Chef God of the Wuxia and Fantasy World

"I see." Palace Master Lingyue exclaimed, "Not only am I envious, but I'm afraid all human cultivators in the world would be envious."

"Ha, others can't envy this." Ling Chi laughed, "But the Palace Master will ascend to immortality in the next few years, so there's no need to envy him."

Palace Master Lingyue smiled slightly, took another bite of the candied hawthorn, and asked, "Fellow Daoist Ling, are you currently traveling around?"

“That’s right.” Ling Chi poured a bunch of fried corn kernels into the pot, coated the kernels with the remaining syrup, and made a candied corn. “The world is vast. I have traveled for over two hundred years and have seen all the beautiful scenery and experienced the local customs and traditions.”

"Fellow Daoist Ling is truly blessed." A hint of envy flashed in Palace Master Lingyue's eyes as she asked, "What does Fellow Daoist Ling think of my Immortal Spirit Island?"

“Not bad,” Ling Chi said. “Although it’s not a blessed land, it’s still a decent training ground. If it has a complete lineage of cultivation techniques, it could easily become a revered holy place.”

The Palace Master of Lingyue smiled slightly: "My Immortal Spirit Island has a complete lineage, but each generation can only have one successor, hence its obscurity."

"I see." Ling Chi packed ten plates of candied corn, nine of which were stored in the Chef God Space, leaving only one plate on the stone table conjured by earth magic. He took out two pairs of chopsticks and said, "Sit down, let's eat and talk."

The Palace Mistress of Lingyue did not refuse and tried the candied corn. It was crispy and crunchy, and the candied corn didn't stick to her teeth.

"How is it?" Ling Chi asked.

"It's delicious." Palace Master Lingyue nodded. "It's very fragrant, sweet, and crispy. Fellow Daoist Ling's culinary skills are truly admirable."

"Just some dessert. I'll prepare a feast later... Does the Palace Master eat meat?" Ling Chi asked.

The Palace Master of Lingyue nodded: "Neither meat nor vegetables are forbidden."

"That's good." Ling Chi smiled. "I was really worried that the Palace Master would only eat vegetarian food, which would reduce a lot of the joys of life."

"Meat is, after all, obtained by sacrificing one's life. Those who have left home to become monks cannot bear to eat its flesh or drink its blood, which is an act of compassion. But we cultivators have no such rules," said the Palace Master of Lingyue Palace.

"Well said," Ling Chi praised. "To do as one pleases without overstepping the bounds, it seems the Palace Master is a kindred spirit."

The Palace Master of Lingyue's eyes lit up, and she smiled and said, "It's just about being at ease."

comfortable?

Ling Chi nodded. No wonder he mentioned the dish "Guanyin".

……

At the invitation of Palace Mistress Lingyue, Ling Chi settled on Immortal Spirit Island. In truth, Palace Mistress Lingyue's actions were partly a way of entrusting her son to someone, as she would soon have the ability to ascend to immortality. However, she had searched the world but had yet to find a suitable successor. To prevent the Immortal Spirit Island's legacy from dying out in her hands, she unreservedly passed on all of Immortal Spirit Island's cultivation techniques to Ling Chi, hoping that after her passing, Ling Chi could help her find a successor to ensure the continuation of Immortal Spirit Island's immortal arts.

Ling Chi agreed.

Two years later, under Ling Chi's watchful gaze, the Palace Master of Lingyue Palace shed her physical body and ascended to immortality.

"Fellow Daoist Ling, I'm begging you."

Ling Chi waved his hand: "Remember to find Xuan Xiao and mention my name, it will work."

The Palace Master of Lingyue smiled slightly, and her primordial spirit pierced through the clouds and entered the Immortal Realm.

……

After burying the physical body of the Palace Master of Lingyue, Lingchi settled down on Immortal Spirit Island.

To ensure the safety and hygiene of Immortal Spirit Island, Ling Chi spent several months setting up several large formations, making the island's defenses impregnable. He also set up several dust-removing, purification, and spirit-gathering formations to improve hygiene, transforming Immortal Spirit Island into a true overseas fairy island, comparable to a blessed land.

