Chef God of the Wuxia and Fantasy World

"Don't think like that," Ling Chi said. "At least you saved that little girl from the demon realm, which is quite an achievement."

“I don’t know if saving her was the right thing to do or the wrong thing.” Yun Tianqing sighed. “When she grows up, I don’t know if she will become an enemy of the Qionghua Sect. I just can’t bear to watch such a young child be killed.”

"Don't worry, that will be the best thing you've ever done in your life," Ling Chi said with a smile.

"Oh?" Yun Tianqing looked at him thoughtfully: "You want that child to be my daughter-in-law?"

Ling Chi rolled her eyes and said, "You don't mind that your daughter-in-law is a monster?"

"I don't mind," Yun Tianqing said. "As long as that brat likes it."

"Just for that, you're a good father." Ling Chi smiled slightly and said, "But unfortunately, I've taken a liking to that little girl. I'll have her work as a kitchen helper in the future."

"A kitchen helper?" Yun Tianqing was taken aback. "You're kidding! You value her that much?"

“She is very talented,” Ling Chi said. “I taught her to cook two years ago, and she does it very well. Her talent is no less than Xiu Xun’s.”

"Two years ago? That child was only nine years old, right?" Yun Tianqing asked.

"Hmm." Ling Chi lay down on the grass, crossed her legs, and said, "The children of the demon race are precocious. Although she is only nine years old, her intelligence is no less than that of an adult. She can pass the recipes I teach her after practicing them five or six times, and she can perfect them within a hundred times. She is a rare genius." He paused, "And she is more beautiful than a fairy. I will not let such a good girl go to someone else."

"Damn it!" Yun Tianqing gave him the middle finger: "You're a beast, you don't even spare such a young child."

“I will give her time to grow,” Ling Chi said with a smile. “When she turns eighteen, I will bring her into the Qionghua Sect and personally teach her.”

“Alright.” Yun Tianqing nodded: “The jade pendant I gave her can cover up her demonic aura. As long as she doesn’t take it off, she should be safe.”

He paused for a moment, then continued, "There are only nine years left before the demon realm arrives at Qionghua Sect. You brought the Wangshu Sword in from outside. Without this sword, Qionghua Sect cannot lock down the demon realm. I'm afraid the demon race will retaliate against Qionghua Sect."

"Don't worry!" Ling Chi said, "If they don't come, fine. But if they do come, I'll teach them how to be proper demons."

"With you here, I feel relieved." Yun Tianqing smiled slightly, stood up, and said, "I'm going to apologize to Su Yu. Please go ahead!"

Ling Chi kicked him: "You value women over friends, get lost!"

Chapter Thirteen: Xuanji

In reality, a month has passed since Zong Lian's death, and the Qionghua Sect has gradually emerged from its grief and resumed operations.

On this day, a six-year-old girl was brought to the mountain by a disciple of the Qionghua Sect.

The little girl's eyes were lifeless, as if she had lost her mind, and her body was covered in blood, as if she had just experienced something terrible.

Ling Chi had just returned from Shouyang City and, upon seeing this scene, asked, "Kaiyuan, who is this child?"

"Ah? It's Senior Brother Ling." Kaiyuan immediately bowed to him.

Ling Chi waved his hand: "No need for formalities, what's wrong with the child?"

“Senior Brother Ling, this child’s parents were killed by bandits. After I eliminated the bandits, she became like this.” Kaiyuan said, “This child suffered a severe shock and has no relatives or friends, so I brought her up the mountain to let Master see her condition. If it is acceptable, I will take her as my disciple.”

"What a pitiful child." Ling Chi sighed, walked over to the little girl who was already delirious, squatted down, and put an ice pop to her lips: "Eat it!"

Little girl: "..."

"Is it that serious?" Ling Chi shook his head and forced the popsicle into her mouth.

The sweetness and coolness of the popsicle made the little girl instinctively open her mouth and eat it.

"Ding! Conquered the stomach of ordinary white diner Lingyun. The diner's level is too low and does not count as a conquest. Ordinary white recipe - Rice Cake dropped."

