Chef God of the Wuxia and Fantasy World

"This is an old story from your Shu Mountain Sect. I can tell you about it, but don't talk about it carelessly."

Cao Gu nodded: "This junior will certainly keep quiet."

"Back then, the Shu Mountain Sect had a disciple with exceptional talent named Jiang Qing. During one of his travels down the mountain, Jiang Qing met a demon woman..."

After listening to Ling Chi's account of the whole story, Cao Gu remained silent for a moment before asking, "Why can't people from different races who truly love each other stay together for life? That's so unfair."

“Because…” Ling Chi said four words calmly: “Weakness is the original sin.”

Cao Gu's eyes were wide open.

“You’re right.” A girl dressed in Miao ethnic clothing suddenly appeared in front of the two. The girl had delicate features and was very beautiful, but she was expressionless and gave people a cold feeling that kept people at a distance: “Because my parents were weak, they died here. If they were strong enough, I would not have survived here for eighteen years.”

Cao Gu looked at the girl in front of him and said, "You... are you Master Jiang's daughter?"

“It’s me,” the girl said. “My name is Jiang Wan’er.”

“You’re the one,” Ling Chi said. “I’m here to take you out.”

Jiang Wan'er looked at him and said calmly, "The Demon-Sealing Tower can be entered but not exited. How are you going to take me out?"

“For those who can’t teleport, leaving is obviously impossible, but for those who can, the Demon-Sealing Tower is just their own backyard; they can come and go as they please.” Ling Chi smiled and said, “Is there anything else you want to ask?”

Jiang Wan'er nodded: "My father is unable to let go of his guilt, and I hope you can help him."

“That’s simple,” Ling Chi said. “Take me to see your father.”

……

Standing before a corpse, Ling Chi looked at the soul attached to it and began chanting the Rebirth Mantra.

Buddhism excels at helping the dead transcend their suffering. Even the deepest resentment can be sent back into the cycle of reincarnation by reciting the Rebirth Mantra a few times. This is a weakness of Taoism. Ling Chi, however, has no sectarian bias. In recent years, he has been best at integrating the strengths of various schools of thought. He uses Taoism when needed, Buddhism when needed, and Confucianism when needed. He learns from any school as long as it is useful.

This is also the principle of cooking. You can have your own local flavor, but if you want to keep improving, you must absorb different cooking methods and techniques from various countries and make continuous improvements in order to create better food.

Ling Chi has studied cooking for many years and read a lot of miscellaneous books. After learning, refining and absorbing various theoretical knowledge, he can always find the most perfect way to deal with any problem.

After reciting the Rebirth Mantra about six or seven times, Jiang Qing's soul let out a wail: "Junior brother... it was me... it was me who killed you all..." Then he closed his eyes and was sent into the cycle of reincarnation.

"Alright." Ling Chi said to Jiang Wan'er, "Your father is just too stubborn. Your mother was much more open-minded. She left immediately after she died, without any lingering attachments."

"..." Although she felt that something was off about what she said, Jiang Wan'er still thanked her: "Thanks to you, Father was able to get rid of his self-blame."

"It's nothing," Ling Chi said. "Now that your father's problem is solved, come with me!"

"Hmm." Jiang Wan'er nodded, then suddenly remembered something and said, "Could you... do me a favor?"

Ling Chi looked at her and said, "Tell me about it."

"Please help me kill a demon!" Jiang Wan'er's eyes turned cold.

……

Kong Lin, the subordinate of the Demon Lord after Chonglou, and the flag bearer of the Demon Realm, was the culprit who tricked Jiang Qing into believing that Jiang Wan'er's mother was imprisoned in the Demon Locking Tower. If it weren't for him, Jiang Qing would not have left the battlefield to enter the Demon Locking Tower to save his wife, and Jiang Wan'er's mother would not have risked being killed to enter the Demon Locking Tower to find Jiang Qing.

If it weren't for him, Jiang Qing and Jiang Wan'er's mother might not have died, and Jiang Wan'er wouldn't have been trapped in the Demon Locking Tower for eighteen years since birth.

