Chef God of the Wuxia and Fantasy World

The impact spread rapidly at a visible speed, and the few spiritual veins and materials that originally existed on the western continent were all annihilated in this visible impact.

Wherever the impact passed, the void collapsed, all things were annihilated, and everything returned to the chaotic land, where earth, water, wind, and fire were reenacted. All the five elements of heaven and earth were reversed and destroyed, and the earth cracked open into countless abysses tens of thousands of feet deep, which was extremely terrifying.

Before Luo Hou self-destructed, Hongjun hurriedly retreated, using three top-grade innate spiritual treasures to protect himself. As Luo Hou self-destructed, he blocked all the approaching impacts. Because he dodged in time, and with the defense of the three top-grade innate spiritual treasures, Hongjun managed to survive Luo Hou's mutual destruction unscathed.

But seeing the entire western continent utterly destroyed, Hongjun was on the verge of tears: "Does this have to be so cruel?! All I want is to prove my Dao! Why is it so difficult for me?!"

After an unknown amount of time, the smoke and waves gradually subsided, revealing the world of the western continent.

As far as the eye could see, there was almost nothingness, but a valley stood out against the odds. In this valley was a verdant bamboo forest, with some lotus flowers growing there, making it look quite sacred.

The Tai Chi diagram in front of Ling Chi protected her body. Looking at the valley in the distance, she thought of Jieyin and Zhunti.

What a lucky guy! He actually survived.

Hongjun was deathly pale and in tears. Although he was about to become a saint, how could he repay such a huge karmic debt in the future?

He swayed and turned his head to look at Ling Chi, about to thank him, but when he saw the Tai Chi diagram in front of Ling Chi, his expression changed: the innate treasure - the Tai Chi diagram!

Sensing Hongjun's gaze, Ling Chi immediately guessed his thoughts: Hey, envious, aren't you! Jealous, aren't you!

Ling Chi put away the Taiji Diagram and moved in front of Hongjun, saying, "Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Hongjun, on overcoming your tribulation. Your path to enlightenment is just around the corner."

Hongjun took a deep breath and said, "Thank you for your help, Fellow Daoist Chef. I will never forget it."

"Fellow Daoist Hongjun, you are too kind."

……

With everything settled and the first great calamity over, the three clan leaders finally broke free from the calamity's influence and regained their clarity of mind.

"What...what did I do!?"

The three clan leaders, seeing their nearly wiped-out clansmen and the boundless karmic force gathering around them, all collapsed to the ground, as if they were having a nightmare. This nightmare had now ended, bringing it into reality.

The Ancestral Dragon, Ancestral Phoenix, and Ancestral Qilin looked at the Western Continent, which had been turned into a wasteland, and their faces showed sadness.

The three races have gone to great lengths to vie for the position of ruler of the primordial world, but the scaled, beast, and bird races have suffered heavy losses, with more than 70-80% of their experts perishing. Now, with the fortunes of the three races waning and the karmic forces of heaven and earth erupting, the three races may face annihilation.

Therefore, the faces of the Ancestral Dragon, Ancestral Phoenix, and Ancestral Qilin all showed a resolute expression, and then the three of them prayed to the heavens in unison:

"My ancestral dragon is gravely guilty and I am willing to die to atone for my sins. From now on, the dragon clan will forever guard the four seas to redeem my sins."

“My ancestor Feng committed grave sins and is willing to die to atone for the sins of the people. From now on, the Phoenix Clan will forever suppress the Immortal Volcano to redeem his sins.”

"My ancestor Qilin committed grave sins and is willing to die to atone for the sins of the people. The Qilin clan will henceforth forever guard the primordial land to redeem his sins."

As soon as the three ancestors uttered their oath, thunder roared in the heavens, clearly acknowledging their vow. At the same time, the bodies of the Ancestral Dragon, Ancestral Phoenix, and Ancestral Qilin vanished into the world. They could have easily survived, but for the future of the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin clans, they had no choice but to abandon their sinful bodies.