A mountain is not famous for its height, but for the immortals who dwell there. Water is not sacred for its depth, but for the dragons that inhabit it.

Immortal Spirit Island doesn't need rare and precious materials; with Lingchi there, it has everything.

While Ling Chi was managing Fairy Spirit Island, Shuang'er and the others were not idle either. Except for Shuang'er, who stayed behind to guard the spaceship, the others ran around the world, collecting all kinds of rare and precious materials. When they saw someone they liked, they would win them over with delicious food and then recruit them as farmers.

For the past two hundred years, the ranch has filled its quota of one hundred people, and now it is recruiting farmers.

In this world of immortals and heroes, there are countless talented humans, immortals, demons, and monsters, and many whom he has taken notice of. Having traveled the world for over two hundred years, even recruiting only one person per year would amount to over two hundred slots. Moreover, with the expansion of the farms, a large number of farmers are needed for development and construction, making it impossible to recruit only one person per year. Now, not only are the ranches full, but there are also over six hundred farms. A small portion of these are people from the eight sects of Kunlun who have caught his eye over the past two hundred years, while the majority are demons and monsters recruited during his travels.

The ratio of farmers and herdsmen recruited by Lingchi has changed from one where humans held an absolute advantage to one where humans and demons/monsters are roughly equal.

Each of the demons and monsters recruited has their own strengths, and the vast majority are female. As for males, Ling Chi will not recruit them unless they possess sufficient ability and charisma.

As the number of people on the farm increased, Azi became increasingly dissatisfied. But there was nothing she could do; in order to allow Shuang'er's cooking skills to catch up, Ling Chi had to wait for over two hundred years, which was more than two thousand years in the spatial dimension.

For over two thousand years, the ranch hasn't expanded at all; it's utterly insane. Luckily, Qiao Feng was able to calm her down; otherwise, given A Zi's temperament, she would have turned the ranch upside down long ago.

For more than ten years afterward, Ling Chi cultivated the immortal arts passed down on Immortal Spirit Island. In his view, the immortal arts on Immortal Spirit Island were quite exquisite. In addition to the Five Elements Immortal Arts, there were many auxiliary immortal arts, most of which were for healing and saving lives. Moreover, there was a resurrection spell that could revive a person on the spot as long as they had not been dead for more than three minutes and their body remained relatively intact.

In the game, Li Xiaoyao was slashed by Lin Yueru in Suzhou and died on the spot. Zhao Ling'er forcibly revived him using a resurrection spell that she had not yet mastered.

At the time, Ling Chi thought that Li Xiaoyao was just injured and that the so-called Soul-Returning Curse was just a healing spell. But after understanding the principle and function of the Soul-Returning Curse, he realized that it was a truly heaven-defying spell.

Although three minutes is too short, it's already amazing that it can bring the dead back to life. What more do you want?

No wonder Immortal Spirit Island only accepts one successor per generation, and only those with exceptional talent are accepted. Although the immortal techniques passed down on Immortal Spirit Island are systematic, there are many of them, and without extraordinary talent, it is impossible to cultivate them. The Palace Master of Spirit Moon Palace was able to ascend to immortality not only because of her exceptional talent, but also because of the immortal techniques passed down on Immortal Spirit Island.

He truly deserves to be called a remarkable person who can become friends with Lin Qing'er and dare to take Zhao Ling'er as his disciple.

Relying on her formidable basic abilities, Ling Chi mastered the immortal techniques inherited from Immortal Spirit Island in just ten years, integrating them seamlessly. Meanwhile, Li Xiaoyao had already been born, and Li Sansheng and Li Sansi, his wife, had both passed away, leaving behind only Li's widow, Aunt Li, who raised Li Xiaoyao by running the Immortal Sword Inn.

A few days ago, a sudden flood occurred in Miao territory, submerging the capital of the Black Miao tribe. The leader of the Moon Worship Cult jumped around, falsely accusing the Witch Queen of being the cause of the flood and demanding that the Witch King immediately execute her to prevent future troubles.

