Chef God of the Wuxia and Fantasy World

There was no way around it; he didn't like Liu Bei, and besides, the three brothers had sworn brotherhood in the Peach Garden, vowing not to be born on the same day, month, and year, but to die on the same day, month, and year. Ling Chi couldn't bear to separate the three brothers, even though he quite liked Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, he still painfully allowed them to reunite in the underworld.

The three brothers now work as underworld officials, responsible for maintaining security in the underworld. Many historical generals who died on the battlefield, such as Wang Jian, Bai Qi, and Lian Po, also do the same job.

Anyone who makes a name for themselves in life can easily find a job in the underworld, becoming a contract worker. Those who perform exceptionally well may even sign a formal civil servant contract and become a deity appointed by the underworld.

In fact, there is a legend in later generations that Bao Zheng became Yama, the King of Hell, after his death. Back in the world of the White Snake, Ling Chi also saw Bao Zheng. This Bao Qingtian did indeed become Yama, the King of Hell, and did a very good job in his position.

Whenever Ling Chi sees famous figures from various worlds and historical periods gathered together in his space, he finds it very interesting. Compared to other worlds that are somewhat monotonous, his world is much more exciting.

How could anyone feel bored living in such a world!

……

Chef's Space.

"This bull is huge!" Su Mei and Xiao Qing stood aside, watching Ling Chi, Shuang'er, Huang Rong and the others work together to dismantle the Bull Demon King's corpse, their mouths practically watering.

The Bull Demon King himself is a diamond-level ingredient, and the aura he exudes is enough to make them drool.

"Don't just stand there watching the show. Go and take these ox horns and tendons to Elder Pu and the others. Let them watch over the forging of some magical artifacts," Ling Chi said, pointing to the freshly shaved ox horns and the extracted tendons.

"Understood." The two women immediately ran over and used magic to drag the two bull horns, each over a hundred feet long, and the bull tendons, which were tens of thousands of feet long, to the farm. These two items were enough to equip an army.

At this moment, Ling Chi and Huang Rong were both in their Heaven and Earth forms, yet even so, it still took them a long time to dissect the Bull Demon King. There was no way around it; the bull's hide was simply too tough, and only a divine weapon of the Chef's Sword could cut through it. Even when Ling Chi used his strongest sword energy, he only managed to slightly pierce the hide. If it weren't for the Chef's Sword, he truly wouldn't have been able to kill the Bull Demon King.

This also made Ling Chi realize the importance of divine weapons. The higher the level of the demons and monsters, the more resilient their bodies are. Even ordinary divine weapons cannot harm them; only the most top-level divine weapons can.

Ling Chi felt very lucky. The Chef God Sword was originally modified from a demon sword, and with the addition of the two weapon spirits, Red Sunflower and Blue Sunflower, it had the potential to grow continuously. As long as Ling Chi's cultivation level could improve, the power of the Chef God Sword would also increase. Although the Chef God Sword was not yet comparable to the Four Swords of Zhuxian, or even the Yuan Tu Abi, as long as Ling Chi's level continued to improve, the Chef God Sword would eventually become a top-level divine weapon comparable to or even surpassing the Four Swords of Zhuxian.

"So many good things, enough to make millions of dishes." Looking at the mountain of beef, offal, and bones, Huang Rong wiped the sweat from her forehead and laughed, "And they are all diamond-grade ingredients, so we won't have to worry about not having diamond-colored dishes to make in the future."

"That's for the future, we can't do it now." Shang Xiuxun glanced at Ling Chi and said, "If Brother Ling doesn't upgrade, we can only make gold-level dishes."

"Let's wait a little longer!" Ling Chi smiled slightly and said, "Shuang'er's cooking skills are catching up soon. Once Shuang'er catches up, I'll level up."

“Brother, don’t worry about me,” Shuang’er quickly said. “We have plenty of time to use. Brother, go and level up first. Once you reach the final form, you’ll have plenty of time for me.”

“Sister Shuang’er is right,” Liu Mengli said. “I’ve thought about it too. The highest level of the Chef God System is Diamond. Now that the teacher has reached that level, he only needs to advance two minor levels to reach the pinnacle of his culinary skills. At that time, there will be plenty of time for Sister Shuang’er to hone her skills.”

