Chapter 589: Zhou Eight Treasures

Regaining his focus, Ye Zhangqing looked at the various famous banquets on the wine feast wheel.

From the most famous Man Han Imperial Feast, the First Feast of the Founding, to Zhou Eight Treasures, Confucius Mansion Feast, Deer Cry Feast, Qujiang Feast, Burning Tail Feat, Literary Gathering Feast, Deceit Horse Feast, Thousand Elders Feast..........

Wait, it truly encompasses all the famous banquets from ancient times to the present in his previous life.

"Let's draw."

Each banquet has its own characteristics and is worthy of being passed down for ages, so Ye Zhangqing wasn't too nervous and directly started the draw.

Anyway, whatever is drawn is a big gain.

The wheel turned slowly, sweeping over each banquet, speed gradually slowing, finally stopping steadily on Zhou Eight Treasures.

【Congratulations to the host for drawing the famous banquet Zhou Eight Treasures; the preparation method is being transmitted, ingredients temporarily stored in the system warehouse, available anytime.】

The system's voice sounded, and Ye Zhangqing's mind instantly gained all related knowledge about Zhou Eight Treasures.

"It's actually Zhou Eight Treasures..........."

He smiled faintly.

Compared to the Man Han Imperial Feast and the First Feast of the Founding, Zhou Eight Treasures may be less famous, but that doesn't mean it's inferior.

Actually, Zhou Eight Treasures is the earliest recorded court banquet of ancient Huaxia from his previous life, and also the earliest surviving complete banquet menu.

Recorded in the 【Zhou Rituals, Heavenly Palace】 as the eight precious items.

The name Zhou Eight Treasures comes from the general term for eight dishes: pure simmer, pure mother, cannon pig, cannon sheep, liver and gallbladder, pickled, simmer, pound treasure.

Such Eight Treasures, with excellent ingredients, not only possess grilling skills but also employ drying, pickling, cooking, and raw consumption among various cooking techniques.

It can be said to be the founding ancestor of Huaxia banquets in his previous life.

So drawing Zhou Eight Treasures, Ye Zhangqing was still very excited.

Next, he also checked the ingredients given by the system; they were indeed top-notch, at least since his transmigration, Ye Zhangqing had never seen such perfect ingredients.

Even those demon emperors cannot compare.

The ingredients for Zhou Eight Treasures are many, basically including geese, pigeons, doves, pheasants, cattle, sheep, deer, etc.

"With such ingredients, paired with directly maxed proficiency, perhaps it could let the Sect Master and others reach a higher level.............."

He silently thought to himself.

Not only Qi Xiong and others, but also Zhao Zhengping, Zhao Rou, Xu Jie, Liu Shuang and other inner disciples, as well as a host of ordinary elders, will definitely gain a lot.

However, the most crucial are Qi Xiong and these Saint Realm powerhouses.

After coming into contact with Zhongzhou's holy lands, Ye Zhangqing could clearly feel the gap between them.

This is like playing a game in his previous life; Dongzhou is just a beginner village.

Although the Dao Yi Sect now reigns supreme in the beginner village, once placed in Zhongzhou, the situation is completely different.

Moreover, the Myriad Races Battlefield, Ye Zhangqing also understood a bit; it is a place that cannot be thoroughly investigated, said to have existed since the beginning of heaven and earth.

Put bluntly, the Myriad Races Battlefield is the slaughter among the major races, vying for that illusory fortune.

These things now seem far off, but Ye Zhangqing knows that at any time, only his own strength can be relied upon.

Not only himself, but also the overall strength of the Dao Yi Sect.

If they could let Qi Xiong and others advance further, entering the Great Saint Realm, then even if they still couldn't match those holy lands of Zhongzhou, at least they would have the confidence to stand in Zhongzhou.

So, after understanding the wine feast lottery, Ye Zhangqing conceived this idea.

During this time, Qi Xiong and others' cultivation has indeed increased considerably, and my meals have indeed helped them greatly.

But breaking through from Saint Realm to Great Saint is not simply a matter of increasing spiritual power accumulation or gaining insight into laws.

It is more like a wholly new level of elevation, so relying solely on ordinary meals makes it hard to break through this bottleneck.

However, the appearance of Zhou Eight Treasures gave Ye Zhangqing hope, perhaps it could really work.

He didn't rush to operate; first he made a late-night snack for Bai Hua Xianzi and Jueying.

The three ate at a leisurely pace, and during this process Ye Zhangqing could be said to be extremely depressed.

Both women were intentionally or unintentionally staring at him, and the gunpowder smell on the table grew ever stronger.

If it weren't for his cultivation being inferior to those two women, Ye Zhangqing would have likely already unleashed a tiger's shudder.

However, being weaker, it's still best to humbly lower his head and eat.

At such a time, unleashing a tiger's shudder would obviously be courting death.

Perhaps because of Jueying's threat, Bai Hua Xianzi has been clinging to him these past days, almost never leaving his side.

It's obviously because she's worried Jueying will steal his home.

The next morning, Ye Zhangqing rose, refreshed, stretched lazily, thinking, 'Why not make Zhou Eight Treasures today? Make a Haotu version of Zhou Eight Treasures?'

Anyway, proficiency is already maxed, ingredients are all ready, even condiments prepared by the system—truly extremely thoughtful.

He calculated the ingredients given by the system; it's roughly enough for ten thousand people.

However, to be safe, Ye Zhangqing finally reduced the amount to eight thousand.

After all, the main purpose this time is to let everyone achieve a breakthrough, especially Qi Xiong and others.

Don't let it end up slightly lacking, ultimately failing to break through—that would be a loss not worth the gain.

He calculated the numbers; it exactly suffices for Qi Xiong and the other Saints, as well as all the inner disciples, and the peak masters of each peak.

As for ordinary disciples, their numbers are too many; this time it's truly impossible to satisfy them.

He personally went to the main hall, spoke about Zhou Eight Treasures, of course, merely saying he wanted to hold a banquet, inviting the Dao Yi Sect's inner disciples and elders.

As for that, Qi Xiong naturally wouldn't refuse, readily agreeing.

Returning to the canteen, Ye Zhangqing busied himself with preparations.

With maxed proficiency, Zhou Eight Treasures posed no problem for Ye Zhangqing.

Meanwhile, Zhu Wu beside him, seeing Ye Zhangqing take out the ingredients, stared wide-eyed.

"Sh.......... Shīzūn.......... where did you get these ingredients from?"

I have treasured it for a long time.

This this this...............

These ingredients give no indication of their grade, but Zhu Wu could tell at a glance that each one absolutely surpassed Demon Emperor‑level ingredients.

Such precious ingredients practically made him unable to put them down.

With such ingredients, even if you just boiled them in plain water, they'd surely be a rare delicacy.

But now, the master personally made them himself, using a method he had never seen before.

Completely different from ordinary cooking methods, with such top‑grade, perfect ingredients combined with the master's never‑before‑seen cooking technique, Zhu Wu was utterly dumbfounded.

"Master, what day is today?"

"I don't recall any special occasion, yet the master has made such a grand fuss—what is he up to? Could today be the founding day of the Dao Yi Sect?"

Faced with the dumbfounded Zhu Wu, Ye Zhangqing didn't bother to explain, didn't even let him lend a hand, and instead completed everything himself from start to finish.