Food gives me an entry, I will be invincible if I stay alive

Chapter 376 The Spirit Ruins Stove Mansion, Every Drink and Every Peck

The area in front of Ji Yang's stall was bustling and noisy.

Chen Xu's attention was drawn to the changes in the Food Cauldron Heavenly Book.

The Heavenly Book indicates: [Your total number of likes has reached 100,000. The Kitchen of Fireworks will undergo its second upgrade, granting you the title "Spiritual Ruins Kitchen."]

The kitchen, known for its lively atmosphere, has undergone its second upgrade!

During the first upgrade, a door appeared in Chen Xu's kitchen, and the space behind the door was called "Xinlu".

The Xinlu (Firewood Lodge) was spacious and large, at least ten times larger than the main kitchen. Since the Xinlu was built, Chen Xu had much more room to move around in the kitchen.

And firewood can be produced infinitely in the firewood hut—

Although the firewood was just ordinary material and not any special spirit wood, the appearance of the firewood hut still brought Chen Xu a lot of convenience in the early stages.

Now, the kitchen has undergone a second upgrade.

Without hesitation, Chen Xu immediately immersed himself in the task.

Ji Yang was still counting the Qi Hua Dan, his hands and feet trembling, and shouting hoarsely:

"Fellow Daoist, Fellow Daoist, don't be anxious! We're choosing Heavenly Secret Boxes here. They all appear out of necessity, and whichever one you happen to get is fate. We won't fight over them!"

"Ah, fellow Daoist, your luck is truly remarkable! You've actually obtained a spiritual food. This is indeed a stroke of good fortune. Fellow Daoist, you are surely a person of great prosperity. How truly enviable..."

He was a man of few words, never good at soliciting customers, and never uttered any pleasing words.

Whether it was stimulated by the Qi Hua Dan or the large number of people in front of him that automatically activated his potential, he suddenly became eloquent, as if his Ren and Du meridians had been opened.

The words they spoke were all so pleasant to hear.

Most importantly, he was very sincere. Compared to the exaggerated praise of some seasoned veterans, his stuttering yet honest and sincere appearance made people feel sorry for him.

More and more people are attracted by the novel and interesting way of selling goods through the Tianji Box, but of course, many more are drawn by its fragrance.

The area in front of the stalls was bustling and chaotic, but overall it could be considered orderly amidst the chaos.

This is mainly due to the large number of people.

Yes, this is thanks to the large number of people.

After all, they were all cultivators, and many of them had a sense of shame.

The more people there are, the more embarrassed people are to do anything against the rules under the watchful eyes of others.

Besides, with so many people, the waters run deep. Who knows if there might be some expert or someone with a special background hiding in this crowded place?
In short, most cultivators are still clear-headed and will not cause trouble unnecessarily.

Ji Yang's honest face was almost wrinkled from smiling, unaware that people were talking about him just across the street.

The Hundred Battles Market has six main streets, each with its own unique characteristics.

The street where Ji Yang was located was mostly lined with individual vendors setting up stalls one after another, selling a wide variety of goods, some valuable and some not, but the variety was impressive.

Most importantly, regardless of their value, they will generally be much cheaper than in stores.

Many monks who are looking for bargains or want to buy cheap items come to this street to shop.

Compared to some large shops, the street vendors here are actually more lively in some ways.

The adjacent Chongming Street has many restaurants and teahouses, as well as some shops selling mechanical formations and magic tricks.

Because the items are expensive, there are fewer pedestrians on the streets, making it relatively quiet overall.

Manager Zhang was leisurely sipping tea by the window of a teahouse, while a tall, thin old man with a beaming smile sat opposite him.

The old man kept refilling Steward Zhang's teacup, sometimes flattering him and sometimes looking anxious.

Manager Zhang placed the teacup on the table, glanced down slightly, and chuckled:
"Why are you in such a hurry? That kid can't hold on. Neither of us needs to do anything. By mid-afternoon, once he's experienced what it's like to starve, he'll naturally agree to anything."

The old man smiled and said, "It's not that I'm in a hurry, but I'm afraid some young people are stubborn and inflexible. Hehe, of course, I have complete trust in Lord Zhang's methods, so we're really not in a rush."

"I'm really not in a hurry, it's just that I'm honored to have the opportunity to invite Lord Zhang for tea; I'm quite pleased."

He added more tea and carefully took out a small saucer from his storage bag.

The plate contained four kinds of spiritual dried fruits. The honey-processed dried fruits exuded a light spiritual fragrance and looked quite pleasing.

Manager Zhang was instantly satisfied. He picked up a spirit fruit, popped it into his mouth, chewed it a couple of times, and then smiled, saying:

"Alright, let's wait another quarter of an hour and then go find that kid again."