“I think so too,” Huang Rong said. “Sister Shuang’er was a bit behind in levels before, so it was okay to stop and wait. But now Brother Ling’s cooking skills are only two minor levels away, so there’s really no need to stop just to wait for Sister Shuang’er. Besides, there are saints in this world, what about the next world? Even just for his own protection, Brother Ling should raise his level as soon as possible so that he will have enough strength to face the worlds to come.”

Liu An stroked his mustache and said, "I second that proposal."

Zhao Ling'er, Caiyi, and Bai Suzhen thought about it and agreed that it made sense, so they all nodded in agreement.

Seeing that everyone agreed that he should continue to upgrade, Ling Chi nodded: "In that case, I will upgrade as soon as possible after we get out."

“It should have been like this a long time ago.” Hong Kui from the Chef God Sword said, “Now that you are a Great Luo Golden Immortal, perhaps the next two levels are Quasi-Saint and Saint. I really want to know what kind of miracles the Chef God Sword will have after you become a Saint?”

"You are a weapon, not a magic weapon," Ling Chi laughed. "But you're right. Since becoming a Grand Luo Golden Immortal, I feel that I have been elevated, and heaven and earth can no longer bind me. If this is how a Grand Luo Golden Immortal feels, I wonder what a Quasi-Saint or even a Saint would feel?"

"Then let's give it a try," Hongkui said with a smile.

Ling Chi gave a thumbs-up, confirming the matter.

Afterwards, Ling Chi took out the ox bones separately to soak in wine.

Ordinary tiger bone wine has magical effects, but wine made from the bones of the Bull Demon King is something Ling Chi simply cannot imagine.

However, in order not to waste the efficacy of the ox bones, Ling Chi also used the highest-grade liquor available to date for soaking, and all kinds of liquor were used for soaking.

Over tens of thousands of years, the Chef God's Space has stored at least tens of millions of kilograms of top-grade liquor, which is 100,000 tons of liquor. This 100,000 tons of liquor is just right for soaking the bones of the Bull Demon King.

However, the vessel used for soaking the medicinal ingredients wasn't a wine jar, but rather a purple-gold gourd that he had looted from Laozi before leaving the White Snake world. This purple-gold gourd had a vast interior and was believed to enhance the quality of the elixirs.

In fact, it's not just pills; anything with medicinal effects can have its quality improved. Moreover, the internal space can be divided at will. Since obtaining this Purple Gold Gourd, Ling Chi has stored his stock of goods accumulated over the years inside it, and the longer the storage time, the higher the quality.

The ox bone wine, once soaked, displayed a strong diamond-like luster. Judging from the intensity of the luster, it had basically reached the mid-grade level of ordinary diamond-like color. If it were preserved in the purple-gold gourd for a million years, the wine could be upgraded to a high-grade diamond-like color.

The higher one's level of cultivation, the less one appreciates the value of time.

After storing the ox bone wine, Huang Rong and the others returned to Heaven to continue cooking for the Jade Emperor and Queen Mother. Ling Chi rested briefly before leaving the God of Cooking Space. He wanted to collect everything he needed on his journey to the West so he could level up in peace.

Chapter Eighteen: Ten Arms

The Spider Cave is inhabited by seven spider demons who are as beautiful as celestial beings. Spiders are creatures that are most skilled at spinning silk and weaving webs, and the spider webs spun by these seven spider demons are extremely tough. Even Pigsy cannot break free from them. Ling Chi thinks that the spider webs they spin are quite good. If they were used to weave clothes, they could definitely create top-notch defensive clothing.

When Ling Chi arrived at the Spider Cave, he saw seven spider demons taking a bath.

He immediately landed on the shore and looked at them coldly: Hmph! Just pretty faces, nothing to me.

When the seven spider demons saw Ling Chi, such a handsome man, they were initially startled, but soon felt an urge to reproduce.

Faced with seven beautiful spider demons, Ling Chi took out seven cakes: "Eat them!"

The spider demon was so captivated by Ling Chi's good looks that she was completely lost in romantic fantasies and ate the cake without a second thought.

"Ding! Conquered the stomach of the ordinary gold diner, Red Spider. The diner's level is too low and does not count towards the conquest count. Dropped ordinary gold recipe - Spider Silk."

"Spider Silk: Common Gold Recipe. After consumption, one can shoot spider silk like a spider. The spider silk is extremely strong and tough, and cannot be broken by swords. The effect cannot be stacked."