At the same time, countless merits descended from the heavens, heading straight for the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin clans. However, before they could fall, these merits dissipated in the air. This was not because they disappeared into thin air, but because the Heavenly Way is impartial. Now that the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin clans are burdened with enormous karma, all of these merits were used to resolve their karma. But this was not enough.

Even after all their merits have been offset, the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin races still bear a significant portion of the karma of heaven and earth, which they will need to repay slowly in the future. Before this karma is fully repaid, the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin races will have no chance of flourishing. From this point on, the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin races will withdraw from the stage of the prehistoric world and can only live in a remote corner. Meanwhile, the Scaled, Bird, and Beast races will disintegrate and return to the state of the myriad races of the prehistoric world.

With the deaths of the Ancestral Dragon, Ancestral Phoenix, and Ancestral Qilin, the morale of the three races collapsed, and they lost all will to fight, withdrawing from the battlefield in despair. The once glorious three races thus exited the stage of history, and the primordial world was about to usher in a new era.

……

In the west, in the only remaining small valley, Ling Chi landed in front of Zhunti and Jieyin, who were embracing each other and weeping bitterly, and sighed softly: "My two fellow Daoists, it's been a long time."

"Senior, please don't be like that." Upon seeing who it was, Jieyin and Zhunti hurriedly wiped away their tears and said, "We dare not accept that, senior. Please just call us your junior friends."

"..." Ling Chi forgot that in this world, he was a big shot who was on par with Hongjun. In the future, Jieyin and Zhunti would become disciples of Hongjun, and it would be a bit beneath him to call them fellow Daoists.

However, Jieyin and Zhunti did not refer to themselves as juniors for this reason. Rather, it was the aura that Ling Chi displayed back then that made them realize that Ling Chi was not a cultivator of their level at all, so they dared not associate with him as an equal.

“In that case, I will take the liberty of addressing you as ‘young friends’,” Ling Chi said.

"That's how it should be."

Three stone platforms sprang up from the ground. Ling Chi sat down cross-legged and said, "Sit down!"

"Thank you, senior."

After they sat down, Ling Chi asked, "Now that the West is completely destroyed, it will take at least several million yuan to restore its vitality. What are your plans for the future? I have a good Taoist temple in the East. If you are willing, I can give it to you to settle down."

These words deeply moved Jieyin and Zhunti. Now that the entire West had been destroyed, only this valley remained, thanks to their all-out protection.

Cultivation requires sufficient spiritual energy and materials to progress steadily. However, the Western Continent has been completely destroyed, instantly transforming from the most prosperous land in the entire prehistoric world into a barren wasteland. If one stays here, it will be difficult to attain enlightenment in the future. The East is rich and prosperous, so staying in the East would be far better than staying here.

The choice seems simple.

but……

Chapter Fifteen: The Qiankun Cauldron is Acquired, Nuwa Has Grown Up

"Thank you for your kindness, senior, but my brother and I were born and raised here. If we cannot live forever, we are willing to sleep here forever." The guide, with a sorrowful expression, clasped his hands together and said, "We are reluctant to leave our hometown and our homeland. We are willing to spend our whole lives to restore the West. We will not give up until the West is restored!"

"I am willing to live and die with you, brother, and advance and retreat together!" Zhunti stood with Jieyin with unwavering resolve.

"..." Ling Chi looked at them, feeling quite shocked.

Almost all fantasy novels list these two as villains, and Ling Chi used to think so too. But at this moment, he believes that Jieyin and Zhunti are not villains, but heroes and saviors of the West.

No wonder the two of them will become saints in the future. If such people cannot become saints, how unjust would the way of heaven be?

Ling Chi took a deep breath and said, "That's rare, very rare. In that case, I'll lend you a hand."

"Senior!" Jieyin and Zhunti looked delighted and bowed deeply in unison: "With your help, the restoration of the West is just around the corner."

