Chef God of the Wuxia and Fantasy World

Because Zhao Ling'er never had children, she was able to maintain her youthful appearance, and as time went by, her spiritual power grew stronger and stronger, almost catching up with the Heavenly Emperor Fuxi.

A few years ago, the Candle Dragon came to have dinner with Ling Chi and discovered Zhao Ling'er, who had sealed her power and kept herself at the red level. The moment he saw her, the Candle Dragon said something that shocked Ling Chi: "Little girl of the Nuwa clan, you'd better not show yourself again. If the people of the God Realm find out, it may trigger a punitive expedition from the God Realm."

"Why!?" Ling Chi was utterly puzzled.

The Candle-Holding Dragon said meaningfully, "The Heavenly Emperor will not allow a member of the Nuwa clan who is on equal footing with him to exist."

"..."

And so, a few years ago, Zhao Ling'er retired, handing over the position of High Priestess of the Bai Miao tribe to Anu. Then she entered the Culinary God Space to focus on honing her culinary skills.

At this point, Ling Chi felt increasingly that there was no need to continue in this world.

Because he couldn't find any diners to gain experience from, his culinary skills had stagnated for decades. Of course, he could find some if he searched carefully, but only in the Immortal Realm and the God Realm. The Demon Realm was also an option, but since Chonglou disappeared, no super strong individuals had appeared in the Demon Realm. Even the strongest Demon Lord was only a high-level red-rank cultivator.

The decline of the Demon Realm is most directly related to the disappearance of Chonglou. Fortunately, the God Realm also lost its strongest general, Feipeng, and the Well of Gods and Demons prevented communication between the two realms, thus maintaining sufficient peace between them.

Perhaps due to prolonged peace and Ling Chi and Zhao Ling'er's resolution of the Demon Realm's water vein problem, the Demon Realm's inhabitants no longer had to worry about survival, resulting in a decline in combat strength from generation to generation.

He hadn't found the landmarks of the Immortal Realm and couldn't go there. As for the God Realm... he didn't want to die. For various reasons, finding diners to gain experience from was becoming increasingly difficult.

……

Fairy Island.

Tang Yurou had just finished her cultivation for the day when she saw her master on a rock in the Immortal Spirit Cave.

"Master." Tang Yurou happily hurried over.

Ling Chi turned to look at her, smiled slightly, and asked, "Have you finished your homework for today?"

"I'm done." Tang Yurou used a levitation spell to float slowly to Ling Chi's side and asked, "Master, what are you doing here?"

"It's nothing, just enjoying the scenery," Ling Chi smiled. "Unbeknownst to me, fifty years have passed."

Fifty years?

A hint of doubt flashed in Tang Yurou's eyes: "What does Master mean?"

“The first time I came to Immortal Spirit Island was fifty years ago,” Ling Chi said. “At that time, the master of Immortal Spirit Island was the Palace Mistress of Lingyue Palace. Unfortunately, she ascended to heaven in broad daylight a few years later, entrusting the inheritance of Immortal Spirit Island to me and asking me to help her find a suitable successor.”

"Later, I passed on the legacy of Immortal Spirit Island to Zhao Ling'er, the high priest of the Bai Miao tribe. Ling'er learned it very well and was fully capable of carrying forward the legacy of Immortal Spirit Island. It's just a pity that she was the high priest of the Bai Miao tribe and the daughter of the Black Miao tribe's witch king. She was burdened with the heavy responsibility of the Miao tribe's development and ultimately could not carry forward the legacy of Immortal Spirit Island."

"Decades have passed, and it is only now that I have discovered you. Your talent and character are truly exceptional, one in a million. And you have not disappointed me. I believe you will carry forward the legacy of Immortal Spirit Island in the future."

After listening to Ling Chi's story, Tang Yurou said earnestly, "Yurou will definitely not let Master down."

"That's good." Ling Chi smiled slightly and said, "Now that you're twenty, how about finding a young hero?"

Tang Yurou blushed and said with a hint of coquettishness, "Master, I've never thought about such a thing."

“When a girl grows up, she always wants to find a man she likes. Now that you have achieved some success in your cultivation, why don’t you leave the island for a few years to train? Maybe you will meet a young swordsman you like!” Ling Chi said with a light laugh.

Tang Yurou shook her head and said, "Yurou only wants to spend more time with her master and has no plans to travel."

