Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 115: A Waste of Talent To Not Do Barbeque

“Three Flavored True Fire?” Lu Yang couldn’t make sense of the situation. The names may be similar, but Big Senior Sister can’t distinguish between “esse” and “flavor?” [1]

But then, Lu Yang remembered that Yun Zhi’s education level was probably higher than this.

He pretended to be unperturbed as he laughed. “Hahaha, Big Senior Sister, you really know how to joke. You taught me the Three Esse True Fire, so how could I have learned the Three Flavored True Fire?

“No way, that can’t be, it’s impossible.”

Yun Zhi didn’t explain and simply called over the puppet, instructing it to fetch a piece of demon beast meat from the kitchen. She then somehow made the demon beast meat hover and spin in mid-air. “Roast it with your true fire.”

Lu Yang spat out the true fire, causing the demon beast meat to sizzle and ooze oil. Soon, a fragrant aroma wafted through the air, making Lu Yang swallow his saliva. Although Lu Yang’s true fire wasn’t as strong as Yun Zhi’s, it was still more powerful than ordinary flames, fully roasting the meat in no time.

“Try it yourself,” Yun Zhi told him.

Using his finger as a sword, Lu Yang sliced off a small piece and popped it into his mouth. It burst with so much flavor that it almost knocked his teeth out. Despite no seasoning added to the meat, it tasted as if it had been seasoned with salt for the tang, sugar for enhanced freshness, and spice for the extra kick.

It’s truly the Three Flavored True Fire.

Lu Yang solemnly analyzed, “Something must have gone wrong somewhere.” I followed Big Senior Sister’s method step by step and even watched her demonstration in person. It couldn’t possibly have gone wrong!

“Let me try again. I’ll definitely succeed this time!”

Yun Zhi nodded. “It’s good that you have the determination. I’ll leave tonight’s dinner to you then. It can also help you solidify what you’ve learned today.” With that, Yun Zhi returned to her cave abode to cultivate while waiting for Lu Yang’s dinner.

“Hold on, no, that’s not what I meant...” Lu Yang felt that Yun Zhi had misunderstood his determination, but it was too late. Yun Zhi had already vanished from sight, leaving behind only the puppet to keep him company.

Lu Yang sighed and called the puppet to join him in the kitchen.

It was his first time in the kitchen of Heaven’s Gate Peak. In the past, the puppet had always been the one preparing the meals. I’m already exhausted from training every day, so how would I have the energy to cook?

As expected of Big Senior Sister’s personal kitchen, it’s even larger than the gymnasium in my previous lifetime.

The gamut of ingredients was displayed neatly, and the corpses of demon beasts several meters in height could be seen everywhere. The demon beasts still appeared intimidating, a testament to how powerful they had been when they were alive. Unfortunately for these demon beasts, they didn’t know their place when they were still alive, rampaging across the Central Continent and wreaking havoc. When they ran into Yun Zhi, she killed them in a single blow before they could even realize it.

Lu Yang had some basic cooking skills, but that was only with ordinary ingredients. He didn’t recognize a single ingredient in front of him.

“What should I make? What does Big Senior Sister like to eat? It seems like she always eats a bit of everything. I haven’t seen her taking a special liking to something.”

“Master loves barbeque the most.” A sudden voice startled Lu Yang.

He turned his head, surprised that the puppet had talked.

The puppet was made of wood and resembled a female, though its facial features had not been carved. It had stayed by Lu Yang’s side ever since his first day of cultivation training. Why have I never known that it could speak?!

“Why are you staring at me?” the puppet spoke again, confirming to Lu Yang that he wasn’t hearing things.

“You can talk? Then why haven’t I heard you speak before?”

“Why should I talk to an idiot?”

“You...” Lu Yang was stumped for words. If I had the ability, I swear I’d have to dismantle this lousy puppet.

“You said that Big Senior Sister loves barbeque? Why haven’t I seen her eat it?” Lu Yang glanced at the puppet suspiciously.

He knew that there was an art called Puppet Technique, and those proficient in it were known as puppet masters. Among the first-class sects, there was even a sect, the Puppet Craftsman Sect, which was completely made up of puppet masters.

But what I don’t know is where the limits of the Puppet Technique lie. Could puppets really possess such high intelligence? Or should I say that it’s expected of the puppet created by Big Senior Sister?

