Chapter 10 Sichuan Pepper
Chapter 10 Sichuan Pepper
At noon, Yunci cooked two simple dishes.
One dish is scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and the other is stir-fried cucumber with sliced meat.
I also cooked some rice.
When he and Xiaobai started eating, Xiaohei also happily started munching on a cucumber.
Scrambled eggs with tomatoes poured over rice, stirred, and the sweet and sour, slightly grainy tomatoes, large chunks of egg, mixed with rice—one bite is instantly satisfying.
The cucumber and sliced meat are savory and flavorful, which balances the sweetness of the scrambled eggs with tomatoes.
In the end, Yun Ci and Xiao Bai, one human and one beast, each ate two bowls of rice and finished both dishes.
"Chu mi chu mi".
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After resting for a while, Yun Ci went to the small vegetable garden.
All the ripe cucumbers, bok choy, green beans, and scallions were picked and put into storage bags.
Yun Ci felt that the vegetable garden was not big enough.
He glanced at the stove Chu Ziming had made for him; it was on the left side of the yard, and the well was on the right.
So Yun Ci decided to use the right side of the yard to grow vegetables.
Without further ado, Yun Ci picked up a shovel.
Little White has sharp claws, and watching his movements, it helped him loosen the soil.
Yun Ci was very pleased.
With Xiaobai's help, the work was done much faster.
Yun Ci took out the seeds from her storage bag.
We planted a lot of chili peppers, chives, and lettuce.
There were a few seeds that Yun Ci didn't recognize, but he planted them all anyway.
After planting, Yun Ci began to circulate her spiritual energy.
A green light began to emanate from his body, and as Yun Ci's spiritual power flowed, the specks of green light sprinkled onto the place where the seeds had just been planted.
The newly planted seeds have already begun to sprout visibly, until they grow to seven or eight centimeters tall, just like magic.
The ability to control plant growth and to sense all things is what the Wood Spirit Root is.
Xiao Bai sat next to Yun Ci, watching Yun Ci circulate his spiritual energy.
Those powerful cultivators can make all things grow in the blink of an eye.
Yun Ci has only reached the third level of Qi Refining, so he can only stimulate the growth of plants, and he cannot complete the process immediately.
Yun Ci stopped what she was doing and looked at the vegetables that had already sprouted from the ground.
After being catalyzed three times with spiritual power, it will be fully mature.
......
There is a class on collecting spiritual plants in the afternoon, and this class will be held in the Spiritual Plant Valley.
It takes half an hour to get to Lingzhi Valley from Yunci.
When Yun Ci arrived, he saw that many people dressed like him in inner disciple robes had already arrived and were talking to the people next to them.
Upon seeing Yun Ci arrive, the voices of those people gradually subsided.
Their eyes were filled with hostility and disgust.
Yun Ci didn't care about anything else. She walked over, turned around, looked around, found a rock, and sat down.
He even casually plucked a blade of grass and put it in his mouth.
"Huh huh huh~"
The entrance to Lingzhi Valley was completely silent, save for the sound of Yun Ci humming a leisurely song.
Everyone, "..."
Thinking back to the gloomy and quiet Yun Ci of the past, and then looking at Yun Ci now humming an unknown tune.
Everyone secretly wondered if Yun Ci had been possessed.
One of the female cultivators saw Yun Ci sitting there, and her eyes brightened.
A quarter of an hour later, a person with an air of otherworldly grace appeared in the air, breaking through the void and instantly arriving at the entrance of the Spirit Plant Valley.
Yun Ci stood up.
This is Elder Huaiyuan, who is in charge of the Spirit Plant Valley and Pill Pavilion of the Xuanyuan Sect. It is said that he has already reached the Nascent Soul stage of cultivation.
Everyone's faces showed respect.
Elder Huaiyuan arrived at the entrance, used his spiritual power, and gently waved it towards the gap between the two valleys of the Spirit Plant Valley.
The two valleys suddenly shifted backward, clearing a path for them.
At the Nascent Soul stage, one can move mountains and overturn seas.
How awesome!
Yun Ci sighed inwardly!
Elder Huaiyuan smiled and said, "Go in. I will return in an hour to close the valley. Don't forget the time."
