After transmigrating, I made a name for myself through my culinary skills.

As for Ye Lan, the day after returning to the sect, he continued to cultivate with his fellow disciples. The disciples of the Green Mountain Sect not only cultivate their own spiritual power, but also spar with their fellow disciples in actual combat.

Fortunately, Ye Lan only injured his leg and could cultivate spiritual power. Otherwise, he would have lost miserably in a sparring match because he was not used to the techniques of this world.

He didn't need to go up and spar with them; Ye Lan would watch his fellow disciples spar, observing their every move. It felt somewhat similar to the martial arts dramas he had seen before, except that they could summon things with the same spiritual root attribute as themselves.

For example, He Luoluo is a water elementalist, so she can condense water droplets on trees into sharp swords, while Jiang Nan, who is a wood elementalist, can summon surrounding vines to block these water swords.

Ye Lan found it incredible, and even a little eager to try. He recalled the original owner's memories and knew that he had a wood-type spiritual root, so he tried to summon the tree vine.

After trying to summon it, he realized that it was not simple. Although the vines moved, they could not weave a small net like Jiang Nan. He exhausted his spiritual power and could only make them entangle together, without forming a shape.

Ye Lan silently thought to himself: Sure enough, there is still a gap between him and those disciples who have always been in the inner sect. I need to work harder to cultivate so that no one will suspect anything.

After several days of this, Ye Lan's injuries were completely healed, which was a surprising discovery for him. Wounds in this world heal really quickly.

Perhaps it's because the food has spiritual energy; if this were in the original world, it would take a hundred days to recover from such a serious injury.

That day, Ye Lan and Jiang Nan went to the kitchen for a meal. Facing the meat soup in the bowl, Ye Lan couldn't help but ask Jiang Nan if there was a place in the inner sect where they could cook their own meals.

After returning from the forest, he became acquainted with Jiang Nan.

The chefs of the Green Mountain Sect are particular about preserving the spiritual energy of food. Most of their dishes are prepared in their original flavor and are very bland. Some of the spiritual vegetables can be eaten raw, so they are simply washed and given to the disciples without any other seasonings. Even the meat is usually steamed chicken. After eating this for a few days, he found it hard to stand.

Jiang Nan thought for a moment and then thought of a place. He said to Ye Lan, "There is a small kitchen that we can use. Usually, no one goes there, but occasionally someone will ask a servant to cook a special meal for them."

He was one of those so-called "people".

He had his own servant, but his mother didn't give him any special treatment. She usually let him eat in the dining hall with the other disciples, which he accepted. However, if he was craving something, he would ask his servant to go to the small kitchen to cook for him.

This small kitchen was a place where the Green Mountain Sect provided special meals for these "connected" members. On the second day after Jiang Nan was sent to the inner sect for cultivation, he had his servant use the small kitchen.

Later, when his mother saw that he was gaining weight every time he came home, and that her precious son had become a chubby little boy, she decided that he could only go four times a month.

He only gave his servant one private lesson this month, which was to make beggar's chicken according to Ye Lan's method. After that, he was busy with cultivation and didn't give him any more private lessons.

Now that Ye Lan mentioned it, he's a little eager to try it again, wondering if Ye Lan's other dishes would taste as good as beggar's chicken.

Both of them were action-oriented; they said they wouldn't even eat and turned to go to the canteen to buy ingredients.

The dining hall is not only a place to eat, but it is also connected to the kitchen, where disciples can also buy ingredients directly, mainly for the convenience of those disciples who have money.

Since Ye Lan didn't have many spirit stones, Jiang Nan suggested that he buy the ingredients and Ye Lan do the work. Ye Lan didn't refuse, thinking that he only had a few spirit stones on him.

The two bought two pounds of pork belly, along with side dishes such as scallions, ginger, and chili peppers, from the kitchen chef, and also took a head of cabbage.

Ye Lan decided to make braised pork and hot and sour cabbage, a perfect combination of meat and vegetables.

When they arrived at the small kitchen, he began to clean the ingredients. The first step was to singe the skin of the pork belly with fire to slightly char it, which would remove the pig hair and the fishy smell.

