Chef God of the Wuxia and Fantasy World

"Yes." Diao Chan nodded.

"Would you like a private room, miss? Or would you like to sit anywhere?" the waitress asked.

"What's the difference?" Diao Chan asked back.

The waitress smiled and said, "The private rooms are private rooms where you won't be disturbed, but they are a bit more expensive; you can sit anywhere at these tables downstairs, which are more lively and cheaper."

"I want a private room." Diao Chan made her choice without hesitation.

"Okay." The waitress smiled and gestured, "This way, miss."

Diao Chan followed the waitress upstairs to a small private room. The room could only seat two people, but it was decorated very elegantly and had a strong floral fragrance. As soon as Diao Chan entered, she felt very comfortable.

"Please have a seat, Miss." After Diao Chan sat down, the waitress took out the menu and said, "This is our restaurant's menu. Please feel free to order whatever you like."

Diao Chan nodded and opened the thick menu. The menu contained incredibly realistic pictures of the dishes, which shocked her. She couldn't imagine which painter in the world could paint so realistically.

Besides the pictures, there were also prices for the dishes. After seeing them, Diao Chan breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, she had enough money.

"Give me a spring roll, a stir-fried shrimp dish, and a sweet and sour pork dish," Diao Chan said.

"Okay." The waitress made a note of it and asked, "Would you like any drinks?"

Diao Chan glanced at the prices of the wines; the cheapest was a thousand coins a pot, no cheaper than the dishes. But after thinking it over, she still ordered a pot of osmanthus wine. The waitress noted it down and then left.

Soon, three dishes, a pot of wine, and some complimentary small dishes were served. Diao Chan was enjoying the delicious food and wine while being 'attacked', feeling completely overwhelmed.

However, this wasn't the first time Diao Chan had been conquered. Several years ago, she had eaten takeout at Wang Yun's residence, and the young Diao Chan was already captivated. However, there were simply too many people being conquered back then, and her rank was too low, so Ling Chi had long since disabled the conquest notifications for characters below the red rank, thus avoiding his attention. Otherwise, putting everything else aside, just the name 'Diao Chan' alone would have been enough for him to go and see for himself.

However, he did witness Diao Chan's beauty yesterday. Although she was veiled, she could not escape his keen eyes and was seen clearly, which made him slightly disappointed.

Diao Chan was indeed a rare beauty, but after spending a long time in the Heavenly Court and seeing many fairies, along with his own kitchen helpers and the beauties in his space who had eaten a lot of beauty-enhancing dishes, Diao Chan's stunning beauty became ordinary. This also made Ling Chi realize that he was no longer the innocent young man who had never experienced women.

A woman who stands out from the crowd is considered beautiful; a woman who stands out from the crowd of cranes is just average.

Thus, Diao Chan, one of the Four Beauties of ancient China, was treated like a nobody by Ling Chi, who didn't want to pay her any attention. Otherwise, why would he have made such a "straight man" statement in front of Wang Yun and Diao Chan? If it were an ordinary person, they would have remained a bachelor for life.

So, beautiful women are like resources. They only get valued when resources are scarce. When resources are abundant, everyone is busy reducing production capacity and wouldn't want to cause trouble for themselves.

Chapter Eight: Nine-Tailed Spirit Fox

"Ding, Bloodline Guidance, completion rate 65%, acceptable. Technical summary to begin..."

……

Looking at the dish that shimmered with a diamond-like brilliance, Ling Chi let out a long sigh of relief: "Finally, it's acceptable."

Bloodline Guide: A standard diamond-colored recipe that guides the awakening of the body's optimal bloodline; the effects are not cumulative.

Whether human or demon, all have different bloodlines. In this chaotic world of gods and demons, there are many hybrid species. Although they are hybrids, very few people can possess the most outstanding bloodline power. Most inherit the least bad bloodline. The so-called least bad bloodline means having the physique, mind and skills to survive, but it is difficult to become a superior person.

The purpose of this bloodline guide is to awaken the best bloodline within these individuals, thereby giving them the opportunity to become superior beings.

For example, a carp, if it doesn't awaken its bloodline, will remain just a carp for its entire life. It's very likely that it will be caught by someone and cooked in various ways, such as boiled, stewed, braised, spicy, sweet and sour, or sizzling with oil...

However, this bloodline guide can trigger the dragon bloodline within it, transforming the carp into a dragon.

Unlike other mythical beasts, dragons are a very open race that can interbreed with any race, leaving behind countless descendants with dragon blood. In addition to carp, there are snakes, pythons, and jiaos, and even some humans have dragon blood. In short, there are very few races in the world that do not have dragon blood.

You say there are no ants? Ha, don't forget, dragons can be big or small...

Ling Chi looked at the dish, stroked his chin, and hesitated: Should I eat it?

Now that he possesses the bloodline of the Heavenly Emperor, which is also the bloodline of Fuxi, given Fuxi's status and position, although it's not the strongest bloodline created by the heavens and earth, it's not far off. Ling Chi doesn't believe there's any other bloodline within him that surpasses the Heavenly Emperor's bloodline, so eating this dish is basically a waste.

