The reason why Green Peach Island had such a name was because there were many green peach trees on the island. These green peach trees would bear fruit all year round and they were the main source of food for the islanders.
Other than the green peach trees, there were also many medicinal herbs on the island. These medicinal herbs were all planted by cultivators in the past.
Medicine and food were of the same origin. Most of the medicinal herbs could be used as ingredients. Among them, there were countless ordinary grade ingredients. There were also many intermediate grade ingredients. This was simply a treasure trove for Gu Zheng.
In terms of ordinary and intermediate grade ingredients, the treasures of the Void Sect and the Heavenly Snail Cave added together would not be as much as the Green Peach Island.
There were two reasons why Green Peach Island had so many resources.
The first reason was that Green Peach Island was a place of beauty. Although it was unable to produce good grade ingredients in the Age of Chaos, intermediate grade ingredients could still be grown.
The second reason was that Green Peach Island had already existed for a thousand years. There were no cultivators or cultivators who visited the island. The islanders did not understand the value of the resources. Naturally, there was no problem of consumption.
Gu Zheng already had a lot of common ingredients, and he wasn't lacking in middle quality ingredients either. Therefore, Gu Zheng only took some of the middle quality ingredients that were still growing on the island. As for the rest, he let them continue to grow. In any case, they would not be used for a while. Now that the immortal essence in the air was recovering and this was a place of beauty, the longer the ingredients grew, the more effective they would be.
After walking around Green Peach Island, Gu Zheng brought Lian Yuxin to the immortal cave on the mountain.
There was a restriction on the door of the immortal cave. Gu Zheng had seen this kind of restriction before. Therefore, the two of them easily entered.
The layout of the immortal cave was the same as what he saw on Morning Cloud Island. It was also divided into stone rooms for various purposes.
Just like before, the first thing Gu Zheng looked at was the cultivation room.
There was a skeleton in the cultivation room. This should be the original owner of Green Peach Island.
According to the old man and old lady, the owner of Green Peach Island was injured. After returning, he had been in closed door cultivation. It seemed that this person was severely injured and died in this cultivation room.
There were some decorations and pendants in the cultivation room. They were useless to Gu Zheng, but since Lian Yuxin liked them, Gu Zheng let her take them.
There was a storage belt next to the skeleton. That was the main attraction!
Gu Zheng claimed ownership of the Storage Belt and poured out a large pile of items. There were cultivation resources, refining resources, and two low-grade Immortal Artifacts.
Among the refining resources, there was still nothing that Gu Zheng urgently needed to repair the Primal Chaos Tower. However, there were some resources that weren't of a low grade and could be used to repair the Primal Chaos Tower.
Gu Zheng took the refining resources that he felt he might need and gave the rest to Lian Yuxin.
Among the two low-grade Immortal Artifacts, the natal Immortal Artifact was already damaged. Lian Yuxin felt that there was no value in repairing it. She could only use it to repair the Primal Chaos Tower.
As for the other Immortal Artifact, it wasn't of much use to cultivators like Gu Zheng and Lian Yuxin. Gu Zheng put it away. He planned to put it in the Treasure House after returning to Emei Sect and let the sect's higher-ups see it as a reward for the disciples.
Among the cultivation resources, among those that could be used as ingredients, there was one Excellent grade and more than twenty Medium grade. Lian Yuxin took a fancy to some medicinal herbs. Gu Zheng also gave them to her.
After looking through the cultivation room, Gu Zheng and Lian Yuxin found a set of alchemy tools in the Elixir Refining Room. The quality of this set of alchemy tools was better than the one in Emei Sect. Gu Zheng put it in his storage belt. When the time came, he would send it back to Emei Sect.
There was only one stone room left. Lian Yuxin couldn't help but ask curiously, "Head, there's only one stone room left. Why did you put it last?"
There were a total of four symmetrical stone rooms. This last stone room was the last one on the left from the entrance of the cave residence. It was reasonable to say that Gu Zheng should enter this stone room after coming out of the cultivation room. Even if it wasn't the first room to enter, it should be the second one to enter. However, Gu Zheng ignored what was close at hand and looked for what was far away. He put it last.
