Chef God of the Wuxia and Fantasy World

The area is predominantly blue and consists of countless interconnected square floor panels. Each panel contains a vessel for holding wine, and the largest panel features a massive bronze cauldron in the center.

In front of the bronze cauldron stood an old man with a large bald head, white hair and beard, dressed in a blue robe, but with a ribbon flowing behind him. He sat on a wine gourd floating in mid-air, looking very much like a legendary immortal.

Shuang'er, Huang Rong, and Shang Xiuxun were immediately startled: "A...a god!?"

Ling Chi narrowed his eyes. Having eaten the "Golden Eyes" dish, his eyes could see through the truth and falsehood of all things of the same level. However, when he looked at this old man, he found him to be both real and illusory, which was very strange. This made him wonder if the old man was real or just a phantom.

"Let's go up and ask." Ling Chi stepped forward, and the three women hurriedly followed.

All living things are terrified by the unknown. Now, facing an unknown environment, the three women instinctively rely on Ling Chi. They will follow him no matter what he does.

"Senior," Ling Chi greeted the old man with clasped hands, "may I ask where this place is?"

Old man: "Hmm...good wine..."

"..."

“Speaking of which, this space is filled with the aroma of wine.” Shuang’er took a deep breath and said, “It smells very good.”

"It smells very good." Huang Rong nodded and said, "But it's still a little inferior to our wine."

The old man opened his eyes: "So, you have good wine?"

The three women were startled when the old man suddenly spoke. Ling Chi was also slightly surprised and said, "So you were pretending to be asleep, senior."

"Haha, I just took a nap, how could I be pretending to be asleep!" the old man laughed.

"I see." Ling Chi clasped his hands in a respectful greeting. "May I ask your esteemed name, senior? And where is this place?"

"Hmm? So it's the little brat sent by Qionghua. I am the Wine Immortal, this place is a fleeting illusion." the Wine Immortal said.

"An illusion?" Huang Rong exclaimed in surprise, "Is everything here an illusion?"

"Haha, when falsehood is taken for truth, even truth becomes falsehood; when truth is taken for falsehood, even falsehood becomes truth. Although this place is an illusion, it is not an illusion," the Wine Immortal laughed.

"What do you mean?" Shang Xiuxun didn't understand.

Ling Chi, Shuang'er, and Huang Rong nodded thoughtfully.

"Huh?" Seeing their reaction, Shang Xiuxun felt flustered: "You all understood?"

The three nodded in agreement.

"No way!?" Shang Xiuxun was really panicked: Am I the only idiot?

Seeing her reaction, the old wine connoisseur couldn't help but chuckle: "Hahaha, what an interesting little girl."

Ling Chi laughed and said, "I'm sorry to have made you laugh, Immortal Elder."

"It's alright, it's alright," the old wine connoisseur laughed. "You children are all very interesting, I like you very much, hahaha."

"It is our honor to have the Immortal's delight." Ling Chi took out a wine gourd from his waist and said, "Didn't the Immortal ask us if we had any good wine? This is it. If you don't mind, please have the Immortal taste it."

After saying that, he uncorked the bottle, and the aroma of the wine wafted out.

The old wine connoisseur took a deep breath, and his eyes lit up immediately: "Such a rich aroma, it must be a fine wine."

"Please, sir." Ling Chi handed him the wine gourd.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony." The old wine connoisseur swallowed and took a sip.

"Well--"

The rich, sweet aroma of the mixed fruit wine captivated the old wine connoisseur: "Good wine! Good wine! Truly good wine!"

A glint flashed in Ling Chi's eyes. This Hundred Fruit Wine was his latest evolved version, which had reached the advanced purple grade. However, the Wine Immortal had not been conquered, which showed that his level was at least the top purple grade.

"I'm glad you like it, senior." Ling Chi smiled and said, "It's a pity I came in a hurry and only have this one gourd of wine. Otherwise, I would have prepared more."

Upon hearing these words, the old wine connoisseur was quite disappointed: "What a pity! What a pity! What a real pity!"

“There’s no need for that, Immortal Elder,” Ling Chi said. “Next time, I will definitely bring more fine wine for you to taste.”

"Really!?" The old wine connoisseur's eyes lit up.

“Indeed.” Ling Chi nodded and said, “But please tell me, Immortal Elder, how I can come here again? I will prepare some fine wine and bring it to you to taste.”

"Alright, alright, come on, stretch out your hand." The Wine Immortal beckoned to Ling Chi.

Ling Chi took two steps forward and extended his left hand. The Wine Immortal grasped his left hand, a point of light appeared at the tip of his index finger, and then a symbol was written in his palm. After the symbol took shape, it disappeared into Ling Chi's palm.

A flash of white light, and the symbol disappeared, but Ling Chi felt an indescribable energy in his palm. This energy was very calm and had no fluctuations.

“In the future, if you want to come, just channel your spiritual energy into your palm and you can come over,” said the Wine Immortal. “But don’t come too often, lest someone see you and it affect my rating.”

"???"

Ratings? Even gods need ratings?

The strong sense of déjà vu left Ling Chi somewhat stunned.

The old wine connoisseur said nothing more, but took another sip from his wine gourd: "Ah! Good wine, good wine indeed!"

"..." Ling Chi clasped his hands and asked, "Immortal Elder, I am currently undergoing the entrance test of the Qionghua Sect. May I ask how I can leave this place?"

