The Immortal's Wine Store

Chapter 54 - Skewered Meat Cubes

Jiu Shen took out the corpse of the Horned Infernal Hound that he had killed earlier.

'I still don't have a knife meant for cutting meat. As of now, my Baleful Dragon Sacred Sword will do the job. Although it is a little demeaning for a God-rank weapon to be used as a meat cutter, I don't have any other choice.' Jiu Shen called his Baleful Dragon Sacred Sword, causing the dragon tattoo on his right arm to glow.

With a casual move of his wrist, he gently tossed the Horned Infernal Hound's huge body in mid-air.

Jiu Shen's lazy eyes suddenly flashed with a brilliant glow as his gaze sharpened considerably. His overall lazy and uncaring demeanor suddenly took a drastic change as if a God-rank beast was suddenly awakened from its deep slumber.

Time seemed to have slowed down in Lu Sulan's eyes. She also felt the change in her master's aura and it was the first time that she had seen him with that kind of eyes.

"Master looks way too cool..." She inadvertently said with a stunned expression lingering on her peerless facade.

Jiu Shen was quite familiar with skinning savage beasts or be exact, he was used to skinning God-rank beasts.

Following the change in Jiu Shen's aura, the air fluctuated around him causing his hair to break free from the ponytail holder. His long silver hair cascaded and sprung loosely amidst the turbulent wind.

He then glanced sharply at the Horned Infernal Hound that he had tossed earlier in mid-air.

With a slight move of his right hand, Jiu Shen performed dozens of sword strokes in a blink of an eye. His strokes were so fast that the turbulent air became even stronger as he moved gracefully with his sword in hand.

"Whoosh!"

Lu Sulan held her skirt together as she watched Jiu Shen's performance with a dumbstruck expression. "So master can be this serious sometimes..."

The Horned Infernal Hound wasn't exactly a furry savage beast, but it had a thick black skin that was even tougher than normal armors.

Jiu Shen's goal was to separate this black skin from the meat.

Lu Sulan saw everything that happened, but she was somewhat confused since it didn't look like Jiu Shen was trying to skin the Horned Infernal Hound. Instead, she thought that Jiu Shen was performing a graceful sword dance.

With a mouth wide open, Lu Sulan saw the black skin of the Horned Infernal Hound gradually separate itself from the beast's meat. "What? I didn't even see his sword strokes clearly enough..."

After skinning the Horned Infernal Hound, Jiu Shen's aura once again changed.

This time, his eyes contained a hint of brutality and his demeanor felt as if he was an ancient demon god.

With a savage glint, he ferociously diced the Horned Infernal Hound's meat into small cubes. He then swatted the huge bones away.

Jiu Shen recalled his Baleful Dragon Sacred Sword and gently opened the lid of the Heaven Trampling Cauldron. Hundreds of diced meat were perfectly put inside the cauldron.

While ignoring the amazed look of his disciple, Jiu Shen took out a bunch of sticks that he had prepared along the way. He then handed half of it to Lu Sulan and said in a calm and unhurried tone of voice. "Sulan, help me skewer the meat cubes."

Lu Sulan absentmindedly received the sticks while nodding her head. And with intense idolizing gaze directed at her master, Lu Sulan replied in a clear voice. "Yes, master."

Jiu Shen took his time skewering the meat cubes with an indifferent look. He had finally reverted back to his usual calm self.

'I think I got a bit carried away. Well, it has been millions of years since I last barbecued meat in the wild.' Jiu Shen was feeling a bit nostalgic as he skewered the meat cubes.

"Master, the sword strokes you performed earlier... Was that also a sword technique?" Lu Sulan asked tentatively as she did her task.

Jiu Shen glanced at his disciple with a plain expression and shook his head. "That was not a sword technique, so if you thought that it was one, then your swordsmanship needs more training. I'll tell you more about it after we've gathered all the necessary ingredients for brewing the Frozen Origin."

Lu Sulan nodded her head meekly. Although she was already a top expert in Nuar, she still felt that she was insignificant compared to her master.

'I'm not even sure about master's true strength. Is he really just a 9th-rank Saint realm dual martial and soul cultivator? Or is he someone beyond that level?' Lu Sulan thought to herself with slightly downcast emotion.

Not long later, the duo finished skewering the meat cubes.

Since they had no spices with them, Jiu Shen had no choice but to directly barbecue the skewered meat cubes on the Heaven Trampling Cauldron.

With the quality of the ingredients and the materials used to barbecue the meat cubes, it could still be considered as a rare delicacy.

Jiu Shen kept most of the skewered meat cubes and just barbecued a few.

A sizzling sound echoed faintly as Jiu Shen placed the skewered meat cubes in the Heaven Trampling Cauldron. Puffs of white smoke drifted in the air as the meat was being barbecued.

The meat of the Horned Infernal Hound was bouncy and lean, so it contained a lot of meat juices.

Jiu Shen sprinkled drops of Deep Sea Spring Dew for the added flavor.

When the drops of wine touched the skewered meat cubes, another bout of sizzling sound echoed about.

A meaty aroma lingered in the air as the fatty oil of the meat slowly oozed out making the meat cubes look even more enticing.

Lu Sulan stared at Jiu Shen who was calmly barbecuing the meat.

She could hardly contain the grumbling of her stomach after she smelled the meaty aroma in the air.

"Even without spices, the meat of an 8th-rank savage beast would never be shabby..." She said with a salivating look in her eyes.