Chef God of the Wuxia and Fantasy World

"Brother Ling, why are you so good to me?" Nuwa asked, her eyes filled with tears and her face flushed.

"Because you are the first friend I made in the primordial world," Ling Chi said with a smile.

"Friends?" Nuwa was taken aback.

Just friends?

"Don't think too much." Ling Chi rubbed Nuwa's little head and said, "Hurry up and refine it! I'll protect you."

"...Hmm." Thinking about other things is useless; it's more important to do the most important thing first.

Ling Chi used earth magic to alter the terrain, creating a house for Nuwa to refine the Plain Cloud Banner. He then set up a protective array based on the natural environment to prevent any fools from trespassing.

After all, it was a top-grade innate spiritual treasure. With Nuwa's current cultivation level, it would take at least several thousand years to fully refine it. Ling Chi couldn't be foolish enough to stand guard outside and protect her. During this time, he sent out countless bean soldiers to search for ingredients and observe the current situation in the prehistoric world.

Now, living beings have multiplied and thrived in the primordial world, with countless races, some strong and some weak. However, the entire primordial continent is now ruled by a large number of savage beasts, which is certainly intolerable to the Heavenly Dao. In the future, other races will surely wipe out the savage beasts and restore peace to the primordial world. These races are very likely to be the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin races.

The reason it is "very likely" rather than "certain" is because the minor trends in the primordial world can be changed, but the major trends cannot be reversed. "Other races will exterminate the savage beasts" is the major trend, but which specific race will exterminate them is the minor trend.

Currently, all races in the primordial world are multiplying and thriving together, and it is not yet possible to distinguish between strong and weak races. However, if any race suddenly receives the favor of the Heavenly Dao and replaces any of the dragon, phoenix, or qilin races, then the future of the primordial world will undergo a slight change.

Lingchi has traversed the primordial world for hundreds of millions of years. The reason he has remained unharmed is not only due to his own strength, but also to his observation and judgment of the situation in the primordial world.

Over the past hundred million years, Ling Chi has dispatched tens of millions of bean soldiers. As his cultivation reached the peak of Quasi-Saint, the grade of his bean-to-soldier technique naturally improved. These tens of millions of bean soldiers all possessed the cultivation of Golden Immortals. In the current prehistoric world, each of them could become a regional overlord. If Ling Chi desired the throne of the prehistoric overlord, he could now annihilate the prehistoric beasts, dominate the prehistoric world, and then absorb the merits from the Heavenly Dao to achieve the ultimate dream of dragons, phoenixes, unicorns, and later, witches and demons.

Of course, Ling Chi would never take this path. He was waiting for Nuwa to become a saint as soon as possible so that he could break through the shackles of the quasi-saint cultivation level and elevate his culinary skills to the diamond-level top tier.

Did you know that your culinary skills have been stuck at the diamond-colored, high-end level for billions of years?

Chapter Nine: Going to the West to Beg for Money

Time flies like an arrow, and ten thousand years pass in the blink of an eye. Seven thousand years ago, Nuwa refined the Plain Cloud Banner. For the next seven thousand years, under Lingchi's care, Nuwa ate her way to the peak of Quasi-Saint. However, her body had not yet reached maturity. This meant that even if she stopped eating altogether and relied solely on her body's natural growth, she would have a very high chance of becoming a Saint.

Unlike Hongjun, who achieved sainthood by severing his three corpses, Nuwa absorbed real power, so she unknowingly embarked on the path of proving the Dao through force.

Ling Chi was no exception.

In fact, if it weren't for the system's suppression, Ling Chi would have become a saint long ago when the God of Cookery was created. But even though Ling Chi didn't become a saint, he was already able to use some of the divine abilities of a saint.

In short, if the sage is a graduate of a prestigious university, then Lingchi is a graduate who became successful through correspondence courses. In terms of academic level, the two are the same, but everyone knows that they will face different paths in society.

Ling Chi was aware of his own problem, which is why he fed Nuwa with all his might, like feeding a pig. Nuwa lived up to his expectations and successfully reached the peak of Quasi-Saint. If she continued to eat, her chances of becoming a Saint would be incredibly high.

Because she wasn't recruited by Ling Chi, Nuwa didn't suffer from system suppression. As long as she had food, she would eventually become a saint. However, five hundred years had passed since she reached the peak of quasi-saint, and five hundred years of indulging in gluttony still hadn't allowed her to touch the realm of a saint.

