Mang Shusheng's Ink Painting Practice

Chapter 316 Pack it up and take it away
After Venus visited, the way people referred to Zhao Yifu changed again, becoming the 'Demon King Who Suppresses Hell'. He was clearly titled 'Heavenly King,' but the word got out and he truly became a 'Demon King.'

Zhao Yifu didn't react at all to this, after all, he did seem to be the Demon King personally appointed by the Demon Lord.

Thinking about this, Zhao Yifu wondered if he should go to the Demon Realm to have some fun with the Demon Lord Bo Xun.
It's been a long time since I've had Tianmo, and I kind of miss it.

Regardless of how the world views it, the thought swirling in Zhao Yifu's mind at this moment is undoubtedly that of a demon, and one that even the demon capital fears.

But then he thought better of it. Since he had promised Mara not to cause trouble for the Heavenly Demons, he would keep his promise.

However, when he thought about food, he thought of the God of Food in the heavens, and he became quite hungry.

After thinking for a moment, he took a step up to the sky, ready to beg for some more food.

It's absolutely impossible to let him go to heaven in a proper manner, but letting him sneak up to heaven to play is something he's very familiar with.

He arrived at the God of Cookery's residence as if returning to his own kitchen, where the God of Cookery was still cooking, seemingly without stopping.

He casually picked up one of the exquisite dishes displayed in the courtyard outside, took a bite, and his eyes lit up as he said, "Brother, your cooking skills seem to have improved as well. Even the dishes displayed outside taste much better now."

The God of Cookery's voice came from inside: "That's because the Heavenly King Li Jing's mansion has been holding banquets recently, and all the dishes that were previously prepared have been used up. These are all newly made not long ago."

Zhao Yifu was slightly surprised and asked, "Didn't the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King return defeated? How come he's still in the mood to hold a grand banquet?"

Suddenly, a lazy yet arrogant voice came from outside: "Isn't it because they're afraid I'll go in and stab him? That's why they've gathered so many of their generals together to drink all day long, trying to prevent me from making a move."

That lazy, unruly voice made it clear at a glance that the person was not someone to be trifled with.

At this moment, the God of Food hurriedly ran out of the kitchen and said, "So it's Marshal Zhongtan who has arrived. May I ask what brings Marshal Zhongtan to my humble abode?"

The God of Food seemed very nervous, after all, the young man in front of him with a bun hairstyle but heavy dark circles under his eyes was a notorious bully in the Heavenly Court.

This is Nezha.

Nezha entered the courtyard, but instead of answering the God of Food's question, he immediately saw Zhao Yifu and said, "Demon King of the Prison, aren't you a mountain king in the mortal realm? How dare you come to heaven?"

Seeing that he wasn't afraid of people at all, Zhao Yifu chuckled and said, "I have been appointed by the Heavenly Emperor, and now we are all one family, haha."

Nezha wasn't surprised at all. He said, "That old man Taibai's tricks have never failed me. Tell me how he fooled you this time?"

Zhao Yifu said, "I'm too lazy to talk about those things. I just came up here to ask the God of Food to prepare some food for me. Where is Marshal Zhongtan?"

Nezha waved his hand, not caring whether Zhao Yifu wanted to speak or not, and simply said, "I came to see if there was a chance to poison Li Jing."

Good guy!
The God of Cookery was so frightened that he shuddered.

Nezha glared at him and said, "What? You're not willing to help?"

The God of Food hurriedly said, "No, no! How could I, a humble god, do such a thing?"

Nezha immediately clenched his fists, clearly intending to use physical persuasion.

Seeing this, Zhao Yifu sneered and said, "Marshal Zhongtan, just think about it, how many immortals and gods have ever eaten dishes made by the God of Food at the banquets?"

Nezha was taken aback for a moment, then seemed to remember something and said, "That's true, basically no one touches these dishes, what a pity."

Then his eyes lit up and he said, "That's it, we should go to the god of wine. Everyone has to drink wine."

Zhao Yifu thought to himself that this person was truly filial and tireless.

However, it wouldn't be good to send him to cause trouble at the God of Wine's place, since that would expose the fact that the immortal wine in the wine pool had been stolen on a large scale.
Although he wasn't afraid of anything, it was still troublesome, wasn't it?

So Zhao Yifu said, "Do you really wish your father were dead?"

Nezha glanced over and said with a hint of resentment, "Isn't it all your fault? If I had just killed that person back then, I wouldn't have had to go through all this trouble."

Zhao Yifu chuckled and said, "If I were to kill that person, I'm afraid it would be your turn to come after me relentlessly."

Nezha pursed his lips and said, "How could that be? I wish that person were dead right now. Besides, I've already cut off my flesh and bones, so I have nothing to do with that person anymore."

Zhao Yifu asked, "Well said. Cutting off flesh and bones can be considered as abandoning the ties of the physical body, but what about the kindness of your parents in raising you? Even if you don't acknowledge the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King as your father, I've heard that your mother has worried a lot about you. Can you abandon that too?"

