288: Chapter 235 288: Chapter 235 Jiang Tang watched the fish for a long time before he guessed that they were eating the impurities seeping out of his body.
He could feel the fish’s tongues, cool to the touch as they brushed against him, even in the hot spring water.
This was a mix of warmth and coolness, lying here felt so comfortable.
Jiang Tang hadn’t slept for several days, as meditation was equivalent to sleep for cultivators like him.
The bed in the room was just for show, diligent practice was a characteristic of their cultivator’s life.
Jiang Tang lay in the hot spring without heed for the passing of time, as there was no time difference between his space and the Primordial Treasure Lingtian Space, which mirrored the outside world.
It was rare for him to seclude himself for cultivation, so he intended to thoroughly enjoy this leisure time.
Jiang Tang didn’t busy himself with alchemy, having sent his avatar to the Primordial Treasure Lingtian Space to refine pills.
His two pets were also helping, Eryao showed a reluctant expression but could only pout as it cooperated with this avatar of its little master, tilling the additional Earth alongside the Green Ox and harvesting the Spirit Grass and Spiritual Flowers using cultivation spells.
Jiang Tang’s avatar sat motionless next to the Alchemy Treasure Furnace, with the Xuanming Spiritual Fire obediently working hard under its guidance.
The Xuanming Spiritual Fire was envious of another Spiritual Fire in Jiang Tang’s body, the Qianji Fire; it was always active, while the Qianji Fire lazed on its master.
The Xuanming Spiritual Fire felt busier than the Green Ox and longed to switch roles with the Qianji Fire.
Jealous of the Qianji Fire, the Xuanming Spiritual Fire resented why, being of the same nature, it was only used for defense and attack and still had to do such tasks.
How powerful was the Qianji Fire?
It was nothing but a useless thing, aside from attack and defense, it knew nothing else.
Jiang Tang was unaware of the Xuanming Spiritual Fire’s slight rebellious streak; it was so useful that he seemed to have forgotten he had another kind of Spiritual Fire.
He hadn’t encountered a formidable enemy to use the Qianji Fire against.
After spending an hour in his inner space, Jiang Tang felt a bit hungry.
He wondered if it was due to rising prices or if his stomach was simply empty after a long time.
He decided to take this opportunity to cook some delicious food in his space.
Looking at his inner space, there were no other animals at the moment, and the fish in the Hot Spring Lake were not for eating.
Jiang Tang got out of the water, and with a cleansing spell, dried the clothes that had gotten wet when he jumped into the Hot Spring Lake without taking them off.
He looked up again at the sun in his inner space, wondering if it could aid his cultivation, just as the sun in the Primordial Treasure Lingtian Space did.
Jiang Tang wasn’t keen on trying immediately; his priority was to satisfy his hunger first.
He entered the Primordial Treasure Lingtian Space and saw Eryao and Green Ox working diligently, his avatar was also earnestly engaging in alchemy.
He couldn’t be idle either, remembering how Eryao and Green Ox loved the fish he grilled, and how they also enjoyed the stir-fried Spirit Herb Sprouts!
Jiang Tang went to the lakeside, and with a wave of his hand, the fish leapt high out of the water, allowing him to clearly spot the largest, freshest fish.
He beckoned to it, and it flew towards him as if propelled by some force.
With a wave of his hand, Jiang Tang didn’t even need a knife; his released Spiritual Power cleanly gutted the fish, removing its scales and leaving it clean before him.
Perhaps Jiang Tang was too quick; having sliced open the fish and scraped out its innards, it still managed to flop about lively in front of him.
Such vigorous fish were not new to Jiang Tang.
With several swift movements, he sectioned the fish into pieces and used Spirit Grass techniques to skewer them, sprinkling them with spices and seasonings above.
He began to prepare the fish for grilling.
With the Xuanming Spiritual Fire busy alchemizing, Jiang Tang didn’t want to use his own spell-powered Spiritual Root to control the fire.
That’s when he thought of his other Spiritual Fire.
He summoned the always-concealed Qianji Fire, which lazily emerged from his body.
The Fire Spirit stretched like a person, spinning around its master as it assumed it had been called for a fight.
Not seeing a target to attack, the Qianji Fire looked at Jiang Tang with a cute and confused expression, not at all like the formidable Qianji Fire known for its lethal invisibility.
The Xuanming Spiritual Fire, busy with its tasks, sensed the Qianji Fire’s presence and saw it being used to cook.
It felt a sense of balance, no longer holding a grudge against its master’s unfair arrangement.
The Xuanming Spiritual Fire mocked the Qianji Flame, seizing the opportunity.
It was always busy while the Qianji Fire just yawned lazily, likening it to a spinning top.
At that moment, the Xuanming Spiritual Fire jeered at the Qianji Fire, saying it was so useless that the master only used it for cooking.
“Objection,” protested the Qianji Fire, irritated by the mockery from the Xuanming Spiritual Fire; despite its master’s control, it expressed its discontent.
The two Spiritual Fires quarreled, but Jiang Tang paid them no mind, thinking they were just idle.
He decided whichever didn’t come under control would be straightened out.
Soon, the enticing aroma of grilling filled the air.
Eryao and Green Ox, busy with their tasks, were drawn to their master’s side by the smell.
“Daddy, this smells too good!
We’ve been cooking our own food these days; I’m like Green Ox, only able to eat grass,” complained Eryao.
Eryao couldn’t care less about the heat, grabbing a skewer of grilled fish and gobbling it down without blowing on it, exclaiming after a bite, “Mmm, crispy and tender, so delicious.”
Green Ox was unreserved as well, snatching up a skewer of grilled fish.
After having tasted the master’s cooking, he no longer wanted to be an ox eating grass.