After Gu Zheng cooked some delicious food for Lian Yuxin in the cave, the two of them left the cave. After meeting with the people from the Elder Courtyard, they flew towards the direction of Foggy Wind Island.
After returning to Foggy Wind Island, Gu Zheng selected some of the Heaven Will Sect's management personnel and put some clothes and other things into his storage belt before making another trip to Green Peach Island.
The residents of Green Peach Island were already Gu Zheng's subjects. Their education couldn't be ignored. These matters were left to the management personnel of the Heaven Will Sect.
Gu Zheng didn't stay on Green Peach Island for long. After returning to Foggy Wind Island, he got busy with the migration of the residents of Foggy Wind Island.
Out of the seven thousand residents, Gu Zheng decided to migrate four thousand to Purple Yan Island. He was busy with this matter for the next few days.
"Young Master, Great Master Yuan Kong of Wisdom Temple is here!"
Just as Gu Zheng and Yang Zhenling were discussing the migration matters, a disciple reported to Gu Zheng.
A look of realization flashed across Gu Zheng's eyes. He said, "I've been busy all this time. The one-month deadline is already up. Looks like Yuan Kong is here to deliver resources."
"It should be. He's quite punctual. It's been exactly one month," Yang Zhenling said.
"Let Yuan Kong come over!" Gu Zheng said.
"Young Master, I heard from the disciple guarding the immortal formation that Great Master Yuan Kong didn't come alone. There was an old monk with him. That old monk looks extraordinary. Yuan Kong is also very respectful to him. Do you want this old monk to come as well?" the disciple asked.
"An old monk that Yuan Kong respects?"
Gu Zheng's brows furrowed as he thought of someone. "I'll go there personally!"
Great Master Yuan Kong was one of the three great Buddhist experts. The ones with a higher cultivation than him were Abbess Xiao Jue of the Guanyin Monastery and his martial granduncle, Holy Monk Xin Jing.
Gu Zheng felt that the old monk who came with Great Master Yuan Kong should be Holy Monk Xin Jing.
Holy Monk Xin Jing had a very good reputation, and he could be considered a high monk. His cultivation base was also very high, having reached the Return to Void Pinnacle Stage many years ago, which was the same cultivation base as Wei Fengxing and Sora Aoi.
Gu Zheng had never seen Holy Monk Xin Jing before, but he had heard Sora Aoi and the others describe the old monk's appearance. He did look like the reincarnation of Buddha. He had a pair of very long earlobes and looked very fat.
Gu Zheng's guess was correct. The person who came with Master Yuan Kong was Sanskrit Temple's Holy Monk Xin Jing.
"I didn't expect Sanskrit Temple's Saint Monk Xin Jing to come personally. Your presence brings light to my Foggy Wind Island!"
Gu Zheng, who came out of the island-protecting Immortal Array, smiled and cupped his fists towards Holy Monk Xin Jing.
"Amitabha! This old monk didn't expect that benefactor would come out personally to welcome me! " Saint Monk Xin Jing returned the greeting and said, "I don't deserve the title of Saint Monk. Please call me Saint Monk Xin Jing!"
"Forget it. I'll just call you Master Xin Jing!" Gu Zheng shook his head and smiled. He asked, "Master Xin Jing came to my Foggy Wind Island with Master Yuan Kong to give me the 80 special resources, right?"
"Giving you the resources is only one of the reasons. The other reason is to take a look at Foggy Wind Island," Master Xin Jing said.
"What does Master Xin Jing want to see on my Foggy Wind Island? Is it because of Monk Wu Wei? "Gu Zheng asked.
Gu Zheng had come personally not only because of Master Xin Jing's reputation and seniority, but also because he didn't want Master Xin Jing to come to Foggy Wind Island! He didn't want Master Xin Jing to have any guesses or thoughts when he saw the temple. After all, the Buddhist Sect paid a lot of attention to the collection of the Power of Faith.
"No matter what the truth is, the matter with Wu Wei has already been settled."
Master Xin Jing paused and a kind smile appeared on his chubby face. "This old monk doesn't have any bad intentions. Benefactor, you don't have to be so cautious. Should I call you the young master of the Heaven Heart Sect? Or should I call you the Island Master of Foggy Wind Island? Or Sect Leader Gu Zheng of the Emei Sect? "
The last time Yuan Kong came, he didn't know Gu Zheng's identity. He thought that Gu Zheng came from the Untainted Land.
