Chef God of the Wuxia and Fantasy World

"So, I killed your parents, do you think there's a problem with that?" Ling Chi asked.

The little fox hurriedly shook its head, barking loudly, its eyes filled with anxiety, and tears streamed down its face from fear.

"You don't want your parents to die?" Ling Chi asked.

The little fox barked and squatted down, its front paws gesturing repeatedly as it looked at him with pleading eyes.

“I understand your desire to keep your parents from dying, but you must also know that while you may escape the death penalty, you cannot escape punishment. I will not spare them unless they pay the price,” Ling Chi said.

"We are willing to accept the punishment of the great hero." The snake demon man prostrated himself on the ground, "We only beg the great hero to spare our family's lives."

"Don't worry!" Ling Chi said calmly, "I won't let you die."

The snake demon and the fox spirit breathed a sigh of relief.

"I will make you wish you were dead."

The snake demon and the fox were terrified.

Better to die.

"Woof woof..." The little fox rubbed against Ling Chi's trouser leg, pleading with its eyes for its parents.

"I will strip you of your cultivation," Ling Chi said calmly. "Since you do not cherish the fruits of your cultivation, then go back and cultivate again. If you repent and reform, you will have the opportunity to regain your human form. If you continue to sink into depravity, then you cannot blame me."

"No!" the fox spirit cried. "I don't want to turn back into my original form. I've cultivated for two hundred years to get to where I am today, and I never want to go back."

"That's not up to you." Ling Chi activated his Tai Chi Divine Skill, instantly absorbing all of the fox spirit's two hundred years of cultivation. Without its demonic aura, the fox spirit instantly reverted to its original form, a fiery red fox.

"Madam!" The snake demon was filled with grief. If he had known this would happen, he would have stopped the fox spirit from secretly casting her spell.

This is truly a case of one wrong step leading to eternal regret; I can't stop thinking about it now.

"Your turn." Ling Chi looked at the snake demon man: "Do you have anything else to say?"

The snake demon man said with a face full of grief and indignation, "What can I say? It's just a matter of the strong preying on the weak, and the winner takes all."

“You’re right,” Ling Chi said calmly. “That’s why you demons and monsters will never be a match for humans, because humans are much smarter than you.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the snake demon's cultivation was completely drained, and he transformed into a giant python.

"Woof—" the little fox barked and ran to its parents' side to protect them.

Seeing this, Zhao Ling'er said, "Master, the little fox is innocent, please let it go!"

Ling Chi nodded: "This little fox is commendable for its filial piety, so let it off this time."

Zhao Ling'er breathed a sigh of relief, looked at the giant python and fox in front of her, and said, "Cultivation is not easy for the demon race. If we just let them go, I wonder if they will perish halfway?"

"Don't worry!" Ling Chi smiled and said, "These snake demon and fox spirit have good aptitude. If they can repent and reform, I can send them to the Qionghua Sect's Demon Creation Tower so that they can cultivate in peace and eventually take human form as contracted spirit beasts of the Qionghua Sect."

"Build a demon tower?" Zhao Ling'er was taken aback.

"Hmm," Ling Chi said, "The Shu Mountain Sect has the Demon-Locking Tower, which imprisons all the demons and monsters in the world, while my Qionghua Sect has the Demon-Creating Tower, where kind-hearted demons and monsters are sent to absorb the immortal energy and the essence of the sun and moon every day. Once they take human form, they can become the contracted spirit beasts of Qionghua disciples, protecting them. Those with high cultivation can become the guardian spirit beasts of Qionghua Sect, enjoying the treatment of Qionghua Sect elders."

Upon hearing these words, both Zhao Ling'er and Su Mei's eyes lit up.

"Woof woof woof—" Su Mei wagged her tail and rubbed against Ling Chi's trouser leg, as if she was expressing her gratitude to him.

Ling Chi smiled slightly, picked up the little fox, stroked her fur, and said, "You little rascal, you're quite clever."

He paused for a moment, then said, "Now I'm giving you a chance. Will you stay by my side, or go with your parents to build the Demon Tower?"

"Hiss~~~"

"Wow~~~"

The python and the fox both cried out, as if pleading with Ling Chi to let his daughter stay by his side.

