Food System in Cultivation World-Chapter 380 - 367: A New - of the Food Cauldron Celestial Book
Beside Chen Xu, the Food Cauldron Celestial Book opened.
A line of prompt appeared: [Your method of cooking spiritual food has aroused the fervent admiration of cultivators, triggering the spiritual mechanism, thereby obtaining the spiritual material Celestial Jade Liquid.]
The intense emotional fluctuation of Ding Chuan surprisingly made Chen Xu acquire a brand new spiritual material.
[Celestial Jade Liquid: Irrigating exotic spiritual plants with this jade liquid can accelerate their growth by half a fold.]
What are exotic spiritual plants?
Just like the [Cyan Cloud Lotus Seeds] Chen Xu once received due to the praise from Great Scholar Wen Daoyuan, this item is a type of exotic spiritual plant!
When the Cyan Cloud Lotus Seeds mature, they will grow a vine reaching beyond the sky, forming a celestial ladder.
Previously, Chen Xu didn’t quite understand what this "celestial ladder" was, because at the time he didn’t have the conditions to plant the Cyan Cloud Lotus Seeds.
But at this moment, after obtaining the [Celestial Jade Liquid], Chen Xu suddenly had a conjecture, as he recalled the Xuantian Star Realm he currently resided in.
Could the so-called "celestial ladder" be the path from the painted world to the Xuantian Star Realm?
Moreover, once the Cyan Cloud Lotus Seeds are planted and mature, this could even be a stable road to the heavens!
In this way, the greatest barrier to Chen Xu’s free travel between the two worlds could potentially be resolved.
This speculation instantly excited Chen Xu’s heart and spirit.
And at this moment, his rising emotions made Chen Xu notice that the powerful pressure omnipresent between heaven and earth seemed to have lightened a bit?
Good news!
It appears there are various ways to ease the pressure of the realms.
The sense of achievement made Chen Xu’s thoughts transition from a whirlwind to gradually being focused and undistracted.
He lit the fire, heated the pot.
Added ingredients, tossed the pan.
Even though he had to constantly fight against the pressure of heaven and earth, at this moment, Chen Xu felt like he was back in Jichuan County, facing the stove in that straw hut.
At this moment, his mind was free of fame and fortune, not seeking the favor of lords, focusing solely on the flames and stove in front of him.
Did Chen Xu like cooking?
In fact, he didn’t like it before, nor did he dislike it.
Initially, when he first obtained the Food Cauldron Celestial Book, he regarded cooking merely as a means for cultivation, with his true aim still being to grow stronger.
But now, after witnessing scene after scene of vast horizons, Chen Xu suddenly realized that fame and fortune are not essential in life and that cooking isn’t just for cultivation.
Just like he once wrote during the imperial examination: "Time outside things is naturally pleasant, who in the mortal world can fathom life and death?"
At that time, he lamented about the glory and rain, the relentless grind of frost and snow.
He felt that fame and fortune twisted people’s hearts.
However, even though it seemed he had seen through it, in reality, he had never truly risen above it.
Because he was also striving for fame and constantly subjected to the storms of renown.
Now, after completing such an unprecedented feat as the South-to-North Water Diversion in the Great Li Kingdom, and "ascending" to this realm, his mindset naturally differed from before.
This is obtaining first, and letting go later.
After stripping away the initial tension, when Chen Xu now looks at everything before him, for example the present Ding Chuan, he feels an indescribable sense of transcendence.
The stove fire blazes, the soup simmers, and the meat and vegetables in the pot gradually exude an unusual aroma.
Chen Xu made Spirit Rice Steamed Pork Ribs, Crystal Braised Pork, and Small Stir-Fried Twice-Cooked Pork.
He sprinkled a handful of Red Vermilion Robe over the Spirit Rice Steamed Pork Ribs, reduced the sauce for the Crystal Braised Pork, and tossed the Small Stir-Fried Twice-Cooked Pork high into the air, gently catching it to ensure even heating.
During the process, every change in the three dishes was observed and sensed by Chen Xu.
Although his divine thought no longer freely explored and utilized, as it did in the Great Li Kingdom,
now relying only on a certain profound intuition within himself, even without extending his divine thought, his control over the heat and his sense of changes in the ingredients seemed even finer.
Finally, at the most opportune moment, he took the dishes off the stove and plated them.
The three delicacies exuded three different styles, yet equally extremely tempting aromas.
Opposite, Ding Chuan had long been watching with his stomach grumbling, saliva flowing.
While eating roasted meat earlier, he still thought it was the ultimate taste in the world, but now, faced with the feast before him, Ding Chuan only felt as though his previous self was the biggest fool on earth.
Did he really understand what true deliciousness is?
Such a narrow view, how utterly laughable!
Ding Chuan desperately wanted to pounce over and ask if he could savor the delicacy before him once or twice more.
But thinking of the copy of "Jizhou Immortal Travels" he couldn’t give away in his hand, he really didn’t have the courage.
What exactly did it mean for the senior not to accept this book?
Suddenly, Ding Chuan had a stroke of inspiration and quickly placed the book on a broken tree stump beside him.
"Senior," he chuckled, slightly bowing his back, tilting his waist in the direction he guessed Chen Xu was, and said, "Senior, this copy of the book is left here by the junior.
Um... the dishes you just cooked..."
Before Ding Chuan could finish speaking, suddenly, the plate containing Spirit Rice Steamed Pork Ribs flew up with a whoosh and landed directly in front of him.
