After transmigrating, I cultivated immortality by smelling the scent.

Chapter 195 Delicious Braised Pork

After inspecting all the pills, Tuntian still looked at Ye Xiaobai with slight surprise.

Ye Xiaobai asked confidently, "Senior, how is it?"

"So-so!" Tuntian naturally didn't want to directly praise Ye Xiaobai's skill level, so he just gave a perfunctory reply.

"Now you can trust me, senior, right?" Ye Xiaobai said with a smile.

"Alright, considering your alchemy skills are passable and you have a connection with the Five Elements Venerable, I'll give you three years!" Devouring Heaven said calmly.

"That's wonderful. Since I have promised to refine pills for you in three years, could you grant me a small request?" Ye Xiaobai asked tentatively.

"You little rascal, you know how to do math. What's your request?" Devouring Heaven chuckled.

"If I encounter any danger to my life within the next hundred years, I hope you can lend a helping hand!" Ye Xiaobai said calmly.

"You're too greedy, kid. You want me to protect you for a hundred years with just a seventh-grade pill?" Devouring Heaven was naturally unwilling to spend the next hundred years revolving around a human cultivator.

"If you're not willing, senior, then let's continue fighting. It's still uncertain who will win or lose!" Ye Xiaobai said, preparing to continue the battle.

"Let's forget it. Let's each take a step back. If you encounter danger within the next hundred years, I'll help you three times. If that doesn't work, you can keep hitting me!" Devouring Heaven said calmly.

Li Xinyan stepped in to smooth things over, saying, "Junior brother, I think three times is enough. There's no need for us to make things too tense with Senior Devouring Heaven!"

"Hey, I love listening to this girl talk!" Tuntian said with a smile.

Ye Xiaobai didn't insist anymore; three times was enough.

"Senior, it's a deal!"

"We demon beasts always keep our word!" Devouring Heaven said proudly.

The matter was finally over, and Ye Xiaobai and the others prepared to officially leave the Five Elements Venerable's secret realm.

"Hey, Xiao Ye, we're starving after fighting for so long! Where's the braised pork you promised?" Jin Yi said, seeing that the battle was over and it was time to think about food.

"Yes, Master, it's time to show off your skills! It's perfect timing since Senior Devouring Heaven has just joined us!" Purple Flame Thunder Leopard chimed in.

"I'm truly exasperated with you two gluttons!" Ye Xiaobai was speechless. He had just been thinking of returning to the sect after the battle to cultivate properly. However, he had promised to make braised pork for Jin Yi, and now he couldn't refuse.

"I don't really care, but it's been so long since I've had meat, I'm really looking forward to it!" Tuntian said casually.

"Junior brother, then I'll have to trouble you!" Li Xinyan said with a sly look on her face.

"Okay, senior sister! I'll make it right away!" Ye Xiaobai was also quite helpless. She usually didn't eat much, and only when Zishan occasionally craved it would Ye Xiaobai make some.

With another Jin Yi added to the mix during this time, Ye Xiaobai could only reluctantly begin making braised pork.

"By the way, Zishan, I don't have much spirit beast meat left. Did you catch a lot of wild boars and not finish them?" Ye Xiaobai asked the Purple Flame Thunder Leopard curiously.

"Here, it's all up to you to deal with!" the Purple Flame Thunder Leopard said excitedly, then took out a huge pile of wild boar carcasses from its storage bag, which instantly piled up into a mountain.

"Don't take it out, just give me the storage bag!" Ye Xiaobai quickly advised.

Afterwards, Ye Xiaobai put away the storage bag full of wild boar meat and began to process it.

There are many things to know about making braised pork belly! First, you need to choose high-quality pork belly with distinct layers of meat and a good balance of fat and lean meat. This will result in a better-tasting braised pork belly.

Next comes preparing the ingredients. Cut the pork belly into evenly sized cubes, put them in a pot of cold water, add ginger slices and cooking wine to remove the fishy smell, cook until just done, then remove and drain.

Next, prepare various seasonings, such as star anise, cinnamon, and bay leaves. These seasonings will make the braised pork more flavorful. Now it's time to cook! Pour oil into a pot, add rock sugar and stir-fry until it caramelizes, then add the pork belly and stir-fry until it's coated with the caramel.

Next, add appropriate amounts of soy sauce, cooking wine, and various seasonings, and stir-fry evenly. Finally, add enough water to cover the meat pieces, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat and simmer for about 10 minutes, until the pork belly becomes tender and flavorful.

Even before the appointed time, the aroma of braised pork was already filling the air, and Ye Xiaobai's appetite was immediately whetted upon smelling it.

Jin Yi, who was standing to the side, was already drooling with envy and anxiously urged, "Little Ye, Master Ye? Is it ready yet?" As she spoke, she prepared to lift the pot lid and start eating.

"Not yet! Don't do it!" Ye Xiaobai quickly interrupted Jin Yi's actions.

"I can smell the aroma of this wild boar meat! The aroma tells me it's cooked and ready to eat!" Jin Yi excitedly began to talk nonsense.

Ye Xiaobai naturally wouldn't agree, and quickly said, "Wait a moment, wait a moment, it'll be ready soon!"

Tuntian, standing to the side, said with a disdainful look, "The aroma is indeed quite good, but is the braised pork in the pot really that delicious?"

"It's absolutely delicious!" Zishan and Jinyi exclaimed in unison.

Tuntian was startled by the voices of the two guys, but since both of them tasted delicious, Tuntian was now looking forward to the braised pork that was coming next.

Li Xinyan, who was not far away, watched everything in front of her with a happy expression.

"dinner time!"

With Ye Xiaobai's loud shout, Jin Yi and Zi Shan immediately began cheering at the prepared table: "Dinner's ready! Dinner's ready!"

"Alright, stop arguing! Eat!"

As Ye Xiaobai spoke, he placed the freshly cooked braised pork on the table.

As soon as it was placed on the stove, Jin Yi and Zi Shan began frantically stuffing the braised pork into their mouths, not caring whether the freshly cooked pork was too hot to handle.

Tuntian took a bite without rushing and was immediately surprised. He never expected the braised pork to be so delicious. He wondered how he had never eaten it before.

Before he could even savor the moment, Tuntian began frantically grabbing pieces of braised pork and stuffing them into his mouth. Just like Jinyi and Zishan, he didn't care about anything else and just kept stuffing the pork into his mouth.

His mouth was stuffed full of food, his cheeks puffed out like a little hamster, but he didn't care at all and continued to wolf down his food, as if only the delicious food in front of him could satisfy him.

"How does it taste?" Ye Xiaobai asked confidently, looking at Tuntian.

"not bad!"

"marvelous!"

With everyone's mouths stuffed full of braised pork, they could barely speak, but they still couldn't help but praise it.

In no time at all, the whole pot of braised pork was devoured!

"Why is there so little? I'm not full yet!" Jin Yi complained.

“Yes! Yes!” Zishan echoed.

"The portion is indeed a bit small!" Devouring Heaven added.

"..."

"You three eat way too much!" Ye Xiaobai couldn't help but complain.

These three demonic beasts have an appetite comparable to that of dozens of people a day, or even hundreds of people.

Helpless, Ye Xiaobai could only continue making braised pork!