Chapter 9: Chicken Cake

Lin Yunyi was cultivating in his room when a knock came at the door.

　　Lin Yunyi made a hand seal and opened the door.

　　Lin Yunxiao stood at the door with his hands behind his back, and called out with great enthusiasm, "Third Brother."

　　Lin Yunyi was somewhat surprised that this person was actually being reserved and knew to knock on the door.

　　While Lin Yunyi was pleased, he also harbored some suspicion.

　　Lin Yunyi sized up Lin Yunxiao for a while, then asked with some surprise, "You've advanced to the second level of Qi Refining?"

　　Lin Yunxiao replied with a hint of pride, "Not bad!"Lin Yunyi thought to himself: No wonder he was so reserved! So he came here to show off. As expected of someone with a dual spiritual root of thunder and fire that can rival a heavenly spiritual root, his cultivation speed is truly astonishing.

　　Lin Yunyi said with a hint of envy, "That's fast!"

　　Lin Yunxiao grinned and said, "I don't know what happened, I accidentally reached the second level of Qi Refining."

　　Lin Yunxiao stood with his hands behind his back and his head held high, clearly in a good mood.

　　Looking at Lin Yunxiao's nonchalant attitude, Lin Yunyi said with disdain, "You're so careless. How could you be so careless? Don't be so careless next time."

　　Lin Yunxiao said with some pride, "My cultivation level has increased too quickly, it's not easy to control."

　　Lin Yunyi smacked Lin Yunxiao on the back of the head. "You bastard, trying to show off in front of your third brother? You want a beating?"

　　Lin Yunxiao covered his head and said, "What? I'm just telling you the good news, Third Brother! I didn't even think of Father, the first person I thought of was you, Third Brother."

　　Lin Yunyi: "That's good. Next time you can go and tell others the good news first, like your father or your grandfather."

　　Lin Yunxiao: "It's no fun sharing good news with my illiterate elders like my father and grandfather. Third brother is the best!"

　　Lin Yunyi: "He has no respect for elders and doesn't even put his father or ancestor in his eyes."

　　Lin Yunxiao: "I heard that my father and ancestor have been having some worries lately, so I thought it best not to disturb them."

　　Lin Yunyi: "Worried? What's troubling you?"

　　Lin Yunxiao: "The steward at home said that the production of spirit eggs has increased a lot recently, which is a good thing. However, the spirit eggs are not selling well recently. Taking the spirit eggs to other towns to sell will increase the cost a lot."

　　"Although spirit eggs can be stored for a longer time than ordinary eggs, they will still spoil over time, and their quality will also deteriorate if stored for too long."

　　Lin Yunyi: "That does sound like a problem."

　　Most of the family's spirit eggs are sent to the prefectural city to be sold. Is the current situation a bottleneck?

　　It's not surprising. There aren't many cultivators in this area. The spirit chickens at home can produce about 20,000 spirit eggs every month. With such a large quantity, it's not surprising that they are not selling well.

　　Lin Yunxiao shook his head and said with a sigh, "Before, there were no spirit eggs to eat. Now, the chickens at home are laying too many eggs, and we can't eat them all. It's really a problem."

　　Lin Yunyi glanced at Lin Yunxiao and said, "To celebrate your advancement to the second level of Qi Refining, let your third brother make you a sponge cake."

　　Lin Yunxiao nodded and said, "Okay!"

　　Lin Yunyi found Lin Yunwen and asked for some Lingmai powder.

　　Lin Yunwen: "What are you trying to do?"

　　Lin Yunyi: "Make something to eat."

　　Upon hearing this, Lin Yunwen's interest was piqued. "I wonder if I'll be lucky enough to have it."

　　Lin Yunyi: "Of course, eldest brother will get his share."

　　Lin Yunwen followed Lin Yunyi into the kitchen.

　　Lin Yunyi referenced the recipe for Earth Star Chicken Cake and made chicken cake using ingredients such as spirit eggs, spirit wheat flour, and white sugar.

　　As soon as the sponge cakes were made, Lin Yunxiao ate ten in one go.

　　Lin Yunwen was also very supportive, eating six in one go, saying, "Third brother has excellent cooking skills."

　　Lin Yunyi: "Brother, you flatter me. What do you think of selling these sponge cakes in the store?"

　　Lin Yunwen: "It should be very popular."

　　Lin Yunyi: "Then let's make a batch first and send it to the store to see how it goes."

　　Lin Yunwen looked at Lin Yunyi with admiration in his eyes, "Third brother is really clever, he can make such pastries so easily."

　　Lin Yunyi: "Brother, you flatter me. I saw it in a book and tried it out casually, and it seems to work quite well."

