Chef God of the Wuxia and Fantasy World

Although Ling Chi didn't say it, everyone knew what was going on and understood. Since they would be staying in this world for a long time anyway, they weren't in a hurry; they could use the extra time to do other things.

Shuang'er knew what was going on, but she didn't say anything. She just kept it in mind and worked hard to catch up with the progress as soon as possible so as not to hold anyone back.

After a full day of preparation, as evening approached, accompanied by a loud laugh, the Candle-Bearing Dragon burst through the air: "Little ones, I have arrived."

"Welcome, senior!" The crowd lined up and clasped their hands in greeting.

"Hahaha, it's been ten days, and you're still the same as ever!" The Candle Dragon still looked like a middle-aged man, only his clothes were more luxurious than before. If he was a mountain bandit before, he was now a noble prince.

"What you call ten days is actually ten years in the mortal realm," Ling Chi said with a smile. "But it's all thanks to the fact that one day in heaven is equivalent to one year on earth. Otherwise, if you came to eat every ten days, I'm afraid I wouldn't have anything else to do."

"Hahaha, I won't take your food for nothing. Here you go." The Candle Dragon tossed out a cloth bag and said, "These are just some trinkets from the divine realm. Take them!"

"Thank you, senior." Ling Chi's face lit up with joy. Although he hadn't seen it, he knew that even the most ordinary flowers and plants in the God Realm were more valuable than thousand-year-old ginseng. Moreover, the Candle Dragon would certainly not use those flowers and plants to pay off its debt.

Putting everything else aside, this bag alone is enough to cover the cost of the meal.

This bag is a spatial artifact, containing ten cubic meters of space. It was crafted by the Candle Dragon in his spare time to store things. Over the years, Ling Chi has acquired nine spatial bags, and with this one, that makes a total of ten.

In this world, spatial equipment is extremely rare. Even those immortal cultivation sects don't have many pieces of spatial equipment. If they have even one, it will be regarded as a treasure of the sect, and the space is not very large, at most two or three cubic meters.

If Ling Chi were to casually take out a spatial bag and exchange it for the sect's most treasured cultivation techniques with those immortal cultivation sects, the sect leaders would definitely agree to the exchange without hesitation.

Cultivation techniques will inevitably become stronger as later generations continue to study and improve them, while spatial bags are rare and hard to come by. These people can clearly distinguish which is more important.

"The food is ready, please take a seat, senior."

"Alright." The Candle Dragon stepped into the building and sat down in the lobby on the first floor. At Ling Chi's signal, everyone took turns serving various red meat dishes on the table.

The dragon holding the candle hadn't eaten anything delicious for ten days. He couldn't resist the aroma alone. As soon as the first dish of fried crispy pork was served, he couldn't wait to grab his chopsticks and stuff it into his mouth.

"Hmm—" The Candle Dragon squinted its eyes: "Not bad, not bad, the taste seems even better."

"Thank you for the compliment, senior." Shang Xiuxun smiled and said, "I used the latest seasonings, and the taste is even better than before."

“I see.” The Candle Dragon nodded. “Your dedication to improving your food is truly admirable.”

"Senior, this is only the first dish. There are even better dishes to come!" Huang Rong placed her boiled pork slices on the table: "This boiled pork slices uses the freshest chili peppers, so it's spicier and more appetizing."

"Then I'll have to try it." Although the Candle Dragon only eats meat, his tastes have changed since he ascended to the God Realm. He can now eat some fruits, vegetables, and staple foods like rice and noodles. This boiled pork slices is one of his favorite dishes paired with vegetables.

The newly cultivated chili pepper is incredibly hot, comparable to the Death Pepper. It could kill a mortal, but for the Candle Dragon, such spiciness is merely an appetizer.

"Hmm, not bad." After tasting it, the Candle Dragon nodded: "The spiciness is good, very appetizing."

"I'm glad you like it, senior."

After that, one meat dish after another was served, and the dragon holding the candle ate heartily and thoroughly enjoyed himself.

When the last dish of roasted monsters was served, the burst of aroma made the Candle Dragon take a deep breath: "Such fragrant roasted meat, what is this?"

