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

Chapter 403 How exactly did you manage to do that?
Chen Xu completed the preparation of this spiritual food.

On the tray, the five glass cups resembled five hot springs from a land of ice and snow.

The liquid in the cup rippled, while tiny ice flowers condensed around the four sides of the glass.

A mixture of cold and warmth coexisted, with wisps of steam rising before everyone's eyes.

Apart from Ji Yang, none of the other people present could be described as lacking in knowledge or experience.

But before this, neither Zhou Hou, Ye Ningzhen, nor Ge Xing had ever seen such a spiritual drink.

In the general public's understanding, spiritual drinks are either spiritual tea or spiritual wine, or fruit tea or fruit wine.

For those seeking something more exotic, there's the "Azure Blood Brew," a spirit wine made from blood.

However, the essence of the Azure Blood Brew is still spiritual wine, which is different from what is in front of us.

Zhou Hou blurted out, "What is this?"

Before Chen Xu could answer, he racked his brains and thought for a moment, then his eyes lit up and he said:

"Senior Brother Chen, when you released the wind blade earlier, you were using it to grind the Cloud Pattern Spirit Rice and Azure Beans into powder, weren't you?"

Ah, I see. After the Cloud Pattern Spirit Rice and Azure Sky Beans are ground into powder, they can be cooked with spirit spring water to naturally produce a paste.

And this liquid is the foundation of the spiritual drink before us.

Zhou Hou said excitedly, getting more and more excited as he spoke: "Grinding cloud-patterned spirit rice into a paste, this is truly a brilliant idea."

This substance has coarse grains, and whether it is cooked into spirit rice or spirit rice porridge, it has no taste whatsoever.

But if it's ground into powder and then made into a spiritual drink, there might be some surprises. Senior Brother Chen, you're truly a genius!

Before you, I had never seen anyone make spiritual drinks like this.

If you can confirm that this method was your original creation, you will likely receive a reward for upgrading your Spirit Chef rank once you enter the recipe into the Jade Palace tomorrow.

Oh, by the way, Senior Brother Chen, does your spiritual drink have a name?
Shouldn't we test the properties of this spiritual drink first?

Yes, only by testing the food's properties can the grade of the spiritual food be determined, thereby indirectly confirming Chen Xu's level as a spiritual chef.

The reason why a chef's level cannot be determined solely by the grade of a single spiritual food is that the determination of a chef's level is relatively more complex.

The preparation of a single type of spiritual food is not enough to determine the level of a spiritual chef.

However, just from the fact that Chen Xu can remove evil spirits and poisons from seventh-grade spiritual materials, one can imagine that his level of spiritual chef must be quite high.

At least... there should be someone of the eighth rank, right?

It can't be the ninth rank...

Unless, of course, the spiritual drink he just made only has the appearance of being edible, and has no nutritional value whatsoever.

Zhou Hou was so excited that he tried to pull out some real jade talismans from his pocket.

A moment later he realized that he was not yet qualified to control the True Jade Talisman.

So he quickly turned his head and looked at Ge Xing with a big smile: "Hehe, Uncle-Master."

Ge Xing was surprised.

In fact, he was just as curious about the spiritual drink made by Chen Xu as Zhou Hou was, but compared to Zhou Hou, he had more of the reserve of a dining hall elder.

Therefore, he had to pretend to be reserved on the surface.

Ge Xing took out a True Jade Talisman from his sleeve.

Zhou Hou was excitedly about to take it.

Suddenly, a pale white hand reached out from the side, forcefully rubbing against Zhou Hou's hand and snatching away the jade talisman in a flash.

Zhou Hou: ...

He couldn't catch his breath and suddenly turned his head to look.

Who else could it be but Senior Sister Ye Ningzhen who took away these genuine jade talismans?
Zhou Hou's face immediately fell. He said anxiously, "Senior Sister! Hey, what are you doing?"

Ye Ningzhen straightened her pretty face and said seriously, "Junior Brother Zhou, your cultivation is insufficient, so it's inevitable that the jade talisman will be somewhat inaccurate when you use it."

I will personally conduct this test.

After saying that, she took the jade talisman and strode towards the stove.

Zhou Hou was left standing behind with his hand outstretched, but dared not speak out against his anger.

Ye Ningzhen: Hehe...

I love watching my junior brother scratch his head in frustration, yet he seems helpless.

Of course, most importantly, since Junior Brother Chen was the one who discovered it, she should naturally be the one to conduct the test.

How could it be your turn, a mere monkey clinging to its tail?
Ye Ningzhen looked serious, and the moment she held the True Jade Talisman in her hand, her entire demeanor suddenly became cold and aloof.

Before the Yin-Yang duality stove, Ye Ningzhen and Chen Xu locked eyes.

"Junior Brother Chen, are you confident in yourself?"

Chen Xu smiled slightly and said, "I am also looking forward to this first test with the True Jade Talisman."

This answer is quite interesting.

This can be interpreted as him being very confident in himself.

It can also be understood that this is because Chen Xu came from outside the Immortal City and had never used the True Jade Talisman before, so he was also curious and apprehensive.

But for some reason, Ye Ningzhen had a feeling that she had been fooled by the young man in front of her.

The true extent of Chen Xu's culinary skills will be revealed at this moment.

Ye Ningzhen took a soft breath, suppressing the faint excitement in her heart.

She raised her hand and summoned the True Essence Jade Talisman, performing a hand seal to infuse it with her true essence.

"Touch the truth, test the spirit, swiftly!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the jade talisman emitted a faint light.

Bathed in the soft light, fireflies flickered among the wisps of light. Several lines of text then appeared:

"Spiritual Essence +6, Vital Energy +2, Health +2..."

