Chef God of the Wuxia and Fantasy World

Since it was made to order, it naturally required the corresponding ingredients. Ling Chi made a list and asked the young man to buy them, while he stayed behind to eat donkey meat sandwiches and wait.

The young man was quick; he bought all the necessary ingredients in less than 15 minutes.

At this moment, Ling Chi was drinking from a gourd, the aroma of the wine filling the air. The young man couldn't help but swallow hard: "Boss, the goods have been bought."

"Oh." Ling Chi put the cork back in the bottle and said, "Put it down!"

"Okay." The young man placed the items on the ground, then looked at the wine gourd at Ling Chi's waist and asked, "Boss, this wine smells amazing! Where did you buy it?"

"Hehe, this is homemade; you can't buy it anywhere else," Ling Chi said with a smile.

"Homemade!" the young man said with some disappointment. "It's a pity that such good wine is unavailable."

"You can speak louder, but I'm not going to give you any anyway," Ling Chi said, squatting down and teasing him as she washed the leaves.

"Huh?" The young man's eyes lit up, and he laughed, "I didn't expect the boss to be one of us!"

"Who's like you?" Ling Chi rolled her eyes. "I'm rich, and I never freeload."

"..."

"Also, wash the rice properly, don't just stand there doing nothing," Ling Chi said.

"..."

Soon, the rice and jujubes were washed, and the string was soaked. Lingchi then began wrapping the zongzi.

At this point, the young man had nothing to do, so he squatted down and chatted with Ling Chi.

"Where are you from, boss? Your accent doesn't sound like you're from Shouyang," the young man asked.

“I’m from the North, and I just arrived in Shouyang yesterday,” Ling Chi said.

"Where in the north are you from? What brings you to Shouyang?"

“It’s a small place, you’ve probably never heard of it,” Ling Chi said. “There’s a reason I came to Shouyang, but I’m not going to tell you.”

"Uh, hehe." The young man chuckled, seemingly unconcerned. "You haven't encountered any demons or monsters along the way, have you?"

"I encountered it." Ling Chi said while wrapping a zongzi, "But I have martial arts skills, so thankfully it was a close call."

"You're quite impressive, boss," the young man praised. "Most martial arts practitioners wouldn't dare to travel far alone."

"Hehe." Ling Chi quickly wrapped the zongzi, and the pot was boiling. He put them in and let them cook.

"Don't talk about me, isn't your wife pregnant? How many months pregnant is she?" Ling Chi asked, sitting on the stool.

"I'm almost full term." The young man's face was full of happiness. "It should be within the next day or two."

"Oh, congratulations then." Ling Chi clasped his hands in a fist salute.

"Congratulations to you too." The young man returned the greeting with clasped hands, his face beaming with joy.

"By the way, have you named the child yet?" Ling Chi asked.

"Not yet." The young man shook his head and frowned. "After all, we don't know if it's a boy or a girl yet."

"Are you stupid?" Ling Chi rolled her eyes. "Couldn't you have already thought of names for both the boy and the girl? For example, if you have a boy, name him 'Jiaoji' (meaning 'gay') and if you have a girl, name her 'Baihe' (meaning 'lily'). It would save time and effort, wouldn't it be great?"

"That's right!" The young man slapped his forehead. "How could I not have thought of something so simple?"

"There's nothing I can do, there's no cure for brain damage." Ling Chi shrugged.

"..." Although he didn't know what "brain-dead" meant, he could guess the general idea from the words. The young man laughed and said, "Interesting, interesting. Boss and I are indeed kindred spirits."

"I didn't, I'm not, don't talk nonsense!"

Ling Chi's three-part compliment excited the young man even more, and he immediately clasped his hands and said, "My name is Yun Tianqing. May I ask your esteemed name, brother?"

“…” Ling Chi was stunned for a moment.

"Brother?" Yun Tianqing looked puzzled. "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing." Ling Chi shook his head, gave him a deep look, and said, "My name is Ling Chi, Ling as in lofty ambitions, and Chi as in a pool of wine and meat."

