The delicacies of the heavens begin with obtaining gem meat.

Chapter 572 Food Ethics Cultivation 2

After finishing their breakfast, which consisted of only a few beans, Jiang Yan and his group of five began to express their gratitude for the etiquette training.

This time, however, it wasn't bowing to thin air, but rather expressing gratitude to the cactus.

If you have too many distracting thoughts or use the wrong gesture when expressing gratitude to a cactus, it will shoot out its thorns to correct you.

Jiang Yan walked up to a cactus and stopped.

Keep your back naturally straight and your hands clasped together.

"Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh"

Dozens of sharp spikes shot straight at us!

Although Jiang Yan noticed, he neither dodged nor defended, maintaining his clasped hands posture.

The sharp spikes stung my skin.

Jiang Yan endured the stinging pain and adjusted his posture.

More importantly, it's about gratitude for the ingredients.

Gradually, the number of spikes shot at them decreased.

From the initial dense, continuous clusters, to the later scattered few strands.

Beside them, Kagura and the other three gradually grasped the essentials as well.

Xiu, who was not far away, watched this scene and nodded slightly.

When it was time for lunch, Xiu brought five flowerpots and five seeds.

"That concludes today's practice."

Xiu looked at Jiang Yan and the other four and handed over the flowerpots and seeds in his hand.

"These are the seeds of the rose ham flower. After planting them, nourish them with gratitude. The stronger your gratitude for the food, the faster they will grow. This will be your lunch, or perhaps dinner."

Jiang Yan and the other four stepped forward one by one to receive the flowerpots and seeds.

Jiang Yan used his fingertips to make a shallow hole in the flowerpot, put the seed in, and then covered it with a thin layer of soil.

He then sat cross-legged in front of the flowerpot and closed his eyes.

The next step is to transform the gratitude for the ingredients into nutrients that nourish the rose ham flowers.

An hour passed, and the seeds in the flowerpot showed no signs of germination.

From noon until afternoon, dusk deepened, and the sunset on the horizon faded from orange-red to deep purple.

Time flowed by silently, and night fell completely.

At that moment, a very soft "pop" sound came from the flowerpot.

Jiang Yan opened his eyes. At this moment, the soil in the flowerpot had slightly arched up, and a little green sprout was slowly growing out, with a tiny bit of soil clinging to it.

With continued gratitude, the tender shoots sprouted stems and unfolded leaves at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The slender stems slowly grew taller, two green leaves unfurled, and flower buds emerged from the stems. At this moment, the flower buds in Susanoo's flowerpot were about to bloom; Kagura's seeds had just sprouted; Kanna and Gardevoir's were a little faster, and flower buds were about to appear.

In the early morning, in the flowerpot in front of Jiang Yan, the petals of the rose ham flower unfolded, each petal a piece of evenly marbled ham, its fat as lustrous as agate.

The air was filled with the rich aroma of meat, mixed with the sweet scent of roses, creating a delightful aroma that made one's stomach grow empty.

"It's done."

Jiang Yan's expression relaxed.

Pick it off and put it in your mouth. With a gentle bite, the fat melts slightly, and the salty and savory ham flavor spreads on your tongue, accompanied by the firm texture of the meat.

After swallowing, a sweet, refreshing rose flavor lingered in my throat, not cloying at all.

After waiting a while longer, the rose and ham flowers of Kagura and the others also bloomed.

After finishing their "breakfast," the five began their "food meditation."

This time, the pine needle grass in front of Jiang Yan burned for twenty minutes.

After the "Eating Zen" ritual, the five continued to practice the gratitude ceremony in front of the cactus until lunchtime.

Today's lunch is egg and rice.

Each grain of rice is like an egg, and the shell is so thin that it breaks easily with the slightest force.

Jiang Yan and his group of five needed to use chopsticks to carefully pick out each grain of rice from the egg dish.

Jiang Yan picked up his chopsticks, his fingertips tightening slightly, and slowly lowered them onto a single grain of rice with an egg.

The moment the chopsticks touched the eggshell, it shattered, and golden egg yolk flowed out.

I took a deep breath, changed to another one, and tried again, but it still broke.

Jiang Yan didn't continue. Instead, he closed his eyes, cleared his mind of all distractions, slowed his breathing, and gently brought the chopsticks closer to his mouth.

Approximate the egg and rice mixture, then gently close it up.

A whole grain of egg rice was picked up. Jiang Yan held his breath, slowly withdrew his chopsticks, placed it in the bowl next to him, and then gently exhaled.

