Chef God of the Wuxia and Fantasy World

"Of course, I am the grandson of Emperor Gaozu!" Liu An said with considerable pride.

"That's really impressive." Ling Chi smiled faintly, stood up, patted the dust off his backside, and said, "Not bad, I've taken a liking to you."

Look...you've taken a fancy to me?

Liu An suddenly thought of Lord Longyang, and his sphincter tightened involuntarily: "You... what do you intend to do to me?"

"???" Ling Chi said, "Didn't you invent tofu? I'll let you taste the most delicious tofu."

With a flick of the Soul-Suppressing Bell, Liu An was released. At the same time, a plate of premium tofu shimmering with purple light appeared in Ling Chi's hand.

The aroma was irresistible. Liu An took a deep breath, feeling incredibly refreshed: "This is tofu!?"

"It's tofu." Ling Chi handed over the plate: "Try it!"

Liu An hesitated for a moment, then finally accepted it. Ling Chi's strength far surpassed his own; he could easily obliterate Liu An's soul. There was no need for him to tamper with the tofu, so he had no choice but to accept it.

"A spoon." A wooden spoon was handed to him.

Liu An took the spoon, scooped up a spoonful of tofu, and put it in his mouth.

"Well--"

"Ding! You have conquered the stomach of Liu An, a high-level purple-rank diner. The diner's rank is too low and does not count towards the conquest count. High-level purple recipe dropped - Ancestor of Tofu".

"Ancestor of Tofu: Advanced Purple Recipe. Within the skill level range, making any tofu recipe will increase your skill level by one small level. The effect cannot be stacked."

Oh! ?

Ling Chi's eyes lit up.

Can any tofu recipe be upgraded to a smaller grade?

This is outrageous! This is truly outrageous!

……

"Delicious! It's simply divine!" Liu An snapped out of his reverie and devoured the dish of premium tofu, licking the plate clean as if it had been washed.

"What's the name of this tofu?" Liu An asked, still wanting more.

"Premium Tofu," Ling Chi said.

"A top-quality tofu? How fitting!" Liu An exclaimed. "I have never tasted such delicious tofu in my lifetime. It is truly unbelievable."

"Do you want to learn?" Ling Chi asked.

"You want to teach me how to make tofu?" Liu An asked in surprise.

“That’s right.” Ling Chi nodded and said, “Right here, I’ll teach you how to make premium tofu. If you can meet my requirements within three days, I’ll give you a huge surprise.”

surprise?

Liu An's heart stirred, and he said, "Alright! I'll give it a try."

Anyway, there's nothing else I can do.

"Alright." A stove, a pot, soybeans for making tofu, brine and other ingredients appeared out of nowhere. After all, Yipin Tofu is a dish from the Confucius Mansion, and the tofu must be made with brine.

Ling Chi started teaching from the very basics of making tofu, and the whole process, from start to finish, took more than six hours.

Ling Chi stored the premium tofu in his culinary space and said, "Alright, make it again in the same order I made it before."

"..."

Liu An silently tried it once, but because he wasn't very skilled, it took him a full ten hours to finish.

After the tofu was cooked, it emitted a blue light.

Ling Chi was shocked. She hadn't expected Liu An to have such a high talent for cooking! He reached the blue level on his first attempt at making premium tofu. Even Huang Rong probably didn't have such a high talent.

But after thinking about it, I suddenly realized it wasn't that. The reason is the [Ancestor of Tofu] recipe that Liu An dropped, which can upgrade the effects of all tofu recipes by one level. Liu An himself probably has this ability.

Is it the ancestor of tofu?

Ling Chi stroked his chin, lost in thought.

It's too late to change the dishes now, so let's leave it at that!

“You made seven mistakes in this dish, the first one is…”

After Ling Chi explained the dish's flaws to Liu An in detail, Liu An was shocked: "Isn't this... a bit too harsh?"

“Strict?” Ling Chi crossed his arms. “If it weren’t strict, how could there be such a huge benefit? Of course, you can choose to stop, but then the huge benefit will be reduced.”

Liu An gritted his teeth: "I will do it!"

……

With only two hours left until the three-day deadline, Liu An finally made a dish of premium tofu that shimmered with purple light.

"Success?" Liu An looked at the color of the dish and laughed excitedly, "Hahaha, I have finally succeeded!"

After the initial excitement, Liu An felt strange. He had done many things that gave him a sense of accomplishment, but none of those accomplishments combined could compare to the sense of accomplishment he felt now from making a plate of tofu.

"Not bad!" Ling Chi nodded in satisfaction. Although this first-class tofu only reached a 60% pass rate, it was indeed a success. Making a purple-level dish in just three days, even with the added bonus of the quality of the ingredients in this world and the automatic small-level boost from making tofu, was still no less difficult than Zhang Sanfeng making a longevity fish.

Zhang Sanfeng took a whole month to pass the test, while Liu An only took three days.

In terms of culinary talent, Liu An is probably no less than Huang Rong.

As expected of the King of Huainan, who left behind the legend of "one man attaining enlightenment and his entire family ascending to heaven," although he suffered a bit in this world, his talent was undeniable.

"You did a great job. This amazing surprise is yours now," Ling Chi said with a smile.

Liu An's eyes lit up: "What surprise?"

"The surprise is..." Ling Chi grinned, revealing his teeth, "...recruiting Liu An as a kitchen helper."

"Ding, Liu An, the fifth assistant chef, has been successfully recruited."

……

On the farm, in the rooftop garden, Liu An sat in the square while Yi Lin chanted sutras to expel the resentment from his body.