"Oh, sure!" the old man readily agreed, his smile becoming even more genuine.

Ji Yang was naturally unaware of all this.

His mind is now filled with thoughts of Qi Hua Dan and getting rich... In addition, he wonders if that mysterious senior is still by his side.
Aside from these things, where would he find the time to think about anything else?
Chen Xu was naturally standing nearby.

His mind sank into the kitchen, and the first thing he saw was that the main kitchen had been widened and heightened, making it more than ten times larger than before!
What a spacious, even magnificent, kitchen it was.

But there was a row of stoves along the side wall that was about twenty feet long and two feet wide.

At first glance, Chen Xu even wondered if he had accidentally entered a land of giants, otherwise how could there be such a huge stove in the world?

To the left of the stove is a long worktable, and at the far left of the worktable is a huge water tank.

The water tank was filled with clear liquid. Chen Xu walked up and took a closer look, and saw that the surface of the water had a cold, gleaming light.

A line of text appears on it: "Frosty Spring Water, this is the spring of the Cold Dew season, which has extremely strong cleaning power and is suitable for processing food and removing dirt."

If used in conjunction with the secret methods of the Spirit Chef, the effect of purifying and cleansing will be even stronger.

It can also be used as a harmonizing liquid, but due to its properties related to the Cold Dew solar term, excessive use can easily alter the properties of food ingredients, so it must be used with caution.

Compared to the Jade Dew Spring, which originally existed in the kitchen, the Frosty Cold Spring is not as neutral and peaceful as the Jade Dew Spring; it is clearly a water source specifically for washing.

It's worth mentioning that a new Frosty Spring has appeared in the Fireworks Kitchen, but the Jade Dew Spring's water tank is still there, though it's now located on the other side where the stove is located.

The stove is so huge, and its layout is very clear, with the operating area and cleaning area clearly on the left.

On the right side, in a space nearly five zhang long, ten stoves were arranged in a row.

These stove holes vary in size.

The large one was about ten feet in diameter, and it looked like a huge cauldron could be placed on top of the stove.

The small stove opening was only about a foot in diameter. This was actually a typical stove opening that Chen Xu had seen before. However, compared to the stoves next to it, which were all much larger, this small stove opening looked incredibly tiny.

There are three such small stoves in total.

On the far right, on the small stove burner, sat the large iron pot that Chen Xu was familiar with.

There are seven other large stove openings, but the area above them is empty, clearly lacking cooking utensils.

Meanwhile, above the massive control panel on the left were several equally enormous, yet empty, weapon racks—

No, this might not be a weapon rack.

More accurately, these should be called knife holders.

There was only a knife rack, but no suitable tools to place it on.

Chen Xu's mind lingered around the knife racks for a moment. For some reason, even though the knife racks were empty, Chen Xu could vaguely feel a chilling aura.

It's as if countless divine weapons and blades once adorned this knife rack, capable of slaying gods and demons and cutting down everything in their path. How could this possibly be a giant's kitchen?

It doesn't need to be a giant; the kitchen of the God of Cookery is so huge, it should be.

Even now, Chen Xu only has the title of "Pyrotechnic Apprentice".

However, there was actually a huge, strange fish in his kitchen that hadn't been fully cooked!
It was both a strange fish and a pseudo-dragon that was close to transforming into a dragon.

Chen Xu refined its essence and blood, causing the dragon's essence and blood to be scattered throughout the northern border of Dali, which brought down heavy rain.

Although his essence and blood had been consumed, the fish's body was full of treasures, but Chen Xu had not yet had time to cook it.

It wasn't that he didn't want to cook, but firstly, he didn't have the time, and secondly, cooking this strange fish required a lot of tools and skills, as well as many auxiliary ingredients.

Chen Xu examined it several times, but found it difficult to proceed.

Now, the kitchen has been upgraded to the Spirit Ruins Stove Palace. Looking at this huge workbench, let alone cooking a pseudo-dragon, what's wrong with cooking a real dragon in the future?
Chen Xu gazed at the scene, gradually withdrawing his thoughts.

My mood was joyful and my emotions were intense, beyond words.

He is young after all, and he won't be completely unmoved when faced with joyful events.

In fact, although Chen Xu always emphasized cultivating the mind, he never thought that cultivating the mind meant refining all emotions, such as the seven emotions and six desires, into nothingness.

If one truly loses joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness in order to suppress emotions, how can one still be called a human being?

What good would it do for someone to become an immortal?

Even after a thousand years, it will probably become boring.

Therefore, cultivating the mind means preventing joy and anger from leaking outwards, so as not to be easily startled or lose self-control.