"Rice Cake: Common white recipe, stamina +15, no cooldown time."

……

The little girl's eyes became more lively as she looked at Ling Chi, who was squatting in front of her. She felt that he was incredibly kind and warm, and subconsciously grabbed his clothes.

Ling Chi looked at her and smiled, "What's your name?"

“Ling…Lingyun,” the little girl said.

"Ling Yun? What a lovely name." Ling Chi's smile was warm. "And what a coincidence, I also share the surname Ling, and my name is Ling Chi. We're from the same clan!"

“Ling…Chi…”

"Yes, Ling Chi." Ling Chi smiled and asked, "Are you hungry?"

The little girl looked at him and nodded.

"Shall I take you to eat something delicious?" Ling Chi asked.

The little girl nodded again.

Ling Chi smiled slightly, picked her up, and said to Kai Yuan, "This child is destined to be with me. From now on, she will be my disciple. Go and help her complete the initiation procedures, and then send her clothes to the Sword Casting Valley."

"Yes, Senior Brother Ling." Kaiyuan nodded and was about to take his leave when Ling Chi suddenly asked, "If you were to accept her as your disciple, what Dharma name do you plan to give her?"

“Well… although I haven’t decided yet, I’m inclined to call her Xuanji,” Kaiyuan said.

"Xuanji?" Ling Chi was slightly taken aback: "Xuanji, the fourth star of the Big Dipper?"

“Exactly.” Kaiyuan nodded.

“…I see.” Ling Chi looked at the little girl nestled in his arms and smiled slightly. “That’s good. Then let’s write Xuanji on the list of those who join the sect!”

"Yes, Senior Brother Ling." Kaiyuan clasped his hands in a fist salute and turned to go and complete the formalities.

Ling Chi also carried Xiao Xuanji and flew to the Sword Casting Valley.

As Zong Lian's eldest disciple, he naturally inherited the Sword Casting Valley. Shuang'er, Huang Rong, and Shang Xiuxun also lived with him, making it convenient for them to learn from each other and live together.

The three women were busy with their own affairs in Sword Forging Valley when they saw Ling Chi suddenly return carrying a little girl. They were slightly surprised: "Ah! What an adorable little girl. Brother Ling, where did this child come from? Could she be your illegitimate daughter?"

Ling Chi slapped Huang Rong on the forehead and laughed, "It would be a miracle if I had an illegitimate daughter."

After being automatically possessed by the system, Ling Chi lost her fertility. Of course, all the cooks, farmers, and herdsmen recruited by the system also lost their fertility. Perhaps this is the price of immortality!

Huang Rong, of course, knew what was going on. The claim of being an illegitimate daughter was a reckless flirtation with death.

Living a long time does require a bit of excitement, and nothing is more exciting than courting death.

"Hehe." Huang Rong stuck out her tongue, looking at the little girl who was tightly huddled in Ling Chi's arms, and asked, "Why is this child covered in blood? What happened?"

“Xuanji is a pitiful child…” Ling Chi recounted what Kaiyuan had said, and said, “I just fed Xuanji an ice pop, and she is still relatively clear-headed. She should recover in about a month.”

He paused for a moment, then continued, "Furthermore, I have decided to take her as my disciple, so that she can learn a great deal of skill and, in the future, punish evil and uphold justice, and no longer be tormented by fate."

The three women nodded in agreement, expressing their support for Ling Chi's decision to take on a disciple.

“Brother Ling already has apprentices, should we take on a few too?” Huang Rong suggested.

Shuang'er shook her head: "I still have a lot to learn, and I don't want to take on any apprentices."

“I don’t want to either.” Shang Xiuxun shook her head: “My culinary skills are lower than yours, and I need more time to hone them.”

The Dan Chu (丹厨) is a new school that combines alchemy with culinary arts. Over the past ten years, Ling Chi, Huang Rong, and Shang Xiuxun have spent five or six years learning and mastering all of the Qionghua School's alchemy techniques, creating the strongest elixir in the Qionghua School to date. After that, they began to combine it with culinary arts, thus creating the Dan Chu branch.

