Who Let Him Cultivate?!

The Laurel Fairy Palace is prudent in its actions and would never eat the demon rabbit on the pretext of dissection.

They would, of course, wait to determine whether the meat of the demon rabbit is toxic before consuming it.

Seeing how each disciple of the Immortal Palace volunteers eagerly for the task of dissecting the demon rabbit, washing pots, chopping vegetables, boiling water... they all seemed quite skilled, as if this wasn't their first time doing such a thing.

"Do you need a chef?" Fairy Eternity felt it was time to show off her skills herself, volunteered eagerly to sign up, and brought back the culinary arts of the Immortals.

Allowing Fairy Eternity to cook was out of the question, barbecuing on the moon... In Ancient Times, all four Immortals were poisoned unconscious; the Fairy had to carry them back home, which resulted in the Immortal Fire remaining on the moon. The disciples of the Fairy Palace have mortal bodies; they surely wouldn't be able to withstand such a toxic Immortal poison.

Saying no directly was not an option. Lu Yang was meticulous in thought, his mind working very fast; he quickly thought of how to respond. As the saying goes, it's better to divert than to block. Declining Fairy Eternity's suggestion might trigger her defiant nature; the best method was to find a chef that would satisfy the Fairy.

And this chef could be none other than himself.

"How could Your Majesty, a person of noble lineage, engage in such matters? Let this consort... This subject will do it." Lu Yang recently had been reading novels in the Scripture Pavilion of the Fairy Palace, especially palace-fighting novels; he almost misspoke without thinking.

"That works too." Fairy Eternity thought Lu Yang's suggestion was sensible. As an emperor, doing everything herself would lower her dignity; it was good to let Little Yang undertake the task.

"Can I go and barbecue later?" Lu Yang secretly sent a voice transmission to Lan Ting.

Lan Ting had experienced Lu Yang's cooking skills in Yanjiang County; they were exceptional, unmatched in flavor.

Now that Lu Yang had advanced to the Divinity Transformation Stage, his control over the heat and meat quality must have reached the "Subtlety" realm, and the flavor would surely be even better than before.

Moreover, it had been a long time since she had tasted Lu Yang's barbecue.

"I'll talk to the Senior Sister in charge of the cooking."

"Then let him try; I'd like to see what he's capable of!" The Senior Sister in charge of cooking responded displeased upon hearing this.

Lan Ting, delighted, conveyed the good news of securing a chance to cook to Lu Yang.

"The Senior Sister in charge of cooking agreed to let you try; she said she actually wants to witness your skills, Senior Brother."

"Did Senior Sister really say that?" Lu Yang looked skeptically at Lan Ting; although he didn't have the habit of eavesdropping, from the look on Lan Ting's face when she went to communicate, it seemed that the Senior Sister in charge of cooking was not too pleased.

"It's more or less what she meant."

"That's good then." Lu Yang was relieved, thinking he might have upset the Senior Sister in charge of cooking with his actions.

The efficiency of the Fairy Palace was extremely high; they had already figured out why the demon rabbit had suddenly grown so big while washing the pots.

"It's because the Beautification Pill reacted with the osmanthus." Qin Nan summarized.

"The Beautification Pill itself has the effect of causing growth; surprisingly, the freshly picked osmanthus flowers also have this effect. When combined, they caused the demon rabbit to swell in size."

"It also caused the demon rabbit to go mad," a certain Junior Sister added, which was a critical point.

"Ah right, it also caused the demon rabbit to go mad."

"But the good news is that the demon rabbit has digested all the medicinal properties; it's safe to eat, no toxins, and the meat is healthy."

It was good news that the demon rabbit could be eaten; not only could he show off his culinary skills, but Lu Yang also had a question: "Why does the Beautification Pill have the effect of causing growth?"

Weren't female cultivators using the Beautification Pill to make themselves look better?

Asking such a question showed that Lu Yang was a novice; all disciples of the Immortal Palace knew the answer.