But normal joys and sorrows must still exist.

Chen Xu silently sensed his emotional fluctuations and reflected on his cultivation path once again.

This is exactly what is meant by "I examine myself three times a day".

He felt very fulfilled and continued to check on other changes in the kitchen.

Along the wall to the right of the huge stove, ten more shelves had appeared.

These shelves also have the same effect as a mustard seed, able to hold large items in a small space and also have the ability to keep things fresh, so there is no need to elaborate.

But these are not the biggest changes in the kitchen.

The biggest change was that Chen Xu discovered that there was another door on the left side of the kitchen!

That door was located next to the firewood hut, and its entrance was very high, three feet higher than that of the firewood hut.

There are also several characters written on the gate, which read: Qingpu.

What is Qingpu?

Chen Xu's mind shifted, and he immediately floated toward the newly appeared door.

The door opened by itself, and Chen Xu's mind entered. He looked closely and the first thing he saw was a huge dome.

The dome is bright and clear, and at first glance it seems to be an endless sky.

Upon closer inspection, it becomes clear that this is not the sky at all, but rather a dome with the same color as the sky.

Below is a flower bed arranged in a crisscross pattern, resembling a piece of jade.

Seeing its interconnected loops, Chen Xu's mind floated down to examine it, and he finally understood that the flower bed was actually a giant Bagua diagram.

Of course, although it is called huge, careful calculations reveal that the total area of ​​this green garden is only about ten acres.

"Huge" is a vague feeling, not an actual thing.

The garden was mostly empty, with most flower beds even lacking soil.

However, around the layers of octagonal flower beds, many spiritual plants and fruits were growing luxuriantly.

These are the very things that Chen Xu once planted in flowerpots in his firewood hut, such as "Red Crimson Robe", "Golden Bullet", and "Strange Floating Rice"!
Now that the kitchen has been upgraded for the second time, these spiritual plants have migrated to the green garden on their own without Chen Xu having to manually change them.

However, Chen Xu soon discovered that although the spiritual plants had moved on their own, he still needed to do the transplanting himself.

It turns out that these transplanted spiritual plants all still had flowerpots underneath them. There was no such thing as the flowerpots spontaneously disappearing and the spiritual plants automatically planting when Chen Xu had a thought. It was not as magical and convenient as that.

In addition, the garden only has space, and the flower beds lack soil.

The filling of soil also requires Chen Xu's own follow-up processing.

But it's worth mentioning that the spiritual energy in the Green Garden is exceptionally rich and abundant!

Chen Xu even had a vague feeling that the spiritual energy in this green garden might have come from the Xuan Tian Star Realm.

Because the spiritual atmosphere here is very similar to that of the Xuan Tian Star Realm.

However, compared to the outside world, the spiritual energy in Qingpu is significantly gentler and cleaner, without the chaotic, heavy, and violent feeling of the Xuan Tian Star Realm.

The spiritual plants grow here, so it's unlikely that they would be contaminated by evil energy upon being picked.

Chen Xu examined the whole thing from all angles for a long time, and felt quite pleased.

Until Ji Yang's voice rang out beside her like a tearing wound: "It's gone, it's really gone!"

"Fellow Daoists, all the Heavenly Secret Boxes are sold out, and I cannot conjure any new ones here. Fellow Daoists, let's come again next time."

"I'm so sorry everyone, I really don't have any left, not even a single bit..."

Ji Yang was overjoyed but also pained; his voice was almost tearful.

He counted the Qi Hua Dan until his hands were sore, but seeing the cultivators lingering and asking questions, he had nothing to offer, and his heart ached so much that it hurt.

Finally, the last group of monks who had gathered in front of the stall could only leave with regret.

"Never mind, I'll come again next time."

"I'm late, what a pity..."

In just a few dozen breaths, the once bustling stalls were now deserted.

Ji Yang's stall is empty. What can you do if it's not deserted?
"Sigh!" Ji Yang also sighed heavily.

Although he made a fortune, he still felt heartbroken when he thought about those he had let go.

He stood behind his stall, and for a moment he looked desolate.

Just then, a familiar set of footsteps approached unhurriedly, and a similarly familiar voice, tinged with a hint of sorrow, rang out:
"Ji Yang, what's wrong with you? Have you figured things out? Oh, you've actually packed up your stall?"

Ji Yang looked up in surprise and saw Manager Zhang standing with his hands behind his back in front of his stall.

"Manager Zhang!" Ji Yang stammered again, almost unconsciously.

Manager Zhang said, "Young man, since you're closing up shop, I'll give you another eighty green coins. How about you transfer the stall directly?"

Ji Yang: "Ah..."

(End of this chapter)