Journey to the West: Starting by taking Sun Wukong as my disciple!-Chapter 206: The Blossoming of the 36 Ranks of Daluo Golden Immortals
Finally, the twelfth petal bloomed!
The aura began to converge; it was no longer as tumultuous as before, but no one would underestimate it. A Daluo Golden Immortal with thirty-six petals had blossomed!
Feeling the unprecedented immense energy within his body, Chen Nuo didn’t lose his mind to this sudden change.
After all, he had always felt invincible from the very beginning.
Looking at the system panel, Chen Nuo clicked his tongue in wonder; thirty-six petals had opened.
All Three Flowers had perfect aptitude; it seemed like there had never been such a thing in the Three Realms, right?
He wondered what kind of aptitude that legendary Dao Ancestor would have had. Although his cultivation level had been greatly increased all of a sudden, he felt no unfamiliarity.
That was because he had long possessed insights from Yang Jian’s breakthrough to Daluo Golden Immortal, coupled with the many Divine Skills he had awakened, adapting to his cultivation level was extremely natural.
"Sigh! This is so annoying."
Chen Nuo twisted his body.
"What’s the use of having the strength of Great Luo, still not invincible?"
Chen Nuo murmured to himself, his handsome face filled with melancholy. After their breakthroughs, protagonists in novels would always have some thrilling and blood-pumping events happen.
Why was his breakthrough so uneventful? Anyone who came to cause trouble would be instantly killed.
There was no chance for him to display his true strength, and no one could empathize.
With his head tilted slightly upward, Chen Nuo closed his eyes and let out a soft sigh.
It seemed like invincible people would never be understood.
"Master! The water is boiling!"
Suddenly, Ao Ling’s shout came from downstairs.
"Coming!" Chen Nuo vanished on the spot with a flicker.
Today, he was planning to first prepare the soup base for Buddha Jumps Over the Wall.
"Peng, will the other dishes at Chaos Residence be as delicious as the Sweet and Sour Pork Ribs I had last time?"
Riding on a cloud, Xiong Daoren rubbed his belly, his bear face full of expectation.
Upon hearing this, Tian Peng rolled his eyes, "Of course, did you think I would lie to you?"
Xiong Daoren nodded his head repeatedly, "Believe! Of course, I believe!"
"Shopkeeper Chen’s culinary skills are the best in all the Three Realms."
Tian Peng nodded his head like a plump version of a school teacher.
"Every dish that passes through his hands is a top delicacy in the Three Realms, guaranteeing you won’t forget it after you’ve tasted it."
"All of Shopkeeper Chen’s dishes are hard to rank because there are only two kinds of dishes in this world."
Tian Peng held up two fingers, seriously saying, "One kind is the dishes made by Shopkeeper Chen, and the other is not."
After saying this, Tian Peng felt something was amiss; how could he have left out Mr. Monkey!
He quickly added, "If we add another category, it would be the dishes made by the disciples of Shopkeeper Chen."
"Do you understand?"
"Understood!" Xiong Daoren replied earnestly, his eyes filled with admiration.
As expected of Peng, so experienced and knowledgeable!
"So it seems, Shopkeeper Chen really is a peerless divine being!" Xiong Daoren couldn’t help but express his emotion.
The only person Peng held in such high regard was truly one of a kind!
Tian Peng nodded, his face showing a satisfied expression, "At least you have some discernment, kid!"
Xiong Daoren chuckled.
That’s right!
Praising Shopkeeper Chen was always the correct thing to do!
"Order something different later, and you’ll know whether I’m right or not," Tian Peng turned around and instructed.
Order the same dish? 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚
Xiong Daoren pondered for a moment, then replied, "But I...I still want to order the Sweet and Sour Pork I had last time."
There was a gleam in Xiong Daoren’s eyes; he truly missed that flavor.
Hearing this, Tian Peng looked at Xiong Daoren with exasperation and scolded, "What do you know, after awakening Divine Skills from a dish, eating more of it won’t lead to further awakenings."
