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Chapter 40: Five-Catalancing Cooking

Aunt Wang sighed, "Of course I know. Well, this is the only solution I can come up with at the moment. Give me some time, and I'll find another way."

Lin Wanmo nodded, turned around and was about to leave. He stopped at the door and asked tentatively, "If I help him make a cage..."

"Impossible," Aunt Wang said. "That's where the inner elixir is, the Purple Palace of alchemy, a mysterious and indescribable place. If it falls into the hands of someone else, the slightest mistake would ruin his alchemy practice, and if he's not careful, the inner elixir would explode!"

Aunt Wang continued, "Don't even think you can weave it and let him refine it. This method can only be done by yourself. Once you weave it, he has to use his inner fire to refine it. If it touches his inner fire, the moment this cage comes close to the cannonball elixir, the elixir will explode."

The worry on Lin Wanmo's face became even more serious.

Aunt Wang couldn't bear to watch and said, "Wait a moment."

Aunt Wang went up to the attic and came down again after a while - this time she landed safely without falling into pieces all over the floor.

"This is my cultivation method. Ayuan is at the level of Dan cultivation, so he probably doesn't have a cultivation method yet. You can take it back to him." Aunt Wang handed over a yellowed ancient book.

Lin Wanmo took a step back and waved his hand quickly: "This is your most precious thing..."

Aunt Wang smiled bitterly, touching the ancient book in her hand and said quietly, "In the first half of my life, this was indeed the thing I valued most. Back then, no one wanted it, and I was reluctant to give it to them."

Aunt Wang suddenly stuffed something into Lin Wanmo's hand and said, "Nowadays, we don't even know if we can make it to the middle of July next year. Take it, no matter how precious it is. My cultivation method is extraordinary. The inner elixir I cultivate will be more stable and solid than other cultivation methods. It should help Ayuan hold on for a while longer."

Lin Wanmo wanted to say some words of thanks, but this thing was too precious, and any words seemed shallow.

Aunt Wang smiled kindly: "Okay, go back quickly, I'll think about whether there is any other way."

Lin Wanmo said no more. He held up the ancient book and bowed deeply to Aunt Wang before leaving.

……

Aunt Wang’s practice method is called “Five-Ding Cooking”.

As long as practitioners of the seven major sects can get started, even without any practice methods, they can practice step by step and improve little by little.

The so-called cultivation consists of moving qi, eating food, and refining. These are the methods.

This fundamental convenience is one of the important reasons why the seven gates are called "gates".

As long as everyone gets the hang of it, they can continue to practice, and the number of practitioners will naturally increase.

On the contrary, some small categories often require various special "qualifications", or require strict adherence to certain training methods, etc.

But the seven major sects actually have their own methods of cultivation, and as long as the method is worthy of a reputation, the speed of cultivation will be increased by more than half after use.

Aunt Wang's "Five Ding Cooking" practice method was brought from her hometown in Neizhou.

The Wang family was a prominent family in their hometown of Neizhou back then, so it was not their turn to be subjected to such a thing as "river labor service".

It was because their "Five Ding Cooking" was favored by someone from the East Factory.

I want to ask for it and pass it on to one of my godsons.

The Wang family’s downfall is that they still have a little bit of integrity.

If other powerful people take a fancy to it, my Wang family will give it to them.

We can also discuss this. I am presenting this precious treasure to you with both hands. Can you please give me some gifts in return?
People with big surnames will not appear in the kind of melodramatic situations in vernacular stories, where they resist the powerful for some heirloom, and then their family is destroyed, and then they escape twenty years later and come out to seek revenge.

You want it? As long as you're strong enough, we'll give it to you without hesitation.

But you are a fool, my Wang family will not obey you!
The result was that the original main branch of the Wang family was exiled to Jiaozhi to dig a canal, and the other branches of the Wang family immediately knelt down to the man from the East Factory.

I made an incomplete set of "Five Ding Cooking" to fool people.

The main branch suffered heavy casualties, and now only Aunt Wang is left.

All the assets in Neizhou’s hometown were divided up by the side branches, and the side branches no longer dared to recognize relatives like Aunt Wang.

Starting from Grandpa Xu Yuan’s generation, three generations have never seen a better method of alchemy than "Five Ding Cooking".

Moreover, "Wuding Cooking" is a very complete and comprehensive practice method, which not only includes practice, but also the methods of refining inner and outer elixirs.

