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

Chapter 397 A Battle for Supremacy: The Path of the Spirit Chef

On the riverbank stood Chen Xu and Ji Yang.

They walked one after the other through the bustling crowd and arrived at the No. 36 ferry.

When Chen Xu first saw Ye Ningzhen, his first impression was that her expression was quite strange.

Ye Ningzhen wasn't actually looking strange; she was just forcibly suppressing her stingy expression.

It turned out that she had spent some time tidying up the pig dragon.

After Pig Dragon left, she took out the spirit tablet to receive Chen Xu's message. By then, Chen Xu had already arrived.

Now that everyone's here, she actually spent money to listen to their message. Isn't that a waste?
Ye Ningzhen suppressed her heartache, not wanting to reveal her true nature to her junior brothers who might be joining the sect at the first opportunity.

As for why she was so certain that the other person was Chen Xu—

First, cultivators have keen senses, and Ye Ningzhen herself possesses some vague precognitive abilities.

She can suddenly discern the identity and whereabouts of strangers.

They can also, on a whim, suddenly gain a certain instinct to seek good fortune and avoid misfortune in a certain moment.

Guided by instinct, the decisions she makes often end up in a way that benefits her.

This is neither a supernatural power nor a magic spell.

It is closer to a kind of innate talent, which Ye Ningzhen's master called "Heavenly Fate Bone"!
This is Ye Ningzhen's biggest secret; apart from her master and herself, no one else knows it.

Her expression was strange, suppressing her deep sorrow, as she looked at Chen Xu and his companion.

It wasn't until Chen Xu cupped his hands in a fist and asked, "May I ask if this gentleman is Fellow Daoist Ye Ningzhen?"

Ye Ningzhen finally composed herself and broke into a smile.

"I am Ye Ningzhen, and you are Chen Xu, fellow Daoist?"

Chen Xu smiled slightly and said, "I am Chen Xu. I have met Fellow Daoist Ye. This is my good friend Ji Yang."

He then introduced Ji Yang.

As they spoke, Chen Xu, a young man in a blue robe, appeared with a radiant expression.

Ji Yang, who was behind him, quickly stepped forward and bowed to Ye Ningzhen, saying, "I am Ji Yang. I have met you, Fellow Daoist Ye."

Although Ji Yang stutters when he speaks, he is still a refreshing young man.

He has a somewhat honest and simple appearance, and seems to have a natural and unpretentious quality that makes people feel relaxed and at ease.

Ye Ningzhen nodded, her smile still warm: "Excellent, you two, please get on the ship. I'll tell you about our Shenji Sect."

Along the Changming River, there are wooden rafts or small boats like Ye Ningzhen's every few feet.

The monks nearby either inquired or accepted invitations, and all boarded the boats, creating a lively scene.

Without hesitation, Chen Xu and Ji Yang took out their identity tokens and showed them to Ye Ningzhen before leaping onto the raft.

Ye Ningzhen was born with a cool and elegant appearance. When she was not speaking, she occasionally gave off the feeling of an ice fairy.

Unfortunately, she had an extra mouth, and the moment she opened her mouth, she could completely ruin the atmosphere.

She got straight to the point, her tone warm:

"Fellow Daoist Chen, you are in the late Foundation Establishment stage. Have you considered when you will form your Core?"

Ye Ningzhen extended the long bamboo pole into the water, and with just a gentle push, the bamboo raft shot into the rolling waves of the Changming River like an arrow.

It was unclear what level of cultivation she possessed, but as the river surged and the boats passed through, most of them were actually rising and falling with the waves.

Only the bamboo raft under Ye Ningzhen's feet left calm waves wherever it passed.

Her bamboo raft seemed to have carved out its own waterway in the rolling waves of the Changming River; only after her raft had passed would the waves behind it start to churn again.

The waves are huge, the river is long, and a thousand sails are billowing.

Amidst the rushing water, one can also see the sacred mountains and majestic city ahead.

And under the setting sun, the evening glow illuminated the upper half of the fairy city, where ethereal mist swirled, creating a dreamlike scene.

Standing on the raft, Ji Yang felt a surge of joy and excitement.

He listened to Ye Ningzhen and Chen Xu's conversation and was also very concerned about when Chen Xu would "form his core".

Chen Xu naturally wouldn't say that he had already formed his core. He had excellent control over his cultivation energy; the Heart-Fulfilling Pill wasn't for nothing.

He pondered for a moment and said, "To be honest, Fellow Daoist Ye, I have always been very interested in the path of spiritual cooking, and my master also hopes that I can follow the path of spiritual cooking."

Therefore, in my opinion, if I am to achieve the Core Formation stage, the opportunity should lie in the Path of the Spiritual Kitchen.

These words startled Ye Ningzhen.

Her previously composed movements of gently sliding the bamboo poles faltered, and the raft beneath her feet suddenly lurched forward.

"Ouch!"

Unable to withstand the momentum, Ji Yang felt that all his internal energy was useless at this moment, and he staggered, almost falling on the spot.

Fortunately, Chen Xu reached out in time and caught him.

Seeing his face turn completely red, Ye Ningzhen couldn't help but chuckle.

Turning her head again, she looked at Chen Xu in surprise: "Fellow Daoist Chen... is actually a spirit chef?" Ye Ning was genuinely surprised. When Cai Zhong sent her the message, he only mentioned that there was an eighteen-year-old late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, but he never mentioned that this person was actually a spirit chef.

What is this called?
No matter how hard you try, you won't be able to find anything, and you won't be able to find it without any effort at all?
Ye Ningzhen suppressed her excitement and joy, and once again thanked the "fate bone" in her body.

