After transmigrating, I cultivated immortality by smelling the scent.

Chapter 10 New Plan

First, you need to familiarize yourself with the basic techniques, practice the lightness technique, and the fireball technique.

Secondly, he needed to find a safer way to obtain cultivation resources. Gathering spiritual herbs was one option, but Ye Xiaobai didn't know how to refine pills, make talismans, or craft magical artifacts.

"I'll go out tomorrow and sell the extra spirit herbs I've collected, and maybe see if there are any opportunities to make money," Ye Xiaobai thought to himself.

The next day, Ye Xiaobai arrived early at the largest market near the sect.

Arriving at the market early has another advantage: you don't have to eat the sect's steamed buns and pickled vegetables anymore, so you can have a change of pace.

"Freshly fried dough sticks are made with top-quality wheat and flour, making them fragrant, crispy, and delicious!"

"White Tiger Pancakes, three servings for one spirit stone, delicious and inexpensive!"

"Egg pancake, one spirit stone per serving, generous portion, all you can eat!"

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Ye Xiaobai had never come to the market in the morning before, so he missed out on so much delicious food. Of course, more importantly, he had always eaten at the sect in order to save spirit stones.

"White Tiger Pancake, does it really contain white tiger meat?" Ye Xiaobai asked curiously.

"Does wife cake have a wife?" The stall owner was quite calm.

"Then why is it called White Tiger Pancake?"

"My name is Baihu (White Tiger), is there a problem with the name of the pancakes I sell, Baihu Pancakes? You brat, are you looking for trouble?"

Ye Xiaobai dared not cause trouble, so he gave over the spirit stones, grabbed the pancake, and quickly slipped away. Most of the vendors here were outer sect disciples; the spirit stones from sect missions were far from enough for cultivation. The least risky way to acquire more spirit stones was to set up a stall—low cost, stable income.

Ye Xiaobai is also considering setting up a stall, but he doesn't know what he can sell.

Never mind, I'll sell the spirit herbs first. With that thought, Ye Xiaobai took a bite of his pancake and headed towards the Hundred Herbs Hall.

"Damn, the pancake is burnt! This White Tiger's cooking skills are terrible!" Ye Xiaobai spat out the pancake he had just eaten, inwardly complaining about White Tiger.

Ye Xiaobai also tried food from other stalls, some of which had too much salt, realizing that the cooking skills of some of the stalls here were indeed not good.

Before Ye Xiaobai transmigrated, he would often watch videos to learn how to make some simple dishes. Although he couldn't match the level of a master chef, with a little practice here, he should be able to reach the level of a street vendor.

Ding! Bound to the Food System? Ye Xiaobai secretly looked forward to it.

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After waiting for a long time without getting anything, Ye Xiaobai could only silently eat his pancake and head towards Baicaotang.

They soon arrived at Baicaotang. The shopkeeper's attitude had become much more enthusiastic recently since Ye Xiaobai officially entered the outer sect.

They even offered Ye Xiaobai tea, but Ye Xiaobai didn't care. After selling the spirit herbs, he went back to prepare to open his stall.

Soon, Ye Xiaobai returned to his cave and began to think about the specifics of setting up his stall.

The first thing is what to sell at the stall.

Steamed buns, pancakes, and fried dough sticks?

Since others have already sold their products, it's definitely not feasible for Ye Xiaobai to do it now.

Too complicated, and you can't get the hang of it quickly; too expensive, and ordinary disciples can't afford it. Thinking of this, Ye Xiaobai immediately thought of the simplest dish—egg fried rice!

Having made his choice, Ye Xiaobai immediately ran to the market to buy ingredients.

Ye Xiaobai currently only has 21 spirit stones. He inquired and found out that the stall fee is 7 spirit stones per month. He spent 10 spirit stones to buy spirit rice, black-feathered spirit chicken eggs, oil, salt, etc. Ye Xiaobai only has 4 spirit stones left for emergencies and daily cultivation.

Upon returning to his cave dwelling, Ye Xiaobai realized that there was no place to cook there; he would have to cook in the sect's dining hall.

Ye Xiaobai spent another spirit stone to give to the head of the sect's canteen kitchen before the head agreed to let him use the kitchen.

