Chef God of the Wuxia and Fantasy World

Fan Qinghui nodded, picked up the teacup, and the aroma of the tea was already refreshing. Taking a sip, a warm current flowed into her stomach, and her internal organs felt joyful. The fatigue accumulated throughout the day vanished at this moment, and even her mind became clear. Some Buddhist principles that she couldn't understand before became much clearer at this moment.

Fan Qinghui was utterly shocked: "What kind of tea is this?!"

“Hehe, this is tea that I planted, picked, processed, and brewed myself. One sip can completely relieve fatigue, clear the mind, and greatly enhance enlightenment, so I named it Enlightenment Tea.” Ling Chi said with a smile.

"Enlightenment Tea?" Fan Qinghui seemed to be thinking, then nodded with approval: "What a wonderful Enlightenment Tea, the tea lives up to its name. It would be my honor to have a sip."

"Sister Qinghui, please don't say that." Ling Chi chuckled and said, "This Enlightenment Tea is good, but it can only be drunk three times. After three times, it will be ineffective. Please remember this, Sister Qinghui."

Remember this?

Fan Qinghui was taken aback: "What do you mean?"

"Sister Qinghui, don't you want some more Enlightenment Tea?" Ling Chi asked with a smile.

"..." Fan Qinghui looked at him and asked, "What exactly is Benefactor Ling's purpose?"

"Was my behavior obvious?" Ling Chi touched his nose and said, "If I said 'it's just to make a good connection,' would Qinghui believe me?"

Fan Qinghui smiled faintly: "I'm half-believing, half-doubting."

"Alright!" Ling Chi shrugged and said, "Then I won't beat around the bush. Actually, I'd like to see the 'Compassionate Sword Manual.' I wonder if Sister Qinghui would be willing?"

Sure enough.

Upon hearing Ling Chi's request, Fan Qinghui's expression showed understanding.

There are two main attractions of Cihang Jingzhai. The first is the abundance of beautiful women, each one a stunning beauty; the second is the Cihang Sword Manual, one of the four great martial arts classics.

Once you comprehend the "Compassionate Sword Manual" to the point of "Sword Heart Clarity," you will have the opportunity to shatter the void and travel to another world. As for what that other world is, only the one who shatters it will know.

In Fan Qinghui's view, although Ling Chi was highly skilled in martial arts, he might not have possessed a top-tier technique capable of shattering the void. Therefore, it made sense for him to set his sights on the four great martial arts books.

Of the four great books, the "Longevity Manual" is missing; the "Heavenly Demon Strategy" is divided between the two factions and six paths of the Demonic Sect, making it extremely difficult to reunite them; and the "War God's Record" is a legend, never seen by anyone in the world. Only the complete "Compassionate Sword Manual" is in Cihang Jingzhai, making it the best choice for Ling Chi to borrow it from Cihang Jingzhai.

Fan Qinghui, who thought she had seen through everything, nodded and said, "The Cihang Sword Manual is a secret of Jingzhai that is not passed down. If Benefactor Ling wants to see it, it will be difficult for this humble nun."

"Hehe." Ling Chi chuckled and said, "I'll stay at Jingzhai for a month, and then I'll leave." He paused, then added, "In return, I'll give Qinghui some compensation. I think Qinghui will definitely not refuse this compensation."

"Oh?" Fan Qinghui's heart stirred. "What kind of compensation is it?"

"I have a dish," Ling Chi smiled slightly, "that can make people float in the air."

……

Ling Chi settled down at Cihang Jingzhai, residing in the Jingzhai's [Collection Tower]. After Fan Qinghui ate the dish of floating toads and actually jumped into the air with all her might, she knew that Jingzhai was determined to befriend Ling Chi, even if it meant sacrificing herself to feed the demons.

Although she was over fifty, she still looked young. In addition, Ling Chi seemed to have a particular fondness for this kind of thing. Fan Qinghui had also considered that if Ling Chi did anything detrimental to Jingzhai, she would sacrifice herself and feed the demon with her body.

