Chef God of the Wuxia and Fantasy World

"Huh? Now that you mention it, it seems to be true."

"Wow! This iron kite is so beautiful!" Xiao Zhao hugged Ling Chi's arm and said, "Daddy, can I have this iron kite?"

"Ah!? No way, I saw it first, it should be given to me!" Qu Feiyan pounced on Ling Chi: "Brother Ling, please give me this iron kite, okay? I like it so much!"

"Heh..." Ling Chi glanced at her sideways: "Who was it that said it was pointless to take off your pants and fart?"

"Ugh! What awful words! Who said that? So rude!" Qu Feiyan looked around, refusing to admit it.

"Alright." Ling Chi patted her back and said, "This iron kite is of no use on the farm. You're just looking at it out of curiosity. Once the novelty wears off, you won't take it seriously anymore."

"No, I will definitely cherish it." Qu Feiyan quickly assured her.

Do you think I believe that?

"Oh! I want it!" Qu Feiyan kept whining, "Brother Ling, please give me this iron kite, okay?"

Ugh, how cheesy.

"Alright, alright," Ling Chi said. "I can't give it to you, but the iron kite is usually kept here. You can play with it if you want, but you're not allowed to break it."

"Mmm, I promise I won't break it." Qu Feiyan jumped down happily and pounced on Tie Yuan's back, saying to Xiao Zhao, who was pouting, "There are two seats here, come on over!"

Xiao Zhao's anger turned to joy, and she immediately jumped up, exclaiming, "Here I come!"

Soon, the two girls flew up in an iron kite, like a living phoenix, soaring over the farm and leaving everyone in awe.

"Old Master Pu's skills are divine; he can be called a master craftsman." The two little girls were having a great time, but Ling Chi praised Pu Heng highly, even calling him a "master craftsman."

"I dare not accept such praise from you, young master. I am far from being worthy of it." Although Pu Heng was very excited, he knew that his skills were far from reaching the level of the "God of Craftsmen". He had spent a lot of effort forging the Dragon Slayer Blade and it took him three years to recover. If this was the level of the God of Craftsmen, then the God of Craftsmen was far too low-level.

“Alas!” Ou Yu sighed and said, “Old Master Pu is indeed diligent in his study of skills and his talent is also outstanding. I have been called a genius since childhood and even won the title of the number one blacksmith in the world, but compared with Old Master Pu, I am still half a step behind.”

“You don’t need to underestimate yourself,” Pu Heng comforted him. “Your talent is definitely no less than mine. It’s just that you’re not as diligent in your studies as I am. I can go five days and five nights without eating, drinking or resting in order to polish this iron kite. Can you do that?”

Ou Yu was speechless.

If he were to do it, he certainly could, but he has a wife by his side, and he always has to devote some of his energy to her every day. This is why he has been unable to surpass Pu Heng all these years.

When talents are roughly equal, the competition comes down to who studies harder.

"Where there's a will, there's a way," but how many people can actually grind an iron rod day after day? With that kind of free time, why not just buy a needle for embroidery?

This is the choice of all intelligent people, but the more intelligent a person is, the more they tend to take shortcuts and are unwilling to delve deeply into something or study it diligently. But some things have no shortcuts; you can only work hard and painstakingly, bit by bit.

Blacksmithing is a profession where you can't reap the rewards without sufficient effort. Pu Heng's tireless forging, day after day, year after year, has led to his current achievements. Although Ou Yu also works hard, he can't match Pu Heng's dedication. Despite years of hard work and a period where he nearly matched Pu Heng's skill, Pu Heng made a breakthrough in his technique a few years ago. This breakthrough widened the gap between them again, which is why Ou Yu is somewhat disheartened.

Ling Chi patted Ou Yu on the shoulder and said, "Don't forget, you all have unlimited lifespans. Just because you're not as good as Elder Pu now doesn't mean you can't catch up in the future. As long as I'm alive, you haven't lost."

These words were like a wake-up call for Ou Yu, making him suddenly understand.

That's right! I have an infinite lifespan. As long as you, young master, live, I will have a chance to catch up with Elder Pu. I haven't lost!

In that instant, Ou Yu's mental state underwent a tremendous change, along with his confidence returning. Moreover, he felt that every cell in his body was full of vitality, and he had an urge to immediately forge a divine weapon.

"I wish to forge a divine weapon immediately, please forgive me, young master."

Ling Chi laughed and said, "Go ahead, don't worry about me."

Ou Yu clasped his hands in a respectful gesture and plunged into the blacksmith's shop.

Looking at his current state, Pu Heng whispered, "Young Master, Ou Yu is about to break through."

He was all too familiar with this state; he was like this even before he broke through to the next level.

Ling Chi laughed and said, "Old Pu is going to have a competitor again."

"Haha, I couldn't be happier." When it comes to blacksmithing skills, he is second to none.