"Ding! You have conquered the stomach of the ordinary gold diner, Blue Spider. The diner's level is too low and does not count towards the conquest count. You have obtained an ordinary gold recipe - Spider Silk."

"Spider Silk: Common Gold Recipe. After consumption, one can shoot spider silk like a spider. The spider silk is extremely strong and tough, and cannot be broken by swords. The effect cannot be stacked."

"Ding! Conquered the stomach of the ordinary golden diner, the purple spider... Dropped an ordinary golden recipe - Spider Silk."

"Spider Silk: Common Gold Recipe..."

"..."

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"Ding! You have conquered the stomach of the ordinary gold diner, Yellow Spider. The diner's level is too low and does not count towards the conquest count. You have obtained an ordinary gold recipe - Spider Silk."

"Spider Silk: Common Gold Recipe. After consumption, one can shoot spider silk like a spider. The spider silk is extremely strong and tough, and cannot be broken by swords. The effect cannot be stacked."

……

"Ding! Spider silk with the same recipe has been detected. It can be combined to create the top-tier gold recipe - Spider Divine Power. Do you want to combine it?"

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Ling Chi looked surprised, then said, "Synthesize."

"Ding, synthesis successful. The ordinary gold recipe Spider Silk has been upgraded to the top-tier gold recipe - Spider Divine Power."

"Spider Ability: During battle, eight arms can grow on their own. These arms can wield weapons or shoot spider silk. The effects cannot be stacked."

Ling Chi stared wide-eyed at the newly created recipe, his mouth watering.

Grow eight arms? Is this going to turn me into an eight-armed Nezha?

No, the Eight-Armed Nezha dish adds Nezha's original two arms, while this dish adds eight extra arms. Adding your own two arms, that makes ten arms, two more than the Eight-Armed Nezha.

Moreover, these eight arms can not only wield weapons but also shoot spider silk, which makes them even more formidable. In short, one word—amazing!

Ling Chi hadn't expected that recruiting just seven 'weaver girls' would yield such a far greater reward than anticipated. Considering the powerful recipes these seven spider demons had contributed, Ling Chi decided to treat them better from now on.

Ling Chi, hands on hips: My kidneys are definitely fine.

……

After subduing the seven spider demons, Lingchi instructed them to summon their respective insect offspring: honeybee, ant, lizard, swarm, grasshopper, wax beetle, and dragonfly. He told them that when Tang Sanzang and his disciples arrived, they must appear to stop them.

The insect spirits didn't ask why; they just needed to do what their godmother told them to do. Once they agreed, Ling Chi led the spider spirits away.

The spider demons were then thrown into the farm by Ling Chi, who put them in charge of weaving work, which was also a way to upgrade the clothes of the people on the farm.

Afterwards, Ling Chi quickly created the Spider Divine Power. After consuming it, eight arms appeared on his back, and these eight arms were exceptionally long, each two meters long. From a distance, many people thought that Ling Chi had turned into a spider demon.

After a few months, Ling Chi got used to controlling his eight arms to fight or cook. As a result, he found that his cooking speed had increased significantly, and he could practically use himself as five people, which was awesome.

Ling Chi also equipped his eight arms with eight divine weapons that had been crafted over the years by Pu Heng, Ou Yu, Zong Lian, Murong Ziying, and others. With these eight divine weapons, Ling Chi essentially had a five-on-one advantage.

They say two fists can't beat four hands, but Ling Chi has ten hands, so who can be his opponent?

Even more terrifying is that even if the weapons in the hands of these eight creatures are knocked out, they can still shoot spider silk to bind the enemy, leaving them no way out.

Ling Chi felt that he was too terrifying, and he felt genuine sympathy for his future enemy.

Once these eight arms grasp the weapons, even if Ling Chi retracts these eight arms into his body, the weapons will be stored away along with the arms, which saves a lot of trouble.

Several months passed in the blink of an eye. After Ling Chi had fully mastered the supernatural power of controlling the eight arms, he left the God of Cookery Space and continued on his way to the next destination.