The usually carefree Nezha suddenly changed his expression, a ball of flame wrapped around his body, and then revealed his true form with three heads and six arms.

Without uttering a single wasted word, he roared, "You scoundrel, you're asking for death!"

Then he thrust his spear forward.

Zhao Yifu was stunned. Wasn't Nezha being far too sensitive?

Wait, right, Nezha's weakness is Lady Yin.

However, when faced with Nezha's thrusting spear, Zhao Yifu knew that he absolutely could not fight him here.

Only then did I realize that Nezha wasn't impulsive or out of his mind, but rather simply fearless!
Zhao Yifu chuckled, then reached out and grabbed Nezha's Fire-Tipped Spear, completely ignoring the flames rising from it, before pulling Nezha back...

The next moment, a spatial rift appeared behind him, quickly swallowing the two of them up.

The God of Food stood there all alone, shivering, and felt that even the Heavenly Court was no longer safe.

As for Zhao Yifu, he dragged Nezha into the chaos outside the heavens!

This is the outermost layer of the Three Realms, and also the most chaotic area within the world's barrier.

No matter how much noise you make here, it doesn't matter; the boundless chaos will smooth everything over.

Nezha blinked, looking a little flustered.

Good heavens, this chaotic realm is not a place for someone with the cultivation level of a Golden Immortal.

After all, in this chaotic and disordered environment, even a Golden Immortal cannot recover their magical power; they can only be constantly depleted.

They also cannot draw upon the power of heaven and earth, and can only rely on their own cultivation, which can be described as fraught with danger.

In other words, only those at the level of Great Luo Golden Immortal or above can roam freely in this chaotic region at the edge of the Three Realms.

Nezha panicked, his three heads and three mouths shouting at the same time, "Hey, are you crazy? Why did you come here?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yifu laughed and said, "Because I'm not afraid of chaos."

He was indeed not afraid, after all, he possessed a treasure such as the 'Forbidden Book of the Great Void', within which the primordial chaos could easily extract power from the chaos of the Three Realms and transform it into the spiritual energy that Zhao Yifu needed.

"Come on, let's fight like crazy here."

The consumption of energy was too great when Nezha retracted his three heads and six arms.

Looking at Zhao Yifu with a wronged expression, she said, "You're bullying me like this!"

Zhao Yifu didn't care. People were shooting at him, so why shouldn't he shoot back?
So he started beating people up.

Nezha, who was carefully maintaining his position amidst the chaos, had no chance to fight back and was beaten black and blue and on the verge of death in a short time.

Zhao Yifu admitted that he felt a sense of satisfaction. Is this the kind of pleasure that comes from kicking and beating up unruly kindergarten kids?
A moment later, he returned to the Heavenly Court of the Three Realms carrying a Nezha covered in bruises, casually tossing the barely alive little man into some unknown corner before quietly sneaking back to the God of Food's residence. The God of Food was still diligently preparing dishes that no one would eat.

Zhao Yifu stood in the courtyard, seemingly lost in thought, and suddenly said, "Brother, why don't you come to my place? It's quite troublesome to come looking for you every time."

The God of Cookery came out carrying a plate of dishes and said, "King of Prisons, please don't joke like that. If it weren't for me here..."

He suddenly couldn't speak.

He suddenly realized that since no one paid attention to his cooking at the banquet anyway, what difference would it make if he wasn't there?
This matter had in fact become a demon in his heart, and had previously caused him to suffer from the five signs of decay.

The situation only improved after Zhao Yifu arrived.

Zhao Yifu said, "Brother, no one appreciates your cooking here. Why don't you come down with me and cook for me? There are plenty of people who love to eat there."

The God of Food, regaining his senses, said, "Your Majesty, please don't joke. Since I am performing my duties in the Heavenly Court, how could I possibly abandon my post?"

Zhao Yifu laughed and said, "It's fine if I kidnap you. Do you think the Heavenly Court can send another 100,000 heavenly soldiers to snatch you away, brother?"

The God of Cookery was suddenly stunned. Good heavens, you can do it like this?

Upon closer examination, Zhao Yifu's Heavenly Prison forces have become a major bug in the world. This is the benefit of winning the Heavenly Army's campaign head-on and then openly accepting the imperial amnesty.
The God of Cookery was instantly smitten.

Zhao Yifu immediately grabbed his arm and said, "Let's go, let's go. Let's get to my place as soon as possible and settle down. We can prepare a big meal for the brothers."

The God of Cookery's wok-flipping hands couldn't withstand Zhao Yifu's strange strength, and he was almost lifted off the ground.

He quickly said, "Don't rush, don't rush, let me get my tools ready!"

Zhao Yifu thought to himself, "Why is it so troublesome?" He looked around and simply used his Sky-Splitting Claw to tear open the space around the God of Food's Mansion.

Then, just like 'scooping out a cake,' they pried the entire God of Food's Palace off from the Heavenly Court!
Zhao Yifu carried the God of Food's mansion with one hand, taking one step to the foot of the Blazing Mountain Heavenly Prison, and then slowly set it down.