Nuwa wasn't in a hurry. She was enjoying her current life of eating, sleeping, and growing taller. Moreover, in the prehistoric world, her cultivation level was already at the top, even surpassing that of Hongjun.

Lingchi can attest to this. Over the past ten thousand years, Hongjun has ordered takeout more than a hundred times. Although most of the dishes were mid- to low-end, Hongjun would splurge once every thousand years.

Eight thousand years ago, Ling Chi conquered Hongjun's stomach with a high-grade diamond-colored dish. At that time, the system showed that although Hongjun was a quasi-saint, he was only in the late stage of quasi-saint, and there was still a distance to go before he reached the peak. He was even further away from becoming a saint.

Although eight thousand years allowed Hongjun to make further progress, he still had not reached his peak. Therefore, he was a quarter of a minor realm behind Nuwa, but that quarter of a minor realm was a world of difference.

However, since Nuwa was artificially fattened up, she was more of a figurehead, while Hongjun was solid and protected by countless top-grade spiritual treasures. If the two were to fight, Nuwa would at most end up in a situation where she neither wins nor loses.

Moreover, proving one's Dao through force requires an extremely solid foundation. So after observing for five hundred years and discovering that Nuwa indeed had no chance of touching the threshold of becoming a saint, he took Nuwa back to her valley and then brought Zhao Ling'er over.

Ling Chi thought that Nuwa would feel very friendly when she saw Zhao Ling'er, but to his surprise, Nuwa showed strong hostility as soon as Zhao Ling'er appeared, leaving Ling Chi and Zhao Ling'er puzzled.

"Brother Ling, who is she to you?" Nuwa asked with an icy expression.

“Uh…” Ling Chi looked Nuwa up and down, at her expression, her reaction, and the almost overflowing sourness…

No way!

Zhao Ling'er blinked and smiled, "I am Master's disciple, Zhao Ling'er."

"Disciple?" Nuwa was taken aback. Instantly, the ice and snow melted, and the spring breeze and rain transformed into a gentle breeze. She took Zhao Ling'er's hand and said, "So you are Brother Ling's disciple. You are indeed charming and adorable, with an overwhelming spiritual aura."

"..." Zhao Ling'er chuckled lightly, "You flatter me, little sister."

o（（⊙﹏⊙））o? ? ?

younger sister?

Nuwa looked at her tiny body and instantly felt dejected, bending forward.

Barley

Ling Chi coughed lightly and said, "Although Ling'er is my disciple, her understanding of the Dao of Creation far surpasses that of me, her master. In the years to come, Ling'er will guide your cultivation until you achieve mastery of the Dao of Creation and become a saint."

"She's giving me pointers?" Nuwa thought she had misheard.

“Yes.” Ling Chi nodded: “Don’t underestimate Ling’er. Although Ling’er’s cultivation level is the same as yours, her foundation is solid and her understanding of the Dao of Creation has reached its peak. She is more than capable of guiding you.”

"Oh?" Nuwa looked at Zhao Ling'er with a suspicious expression and asked, "Can you create life?"

Zhao Ling'er smiled slightly: "I'll give it a try!"

……

When Nuwa saw that the animals Zhao Ling'er casually created from clay had all come to life and possessed extremely high intelligence, she was immediately humbled.

Heh...hehehe...Brother Ling is right, there are always people more capable than you, and there's always something beyond your understanding. I underestimated everyone.

From then on, Nuwa humbly sought guidance from Ling'er, gradually stabilizing her Dao heart and realm, and perfecting the Dao of Creation.

This process will be very long. After all, any saint in the legends has gone through countless eons of cultivation, as well as a series of fortuitous opportunities such as great perseverance, great wisdom, and great fortune, before achieving sainthood. The primordial world has gone through countless billions of years, and the number of living beings born is not in the hundreds of millions, or even trillions, but in the vast group of living beings counted in the thousands, before finally giving birth to six saints. It can be seen that there are no lucky ones who become saints.

Nuwa, through her mode of growing stronger by eating and sleeping, reached the peak of Quasi-Sainthood in absolute power and magic in a short period, but her soft power, such as realm and cultivation, was still at the Taiyi Golden Immortal stage. This is like a three-year-old child getting a gun; he can kill others, but he can also kill himself.