"Because I'm excited! For me, this is the real highlight! "Gu Zheng said.
"I don't understand." Lian Yuxin shook her head blankly.
"Have you ever seen an advanced Elemental Gathering Array?" Gu Zheng asked.
"No." Lian Yuxin shook her head.
Although she was a Second Grade Weapon Refining Grandmaster from the Untainted Land, she really hadn't seen an advanced Elemental Gathering Array.
After all, it wasn't easy to set up an advanced Elemental Gathering Array. In addition to knowing the Way of Immortal Array and being able to draw the array pattern, some special items were also needed to set up an advanced Elemental Gathering Array. Moreover, the special items needed to set up an array couldn't be reused. Therefore, even in the Untainted Land, advanced Elemental Gathering Arrays were still rare.
"Sometimes, I also use Elemental Gathering Arrays when I'm refining weapons. However, a low-level Elemental Gathering Array is enough. Advanced Elemental Gathering Arrays are usually found in larger sects or families, "Lian Yuxin said again.
Gu Zheng nodded and said, "I've seen three advanced Elemental Gathering Arrays that contained a huge amount of Immortal Core Power. Therefore, I have a special reaction to this kind of Elemental Gathering Array. Do you understand why I'm excited?"
Lian Yuxin's eyes widened. "Head, are you saying that there's an Elemental Gathering Array that contains a huge amount of Immortal Core Power?"
Lian Yuxin felt her heart beating very fast. She had seen how powerful a Food Cultivator was. If there was an Elemental Gathering Array that contained a huge amount of Immortal Core Power, she really couldn't imagine how powerful the effect of Gu Zheng's Food Cultivator would be.
"Yes."
Gu Zheng smiled slightly and began to break the restriction on the door.
When the stone door opened, Gu Zheng saw the faintly shining advanced Elemental Gathering Array on the ground.
"Head, he's alone. Why did he set up an advanced Elemental Gathering Array?" Lian Yuxin was puzzled.
"There are two possibilities. The first possibility is that the special item used to set up the advanced Elemental Gathering Array has no other use except for setting up the advanced Elemental Gathering Array. Anyway, he happened to have it, so he set up such an advanced Elemental Gathering Array. The second possibility is that he wants to use the rich Immortal Core Power in the advanced Elemental Gathering Array to speed up the growth of the medicinal herbs he planted on the island. "
Gu Zheng paused and then said with a smile, "No matter which possibility it is, this Elemental Gathering Array is full of Immortal Core Power and hasn't had time to use it. It's just convenient for me."
"An advanced Elemental Gathering Array full of Immortal Core Power. I'm really looking forward to seeing how much your cultivation will increase after you eat it, Head!" Lian Yuxin said happily.
"Then you wait and see! When I'm done cooking and eating the food, you open the Elemental Gathering Array. "
Gu Zheng instructed Lian Yuxin, then immediately took out the ingredients for cooking this time's food cultivator from the Chaos Space.
"Sect, Sect Master, are the things you took out all the ingredients needed to cook the food cultivator this time?" Lian Yuxin stuttered a little.
"Yes, if you don't want to waste the Immortal Core Power in this Elemental Gathering Array, the grade of the food must be high."
While talking, Gu Zheng quickly processed the ingredients.
"My goodness! What kind of food is this? What kind of ingredients are used? There are a hundred mid-grade Immortal Core Power Pills, and there's even a dragon horn! As for the other things, although I don't know how to classify the ingredients, they are all rare things! "Lian Yuxin muttered to herself.
The food that Gu Zheng wanted to cook this time was an Elemental Core Food Cultivation. In addition to the hundred mid-grade Immortal Core Power Pills, there was also a high-grade Dragon Horn and nine other excellent ingredients.
The nine excellent ingredients were: Jade Stalk Stone, White Jade Spirit Root, Sunset Flower, Heavenly Lotus Leaf, Phoenix Eagle Jerky, Four Symbols Fruit, Immortal Cloud Pine Powder, Purple Gold Lingzhi, and Fallen Flower Wood.
The Dragon Horn was calcined with 'Life True Fire' and then ground into powder.
The Jade Stalk Stone and Phoenix Eagle Jerky were soaked in warm water.