The God of Cookery was still in shock inside.

As he walked out of the God of Food's mansion, he looked around and saw the great demons that had inexplicably gathered there, and he couldn't help but tremble.

But then Zhao Yifu came out and patted the God of Cookery on the shoulder, saying, "Brother, hurry up and get us some food. We haven't had anything good to eat in a long time."

This statement is not entirely accurate, since these powerful demons can produce and sell some top-tier ingredients themselves.

However, everyone's cooking in the Heavenly Prison is quite wild, and it's been a long time since we've had any refined dishes.

Upon hearing this, all the great demons showed expressions of joy. They never expected that their warden would actually go to the Heavenly Court to "capture" the God of Food for them. What great care this showed!

Seeing that the God of Food was still a little reserved, Zhao Yifu suddenly said to the great demons, "Come on, help the God of Food bring out all the dishes in the courtyard. Let's have a belated celebration feast today!"

"okay!"

The demons all agreed, and then together they brought out all the dishes and food that had been prepared for Li Jing in the courtyard of the God of Food's mansion.

Then, the 30,000 demons gathered together and, at Zhao Yifu's command, began to feast heartily.

"Delicious, so delicious! No wonder it's the God of Cookery's cooking!"

"It's so delicious! Wow, I never thought I'd get to eat this kind of dish."

"It's too little, is there any more? Is there any more? I want more..."

The original dishes were not enough, which surprised the God of Cookery.

He then returned to his yard without a word, and from there came the clanging sounds of pots and pans.

The God of Cookery is getting serious.

When he saw a powerful demon licking a plate without any regard for his image, he had to take it seriously.

Having spent so much time in Heaven, he hadn't experienced anything like this in far too long.

This caused his divine heart to tremble involuntarily. He then single-handedly controlled more than a dozen large cauldrons and single-handedly prepared a grand feast for 30,000 demons.

Zhao Yifu laughed. He could sense the change in the God of Food at this moment, and knew that he probably couldn't leave this place for the time being.

As for these demons who are used to eating coarse food, they obviously can't live without the God of Food now.

Just as Zhao Yifu was rejoicing, an exasperated voice reached his ears: "You brat, not only did you dig up the Heavenly Prison, but now you've even dug up the God of Food's Mansion... Are you trying to move the entire Heavenly Court to your mountain?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yifu turned around, his eyes lighting up when he saw Old Zhang's irritated expression. He then said, "Greetings, Master Zhang. How can you say that? This junior is just remembering your instructions to leave more vitality for the Heavenly Court."

"Moreover, this experiment at the God of Food's Mansion has confirmed that the same procedure can be performed on the Peach Garden."

Master Zhang was taken aback upon hearing this, only then remembering that he seemed to have instructed Zhao Yifu to dig up the Peach Garden as well...

Goodness, he suddenly felt a little reluctant to part with it.

He used to eat whatever he wanted from his own kitchen whenever he wanted, but after Zhao Yifu dug up the God of Food's mansion, he felt uneasy about everything.

Finally, he sighed helplessly and said, "Alright, let the God of Cookery prepare some food for me. Let's eat and chat."

Zhao Yifu nodded and went into the God of Food's residence to give his instructions.

A moment later, Yi Yi and Achou led a group of cats carrying food trays on their heads up to the Ninth Heavenly Prison to serve food to Lao Zhang and Zhao Yifu.

Old Zhang started eating quickly with his chopsticks, taking several bites in a row, as if he wanted to make up for all his losses with those few bites.

After a while, he put down his chopsticks and sighed, "Sigh, how come the food tastes even better when the God of Cookery comes to your place?"

Zhao Yifu really wanted to say that this is called "fragrant smoke from across the stove".

But he coughed lightly and got back to the point: "Senior, is there something important you need from your disciple?"

Old Zhang looked around and felt that the Heavenly Prison Peak was empty and unsafe, so he took out a small mirror, raised his hand and threw it, and the mirror light covered the whole area.

This is because the Haotian Mirror is used to conceal the secrets of heaven here!
Then Old Zhang sighed and asked, "Do you know anything about the whereabouts of that mysterious spring?"

Zhao Yifu shook his head.

Old Zhang then said, "You brat, why did you have to drive that Nether Spring away? It would have been so much better to have let it attack the Heavenly Court directly, and I promised I wouldn't have fought back..."

Zhao Yifu instantly understood that Old Zhang's attitude towards Youquan was different again.

He is probably the one who most urgently hopes that Youquan can take control of the Heavenly Court as soon as possible.

After all, he has been working year-round without a break for so many years, he must be really tired.

So, the reason Old Zhang came to him this time was actually to ask him to quickly find a way to destroy the Heavenly Court.
Sure enough, the next moment Old Zhang said, "You brat, since you ruined my good opportunity, then you have to take responsibility for making things happen for me!"

(End of this chapter)