“This is a whole roasted magical beast,” Ling Chi said with a smile. “The meat itself is already of very high quality, and with the addition of the seasonings that Liu An has just developed, it has such an enticing aroma. Please, senior, try it.”

Without saying a word, the Candle-Holding Dragon tore off a piece of beast leg and began to chew it.

He said nothing, and just kept eating and eating until the entire beast's flesh was inside his stomach. Only then did he stop, still feeling unsatisfied, and sighed, "This is the most delicious food I have ever eaten."

"This is the greatest praise for a junior." Ling Chi smiled and said, "It's just a pity that high-level magical beasts are hard to find, and this is the only one I have. Otherwise, I would have prepared another one for you, senior."

"You've put your heart into this." The Candle Dragon nodded and said, "Powerful magical beasts are naturally difficult to exist in the mortal realm. If they cause great damage to the mortal realm, the gods of all sides will not sit idly by. Therefore, their numbers are few."

“If you have the time, senior, you can find some high-level magical beasts for me to handle,” Ling Chi said.

The Candle-Holding Dragon nodded: "The Demon Realm has many high-level magical beasts. When I enter the Demon Realm in the future, I will hunt down a few and bring them with me."

"Then I'll have to trouble you, senior," Ling Chi said.

"Heh, I was just indulging my own appetite." The Candle Dragon chuckled, took a big gulp of strong liquor, and exhaled, "This liquor is potent."

"If you like it, senior, please take some back with you!" Ling Chi said. "It should weigh three to five hundred catties."

The Candle-Holding Dragon laughed and said, "Then I'll take it with me. I'll bring you some good stuff next time."

"Thank you, senior." Ling Chi loved hearing this the most. Every time the Candle Dragon said it would bring something good, it was always something better than he could have imagined. For example, a hundred years ago, the Candle Dragon brought the recipe for the unique nectar of the gods.

Although it's just a recipe, once it's made, just one sip is enough to achieve immortality.

This is great.

Ling Chi gave the recipe for the elixir to Linghu Chong, instructing him to make it no matter what.

When Linghu Chong saw the recipe for the elixir, he burst into tears. He couldn't help but cry; the production process wasn't too complicated, but he didn't have any of the ingredients for brewing it. How was he supposed to make it?

Fortunately, ninety years ago, Ling Chi asked the Candle Dragon to get him some brewing materials. Eighty years ago, the Candle Dragon obtained the seeds for brewing the finest nectar from the divine realm. These seeds have been transplanted into the farm and have been cultivated for eighty years, which is eight hundred years in the Chef God Space... The seeds have not yet sprouted.

The dragon holding the candle clearly told them that these seeds would take 1000 years to take root, 1000 years to sprout, 5000 years to grow, 1000 years to flower, and another 2000 years to bear fruit. It would take a full 10000 years.

Fortunately, after the first fruiting, the steps of rooting, sprouting, and growing are skipped, and another harvest can be obtained in just 3000 years. This is the same as the lowest grade of peaches in the Immortal Peach Garden, which ripens once every three thousand years.

Moreover, the peaches of immortality, which ripen only once every three thousand years, are said to grant immortality and enlightenment upon consumption, making them no different from fine nectar.

This is one of the reasons why Lingchi was willing to pause the upgrade and wait for Shuang'er to catch up. Even with a 10x time acceleration, it would still take 1000 years for the outside world to harvest the first batch of brewing materials, and the second batch would take another 300 years.

There's no need to rush to upgrade in such a long time. Anyway, this world is protected by the Candle Dragon, so there's no danger. He's willing to wait a little longer.

If the first product is this amazing, what will the next amazing product be?

look forward to.

Ling Chi didn't rush to fill the wine container, and neither did the Candle Dragon. He stayed on the spaceship for three days, during which he gave Ling Chi and Shuang'er some pointers on cultivation.

A student's success depends not only on their talent and hard work, but most importantly on having a good mentor. As the saying goes, "A good horse is easy to find, but a good judge of horses is rare."

Over the years, having a powerful figure like the Candle Dragon guiding them has saved them from many detours. Because of this, although Ling Chi and his companions are only at the high-level red attribute, their actual combat strength is already comparable to top-tier red figures. The boost to strength from super techniques is terrifying, completely incomparable to the techniques of the Qionghua Sect.