The Fallen Flower Wood and Immortal Cloud Pine Powder were boiled in soup.
The White Jade Spirit Root was diced and steamed.
The Purple Gold Lingzhi was roasted with 'Life True Fire' and also ground into powder.
The Four Symbols Fruit was rich in oil. After the oil was extracted, the fruit was put into the soup made with the Fallen Flower Wood and Immortal Cloud Pine Powder, and then stewed for another two minutes. Then, Gu Zheng put the Dragon Horn Powder and the hundred Immortal Core Power Pills in, and changed the fire to a slow simmer. Immediately, rich Immortal Core Power floated out of the pot and did not disperse.
This time, Gu Zheng was prepared to use the 'Dao of Rebellion' to cultivate the elemental core food.
Moreover, as his understanding of the Dao of Food continued to deepen, Gu Zheng's cooking methods became more and more varied, and they became more and more complete.
After all the ingredients had been processed, Gu Zheng heated up the pot and put in the Four Symbols Fruit oil. Immediately, a strange phenomenon filled the air.
"What a unique fragrance! It makes me want to drink a mouthful of fruit oil and taste it! "
Lian Yuxin swallowed her saliva, and from time to time, she fanned her nose and sniffed deeply.
The fragrance of the Four Symbols Fruit oil was indeed unique. No matter what, it was still an excellent ingredient. That kind of papaya-like fragrance of the oil was really hard to imagine if one did not smell it personally.
After Gu Zheng became an immortal cultivator, there were more slots in the Chaotic Space to upgrade the grade of ingredients. The peanut oil that he usually used had already been upgraded to medium grade.
In fact, medium grade oil was enough for high-grade food cultivation. However, in pursuit of perfection, Gu Zheng used the only Four Symbols Fruit he had.
After the temperature of the oil was suitable, Gu Zheng put the Water-hair Phoenix Eagle meat, which had been chopped into minced meat, into the pot and stir-fried it until it was golden brown. Then, he added in the Jade Stalk Stone Fragrance, Sunset Glow Flower, and Purple Gold Ganoderma Powder, and continued stir-frying.
"This is really too fragrant!"
Lian Yuxin swallowed her saliva. The fragrance in the air was different according to the ingredients that Gu Zheng put in. This kind of fragrance, which was a mixture of many kinds of ingredients, had an indescribable attraction that madly aroused one's appetite.
With the addition of the Purple Gold Ganoderma Powder, the originally golden Phoenix Eagle meat was wrapped in a layer of purple gold, as if it was covered in sauce.
The soup was made from Fallen Flower Wood, Immortal Cloud Pine Powder, and Four Symbols Fruit. The soup was slightly viscous and had a gem-like red color. As for the rich Celestial Core Power that had been floating on the surface, it had also been absorbed into the soup.
"This is really amazing. If an ordinary person stewed these treasures like this, how could the Celestial Core Power that floated out gather and not dissipate? How could it be absorbed into the soup and not be wasted at all? Gulp … "
Lian Yuxin's emotional voice had just landed when she couldn't help but swallow her saliva again. In this mouthful of saliva, there was not only a desire for delicious food, but also a desire for Celestial Core Power.
"This is the difference between an Immortal Chef and an ordinary person!"
Gu Zheng smiled faintly and poured the boiled soup into the stir-fried Phoenix Eagle meat.
Using the Fire Controlling Art and the Water Controlling Art at the same time, the soup in the pot immediately began to boil. After about a minute, Gu Zheng added the steamed Diced White Jade Spirit Root into the soup and changed it to a simmer.
Five minutes had passed. During this time, the fragrance in the air had almost reached its peak. It was so fragrant that it could make people intoxicated. It was so fragrant that it could turn into a mist, shrouding the pot. It was so thick that it could block people's sight.
Gu Zheng took out a plate and placed the Heavenly Lotus Leaf, which had only been washed with water, on the plate, which looked wrinkled. Then, he poured the food in the pot onto the Heavenly Lotus Leaf and used the Wood Controlling Art, which he hadn't used during the cooking process.
When the Wood Controlling Art was used, all the wood element ingredients had a subtle change. Among them, the Heavenly Lotus Leaf's change was the most obvious.