　　Lin Yunwen: "In the book?"

　　Lin Yunyi nodded and said, "It's in the storybook."

　　Lin Yunwen: "Are these also in the storybooks?"

　　Lin Yunyi: "That's not true, there are plenty of food-themed articles!"

　　Lin Yunwen: "How come I've never seen him before?"

　　Lin Yunyi: "You don't read enough books."

　　Lin Yunwen: "My third brother is well-read and admirable."

　　Lin Yunyi: "There are houses of gold and beauties in books. Reading more books will always be useful."

　　Lin Yunwen said somewhat embarrassedly, "I feel guilty that my third brother has to go to so much trouble to make a living for the family."

　　Those with good spiritual roots in cultivation families pursue their future through cultivation, while those with poor spiritual roots take over the family business and contribute to the family.

　　Although the third brother's spiritual root is not good, ordinary cultivation families do not use such young child laborers.

　　Lin Yunyi said nonchalantly, "We're all family, why are you being so polite, elder brother?"

　　Lin Yunyi glanced at Lin Yunxiao and said, "Fourth brother, come and help me."

　　Lin Yunxiao stuffed a sponge cake into his mouth and said excitedly, "Okay."

　　Lin Yunxiao stirred the noodles with some excitement, his hand speed was astonishing, his arm moved so fast that afterimages appeared.

　　Lin Yunwen's attention had been focused on the chicken cake, but now he finally noticed Lin Yunxiao.

　　Lin Yunwen was somewhat surprised: "Fourth brother, you've advanced to the second level of Qi Refining?"

　　Lin Yunxiao said with some pride, "Not bad, big brother, you're too slow to react. It's not good to be so oblivious!"

　　Lin Yunwen: "Wow, that's fast! Fourth Brother has truly been accumulating knowledge and experience for a long time."

　　Looking at Lin Yunwen's reaction, Lin Yunyi nodded to himself, thinking: Good, he shouldn't be the only one who gets upset.

　　Lin Yunxiao waved his hand and said, "Brother, there's no need to be too surprised. I just got lucky and accidentally advanced."

　　Looking at Lin Yunxiao's arrogant demeanor, Lin Yunwen subconsciously wanted to kick him, to send him sprawling face-first to the ground.

　　Lin Yunwen: "Congratulations! Do Father and the others know?"

　　Lin Yunxiao: "It's nothing serious, I haven't told them yet."

　　Lin Yunwen: "..." Advancing to the second level of Qi Refining is not a big deal? Xiao Si is getting a little arrogant!

　　Lin Yunxiao: "This sponge cake was specially made by Third Brother to celebrate my advancement."

　　Lin Yunwen: "Third brother is so good to you, fourth brother."

　　Lin Yunxiao said with some pride, "That's right, Third Brother loves me the most."

　　...

　　As soon as Lin Yuanqiao returned, he received a summons from Lin Beiwang.

　　Lin Yuanqiao asked in surprise, "Fourth brother has reached the second level of Qi Refining?"

　　Lin Beiwang glanced at Lin Yuanqiao and said, "Yes."

　　Lin Yunqiao couldn't help but say, "You're really fast. Has Fourth Brother come to visit you?"

　　Lin Beiwang gave a wry smile and said, "No, that brat only knows his third brother."

　　Lin Yunqiao sighed helplessly, "This brat didn't even bother to report such a big thing as advancing in rank."

　　Lin Beiwang: "Never mind, it's not a bad thing that the brothers have a good relationship. Xiao Si's talent is a bit beyond expectations."

　　Lin Yuanqiao sighed and said, "I really held him back before."

　　Lin Beiwang: "Those three years of tempering have made Xiao Si much more resilient, which may not be a bad thing."

　　Lin Yuanqiao: "It seems so."

　　Lin Beiwang took out a plate of sponge cakes and handed them to Lin Yuanqiao, saying, "These are pastries that Xiao San made for Xiao Si to celebrate her advancement to the second level of Qi Refining."

　　Lin Yuanqiao: "It tastes good. How does Father feel?"

　　Lin Beiwang smiled and said, "Very good. The spiritual energy is well preserved, and the taste is also good. It seems that Xiao San has a talent for spiritual chefs."

　　Lin Yuanqiao: "That's not bad."

　　Lin Yuanqiao's feelings were somewhat complicated. Xiao Si's advancement to the second level of Qi Refining was such a big event, yet he only knew to share the good news with Lao San.

　　The third brother, upon learning this, congratulated the fourth brother. It had been the same before. It seemed that the third brother had done all the things that his father should have done, making his father appear somewhat incompetent!

　　Of course, it's always a good thing that your son is capable.