Jiang Wan'er's hatred for Kong Lin was so intense that even heaven and earth could not appease it.

As one of the main bosses in the Legend of Sword and Fairy 2, Ling Chi naturally didn't have a good impression of Kong Lin. After finding Kong Lin with Jiang Wan'er's help, he sent him to the Western Paradise without saying a word.

Perhaps it was because Kong Lin died too easily that Jiang Wan'er was stunned for a long time. Finally, she looked at Ling Chi deeply and said, "You... are very strong."

"It's alright." Ling Chi smiled slightly and said, "Is there anyone else you want to kill? Say it all at once to avoid trouble later."

"..." Jiang Wan'er shook her head: "No more."

“Let’s go then!” Ling Chi extended his hand.

"Master, wait!" The fairy in the book suddenly emerged from the scroll: "This old man still has a ghost he wants to save."

"A ghost?" Ling Chi looked at him. "Is it the Heavenly Ghost King sealed in the jar?"

"So Master already knew all along," the immortal in the book said. "Although the Ghost King that day wasn't very bright, he was extremely loyal and grateful. If Master had saved him, he would have had enough helpers in the Ghost Realm in the future."

"With my strength, why would I need any helpers?" Ling Chi smiled faintly and said, "However, this Heavenly Ghost Emperor is indeed interesting. If he is properly restrained, he could become a good asset."

"Master is absolutely right." The immortal in the book nodded, his approval of his master increasing considerably.

Not long after, Ling Chi found the jar containing the Heavenly Ghost King and released him.

The Heavenly Demon King has a rather domineering appearance, with a strong physique, a blue face and red eyes, and the incantation on his forehead is obviously not simple, especially that green hat... To be honest, without a certain amount of courage, most people would not dare to wear such a color.

"Did you release me? Hmm, I should repay you." After the Heavenly Ghost King came out and saw these people, he wanted to 'repay' them.

"Oh?" Ling Chi smiled and asked, "How do you plan to repay us?"

The Heavenly Demon Emperor said, "My repayment is to devour you and make you a part of me!"

"Shut up, you brainless idiot!" The Immortal in the Book jumped out and cursed at the Heavenly Ghost Emperor.

"Hmm? It's you, you old bookworm. What are you doing with these people?" Heavenly Ghost Emperor asked.

"Of course I'm here to save you," the Book Fairy said. "This Lord Lingchi is my newly recognized master. Hurry up and pay your respects."

"Hmph! He's your master, not mine. Why should he pay his respects?" The Heavenly Ghost Emperor flicked his cloak and said, "Besides, I've been hungry for a long time and want to eat. These people are just what I need to fill my stomach."

"You...you're not worth discussing things with!"

"Alright." Seeing that the book fairy was about to start cursing again, Ling Chi became impatient: "There's no use reasoning with this kind of brainless person. Just beat them up."

"Oh? Interesting!" The Heavenly Demon King was full of fighting spirit: "The last person who said that to me has already been eaten by me, you..."

boom--

A bolt of lightning struck down, and the Heavenly Ghost King screamed in agony as he was instantly turned into a roasted caramel.

"!!!" Everyone was stunned.

The wind, fire, and thunder that appeared out of nowhere had just struck the Heavenly Ghost Emperor with a bolt of lightning, and then spewed fire, further roasting the Heavenly Ghost Emperor.

"My God!" The Heavenly Ghost King had never encountered such a powerful immortal sword before. He was so badly injured that he couldn't even put up a fight. It seemed that today might not only be the day he escaped his predicament, but also the day he ascended to heaven.

"Alright." Ling Chi stopped the wind, fire, and thunder that were tormenting the Heavenly Ghost Emperor, and said, "This damned thing is still useful, don't kill it."

The wind, fire, and thunder emitted a buzzing sound, stopped spewing fire, and returned to Ling Chi's side, circling around him.