If there is one, then there are two.

Jiang Yan gradually mastered the strength of his fingertips, and his movements became more and more stable. He put down the chopsticks, closed them, and pulled them back in one smooth motion.

In the end, Jiang Yan successfully obtained half a bowl of egg rice, as did Susanoo.

However, Kagura and Gardevoir did not succeed.

However, Shinna picked up a full bowl.

Steam the rice and eggs until cooked, and the aroma of rice mixed with the fragrance of eggs will fill the air.

After dividing it into five portions, Jiang Yan picked up his own portion and began to taste it.

It has the fresh and tender texture of eggs, along with the fragrance of rice. The only problem is that there's too little of it; it was gone in just a few bites.

After lunch, Jiang Yan continued his etiquette training, but this time the difficulty was increased.

They need to wear camel pudding on their heads for their practice.

Camel pudding is exceptionally soft and will melt at the slightest touch, so it must be handled very gently.

Keep your back straight, shoulders relaxed, and slowly raise your hands, bringing them together in front of your chest in a prayer position.

Tonight's dinner is rose and ham.

Having learned from previous experience, the rose ham flowers are growing faster this time.

Because we didn't have an afternoon to spare, we still didn't get to eat it until the next morning.

Then came the tedious practice of "food meditation" and gratitude rituals.

"Lunch was changed to vegetarian white fish noodles."

Inside the tank, long, thin, snow-white fish, as white as noodles, swam around.

To eat these white fish, they need to use chopsticks made of ice wood to "scoop" them up.

This type of ice wood is exceptionally smooth, and the white fish is also very smooth. In addition, it can swim, making it extremely difficult to scoop up the white fish.

Jiang Yan, holding chopsticks, spotted a fish swimming a little slower, predicted its swimming route, and with a flick of his wrist, the chopsticks broke through the water, precisely picking up a white fish.

However, as soon as the white fish swam slightly, it immediately returned to the water.

Once, twice, three times —

Nearby, Kagura and the others were also trying, but unfortunately, like Jiang Yan, they didn't succeed.

In the end, Jiang Yan and his group of five had no choice but to begin their afternoon training on empty stomachs.

Sunrise and sunset, morning bells and evening drums.

A month has quietly passed.

Every day before dawn, the rituals of eating, receiving food, and observing etiquette are performed.

The five people were like knives being sharpened on a whetstone, their impetuousness gradually worn away.

At this point, Jiang Yan and Susanoo could keep the pine needle grass burning for two hours.

Kagura, Kanna, and Gardevoir can also last for an hour and a half.

This means that the five people have achieved certain results in their practice of food-related righteousness.

While achieving results in his cultivation of the art of food, Jiang Yan did not forget the skills that extended from it: food-related techniques.

After mastering the Food-Eating Technique, one can eat more food and store energy in the body.

This means that the battery life has been improved.

This is still very important to Jiang Yan, since he cannot fight for long periods of time due to the limitations of his Gourmet Cells.

However, after Jiang Yan inquired with Xiu, he received very bad news.

Within Shilin Temple, only Zhenzhen can help others practice food meditation.

After recovering from the injuries inflicted by Chiyo, Zhenzhen left Shilin Temple, and Xiu didn't know where she went.

Of course, Jiang Yan had already guessed that Zhen Zhenzhen must have gone to the culinary world.

In that case, it's obviously impossible to get Jane Zhenzhen to help with the "Food and Food Cultivation".

However, Jiang Yan did know that Aru had mastered "Eat Without Food" by relying on the Foam Avenue.

However, the Foam Avenue is quite special. On Foam Avenue, unless you can gain the approval of the Soap Bubble Fruit and make it willingly be eaten, you will not find anything to fill your stomach.

Jiang Yan also speculated that the Foam Avenue would rapidly deplete the energy in a person's body.

To achieve the state of "eating and drinking," one needs to experience the meaning of life and enter a state of "dialogue with the body" at the brink of death.

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Then, let your gratitude for the ingredients sink to the extreme, into every cell of your body, and the food will naturally be ready.

It sounds mysterious, but in reality, it's walking a tightrope between life and death.

Extreme hunger and weakness, if they are even slightly different, will not be a "near-death experience" but "real death".

This is a high-stakes gamble, with lives at stake.

As for Jiang Yan, thanks to the Food Restaurant, there is no possibility of him starving to death.

But without the determination to risk everything, how can one possibly master the art of "eating and drinking" through this method?