I'm Really Going to Become an Immortal
Chapter 89 - 84: Standing at the Summit

Chapter 89: Chapter 84: Standing at the Summit

Chen Yun acted as if nothing out of the ordinary had happened when he returned home.

He didn’t care about the drunkard whom he had knocked to the ground, causing him to sleep.

Whether the fellow kicked up a fuss or begged softly, compliant or defiant, Chen Yun didn’t care much.

Compared to him, Chen Yun cared more about the snake carcasses he had prepared as ingredients;a t this moment, they had become limp, and the muscle fibers in several places had broken.

This made Chen Yun couldn’t help but curl his lips in distaste.

Fortunately, despite this condition, the snake meat still managed to make him feel a hint of appetite.

The simple change in form didn’t seem to have an impact.

He walked to the kitchen in a few steps.

Seeing silly dog Bai Jin following him, Chen Yun used telekinesis to control a dog toy, enticing Bai Jin away from the kitchen.

Then, he started to process the snakes he had bought.

As soon as he opened the lid of the vegetable basket, the surviving snakes tried to stick out their heads, hissing, while the lizards cowered in the corner, still alive.

Chen Yun applied his spiritual perception from the Transparent World as usual; he couldn’t penetrate the bodies of the living beings, nor did he feel any desire to eat them.

After a more thorough perception, once he confirmed he really couldn’t feel any desire to eat,

Chen Yun released his killing intent decisively.

His extremely strong killing intent, when fully released, was enough to scare an adult into stupidity, or even scare them to death.

And for small creatures such as snakes and lizards,

High-quality killing intent became the sharpest blade.

In just a moment, the necks of those snakes that were raised slouched down powerlessly, and the lizards lurking in the corner also ceased to live instantly.

The next moment,

A faint desire to eat emerged from the dead snakes, but not from the dead lizards.

This phenomenon allowed Chen Yun to understand a few things immediately.

Firstly,

There truly was a special substance present in living creatures; it blocked Chen Yun’s spiritual power and all his senses from perceiving whether they would be tasty.

Once they died, this blocking ability disappeared.

From the comparison between live snakes and snake meat at the snake meat seller’s and now, observing after personally killing the snakes provided evidence to make this deduction.

Secondly,

The few types of snakes he currently bought all had a faint attraction; evidently, not only specific snakes could trigger an appetite, it was very likely that all of the more than 3,000 species of snakes could.

But considering that he had only preliminarily tried the few species in front of him, this conjecture was still tentative.

He could consider trying more types of serpents in the future.

Lastly,

The Suborder Amphisbaenia, class Reptilia, order Lizard, did not attract Chen Yun.

If one were to make a less rigorous guess, it’s very probable that many other orders of the Suborder Amphisbaenia class Reptilia have no attraction either; only the order of snakes seems to possess this allure.

The idea of incorporating the entire class Reptilia into his diet, following the order of serpents upwards, mostly fell through.

After much thought,

Chen Yun cut off two pieces of meat from the dead lizard, prepared to further try if they were edible.

One piece he simply boiled to cook, while the other was left unprocessed.

Then, Chen Yun, without any expression, ate them one after the other.

Previously, he would have definitely found it disgusting and dared not try. After all, the former him was even reluctant to eat frogs without Bai Shi coaxing him a lot.

But now,

It was so easy.

Forget about being disgusted, Chen Yun didn’t even show any superfluous expressions.

His strong sense of smell and taste quickly analyzed the flavor and scent of the two pieces of lizard meat.

The texture was similar to chicken, firm, but perhaps because it was too simply processed, a faint fishy taste was mixed in.

Chen Yun could discern every taste more clearly than before.

However, it was, as usual, uninteresting.

Whether raw or cooked, the lizard meat truly couldn’t make him feel a faint appetite like the snake meat did. Eating it was nothing but calm.

After confirming this conclusion, Chen Yun casually threw the dead lizard into the trash can.

However, looking at the kitchen trash can that had been empty for a long time, Chen Yun suddenly realized something.

His self that didn’t need to eat had not produced kitchen waste in a long while.

While such a tiny detail wasn’t easy to be noticed in this era of each minding their own business, it would be a slip if noticed by outsiders.

Thinking this,

Chen Yun felt somewhat relieved that now, he was about to revert to a habit of eating regularly, which would normally produce various kitchen wastes.

His previous carelessness hadn’t caused any issues; not many people would nonsensically keep an eye on another person’s life.

Thinking of this, he breathed a sigh of relief,

Then continued to place the ten snake carcasses on the cutting board.

He picked up the kitchen knife and deftly began to behead, bleed, and remove the innards.

Although he had never processed snakes, he had seen others slaughter chickens and pigs back in his hometown in Jiangnan Province.

The slaughtering of animals was essentially just about quickly killing them, then bleeding them and removing the innards; the principle, in fact, was more or less the same.