Liu An was still in a daze. He never dreamed that he would fail to ascend to immortality in his previous life, but instead be given the opportunity for eternal life after death. Moreover, this opportunity was even better than becoming an immortal, because after becoming an immortal, there would definitely be someone above to control him, and his behavior would not be free. Being recruited by Ling Chi as a kitchen helper would also be controlled, but relatively speaking, he would be much freer, and he would also receive more benefits in the future.

Just as he snapped out of his daze, he realized that his body felt incredibly light and his mood was wonderful. All the resentment he had felt earlier had vanished completely, and the whole world had turned colorful.

"Alright," Yilin said to Lingchi, "I have dispelled the resentment in him."

"Hmm." Ling Chi looked Liu An up and down and nodded: "At least you're starting to look human."

Previously, Liu Anqing had a fierce appearance with fangs, looking like a vengeful ghost. Now, however, he has a gentle complexion and yellowish skin, looking no different from a normal person.

Looking at his hands and his reflection in the fountain, Liu An was overcome with emotion and tears streamed down his face: "This king...this king..."

"Stop calling me 'King'," Ling Chi said. "From now on, you're no longer the King of Huainan, but my kitchen helper. According to the rules, you'll hone your culinary skills in the God of Cookery Space for a hundred or two hundred years. Only when you've satisfied me can you come out with me."

"One hundred and eighty years!?" Liu An was dumbfounded.

Chapter Twenty-Nine: Gaining Experience

Ling Chi's newly recruited kitchen helper was a man, and an old, unattractive man at that, which greatly surprised Huang Rong and the others.

“Brother Ling, could it be…” Huang Rong looked at Ling Chi, her face full of worry.

"..." Ling Chi flicked Huang Rong's forehead: "You've gotten bold! Looks like you need another lesson."

Two hours later.

Ling Chi said to the four women, "Liu An's culinary talent is amazing, and he also likes to do chemical research. The way of alchemy is actually a kind of chemical direction. Once his culinary skills improve, I plan to give him more responsibilities."

"I see." All four women felt the pressure.

Shuang'er's cooking skills were the worst, and Ling Chi's subsequent assistant chefs were all exceptionally talented. As the number of assistant chefs increased, the pressure on her, the worst first assistant chef, became heavier.

Huang Rong, upon learning that Liu An's culinary talent was no less than her own, felt a strong sense of crisis: The top assistant chef is mine! No one can take him away!

Shang Xiuxun's pressure comes from the fact that before she can even overcome Huang Rong, Liu An is already chasing after her: Damn it! Is he trying to kill her?

Liu Mengli's pressure comes from the fact that Liu An had just become a kitchen helper when Ling Chi forcibly locked him in the God of Cookery Space to hone his culinary skills for a hundred years. As for her... she had to cultivate the immortal techniques of the Qionghua Sect, maintain the friendship with her fellow disciples, and occasionally go down the mountain to carry out missions. She could only enter the God of Cookery Space at night to hone her culinary skills. Although her culinary skills were now superior to Liu An's, who knew what they would be like in a hundred years.

"Don't feel pressured," Ling Chi said. "The future is long, so don't worry about short-term gains or losses."

The four women nodded, but whether they actually listened was another matter.

Back at the tomb of the King of Huainan, Ling Chi repaired the feng shui of the place. Although he had subdued the ghosts in the tomb and handed them over to Yilin for exorcism, if the feng shui of the place was not changed, it would definitely become a ghost realm in the future. By doing so, he had done a good deed and accumulated merit.

For practitioners, luck is the most important thing, while merit will prevent them from generating karma, making their practice twice as effective and helping them break through the barriers of inner demons.

Although Ling Chi didn't care much, as he could break through as long as he ate, there were still many benefits to accumulating merit, and it was always good to accumulate more.

After the tomb was repaired, Ling Chi left the place and returned to the Qionghua Sect.

With the Illusionary Dream Realm's arrival at the Qionghua Sect imminent, he didn't plan to leave the sect for the next two months. Without the Wangshu Sword, he wanted to see how Xuanxiao would manage to ensnare the Illusionary Dream Realm.

Moreover, he had to hurry up and break through the level limit. The best way he could think of now was to force Elders Qingyang and Chongguang to eat the food he had prepared, and use the last two months to allow them to replenish 12% of their experience points.

There's still a little over a percentage point left; feeding Su Yao a couple of dishes will be enough.

As long as he can break through to the advanced red level, even if Xuanxiao comes out, he may still have a fighting chance.

Xuanxiao wants to lead the Qionghua Sect to 'ascension,' but he must first get past him.

……

Passing through the shade of the Drunken Flowers, we arrived at the Clear Breeze Stream.

Ling Chi looked at the two small wooden houses in front of him and smiled slightly: "Disciple Ling Chi has something to visit the two elders on."

A moment later, Elder Qingyang's voice rang out: "What brings you here?"

"This disciple has prepared some delicious food and would like to invite my two senior uncles to taste it," Ling Chi said.

A soft sigh came, and Elder Chongguang said, "Go back! We will not see you."

Ling Chi said calmly, "Elders, so many years have passed. I want to know who is threatening you?"

“No one threatened us; we just didn’t want to see you,” Elder Qingyang said.

"If that's the case, then it's not up to you two elders." With that, Ling Chi rushed into a small wooden hut.

"You... uh-"

"Ding! You have conquered the stomach of the ordinary red diner Qingyang. Conquest count +1. Since the diner had already dropped the recipe, no recipe will drop this time."