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After fussing around for a while, soon, plate after plate of fragrant dishes made their way from the pot onto the small tea table in the living room.
Once he had taken care of the post-cooking tasks, such as turning off the gas, Xiao Yi comfortably settled down on the sofa to start enjoying his dinner for the day.
Regarding his culinary achievements today, he was much more satisfied than yesterday. After a trial run yesterday, he felt much less unfamiliar with handling spices and controlling the heat. That familiar feeling had returned.
After savoring the homemade dinner and tidying up, Xiao Yi prepared to head upstairs to cultivate like he had yesterday. Ever since he realized that the key to breaking through to the Second Layer of the Carefree True Scripture might require one powerful burst of energy, he decided to cultivate more diligently, hoping that practicing more each day would help him reach the realm where True Qi surges through his dantian more quickly.