The current prehistoric world is still in an era where wild beasts roam freely. Even the three races of dragon, phoenix, and qilin have not yet formed a significant scale. The future Dao Ancestor will only have the cultivation level of a late-stage Quasi-Saint, which is still far from becoming a Saint, and even further from becoming a Dao Ancestor.

Therefore, Nuwa had ample time to improve her soft power. When her realm and cultivation caught up with her level of spiritual attainment, that was the time for her to create humans from clay and achieve sainthood through merit.

Ling Chi would definitely not let Nuwa prove the Dao by force. Not to mention that even Pangu failed back then, given Nuwa's gluttonous nature, he absolutely did not believe that she could prove the Dao by force. To be on the safe side, he would naturally follow the original path, creating humans from clay and achieving sainthood through merit.

As for whether or not Nuwa should become a disciple of Zixiao Palace? Ling Chi felt it was unnecessary, because the legendary innate spiritual treasures that Nuwa possessed, the Red Embroidered Ball and the Map of Mountains and Rivers, were given to her by Hongjun as payment for her meals. In addition, the Plain Cloud Banner, which did not originally belong to her, meant that Nuwa was now far superior to the legendary sage of the Yuan Dynasty in terms of magical treasures.

Moreover, Zhao Ling'er has already obtained all of Nuwa's inheritance from the Journey to the West world. With Zhao Ling'er guiding the little girl in this world, she is no less knowledgeable than those in the Zixiao Palace.

With the magical artifacts, teaching materials, and tutoring provided, whether or not Nuwa goes to Zixiao Palace becomes important.

Ling Chi didn't think too much about the future. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, so it was most important to do the things at hand well first.

With Zhao Ling'er by her side, and with bean soldiers scattered throughout the prehistoric world, Nuwa finally had some free time to do her own things.

On this day, under Nuwa's reluctant gaze, Ling Chi left the valley and headed towards the western part of the prehistoric world.

The primordial West is the place where the two Western Saints, Jieyin and Zhunti, were born in the future. However, at this time, the West was ruled by Rahu. Unlike the desolation of later generations, the West at this time was very rich, with various spiritual veins, spiritual treasures, and spiritual stones everywhere. The reason why the West became barren in later generations was because Rahu and Hongjun fought a great war in the Western world for the opportunity to become saints. Ultimately, the spiritual veins of the West were destroyed, causing it to decline from its prosperity and become a miserable place.

The reason why Jieyin and Zhunti were able to become two of the Six Saints was not because of their superior cultivation, wisdom, or anything else, but because Heaven, out of compensation for the West, bestowed two saintly positions upon them. Even if Jieyin and Zhunti had not emerged, these two saintly positions would have fallen to two other beings in the West.

This is the inevitable trend of Heaven, and it cannot be changed.

However, nothing is certain right now. After all, Luo Hou and Hong Jun have not yet reached the stage of direct confrontation. In addition, these two are not the strongest beings in the prehistoric world. Ling Chi felt that while the West was still relatively prosperous, it would be a great deed to help the West preserve some spiritual treasures and materials that were destined to be destroyed in the future.

Incidentally, he could also gradually observe the still budding Jieyin and Zhunti to see if they had been scheming since childhood. After all, in the prehistoric fantasy novels, these two Western saints, one with extraordinary wisdom and the other with extraordinary shamelessness, would go to the East to beg for alms, always saying that this thing was destined for them. When they encountered a tough opponent, the other would step forward to "reason" with them. With the combined strength of the two, even the Three Pure Ones were reluctant to provoke them, let alone those beings with lower cultivation levels.

We need to take a good look at these kinds of people. At the very least, we should feed them a little and share a couple of recipes with them.

He had already obtained a recipe from Nuwa back then, but unfortunately it was of no use to Ling Chi. This recipe was meant to grant people the talent of creation, but Ling Chi already possessed all three thousand laws and had no need for such a recipe.

Something is better than nothing, so Ling Chi didn't mind and just tossed it into a corner of the Chef God's Space to collect dust.

Actually, Ling Chi initially wanted to wait until Nuwa became a saint before revealing the recipe, but who knows if Nuwa would become a holy being beyond comprehension after becoming a saint? What if he eagerly brought Pangu meat to Nuwa to serve her food, but Nuwa refused to eat it?

To avoid this situation, Ling Chi could only reveal the recipe when Nuwa first entered the Quasi-Saint realm. With this conquest, even if Nuwa became a Saint, she would ultimately not be able to escape his grasp.