This time, Master Xin Jing saw through Gu Zheng's identity. However, Yuan Kong wasn't surprised. After all, although he hadn't seen Master Xin Jing before, he recognized him.
"Just call me Sect Leader Gu!"
Gu Zheng smiled and continued, "Although Master Xin Jing said that he doesn't have any bad intentions and I believe that with Master Xin Jing's identity, you will definitely do what you say. However, you should at least let me know why you want to come to Foggy Wind Island, right?"
Gu Zheng didn't become easy to talk to just because of Master Xin Jing's identity and his kind words. After all, it was human nature to know what they were here for.
"Alright! Since Sect Leader Gu asked, I'll tell you the truth. Firstly, I'm very curious about Sect Leader Gu and I want to make friends with you. Secondly, I'm also very curious about the temple of Master Gu on the island. "Master Xin Jing said.
Gu Zheng nodded and gestured for them to enter the island. "Both of you, follow me to the island!"
It was a special time and the Buddhist Sect had the largest population. They had to help in the fight against Diabolism. If it wasn't for this, Gu Zheng wouldn't have invited Master Xin Jing to the island, no matter how sincere he was.
In the main hall of the Heaven Heart Sect, Master Xin Jing and Master Yuan Kong took their seats.
A disciple of the Heaven Heart Sect served them tea. Gu Zheng said, "Why don't you try it? This is the Cloud Mist Tea, a specialty of Foggy Wind Island. It tastes great."
"Good tea."
Master Xin Jing and Master Yuan Kong praised it after tasting it.
"Sect Leader Gu, here are 80 pieces of special resources. Please take a look."
Master Xin Jing took out a box from his Storage Belt and opened the lid.
Gu Zheng glanced at it and found that it was indeed full of special resources. He accepted it without hesitation. After all, he deserved it.
"Everyone has their own secrets. I can understand that Master Xin Jing is curious about me. However, if your question is too much, I can't answer you."
Gu Zheng's voice sounded very calm, but Yang Zhenling and the First Elder, who were accompanying him in the hall, were all nervous.
Master Xin Jing was at the Peak of the Void Return Pinnacle Stage. He was one of the top three cultivators in the world of cultivation. They wouldn't be able to meet someone like him even if they wanted to! But now, he was sitting in his own family's main hall, facing their young master with a smile on his face.
"Rest assured, Sect Leader Gu. Of course."
Master Xin Jing didn't feel that there was anything wrong with Gu Zheng's tone. After all, Gu Zheng was able to defeat Yuan Kong. This was a display of his strength. He was from the same sect as Sun Yunsheng, so this was a display of his power.
No matter if it was strength or power, Gu Zheng had already reached a new height. Master Xin Jing felt that it was normal for someone at this height to say something like this. If Gu Zheng was as humble as a junior, Master Xin Jing would feel that something was wrong.
"Since Sect Leader Gu has already gotten straight to the point, this old monk won't say anything useless. This old monk doesn't have to ask anything about Sect Leader Gu. However, there is one thing that this old monk really wants to know! Sect Leader Gu, are you an Immortal Chef? "Master Xin Jing asked.
"Oh? Why would Master Xin Jing say that? "Gu Zheng smiled.
Gu Zheng had told Xuan Qizi and Master Yu Feng not to tell anyone about his identity as an Immortal Chef. He also believed that Master Xin Jing wouldn't ask this because of Xuan Qizi and Master Yu Feng. He was just curious as to how Master Xin Jing guessed his identity!
"Because Sect Leader Gu was the champion of the Gourmet Competition. Because Sect Leader Gu has such an unbelievable cultivation base at such a young age, this old monk really can't think of any other way to improve your cultivation base so quickly other than Sect Leader Gu being an Immortal Chef!"
Master Xin Jing was a little excited. During the Demon Buster Operation, when he found out that Sun Yunsheng had joined the Emei Sect, he immediately became interested in this originally desolate sect.
As one of the top three cultivators, Master Xin Jing knew Sun Yunsheng very well. He believed that Emei Sect must have something that attracted Sun Yunsheng. That was why a rogue cultivator like Sun Yunsheng joined Emei Sect and became its Supreme Elder. As for the change in Emei, it all started after the young man, Gu Zheng, joined Emei and became their headmaster.