Ling Chi and Huang Rong have created over a thousand new recipes, with the highest level reaching the purple common level. However, Shang Xiuxun is slightly inferior, having only created the blue top-level recipe.

The gap in talent and level ultimately put her at a disadvantage, so she still feels a great sense of urgency.

However, Ling Chi and Huang Rong's research also entered a bottleneck period.

The reason is simple: with the alchemy skills currently mastered by the Qionghua Sect, the highest level they can produce is a common purple-grade recipe. If they want to go further, they need to continuously study or exchange ideas with other sects among the eight Kunlun sects that are more skilled in alchemy.

Among the eight sects of Kunlun, the Xuanpu and Yuying sects are the most skilled in alchemy, and Ling Chi has already planned to take some time to exchange ideas with the two sects.

He takes cooking very seriously.

Seeing that neither Shuang'er nor Shang Xiuxun wanted to take on any disciples, Huang Rong pouted and said, "Fine! Then I won't take any either."

Turning to look at Xuanji, he chuckled and said, "Brother Ling, I'll help you teach Xuanji from now on!"

“Okay.” Ling Chi nodded. “I’m going to the Xuanpu Sect and the Yuying Sect to exchange alchemy techniques in a while. I’ll leave Xuanji in your care then.” He paused. “Shuang’er, Xiuxun, if you have time, you can teach Xuanji too.”

"Okay." Shuang'er and Shang Xiuxun nodded.

"Take Xuanji to wash up first." Ling Chi put Xuanji down and said, "Xuanji, go take a bath with your martial aunts and the others, and change your clothes, okay?"

Xuanji gripped his clothes, feeling his encouragement. After a moment's hesitation, she nodded.

"Good girl." Ling Chi smiled slightly and gently stroked her little head. "Go on!"

We won't go into details about Xuanji and Huang Rong going to bathe and change.

In Qionghua Palace, after listening to Kaiyuan's account, Suyao asked, "Did Lingchi really take that little girl as his disciple?"

"Yes, Sect Leader," Kaiyuan said. "And she has already been named Xuanji. Please add her to the register."

"That's quite strange," Su Xin said from the side. "I didn't expect that Ling Chi, who doesn't care about anything, would take on a disciple. Could it be that the little girl is very talented?"

“This…” Kaiyuan shook his head: “I have examined Xuanji’s aptitude, and it is only average. Even if she cultivates, I’m afraid her future achievements will not be very high.” He paused, then added: “Senior Brother Ling was probably just acting out of compassion.”

"He has no compassion?" Su Xin sneered, "I just don't believe it!"

"Alright." Su Yao waved her sleeve and said, "I agree to this. Xuanji will be added to the sect's register. Go and collect the sect's clothing for her!"

"Yes, Sect Leader."

After Kaiyuan left Qionghua Palace, Suxin said, "Senior Sister, I want to go and investigate the situation."

Su Yao glanced at her and nodded: "Alright, let's not cause any unnecessary trouble."

"Don't worry!" Su Xin said, "I'm not the same person I used to be."

Su Yao smiled slightly: "Go!"

Chapter Fourteen: Shuang'er is stopped

After putting on the Qionghua Sect attire sent by Kaiyuan, an adorable little girl appeared before everyone.

"Wow! So cute." Huang Rong hugged Xuanji tightly, rubbing her face against hers repeatedly: "Xuanji is so cute, let me rub against her."

Xuanji: "..."

The effects of the popsicle's one-hour effect had worn off, and Xuanji's eyes became listless again. However, she was still responsive to the outside world. When Huang Rong rubbed her face against hers, Xuanji pushed her little hands away forcefully, unwilling to be rubbed.

"Alright, can't you see Xuanji doesn't want to!" Shuang'er said, "Let her go."

"Hmm." Huang Rong reluctantly let go of his hand, and Xuanji immediately went to Ling Chi's side and hugged his leg.

Ling Chi picked Xuanji up, patted her head, and asked, "Are you hungry?"

Xuanji: "..."