Codex of Apocrypha

Yellow Boulder [Other Names] Also known as Stone Calf, Sleepstone, and Eight-Hundred-Miles. [Appearance] Has ossicones, with a short tail, lustrous fur, and stony texture. [Behavior] The animal has a mild temperament and hibernates in the mountains during cold seasons. It consumes large amounts of wild grass and fruits before winter, and its meat is the most tender and plump at that season. It then turns into rock and hibernates in mountainous valleys, during which its meat has absolutely no taste. It is therefore a precious food ingredient dependent on the seasons. [Legend] There was once a Xianzhou man who raised cattle in a faraway delve. Calm and peaceful, he spent 300 years away from home. His brother went looking for him, and they had an emotional reunion. He told his brother that a sumptuous banquet was prepared, but there was no food — only a valley strewn with stones. The brother was surprised, and the herdsman yelled, "Rise, cattle!" And all the yellow boulders within 800 miles transformed into herds of plump cattle. [Flavor] Beef: Sweet, warming, and non-toxic. Milk: Sweet, cooling, and non-toxic. Horn: Bitter, warming, and non-toxic. [Effects] Beef: Nourishes the spleen and stomach, strengthens muscle and bone. Milk: Calms the mind, nourishes the stomach and lungs. Horn: Stops bleeding and treats diarrhea. [Recommended Recipe] Three Rocky Delicacies: Also known as Stone Soup. Remove skin and sinew from a few pieces of yellow boulder neck meat and ribs, place into a copper pot, then immerse with a few dozen liters of morning dew from Scalegorge Waterscape. Wash and slice black forest mushroom and rocky bamboo shoots, add to the pot, then bring to a boil on medium heat. This dish dispels cold and dampness, and warms the digestive organs. Note: Investigations show the person raising cattle in that distant delve should have been one of the Alchemy Commission masters. They are skilled at transmigrating animals, so the legend should represent a demonstration of biological transmigration.