Chapter 491: Chapter 490 Extremely Satisfied

“As the competition is nearing its end, let’s see how our contestants are doing,” the Sect Master of the Spirit Chef Sect glanced around the various stoves.

“Chef Ma, you are an experienced Spirit Chef, what are you preparing this time?”

“Dragon and phoenix bringing auspiciousness.” As a Spirit Chef in the Divinity Transformation Stage, Chef Ma excelled in extraordinary culinary skills, making him one of the very top-ranked chefs in the world of Spirit Chefs.

Chef Ma unlatched the pot lid, and a golden light surged up to the sky.

In any other place, this sight might make people exclaim, “An extraordinary event is taking place, a rare and precious artifact must be in the making.”

But in this competition, Chef Ma’s golden light was merely one of the spectacular radiation of gold that filled the scene.

The golden light faded, revealing Chef Ma’s masterpiece

Using a large amount of Spirit Rice for the bodies of the dragon and the phoenix, various precious ingredients like eight-treasure chicken, cotton shells, and tree pigs were used for the dragon scales and phoenix feathers.

“Considering the income of ordinary people, they could never afford such exquisite ingredients in their lifetime. They will definitely be satisfied once they taste it.”

The Sect Master of the Spirit Chef Sect gave a few flattering comments before moving on to the next contestant.

Chef Ma quietly recited the ‘Golden Light Mantra’, covered back the pot. This way, golden light would surge again when the cover would be lifted next.

“What are you preparing?”

“Steamed buns.” Yu Yin uncovered to reveal a giant bun. She was not talented in cooking, and making buns, one by one, was too troublesome. Considering her efficiency, she probably wouldn’t be done by the end of the competition.

So, she decided to just make one large bun, easing her efforts and also ensuring that the mortals could eat their fill.

Several pigs, cows, and sheep were included inside the bun.

Being adept at controlling Celestial Flames, Yu Yin could effortlessly cook the bun evenly throughout.

This meat bun was not considered costly for ordinary people, for example, the fifth elder of the Body-incorporating Sect, “Pig King,” had mastered 30% of the pig farmers and established a systematic pig farming industrial chain, lowering the cost of pig farming. As a powerful figure in the Body Integration Realm, he had no interest in earning money from ordinary people.

This had resulted in even ordinary people being able to afford meat.

The same situation applied to cattle and sheep.

In the Nine States, cattle were not used for plowing fields as common cattle were even weaker than humans. Therefore, cattle were raised for the purpose of being eaten.

These pigs, cows, and sheep were ordinary livestock with traces of spiritual energy, and ordinary people could still not afford livestock with a high spiritual energy content.

“What are you two making?”

“Stew and Mantou (steamed buns).”

The Sect Master of the Spirit Chef Sect took a small spoonful of soup and nodded in approval. He found that the dishes prepared by the siblings were a bit saltier than average, but just right for those who’ve just finished farm work.

Luo Ying, who lived to the end of the world for a decade, often cooked various ingredients together to make a mixed stew.

“What are you three preparing?” The Sect Master of the Spirit Chef Sect noticed that Qin Luan and Qikill Taotzu were glaring at each other as if they were arch enemies.

Yuan Wuxing was used to their relationship: “It’s nothing, they’re just arguing about whether sweet or savory zongzi tastes better.”

“We’re making zongzi. Considering that zongzi has a simple taste, we made some innovations.”

“Such as?”

“For example, this batch contains tomato and egg filling, this one contains braised meat with dried green beans, and this one contains deep-fried deboned chicken leg…”

“We also made a veggie soup to quench thirst and cut greasiness.”

“So is your zongzi sweet or savory?”

Yuan Wuxing pointed to two plates next to him: “One plate has white sugar, and the other has bean paste. People can choose whatever taste they want.”

Qikill Taotzu was responsible for chopping vegetables and meat, Qin Luan was responsible for making zongzi, and the rest of the work from creativity to veggie soup was taken care of by Yuan Wuxing.

The Sect Master of the Spirit Chef Sect nodded slightly, believing that this group was doing well.

The Sect Master of the Spirit Chef Sect then moved on to Xia Chao and Xiao Qing.

Xia Chao took the initiative to introduce: “This is seafood claypot rice, prepared in the morning and put into a wooden barrel, it will still be warm by noon.”

“What are you making?” The Sect Master of the Spirit Chef Sect found something unusual about what Yu Youxian was making.

“Adding a suitable amount of salt and alkali water to the dough, shaping the noodles into long strips, then steaming the dough cakes, and finally frying them in oil. It’s eaten often in the Ming Zhong World; it’s called instant noodles.”

For Yu Youxian, apart from takeaway, instant noodles were her most frequent meal.

The mortals were capable of using easy spells, like the Gathering Water Technique and the Fire Controlling Technique, so boiling water for instant noodles was not difficult.

Just as the Sect Master of the Spirit Chef Sect was about to comment, he saw a soft yet eye-catching golden light coming from a not-too-distant spot. The people who were bathed in the golden light were gradually recovering their strength.

The Sect Master was greatly taken aback; even after mastering the ‘Golden Light Mantra,’ he couldn’t achieve this effect.

“Junior monk, what is…”

“Amitabha. This is a vegetarian dish.”

“How did the golden light come about?”

Wu Zhi shook his head: “When I was preparing the food, I simply recited the Buddhist scriptures. When I came back to my senses, the vegetarian dish was uncontrollably emanating golden light.”

The Sect Master of the Spirit Chef Sect looked up at the Buddha-shaped golden light, wondering how well this young monk was versed in Buddhist Law.

Finding that time was nearly up and he had spoken to all the representative contestants once, the Sect Master of the Spirit Chef Sect was ready to call time and summon the mortals.

“Why is there no one at this stove and no food prepared?” The Sect Master of the Spirit Chef Sect was confused looking at the position of Jiang Li and Bai Hongtu. He remembered that there were two people there at the beginning of the competition.

“To reply to the Sect Master, after these two prepared their food, they took it away with a Storage Ring.”

“Why didn’t you stop them?”

“At first, I intended to. However, they said that the rules didn’t prohibit them from leaving. So they weren’t violating the competition rules. I thought their explanation was reasonable, and I didn’t stop them.”

“What are those two up to?”

With a slight trace of doubt, the Sect Master of the Spirit Chef Sect flew towards the fields two miles away.

The Spirit Chef Sect’s farmland was extremely vast. On average, each person was responsible for nearly ten acres.

Since all of the mortals were at the third level of Qi cultivation, they were capable of farming these ten acres.

When the Sect Master of the Spirit Chef Sect arrived at the field, he found that more than a thousand mortals had almost finished eating.

Jiang Li and Bai Hongtu were loudly shouting: “Everyone, eat as much as you like. There’s plenty of food. It’s free. This is the welfare from the Spirit Chef Sect.”

“What are you two up to?” the Sect Master of the Spirit Chef Sect asked with a frown.

Both of them explained: “The mortals are tired and hungry after finishing their farm work. They still have to rush to the venue for the meal. We couldn’t bear this, so we brought the food over.”

“Look, the mortals are extremely satisfied with the food.” The two pointed at the happily eating mortals with oily faces.

A tick developed at the Sect Master of the Spirit Chef Sect’s mouth corner. If the ordinary people were already full, no matter how delicious the dishes of other contestants and how good the taste was, the ordinary people wouldn’t be able to appreciate it.

What’s there left to compare now?

Not to mention he had overlooked this matter, the mortals were tired and hungry after working and he was still considering whetting their appetites and bringing them over, neglecting the issue of their traveling back and forth.