Food System in Cultivation World-Chapter 379 - 366
In the small grove, Ding Chuan ate meat.
At first, he was full of caution and anxiety—it was, indeed, a gamble with his life.
But when a person reaches a certain situation, sometimes there is no choice but to bet.
It was not just because Ding Chuan was short on food—
In fact, although Ding Chuan lacked food, when it came to the point of starvation, as a cultivator, he had other means to survive.
That last resort, however, should be avoided if possible.
And now, the presence of Chen Xu provided another path for Ding Chuan.
After a cautious test, he began to try eating the meat.
One bite, two bites, three bites...
Then, Ding Chuan’s eyes lit up, and he couldn’t help but quicken his pace of eating.
He simply couldn’t control himself, as the meat was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, every bite filled with pure and abundant meaty aroma.
There wasn’t the slightest hint of a fishy smell when his lips and teeth met. On the contrary, this roasted meat, in addition to its savory aroma, faintly emitted a particularly refreshing scent.
Ding Chuan was already starving.
He had been rationing his Grain Avoidance Pills, originally meant to last two days per pill, he was secretly extending them, taking one pill every three days. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺
Being merely a Qi Cultivation phase cultivator, he could not reach the legendary realm of feasting on the morning glow and drinking dew; without food, he would genuinely starve to death!
Meanwhile, his appetite was unusually large.
In such prolonged hunger, anything edible would taste delicious to him.
What’s more, this roasted meat was so fragrant and pure.
Ding Chuan could hardly believe this was the meat he roasted himself.
He knew he didn’t have such skill.
But... what kind of existence could, in such a short time, transform something decay-ridden into this delicious miracle, making a once fishy and toxic roast taste so delicious?
The more Ding Chuan ate, the faster he became, until he eventually devoured it voraciously.
Obviously, no one was competing with him, but he couldn’t control his impulse to continue each bite quickly after another.
Occasionally, he would utter once or twice, "Delicious!"
The complex and excited emotions in his tone were simply indescribable.
He didn’t have much time to praise the roasted meat, and until it was all finished, not even a crumb was left in his hand.
Ding Chuan resisted licking his fingers, then came to his senses and finally had the leisure to praise:
"Delicious! This tastes even better than anything I’ve ever eaten in my life!
The Three Immortals Roasted Meat of Luhua Pavilion might not even match this taste..."
Ding Chuan forcibly clenched his fists to his sides to control himself from sucking his fingers.
His excitement grew as he spoke, "Brother! I wonder who you are—a distinguished master? I am Ding Chuan, the 15th generation disciple of the Qingyang Sect, immensely grateful for your help today in removing the toxins within.
The favor of a meal is never forgotten; if brother requires anything, I will not refuse."
Upon saying this, he finally unclasped his hands, making a fist salute to the surrounding air.
As he performed the salute, his hands were greasy, and he felt embarrassed, hastily taking out a handkerchief from his embrace to wipe them clean.
After wiping, Ding Chuan chuckled awkwardly.
The weariness on his weathered face faded slightly, and at this moment, he even had a somewhat youthful aura.
Chen Xu watched quietly, as prompts began to appear rapidly on the pages of the Food Cauldron Celestial Book beside him:
[Likes +300+200+100+100...]
Aha, Ding Chuan’s string of compliments unexpectedly provided Chen Xu with seven hundred likes!
This was not a small number.
But what truly surprised Chen Xu wasn’t the likes, it was another prompt that followed:
[You have touched a cultivator’s taste buds with Spiritual Food, gained their true praise, and acquired the Spiritual Material Jade Essence Dispersion.]
[Jade Essence Dispersion: A wondrous object of heaven and earth, naturally gathered from true heartfelt praise, can be mixed with Rootless Water to make a Jade Truth Pill, which can, when consumed, accelerate the cohesion of one’s soul to some extent.]
This, the true praise from a cultivator could actually expedite soul cohesion!
Chen Xu originally wished to remain mysterious and did not intend to communicate directly with Ding Chuan, but the appearance of the Jade Essence Dispersion immediately opened another door of a new world before him.
There are countless cultivators in this world—who knows if every one of those who truly praise him can provide Jade Essence Dispersion?
Furthermore, if Ding Chuan consumed Chen Xu’s Spiritual Food again, could it still result in Jade Essence Dispersion?
Thus, what happens next began to turn interesting.
Ding Chuan praised for a long time, but seeing the surroundings still deserted without a response, he grew secretly anxious.
He didn’t know what kind of existence Chen Xu was.
A human? A ghost? A demon?
But he reckoned it was not a demon, because demons are extremely rare outside the Gate of Catastrophe, and even if they occasionally appear, they usually head for the bustling cities, rarely venturing alone into such barren wilderness.
Moreover, how could demons possess the ability to remove toxic miasma?
As for "ghost," Ding Chuan was somewhat skeptical.
After all, the formation of "ghosts" in this world is extremely stringent.