But if I don't eat it, I really want to know how things will change after I eat this dish.

After hesitating for a moment, Ling Chi decided to eat!

After taking a bite, in less than three seconds, Ling Chi felt his blood begin to boil, but after boiling for about five or six seconds, it subsided and became silent.

"..."

Ling Chi asked, "What happened?"

"Ding, the host's bloodline does not have a bloodline superior to the Heavenly Emperor's bloodline, therefore this is ineffective."

After hearing the system's reply, Ling Chi clicked his tongue and said, "I knew it."

What a waste of a perfectly good, ordinary diamond-colored recipe.

This dish is not easy to make. The ingredients required are extremely precious, and even the Heavenly Court doesn't have much of them. If he hadn't almost plundered the land of countless powerful beings in the Heavenly Court and the Three Realms in the previous world, he wouldn't have been able to make this dish at all.

Even so, the ingredients required for this dish are too precious. With the ingredients he currently has, he can only make it about ten times. Moreover, based on the growth cycle required for these ingredients, it would take about a thousand years to make just one dish.

The higher the grade of the dish, the higher the requirements for the ingredients and various strange and unusual methods. If it weren't for the support of the Heavenly Court's ingredients in two consecutive worlds, Ling Chi wouldn't even be able to make gold-grade dishes.

Even a skilled cook can't make a meal without rice. For a chef, having great skills but no ingredients is no different from having nothing at all.

Fortunately, the Chef God system has merged farms and ranches, so you can grow whatever ingredients you need. With a continuous supply of ingredients, Ling Chi truly deserves the title of Chef God.

Ling Chi felt a pang of regret for wasting a diamond-colored dish, since a dish only needs one bite to be eaten and the rest is useless. So Ling Chi decided to take the leftovers to the restaurant to sell, but the price was relatively high. After all, it was a diamond-colored dish, and even without its effects, its taste was a level above that of a gold dish. Therefore, Ling Chi priced it at one million coins and let customers choose for themselves.

Based on current purchasing power, one shi (石) of rice costs 100 qian (钱), and one shi is 120 jin (斤). In other words, the price of this dish could buy 120 million jin of rice. Nowadays, one jin of rice costs about 3 yuan, so 120 million jin of rice would be worth 360 million yuan, which is simply robbery.

So when the uniformed waitress at Chef God Restaurant announced that there was an unparalleled dish available today, priced at one million coins, all the customers were in an uproar.

"One million coins? That's enough to buy ten thousand servants! Your restaurant really dares to ask for that much!"

"More than enough to buy a county magistrate position."

"Although we are not short of money, we are not foolish enough to spend millions of coins just to taste a dish. Isn't your restaurant's calculation a bit too shrewd?"

"Can't afford it, can't afford it."

"Anyone who buys this is a fool..."

The commotion inside the restaurant disturbed Diao Chan, who was enjoying her meal. After listening for a moment, she realized what had happened.

Upon learning that a dish could cost a million coins, Diao Chan was astonished. Although a million coins was nothing to the powerful and wealthy, no one would be foolish enough to spend a million coins just to taste a dish. Even Emperor Ling would not have done so when he was alive.

Lingchi's asking price of one million coins is somewhat humiliating.

As time went on and the mockery grew louder, Diao Chan smiled slightly: "What will you do next?"

A moment passed, then half an hour, and almost an hour later, the discussions subsided, but still no one spent money to buy the dish. Just then, Ling Chi appeared, and the scene quickly quieted down.

Ling Chi glanced around at the customers in the restaurant and said calmly, "Since no one is willing to spend money, then this dish will not be sold."

Just as Ling Chi was about to put the dish away, Diao Chan suddenly had a whim, and her seductive voice came from the private room: "Young Master Ling, please wait, I want this dish."

There was a moment of surprise at the scene, followed by a buzzing sound.

Ling Chi recognized Diao Chan's voice and was somewhat surprised. Although Diao Chan was Wang Yun's adopted daughter on the surface, she was nothing more than a dancer raised by Wang Yun. Could a dancer possibly come up with a million coins?

Although he didn't quite believe it, since Diao Chan dared to ask, he naturally had no reason not to sell.

"Congratulations, Miss. You won't regret this." Ling Chi carried the plate of Bloodline Essence to Diao Chan's private room, leaving the other customers in the restaurant buzzing incessantly.

When Ling Chi carried the Bloodline Dish into Diao Chan's private room, Diao Chan was filled with regret. She had no idea why she had suddenly asked to buy this dish. Just a moment ago, she felt as if she were possessed by a ghost and was completely out of her control.

At this moment, Ling Chi had already brought in the dishes. Diao Chan knew it was too late to regret it, so she simply decided to go all out and risk everything.

"Miss, here's your food." Ling Chi placed the Bloodline Guide on the table and smiled, "Please enjoy."