“Ling Chi? Haha, even Brother Ling’s name is so interesting, wonderful, wonderful!” Yun Tianqing laughed.

"What's so funny?" Ling Chi looked at his face and said, "I see your forehead is pale, it seems like you've been poisoned by cold. You must be having a hard time these days!"

Yun Tianqing's eyes widened, and he hurriedly asked, "Brother Ling, since you've noticed I'm in trouble, do you have a solution?"

“There is a way, but it will take a long time.” Ling Chi shook his head and said, “Moreover, it will require a lot of rare and precious materials. I don’t have that much time or money to buy those things.”

"..." Yun Tianqing smiled bitterly: "I don't have any money either!"

"Do you have any ore?" Ling Chi suddenly asked.

"ore?"

“Yes.” Ling Chi nodded: “I want to forge a weapon, but I’m still missing some ore. If you have any, you can use it to pay for the medicine.”

"I wonder what kind of ores they are?" Yun Tianqing asked.

"Rutile and spinel," Ling Chi asked. "Do you have them?"

“These two types of ores are not easy to find.” Yun Tianqing frowned. “But I’ll keep an eye out.” He paused, then asked, “Brother Ling, how long will you be staying in Shouyang?”

“It won’t be long,” Ling Chi said. “I will leave in a month at most.”

“One month…” Yun Tianqing pondered for a moment, then nodded: “Okay! I will do my best to find these two types of ore within a month.”

“If I can find it, I’ll prescribe a medicine for you,” Ling Chi said. “But you’ll have to find the medicinal herbs yourself.”

"Of course." Yun Tianqing clasped his hands and said, "If I recover, I will definitely set up a longevity tablet for Brother Ling and burn three sticks of incense every morning and evening."

Three sticks of incense morning and evening? Isn't that the treatment for a dead person?

Ling Chi's face darkened, and he kicked out, yelling, "Get lost!"

Chapter Six: Tyranny and Dreams

During the Yin and Shang dynasties, there was a small country called Juchao on the shore of Chaohu Lake. Because it angered the gods, it was punished by being sunk to the bottom of the lake. More than a thousand years have passed, and Juchao has disappeared from history. Only a few words can be heard from the local people.

After parting ways with Yun Tianqing, Ling Chi arrived at Chaohu Lake. According to Zong Lian's intelligence, there is a spiritual pearl called Water Soul at the bottom of Chaohu Lake. This spiritual pearl contains extremely strong water elemental power, which is a very beneficial supplement for those who cultivate water-based magic. If it is used to forge a spirit sword, it will increase the water-based damage of the spirit sword, making it extremely powerful.

"Won't there be any danger in Chaohu and Juchao Kingdom?" Ling Chi asked with some concern.

Juchao Kingdom is a place where monsters gather. One or two are no big deal, ten or eight are also fine, but what if there are hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of monsters?

Play it safe and don't be reckless.

Ling Chi cast an invisibility spell on himself, then a water-avoidance spell, and leaped into the lake.

……

Not long after, Lingchi saw the submerged Juchao Kingdom at the bottom of Chaohu Lake. It was called a 'kingdom', but it was actually just a village, or even smaller than a village. However, the bronze tripods and bronze human faces had a style reminiscent of the Yin-Shang period, exuding a strong sense of mystery.

There aren't many monsters here, only a few dozen, and most of them are very weak. Judging from their demonic aura, the strongest should only be at the purple level, and there are no red monsters.

Ling Chi felt much more at ease, but he didn't have time to pay attention to Juchao Kingdom. He opened his senses and searched for the water spirit at the bottom of the lake.

Chaohu Lake is a very large freshwater lake, with a total area of ​​approximately 800 square kilometers, equivalent to hundreds of thousands of football fields—it's frighteningly large. To search for a tiny body of water the size of a thumb in such a vast lake is truly an impossible task.

Fortunately, he had been practicing water-based magic for a long time, which greatly enhanced his ability to perceive water spirits. Since the Water Soul contained extremely strong water spirit power, he would find it sooner or later as long as he steadily expanded his perception range.