Next, Ye Lan scraped off the charred parts of the pork belly with a knife and then washed it clean with water.

The pork belly shouldn't be too big or too small. If it's too small, it won't hold its shape, and if it's too big, it won't absorb the flavor. It should be cut into evenly sized pieces. Also, he usually puts it in cold water to boil out the blood and fishy smell first, and then rinses it twice with clean water.

After finishing the preparation, Ye Lan didn't rush to put oil into the pot.

To make the pork belly fatty but not greasy, you need to stir-fry the prepared pork belly directly in the pan to render out the excess oil. Ye Lan scooped out the excess oil and put it in another bowl. This oil can be used to stir-fry hot and sour cabbage later. He also put the pork belly in a clean bowl.

The second step is to caramelize the pork belly with sugar. Pour oil into the pan and sauté it briefly, then pour out the excess oil. Next, add rock sugar and stir-fry until it turns a beautiful reddish-brown color. At this point, the heat should not be too high to avoid making it bitter.

After the rock sugar melts, add the prepared pork belly and stir-fry it until it turns a nice color. Then add the spices and soy sauce.

Ye Lan was surprised to find angelica in the kitchen, so she put some in to remove the fishy smell. Then she added some white wine to enhance the aroma and remove the fishy smell as well.

Finally, pour in a bowl of warm water, add long scallion segments, cover, bring to a boil over high heat, and simmer for another half hour. Then, reduce the sauce until thickened and serve. The fragrant braised pork is ready!

"It smells so good! Ye Lan, I've never seen you cook this before!"

Jiang Nan couldn't help but drool at the smell.

To his shame, although Jiang Nan loves to eat, this was the first time he had ever seen pork that smelled so good.

He was a member of the Jiang family and grew up in the sect. The Green Mountain Sect emphasized not to indulge in desires, one of which was not to indulge in the desires of the mouth and tongue. His parents had also practiced abstaining from grains. When he was a child, the food he could eat was all prepared by the servants in the family. When he grew up a little, he was sent to the inner sect to study.

"It's a folk recipe. I tried it once when I was doing free repairs for the people, and then I asked them how it was made."

Ye Lan said while washing the cabbage.

The disciples of the sect are required to perform voluntary cultivation and help the people with their work every year. The content of the outer sect and the inner sect is different. This reason is very reasonable, and Jiang Nan is not afraid to believe it.

While talking, Ye Lan's hands didn't stop. He tore the cabbage into evenly sized pieces, then put soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, starch, and water into a bowl and mixed them to make a seasoning. He didn't add any dark soy sauce since there wasn't any available.

The kitchen has two stoves, which are just enough to stir-fry the hot and sour cabbage at the same time. Ye Lan heated the wok, added the lard she had just used, and then added the dried chili peppers and minced garlic to sauté until fragrant. Next, she added the cabbage and stir-fried it until it softened. Then she added the prepared sauce and finally the scallions. After stir-frying it evenly, it was ready to serve.

The stir-fried hot and sour cabbage smelled incredibly appetizing, and Jiang Nan couldn't help but swallow.

Before braising the pork, Ye Lan also cooked rice. The rice was already cooked and some lard was added to it. When she opened the lid, the grains were crystal clear and had a faint aroma of lard.

He served the rice and asked Jiang Nan to take the rice and spicy cabbage to the dining table in the small kitchen while he went to look at the braised pork.

As soon as the pot lid was lifted, a rich aroma of meat filled the air. Ye Lan poked a piece of meat with her chopsticks, and the meat went in easily.

This is what a normal person should eat. Ye Lan herself couldn't help but shed tears when she looked at the beautifully colored braised pork. Thinking about what she had been eating these past few days, she really missed the old days.

Ye Lan didn't stop. He took out the firewood, removed the spices and scallion segments, and waited for the sauce to thicken before taking it out of the pot.

When he brought the braised pork to the table, he found Jiang Nan staring longingly at the dish in front of her, looking like she wanted to eat it but was holding back out of politeness. Ye Lan couldn't help but find it a little funny.

"Eat up, this is braised pork, and this is hot and sour cabbage. You can eat the cabbage first to whet your appetite."

