

Yes, that's what matters.

When you have your own unique understanding of the world, whether it is cooking, blacksmithing, fighting, or studying, the essence is the same.

It’s all about putting your understanding and views of the world into practice.

Can’t the understanding you gain from making noodles and how you use ingredients and kitchen knives be used in other places?

There is no such truth.

Everything is common. Your understanding of the world through cooking can be shared with other places as long as it is deep enough.

This is ‘commonality’.

The "commonality" of the world, this "commonality", pursued to the end, is the "Tao" virtualized by Taoism.

The source of everything, in which all things lie.

The beginning of heaven and earth, the mother of all things, the most mysterious and the most mysterious, the door to all wonders.

The Tao is pure and simple. The Tao generates all things and is embedded in all things. The Tao is in things and things are in the Tao.

This Tao is where the name ‘Tao Sect’ comes from.

So, why can’t diet lead to battle?

Through eating and drinking, one enters the "Tao", and then passes through the "Tao" and then extends to fighting.

Everything comes from Tao. "Tao" is the mother of the beginning of all things in the world. The opposition and unity of yin and yang are the essence of all things.

In other words, why are we obsessed with the categories of ‘diet’, ‘fight’ and ‘manufacture’?

Is there any significance to this classification? This is just the practitioner's own preference.

As long as you can explore the 'Tao', you can have your own unique understanding of everything, whether it is fighting or eating, you can go deep into it.

Ou Xianqing seems to have realized something?

It turns out that this is spiritual practice

It was just a bowl of noodles, but the Tao rhyme in it vibrated, but he suddenly realized something——

In order to accumulate mana, to increase killing power, to be stronger, but... can this really make you stronger?

Maybe, but it's definitely not as powerful as directly understanding the essence.

It's like, no matter how exquisite you make the bow and arrow, no matter how sharp you sharpen the arrow, you can't beat a musket.

why?

Because the use of "power" by muskets is more profound, and the "Tao" used by muskets is more profound than that of bows and arrows, the power they exert is naturally stronger and has a higher upper limit.

What Ou Xianqing did before was making more powerful bows and arrows, but he never thought about making guns.

At this moment, he became aware of the gun.

This is what Li Qi wants to do.

He wants to preach in the fairy world. (End of chapter)