Three days later, the Candle Dragon returned to the God Realm with the fine wine. Ling Chi and the others also entered the God of Cookery's Space to absorb what they had learned from the guidance and take a look at the good stuff in the space bag.

Just as Ling Chi had predicted, there were many rare and valuable items unique to the God Realm inside, such as ores, spiritual roots, mechanical beasts, and an egg.

Egg?

Ling Chi looked at the egg in his hand, which was even bigger than an ostrich egg, and wondered what kind of creature was inside.

"Wow! What a huge egg!" Huang Rong exclaimed in surprise. "It's even bigger than an ostrich egg. It would be great for making a cake."

"..." Ling Chi flicked her head and said, "What are you thinking! This egg is alive, so it must be a divine beast. I'll try to hatch it first and see what it is."

"Incubate eggs?" Huang Rong covered her mouth and laughed, "Brother Ling incubating eggs, just thinking about it is hilarious."

"Isn't it funny?" Ling Chi raised his hand.

"Not funny, not funny at all." Huang Rong shook her head repeatedly, then turned and ran away.

You're lucky you ran fast.

Ling Chi stroked the egg and tried to channel his spiritual energy into it. The egg absorbed the energy, but only a small portion was absorbed; most of it was expelled.

Ling Chi was stunned for a moment, then sensed the absorbed spiritual energy and found that only water spiritual energy had been absorbed.

"Could it be a water beast?" When thinking about species that lay eggs in water, it seems that only turtles and crocodiles are the most common.

Ling Chi frowned; he didn't particularly like either of them. But no matter what, this egg was a divine beast's egg; perhaps the divine beast that hatched would be different!

Ling Chi continued to input spiritual energy, this time only water spiritual energy. As he expected, all the water spiritual energy was absorbed by the egg.

There is a way.

With increased input, the egg readily absorbed the surging water elemental energy. As it absorbed more and more water elemental energy, the egg gradually began to vibrate, as if the divine beast inside was about to hatch.

Everyone was drawn to the commotion and watched Ling Chi's actions silently.

A moment later, the egg stopped absorbing water spiritual energy, and Ling Chi also stopped inputting it, but the egg remained still.

"What's going on?" The crowd gathered around, full of surprise and doubt.

"I don't know." Ling Chi shook his head: "It just suddenly stopped moving."

"Is he dead?" Liu An asked.

"Pah, you jinx." Huang Rong glared at him. "This is a divine beast's egg. How could it die so easily?"

"I think it's missing a certain trigger!" Liu Mengli analyzed. "The spiritual energy has been inputted enough, but there's been no reaction. Is it like a spirit sword, needing to be bound to its master by blood before it can be born?"

"Blood oath?" Ling Chi was stunned for a moment, then said, "Divine beasts can also undergo blood oath? No way!"

This sounds so unreliable!

"Why don't we try it and see?" Huang Rong said. "Brother Ling, quickly drip a drop of blood onto it."

Since there was no other way, I might as well give it a try.

Ling Chi pricked her fingertip, and a drop of bright red blood dripped onto the egg.

The egg still didn't hatch.

"I told you it wouldn't work!" Ling Chi shook his head, just as he was thinking of another way, when suddenly he heard a crack. He looked down and saw that the eggshell had cracked.

"It really worked!" Everyone was overjoyed.

"..."

Crack, crack, crack! The crack in the eggshell grew larger and larger. Soon after, the eggshell finally broke open, and a small, white baby animal hatched, letting out a clear, crisp deer cry.

"Wow! So cute!" The women's eyes lit up when they saw the white, four-horned, deer-like little mythical beast.

Ling Chi looked completely bewildered.

deer?

A deer born from an egg?

Ling Chi clicked her tongue in amazement. Was this her father's mistake? Or her mother's secret?

Is this a moral decline, or...?

"Mmm..." The little deer let out a cry, moved closer to Ling Chi's feet, and rubbed against his trouser leg, as if it regarded him as its mother.

"..." Ling Chi picked up the fawn and looked at its four tiny horns on its forehead, lost in thought.

Could this white deer be...?

Chapter Thirty-Nine: Zi Xuan Must Die

“This seems to be Fuzhu,” Liu Mengli said.

"Huh?" The crowd seemed to be deep in thought.