Qin Nan explained, "This is the way it is: female cultivators often consume two types of elixirs, the Eternal Youth Elixir and the Beautification Pill. The Eternal Youth Elixir fixes your appearance, and the Beautification Pill changes your appearance."

"To change one's appearance, there are two directions: to increase or decrease in size."

"Some female cultivators have good talent and progress quickly in cultivation, reaching the Eternal Youth Realm while still a girl, which ceases any change in appearance."

"This leads to a problem: the body has not fully developed, and that's where the Beautification Pill comes into play."

Lu Yang suddenly realized that this was an area he had never touched on, and indeed there were many intricacies.

"Consuming elixirs is all trickery!" Fairy Eternity looked down with disdain upon such reprehensible practices.

As the chief among the top ten beauties of ancient times, she was qualified to speak in such a manner.

Unfortunately, her statement as the foremost of the ancient beauties failed to capture Lu Yang's attention; Lu Yang was earnestly learning about the knowledge related to the Beautification Pill.

Although it might not be necessary, learning a bit more was always beneficial.

Lu Yang looked at the demon rabbit that had been bled and cut and began to prepare the marinating base.

To save time, Lu Yang chose to use a quick marinating method, which would allow the flavors to penetrate rapidly.

"By the way, have you ever tried using laurel as firewood for barbecuing?" Lu Yang asked while grinding the base ingredients, admiring Fairy Eternity's approach to barbecuing.

"Using laurel as firewood?" Lan Ting paused, it was something she had never considered.

"Wait a moment, I'll ask the Tree Ancestor, if it agrees then it's fine."

"The Laurel Tree Ancestor has consciousness?" Lu Yang was amazed, he had thought the Laurel Tree Ancestor was simply a tall tree.

"It is conscious, but I have never heard it speak. Our master told us that the Tree Ancestor is the most crucial trump card of our Fairy Palace."

Seeing Lu Yang's interest, Lan Ting took him deep into the Laurel Forest again to meet the towering Tree Ancestor.

Lan Ting paid respects to the Laurel Tree Ancestor with three deep bows, performed an entire set of complex rituals, and then asked respectfully, "I wish to cut down a laurel tree to use as fuel, may the Tree Ancestor grant permission."

Rustle rustle rustle.

The massive branches swayed without wind, producing a rustling sound.

Lan Ting raised her head excitedly, "The Tree Ancestor agrees!"

Lu Yang never expected the Tree Ancestor to be so amenable; he too bowed three times to the Tree Ancestor.

With the Tree Ancestor's assent, they began searching for a suitable laurel tree. The laurel needed to fall with one strike—too thick, and it would be embarrassing if they couldn't cut it; too thin, and it wouldn't serve as proper firewood.

"This one seems about right." Lu Yang patted a laurel tree beside him that was about a palm's thickness.

"Isn't it too thick?" Lan Ting questioned, doubting she could cut through such a thick laurel tree.

"Let's try and see." Lu Yang took out the Green Peak Sword and tapped the laurel tree. He had never chopped down a laurel tree before; it was a whole new experience for him.

Inside the Green Peak Sword, the power of Ten Thousand Swords Returning to Origin coalesced. Lu Yang's gaze sharpened as he unified his hand and waist, pushed off with his right foot, twisted his body, transferring his full strength into the Green Peak Sword, and shouted mightily!

"Chop!"

Crack!

The sword struck into the tree, burying itself halfway through.

It did not sever the tree.

Lu Yang scratched his head, having hoped to show off in front of Lan Ting, but he had failed.

Just as he was about to say something to ease the embarrassment, Lan Ting pointed in surprise at the partially severed laurel tree.

"The laurel tree hasn't healed!"

This was unprecedented!

Seeing this, Lu Yang swung his sword again!

Crack—boom—

The laurel tree fell to the ground.

"Strange, did I chop too quickly for the laurel tree to heal in time?" Lu Yang carried the laurel tree, puzzled.

Fairy Eternity rolled her eyes. It wasn't a matter of the laurel tree not healing in time; clearly, the Laurel Tree Ancestor had intentionally controlled this particular laurel tree to not heal.

"Really taking good care of Little Yang."