Chef God of the Wuxia and Fantasy World

"I accidentally obtained an artificial intelligence that can travel through time and space. I used it to travel through time and space several times. Before coming to this world, I had experienced many worlds. Although those worlds were also strange, they were not as powerful as this one."

"I have no ambition to become king or conquer the world. I only want to obtain new and high-quality ingredients and hone my culinary skills in order to become the number one chef in the universe."

Ling Chi said, "That's why I call myself the God of Cooking on Mount Qingcheng. I just didn't expect to be summoned by the Jade Emperor right after my cultivation broke through. I'm truly flattered."

After listening to Ling Chi's story, all the gods in the Heavenly Court were amazed. They never expected that this little Xuanxian could travel through time and space so constantly, which made them extremely envious.

"You say you travel through time using artificial intelligence." The Jade Emperor was intrigued: "Could you show me?"

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty." Ling Chi shook his head and said, "This artificial intelligence has become one with me and cannot be revealed at all."

"I see." The Jade Emperor sighed and said, "What a pity."

“Your Majesty need not do this. In the end, my artificial intelligence is merely to help me improve my cooking skills. If Your Majesty does not mind, I can prepare a table of delicious dishes for Your Majesty…” He looked around and said, “And may all the celestial officials also have a taste.”

"Your Majesty." Before the Jade Emperor could speak, Venus stepped forward from the crowd and said, "This old minister has already tasted it in the mortal realm, and it is indeed a delicacy never seen before. The celestial wine and fruits of my Heavenly Court cannot compare with it."

"Oh?" This piqued the Jade Emperor's interest. "Very well. Ling Chi, prepare some delicious food on the spot so that I and my beloved ministers can enjoy it together."

The civil and military officials were deeply moved: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

"..." Ling Chi sighed inwardly: Using my food to win people's hearts, what an emperor's strategy!

but……

Ling Chi silently collected a portion of the golden-level vegetables and fruits, as well as dragon meat and phoenix meat—meats he had never used before—from the Heavenly Garden, Heavenly Orchard, and Heavenly Livestock Farm, and put them into the God of Cooking Space. The rest was used to make ordinary golden dishes.

Fortunately, he had just been promoted to Gold Chef, otherwise he really wouldn't have been able to handle these ingredients.

To his delight, these ingredients included those from the one-time reward recipe he had always wanted to make but had never been able to.

The merits of pulling silk, immunity to all evil, the bloodline of the Heavenly Emperor, and innate supernatural powers—you've been waiting for this long time.

As expected of the Heavenly Court, it has everything. If he could become the God of Cookery in the Heavenly Court in the future, how many good things could he make (embezzle)!

No, you can't make that connection.

……

Taiwei Yuqing Palace is where the Jade Emperor eats and lives. When Ling Chi was preparing the ingredients, the Jade Emperor and his civil and military officials came to this place. The fairies set up the table and sang and danced as they waited for Ling Chi's delicious food to be served.

Because Venus witnessed Ling Chi's dazzling culinary skills, he suggested that Ling Chi not go to the kitchen, but instead prepare the food on the spot in front of the Jade Emperor and the civil and military officials.

Ling Chi readily agreed, and after he had prepared the ingredients, he went to Taiwei Yuqing Palace. After the Jade Emperor removed the dancing troupe of fairies and left only the band to play music, he stood in the center of the room and began to prepare the Manchu Han Imperial Feast.

If we're talking about the most elaborate and noble meal in history, it has to be the Manchu Han Imperial Feast.

The Manchu Han Imperial Feast features exquisite dishes and elaborate etiquette, forming a unique and eye-catching style.

Before taking their seats, two pairs of incense sticks, tea, and small dishes are served. On the table are four kinds of fresh fruit, four kinds of dried fruit, four kinds of ornamental fruit, and four kinds of candied fruit. After taking their seats, cold dishes are served first, followed by stir-fried dishes, main courses, and desserts in that order. The Manchu-Han Imperial Feast is divided into six banquets, each named after a famous banquet held in the Qing Dynasty imperial court. It brings together many famous dishes from both the Manchu and Han dynasties, selecting seasonal seafood and rare mountain delicacies.