For Cihang Jingzhai, the interests of the sect are paramount. The women of Cihang Jingzhai, from the very first day they enter, are prepared to offer themselves to the demons. The only difference is whether they have the opportunity to do so.

During his month at Cihang Jingzhai, Ling Chi would often go into the kitchen to cook a delicious and soul-stirring meal for the beautiful women of Jingzhai whenever he had free time. After more than ten attempts, the recipes for the remaining three hundred disciples and elders of Jingzhai were all revealed. In addition to Fan Qinghui, a total of twelve purple recipes were revealed.

Although it has five fewer masters than Jingnian Temple, twelve grandmasters are still terrifying enough. No wonder it can be ranked alongside Jingnian Temple as one of the two holy sites of the righteous martial arts world; Cihang Jingzhai truly lives up to its reputation.

However, Shi Feixuan was not among these people.

Ling Chi didn't know the reason either, and he didn't want to ask. According to the original description, this was three years before the start of the Twin Dragons story. Wanwan was probably only fifteen years old, and Shi Feixuan was two years older than Wanwan, so she should only be seventeen. Compared to them three years later, their martial arts skills should still be a step behind. Right now, they should focus on improving their strength first, and he could reveal more recipes later.

Unlike the "Longevity Manual," he recognized every single word in the "Compassionate Sword Manual." The difference was that the "Longevity Manual" was a Taoist cultivation method, while the "Compassionate Sword Manual" was a purely Buddhist cultivation method.

The Cihang Sword Manual is based on five key principles: Qi, Mastery, Spirit, Divine Power, and Heart. These principles are: Sword Qi Over the Yangtze River, Sword Mastery of Heaven and Earth, Sword Spirit of the Universe, Sword God Selflessness, and Sword Heart Clarity.

The entire volume is divided into thirteen chapters, with the main themes of stillness, guarding, emptiness, and nothingness.

Chapter Thirteen of the Sword Manual describes a kind of solitary meditation that hovers on the edge of death, called the "Death Gate." If someone with insufficient cultivation tries to practice it, their entire body's essence and blood will explode, and they will die.

It looks quite frightening, but once you overcome this death challenge, you can shatter the void and depart. Therefore, every Jingzhai disciple who has reached the level of Sword Heart Clarity will choose to undergo this death challenge. Although, so far, there are no records of anyone succeeding.

Ling Chi made a copy of the entire set of techniques and gave it to Yi Lin.

With Yilin's current level of cultivation, practicing the "Compassionate Sword Manual" will be twice as effective.

Although Yilin's realm is very high, and she has even comprehended some Buddhist supernatural powers, her martial arts skills are not high. This "Compassionate Sword Manual" has both spiritual cultivation and swordsmanship cultivation. In the future, when Yilin's divine skills are fully mastered, her weakness in close combat will be made up for.

As for the spiritual cultivation in the "Compassionate Sword Manual," perhaps Yilin can make improvements based on her own understanding.

The Cihang Sword Manual itself has flaws; trying to shatter the void by manipulating emotions is incredibly foolish. Ling Chi wouldn't allow his woman to develop a psychological disorder from practicing it.

However, compared to the "Compassionate Sword Manual," many of the collections in the [Collection Tower] interested Yilin more, so Lingchi casually flipped through them and made copies for Yilin to study.

In a month, because the disciples in Jingzhai were repeatedly conquered by Ling Chi's delicious food, everyone in Jingzhai became very friendly towards Ling Chi. They even found his ordinary face quite pleasing to the eye and found him more and more handsome the more they looked at him.

Several female disciples interested in cooking even asked him for culinary lessons. Ling Chi tested their talents and found them to be only average. Therefore, Ling Chi didn't teach them advanced cooking techniques, but only some simple, easy-to-learn, and relatively delicious recipes.

For example, "ga" noodles, dumplings, egg pancakes, pickled vegetables, tea eggs, tofu pudding, and fried bread slices eaten with pickled vegetables, tea eggs, and tofu pudding...

These are all vegetarian dishes, perfectly meeting the dietary needs of Cihang Jingzhai Buddhist disciples. They are also simple to learn and taste good.