“There’s no need for that.” Ling Chi accepted the bow and waited for the two to stand up before saying, “Now that the West is devoid of life, the most urgent task is to restore the underground spiritual veins of the West. However, although the primordial spiritual energy is abundant, it cannot be introduced into the West. The only solution now is to absorb the chaotic spiritual energy from the chaos, transform it into innate spiritual energy, and then introduce it into the underground spiritual veins.”

"Senior can draw in chaotic spiritual energy!?" Jieyin and Zhunti were extremely shocked, unable to believe that Ling Chi possessed such supernatural power.

Ling Chi smiled faintly and said, "The West is your homeland, so you shall plan the shape of the spiritual veins in the West! After you have planned it, I will help you introduce chaotic spiritual energy."

"Thank you very much, senior." Jieyin and Zhunti thanked him repeatedly with excitement, and then, under Lingchi's instructions, they began to explore the terrain and topography of the entire Western world.

Actually, there's no need for exploration. The entire western region is now shaped like a meteorite crater, with varying elevations. Moreover, all the rivers have become turbulent, turning the west into a vast swamp. All of this needs to be replanned.

Jieyin and Zhunti spent tens of thousands of years to complete the survey of the entire western terrain and topography, and prepared a planning scheme, which they respectfully presented to Ling Chi: "Senior, this is the plan that I have made. Please take a look."

Ling Chi looked at the '3D projection' map of the Western spiritual veins. It was like a net, covering the entire west. Among them, the spiritual vein of this bamboo forest was the largest, almost the source of the entire Western spiritual veins.

Seeing this, Ling Chi looked at the two of them with a half-smile: "What do you think of this plan?"

Jieyin blushed, seemingly realizing that he and his brother had gotten a bit too much of an advantage. After all, no other spiritual vein in the entire East had been organized in such a hierarchical manner. In fact, he hadn't intended to do this at first, but Zhunti said, "Since we're going to plan it, let's plan the West perfectly in one go. Anyway, with the help of our seniors, we might as well use it."

Although he felt it was inappropriate, he ultimately succumbed to the influence of his surroundings and tacitly approved of Zhunti's shameless behavior. Faced with Ling Chi's unpredictable mood, Zhunti broke out in a cold sweat: "Senior, this..."

“This plan was made by me, and has nothing to do with my elder brother.” Zhunti stepped forward and knelt at Ling Chi’s feet: “If senior wants to punish me, Zhunti is willing to bear it all.”

“Second brother…” Jieyin’s heart warmed and he immediately knelt down: “We brothers will live and die together, advance and retreat together. This plan was set up by the two of us. If you want to punish us, senior, we brothers are willing to bear the consequences together.”

"Big brother!"

"Second brother!"

"..."

Ling Chi shook his head and said, "Even the Heavenly Dao is incomplete, yet this plan is too perfect. I'm afraid that as soon as the underground spiritual veins are filled, divine punishment will descend and destroy everything. This is not advisable."

These words caused Jieyin and Zhunti to break out in a cold sweat. They realized that they had been so focused on tidying up the West that they had forgotten that Heaven would not allow anything more perfect than themselves to appear. Once such a thing appeared, as Lingchi had said, it would surely be envied and punished by Heaven.

"Thank you for your guidance, senior. Otherwise, my brother and I would have been in deep trouble." The two men thanked him repeatedly.

Ling Chi said calmly, "Because of your greed, I would have helped you restore the Western Spiritual Vein to 100%, but now I can only help you restore 10%. Do you accept this?"

"My brother and I are completely convinced." The two men kowtowed, saying, "Please, senior, lend us your assistance."

Ling Chi nodded and then inscribed countless spirit-gathering arrays, spirit-guiding arrays, and filtering arrays that filtered chaotic spiritual energy and transformed it into innate spiritual energy on the western land. Ling Chi had done something similar when he created the God of Cookery, so he was very skilled at it again.