The entire banquet consisted of 196 cold and hot dishes, and 124 snacks and tea dishes, totaling 320 dishes. A complete set of famille rose longevity tableware was used, complemented by silverware, creating a rich and luxurious atmosphere, and the dining environment was elegant and dignified.

During the banquet, renowned musicians will play ancient music to accompany the meal, adhering to elegant traditions and maintaining strict and solemn etiquette. The banquet upholds traditional virtues, and the serving of food is conducted with the utmost respect and devotion, reminiscent of imperial court practices, leaving guests with an unforgettable experience. After the entire meal, guests can appreciate the vastness and sophistication of Chinese cuisine, the profound origins of its culinary culture, and fully savor the supreme essence of nature.

Of course, that was only the pinnacle of human existence; in the celestial realm, it would require reasonable modifications.

While he was preparing the ingredients, he asked a celestial official from Heaven to take some dried fruits, candied fruits, and other ingredients that needed time to process to Qingcheng Mountain, so that Huang Rong and the others could help with the processing. After the ingredients were finished, the celestial official led the way and brought Huang Rong and the other kitchen helpers to Heaven to assist Ling Chi.

These were all approved by the Jade Emperor, so they did not encounter any obstacles. Moreover, all the dried fruits, candied fruits, and ingredients that required time to process were completed by accelerating the process, which is equivalent to a year on Earth in a day in Heaven.

At this moment, Ling Chi stood in the center of the main hall. Shuang'er, Huang Rong, Shang Xiuxun, Liu Mengli and other seven kitchen helpers worked together to shape all the ingredients into the shapes that Ling Chi needed. Finally, Ling Chi completed the last step of processing.

Just as Venus said, Ling Chi's cooking was incredibly elegant, a feast for the eyes like art. The Jade Emperor and the civil and military officials were initially somewhat skeptical of Venus's praise of Ling Chi, but after witnessing it firsthand, they realized that Venus was not exaggerating at all; in fact, it was even more pleasing to the eye than described.

"What excellent cooking skills!" The Jade Emperor led the praise, and the civil and military officials naturally echoed his sentiments.

The four fresh fruits, four dried fruits, four ornamental fruits, and four candied fruits were first served on the table by the fairies, and the Jade Emperor tasted them first.

After tasting each one, the Jade Emperor's eyes lit up with each bite, and he exclaimed, "Excellent!"

Afterwards, they tasted the dishes in order of their official rank. All the officials who tasted them praised them highly and looked forward to the dishes to come even more.

The dishes were served one by one, starting with the top-grade red ones. After the appetizers, the golden time began.

With a groan from Li Jing, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King, the stir-frying began.

"Ding! You have conquered the stomach of ordinary gold diner Li Jing. Conquest count +1. Ordinary gold recipe dropped - Ken'er."

"Ken'er: A common golden recipe that produces outstanding children. By relying on Ken'er, one can rise rapidly in rank. The effects cannot be stacked."

"Ding! Conquered the stomach of the ordinary golden diner, the Heavenly King of Growth. Conquest count +1. Dropped ordinary golden recipe - Good Roots."

"Good Roots: Ordinary Gold Recipe, Kindness +10, Valid for three uses."

"Ding! You have conquered the stomach of the ordinary golden diner, Dhritarashtra. Conquest count +1. Ordinary golden recipe dropped - Wisdom Root."

"Wisdom Root: Ordinary Gold Recipe, Innate Wisdom +10, Valid Uses: 3 times".

"Ding! You have conquered the stomach of the ordinary gold diner, the Heavenly King of the Vaishravana. Conquest count +1. Ordinary gold recipe dropped - Prosperity."

"Prosperity: A common gold recipe that grants 10 points of luck to the person who makes offerings to you. Cooldown time: 10 days."