They had all heard what Ling Chi said, and they had also heard of the reputation of the Qionghua Sect's Demon-Building Tower. However, they had never thought they could enter it, since they had already taken human form and had never done any good deeds. They did not consider themselves to be kind demons. Now that Ling Chi had given them this opportunity, they were extremely grateful.

But no matter how good the Demon Tower is, its ultimate purpose is to sign a contract with the disciples of the Qionghua Sect and become a spirit beast to protect them. The best outcome is to become a guardian spirit beast of the Qionghua Sect, but only a very few powerful demons can achieve that. With the couple's qualifications and abilities, they still felt that becoming a contracted spirit beast was more reliable.

His daughter, however, was different. Being a fox-snake hybrid, she possessed immense demonic power and aptitude from a young age. Although she hadn't yet taken human form, she was already comparable to ordinary martial arts masters. With the guidance of a renowned master, she might even become a demon king in the future. And now, her opportunity had presented itself.

Although they didn't know Ling Chi's identity within the Qionghua Sect, the powerful methods he displayed from beginning to end made them realize that he must be someone of great importance. If their daughter could stay by his side and receive his guidance day and night, she would surely have a bright future.

For their daughter's future, they instantly abandoned their hatred over the destruction of their cultivation and desperately urged their daughter to follow Ling Chi.

Hearing his parents' opinion, the little fox nodded, rubbed against Ling Chi's face, and then licked his face: "Woof!"

“A wise choice.” Ling Chi smiled slightly, drew a talisman in the air, and inserted it into the little fox’s forehead, saying, “From now on, you will be my contracted spirit beast.”

The contracted spirit beast, the Candle Dragon, taught Ling Chi a spell, which Ling Chi later passed down as the inheritance of the Qionghua Sect, leaving it for the sect's disciples to cultivate. The Demon-Creating Tower was also created because of the existence of the contracted spirit beast. It was because of the Demon-Creating Tower and the contracted spirit beast that the Qionghua Sect's strength was greatly enhanced, making it the most powerful sect in the world.

However, since learning the skill, apart from the divine beast Fuzhu, Ling Chi has never signed a contract with any demon race. The reason is simple—he doesn't think much of them.

He's now at the peak of the Red Realm, more powerful than many immortals, let alone demons. A contract for the sake of a contract? Ling Chi wouldn't do something so foolish.

As for why the little fox was contracted?

Need I say more?! One of the female protagonists of Legend of Sword and Fairy 2, she's practically the only bright spot in this garbage game. When I finished the game, Su Mei became my virtual wife.

Just like the recipe that just came out, it has both the allure of a vixen and the softness of a snake spirit. Who wouldn't want it?

Moreover, demons are different from humans; they are truly devoted in love. Once they love, they will love to the very end. Just like the wild geese in the poem "The Wild Goose's Lament," when one goose died, the other circled endlessly until it finally fell to the ground and died. Such devotion is beyond human comprehension.

If we look at it from a chemical perspective, is it possible that the hormone secretion of humans and demons is different?

When people are in love, their hormones are high, leading to many vows of eternal love, made in a very serious state. However, as hormone levels decrease later, many people change their minds.

Is it true that once a demon falls in love, its hormone levels remain constant, which is why it remains loyal until death?

Believe it or not, there is actually such a possibility.

Anyway, Ling Chi had a very good impression of the demon race, especially the kind-hearted demon race, and demons were generally very beautiful. Many women who were called 'demonesses' were beautiful.

Seeing that her master had actually taken the little fox as a contracted spirit beast, Zhao Ling'er was very surprised: "Master, how could you..."

"Perhaps we just clicked!" Ling Chi stroked the little fox and smiled. "Don't you think it's adorable?"

"It is very cute." Zhao Ling'er nodded, stroked the little fox twice, and said, "I just didn't expect Master to sign a contract with it."

“At my level, what I pursue is not what is reasonable and logical, but what I feel.” Ling Chi handed the little fox to Zhao Ling’er and said, “I will send these two demons to the Qionghua Sect. Ling’er, please take care of these girls and send them home!”

"Okay." Zhao Ling'er nodded: "Don't worry, Master, Ling'er will definitely send them home safely."

"I believe you." Ling Chi smiled slightly, grabbed the python and the fox, and flew away on his sword.