Originally, Master Xin Jing didn't dare to link Gu Zheng with the Immortal Chef profession. However, when Master Yuan Kong, who was at the late Void Return realm, lost to Gu Zheng, Master Xin Jing was ninety-nine percent sure that Gu Zheng was an extremely rare Immortal Chef.
"Just these things alone made Master Xin Jing suspect that I'm an Immortal Chef?" Gu Zheng asked with a smile.
"Actually, there are many things that I suspect. However, the most important reason is that other people might not know much about Immortal Chefs. However, I have an Immortal Chef friend in the past. Therefore, I definitely know more about Immortal Chefs than others!"
Master Xin Jing paused for a moment before looking at Gu Zheng with a somewhat urgent gaze. "Sect Leader Gu, are you an Immortal Chef or not?"
Actually, Gu Zheng's attitude had already revealed the answer. However, Master Xin Jing still wanted to hear it from his mouth.
"That's right. I'm an Immortal Chef." Gu Zheng admitted it openly.
In the past, his cultivation base was still low. If he revealed his identity as an Immortal Chef, it might attract trouble. However, things were different now. He was no longer afraid of revealing his identity.
"Sect Leader Gu is really an Immortal Chef. This is great!"
Master Xin Jing was so excited that he lost his composure. Even his voice was trembling slightly.
"Sect Leader Gu, this old monk has something to ask of you!" Master Xin Jing said.
"First, tell me what it is!" Gu Zheng said.
"In the past, in order to increase my cultivation base, my Immortal Chef friend cooked a dish for me. That dish indeed allowed my cultivation base to increase rapidly. However, it also left me with a stubborn illness that was difficult to deal with. That Immortal Chef friend of mine was very apologetic about this. He told me that this was caused by a problem with the food he cooked. If I wanted to solve this problem, I had to use food cultivation to solve it. Later on, that Immortal Chef friend of mine went missing, and this stubborn illness of mine has been dragging on until now. "
Some Immortal Chefs also knew some food cultivation techniques. However, they were completely incomparable to Gokusen's. Not only were the effects inferior, but there might also be hidden dangers. However, since food could increase one's cultivation base, many Immortal Chefs had tried to improve it. It was just that they weren't able to improve it as well as Gokusen.
Master Xin Jing's face was bitter. His expression didn't look like that of an expert at the pinnacle of the Return to Void Stage. He looked more like a patient who was complaining to a doctor.
"The so-called 'in the past' is already a very long time ago. To be able to cultivate to the pinnacle of the Return to Void Stage with such a stubborn illness, what kind of illness is this?"
Gu Zheng furrowed his brows. Master Xin Jing's words had piqued his interest.
"This stubborn illness doesn't affect one's cultivation base. However, it consumes one's lifespan! With my current cultivation base, I would normally have a lifespan of over two hundred years. However, I only have two years of lifespan left! " Master Xin Jing smiled bitterly. "Sect Leader Gu, please inspect my body. That will be much clearer than my explanation!"
Of course, Gu Zheng wanted to directly examine Master Xin Jing's body. However, if someone were to examine his body, it would be akin to handing his life over to the person who examined him!
Gu Zheng was afraid that this would be an excessive request, so he didn't bring it up. However, since Master Xin Jing had made the request himself, Gu Zheng immediately began to inspect his body.
Within Master Xin Jing's sea of consciousness, there was a bright yellow Bodhi Bead. There were two tiny spots on the bead. These spots didn't mean that Master Xin Jing's elemental energy was impure. Instead, they represented how much lifespan he had left.
A cultivator's ball of immortal power would also have these spots! However, Gu Zheng was too young. His cultivation was also very high. His lifespan was also very abundant. Thus, the spots that represented his remaining lifespan had yet to appear.
Master Xin Jing was right. He only had two years of lifespan left. Based on the age of his bones, this was indeed an extremely abnormal situation.
After a round of inspection, Gu Zheng finally found the source of the stubborn illness.
The stubborn illness was in Master Xin Jing's stomach and it was also in the form of spots.
Gu Zheng's brows gradually furrowed as he used his Spiritual Force to inspect the spots.
After a while, Gu Zheng came to a realization and ended his inspection of Master Xin Jing's body.
"Sect Leader Gu, how is my Uncle-Master's condition?"
Master Yuan Kong, who had been silent all this while, finally spoke up when he saw Gu Zheng's Spiritual Force leave Master Xin Jing's body.
