White Fish in the Cold Pool

The next moment, Nan Xu's eyes narrowed, and his left hand shot out like lightning!

The sound of splashing water filled the air. With Nan Xu's astonishing speed, a white fish that was close to the surface of the water couldn't dodge in time and was caught in his hand.

"Pat-pat-pat—"

The white fish was fierce and continued to thrash its tail after leaving the water. Its struggle was so great that Nanxu had to hold it firmly with both hands to prevent it from escaping back into the deep pool.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Nan Xu channeled his inner energy and punched Bai Yu's head several times, finally causing him to faint.

After doing all that, he wiped the sweat from his forehead and checked the panel of the white fish.

Whitefish from the Cold Pool

[Rank: Top Grade 4]

Quality Score: 96

[Description: The Cold Pool Whitefish is entirely silvery-white, with four gills, a large mouth, and fine scales. Its flesh is firm and delicate, with an extremely delicious flavor. Eating it is said to cleanse the internal organs, detoxify, and beautify the skin.]

"What a fine fish!" Nan Xu exclaimed in admiration.

This type of whitefish from the cold pool not only tastes far better than ordinary fish, but it also nourishes the skin and detoxifies.

These white fish, in particular, live in deep, dark caves and cold pools, have no natural enemies, grow to a very large size, and are all plump and succulent.

I randomly picked one, and it already has a quality score of 96.

This is a top-quality ingredient that is extremely attractive to any chef!

Nan Xu took out a cutting board from the food bag and pressed the white fish, whose tail was still trembling slightly, onto the cutting board.

Then, he carefully picked up Su Yue. The restless sword intent traveled up the hilt to his arm, as if urging something.

next moment--

"—Whoosh!"

Three silver-white blades flashed at the same time, like a silver flower in full bloom.

Make a cut under the gills to bleed the fish and then cut off its head; make a cut along the spine to sever the fish's spinal nerves, completely ending its life; make a cut into the abdomen to open the belly and remove the internal organs.

Even though it was just one strike, it was as if several strikes were delivered simultaneously. This is one of the core principles of "Hundred Flowers Bloom"!

After mastering the art of "Dazzling Hundred Flowers," Nan Xu immediately poured all of his nearly 200,000 experience points into this culinary skill.

Only then did he manage to upgrade his cooking skills to LV4.

Fortunately, the players gave him enough experience points, so he still had a lot of experience left after leveling up his character to LV30.

Otherwise, it's not so easy to master this cooking skill in a short period of time.

After drawing his sword, Nanxu could feel that the restlessness of Suyue in his hand had subsided considerably.

Now, he can barely be considered qualified to use this knife.

However, that trace of sword intent still lingered in the moonlight and did not dissipate.

"As expected, it's still quite a bit lacking?"

Nan Xu showed no surprise, because he knew that he had not yet unleashed the true essence of this sword technique.

According to the inscription on the stone wall, the nameless swordsman's "Hundred Flowers in Full Bloom" technique can not only unleash multiple strikes in the same instant, but more importantly, each strike can cut along the grain of the stone, hitting vital points as if without any obstruction.

Nan Xu's "Hundred Flowers in Full Bloom" can only be considered to have the form but not the spirit.

The most compelling evidence is that when he severed the fish's head and spine, he felt the strong resistance from the bones and taut muscles.

Even though he managed to cut through the obstacles thanks to Su Yue's sharpness and his own strength, this method of cutting without completely following the grain would affect the appearance and taste of the ingredients.

Nan Xu knew that upgrading his skill level to LV4 wouldn't help him in this regard, because that was an advanced understanding of the cooking skill "Hundred Flowers in Full Bloom," which was the third-grade part.

He lacked the comprehension to reach the level through experience points in one step, so he could only rely on his own slow practice and search for that spark of inspiration through a lot of repeated practice.

Undoubtedly, this will be a rather long process.

Fortunately, he was prepared for this.

Nan Xu placed the drained white fish on the cutting board, used his inner energy to clean the dirt off his hands, and took out a clay pot from his food pouch.

Inside the casserole was the Mountain Delicacies Soup - White Jade Ginseng Edition, which Nanxu had kept warm using his true energy and then stored in a food treasure bag!

That's right, he kept this half-pot of soup for this very moment!

Nan Xu lifted the lid of the pot and took a small, precious sip.

He then resisted the temptation and put the soup pot back into the food bag.

Feeling a surge of heat spreading throughout his body, as if inexhaustible energy was welling up from his bones, Nan Xu slightly curled the corners of his mouth.

Isn't it just about seclusion and ascetic practice?

The environment here is serene and undisturbed, with an inexhaustible supply of white fish from the cold pool, providing excellent material for practice. It is no exaggeration to call it a treasure land for cultivation.

This seclusion not only allows him to quickly deepen his understanding of "Hyakka Ryouran" (a game), but also to fully hone his swordsmanship, making it a win-win situation for him.

As it happens, in his previous life, due to his lack of hand-eye coordination, knife skills were his biggest weakness, and he even developed some minor bad habits.

These subconscious bad habits may seem insignificant at first glance, and may not even seem like a bad thing to him now, but if they are not corrected, they will have serious drawbacks in the long run.

To put it bluntly, if he cannot change these bad habits and make up for his shortcomings, then no matter what opportunities he seizes or how high he raises his talent, his upper limit has already been fixed by his past life, and he will never be able to go any further and become a first-class culinary god.

That's why he's determined to make up for his shortcomings in knife skills and correct the bad habits he developed in his previous life!

Thinking of this, Nan Xu's eyes sharpened.

On the cutting board in front of him, the blood of the white fish had been drained.

He raised his hand and unleashed Su Yue, followed by a flash of silver light!

In just a split second, the blade sliced ​​the entire white fish into two equal pieces, starting from the head and following the spine.

Then, several more flashes of light swept across the scene, scraping away the mucous membranes and bloodstains from the internal organs.

Deboning and removing thorns were all easily accomplished by Nan Xu in a fleeting flash of light.

In the blink of an eye, only two pieces of snow-white fish meat remained of the white fish in front of me.

However, Nan Xu's expression did not relax at all; on the contrary, it became even more solemn.

The flesh of this white fish is exceptionally firm with a fine texture. If you don't cut along the specific grain, not only will you be making less work, but the coarse muscle fibers will also greatly ruin the texture of the meat, making it as tough as rubber and difficult to swallow.

However, if you cut the fish correctly along the grain, the final product will not only be tender and easy to chew, but will also retain a wonderfully chewy texture while being delicate and juicy.

This next step can be considered the crucial moment that will determine whether he will ruin this white fish from the cold pond.