Ding Chuan was dumbfounded.
He was pleasantly surprised, looked toward the direction of the stove in front, and stammered, "Senior, senior... could it be that this dish is meant to be gifted to me by the senior?"
The senior gave no verbal response, but instead, that copy of "Jizhou Immortal Travels" placed on the stump flew up into the air.
The book hovered in mid-air, clearly being opened by someone.
Ding Chuan was overjoyed, now understanding that when he previously offered the book, and the senior didn’t accept it, it was because the senior didn’t want to take advantage of others without reason.
The other party personally prepared a feast, agreeing to take this book only in exchange for the dishes.
Ding Chuan, having gone through so many deceptions, now felt a bit touched. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂
He thought to himself: Have I truly encountered a good person, or perhaps a good ghost?
The other party’s actions were gentlemanly, while he, the scoundrel, could finally let out a sigh of relief.
Ding Chuan smiled again to confirm: "Senior, since you’ve generously given, it would be impolite for me to refuse. Then I’ll enjoy this feast..."
He noticed there were no other movements in the air opposite him, only the sound of a book being flipped gently.
The other party was evidently consenting.
Ding Chuan couldn’t hold back any longer, lifted the porcelain plate, and, using the wooden chopsticks he carried, began to eat with anticipation.
A few breaths later, besides the occasional sound of flipping pages, a faint sobbing could be heard again in the messy forest clearing.
Indeed, it was Ding Chuan who was crying.
He was crying because it was so delicious.
Chen Xu had made a total of three dishes, and he casually tasted a few bites of the remaining two before storing them in the Fire and Smoke Kitchen.
It’s not that Chen Xu didn’t like to eat; he had previously consumed a lot of Spiritual Food to alleviate the depletion of True Qi, and now he wasn’t hungry, with no need to eat further.
Besides, the three dishes he made this time each had their own unique benefits.
Not to mention others, the most noteworthy point was that all three dishes had additional attributes!
[You attempted the fusion cooking of ingredients from two realms for the first time, opening a new Chapter as a Spirit Chef. The Spiritual Food you cooked has a certain chance of gaining attribute additions, based on the characteristics of the Spiritual Materials.]
[Spirit Rice Steamed Ribs: Qi Blood +2, Fasting +3]
[Crystal Braised Pork: Divine Soul +2, Fasting +1]
[Stir-fried Twice-cooked Pork: Fasting +5]
The attributes of the three dishes were enough to be delightful.
It’s important to know that the main ingredient of these three dishes was just wild boar meat.
Wild boar meat, in essence, isn’t any Spiritual Material; it was only because Chen Xu added Spiritual Materials as side ingredients that the seemingly ordinary wild boar meat leapt to possess various spiritual qualities.
Meanwhile, there was also a change regarding Chen Xu’s title information on the Food Cauldron Celestial Book.
[Divine Master Position: Chen Xu]
[Title: Firework Apprentice (Advancement Hint Activated)]
[Hint: Once your accumulated likes reach 300,000, and you can stably produce True Word Spiritual Food, your title will advance from Firework Apprentice to Spiritual Cuisine Apprentice.
You will unlock a new talent, adding one to two new talents.]
Title advancement could actually unlock new talents?
This was yet another surprise.
Looking at Chen Xu’s current accumulated likes—
[Accumulated Likes: 93,270]
[Free Attribute Points: 40]
Just now, Ding Chuan’s continuous praise added nearly 1,800 likes to Chen Xu’s count.
Thus, his Free Attribute Points increased by 40 points.
This was also quite a gain.
There was just a small issue: since Chen Xu reached the third level of Golden Core, the exchange ratio between likes and Free Attribute Points had changed again.
Now it’s become 45 likes to exchange for 1 Free Attribute Point.
Moreover, the impact of a single Attribute Point on Chen Xu’s own strength seems to have become smaller now.
He needed more Attribute Points to feel a noticeable improvement.
However, these were not big problems; they were natural changes that came with his cultivation advancement.
Chen Xu focused more on two points.
The first was the advancement from Firework Apprentice.
The second is that his accumulated likes were about to reach 100,000!
Once he reached 100,000 likes, an old hint on the Food Cauldron Celestial Book would take effect.
[Hint: Once your total accumulated likes reach 100,000, the Fire and Smoke Kitchen will undergo a second upgrade, gaining the title "Spirit Stove Palace."]
And now, Chen Xu was only a step away from the 100,000 accumulated likes.
Thus, his gaze towards Ding Chuan was especially kind.
This person could provide a maximum daily like contribution of 2,000 points.
Once he completed today’s contribution, he could contribute again tomorrow.
Meanwhile, Chen Xu, flipping through "The Immortal Dao Travels of Jizhou," was preparing to leave this wilderness to witness the prosperity of the nearest town with his own eyes.
As for whether to enter the city, that would be decided based on the situation then.
If his "transparency" status could remain, Chen Xu decided he would enter the city.
If entering the city posed too many problems, Chen Xu wouldn’t mind postponing.
He had a scale in his heart, and he couldn’t stay in this realm for too long.
After at most three to five days, he had to return to the Great Li Kingdom. Meanwhile, he intended to try cultivating Cyan Cloud Lotus Seeds.
If he could purchase some treasures conducive to cultivating Spiritual Plants when carrying them from the markets of this realm, it would be ideal.
"The Immortal Dao Travels of Jizhou" recorded many things of this realm; though Chen Xu had not finished the entire book, he already felt his horizons greatly broadened.