Lingchi's spider demon had a senior brother, the centipede demon, also known as the multi-eyed monster. He had a thousand eyes growing under his ribs. When he took off his clothes and raised his arms, yellow mist filled his ribs, and his thousand eyes shone with golden light, making it impossible for people to get close or back, as if they were trapped in an invisible net of light. Even the all-powerful Sun Wukong could break free but could not get close to him.

However, every creature has its counter, and it was eventually subdued by the Bodhisattva Pilanpo with an embroidery needle crafted from the eye of the Pleiades Star Lord, revealing its true form—a seven-foot-long giant centipede, which was then taken to the Thousand Flower Cave on Purple Cloud Mountain to guard its entrance.

That's right, the centipede demon's fate in the novel is completely different from that in the TV series. In the TV series, the seven spider demons were taken away by Pilanpo to guard the gate, but in the novel, they were killed by the little monkey transformed by Sun Wukong. The centipede demon that was killed by Pilanpo in the TV series went to guard the gate in the novel.

Ling Chi discovered that this world was more like a TV series version of Journey to the West, but it also shared similarities with the novel. Perhaps this world was a composite Journey to the West world!

There's nothing we can do about it. After all, Journey to the West is so popular that countless people have adapted it. As a result, many people, both at home and abroad, don't know what the story of Journey to the West is really like.

Some argue that we should respect the original work and focus on the novel, but Journey to the West is a compilation of folk tales and legends from hundreds of years ago. Long before Journey to the West was written, stories of the pilgrimage to the West already circulated among the people. Therefore, there's really no need to be so serious; after all, it's just a fictional story, and taking it too seriously will only lead to failure.

Ling Chi thought for a moment and was about to go and meet the centipede demon when he saw a person appear in front of him.

"Amitabha." Guanyin Bodhisattva stared coldly at Ling Chi: "Where is the Great Sage going?"

"So it's the Great Bodhisattva." Seeing Guanyin Bodhisattva appear, Ling Chi knew that nothing good was coming. He said with a forced smile, "I heard that there is a Yellow Flower Temple not far ahead. There is a demon there. I want to go and meet him."

Guanyin Bodhisattva's eyes grew even colder: "That was one of the tribulations on the journey to the West! It's fine that you subdued the spider demons, since you even left behind their adopted sons, but if you want to go to Huanghua Temple, this humble monk cannot let you go."

"Oh?" Sensing the ever-increasing aura of Guanyin Bodhisattva, Ling Chi scratched his head and said, "Then I won't go."

"..." Guanyin Bodhisattva's aura dissipated, and she almost couldn't catch her breath.

Why aren't you playing by the rules?!

Seeing the Bodhisattva Guanyin's distressed expression, Ling Chi chuckled and said, "Great Bodhisattva, you have really misunderstood me. I said from the beginning that I would not interfere with the eastward transmission of Buddhism. Since you have been observing in secret, you should know that although I have done a lot along the way, I have never reduced the tribulations of Tang Sanzang and his disciples. I did not before, I will not now, and I will not in the future. You can rest assured."

"..." Guanyin Bodhisattva took a deep breath and said, "I hope the Great Sage will keep his word."

"Of course," Ling Chi said with a smile. "If you don't believe me, you can travel with me."

This was the second time Lingchi had extended an invitation to travel together, but Guanyin Bodhisattva would never agree. After politely declining, she left behind a veiled warning before departing.

Watching Guanyin Bodhisattva's departing figure, Ling Chi stroked his chin and thought to himself: It seems that this journey to the West is of great significance to Guanyin. Should I sabotage it?

After careful consideration, Ling Chi gave up the idea. After all, he had decided to speed up the improvement of his cooking skills. Guanyin Bodhisattva was one of the bosses he could use to gain experience. Moreover, there were also Buddha Tathagata and Maitreya Buddha in the West. In order to gain experience from them in the future, it was necessary to make some compromises.

Although he let the multi-eyed monster go, Ling Chi would not let other monsters go, such as the golden-nosed white-haired rat spirit from the bottomless cave of Trapped Sky Mountain.

This golden-nosed white-haired rat spirit, also known as Lady Earth Surge or Half-Bodied Guanyin, had previously stolen incense, flowers, and candles from the Buddha at Mount Ling and became a spirit. The Buddha sent Li Jing, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King, and his son to capture her. After being released by the Buddha, she recognized Li Jing as her father and Nezha as her brother, and set up a shrine and incense offerings in her demon cave in the mortal realm.