Walnut used me to boost her sales performance.

It was indescribable what the taste was like; the coolness of the mint made him feel as if he were in a snowy wonderland, and then struck by lightning in the snow.

It's hard to imagine that just a dish could give you such a realistic feeling of being struck by lightning after tasting it.

Under the expectant gazes of Hu Tao and Jiang Bai, Yi Dou held back his tears, gave a thumbs-up, and tried his best to look like he was enjoying the food.

"good to eat!"

Looking at his expression, Jiang Bai was somewhat skeptical.

With so many strange ingredients put together, how can it possibly taste good?

"Jiang Bai, don't just stand there, try it." Hu Tao scooped out a large piece of fish with a spoon and held it to Jiang Bai's mouth.

She stood on tiptoe, holding a spoon in her hand, her bright, plum-blossom-like eyes sparkling.

Jiang Bai felt like he had been hit hard and instinctively opened his mouth.

Instantly, he shuddered, his face turning pale and then purple.

He turned his head and stared in shock at Yi Dou, who was still giving a thumbs-up.

You cunning fellow with thick eyebrows and big eyes!

"Hahahahaha!" Ichidou laughed without any restraint.

That's right!

"Is it delicious?" Hu Tao blinked, waiting for his answer.

Jiang Bai nodded reluctantly, then took the spoon from Hu Tao's hand, scooped up a spoonful of meat, and held it to her lips. "The taste is quite unique. You should try it, Hall Master."

Hu Tao took a bite with some skepticism, and the next second, she spat the meat out of her mouth.

"Ptooey! Too much electric crystal! It's made my tongue numb..."

"Master, didn't you only release the Singing Grass? Why is there also an Electric Crystal?" Jiang Bai was shocked.

Can you even cook with electrical crystals?

Even Xiangling wouldn't use something like this to cook!

Hu Tao replied matter-of-factly, "There isn't enough lightning element in the Singing Grass; it doesn't crackle enough."

Walnut seriously reflected on the shortcomings of this dish she had developed. "I put in too much mint, and the fish flavor was completely masked by the violet. Next time I'll try using flame flowers; I wonder what kind of dish I'll make..."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Bai subconsciously tightened his chrysanthemum.

Cooking with Flaming Flower is much more stimulating than cooking with Absolute Cloud Pepper.

Jiang Bai quickly changed the subject; he didn't want to experience the sensation of his chrysanthemum breathing fire.

"Let's eat roasted violets instead..."

While Hu Tao ate the violet melon, Jiang Bai quietly brought the pot of fish to the stream to prepare to cook it.

He tentatively poured a little into the stream, and as soon as he did, tiny arcs of electricity appeared on the surface of the water, and the small fish nearby turned their white bellies up.

Jiang Bai clicked his tongue in amazement, "Good heavens, how many electric crystals did the sect leader put in...?"

To preserve the fresh lives of the river's ingredients, Jiang Bai dug a pit and buried the fish along with the pot.

He clapped his hands, turned and left, concealing his achievements and fame.

Walnut sat in front of the fire, enjoying a roasted violet melon.

"Eating violets has a unique flavor."

Jiang Bai chimed in, "Yes, after tasting that culinary disaster, even a simple violet becomes an unparalleled delicacy."

Hu Tao's gaze turned cold as she fixed on Jiang Bai. "You actually said that the dishes I, the head of this hall, make are culinary disasters?"

Jiang Bai realized something was wrong; he had inadvertently blurted out his innermost thoughts.

"No, no, no, I just said what I wanted to say, right, Ichito!"

Yi Dou was completely bewildered. Why was he being dragged into this?

Looking at the walnut emitting black energy, Ichidou, who was holding the violet melon, shook his head frantically.

"Can you read minds? And speak for others? Then tell me, what is this master thinking right now...?"

A terrifying pressure enveloped Jiang Bai, who was weak, pitiful, and helpless, and trembled with fear.

Jiang Bai raised his hands above his head and quickly admitted his mistake, "Sect Leader, I was wrong!"

Hu Tao picked at his ear expressionlessly. "I'm sick and tired of hearing you say that."

Hu Tao grabbed his ear and twisted it clockwise.

Jiang Bai groaned, "It hurts, it hurts, it hurts..."

Hu Tao glared at him, then turned her back to him and continued eating her melon.

Jiang Bai sensed something was wrong and quickly went over to massage her shoulders, saying, "Sect Leader, I was wrong, I was really wrong..."

Hu Tao turned her head away, not wanting to pay attention to him. "Hmph, it's always the same thing."

Jiang Bai knew that Hu Tao was really angry this time, and he was immediately at a loss.

How do I appease an angry leader? I need help urgently!

Jiang Bai leaned his head closer, but Hu Tao turned her head away and wouldn't look at him. Jiang Bai then leaned his head to the other side, but Hu Tao still wouldn't look at him. They went back and forth like they were playing a two-person comedy act.

Eating violets while watching the commotion was quite fun.

"Master, please look at me, please look at me..."

After several attempts, Hu Tao still ignored him. Jiang Bai then picked up a piece of charcoal, drew a funny face on his face, and then ran upside down in front of Hu Tao.