Seeing that Ling Chi didn't recognize her, Diao Chan breathed a sigh of relief, but was also a little angry, because she was not wearing a mask and had revealed her original face, but Ling Chi seemed to be looking at a passerby without any reaction.

Is my beauty really worthless to you?

Diao Chan was deeply hurt.

Ling Chi put down the dish and left. He wasn't worried about Diao Chan reneging on the debt. With Wang Yun, the Minister of Works, around, if Diao Chan dared to run away, he would definitely block Wang Yun's door and make him pay back the principal with interest. Diao Chan wouldn't have a good ending then either.

Seeing Ling Chi walk away so decisively, Diao Chan remained silent for a moment, then finally picked up her chopsticks, took a piece that looked like meat but was very soft and sticky, and put it in her mouth.

"Well--"

"Ding! Diao Chan has taken the Bloodline Guide, activating the Nine-Tailed Fox Bloodline within her body."

……

Ling Chi stopped in his tracks, looking in astonishment towards Diao Chan's private room: "What's going on here?"

"Ding, because the host's first bite was ineffective, the effects of the dish have not disappeared. Diao Chan has consumed the Bloodline Guide with its full effects, thus activating the strongest Nine-Tailed Fox Bloodline within her body."

"..." Ling Chi was dumbfounded: There's such a thing? Why didn't I notice it before?

"Ding, the host still doesn't fully understand the Chef God System. It is recommended that the host learn about the system's functions as soon as possible."

"..." Ling Chi asked, "How would I know? Do you have an instruction manual?"

"Ding, nothing."

Ling Chi's face darkened.

"Ding, the host can ask questions to this system through inquiry."

"..." Ling Chi silently turned around and walked into the private room where Diao Chan was. As for this system that had no morals whatsoever, he gave up on treating it.

At this moment, in Diao Chan's private room, Diao Chan had completely changed her appearance. Her long black hair had turned snow-white, and she had a pair of upright snow-white ears on her head. Her clothes were torn, and a snow-white fox tail emerged from her back. She looked like a beautiful fox girl from another world, but her aura was very holy and had a hint of seduction. Moreover, her features had become more exquisite, making her a top-tier fox beauty in the three realms.

But Ling Chi knew that she was not just a simple fox, but the most powerful fox in the fox clan, a nine-tailed spirit fox from ancient times.

The Nine-Tailed Spirit Fox: In ancient times, before the war between the Lich King and the Demon King, the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin clans ruled the entire land, sky, and sea of ​​the prehistoric world. At that time, there was no concept of demons, only the myriad races of the prehistoric world.

The Nine-Tailed Spirit Fox was a top-tier race active during this period. Although not an innate race, the Nine-Tailed Spirit Fox was born into this world and grew extremely fast. In that era, it was enough to become the most elite race among all races. However, the Nine-Tailed Spirit Fox clan disliked fighting and only wanted to live their peaceful lives, which is why they did not grow stronger.

If you don't develop, others will. Later, during the great war between the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin clans, the Nine-Tailed Fox clan was forcibly dragged onto the Qilin clan's chariot and participated in the epic battle that ultimately destroyed the entire Western Spiritual Vein. In the end, the Nine-Tailed Fox clan could not escape the calamity, and almost the entire clan was wiped out, fading from the primordial world. Although some people in later generations still saw the Nine-Tailed Fox, its strength had greatly declined, and it no longer possessed the glory of a top clan.

Unexpectedly, Diao Chan possessed the bloodline of a nine-tailed fox. No wonder she was born with a seductive nature; it was just that the nine-tailed fox bloodline within her was too thin to be activated, thus reducing her to a mere dancer. But by a twist of fate, she activated her nine-tailed fox bloodline today, officially evolving from a human into a demon.

Seeing this, Ling Chi narrowed his eyes, activated the power of the contract, and forcibly contracted Diao Chan into his spirit beast.

Diao Chan was powerless to resist, and before she could even react, she had already become Ling Chi's contracted spirit beast.

Once Diao Chan came to her senses, Ling Chi sent a thought into her mind, conveying the cause and effect of her transformation to her.

Diao Chan was momentarily stunned, then a bunch of information related to herself appeared in her mind. After absorbing this information, she finally understood her situation.

"Young Master Ling, you...you are actually from beyond the heavens!?" Diao Chan was extremely shocked.

Ling Chi nodded and said, "Your current changes are all due to a series of unexpected events. I didn't expect that after the Bloodline Guide was ineffective, the remaining dishes would still retain their true function. I also didn't expect that you would suddenly ask for this dish when I decided to take it back."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "But it is precisely because of this series of unexpected events that I am certain that you and I have a deep connection. Originally, I could have recruited you into my space, but since you have awakened the bloodline of the Nine-Tailed Fox and become a demon, becoming my contracted spirit beast has become the best choice."

Diao Chan was silent for a moment, then asked, "Young Master Ling, what should I do from now on?"