Under the urging of Gu Zheng's Wood Controlling Art, the originally wrinkled Heavenly Lotus Leaf rapidly expanded as if it had absorbed the soup. Its color also magically changed from a withered yellow to a dark green.
However, at this time, the food on the plate shook, as if it was about to jump out of the plate! It was as if the plate wasn't filled with cooked food, but with live fish.
The appearance of this phenomenon was considered normal. After all, when Gu Zheng was cooking the immortal fruit in the Heavenly Conch Grotto, this phenomenon also happened. At that time, the food turned into a whirlwind and wanted to be thrown out of the pot.
This kind of phenomenon was a good thing for food cultivators. It was like a cultivator's tribulation. If they could get through it, then it would be a different world. If they couldn't, then all their previous efforts would be wasted.
For Gu Zheng, this kind of phenomenon wasn't scary. After all, he had the Five Elements Immortal Art. The Five Elements Immortal Art was very effective when used to control this kind of phenomenon.
Just like in the Heavenly Conch Grotto, Gu Zheng made the immortal pot continuously grow taller in the face of this phenomenon. He also used some of the power of metal from the Metal Controlling Art.
The Wood Controlling Art was still used and increased in power. Under Gu Zheng's suppression, the food on the plate slowly calmed down.
At this time, the color of the heavenly lotus leaf had become verdant. The fragrance of the food cultivator also had a hint of the unique fragrance of the lotus leaf. Only then did Gu Zheng put away the Wood Controlling Art with satisfaction.
The white mist that originally condensed on the plate was all absorbed into the food, causing many sparkling and translucent light spots to appear on the food.
"So beautiful!"
Women all loved beauty. Lian Yuxin couldn't help but exclaim after seeing the final appearance of the food cultivator.
There was no excess soup left on the food, so it appeared like a round plate on the green lotus leaf.
The originally pure white jade spirit root was dyed red by the ruby-red broth. It was the foundation of the round plate. The purple-gold Phoenix Hawk meat in the shape of cubes, the green Jade Stalk Stone Fragrance Granules, and the yellow Sunset Flower Fragments were embellished between the white jade spirit root. The sparkling specks of light were like dewdrops. The entire food elemental dish looked like a lotus leaf supporting a glowing lotus head.
"Wow!"
Lian Yuxin's exclamation had just ended when another exclamation was heard. Extreme fragrance appeared.
A small red dragon flew out from the food cultivator and fluttered around the lotus head. It looked very lively.
The fragrance in the air also became very rich at this moment. At first, it was a simple and elegant fragrance. After a careful sniff, it was a rich meaty fragrance. It was really wonderful.
"Get ready to open the Elemental Gathering Formation!"
Gu Zheng instructed Lian Yuxin. He picked up the food cultivator and put it into his mouth with a spoon. He closed his eyes and tasted it.
"Really good!"
After a mouthful of the food cultivator, Gu Zheng was intoxicated with his own praise.
The fragrant and tender white jade spirit root had a hint of the unique spiciness of the purple-gold lingzhi mushroom. Coupled with the chewy taste of the Phoenix Hawk meat, it was really soft and had a wonderful strength.
When the fragrant and spicy food cultivator entered his stomach, it immediately turned into pure Immortal Core Power and rushed toward Gu Zheng's ball of Immortal Power.
He couldn't taste it carefully anymore. Gu Zheng hurriedly ate the elemental food cultivator and concentrated on controlling the absorption of Immortal Core Power by the ball of Immortal Power. At the same time, he experienced the wonderful feeling of the pores all over his body opening and turning into a whirlpool to devour Immortal Core Power.
Lian Yuxin opened the Spirit Gathering Formation at the right time. The surging Immortal Core Power immediately rushed toward Gu Zheng and was crazily devoured by him without any waste.
Feeling Gu Zheng crazily devouring Immortal Core Power, Lian Yuxin's eyes were full of envy.
However, envy was envy. Lian Yuxin still walked to the door and was responsible for guarding the place. Although there wouldn't be anyone disturbing Gu Zheng on this Green Peach Island, she still wanted to be prepared.