……

Another month has passed in the blink of an eye, and it's now August.

Over the past month, Peach Blossom Island has remained as peaceful as ever, and business has been declining day by day. However, after receiving four treatments, Shi Zhixuan's schizophrenia is rapidly improving, which is a welcome change.

Shi Zhixuan had already written down all of his martial arts techniques without holding anything back.

Ling Chi handed these cultivation techniques over to Wang Chongyang and a few other old guys. Now these old guys basically don't do any work, devoting almost all their energy to the research and creation of cultivation techniques.

Over the years, in terms of combat power, there are many people on the farm and ranch who are excessively powerful. The strongest is Wang Chongyang, who not only knows martial arts but also magic.

As the saying goes, "If you understand one method, you understand all methods." Since pioneering the path of magic, he has increasingly felt like a terrestrial immortal. Moreover, in recent years, he has enjoyed discussing Buddhism with Yilin, seemingly wanting to create a new school that surpasses both Buddhism and Taoism by absorbing their essence.

Learning makes people progress. Compared to Yilin, who devoted herself to studying Buddhism, Wang Chongyang, who was proficient in both Buddhism and Taoism, was obviously more likely to succeed.

Influenced by him, Wu Yazi, Wu Xingyun, Li Canghai, the Seven Masters of Quanzhen, and others also broadened their horizons in their studies. These people have reached the forefront of innovation, and their future is limitless.

After obtaining Shi Zhixuan's complete set of martial arts techniques and studying them for several months, Wang Chongyang and the others were deeply impressed by Shi Zhixuan's extraordinary talent: "This person is truly a genius, no less than me."

“…” Ling Chi rolled her eyes: He really knows how to flatter himself.

"What martial arts techniques does Master Wang think I am suitable to learn?" Ling Chi asked.

"Hehe," Wang Chongyang laughed, "No need to learn."

"Oh?" Ling Chi looked at him, wanting to hear what he had to say.

“Young Brother Ling already possesses enough mental cultivation techniques, martial arts skills, and spells. There is no need for him to learn more of these techniques; that would only be a waste of his time,” Wang Chongyang said.

"I see." Ling Chi nodded, thinking it made sense. The mental cultivation method he was currently practicing was Tai Chi Divine Skill, which had already transcended the realm of martial arts and was heading straight for immortal cultivation. And his martial arts skills were already comprehensive, including close combat, ranged attacks, and group attacks, so there was no need to add anything superfluous.

Needless to say, as for magic, after so many years of cultivation, apart from fire magic, he hadn't broken through the level 2 bottleneck in any other magic, which made him personally experience what it means to 'bite off more than you can chew'.

Fortunately, he had the tenfold acceleration effect of the Chef God Space, otherwise he would have been 'loyal to one person' long ago.

“Then I will cultivate the existing techniques,” Ling Chi said.

Wang Chongyang nodded and said, "In addition, I have completed the Eight Trigrams magic over the years, and I will pass it on to Brother Ling."

"Oh?" Ling Chi's spirits lifted.

Chapter Fifty-Eight: Failed Marriage Alliance

The Five Elements and the Eight Trigrams are two systems, but they also have a corresponding relationship.

Metal corresponds to Qian and Dui, with Qian representing Heaven and Dui representing Lake; Fire corresponds to Li, with Li representing Fire; Wood corresponds to Zhen and Xun, with Zhen representing Thunder and Xun representing Wind; Water corresponds to Kan, with Kan representing Water; Earth corresponds to Gen and Kun, with Gen representing Mountain and Kun representing Earth.

Therefore, the Five Elements magic consists of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, while the Eight Trigrams magic consists of heaven, lake, fire, thunder, wind, water, mountain, and earth.

Among them, Ze (泽), Huo (火), Lei (雷), Feng (风), Shui (水), Shan (山), and Di (地) are all spells, without a doubt. The only one that Ling Chi couldn't understand at first was 'Tian' (天). It wasn't until Wang Chongyang concealed his body in the void and then traveled through the void without any obstacles that he realized that 'Tian' spells were actually 'spatial spells'.

Amazing!

When I read cultivation novels in the past, many authors said that time and space were the two great heaven-defying supernatural powers. But if space is one of the two great heaven-defying supernatural powers, why is it reflected in the 'heaven' of the Bagua?

Or is it that different systems, while having similarities, have fundamentally different effects?

Anyway, I didn't understand it before I learned it, so I'll talk about it after I learn it!

……

The days passed quickly amidst relatively peaceful studies, until the winter of that year when Li Shimin led an army of 200,000 to eliminate Fu Gongyou in Jiangnan. By then, except for the Song clique in Lingnan, the Li Tang dynasty had recovered all the territory of the Sui dynasty. However, on the final issue of how to deal with the Song clique, Li Shimin and his generals had different opinions.