"Take it slow!" Ling Chi sighed; he was already used to it.

……

Three days later, at the bottom of the northernmost part of Chaohu Lake, Lingchi discovered a monster cultivating. It was a crab spirit, entirely aquamarine, at least three meters wide, and possessed extremely strong water elemental power. Needless to say, its water essence was definitely within it.

A three-meter-wide crab... Ling Chi's mouth was practically watering: It must taste delicious.

Ling Chi silently pulled out the Demon Dragon Tendon from his waist. This Demon Dragon Tendon was more than five meters long. It was originally six meters long, but a section was cut off to make a bow, so now it was only more than five meters long. However, if it was stretched, it could be stretched to more than fifty meters. It's not that it can't be stretched further, but with Ling Chi's strength attributes, it can only be stretched to this length.

As a chef, tying up crabs is an essential skill. Although the crab in front of me is ridiculously large, that's what makes it challenging.

Ling Chi silently crept up above the crab spirit and saw that it was engrossed in cultivation and unable to extricate itself. He silently used Yin-type magic to cover the area within tens of meters of the crab's location. All of this was done silently, and the crab spirit did not notice.

Ling Chi silently took out a kind of bewitching incense made from pollen, lit it, and threw it into the range of the Yin-type magic, then waited slowly.

A moment later, Ling Chi estimated that the bewitching incense had burned out, so he held his breath and entered the range of the Yin-type magic.

At this moment, the crab spirit had completely collapsed, and the fluctuations it had experienced during cultivation had disappeared; it seemed to have fainted.

Ling Chi immediately swung the Demon Dragon Tendon over and, using both his hands and feet, bound the crab demon tightly.

Seeing his masterpiece, Ling Chi nodded in satisfaction and led the crab spirit into the God of Cookery Space.

Inside the Chef God's Space, Ling Chi conjured up a huge iron pot, filled it with water, threw the crab spirit into the pot, covered it with the lid, and turned on the heat to bring it to a boil.

……

My name is Aheng. I was originally an ordinary crab in Chaohu Lake, living a muddled life until one day, I accidentally swallowed a small lake-green bead. From then on, I gained intelligence and grew up day by day.

More than three hundred years have passed, and I have grown larger and larger, becoming one of the most powerful monsters in Chaohu Lake. I originally thought I would become the overlord of Chaohu Lake, until one day I encountered a powerful monster. It was so strong that it almost knocked off my pincers. I was terrified and ran away.

I kept running and running until I reached the northernmost part of Chaohu Lake, where it finally let me go. Later, that monster settled down in a place called Juchao Kingdom underwater, where it gathered monsters from all directions and lived.

I don't know what he's trying to do, but I do know that if we can't defeat him, we'll never be able to dominate the Chaohu Lake area.

So I continued to cultivate, and cultivated for over a hundred years, accumulating five hundred years of cultivation. My size increased, and my body became stronger.

I knew my chance to get revenge on that monster had come, so I've been conserving my energy and adjusting my condition these past few days. I'm determined to defeat it and become the King of Chaohu.

But suddenly I felt so sleepy, I really wanted to sleep. Thinking about it, it's been many years since I've had a proper, restful night's sleep. This time, I'll just consider it my last rest before the battle!

but……

It's so hot. Why is it suddenly so hot? Ugh, I'm so sleepy. I don't want to wake up. It's hot, so be it! I just want to sleep.

Huh? Why is it so hot? It's so hot... so hot, so hot, so hot!!!

It's burning me!

……

Seeing the pot lid shaking, Ling Chi immediately placed a large rock on top of it, making it much more stable.

Another fifteen minutes passed, and the big iron pot finally quieted down.

Ling Chi waited another ten minutes before moving the boulder and lifting the pot lid.

A huge, purple-glowing boiled crab was served.

Ling Chi was stunned for a moment. Just based on its own skill, it was a top-grade purple dish. This crab spirit was really amazing.