The Witch King was unwilling to kill his beloved wife, but under pressure, he could only temporarily imprison the Witch Queen in the dungeon, hoping to find a way to release her after things calmed down.

However, the leader of the Moon Worship Cult was unwilling to let the Witch Queen go and continued to incite the Moon Worship Cult members to put pressure on the Witch King. At the same time, he extended his evil clutches to the little princess Zhao Ling'er, attempting to capture Zhao Ling'er and force the Witch Queen to commit suicide.

Faced with an unprecedented crisis, when her maid Jiang visited her in the dungeon, the Witch Queen instructed her: "I fear the Witch King will not be able to withstand the pressure exerted by the Moon Worship Cult Leader. Just in case, you must immediately take Ling'er to Yuhang Town in Hangzhou in the Central Plains and find a man named Ling Chi to take care of Ling'er for a while. If I am safe and sound, I will send someone to bring you back after some time. If... Ling Chi can also protect Ling'er."

"Your Majesty, no, you will be alright," Jiang said, wiping away her tears.

The witch queen sighed softly and said, "If I had spared him back then, perhaps we wouldn't be in this predicament today."

"Who is the 'he' that Your Majesty is referring to?" Lady Jiang asked.

"You don't need to know," the witch queen said, shaking her head slightly. "Go quickly! Don't let anyone find out."

Jiang knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, please take care. This servant is leaving now."

"..."

Watching Jiang leave the dungeon, the Witch Queen sighed softly, "Brother Lingchi..."

……

The news that Jiang had fled with the little princess quickly reached the ears of the Moon Worship Cult Leader, who then dispatched countless Miao soldiers to pursue them. During the pursuit, a young man descended from the sky and was about to shield them from the pursuers.

Just then, a girl even younger than him descended from the sky, kicked the boy away, quickly killed the pursuers, picked up Jiang Shi and the little princess, and flew away on her sword.

"Holy crap!" The boy was dumbfounded.

Chapter 42 Feeding the Moon Worship Cult Leader into a Saint Mother

"Flying on a sword? Could they be seniors from the Shu Mountain Sect?" The young man was stunned for a long time, shaking his head repeatedly. "Since they are seniors from the Shu Mountain Sect, they should be safe. But what exactly happened here? Why are so many people chasing this unarmed mother and daughter?"

To find out the truth, the boy took off the clothes of the pursuers he had killed, disguised himself as a Miao soldier, and infiltrated the palace of the King of Nanzhao, where he met the Witch Queen in the dungeon.

When the witch queen learned that her daughter was being hunted down, she asked the young man to fetch the Heavenly Serpent Staff so that she could fight her way out of the palace.

The young man fetched the Celestial Serpent Staff for her, and just as he was about to leave with her, he suddenly asked a question: "Queen Witch, do you still love the Witch King?"

"Love?" A hint of hatred flashed in the witch queen's eyes: "If it weren't for the sake of peace and friendship between the White Miao and Black Miao tribes for generations to come, why would I have sacrificed myself and married him? Now he disregards our marital bond, imprisoning me in a dungeon and even sending people to hunt down his own daughter. This kind of person... I wish I could kill him with a single sword."

He paused, a hint of sorrow flashing in his eyes: "It's just a pity for Ling'er, she's only six years old and has to go through something like this."

The boy stared in disbelief: Ling'er's mother wanted to kill Ling'er's father? Are you kidding me?

"Do you really intend to kill me?" Just then, the Witch King, surrounded by the Moon Worship Cult Leader and palace guards, entered the dungeon, looking at the Witch Queen with a complex expression. He had heard everything that had just been said. He felt both hurt and angry.

The witch queen gripped the Heavenly Serpent Staff tightly, took a deep breath, and said, "For the sake of our past as husband and wife, step aside. I am leaving the palace."

"You audacious demon! How dare you threaten the King!" the Moon Worship Cult Leader roared, "Guards, seize this demoness!"

The palace guards did not move, all watching the witch king.