His grimacing, combined with the scribbles on his face, made him look particularly comical.

Hu Tao burst out laughing.

Seeing that Hu Tao smiled, Jiang Bai also smiled.

They made even more funny faces.

Hu Tao tried hard to control her expression, but she just couldn't help it.

She picked up a raw violet melon from the side, squeezed out the purple juice, and pinched his face, rubbing it hard twice.

Its already dark face was now tinged with purple, making it even more unsightly.

"Okay, okay, I forgive you."

Seeing that Hu Tao had forgiven him, Jiang Bai beamed with joy. He flipped over and sat down on the ground, ignoring the dust on his clothes, and hugged Hu Tao's arm, rubbing against her, "The Hall Master is the best!"

Hu Tao looked disgusted, but didn't push him away. "You've gotten my clothes dirty."

"It's okay, it's okay, I'll wash!"

"Build me a house, heat up the water, and I'll take a bath!"

"No problem! You can rest, Master. I'll take care of it right away!"

Jiang Bai quickly got to work, making a matchbox and also a bathtub, and installing a lamp on it.

They set up a large stove next to it, took out a kettle, and started filling it with water.

Gudu glared at him angrily, then remembered it: you stinky owner!

"Spray water quickly, and I'll give you something delicious after you're done!"

For the sake of delicious food, Gudu decided to endure it.

After draining the water, Jiang Bai patted its head, rewarded it with a fragment of the Water of No Form, and let it play by itself.

Seeing Jiang Bai complete this process so smoothly, Yi Dou, who was watching from the side, scratched his head.

"Is rock element really that useful?"

Why did he act like a savage when living in the wild? Jiang Bai's series of actions almost made him build a house.

"Your imagination limits your use of it; there are many more ways to utilize rock."

Jiang Bai can confidently say that his current control over the rock element is second only to the old man!

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Ichidou fell into deep thought, beginning to consider what other uses elemental power could have besides combat.

With plenty of firewood, the water heated up quickly. Jiang Bai poured the hot water into the bathtub, and the square matchbox-shaped hut was instantly filled with steam.

Hu Tao hummed a song, found a small towel, folded it into a square, and placed it on Gu Dong's head. She then hugged Gu Dong and prepared to take him for a bath.

Jiang Bai's eyes reddened, and he immediately blocked the doorway.

"Master! Gudu can't go in!"

"why?"

"It's male!"

"Huh? Slimes have genders?"

Hu Tao picked up Gudu and looked at it, but couldn't see any difference between it and other slimes.

"Female slimes grow horns, but this one doesn't, so it's male!"

Gudu looked completely bewildered. How come it didn't know it was male?

"You made that up, right? There's no such thing as a lie."

Hu Tao had never heard of slimes having genders, and even the scholars in Sumeru who specialize in studying slimes had never said such a thing.

However, Gudu is indeed quite special.

Jiang Bai absolutely refused to let Hu Tao carry Gu Dong inside, insisting that it was male.

He's never even seen Hu Tao take a bath! How could Gu Dong do that?!

Even if it's just a slime, it won't do!

"Alright alright……"

Seeing that Jiang Bai absolutely refused to let Gu Dong in, Hu Tao had no choice but to put Gu Dong down and go in to take a bath herself.

Jiang Bai closed the door and glared at Gu Dong.

Gudu felt completely bewildered and, too lazy to pay attention to its lunatic owner, jumped into the nearby stream to play in the water.

While Hu Tao was taking a bath, Jiang Bai gave Yi Dou some pointers on how to use elemental power.

Although the Eye of God gave ordinary people the organs to use elemental power, how strong the elemental power they could use still depended on the individual.

A person's mental strength is limited, and therefore the elemental forces they can manipulate are also limited.

The strength and quality of the elemental forces manipulated determine whether a force is powerful or not.

Jiang Bai knew that his peaceful life wouldn't last much longer, and that the kind of disaster that happened five hundred years ago might happen again.

Human power is extremely weak in the face of calamities of that magnitude.

He hoped that Yidou could become even stronger, so that he could protect himself and those he cared about when a crisis came.

Therefore, Jiang Bai taught him almost everything he knew about manipulating rock elements and training his mental strength.

Listening to Jiang Bai's words, Yi Dou felt as if the key that had been trapping him had been unlocked, and he had a sudden realization.

He was eager to implement Jiang Bai's method, but unfortunately the Eye of God was still embedded in the statue.

"Alright, alright, it's getting late, you should go to sleep! My [Wangsheng Hall Edition Outdoor Camping Simple Bedroom] is all set up, you can go in and sleep now."

Upon hearing this, Yi Dou looked around but didn't see any simple sleeping quarters; instead, he saw a large stone coffin.

"Where? Where? Where is the makeshift bedroom?"

Jiang Bai lifted the coffin lid. "It's right here!"

Yi Dou silently retreated, wanting to run away as soon as possible.

"Boss, don't tell me you're scared!"

"I...I'm not afraid at all!"

Ichidou tried to appear calm as he walked over and secretly glanced inside.