Now Ye Xiaobai only has 3 spirit stones left, and he doesn't have much of a way out.

Over the next few days, Ye Xiaobai started making fried rice with eggs.

Heat a pan and add a suitable amount of cooking oil. When the oil is about 60-70% hot, pour in the beaten egg mixture and quickly stir until the eggs solidify into small pieces.

Stir-fry until slightly yellow and have a slightly caramelized aroma, then remove and set aside.

Add some more oil to the same pot, then add diced carrots and other vegetables that take longer to cook and stir-fry until just cooked through. Next, add the other ingredients and stir-fry evenly.

Put the cold rice (remember to use leftover rice) into the pot, use a spatula to break up any clumps of rice as much as possible, and stir-fry slowly over medium-low heat to ensure the rice is heated evenly.

Add the previously fried eggs and all the ingredients, and continue to stir-fry so that every grain of rice is evenly coated with oil and the flavors of the various ingredients.

During the stir-frying process, Ye Xiaobai discovered that most of the spiritual energy in the spirit rice dissipated, making the taste of the stir-fried rice no different from ordinary food for cultivators.

How can we lock in the limited spiritual energy within the spiritual rice as much as possible?

After much thought and communication with the chefs at the sect's canteen, Ye Xiaobai finally found a solution.

First, the rice is steamed using water from a spiritual spring; second, oil is made from the meat of a demon beast, specifically the meat of a black-tailed boar demon; and third, the dissipation of the spiritual energy of the ingredients is controlled during the frying process.

Previously, Ye Xiaobai used regular cooking oil mainly because it was cheap, hoping to save on material costs. It seems that he can't save money now.

After spending another 3 spirit stones to buy the necessary ingredients, Ye Xiaobai was now completely out of spirit stones. Success or failure hinged on this moment, so he started practicing making fried rice again.

With the use of high-quality oil this time, the spiritual energy in the eggs was indeed reduced significantly. Then, with the addition of spirit rice and continued stir-frying, most of the spiritual energy was retained this time.

Next, add an appropriate amount of salt, soy sauce, and other seasonings to enhance the flavor and aroma, and stir-fry quickly and evenly to allow the seasonings to fully blend into the rice.

When the aromas are fully mixed, sprinkle with chopped green onions and let the residual heat release their fragrance. Stir-fry again until evenly mixed, then remove from heat and serve.

Looking at the fried rice in the bowl, the spirit rice grains were distinct, the eggs were evenly distributed, and various aromas were mixed together. At the same time, a large part of the spiritual energy of the spirit rice and other ingredients was retained. Ye Xiaobai immediately took a spoonful and couldn't help but shout, "Holy crap!"

First of all, it smells wonderful, the spirit rice is cooked to the perfect consistency, the eggs are soft and delicious, and the other side dishes are refreshing. More importantly, the fried rice contains a lot of spiritual energy.

Ye Xiaobai quickly wolfed down a bowl of food, still feeling a little unsatisfied.

Then, to my surprise, I discovered that the spiritual energy contained in a single serving of fried rice was almost equivalent to that of the Qi Refining Pill, a common elixir for Qi Refining cultivators.

Ye Xiaobai immediately sat down to refine the energy. Before long, the refining was completed, and his spiritual power increased by one point. He felt that he was close to the second level of the Qi Refining stage.

A bottle of Qi Refining Powder costs 10 spirit stones. Ye Xiaobai is still saving up more spirit stones to buy some. Previously, the shopkeeper of Baicaotang gave him a few when he sold spirit herbs.

How many spirit stones does this fried rice cost?

Fried rice with egg? That's too ordinary a name. It should be changed to a catchy one that will make a splash!

Ye Xiaobai couldn't help but rack his brains for a name for his fried rice.

Emperor's Fried Rice?

Mortal emperors are insignificant to cultivators, no way!

Five Elements Return to Origin Imperial Fried Rice? That's too much, no way!

Let's keep it low-key and call it Qiankun Fried Rice!

Three spirit stones for a serving of Qiankun Fried Rice isn't too much, is it? Ye Xiaobai was secretly delighted; he was going to strike it rich!

After tidying up, I can officially set up my stall tomorrow. After all, I paid a month's rent for the stall, and a few days have already passed.

Ye Xiaobai didn't want to waste any more time.