Everyone was stunned. A battle between a mid-stage Level Three and an early-stage Level Four, and the one who won was actually a Level Three?
Gu Zheng had held back his strength at the end, but it still hit the challenger. The two had exchanged more than a hundred moves, but the challenger did not pose any threat to Gu Zheng. Instead, he was hit by a palm.
If it was just a competition, the winner and loser had already been decided.
However, this result was hard to believe. No one would have thought that a Level Four expert would lose to a Level Three expert. Moreover, it was a mid-stage Level Three expert.
Although the challenger did not release his inner strength, did not use any weapons, and did not dare to use his full strength during the competition, a loss was a loss. These reasons could not be compared to the difference in realms.
It was like an adult in his twenties fighting against a seven or eight-year-old child. Even if you only used one hand, you still lost. Using only one hand was not a reason for you to lose.
Of course, this did not mean that Gu Zheng could definitely win against a Level Four expert in a life and death battle. After all, life and death battles were merciless. A Level Four expert still had many areas that Gu Zheng was not as good as. However, he was able to win against a Level Four expert in a competition.
"Sect Leader, I lost!"
The challenger was very straightforward. A loss was a loss, and he immediately admitted it.
"Since you all call me Sect Leader, I will take on the responsibility of being the Sect Leader. I also hope that everyone can cooperate and let us, the Emei disciples, live up to our ancestors and ourselves!"
Gu Zheng walked back to the stage and said loudly. Without waiting for the people below to react, Gu Zheng said to Elder Wu Chou, "Second Elder, please prepare a big pot and take out some raw materials!"
Gu Zheng said the names of eight raw materials. Wu Chou was slightly stunned, but he immediately followed Gu Zheng's instructions.
Gu Zheng was now the Sect Leader of Emei. Even if he was an Elder, he still had to listen to the Sect Leader's instructions. The Sect Leader was in charge of everything. This was the rule of Emei for thousands of years.
Wu Chou quickly brought all the things that Gu Zheng wanted. He let the disciples fill the cauldron with water. The water was from the well of Emei Sect.
This was the first time Gu Zheng had seen a Common water source. Not only that, but many of the plants here were of Common quality. Even those that were inferior were of Inferior quality. There were almost no Inferior quality plants. The few Inferior quality plants here were all brought from the outside.
As for trash quality, there wasn't a single one.
This made Gu Zheng sigh. As expected of an immortal left behind by the Flourishing Magic Era. Such a place could not be found in the outside world.
Under the cauldron was a pile of firewood. Everyone looked at Gu Zheng, not knowing what he was going to do.
Everyone stood quietly. Before Gu Zheng gave the order to disperse, no one would leave. After all, they had developed the habit of obeying orders since they were young.
Even if they were not familiar with Gu Zheng, as long as Gu Zheng was the Sect Leader, no one would dare to disobey his orders.
Moreover, Gu Zheng's two battles made everyone not so resistant to this new Sect Leader. Gu Zheng was so young and had such strength. His future was bound to be limitless.
Experts would be respected no matter where they went. Gu Zheng was not an expert in the future. Even if he was now, the majority of the people in the sect could not compare to him. Thus, there were fewer opinions about him becoming the sect master.
The cauldron boiled quickly. The cauldron was below the stage. Gu Zheng stood on the stage and could see the water boiling in the cauldron.
"Splash!"
With a wave of his hand, all the ingredients in Gu Zheng's hand flew into the cauldron in an arc. After the ingredients were in the cauldron, Gu Zheng also walked down and stood beside the cauldron.
Even though Gu Zheng did not move, his Immortal Force had been controlling the situation in the cauldron.
"Crackle!"
The fire suddenly increased. The huge flame wrapped the entire cauldron.
"Add to the fire!"
Gu Zheng suddenly gave an order. Gu An was stunned for a moment. He immediately added the pile of firewood, causing the fire to burn even brighter.
Many people looked at Gu Zheng, not understanding what Gu Zheng was doing. However, Gu An had some guesses. He knew that the new Sect Leader's culinary skills were very good. He was still guessing whether the new Sect Leader was planning to cook a pot of delicacies like yesterday's chicken blood soup for everyone today.
But then again, yesterday's chicken blood soup was really delicious.
"Add to the fire!"
Just as Gu An was thinking, Gu Zheng's shout brought him back to his senses. He continued to add to the fire. The fire continued to wrap around the cauldron. The water in the cauldron was boiling.
Gu Zheng was completely focused on controlling the fusion of the ingredients in the cauldron.
What Gu Zheng was doing was the Elemental Food Cultivation that he had just learned. Food Cultivation was much more difficult than Food Healing. Food Cultivation was actually equivalent to the process of refining pills. It was just faster and more effective than refining pills.
Just like refining pills, the fusion of all the ingredients was very important. All of this had to be done with Immortal Force.
Time slowly passed. Half an hour, one hour.
"It smells so good!"
"Yeah, it smells so good!"
"I want to eat it!"
The surrounding disciples sniffed with all their might. Gu Zheng's soup was already emitting an enticing fragrance. In this hour, Gu An had added to the fire a total of twenty times.
The fragrance continued to thicken. Time also continued to pass.
Two hours, three hours.
Some sweat slowly seeped out of Gu Zheng's forehead. Food Cultivation consumed a lot of Immortal Force. He had already used up nearly half of his Immortal Force, but the Food Cultivation was still not complete.
Four hours, five hours.
It was already afternoon. Everyone present was a cultivator. Not to mention five hours, they could stand for five days without a problem. However, they were also mortals. They also had to eat. They didn't eat in the morning, nor did they eat in the afternoon. It was almost time for dinner now.
It was fine if they didn't eat for an entire day, but they had to keep smelling such a fragrant smell. It was really a form of torture.
Six hours, seven hours.
The sky gradually darkened. The altar lamps lit up. Gu Zheng's forehead was covered in sweat, but he didn't stop.
At this moment, Gu Zheng was also complaining in his heart. He had underestimated the difficulty of Food Cultivation. If he had only made a small amount at the beginning and used ordinary ingredients, he would have finished long ago. But this time, he made a big pot. He even added a five thousand year old purple flower vine, a mid-grade ingredient, so the time needed to cook was much longer.
After eight hours, Gu Zheng's legs were starting to weaken.
At this moment, the fragrance became fainter. Soon, the fragrance disappeared. This made everyone suspicious. Could it be that Gu Zheng had boiled all the water in the pot dry?
This wasn't impossible. After boiling for such a long time, not to mention one pot of water, even ten pots of water would be boiled dry.
"Raise the pot!"
Gu Zheng suddenly shouted. The pot on the fire flew up by itself and landed steadily on the table.
"Great Elder, give everyone a bowl. Not more, not less. Everyone present has a share!"
Gu Zheng instructed. Then, he sat on the ground and adjusted his breathing. His immortal energy was almost depleted. Fortunately, he had finished this pot of Food Cultivation before it was depleted. He didn't waste these ingredients, and he didn't lose face.
"Gu An, Liu Ying, you two divide it!"
Great Elder Wu You immediately instructed. He and Wu Chou quickly came in front of Gu Zheng. Seeing that Gu Zheng was only exhausted and didn't have any other problems, the two of them finally relaxed.
Including Gu Zheng, there were a total of 94 people in Emei. Gu An and Liu Ying divided 94 bowls. Exactly 94 bowls, not one more, not one less.
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