In the future, achieving sainthood is a possibility.

Even with Nuwa's support, Ling Chi was still uneasy, so Jieyin and Zhunti needed to eat. As for Luo Hou... we'll see!

I forgot to feed him last time, so if I happen to forget to feed him again this time, I'll definitely have to come up with a recipe first.

Although the primordial world was vast and boundless, Ling Chi arrived in the west in just a few spatial teleportations. As he knew, the west was no less prosperous than the east at this time, and even had given rise to different creatures and civilizations.

Ling Chi personally observed the West for a month and found that although there were fewer living beings in the West and the civilization was not very similar to that in the East, they were all peace-loving beings. However, the West was currently controlled by Rahu, which caused countless tragedies.

Ling Chi heard from the Western creatures about the various evil deeds committed by Rahu's subordinates in the West. Unfortunately, the subordinates were very powerful, which angered the Western creatures, who dared not speak out and felt extremely frustrated.

Ling Chi's arrival quickly changed the attitude of the Western creatures. Every Western creature became an extremely aggressive being, using all sorts of shameless tactics against Luo Hou's subordinates who usually bullied and dominated the market, making these accustomed superiors question their existence.

What's wrong with these Western leeks? Are they planning a rebellion?

The mere thought of rebellion filled those in power with dread, fearing that the West might become too volatile and implicate them. To resolve this troublesome matter, leaders at all levels sprang into action, abandoning their oppressive and domineering practices and instead focusing on honest business or work. They understood that any price to pay was acceptable as long as the situation could be suppressed.

At this time, Rahu was not in the west; he was probably still in the east searching for good things!

Fortunately, that's how it is, otherwise he would have had a hard time explaining himself to his subordinates.

Taking advantage of the chaos in the West, Ling Chi finally found traces of Jieyin and Zhunti in a beautiful valley and bamboo forest.

Following the trail, the truth finally came to light.

This is a very lush bamboo forest, its scenery exceptionally alluring and its spiritual energy incredibly abundant—truly a blessed place. At the edge of the forest, a bamboo stalk of an unusual color blooms, and at its foot, a lotus flower blossoms.

The bamboo and the lotus were both inconspicuous. If Ling Chi hadn't been able to sense the hidden aura of these two plants, he would have been fooled by them.

Their concealment techniques were superb; as long as one's cultivation level didn't exceed theirs by too much, they remained safe. Thus, they enjoyed a period of safety lasting over a hundred million years. Even after Rahu conquered the entire Western world, this secluded paradise formed by the bamboo forest still existed.

Ling Chi walked up to the tangled bamboo and lotus, touched the bamboo, and then observed the lotus. Ling Chi understood what was going on.

"What beautiful bamboo, what a pure lotus, truly extraordinary." Ling Chi praised, then took out two meat buns and started eating. "It's a pity I'll never get to eat anything good, what a shame."

Perhaps it was the wind, but the bamboo and lotus trembled a few times. However, they had not yet fully emerged, indicating that they were still in the growth stage. It was unknown when they would emerge.

Ling Chi sat cross-legged on the ground, having just finished eating two meat buns, he took out two guokui (a type of flatbread) and started eating them. He ate two at a time, then replaced them with two more, and Ling Chi ate like this for a whole day and night.

I thought Bamboo and Lotus would definitely be unable to resist asking for food, but to my surprise, these two guys were incredibly resistant and withstood a day and a night of food bombardment.

Thinking of that little foodie in Zhoushan, and then looking at these two, they're both... how come there's such a big difference?

Just as Ling Chi was about to reveal his true colors, the emerald green bamboo unexpectedly detached itself from the ground and transformed into a slender... young man.

"This humble Taoist priest, Jieyin, greets fellow Daoist." The thin young man bowed to Ling Chi and then asked, "May I ask what brings you here, fellow Daoist?"

Chapter Ten: Bean Soldiers at the Great Luo Golden Immortal Level

"Just to make a good connection." Ling Chi smiled slightly and took out a roujiamo (Chinese hamburger): "I made it, have a taste."

"..." Jieyin had been craving the meat sandwich for a whole day and night. Seeing the meat sandwich and the aroma it emitted, he finally couldn't help but swallow and reach out to take it: "Thank you, fellow Daoist."

At this time, Jieyin had not yet founded the Western Religion, so naturally there were no strict rules and regulations. In addition, the roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) smelled so good that Jieyin did not hesitate and took a bite.