“What’s the point of keeping Master company? Besides, you haven’t been home for five years! There’s nothing much going on on the island right now, why don’t you go back and visit?” Ling Chi said.

Tang Yurou was somewhat tempted and said, "But, if Yurou leaves, what will Master do alone?"

"Before you came to Immortal Spirit Island, didn't I also come here alone?" Ling Chi smiled and said, "Besides, I'm feeling restless and want to go out and have some fun."

"Where is Master going?" Tang Yurou asked hurriedly.

"I'm going to Buzhou Mountain to find some materials," Ling Chi said. "After that, I'll go to Qionghua Sect, and then... I'll probably go to Shushan Sect. In short, I'll be going to quite a few places."

“Then, Yu Rou, go with Master!” Tang Yu Rou said, “It will be good to have someone to look after you along the way.”

"Take care of me?" Ling Chi pinched Tang Yurou's delicate nose and chuckled, "Are you taking care of your teacher, or are you taking care of me?"

Tang Yurou, her nose pinched by Ling Chi, said with a mixture of shyness and joy, "Yurou can also take care of Master, and Master... can also take care of Yurou."

"Forget it!" Ling Chi said, "Pack up today, and go home tomorrow! Come back in a month, and by then I'll probably have finished taking care of things."

Tang Yurou pursed her lips, reluctantly saying, "Alright then!"

……

That day, Ling Chi prepared a lavish meal, which made Tang Yurou feel like she was on cloud nine, experiencing unprecedented satisfaction.

The next morning, Tang Yurou bid farewell to her master and flew away on her sword.

Ling Chi gazed in the direction where Tang Yurou had disappeared, silently took out a jade slip, placed it on the desk in Tang Yurou's bedroom, then activated the island-protecting formation and vanished from the island.

……

In the realm of gods, Ling Chi used invisibility to evade the divine generals guarding the South Heavenly Gate and entered the realm of gods.

Whenever Ling Chi encountered a deity, he would silently toss a piece of red meat pie for the deity to pick up and eat.

Although the divine realm is inhabited by gods, the gods are divided into different ranks. Ordinary gods are not even as powerful as the elite disciples of the Qionghua Sect, and there are many inferior ones.

However, there were also truly powerful gods who provided Ling Chi with several top-tier red recipes.

In a full day, Ling Chi collected over a hundred red recipes, including fifteen top-tier red recipes, demonstrating that the God Realm truly stands at the pinnacle of the Six Realms.

The next morning, Ling Chi encountered the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden on her way to court.

"Hmm?" The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden possessed immense magical power, having reached the gold level. As Ling Chi drew closer, he sensed something was amiss: "Who's lurking around like that?"

Ling Chi immediately turned and ran away.

"Trying to run away!" The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden frowned, transformed into a long rainbow, and gave chase.

Not long after, the two flew out of the Immortal Realm and arrived at a place in the void, where Ling Chi finally revealed himself.

"It's you?" The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden caught up and, upon seeing Ling Chi's face clearly, was immediately astonished: "Why are you in the God Realm?"

Ling Chi, as the mortal most watched by the divine realm over the past three hundred years, was already well-known to the gods, especially the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden. After all, she was the god worshipped by the Qionghua Sect. As the behind-the-scenes founder of the Qionghua Sect, and with the care of the Candle-Holding Dragon, Ling Chi was naturally very familiar to the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden.

I never had the chance to see him before for various reasons, but I never expected to see him in the realm of gods today.

"This junior has come to bid farewell to the Goddess Xuan Nu," Ling Chi said with a smile.

"Farewell?" The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden frowned slightly, then suddenly seemed to remember something and asked, "Are you leaving this realm?"

“Indeed.” Ling Chi nodded. “Although I am about to leave, the Qionghua Sect has served the Empress for many years, but I have never had the chance to meet her. I have always regretted this, so I took the risk to come and see the Empress. As the saying goes, seeing is believing. The Empress is indeed majestic and has a magnificent demeanor.”

Women all love to be praised for their beauty, even goddesses are no exception. Hearing Ling Chi's direct compliment, the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden's lips unconsciously curled slightly upwards, then quickly disappeared, and she said, "Since you're leaving, then I wish you a safe journey."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Ling Chi produced a meat pie in his hand and said, "Your Highness, this is a meat pie that I made myself. Please try it; it should taste pretty good."