Wow! Three attributes.

Zhou Hou let out a gasp and involuntarily took a few steps forward to examine the words on the back of the jade talisman more closely.

He read aloud as he watched, his tone growing increasingly excited:
"Taking this medicine can calm the mind and spirit, reduce internal heat and dryness, and has the effect of harmonizing vital energy and stabilizing the mind."

It can, to some extent, ward off inner demons, remove heat toxins, and bring joy to the drinker...

Wow! You can do that?!

Zhou Hou's eyes widened, feeling a sense of joy as if he had been struck by a mysterious arrow of destiny.

For a moment, I felt dizzy and excited, not knowing what to do with my hands and feet.

He was starting to believe that his senior sister had indeed brought back a treasure from outside!
But it's not over yet.

There were even words behind the True Jade Talisman.

Zhou Hou's lips were trembling slightly.

He hurriedly continued reading:
"It has a slight effect of purifying true essence, which can help one enter a meditative state and accelerate the cultivation speed by 20% after entering a meditative state."

This spirit has a unique diet, therefore it is rated as a medium-grade seventh-rank spirit!

After reading the string of comments, Zhou Hou could no longer contain himself.

He opened his mouth and burst into laughter.

While laughing, he hurriedly said, "Boundless Heavenly Venerable, this is such a spiritual drink! This disciple will certainly savor it properly and not let it go to waste."

Hey, before he could finish speaking, he quickly picked up a glass cup.

Holding the cup in his hands, Zhou Hou immediately put it to his lips and began to drink it down.

It's not that he's unconventional, it's just that this is a time when he can't afford to be.

If he were to politely decline the offering, Elder Ge and Senior Sister would divide up the spiritual drink, leaving him with nothing. Where would he then complain?
As for Senior Brother Chen...

Well, he only took one cup, so it shouldn't be considered unfair to Senior Brother Chen, right?
He's doing this to support Senior Brother Chen, and he expects Senior Brother Chen won't blame him.

Zhou Hou held the glass cup in his hands, his mind racing with countless thoughts, but in the end he was too embarrassed to actually drink the spiritual beverage in the cup.

Holding the glass cup, he felt as if he were being pricked by needles.

So he could only protect the spiritual drink in his cup while turning his head to look around, chuckling as he said:
"Senior Uncle Ge, Senior Sister, Senior Brother Chen... hehe, and this Junior Brother Ji."

Now that we've done the test, shouldn't we drink this spiritual beverage to the last drop?

This spiritual drink is made to be drunk, after all.

How can we know how it tastes if we don't drink it?
"Well... there's no way to give feedback to Senior Brother Chen, is there?"

All his words boiled down to two simple words: He wanted to drink!

Little did he know, there was someone among them whose desire to "drink" was even purer than his own: Ji Yang.

However, the Ji Yang people were the weakest and felt they had no right to speak here, so they dared not utter a word.

However, when he saw that Chen Xu's spiritual drink was rated as a mid-grade seventh rank, he felt both that it was indeed the case and that the rating was actually a bit low.

The senior's skills are far more than just the middle level of the seventh rank.

Back then, he could create Purple Spirit Pearls that could enhance a cultivator's comprehension using only ninth-grade spiritual materials.

With such skill, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to rate him as a seventh-grade superior or even a top-grade superior.
It seems that the senior was simply keeping a low profile, which is why he didn't reveal his full abilities.

Of course, despite having such suspicions in his mind, Ji Yang would not utter a single word about it.

He's not stupid; why would he talk nonsense and ruin his senior's business?

Ji Yang didn't want anything else right now; he just wanted to try the spiritual drink in the cup.

He had eaten too much from the Purple Spirit Pearl earlier, and now his mouth was dry and he felt like he could drink ten cups of wine in a row!

Unfortunately, he didn't have Zhou Hou's courage, and he didn't even dare to touch any of the glass cups himself.

But then Zhou Hou hissed and inhaled:

"So cold, so cold! Oh my, why is this glass cup so cold in my hand?"

Senior Brother Chen, how do you manage to keep the coolness of this Ice Crystal Fruit so long-lasting and extremely refreshing even after it comes into contact with hot drinks?
By the way, Senior Brother Chen, does this spiritual drink have a name?

Yes, a superior spiritual drink should naturally be matched with a superior name.

Although the True Jade Talisman test showed it to be a mid-grade seventh rank, that's not how it works. In everyone's eyes right now, this spiritual drink is a top-grade spiritual drink!

Chen Xu pondered for a moment.

Ye Ningzhen collected some jade talismans while staring wide-eyed at Chen Xu.

Ge Xing, who had been standing to the side with his hands behind his back, pretending to be reserved, had already walked over to Zhou Hou's side.

The reason Zhou Hou felt uneasy when he held the glass cup was because Ge Xing was glaring at him angrily.

At this moment, Chen Xu was lost in thought, seemingly unsure how to name this spiritual drink.

Ge Xing immediately stepped forward, coughed, and said, "This spiritual drink is so hot and cold, yet it's so compatible with our tastes. How about we call it Biluo Bingxiao?"

Hey, Zhou Hou and Ye Ningzhen immediately turned to stare at Ge Xing.

Ye Ningzhen quickly said, "Uncle-Master, the 'Azure Ice Disappearance' doesn't reflect the effects of this spiritual drink. In my opinion, it should be called 'Spring Stream Frozen Clouds'."

Look at the rim of this crystal cup; it's clearly still covered in ice. Only by depicting frozen clouds in a spring stream can it truly be described as such, isn't it?

What she said was quite vivid.

All eyes turned to them.

Finally, all eyes turned to Chen Xu.

(End of this chapter)