"Thank you, Elder Huaiyuan."
"Thank you, elder."
"Elder, please take care..."
Everyone spoke respectfully.
Elder Huaiyuan didn't say anything, but shifted his gaze to Yun Ci and paused for a moment.
His expression remained smiling as he looked away and vanished instantly.
"Is this teleportation? It's amazing! When will I be able to do that?" a disciple said with longing.
"Keep practicing, and one day we can do it too."
"Yes, I won't sleep tonight."
"I will stop eating regular meals and only consume fasting pills. I will use the time saved from eating to cultivate!"
"..."
Yun Ci looked in the direction where Elder Huaiyuan had disappeared, somewhat puzzled.
Did Elder Huaiyuan pause when he looked at him just now?
According to the original owner's memories and the descriptions in the book, he did not remember the original owner speaking to Elder Huaiyuan.
Unable to figure it out, Yun Ci gave up on thinking about it.
They followed the group into the Spirit Plant Valley.
Lingzhi Valley, as the name suggests, is made up of plants that are naturally grown.
Xuanyuan Sect is a place blessed by heaven and earth, and the spiritual plant valley inside is also blessed by heaven and earth. As soon as Yun Ci entered, he felt that the spiritual energy here was very rich.
Inside, it was like a fairyland, with wildflowers in full bloom, colorful butterflies fluttering in the air, and every flower, grass, and tree nourished by spiritual energy.
Similarly, it is extremely large inside, and it is said that only the sect leader, Immortal Venerable Jiqing, and a few elders know what the depths of the Spirit Plant Valley are like.
The place where these disciples collected spiritual plants was only the outermost area of the Spiritual Plant Valley.
The different spiritual plants here have different effects, and there are many plants that cannot be found elsewhere.
The other disciples couldn't wait to squat down and start collecting as soon as they entered, afraid of wasting even a little time and missing out on a spiritual plant with special effects.
......
Yun Ci did not pick any spiritual plants, but instead looked down and searched for something.
Upon seeing a plant, he instantly beamed with joy, his eyes squinting happily.
Alpinia galanga, that's one of the things he's looking for.
The other one is garlic.
When he made stir-fried bok choy last time, he found that he was almost out of garlic.
Strangely enough, Spirit Plant Valley actually has these two things.
However, that's exactly what he needs.
Yun Ci picked and filled her storage bag as she went, only stopping when she had picked enough ginger and garlic.
Look around.
He thought to himself, "If only I had Sichuan peppercorns, I could make spicy boiled fish, spicy hot pot, spicy..."
He also had some tripe and beef brisket that the butcher had given him, which he could use to make spicy tripe and vermicelli soup...
Mmm, just thinking about it makes my mouth water.
Yun Ci couldn't sit still any longer and decided to look for it, so he got up and walked inside.
I walked a short distance but didn't see any Sichuan peppercorns.
Yun Ci sighed; it seemed there was no way to get it.
Somewhat disappointed, I decided to go back.
pat.
Something hit him on the forehead.
Yun Ci raised her hand and touched her forehead, looking up in confusion.
Huh, what's that?
There was a green, round fruit hanging on the tree; it was probably ripe and had split open.
The contents inside are falling down.
Yun Ci reached out and caught something that had fallen.
When I held it in my hand and looked at it, I thought, "Why does it look so much like a Sichuan peppercorn?"
It's not just similar, it's Sichuan peppercorn!
Yun Ci could already smell the unique aroma of Sichuan peppercorns.
Yun Ci climbed the tree to pick the large green fruit-like thing.
After picking it, Yun Ci sat on the tree trunk and looked down at the large green fruit in her hand.
The outer skin is very soft; gently peel it off, and you'll find it full of Sichuan peppercorns inside.
It looks a lot like peas, except that peas have a skin covering several peas, while this one is full of Sichuan peppercorns.
Yun Ci sighed inwardly, "As expected of the cultivation world, even the Sichuan peppercorns are so unique."
These large, bright green fruits are so conspicuous, yet no one picks them.
Yun Ci thought to herself, "Maybe someone picked it, but the taste is too peculiar. I wonder if this stuff can be used for seasoning."
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