Most people, such as cultivators, die directly with low cultivation, their paths severed; those above the Nascent Soul level might escape with their Nascent Soul, leaving behind their True Spirit—
But True Spirit is fragile, always susceptible to being scattered by the heaven and earth calamity.
As for stronger cultivators, Ding Chuan did not know.
As far as he knew, ordinary people had a higher possibility of turning into ghosts.
However, it is mostly random for mortals to become ghosts; not even one in ten thousand mortals can become a ghost, which is why ghosts are rare.
Ding Chuan somewhat suspected the other party to be a ghost, but he leaned more towards the idea that the person had invisibility abilities.
A master, a... peculiar master?
Not receiving a response from Chen Xu, Ding Chuan racked his brain to consider the value he could offer.
He dared not lose heart; although unsure if Chen Xu was nearby, he quickly forced a smile and said, "Brother... no, senior, hehe, senior."
Originally, Ding Chuan had seen Chen Xu’s figure dimly when he was near death previously, thinking the other appeared quite young, hence he initially used "brother."
But after eating the roasted meat, his mindset changed, and he spontaneously altered his words:
"Senior, could you be a Spirit Chef?"
Chen Xu still didn’t respond.
Ding Chuan continued, "Senior, possessing such skillful ability to purge evil, you must be a Spirit Chef without a doubt.
Spirit Chefs are so rare, yet senior comes to this barren mountains alone; junior dare not ask what senior seeks, but junior has a copy of ’Jizhou Immortal Travel Notes,’ written by the Ancestor Xinghui during his travels in Jizhou years ago.
Though this travel note is a later copy, its content is detailed and credible.
I’m unsure if senior has any interest? I am willing to present this to senior as gratitude for the meal!"
After speaking, Ding Chuan carefully took out a slightly yellowing booklet from his storage pouch, raising it in front of him, genuinely offering the book.
Ding Chuan then expressed sorrow, "To be honest, senior, this book cost me thirty years of lifespan, exchanged for half an hour’s worth of mysterious fortune from the Heaven-Stealing Square.
Afterward, I purchased it from the Hundred Battles Ruins.
Although its value is not apparent on the surface, it is by no means an ordinary item.
Junior hails from Qingyang Sect; a month ago, the sect leader and master died during the sect promotion battles, along with several uncles and brothers perishing at the Gate of Catastrophe.
Junior narrowly escaped death, but the sect is thus fragmented.
The Four Elephants Alliance aims to annex our Qingyang Sect’s assets, secretly hunting down my brothers and me.
Left with no choice, my brothers and I fled, eventually guided by this ’Jizhou Immortal Travel Notes’ to the Wild Drum Mountain.
Unexpectedly, my brother, believing someone’s slander, suspected me of being responsible for our master’s death.
Not only did he not believe the ’Jizhou Immortal Travel Notes,’ he attacked me, intending to kill.
Given the circumstances, I have no heart to seek senior’s legacy treasures anymore. Besides, if there truly were treasures, could someone like me guard them?
With senior’s profound cultivation, your fortune must be extraordinary.
This book, junior cannot hold onto it, but perhaps in senior’s hands, it may have some value?
Please kindly accept it."
Ding Chuan has clarified his background, detailed the reasons for falling out with his brother, while shaping his image as both possessing the ability to advance or retreat.
Subtly flattering Chen Xu as well.
It shows that back in the sect, Ding Chuan must have been adept at navigating interpersonal relations.
In fact, Chen Xu was willing to listen to Ding Chuan, as he could gather much information about this world from Ding Chuan’s words.
But, since Ding Chuan’s talking was driven by impulse, if Chen Xu never responded, Ding Chuan might not continue self-speaking.
Soon Ding Chuan discovered that the pieces of wild boar meat not far beside him suddenly began to leap spontaneously!
Initially, Ding Chuan truly got startled.
After all, anyone witnessing items jumping by themselves would inevitably be shocked.
This scene was indeed eerie.
Only to see the leaping wild boar meat flying together in mid-air, with streams of water columns shooting up and cleaning the meat rapidly.
Blood poured down, the stench assailed, sending Ding Chuan’s eyelids twitching.
Resisting the urge to back off, he didn’t retract the book in hand.
He simply placed his raised hand back in front of him, still holding the ’Jizhou Immortal Travel Notes.’
Soon after, a magical scene unfolded before Ding Chuan.
Suddenly, a transparent vortex seemed to appear above the washed wild boar meat, and under the vortex’s light, all the eerie green-colored toxic evil vanished instantly.
The change occurred within a blink.
Ding Chuan merely blinked, and the toxic evil troubling countless vanished entirely.
Then, Ding Chuan saw a fire stove and iron pot appear out of thin air before him.
Suddenly, a transparent vortex seemed to appear above the washed wild boar meat, and under the vortex’s light, all the eerie green-colored toxic evil vanished instantly.
The change occurred within a blink.
Ding Chuan merely blinked, and the toxic evil troubling countless vanished entirely.
Then, Ding Chuan saw a fire stove and iron pot appear out of thin air before him.