After a few tries, the female disciples quickly got the hang of it. Others who tasted it also thought it was delicious. While it couldn't compare to Ling Chi's cooking, it was much more affordable.

The same bowl of dumplings costs ten taels of silver for Ling Chi's, while theirs only costs five copper coins—a difference of two thousand times.

Therefore, Ling Chi cooked more than ten meals at Cihang Jingzhai, directly saving Cihang Jingzhai several million taels of silver.

The most expensive items are the purple recipes. The cost of a single purple recipe is at least 100,000 taels of silver, and the price would be even higher if sold. If it weren't for the discovery of twelve purple recipes and about three hundred blue recipes, this would have been one of Ling Chi's few unprofitable deals.

A month later, Ling Chi walked out of the [Tibetan Classics Pagoda] and bid farewell to Fan Qinghui.

"Amitabha, is Benefactor Ling leaving already?" Facing this day, Fan Qinghui felt a pang of reluctance. Although it had only been a short month, Ling Chi had cooked her a variety of meals every day. Although he had only won her over two or three times, the other dishes were still so delicious that she couldn't bear to part with them.

Thinking that after Ling Chi left, she didn't know when she would be able to taste his cooking again, and Fan Qinghui felt a little empty inside.

“Yes!” Ling Chi looked at Fan Qinghui and said, “Sister Qinghui, remember to come to Peach Blossom Island to see me when you have time. I’ll cook you something delicious.”

"Amitabha." For a fleeting moment, Fan Qinghui felt a sudden flutter in her heart, a feeling she had never experienced before, not even with Song Que back then. In her flustered state, she hurriedly chanted the Buddha's name to calm herself: "If I have time in the future, I will definitely visit you."

"Then it's settled." Ling Chi smiled exceptionally brightly. His smile was so approachable that it touched Fan Qinghui: So this is how handsome he looks when he smiles.

"Brother Ling, are you leaving?" After saying goodbye to Fan Qinghui, Fan Qinghui did not get up to see him off, citing feeling unwell. However, when the female disciples saw Ling Chi pushing the wheelbarrow away, they hurriedly blocked his way.

"Yes!" Looking at the beautiful young women who had stopped him, Ling Chi smiled and said, "I've done what I needed to do, and I should go home now."

"Please don't go!" A bold girl grabbed his arm, her eyes full of longing. "I can't bear to part with Brother Ling."

“We’re reluctant to part with it either,” the other girls said.

Seeing that more and more people were gathering, Ling Chi raised his hand, patted the head of the girl who was hugging him, and smiled, "I'm also reluctant to leave you all! But I've been away for too long this time, and I don't know how things are at home. I have to go back and check on things." He paused, then added, "If you have time in the future, come to Peach Blossom Island in the East China Sea to find me. I'll show you around the island and cook you some delicious food, okay?"

Seeing that Ling Chi was determined to leave, the girls couldn't help but burst into tears: "Waaah, we'll definitely go. Brother Ling, wait for us!"

"Yes, yes, I'll definitely wait for you." Ling Chi comforted you, "Don't cry, anyone who doesn't know better will think I'm bullying you!"

"Woooo..."

These girls were still young and had only recently begun cultivating the "Compassionate Sword Manual." They still possessed the sentimentality of ordinary girls. Coupled with the more than ten rounds of delicious food they had been bombarded with over a month, Ling Chi was like an inseparable family member to them. Now that their family member was about to leave them, the reluctance and sadness filled their hearts, causing these girls to shed many tears.

Soon, the older elders arrived and ordered them to stop crying. Then they escorted Ling Chi out of the Jingzhai and watched him wave goodbye as he walked away.

Fan Qinghui hid behind a tree on the mountain path, watching Ling Chi's figure disappear into the mountains, and murmured, "Take care."

Chapter Ten: Shan Wanjing's Resentment

While the news of Bian Bufu's murder was still being hotly debated in the martial arts world, Ling Chi quietly returned to Peach Blossom Island.

In just three months of this trip, Ling Chi had already accomplished five major feats.