"Rumble …"
Lian Yuxin's stomach protested. The fragrance of the food cultivator was still lingering in the air. This made her secretly decide that after Gu Zheng finished eating the food cultivator, she must make him make some delicious food to eat.
The Immortal Core Power was still surging. Gu Zheng's ball of Immortal Power had already reached the peak of this stage. It started to shrink in the dazzling light. This was the process of compression.
The shrinking process was very fast. After all, the effect of the food cultivator was very strong. The Immortal Core Power in the Spirit Gathering Formation was also surging.
When the compressed ball of Immortal Power became bigger again, a golden light flickered on Gu Zheng's body. His Gokusen Technique had advanced. From the original third level of seventy percent, it was still as greedy as before. In the dazzling light, it climbed to another peak. From the original fourth level of seventy percent, it became fourth level of eighty percent!
However, the effect of the food cultivator was still there. The Immortal Core Power in the Spirit Gathering Formation was still surging, and his immortal power ball was still growing.
It had to be said that the Spirit Gathering Formation on Green Peach Island contained more Immortal Core Power than the one in the Heavenly Snail Cave. After all, the Spirit Gathering Formation here was full of Immortal Core Power and had not been used yet. On the other hand, the Spirit Gathering Formation in the Heavenly Snail Cave had to maintain many things in the treasure trove.
Moreover, the effect of the Immortal Core Food Cultivator this time was even better than the Immortal Core Food Cultivator. Besides the good ingredients, Gu Zheng's culinary skills also played an important role.
Seeing the golden light on Gu Zheng's body, Lian Yuxin couldn't help but be excited. She, who had followed Gu Zheng, already knew about Gu Zheng's true realm. As someone who had experienced it before, she knew how long it took to advance from the initial stage to the middle stage of the Origin Returning Realm. How much resources were needed!
"Too terrifying! A food cultivator and a Spirit Gathering Formation. His cultivation base is still advancing. Is he going to defy the heavens? Those Immortal Chefs I've heard of are simply dregs compared to the Sect Leader! If a character like the Sect Leader enters the Wilderness, what will happen? He will definitely be the moon surrounded by the stars, right? "Looking at Gu Zheng, who was still devouring the Immortal Core Power, Lian Yuxin's beautiful eyes lit up.
Finally, the effect of the food cultivator ended. The Immortal Core Power in the Spirit Gathering Formation was also completely devoured. Gu Zheng, who had his eyes closed, stood up and stretched his body comfortably.
"My cultivation base has advanced, and my abilities have improved in all aspects. This feeling is really good!" Gu Zheng said.
"It's really good. I'm so envious!"
Lian Yuxin glared at Gu Zheng. Then, she tried to curry favor with him. "Sect Leader, just now, when I saw you eating the food cultivator, I was about to starve to death. You should rest for a while. Can you make me something to eat?"
As if to cooperate with Lian Yuxin's words, her stomach rumbled again. She looked very embarrassed.
"No problem. I'll make it for you now!"
Gu Zheng laughed and took out the ingredients from the Wilderness space.
"Sect Leader, you should rest first. You just advanced and stabilize your cultivation base!" Lian Yuxin hurriedly said.
"It's not a problem. Don't worry!" Gu Zheng said.
"Oh."
Lian Yuxin forgot about the focused Gu Zheng. She couldn't help but ask, "Sect Leader, the food cultivator just now, can it be equivalent to hundreds of years of cultivation base?"
"Yes, but it must be accompanied by such a Spirit Gathering Formation. If it's just the effect of the food cultivator, it can't achieve such an effect." Gu Zheng said.
Last time, in the Heavenly Snail Cave, Gu Zheng had made the top-grade immortal fruit cultivator. Together with the Spirit Gathering Formation, the overall effect was equivalent to 500 years of cultivation in the Flourishing Method Era.
This time, the top-grade immortal fruit cultivator was combined with the Spirit Gathering Formation. The overall effect was equivalent to 600 years of cultivation in the Flourishing Method Era. The most important reason for such a gap was the abundance of Immortal Core Power in the high-level Spirit Gathering Formation.
Now, Gu Zheng's cultivation base was 80% of the fourth level of Gokusen's Spell. If it was divided a little more carefully, it was almost a quarter of the way there.
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