"Do you want to keep eating the same thing, just having awakened a single Divine Skill?"
Xiong Daoren’s eyes widened in disbelief.
"Could I really have another Awakening of Divine Skills?"
Tian Peng stood with his hands clasped behind his back, exuding the air of a master, and nodded, "Of course, this commander has already Awakened three Divine Skills."
That’s so powerful, Xiong Daoren found it hard to believe.
After he processed this, he quickly flattered, "No wonder you’re Peng, truly amazing!"
This time, Tian Peng didn’t show arrogance but shook his head seriously, "I was just lucky, the truly amazing one is Shopkeeper Chen."
Xiong Daoren didn’t speak, but his eyes were full of shock.
Indeed, one Awakening was already impressive, but to enable multiple Awakenings?
This Shopkeeper Chen is too strong!!
"Does one gain a Divine Skill every time they eat a dish?" Xiong Daoren couldn’t help blurting out.
Tian Peng rolled his eyes speechlessly, "Do you think that by eating once, you Awaken once? Then what would be the point of Shopkeeper Chen’s shop?"
"It’s about luck, and it’s not that simple. The probability of Awakening the first time is the greatest, generally after eating 1 to 2 times one can Awaken."
"But the second time and thereafter, the Awakenings become more stringent, increasingly difficult."
Tian Peng elaborated in detail his experiences regarding Awakenings, and Xiong Daoren nodded thoughtfully, so that’s how it is.
"Then, Peng, having Awakened three Divine Skills, aren’t you the one with the most?"
Xiong Daoren looked up to him in admiration. That Xiaotian Dog seemed to have eaten about as many times as Peng but that stinky dog only had one Divine Skill, whereas Peng already had three.
"Uh." Tian Peng was stunned for a moment.
He said hesitantly, "Sort of!"
That would be if Mr. Monkey could be excluded, after all, he was an abnormality who had Awakened ten Divine Skills.
Unbelievably powerful!
Together, the man and bear arrived at Mountain of Mind and Heart, beginning their well-practiced search.
Finally, they stood before Chaos Residence.
But both Tian Peng and Xiong Daoren were baffled, what was this?
Tian Peng marveled at the Hui-style architecture in front of him.
"Peng, look at the signboard!" Xiong Daoren, with sharp eyes, immediately pointed.
Following the direction, Tian Peng nodded in acknowledgment.
"It looks like Chaos Residence has been renovated and expanded!"
He also sighed in relief in his heart, as long as it hadn’t moved, that was fine.
If Chaos Residence was gone, he thought he would go mad; after eating there for so long, he no longer placed as much importance on the Awakening of Divine Skills.
Calming his mind and spirit, savoring the happiness that good food brings was of paramount importance. If he couldn’t eat there anymore, he would stop thinking about tea and rice, withering away to nothing.
"Let’s go in and have a look," Tian Peng called out and strode confidently forward.
"Master, what are you up to?" Ao Ling curiously watched Chen Nuo busying about.
If it was for cooking, the preparation of ingredients seemed too extensive; she had never seen Master require so many ingredients for a single dish.
"Oh, I’m making the base broth," Chen Nuo explained.
Base broth???
Ao Ling widened her eyes in disbelief; she had also begun to dabble in the knowledge of cooking.
The base broth was merely one process in preparing a dish.
Chicken, duck, pig’s stomach, pig’s trotters, lamb shank... these were just for the base broth!!!
"Master, what kind of dish is this?" Ao Ling couldn’t help asking.
It seemed like there was no such dish on the shop’s menu.
Chen Nuo kept working without pause and said softly, "Buddha Jumps Over the Wall."
Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, the meaning of ’Buddha’ is known to all, but what exactly is ’Buddha Jumps Over the Wall’?
Ao Ling was stunned and blurted out, "What a strange name!"
"When the fragrance from the pot spreads to the neighbors, Buddhas would abandon meditation and jump over the wall."
Chen Nuo recited a poem, paused, and then added, "That’s the origin of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall."