First, he obtained the "Longevity Manual"; second, he killed Bian Bufu; third, he read the "Jingnian Zen Book" at Jingnian Zen Temple and obtained many Buddhist scriptures; fourth, he met Empress Changsun Wugou, who was the first empress of all time; and fifth, he obtained the "Cihang Sword Manual" and the collection of books from Cihang Jingzhai.

But for him, the greatest gain was not obtaining the two extraordinary books and the Zen book that was almost extraordinary, but rather the discovery of thousands of blue recipes and twenty-nine purple recipes.

Before leaving the island, he only had a handful of purple recipes; now he has over thirty, greatly enriching his repertoire of high-level dishes. Although they are all just ordinary purple recipes, now that he has ordinary purple recipes, how far away are advanced purple recipes?

only……

Seeing the ingredients needed for these purple recipes gave Ling Chi a headache.

This is no longer just about thousand-year-old ginseng and ten-thousand-year-old he shou wu; many of the ingredients required are actually 'fantasy ingredients' that have never been heard of or seen before.

For example, the spirit of fire, the water of a thousand-year-old cold pool, the spirit of Geng metal, the wings of a demon spirit... Is this still food?

If the system hadn't known where to find these things, Ling Chi would have given up on these recipes.

Putting these worries aside for the time being, Ling Chi returned to Peach Blossom Island and found that business there was as good as ever, and had not declined because of his departure.

This is all thanks to Huang Rong. Now that Huang Rong has fully mastered the blue recipe, she can handle diners below the master level with ease, and her departure will not affect the reputation of Peach Blossom Island's cuisine.

Although Shuang'er's cooking skills were somewhat lacking, she was quite adept at making ordinary blue recipes. In addition, her kitchen help skills were even better than Huang Rong's. The two women working together actually increased efficiency considerably, making it more than enough to handle a maximum of ten or so tables of diners each day.

So after Ling Chi returned, apart from the maids being happy for a moment, nothing else seemed to have changed.

That's good too. He can focus on practicing the purple recipes in the Chef God Space, and incidentally practice all the thousands of blue recipes and numerous white recipes to 100% proficiency.

The sheer number of high-quality recipes released this time is both a pleasant surprise and a burden for Ling Chi. To thoroughly study and perfect so many recipes would take decades.

Thanks to the Chef's Space, and its virtual features, even without ingredients, one can practice cooking using virtual ingredients. For a chef, there is no more ideal kitchen.

The day after Ling Chi returned to Peach Blossom Island, Shan Meixian and Shan Wanjing arrived.

In the deluxe room, Shan Wanjing said excitedly, "Brother Ling, thank you."

"You're welcome." Ling Chi smiled and said, "I'm doing this for my own business. From now on, all banquets of your Dongming Sect must be held on Peach Blossom Island. No going back on your word."

"No, that won't happen," Shan Wanjing said. "Ever since we heard the news of Bian Bufu's death two months ago, Mother has arranged all the banquets of the Dongming Sect to be held on Peach Blossom Island. If you don't believe me, ask Sister Huang and Sister Shuang'er how much business our Dongming Sect has brought to Peach Blossom Island in the past two months."

Ling Chi chuckled and said, "There's no need to ask. I believe what Xiao Wanjing said."

"Hehe." Shan Wanjing was very happy that Ling Chi trusted her, and asked, "Brother Ling, how did you kill him back then?"

Shan Meixian also perked up her ears.

"It's nothing," Ling Chi said. "I just found him and killed him with one blow."

"..." Shan Wanjing was stunned for a moment: "It's that simple?"

“Otherwise?” Ling Chi laughed. “The same thing can have different difficulties and results depending on who handles it. Killing Bian Bufu is difficult for you, but for me it’s just a piece of cake, not worth mentioning.”

Dan Wanjing slumped onto the table, somewhat dejected: "Damn it, why is Brother Ling so amazing?"

“Because I am a genius,” Ling Chi said.

"..."

Shan Meixian chuckled and said, "Whether it's cooking or martial arts, Xiao Chi is a genius, incomparable to anyone else."

Shan Wanjing pouted, but couldn't refute it.