"Oh?" The old wine connoisseur looked at the four of them and asked, "Who are you all?"

"Mmm." The three girls nodded repeatedly.

The old wine connoisseur, holding his wine gourd, saw that only half a gourd of fine wine remained inside. He smacked his lips and said, "For the sake of this fine wine, I'll help you this once."

As soon as he finished speaking, a teleportation array suddenly appeared on the ground. The Drunken Immortal said, "From here, we can go directly back to the Qionghua Sect."

"Really!? That's great!" The three girls were overjoyed, but Ling Chi's expression changed slightly: No way! I still want to withstand the test of 'lust'!

Unfortunately, he can only think about it; if he were to say it out loud, his kidneys would suffer.

"Thank you, Immortal Elder. We will definitely come to see you again when we have good wine," Huang Rong said happily.

"No rush, no rush, once a month is fine." The Wine Immortal chuckled. "Also, you must come when there are no trials, otherwise if you are discovered, I will suffer as well."

"Don't worry, old immortal, we will definitely keep track of the time."

"That's good." The Wine Immortal breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Alright, you can go back now! There have been too many people undergoing trials these past few days, so don't let them find out."

"Take care, Immortal Elder, we'll come again next time." The four bowed and then entered the teleportation array, leaving the Fleeting Illusion.

Seeing them leave, the Wine Immortal took another sip of wine and let out a comfortable sigh: "I never thought that mortals could brew such fine wine." He paused, then added: "These four children have extraordinary talent. I'm sure that in a few years, the Qionghua Sect will become stronger because of them."

……

At the entrance of the Qionghua Sect, Ling Chi and his companions came to their senses and, seeing the familiar scene, knew they had returned.

Zong Lian stared at them in shock: "You...you're really back?"

“Yes!” Ling Chi said, “I never expected the Illusionary Realm to be so realistic, it’s truly unbelievable.” He paused, then asked, “Elder Zong Lian, may we now enter the Qionghua Sect?”

Zong Lian gave the four of them a deep look and nodded: "Congratulations, from now on you are disciples of the Qionghua Sect."

"That's great!" The three girls hugged each other and jumped for joy.

Zong Lian smiled slightly: "Come with me!"

"Thank you for your help, Elder Zonglian."

……

As the four entered the gate, the first thing they saw was a huge statue of the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden. Looking around, they also saw statues of the four guardian beasts of Kunlun Mountain, which looked similar to those in the game, but were more exquisite and magnificent.

At this moment, several disciples of the Qionghua Sect were coming and going in the square, but their faces were gloomy, as if they had just experienced something bad.

In addition, Ling Chi made another major discovery: the disciples of the Qionghua Sect, regardless of gender, were all exceptionally good-looking and surrounded by celestial aura, clearly cultivators. Ling Chi couldn't help but feel ashamed of his own appearance.

Huang Rong and Shang Xiuxun were both fine; with their beauty that transcended dimensions, they were quite outstanding in the Qionghua Sect. However, Shuang'er subconsciously lowered her head, ashamed to be seen.

"..." Ling Chi pinched the bridge of his nose, his determination to 'become an ordinary person and not eat beauty foods' began to waver violently.

Chapter Two: Red Recipes

Qionghua Palace is where the sect leader receives visitors.

At the palace gate, Elder Zong Lian said goodbye to the two Qionghua disciples guarding the gate before entering. A short while later, Zong Lian came out and said, "The four of you may come in!"

The four followed Zong Lian into the palace, where they met the new leader of the Qionghua Sect, Su Yao.

"Are these the four who passed the test?" Su Yao glanced at Ling Chi and the other three, then asked Zong Lian.

"Indeed." Zong Lian clasped his hands in a fist salute: "Sect Leader, the four of them are exceptionally talented, probably no less than... the Sword Bearer."

"Oh?" Su Yao's eyes narrowed, her gaze sweeping over the four of them with a sharpness like a knife.

Facing her gaze, the four of them felt no pressure and remained completely calm in the face of her gaze.

"..." Su Yao's eyes calmed down, and she said calmly, "Very good. With such talent, they can enhance the strength of my Qionghua Sect. But who can teach them?"

Zong Lian clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Zong Lian is willing to do it."

“In that case, I’ll have to trouble Elder Zonglian,” Su Yao said.

"For the sake of the Qionghua Sect, Zong Lian has an unshirkable duty."

"Then we'll leave them to Elder Zong Lian. You may leave now!"

"Yes, Sect Leader."

……

The four followed Zong Lian out of Qionghua Palace. As soon as they came out, Ling Chi asked, "Elder Zong Lian, should we call you Master now?"

Zong Lian said, "That's right. From today onwards, I will be your master."

"Master, when will you teach us immortal techniques?" Ling Chi pressed.

"It's getting late today, so I'll take you to collect your Qionghua Sect clothing and arrange for you to stay. Then I'll show you around the area. Tomorrow morning, I'll teach you immortal techniques," Zong Lian said.

"Oh." Ling Chi nodded, followed Zong Lian for a while, and said, "Master, the sect leader looks very young!"

“That’s right,” Zong Lian said. “The sect leader is only nineteen years old this year.”

"Ah!?" Shang Xiuxun exclaimed, "So young!"

"Sigh!" Zong Lian sighed, as if he couldn't bear to look back.

Shang Xiuxun wanted to ask more, but Ling Chi raised his hand to stop her.

"Master, who is more powerful, you or the sect leader?" Ling Chi asked.