The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden had long known that Ling Chi was skilled in cooking. Even the Candle Dragon would descend to the mortal realm every ten days just to enjoy a feast prepared by Ling Chi. Now that Ling Chi had taken the initiative to cook something delicious for her, the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden did not refuse and said, "You are very thoughtful."

"Your Majesty, please enjoy your meal. I have some questions I would like to ask you, senior," Ling Chi said.

The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden smiled faintly: "I knew this meat pie wouldn't be eaten for nothing. Go ahead and ask!"

"Your Majesty..." Ling Chi asked, "Why is it so difficult for all living beings to ascend to immortality?"

The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden glanced at him and said, "The operation of all things has its own rules. Trying to break free from these rules will only lead to endless calamities."

"I see." Ling Chi nodded and asked, "Then why do all living beings, including the gods, enter the underworld for reincarnation after death?"

"Let go of the burdens of the past and embrace a new life," said the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden.

"..." Ling Chi suddenly remembered a line from "Tai Chi Master Zhang Sanfeng", the line that brought Zhang San back to normal after he went mad: Put down the burden and run towards a new life.

"I see." Ling Chi nodded thoughtfully.

Seeing that he was deep in thought, the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden took a bite of the meat pie.

"Ah... um—"

"Ding! Conquered the stomach of the ordinary golden diner, the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden. Conquest count +10. Dropped ordinary golden recipe - Heavenly Emperor Bloodline."

"Heavenly Emperor Bloodline: Ordinary golden recipe, after consumption, will transform into Heavenly Emperor Bloodline within three days. The effect cannot be stacked."

……

Ling Chi's eyes widened.

There's a 100%... 2% chance it was triggered!?

And, the bloodline of the Heavenly Emperor?

It can actually allow other races to evolve into the bloodline of the Heavenly Emperor. Is it really that amazing?

The Heavenly Emperor's bloodline sounds impressive, but what exactly is its use?

Ling Chi looked at the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, who was trapped in the illusion, and quietly asked the system.

"Ding, Heavenly Emperor Bloodline: The bloodline of the Heavenly Emperor Fuxi, formed from the essence of Pangu, possesses the power of limitless energy."

Limitless energy!?

Ling Chi's face lit up with surprise. Then wouldn't that mean his kidneys...?

Sensing Ling Chi's filthy thoughts, the system silently withdrew.

……

After waking up from the illusion, the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden saw Ling Chi looking at her with strange eyes. Her delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly, and she was about to get angry, but suddenly she felt that Ling Chi was quite pleasing to the eye and gave her a sense of closeness.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden suppressed her temper and asked calmly.

"No, I just think Your Majesty is very beautiful. Since I won't be able to see you again, I thought I'd take the opportunity to look at you a few more times so I won't regret it later," Ling Chi said.

"What a lecherous scoundrel!" The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden laughed out loud. "He even dares to take advantage of me."

"Since we're leaving anyway, what's there to be afraid of?" Ling Chi chuckled. "Your Highness, do you have someone you like?"

"..." The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden flicked her long sleeves and said, "That's not something you should ask. Considering you're about to leave, I won't hold it against you, but don't push your luck."

Ling Chi sighed: "Anyway, I'm leaving soon, and no one will know Your Highness's secret. Why not tell me? Some secrets can be bad if kept inside."

The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden glanced at him and said, "You are bolder than I imagined."

"There's no other way. Since I'm leaving soon, I have no more worries, so I can be as bold as I want." Ling Chi laughed and said, "If Your Majesty is about to leave this realm, would you still have any worries?"

"..." The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden was silent for a moment, then said, "You are right. If I were you, I would indeed not have any concerns."

"This is it." Ling Chi handed a pot of Hundred Fruit Wine to the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, saying, "This is a Hundred Fruit Wine that I brewed. It is fragrant, mellow, and very sweet. Your Highness can try it." He chuckled, "You can also tell me some little secrets that others won't know."

"..." The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden silently accepted the Hundred Fruit Wine and said, "In that case, I will be presumptuous this time."

“That’s right,” Ling Chi said. “A life without recklessness is not a complete life. Your Majesty’s cold face all day long is indeed very dignified, but it inevitably gives people the feeling that you are keeping them at arm’s length. Over time, everyone will distance themselves from Your Majesty. So it’s better to be more friendly.”

"Hmph!" The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden glared at him and said, "My affairs are none of your business."