Douluo: Divine Fire Xuanyuan

Chapter 477 The Way of Cooking - Rong Nianbing

"This is truly a place brimming with spiritual energy. If I could cultivate here, my progress would be incredibly rapid!" Xiao Xiao exclaimed as she walked through the valley, breathing in the pure spiritual energy.

Suddenly, she smelled an enticing aroma of food. In this valley, someone was actually cooking.

Following the scent forward, you can see a courtyard of moderate size not far away. The courtyard is very simple in appearance, without any glazed bricks or tiles, and is entirely made of wood.

Inside the courtyard, several adorable children were playing. A stunningly beautiful woman in a red dress watched them play with a smile, while another woman in a blue dress sat not far away enjoying a meal. Both women had expressions of happiness on their faces.

This scene reminded Xiao Xiao of herself and Yuwen Tuo. She thought that after she and Yuwen Tuo got married in the future, there would probably be a similar scene.

The woman in red looked at Xiao Xiao and said, "Little girl, you seem quite envious."

Xiao Xiao nodded honestly and stepped forward to ask, "Excuse me, sister, who are you? And where is this place?"

“My name is Feng Nu, and this is my sister Lan Chen. Little girl, don’t ask so many questions yet. My husband just finished making lunch. If you don’t mind, please sit down and have some with us,” Feng Nu said.

Actually, Xiao Xiao is currently in a soul state, so even if she eats, she can't replenish her physical energy. However, it's still nice to experience the taste. The person who served the food has much better cooking skills than the God of Food in the God Realm.

Being able to eat his food is a kind of luck.

Just then, a handsome blond young man came out of the house carrying a bowl of soup.

“Phoenix Girl, Chen’er, try my freshly made Phoenix Blood Juice. And you little girl over there, come and try my cooking skills, Rong Nianbing.”

The young man was none other than Rong Nianbing, the god of emotions. In the original story, he guided Huo Yuhao's soul into this space, demonstrated his knife skills, and created the divine dish, Nine Azure Dragon Ice Cloud Concealment.

Because Huo Yuhao also wields knives, especially carving knives, and his knife skills are quite remarkable in order to create soul tools.

However, different people require different guidance. For someone like Xiao Xiao who knows nothing about knife skills, showing off his knife skills is meaningless. Therefore, he turned to making this Phoenix Blood Juice instead.

Xiao Xiao could sense that this person was extraordinary; he could suddenly pull her soul from the sea to this mysterious space, something even a Limit Douluo couldn't do.

This young man is probably a god!
Having already witnessed the power of the Vulcan in creating other dimensions, she wasn't surprised at all that a god could do something like this.

Xiao Xiao mustered her courage and stepped forward. Rong Nianbing took out a small bowl and ladled a bowl of soup for her.

Xiao Xiao took the bowl, brought it to her red lips, and took a small sip. The soup was fragrant, like an artist gently wielding a brush to create a warm and inviting scene. This soup was not only delicious, but it also conjured up a beautiful picture in front of Xiao Xiao.

Just like when I saw Feng Nu and Lan Chen taking care of their child.

This time it was her and her Tuotuo. They also had a child. The little one was playing and frolicking in the yard, while the father was cooking in the kitchen. She was taking care of the child and making winter clothes for him. This kind of life was the beautiful life she had always dreamed of.

Joy, happiness, love for her husband, and maternal love for her child—a flood of emotions welled up inside her. Xiao Xiao put down the soup and exclaimed in astonishment, "Wow, this soup is amazing! Although the taste is only about the same as Tuotuo's, it's on a much higher level. It actually evoked all sorts of emotions in me."

No matter how good Yuwen Tuo's cooking skills were, he was not a real chef after all, and he could not reach the super high level of the person in front of him.

Rong Nianbing frowned. "What do you mean by that, young lady? Are you saying that your husband's cooking skills are comparable to mine?"

Compared to his identities as an ice and fire mage or a god, Rong Nianbing valued his identity as a chef the most.

You can say he's weak, but you can't say his cooking skills are inferior.

Hearing Xiao Xiao say that, he suddenly had the urge to compete with Xiao Xiao's boyfriend.

“Senior, I’m not lying. Tuotuo’s cooking skills are indeed on par with yours, but his passion and dedication to cooking are not even a tenth as great as yours,” Xiao Xiao said truthfully. “You are absolutely an unprecedented master chef.”

Rong Nianbing smiled and said, "That's natural. A true chef will experience slight changes in the taste of dishes when cooking with different emotions. Young lady, let me tell you, if an ordinary chef wants to improve their culinary skills, then controlling emotions is very important. As long as they learn to focus, their culinary skills will reach another level. Every emotion can be applied to the cooking process. If you can fully express the wonders of each emotion, then even negative emotions can still produce delicious food. Use emotions to infect, perceive the emotions possessed by all the ingredients, and make the emotions perfect in the cooking process under your control. This is the true pinnacle of culinary skills!"

"Infuse your emotions into your cooking!" Xiao Xiao listened to Rong Nianbing's words thoughtfully. This sounded somewhat similar to the way Tuotuo taught her to infuse emotions into music.

Seemingly sensing what Xiao Xiao was thinking, Rong Nianbing smiled and said, "Little girl, it's not just about cooking; it's the same with everything. When you're fully engaged, your emotions will influence your actions. So, you need to learn to control your emotions and let them permeate every piece of music you play. At that time, your musical talent will reach a level similar to the pinnacle of my cooking skills!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Xiao excitedly asked, "Then how do you manage to so easily incorporate all sorts of different emotions into your dishes, senior?"

Rong Nianbing smiled and said, "You want to learn? I'll teach you!"

"If you are willing to give me your guidance, I will be extremely grateful and will certainly study diligently."

Rong Nianbing shook her finger. "No rush, little girl. Let me teach you another lesson: there's no such thing as a free lunch. Since you want to learn, you should accept some tests, such as inheriting my divine position!"

"Divine position!" Upon hearing these two words, Xiao Xiao was startled. This man was indeed not human, but a god from the divine realm. Moreover, judging from his words, he actually hoped that she would become his successor.

Rong Nianbing nodded. "That's right, a divine position. Little girl, are you willing to accept my test?"

"Of course I'm willing!" Xiao Xiao answered without the slightest hesitation. Although Tuo Tuo had already found her a path to godhood, that path was still a long way off.

Now that a deity has taken a liking to her, how could she possibly miss this opportunity?

Furthermore, if Jiufeng Laiyixiao were to first assume a divine position, giving her greater power to enter the divine realm, rather than relying on Tuotuo's quota as an appendage, it would greatly help her future plans in the divine realm!

(End of this chapter)