Master Xin Jing's cultivation base was high and his status in the entire Buddhist sect was high as well. Regardless of whether it was for public or private reasons, Master Yuan Kong didn't want anything to happen to him.
"Your Uncle-Master's condition is just as he said. He does have two years of lifespan left. As for the stubborn illness, it's in his stomach and it's really hard to remove it using traditional methods! "
Gu Zheng's indifferent voice made Master Xin Jing overjoyed. His eyes became excited once again.
Master Xin Jing's Immortal Chef friend had once told him that if he wanted to remove this stubborn illness, he would have to find an even stronger Immortal Chef. Because of this, when Master Xin Jing confirmed that Gu Zheng was an Immortal Chef, he was so excited that he lost his composure. After all, Gu Zheng was able to raise his cultivation base to the Void Returning Realm in his twenties. Thus, his culinary skills were undoubtedly stronger than that Immortal Chef friend of his from back then.
"Sect Leader Gu, what's going on with me? Can I still be saved? "Master Xin Jing asked.
"Your Immortal Chef friend didn't tell you what's going on?" Gu Zheng asked.
"No. When I asked him that year, he stuttered and didn't tell me clearly," Master Xin Jing said gloomily.
"Haha." Gu Zheng shook his head with a smile. "Let me tell you this! Your Immortal Chef friend made you eat a failed food cultivation, which led to your current condition. Moreover, he also knew that it was a failed food cultivation! But after you ate such a food, you actually improved your cultivation, and only left behind such a minor drawback. You can be considered lucky in the midst of misfortune! "
"Ah? Sect Leader Gu, why did you say that my Immortal Chef friend knew that it was a failed food cultivation? "Master Xin Jing's eyes widened.
"Because I'm an Immortal Chef," Gu Zheng said calmly.
Gu Zheng knew how the failed food cultivation that Master Xin Jing ate came about!
Some time ago, when Gu Zheng was cooking the elemental elixir in his cave abode on Green Peach Island, a strange phenomenon appeared when he was about to complete it. With Gu Zheng's ability, he easily suppressed the phenomenon and allowed the food cultivation to successfully 'pass the tribulation'. The food cultivation that Master Xin Jing ate was the product of a failed 'tribulation'!
However, after failing to 'pass the tribulation', it could still increase one's cultivation. At most, it would only speed up one's lifespan. No one knew if Master Xin Jing was lucky or unlucky.
Because of the extraordinary nature of food cultivation, after failing to 'pass the tribulation', the negative side effects were not to be underestimated. That was why Master Xin Jing had such a troublesome illness.
Master Xin Jing shook his head and sighed. He lamented his Immortal Chef friend's incompetence. How could he let him eat such a failed food cultivation?
"Sect Leader Gu, since you can see the cause of my illness, can I still be saved?" Master Xin Jing asked with a hopeful look in his eyes.
"There are two ways to save you! The first method is a bit slower. That is, I will tailor a dish according to your condition to solve your chronic illness. The second method is faster. That is, if you are able to take out the ingredients used to cook the food cultivation dish, I will make a new one that left you with a chronic illness. From there, I will achieve an effect similar to the 'original food soup', "said Gu Zheng.
"I remember, I remember!" Master Xin Jing said agitatedly, "Back then, I was the one who provided all the ingredients for the Food Cultivation. I have a very deep impression of the Food Cultivation that harmed me. Even now, I can still clearly tell you how many ingredients were used for the Food Cultivation and how much of each ingredient was used!"
"Very good. Since you remember it so clearly, as long as you bring me those ingredients, I can give you the 'Original Soup Dissolving Original Food' treatment," said Gu Zheng.
"Sect Leader Gu, how confident are you that you can cure me?" Master Xin Jing looked at Gu Zheng anxiously.
"One hundred percent!"
"That's great!"
After hearing Gu Zheng's confident answer, Xin Jing and Yuan Kong cried out excitedly.
"However, I have to say something first. When an Immortal Chef cooks food for someone, they will need to provide some ingredients as a reward. This is also the rule of this industry. I can cure you, but you have to provide the ingredients yourself. At the same time, I will take twenty percent of the total value of the ingredients as a reward! "Gu Zheng said seriously.
"No problem! This old monk will prepare the ingredients as soon as possible. Then, I will come to Misty Wind Island to ask for Sect Leader Gu's help! "Master Xin Jing said.
"Okay." Gu Zheng smiled and nodded.
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