Although the Western Continent is only a quarter of the Primordial World, its area is many times larger than that of the Culinary God Realm. Ling Chi only took a few months to set up this system in the Culinary God Realm, but it took him thousands of years to complete it in the Western Continent. When all the formations started operating, continuously absorbing chaotic spiritual energy and converting it into innate spiritual energy, and then pouring it into the underground spiritual veins, Ling Chi was almost exhausted.

Damn it, thank goodness we cut 90% of the work at the beginning, otherwise I would have been exhausted.

As the underground spiritual veins gradually replenished, the Western Continent finally recovered a trace of its vitality. However, since Lingchi only helped the West recover one-tenth of its original strength, it would take thousands of years for the West to return to its former prosperity. This would depend solely on the efforts of Jieyin and Zhunti.

"Thank you, senior!" Seeing that the West had regained one-tenth of its spiritual energy, Jieyin and Zhunti were so excited that they burst into tears and prostrated themselves in gratitude.

"There's no need for that." Ling Chi smiled slightly. "There will always be calamities under the Heavenly Dao, but after the calamities pass, the Heavenly Dao will surely compensate you. You two should take good care of the West, and one day, the Heavenly Dao will reward you."

The two men were deeply moved by the words: "Thank you for your guidance, senior." After a pause, they said, "Senior, my brother and I have been cultivating diligently for so long, but we have no one to rely on. We have always wanted to find a master to become your disciples, but we have never been able to find the right one. Now that you are here in person, we beg you to accept us as your disciples. We are willing to serve you, senior."

"..." Ling Chi was a little confused.

What's going on? Jieyin and Zhunti want to become my disciples? The two future Western Saints want to become my followers?

This is...so exciting.

Ling Chi was very tempted, but after the initial excitement, he knew he absolutely could not agree, otherwise he would definitely anger the Heavenly Dao. After all, the great calamity that the West suffered was also part of the Heavenly Dao's design. Now that he had helped the West restore one-tenth of its spiritual energy, the Western sky had been shrouded in gloom for over a thousand years. If he dared to take Jieyin and Zhunti as his disciples, he feared that heavenly lightning would strike down immediately, and his own Culinary God Realm might also suffer as a result.

Ugh!

Ling Chi sighed softly and said, "Under the laws of Heaven, I am not allowed to accept you as disciples. Get up!"

Not allowed?

Jieyin and Zhunti were taken aback. "Why do you say that, senior?"

"It cannot be said, it cannot be said." Ling Chi shook his head and said, "Under the Heavenly Dao, you have your own teachers. Now that the Western affairs are settled, it is time for me to leave."

"Senior!" Jieyin and Zhunti said anxiously, "Senior has just gone to great lengths for our West, please allow us brothers to extend our hospitality."

"No need for hospitality. Just do your own thing. I'm off."

Before she could finish speaking, Ling Chi had already vanished.

When Jieyin and Zhunti saw that Lingchi had really left, they felt a sense of loss.

Zhunti said, “Brother, you have helped us in the West a great deal. We will repay you tenfold or a hundredfold in the future.”

Jieyin nodded: "Second brother is right. We brothers should be clear about our gratitude and resentment, and we will repay any debts of gratitude and avenge any wrongs."

……

Yujing Mountain, Zixiao Palace.

Ling Chi walked up to Hongjun, who was in seclusion comprehending the laws of sainthood, and sat down cross-legged: "Fellow Daoist Hongjun, stop your comprehension for now. I have already helped you repay some of the karmic debts from the West. Shouldn't you pay me back?"

Hongjun opened his eyes, and an aura that seemed both holy and not holy faintly appeared.

Ling Chi's heart stirred: This Hongjun is indeed about to become a saint.

Hongjun smiled slightly and said, "This humble Daoist thanks Fellow Daoist Chef for his help. This Qiankun Cauldron is now yours."

Hongjun waved his right hand, and the Qiankun Cauldron appeared in front of Lingchi. This was the result of Lingchi's initiative to discuss with Hongjun when Jieyin and Zhunti were surveying the western terrain.