In terms of cultivation, they have their own unique methods for moving qi, feeding, and refining.

Many of Huang Ming’s famous cultivation methods are actually just good at one of these.

When practicing this method, the speed of "cooking in a big fire" is extremely fast, generally more than three times, and the highest can even exceed five times!
Moreover, there are exactly five methods: inner alchemy, outer alchemy, qigong, food, and refining. The predecessor who created this practice method made up a story and gave it the name "Wuding Cooking".

The Wang family had fallen into this state because of this cultivation method. In addition, Huang Ming had always emphasized the so-called "the method is not passed on lightly", and even ordinary cultivation methods would not be taught easily. Therefore, Aunt Wang attached great importance to this cultivation method.

For example, Xu Yuan's father once thought that Aunt Wang was going to take the "Five Ding Cooking" into the coffin. When his stepmother returned home with the "Five Ding Cooking", Xu Yuan was missing.

……

Xu Yuan hung up the clothes and went out.

Mr. Qiao’s house in the county town is located in “Wangjingfang” in the northeast corner of the city wall.

The scene here is completely different from that in Hegong Lane.

Hegong Lane is old, low and dilapidated, but here it is quiet, grand and tidy.

It is the only area in the entire Shanhe County with walls and gates.

The wall of the square has 36 prisms, each with a beast with eyes dotted in cinnabar. In front of the gate are two stone lions as tall as a person.

These things are much more intimidating to evil spirits than door gods, so even on a night when walking at night is prohibited, there is a 50% chance of surviving if you walk in the alley.

It is impossible to completely eliminate the weirdness, even the Beidu Imperial Palace cannot do it.

The richest and most powerful people in the entire Shanhe County live in Wangjingfang.

Mr. Qiao can shake the whole town of Qihetai when he stomps his feet, but he is just a small character here.

The reason why this place is called "Wangjingfang" is because it is located in the northwest corner and is the closest place to the northern capital of Neizhou in the entire county.

When the river was opened, which of the officials, soldiers and civilians who were forced to drift here did not want to return to Neizhou?

Xu Yuan first went to "Jinzhuanglou" to buy a new set of clothes. This was the only place in the entire county that sold ready-made clothes.

It cost a total of three taels and two cents of silver.

In the past, Xu Yuan didn’t spend so much money on clothes in a year.

Coming out of the Jinzhuang Building, Xu Yuan, dressed in silk and satin, looked like a young man from a wealthy family.

During the day, there were always two "military men" guarding the gate of the block, and Xu Yuan could not get in at all with the outfit he had just shown.

Mr. Qiao had a three-courtyard house in the southwest corner of Wangjingfang, where he had more than ten wives, concubines, servants, and maids.

Xu Yuan climbed over the wall into the backyard, avoided people with his skills, and began to search for Qiao Ziang's study.

As for Wenxiu, all the good things must be hidden in the study.

There are nine houses in the backyard. Xu Yuan can tell whether it is a study or not just by looking through the window.

I looked in two rooms but they weren't the right one. When I went to the third room, I suddenly heard a suppressed sound coming from inside.

Like a cat's meow.

Xu Yuan took a quick look and saw a bedroom with a beautiful woman in her early thirties, half of her body exposed outside the curtains. Well, it must be quite cold.

She was holding a red satin mandarin duck swimming bag in her mouth, and her hair was wet with sweat.

There was also a strong figure in the curtain who was exerting great strength.

The shadow and the bed were shaking together.

Xu Yuan took a closer look, compared the woman with Widow Yang, and concluded: Mr. Qiao is indeed very blessed!

It’s a pity that it’s others who are enjoying it now.

Fortunately, Xu Yuan still remembered that business was important, and reluctantly went to the next room.

After searching three more rooms, I finally found the study.

Xu Yuan didn't go in immediately, but lay down through the crack in the door and looked inside.

Qiao Ziang is extremely cunning and treacherous. Xu Yuan doesn't believe that he doesn't have any defensive measures in his study.

　Ahem, I was saying this morning that I finally saw myself on the list, but as soon as noon passed, I was kicked off and couldn’t find myself anymore. How embarrassing.

　　I'm begging for a monthly ticket pitifully.

　　Also, let’s talk about the stepmother issue in the previous chapter. She and Xu Yuan are just “sister and brother”, there is no ambiguity between them.

　　Also: There is more in the evening.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)