Ye Lan put down the braised pork and invited Jiang Nan to start eating.

"Mmm, it's so delicious, but why is it getting spicier as I eat it?"

Jiang Nan stuffed a big mouthful of hot and sour cabbage. The hot and sour flavor exploded on his taste buds. It was sour, spicy, and very fragrant. The more he ate, the hungrier he became. He couldn't help but take a big mouthful of rice.

Then Jiang Nan picked up a piece of braised pork. The braised pork was evenly marbled with fat and lean meat, and it was a little soft when picked up with chopsticks. The aroma of the meat was very strong.

Although he was fat, he usually didn't like eating fatty meat because it was too greasy. But this meat was so incredibly delicious that he took a bite and his eyes widened in surprise.

This braised pork is incredibly tender and juicy, without a trace of fat or greasiness. Instead, it's soft and the lean meat is tender and melts in your mouth, leaving you with a mouthful of meaty flavor.

After eating the first piece, Jiang Nan couldn't stop. He put one piece after another into his mouth, eating it with the rice at a very fast pace.

"Eat slowly, this portion is enough for the two of us."

Ye Lan couldn't help but chuckle. For a chef, nothing is more gratifying than having their culinary skills recognized by others. Moreover, this braised pork actually possessed a touch of spiritual energy, which was truly unexpected.

Most of the ingredients for the inner sect are also purchased from the common people. Although the quality is worse than that of the outer sect, the spiritual energy is not as rich as that of the creatures in the forest. It is only a little bit faint. Therefore, in order to better preserve the spiritual energy, the dining hall cooks it in such an "original flavor".

Ye Lan originally thought that the spiritual energy would be completely dissipated if the taste was good, but it turned out to be much better than he expected. At least most of the spiritual energy was still preserved. Although it couldn't compare to the spiritual energy preserved in the dining hall, at least it tasted good.

Why are you eating here?

Hearing someone speak, Ye Lan looked up and saw Jiang Ning.

As soon as Jiang Ning entered the small kitchen, she saw Ye Lan and Jiang Nan eating, and she was very curious as to when the two of them had become so close.

Today, Jiang Ning was studying his fire-based cultivation technique and missed the mealtime in the kitchen. The food that others had left for him had gone cold, so he thought he could heat it up in the small kitchen himself. Unexpectedly, he ran into these two people.

"I made some braised pork, would you like some?"

Seeing that Jiang Nan didn't say anything, Ye Lan felt bad about leaving Jiang Ning alone in an awkward situation, so she asked.

At this moment, Jiang Nan was engrossed in eating and didn't pay attention to his cousin. Well, according to age, Jiang Ning was his cousin. His great-grandfather and Jiang Ning's great-grandfather were brothers. Although they were separated by several generations, they were indeed related by blood.

Jiang Ning softened somewhat. Ye Lan had saved him before, but they weren't really familiar with each other, and he had always eaten alone.

But it did smell really good, so Jiang Ning replied, "If it's convenient."

Since I'm here to eat anyway, there's no problem eating together. Besides, the roast chicken Ye Lan made before was really delicious.

"Yes, yes, that's convenient," Ye Lan quickly agreed.

"You're the male lead, so of course it's convenient for you. It would be even better if you could also help me climb the social ladder," Ye Lan thought to herself.

Unfortunately, Jiang Ning couldn't hear Ye Lan's thoughts.

Ye Lan served him a bowl of rice, and Jiang Ning sat down to eat with her.

The first thing he picked up was the braised pork belly. It looked very appealing, and after taking a bite, he felt that he had a good eye for food. Indeed, good-looking things taste good too.

Jiang Ning had eaten similar braised pork before, but the pork was either too fatty or too dry, which made him not very fond of eating pork. This braised pork was very tender and flavorful.

After finishing his meal, Jiang Nan collapsed onto the chair. He hadn't been able to resist mixing the spicy and sour cabbage sauce with his rice, and with the two bowls of rice he had eaten earlier, he was quite full.

Fortunately, they were all at the Golden Core stage, so they didn't experience stomach aches from eating too much. Instead, they felt their bodies slowly absorbing the spiritual energy from the food.