Sure enough, her intuition never failed her!
Intuition told her to keep watch over Changming River regularly, and sure enough, she came, bringing with her a pleasant surprise.

Thinking of this, Ye Ningzhen almost burst out laughing on the spot.

But then Chen Xu said:
"I'm not sure if I can be considered a spiritual chef. I can cook spiritual food, and sometimes some spiritual food can even have special effects after I cook it."

By the time he got to this point, Ye Ningzhen was already incredibly excited and couldn't help but interject:

"You can cook spiritual food, and even add ingredients to it. How can you not be a spiritual chef?"
Tell me, what aspects of spirituality do the spiritual foods you prepare often acquire?
Is it to enhance qi and blood, or essence and spirit?
Or could it be a direct acceleration of cultivation, enhancing true qi and true essence?

No, no, no…none of that matters. Even just a little bit of Qi and Blood True Qi is already quite remarkable.

Originally, in the conventional terminology of this world, those spiritual foods with special effects are called "points of truth" by cultivators.

Ye Ningzhen looked at Chen Xu expectantly, only to hear Chen Xu hesitate slightly and say, "Is it good if it only slightly enhances qi and blood?"

But generally, increasing one's Qi and blood doesn't seem to have much effect on our cultivation?

Ye Ningzhen shook her head vigorously, repeatedly saying, "No, no, no, Fellow Daoist Chen... no, Junior Brother Chen, you don't know the truth."

A significant increase in Qi and blood can help stimulate the body's Dao!
On the market, a spiritual food that can increase one's Qi and blood by 2 points can be sold for five Qi Hua Dan per serving.

These are five Qi Essence Pills...

Junior Brother Chen, tell me again, how much can your spiritual food enhance one's qi and blood at most?

These words surprised Chen Xu.

Chen Xu truly hadn't expected that upon arriving in the Immortal City, he would find that the cultivators there actually quantified the concept of Qi and Blood with numerical values!

Yes, he possessed the Book of Food and was able to quantify Qi and Blood long ago.

However, it turns out that ordinary cultivators can also quantify their Qi and blood. This world actually has the concept of "quantifying Qi and blood," which is something Chen Xu has never heard of before.

I have been in this world for several days now and have learned quite a bit.

But only now did Chen Xu realize that what he knew before was still far from enough.

The cultivators of this realm can quantify qi and blood, which made Chen Xu further think of his own Food Cauldron Heavenly Book.

He couldn't help but wonder: since quantifying qi and blood is not unique to the Book of Food, could there be a similar treasure in this world?

But where did he get the Heavenly Book of Food from?

Chen Xu had actually considered this issue before.

But when he first activated the Culinary Scripture, it was during the most wretched and dangerous time of his life.

He had no choice but to grasp at this lifeline and choose to trust and exploit it.

As Chen Xu's understanding of the Food Cauldron Heavenly Book deepens, his connection with it grows ever stronger.

He had an extremely strong sense of control over the Book of Food.

He thought that no matter how the Book of Food came about, now that it was here, it belonged to him at this moment, and therefore, in the future, at any time, it could only belong to him.

A variety of thoughts flashed through my mind like lightning.

All of this, however, did not prevent Chen Xu from asking Ye Ningzhen a question in return:
"Two points of Qi and Blood? Fellow Daoist Ye, please forgive my ignorance, but I do not know how to specifically determine the additional spiritual properties of this spiritual food?"

Spiritual food is spiritual food; it's there. If Chen Xu didn't possess the talent for identifying terms, he wouldn't actually know the specific effects of consuming different spiritual foods.

Ye Ningzhen wasn't surprised that Chen Xu didn't understand this, so she patiently explained:
"Detecting spiritual food is a unique ability of our Immortal City Zhuanyu Palace, which relies on a spiritual treasure, the Taotie Drum."

This matter is extremely difficult to promote, and Fellow Daoist Chen, coming from outside the Immortal City, naturally has some knowledge of it.

Nowadays, all the renowned chefs in our Immortal City must frequently visit the Jade Palace to test the properties of their spiritual food.

Once you create a spirit food with special abilities, it will bring you great fame.

Fellow Daoist Chen, our Shenji Sect has a sixth-rank spiritual chef whose Snow Melting Pastry can enhance one's spiritual power by 10 points after consumption.

This is a true master chef! If you want to go far in the path of culinary arts, joining our Divine Mechanism Sect is definitely the right choice!

When Ye Ningzhen spoke, her tone was excited and her words flowed like a torrent.

They practically wanted to drag Chen Xu directly into the Divine Mechanism Sect in one fell swoop.

But no sooner had she finished speaking than a small boat sped towards them like lightning from the rolling waves not far away.

A young man on the ship, dressed in dark red flame-patterned clothing, suddenly laughed loudly:

"Ye Ningzhen, you're really good at bragging!"
Your sect's master chef, is that Master Su?
However, Master Su left the Shenji Sect half a year ago because he could no longer tolerate its stinginess and ignorance, and joined the Qingyu Sect, a fifth-grade sect in the inner city.

Ye Ningzhen, aren't you afraid of damaging your Dao heart and being struck by lightning when you undergo tribulation by deceiving young cultivators from outside?

Hahaha……"

Amidst the laughter, the man said to Chen Xu, "Fellow Daoist, I am Shi Xiao of the Hundred Refinements Sect. You should not be deceived by Ye Ningzhen."

Why don't you come to our Hundred Refinements Sect?
"In our Hundred Refinements Sect, we truly have a sixth-grade spirit chef!"

Before she could finish speaking, Ye Ningzhen glared angrily and suddenly raised the bamboo pole in her hand.

(End of this chapter)