Li Shimin originally intended to take advantage of the victory to eliminate the Song clan and pacify the country, but Li Jing and Du Ruhui expressed their opposition.

“Your Highness, the Song Clan of Lingnan is different from other forces. They have a master like Song Que, the Heavenly Blade, who is no less than a Grandmaster. Your Highness should be well aware of the power of a Grandmaster. It is not something that can be determined by human strength. Unless we also have a Grandmaster in charge, this battle will inevitably result in heavy losses and will not be worth the effort,” Li Jing said.

“The pharmacist is right.” Du Ruhui also agreed: “It is said that Song Que of the Heavenly Blade has one son and two daughters. His eldest daughter, Song Yuhua, is already married, but his youngest daughter, Song Yuzhi, is still unmarried. I heard that His Highness the Crown Prince and the second young lady of the Song family have been close friends since childhood. Is this true?”

"..." Li Shimin glanced at him and said, "That is indeed the case."

"Hehe." Du Ruhui laughed, "With His Highness's background, talent, and appearance, he is the best choice. It is said that the second young lady of the Song family is also as beautiful as a fairy, and she is a good match for His Highness. Why doesn't His Highness write a letter to ask for the hand in marriage from the second young lady of the Song family? If it works out, everything will be fine; if it doesn't, it's not too late to fight each other."

After hearing this explanation, Li Shimin nodded: "Very well, but I wonder who would be suitable to deliver the message?"

"I am not capable, but I am willing to take on this important task." Du Ruhui volunteered.

Li Shimin nodded and said, "Then I will write a letter immediately, and I will leave the rest to Keming."

"I will certainly live up to the heavy responsibility."

……

That day, Du Ruhui took Li Shimin's marriage proposal and went straight to the Song family in Lingnan. Two days later, Du Ruhui met Song Que and presented the marriage proposal to him.

After reading the marriage proposal, Song Que couldn't help but sneer, "That brat from the Li family, he really has a good plan."

“What Lord Song said is correct; His Highness the Crown Prince has indeed made a good plan,” Du Ruhui said.

"Oh?" Song Que didn't expect Du Ruhui to say such a thing, and asked with great interest, "As Li's subordinate, how did you expose his shortcomings?"

"That's not the case." Du Ruhui shook his head and said, "His Highness the Crown Prince is using an open strategy. With His Highness's status, talent, and even age and appearance, he can be called a dragon among men. He and the second young lady of the Song Clan are a match made in heaven. If they can be united, it would be a win-win situation for both our Great Tang and the Song Clan. What does the Song Clan leader think?"

Song Que looked at him, and Du Ruhui met his gaze sincerely and calmly.

“You’re right. If we could become in-laws with the Li family’s son, we could indeed avoid war and restore peace to the world,” Song Que said.

“That’s right,” Du Ruhui said with a smile. “Moreover, the Song clan can still occupy Lingnan, which does not affect their ruling position in the area.”

"Hehehe." Song Que chuckled a few times, but his laughter grew colder and colder: "You want my Song family's daughter to marry a barbarian bastard? Wishful thinking!"

"You—" Du Ruhui's expression changed drastically: "We came with good intentions, is this how Lord Song treats his guests?"

"Hmph!" Song Que sneered, "My Song family is of pure Han blood, how can we be compared to the Li family's mixed blood! Go back and tell that the daughters of my Song family will only marry Han men, not mixed blood, so that he can give up on that idea!"

Even with Du Ruhui's composure, he couldn't help but take a few deep breaths and said, "Won't Lord Song reconsider? After all, in war between two armies, it is the common people who ultimately suffer."

“If you withdraw from Lingnan, there will be no more war!” Song Que said coldly. “My Song clan only wants to live in peace in a corner of the country. If the Li Tang wants to make things difficult for my Song clan, then don’t blame me for being ruthless with my long sword.”

"..." Du Ruhui clasped his hands in a fist and said, "In that case, I shall take my leave."

"No delivery."

……

Two days later, Du Ruhui returned to the Tang army camp, bringing with him the news of the failed marriage alliance with a look of shame on his face.

"It's not Keming's fault." Li Shimin helped Du Ruhui up and said, "Actually, I thought of that a long time ago."

If you knew this all along, why did you still let me go in the first place?

Unfortunately, he dared not speak, and Du Ruhui could only lower his head in frustration, not letting Li Shimin see the expression on his face that made him want to hit someone.

"That Song Que is a real scoundrel! Your Highness, give me, Cheng Yaojin, 30,000 troops and watch me wipe out his den of thieves!" Cheng Yaojin volunteered, brandishing his great axe, ready to go and have a good fight.

"Shut up!" Li Jing snapped. "Don't even mention 30,000 troops, even 100,000 troops would be sent to their deaths if they encountered a Grandmaster."