"Ding! You have conquered the stomach of the ordinary golden diner, Guangmu Tianwang. Conquest count +1. Ordinary golden recipe dropped - Heavenly Eye."

"Sky Eye: Ordinary golden recipe, can observe everything within one light-year, effects cannot be stacked."

"Ding! You have conquered the stomach of the ordinary golden diner, Wuqu Xingjun. Conquest count +1. Ordinary golden recipe dropped - 'Valiant Warrior'."

"Exceptional Martial Prowess: For ordinary gold recipes, in battles of the same level, you will always be 10% stronger than your opponent. The effect cannot be stacked."

"Ding! Conquered ordinary golden diners..."

Ling Chi beamed with joy, his energy increasing as he cooked. As the saying goes, "A man can't get rich without unexpected wealth, and a horse can't get fat without night grazing." This time, he had finally encountered a windfall, and one unlike any he'd ever seen before.

As expected of the Heavenly Court, there are so many golden-level immortals! At this small banquet, there were 136 immortals present, and they received more than 30 golden recipes, while they only received a dozen or so red recipes.

What does this mean? It means that the remaining eighty or ninety unconquered deities are all at least at the Gold level. For example, the famous Nezha is definitely a powerful deity at the Gold level or even higher. Of course, there are also deities like Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun, who are not among those conquered. But what surprised him was that Marshal Tianpeng was also not conquered.

Marshal Tianpeng, the commander of the Milky Way Navy, and the future Pigsy, is known to the audience for his gluttony, laziness, and cunning on the journey to the West. In the eyes of many people, Pigsy's fighting ability does not seem to be high, and he has not played any role on the journey to the West. Ling Chi used to think so too, but after this banquet, he no longer thinks so.

The fact that the incompetent Marshal Tianpeng wasn't conquered by ordinary golden dishes shows what?

Obvious.

That Pigsy is really good at hiding!

……

"Very good!" As the banquet drew to a close, the Jade Emperor was already flushed with drink.

This fragrance is really potent.

"My esteemed subjects, how was the banquet?"

When the Jade Emperor questioned him, the Giant Spirit God was the first to step forward, his voice booming like thunder: "It's so delicious! I, Old Giant, have never tasted such delicious food and wine! Your Majesty! You must not let Ling Chi escape, he should stay in Heaven and cook for the rest of his life!"

Ling Chi: "..."

The Jade Emperor laughed heartily: "What the Giant Spirit God says is absolutely right. Issue a decree to appoint Ling Chi as the God of Cookery in Heaven, in charge of the Heavenly Imperial Kitchen." He paused, then added: "The God of Cookery may recruit assistant cooks on his own, with a limit of ten people."

"Thank you for the reward, Your Majesty. We accept your command." Ling Chi and Shuang'er immediately bowed in gratitude.

With these ten spots, Shuang'er and the others can all obtain immortal status. There are also three spots left over, which we need to think about carefully. Let's first see if there are any suitable people in the Heavenly Court, and then make a decision.

The title of God of Cookery was unprecedented in Heaven. The so-called Imperial Kitchen was merely a place where low-ranking female immortals took turns washing vegetables and cooking. After becoming a celestial being in Heaven, one only needed to absorb spiritual energy to survive, and eating was simply to satisfy one's appetite. In the past, the Jade Emperor did not care at all, but after eating this Manchu Han Imperial Feast today, the Jade Emperor felt that he should pay attention to it.

Although the God of Cookery is not one of the 365 righteous gods, he can enter the Jade Emperor's Taiwei Yuqing Palace at any time, as well as those vegetable gardens, orchards, and livestock farms. He can be said to be someone in front of the Jade Emperor. Even those righteous gods dare not underestimate him. Otherwise, if Ling Chi complains to the Jade Emperor and the Jade Emperor is furious, what will happen?

Besides, Ling Chi cooks so well that if they want to improve their meals in the future, they will have to rely on Ling Chi. They will be too busy trying to curry favor with him to offend him.