Jiang Wan'er, Cao Gu, the little fox, and the fairy in the book were all stunned.

Jiang Wan'er couldn't help but ask, "What kind of sword is this?"

“Wind, Fire, and Thunder,” Ling Chi said. “The divine sword my master forged for me back then has evolved over nearly three hundred years and is now one of the most renowned divine weapons in the Six Realms.”

"Three...three hundred years!?" Everyone seemed to have grasped an incredible number.

"How old are you this year?!" Jiang Wan'er asked.

This is the answer everyone wants to know.

“Eighteen,” Ling Chi said.

Everyone: "..."

……

The Heavenly Ghost King was struck and burned by wind, fire, and thunder, and finally became obedient. Ling Chi tossed him a piece of red roasted meat: "Weren't you hungry? Eat up! You'll have more energy to work."

The aroma emanating from the roasted meat made the Heavenly Ghost King's mouth water, but he suddenly became somewhat wary and asked, "You didn't poison the meat, did you?"

"Use your stupid brain to think this through." Before Ling Chi could answer, the Book Fairy got angry: "If Master wanted to kill you, why would he need to use poison?"

"Why not use it?" the Heavenly Ghost Emperor said. "I'm also afraid of being poisoned."

"..." The fairy in the book covered his forehead: "You stupid rascal, you're hopeless."

Cao Gu said, "If you wanted to kill me, you would have done so already. There would be no need to poison me."

"Huh? That's right!" Upon hearing what Cao Gu said, Tian Gui Huang suddenly realized, and then hugged the roasted meat and started gnawing on it.

"Well--"

"Ding! You have conquered the stomach of the ordinary red-level diner, Heavenly Demon King. The diner's level is too low and does not count towards the conquest count. The ordinary red-level recipe 'Incredible Strength' has been dropped."

"Unlimited Strength: Common Red Recipe, Strength +50, Cooldown Time 10 Days".

……

Wow? Not bad!

Ling Chi looked satisfied. It had been a long time since a recipe that purely increased strength had appeared, and it was a recipe that could be consumed continuously. 50 strength wasn't much to him now, but a recipe that could increase strength by so much at once and be consumed indefinitely was still very rare.

The Heavenly Ghost King was indeed somewhat useful this time.

Suddenly, Ling Chi felt a pang of regret. He had been too hasty when he killed Kong Lin and hadn't given him anything to eat, thus missing out on a red recipe.

Oh well, I've got enough red recipes in this world anyway, so losing one won't make a difference.

Jiang Wan'er tugged at Ling Chi's sleeve, and Ling Chi turned to look at her: "What's wrong?"

“I want to eat too,” Jiang Wan’er said. “I’m hungry.”

"..." Ling Chi took out a piece of roasted meat and handed it to her, and Jiang Wan'er took it and ate it.

"Well--"

"Ding! You have conquered the stomach of Jiang Wan'er, a top-tier purple-level diner. Her level is too low to count towards the conquest count. Top-tier purple recipe dropped: Love Between Human and Demon."

"Human-Demon Love: Top-tier purple recipe. When consumed by humans, it increases their affinity with the opposite-sex demon by 6; when consumed by demons, it increases their affinity with the opposite-sex human by 6. Valid for three uses."

……

"..." Ling Chi looked at the recipe and was speechless.

What's the use? It seems completely useless.

It was only used to increase favorability between humans and demons of the opposite sex, but he didn't have any special preference for demon women, so this recipe was basically useless to him.

Oh well, one shouldn't be too greedy. With so many recipes, one more won't make a difference.

"Woof—" the little fox barked: If others are eating, I want to eat too!

Cao Gu also looked at him with bright eyes, while Shu Zhongxian stroked his beard, drool silently dripping from his mouth.

"..."

Ling Chi gave them three pieces of roasted meat, which finally satisfied them. However, aside from the little fox, the levels of Cao Gu and the Immortal in the Book were too low, only ordinary purple. Although their effects were not bad, they were just icing on the cake for Ling Chi.

……