“Master doesn’t have the habit of revealing personal preferences to outsiders,” the puppet replied as disdainfully as before. “See the kui[2] ox on your right? Chop off the thigh. Master likes this part the best.”

“I’ll trust you this time.” Lu Yang felt that the puppet had no reason to trick him.

Drawing his Qingfeng sword, he struck at the kui ox’s thigh. However, the kui ox glowed and repelled Lu Yang, sending him flying straight into a pile of flour. Cough, cough. Lu Yang was buried in white from head to toe.

“What level was this ox at when it was alive?” Lu Yang was certain that the ox had ridiculously high cultivation when it was alive, so much so that he couldn’t harm it even after its death.

The puppet didn’t answer, simply smashing the golden light protecting the kui ox with a single punch. “Try again.”

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“Slash!” Lu Yang cast the Slashing Word Mantra, creating a shallow cut in the kui ox’s skin.

Although the Slashing Word Mantra wasn’t as powerful as the Breaking Word Mantra, its advantage was its wide coverage and multiple uses.

“Slash!”

“Slash!”

Lu Yang unleashed the Slashing Word Mantra three times in a row, depleting his spirit energy. The puppet would then feed him with Great Rejuvenation Pills whenever appropriate.

“Slash!”

“Slash!”

“Slash!”

Great Rejuvenation Pill.

Just like that, after numerous cycles of “slash slash slash and Great Rejuvenation Pill,” he finally sliced off enough meat for one meal. Right after Lu Yang finished with the preparation of the ingredients, he was already panting, and he lay sprawled out on the floor, while the puppet continued feeding him Great Rejuvenation Pills.

Lu Yang found this scene uncannily familiar.

To give credit where it was due, the Great Rejuvenation Pills were actually effective. Lu Yang was back to his energetic self after ingesting them, and he continued with the meal preparation.

“Use sword qi to mince the tendons,” the puppet instructed by the side.

The tip of the Qingfeng Sword pierced the kui ox meat, releasing sword qi. However, Lu Yang felt that the sword qi was like a stone sinking into the ocean, not triggering even a ripple.

“Jiayou[3], keep going, you’re the best,” the puppet cheered Lu Yang on, though its tone was so flat that Lu Yang didn’t feel the least bit encouraged.

Lu Yang yelled angrily, “Can you put some emotions into it?!”

The puppet quickly complied, “Lu Yang, although you have very low cultivation, learn everything the wrong way, and can’t even defeat me, you’ve already tried very hard. Jiayou!”

Veins bulged from Lu Yang’s forehead as he kept increasing the amount of sword qi he released. At long last, the sword qi penetrated the kui ox, slicing through the tendons bit by bit.

After completing all the steps, Lu Yang was so worn out that he didn’t have the energy to argue with the puppet.

When it was time to roast the meat, Lu Yang stuffed himself with Great Rejuvenation Pills while using his Three Flavored True Fire. Soon, the aroma of the roasted meat drifted out of the kitchen.

“It’s so fragrant! What’s smells so good?” Grandpa Ba walked into the kitchen to track down the source of the aroma. That was when he caught Lu Yang barbecuing.

“Grandpa Ba, what brings you here?” Lu Yang was surprised.

Grandpa Ba grinned as he took out a jar of tea leaves. “The Wudao Enlightenment Tea has just been prepared, so I was planning to bring some to Yun Zhi, but then I caught a whiff of this aroma, and I was curious to see what was being roasted. Turns out it’s kui ox meat. With your cultivation, it must have taken you quite the effort, huh?”

Lu Yang smiled sheepishly.

“By the way, you were asking about Old Nine previously. Is it because you know where he is?”

Lu Yang figured that since his master was about to be released, there should be no harm in telling Grandpa Ba, so he related the whole matter of his master being in seclusion in the pine forest.

Grandpa Ba’s eyes lit up. A wicked person will meet another wicked person to torment them. That goddamn Old Nine had been locked up by Yun Zhi!

He placed the Wudao Enlightenment Tea down and left. “I have something to attend to, so I’ll be heading off first.”

I’ve got to quickly tell this to all my junior brothers so that we can gather in a circle and watch Old Nine together!

1. The characters do look similar, but their pronunciations are different. This should be the original text, but it doesn’t really make sense in the translated version, so I tweaked it a little. ☜

2. The kui is a mythological beast. ☜

3. Jiayou is what one says to cheer someone on. ☜