……

When Ling Chi returned, it was already two hours later. By then, the girls from Hidden Dragon Cave had all been sent home by Zhao Ling'er and were waiting in the courtyard with the little fox in their arms.

Seeing Ling Chi return, Zhao Ling'er waved happily and said, "Master, you're back!"

"You're back." He walked up to Zhao Ling'er, patted the little fox in her arms, and asked, "Did you send them all away?"

"They've all been safely sent home," Zhao Ling'er chuckled. "Their families are very grateful to Master!"

"Doesn't it feel great to help people?" Ling Chi asked with a smile.

"Yes." Zhao Ling'er nodded: "Seeing those people's heartfelt gratitude makes Ling'er very happy."

“That’s right,” Ling Chi said. “Helping others is the source of happiness. As long as you have the ability and the other person is someone who deserves your help, then help as much as you can. Helping someone once feels good, and helping someone all the time feels good. With this mindset, don’t you feel much more relaxed when facing the problems in Miao territory?”

Zhao Ling'er blinked, seemingly lost in thought.

"These issues can be thought about slowly." Ling Chi looked at the huge underground garden and said, "It's well-built; it would be a great pity to destroy it."

"Master, what do you want to do?"

"Let's seal them away with an array!" Ling Chi said. "If they come back in the future, they'll have a place to stay."

"Woof woof..." The little fox wagged its tail.

"You're really something else," Ling Chi said, scratching the little fox's chin. "Your bark sounds like a dog's."

"Woof..."

"You're still angry?" Ling Chi chuckled.

Zhao Ling'er laughed and said, "Master, stop teasing Su Mei, just seal this place off!"

"Ah."

Soon after, Ling Chi sealed the entire Hidden Dragon Cave with an array, then inputted the method for breaking and controlling it into a jade slip, and finally sealed it with the little fox's blood. In this way, only the little fox's direct blood relatives could sense the existence of the jade slip and open it.

"Absolutely foolproof." Ling Chi clapped his hands, looking at the little fox licking its hind leg, and said, "The wound has already healed, why are you still licking it?"

The little fox barked, its eyes filled with resentment. Ling Chi had just given it a needle in the hind leg without asking any questions. Although the wound healed instantly, the pain wouldn't go away so easily.

"Alright, there's nothing good to eat on your legs anyway, here's some dried fish for you." Ling Chi took out a bag of spicy dried fish farmed in the deep sea, pulled one out, and put it to the little fox's mouth.

The little fox sniffed it and took a bite.

"Woof~~~~"

The spicy flavor filled my mouth, and the little fox ascended to heaven.

……

Ling Chi originally wanted to take Zhao Ling'er back to Suzhou, but Zhao Ling'er shook her head and said, "Master, when I sent some people from Baihe Village home, I found that Baihe Village was suffering from a plague of corpse demons. I want to help them."

"Oh." Ling Chi frowned and said, "The demons and monsters in this world are always hard to eradicate, and the activities of the cultivation sects are still not frequent enough."

Zhao Ling'er said, "In fact, the harm that demons and monsters cause to the human race is nowhere near as great as the human race killing each other!"

Ling Chi looked at Zhao Ling'er with some surprise, suddenly feeling that she had matured a lot.

Is the bloodline of Nuwa about to awaken?

Ling Chi nodded: "Ling'er is right. Compared to demons and monsters, the most terrifying thing is actually people."

"Ah, no!" Zhao Ling'er said, "Bad people are always a minority, and so are demons and monsters. But all living beings remember the evil side of other races, but not the good side. Ling'er thinks that all living beings should promote mutual understanding and respect. Only in this way can the world be at peace."

Ling Chi chuckled and said, "Isn't this the philosophy I've always taught you? Why are you bringing it up to teach your master?"

Zhao Ling'er stuck out her tongue: "It was just a spontaneous thought." She paused, then continued: "Before, when I was younger, I never understood the deeper meaning of what Master said, but these past few days, Ling'er has come to understand a lot."

"This is what growing up is like." A large hand gently stroked Zhao Ling'er's hair. "Ling'er has grown up."

Zhao Ling'er blushed and said, "Master, let's go to Baihe Village!"

“Alright.” Ling Chi nodded: “To eliminate evil creatures is the mission of the disciples of the Qionghua Sect.”

"Ok!"

……