With Chen Yun’s learning ability, he naturally taught himself without a teacher.

Apart from the snake used for whipping, which was somewhat challenging to handle, the rest were processed quickly.

He collected the drained blood according to different types of snake and organized it into one large bowl and four small bowls.

He kept nine snake gallbladders; one other was not kept because it was used for whipping, and its internal organs had shattered, leaving its body’s insides a mushy mess that was difficult to handle.

Chen Yun also skinned the snakes and set the skins aside.

The remaining snake meat was chopped into segments according to their types, filling one large plate and four small plates.

The whole process was pleasing to watch, clean, and efficient, much like Butcher’s Skill.

He had never slaughtered animals before.

Yet, he seemed as skilled and elegant as a veteran butcher of over a dozen years.

If the knife blade was slightly dull, Chen Yun would simply use his fingernails to sharpen it, quickly handling all the snakes.

In the kitchen, Chen Yun was cleaning a long-unused pot while multitasking with telekinesis to control the computer in the living room, looking up cooking methods for snake.

Dry frying, braising, stir-frying, stewing...

There were many cooking methods available, and the most common could all be applied to snake meat.

After a moment’s thought,

Chen Yun chose boiled, raw sliced, and dry-fried methods.

Although he had already answered many questions, there were still some left unanswered.

Is there a difference between raw and cooked snake meat? Do different types of snake meat taste different? Are there differences in various parts of the snake?

With an attitude of thorough exploration, Chen Yun earnestly began his comparative experiment.

Of course, this was called an experiment.

But it actually resembled cooking a snake meat feast.

He was like a chef, wielding his kitchen tools in the kitchen.

All five different types of snake meat were prepared using the three methods—boiled, raw sliced, and dry-fried—and were directly piled into fifteen plates on the living room dining table.

After completing all this,

Chen Yun solemnly sat down at the table.

Although his spiritual perception had roughly sensed differences after these dishes were made,

Chen Yun still wanted to taste them himself.

After preparing a cup of water to cleanse his palate, Chen Yun took one or two bites of each dish, then rinsed his mouth with water before moving on to the next.

Until he had tasted all the snake meat.

Chen Yun closed his eyes and pondered for a moment.

He then arrived at the Memory Palace and in the depths of his memory found the books recording data about himself, starting today’s records ahead of time.

[Record No. 24: 2024. 3.22 (Lunar Calendar February 13)]

[1. Changed to a new exercise method, high-frequency spontaneous trembling of muscles throughout the body, dual training for spirit and body. Current endurance time: 16 seconds.]

[2. Added a new exercise item—telekinesis for typing, all future typing switched to telekinesis.]

[3. Snake meat related information—[1] Live snake cannot stimulate appetite. [2] Both raw and cooked are edible, preference for cooked, with a slightly better taste after deep processing. [3] Preliminary judgment, regardless of type, all are edible, preference for Black Rat Snake for its cost-effectiveness in flavor and price. [4] No difference in different parts of the snake, preference for the more easily handled snake meat. [5] Reptiles from the Suborder Amphisbaenia unable to trigger appetite, conjecture that recipes can’t be expanded beyond snakes.]

Cooked snake meat is a bit tastier than raw, slight differences in taste between different types of snakes, no difference in taste between different parts of the snake...

Besides, dry-fried tastes a little better than boiled, but not by much.

Although he was uninterested in additional seasonings—for in his mouth, seasonings and snake meat should be hard to fully integrate, clearly differentiated by his strong perception ability—

perhaps attractive snake meat as the main ingredient made the presence of seasonings add a different feeling.

Thus, it’s not just about cooking it thoroughly; occasional deep processing is also worth trying.

Contemplating this,

Chen Yun’s last doubts were basically resolved.

Looking at the pile of snake meat on the table, he began to consider some related plans.

Considering the cost-efficiency of price and taste, Black Rat Snake was the most appropriate, and he could regularly purchase from that snake meat vendor in the future.

Besides, he also needed to learn some techniques of Cantonese cuisine and occasionally experiment with various snake meat cooking methods.

This would not be difficult for him; it could even be said to be extremely simple.

In terms of controlling heat, knife skills, and remembering ingredients, he could instantly reach a level unattainable by all top chefs.

Although he couldn’t magically make the dishes glow or make clothes burst when eaten,

With superior perception, memory, and control, Chen Yun could easily become a world-class top chef who specialized in cooking snake meat.

In this respect,

No one could surpass him.

Just like he easily surpassed Bai Shi in gambling and surpassed professional athletes in dart throwing,

Now,

He was best at quickly reaching the pinnacle in fields others mastered and effortlessly crushing all climbers.

He did not intentionally crush them.

But the mere fact that he could instantly climb a mountain that others couldn’t reach in their lifetimes,

To others,

Was already a profound despair.

True despair is like an ant looking up to realize it’s been mercilessly crushed by a giant foot, whose owner doesn’t even know they stepped on an ant.