Seeing the Witch Queen's resolute expression, the Witch King painfully closed his eyes, turned around, and said, "Take her down."

The word "take down" chilled the Witch Queen's heart. With the Moon Worship Cult Leader present and the enemy outnumbering her, the Witch Queen could only grab the boy's wrist and jump into the water to escape.

However, underwater, the Moon Worship Cult Leader appeared with the Water Demon Beast.

"Water Demon Beast!?" The Witch Queen was horrified: "Baiyue, so the great flood in Miao territory was your doing!"

"Hahaha, you've realized it too late!" The Moon Worship Cult Leader laughed loudly, "Water Demon Beast, kill her!"

"Roar--"

"Oh no!" The witch queen was both shocked and anxious. Seeing that the boy was going to resist, she immediately used her magic to send him out of the water. Then she was about to cast a spell to perish together with the water monster.

"Even at this point, you're still thinking of others, not caring at all about your own life or death." A voice rang out, causing the Witch Queen to pause, her face lighting up with surprise: "Brother Ling Chi!"

At the bottom of the water, Ling Chi rode a huge white deer through the water. When the white deer saw the water demon beast, its eyes gleamed with excitement and it let out a deer cry, full of fighting spirit.

"Hmm?" Ling Chi noticed that Fu Zhu had surprisingly shown fighting spirit and pondered, "Want to fight?"

The Fuzhu let out a cry: YES!

"..." Ling Chi got off Fu Zhu's back and patted its rump: "Go!"

Fuzhu let out an excited cry and charged toward the water demon beast.

The legendary divine beast and the ancient demon beast are both water creatures. However, gods and demons are inherently opposed, which may explain why Fuzhu was so eager to fight after seeing the water demon beast.

Fuzhu collided with the water demon beast, creating a towering wave.

Ling Chi swam up to Lin Qing'er, looked at her slightly haggard appearance, and said softly, "You've lost weight."

Lin Qing'er almost burst into tears, but she didn't have time to exchange pleasantries with Ling Chi. She hurriedly said, "Brother Ling, Ling'er, my daughter Ling'er is being chased, I..."

"Don't worry!" Ling Chi waved his hand and said, "Ling'er has already arrived at Immortal Spirit Island. I only rushed over after I heard the news."

"Ling'er is on Immortal Spirit Island?" Upon hearing this news, Lin Qing'er breathed a sigh of relief and was finally able to stop suppressing her emotions. She threw herself into Ling Chi's arms and burst into tears.

Ling Chi put one arm around her back and stroked her hair with the other, offering silent comfort.

While the two were crying and comforting each other, on the other side, Fuzhu and the Water Demon Beast were fighting even more fiercely.

The Water Demon Beast is an ancient magical beast, so its power goes without saying. Although Fuzhu was born just a few decades ago, it has been growing up on farms and ranches and is now over four hundred years old, having eaten too much delicious food.

Because Ling Chi didn't recruit it, it had no level restrictions, and the consequence of eating freely was that it had already become a gold-level divine beast.

Although the Water Demon Beast was an ancient magical beast, its strength was only at the red level. In this battle, Fuzhu had the absolute upper hand. Its four long horns, which were as intertwined as tree branches, repeatedly knocked the Water Demon Beast over. Although the Water Demon Beast had extremely strong regenerative abilities in the water, it couldn't withstand the pain! It was injured again and again, and in no time, the pain became unbearable. It then ran away, pulling on its neck.

Fu Zhu wasn't about to let it escape. He immediately chased after it, stomping and pinning it to the bottom of the water demon beast in no time, then bit down on its neck. The water demon beast screamed and struggled violently.

Fuzhu kicked and shoved, quickly weakening the water demon beast in pain. The beast collapsed at the bottom of the water, allowing Fuzhu to suck its blood and drain its demonic energy. Finally, the water demon beast was completely drained of its demonic energy, clinging to life in the water, showing no signs of life whatsoever.

Having absorbed a massive amount of demonic energy, Fuzhu felt a bit bloated. Seeing that his master was still holding that woman, he ran over and called out to Lingchi.