So when the Jade Emperor announced the end of the banquet, almost all the righteous gods of the Heavenly Court came over to greet Ling Chi. Even if they couldn't become friends immediately, they could at least become acquainted with him, which would be a prerequisite for improving their meals in the future.

"Master Chef, congratulations!"

"Thank you, Heavenly King. Congratulations to you too."

"Congratulations, Chef God Bro!"

"So it's Lord Star Lord, thank you very much."

"Master Chef, you are welcome to visit my Miaoyan Palace anytime you have time."

"I dare not refuse the invitation from the Heavenly Venerable, and I will certainly go in the future."

"Haha, Chef God Brother, you must visit my Tianhe Water Mansion often in the future. This Marshal will take you on a tour of the Tianhe River."

"If I have the time, I will certainly trouble the Marshal."

"Brother, the food and drinks you made are so delicious! I love them so much. If you ever need anything, just ask me. All you have to do is cook something for me."

Ling Chi looked at the simple-minded giant and laughed, "Definitely, definitely."

Chapter Four: The Peach Banquet

The Imperial Kitchen, located in the northeast corner of Taiwei Yuqing Palace, is a huge space of over 200 square meters. Ling Chi spent some time transforming this space into a modern restaurant kitchen, and with the assistance of Shuang'er, Huang Rong, and others, it was responsible for preparing the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother's three meals a day.

Ling Chi and the others have been in the Heavenly Court for ten months. A day in Heaven is equivalent to a year on Earth, and three hundred years have passed in Qingcheng Mountain.

Because he came to serve as an official in the Heavenly Court, he abandoned the power of Qingcheng Mountain. After all, a Celestial Master named Zhang Daoling would one day establish the Zhengyi Sect in Qingcheng Mountain, making it the foremost of the four major Taoist mountains.

Because he was worried about some of the minor demons in Qingcheng Mountain, Ling Chi specially recruited them as farmers and herdsmen, so that they could continue to serve him in another world, and at the same time, ensure their safety.

Located in the Heavenly Court, which is rich in spiritual energy, the Chef God System is constantly absorbing the spiritual energy of the Heavenly Court into the farm and ranch, making the spiritual energy of these two worlds even more abundant. This can greatly improve the quality of crops and livestock, and also cultivate more advanced agricultural and livestock products, such as planting rare fruits and vegetables that can only be found in the Heavenly Court on the farm, and raising mythical beasts such as dragons, phoenixes, and unicorns on the ranch.

However, it is still in the preparation stage. After all, the level of the divine beasts is generally high. Lingchi must at least ensure that the average level of the farmers and herdsmen reaches the gold level before daring to put these divine beasts into the farms and ranches for breeding.

During this time, Ling Chi finally managed to prepare and consume the Heavenly Emperor's bloodline, and his kidneys finally reached a state of perpetual fatigue, much to the delight of the women and making the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden much more docile.

Indeed, a man needs to have a strong kidney.

If the kidneys are good, she's good, and I'm good too.

very nice.

The Jade Emperor valued Ling Chi highly, not only putting him in charge of the imperial kitchen but also bestowing upon him a palace named the Palace of the God of Cookery, for him and his assistants to live in.

After ten months, his work was relatively easy because he had seven kitchen helpers. It was only when the Jade Emperor or the Queen Mother held a banquet that required a grand display that his work became slightly more demanding.

But hearing the repeated notifications of his experience points increasing by 1, Ling Chi felt happy. In just ten months, his experience points had exceeded 50%, and he wasn't far from reaching the advanced gold rank.

Right now, there's an excellent opportunity to gain experience and obtain recipes.

Yes, it's the annual Peach Banquet held at Yaochi for the Queen Mother of the West's birthday.

According to folklore, the third day of the third lunar month is the birthday of the Queen Mother of the West. On this day, she holds a grand Peach Banquet at the Jade Pool, inviting all the gods and immortals. Being invited to the banquet is a symbol of honor and status for the immortals, thus the third day of the third lunar month has also become an important Taoist festival.