The disciple who ran over was called Li Ping. He had been a Jin Xian for thirty thousand years and was still in the middle stage. With his cultivation speed and experience, it was impossible for him to become a Daluo Jinxian if there were no special circumstances.
Li Ping didn't seem to care much about cultivation and only focused on cooking. His cooking skills were really good, not worse than Jin Xinsheng's. He was Jin Xinsheng's proudest disciple.
To the East Arrival Pavilion, an outstanding disciple wasn't hardworking or talented in cultivation, but rather how accomplished they were in cooking. The Twelve Immortal Chef Sects were all like this. They all focused on developing the cooking skills of Immortal Chefs. Cooking was their true pursuit.
Jin Xinsheng led everyone to a side room in the backyard. Although it was called a side room, it was actually not small. According to Earth's calculations, it was at least a thousand square meters in size. In the middle was a pot, and on both sides were various shelves filled with all kinds of ingredients and medicinal herbs.
This was the place where Li Ping studied food cultivation. After everyone arrived, Li Ping didn't say anything, but held his breath and put an immortal pill into his mouth, then sat down to meditate.
After an incense stick's worth of time, Li Ping stood up and spat out immortal energy from his palm. The stove under the pot immediately lit up.
"Earth fire!"
Gu Zheng nodded slightly. Under the pot was earth fire. Earth fire wasn't as precious as the True Fire of Heaven and Earth, but it was still a very good fire source. For Immortal Chefs, they used all kinds of things that were beneficial to their cooking skills. The more powerful the Immortal Chef, the more they used.
However, Gokusen didn't agree with this. There were thousands of paths, but all paths led to the same destination. In the end, cooking still had to return to simplicity. For example, Gokusen himself, no matter what tools he used, he could always make more delicious and better food.
After the earth fire was ignited, white smoke quickly rose from the pot.
Li Ping poured a jar of clear water into the pot. The water was the Heavenly Court's Heavenly Spring Water. The Twelve Immortal Chef Sects had a good relationship with the Heavenly Court. The imperial chefs of the Heavenly Court's elders came from the Twelve Immortal Chef Sects, so it wasn't difficult to get some Heavenly Spring Water.
After the water was poured in, Li Ping immediately put the ingredients he had prepared in advance into the pot.
Jin Xinsheng, Bai Quan and the rest stood to the side, watching with furrowed brows. No one spoke. Li Ping had placed a total of 33 ingredients. Gu Zheng's eyebrows twitched.
Generally speaking, food cultivators would need a lot of ingredients to match. Thirty-three was neither too much nor too little. There was no problem with the quantity, but Li Pingfang's portion was slightly wrong.
The main ingredient, Yaxin Grass, was a whole stalk. If it was Gu Zheng who made such a food cultivator, he would definitely not use so much.
Although it is the main ingredient, the combination of the quantity of various ingredients is very important. This is a very simple truth. Li Ping and Jin Xinsheng can't know. Gu Zheng doesn't understand why they don't match the quantity.
After all the raw materials were placed, Li Ping put his hands flat and closed his eyes.
His celestial power began to surge. This was the most important part of being a food cultivator. How to fuse the medicinal effects and make the medicinal effects reach the best possible level while also achieving the desired effects would depend on his next steps.
"It's not impossible to change the quantity of the main ingredients, increase the efficacy of the main ingredients, and use the Yang Transformation Art to dissolve the excess medicinal strength!"
Jin Xinsheng said as he nodded.
The Yang Transformation Art was not a secret technique exclusive to the Eastern Arrival Pavilion. In fact, many people knew the Yang Transformation Art. It was an ordinary immortal technique. Out of ten Immortal Chefs, nine of them knew the Yang Transformation Art. The Yang Transformation Art could be used to adjust the thickness of some ingredients. For example, if an ingredient was too acidic, the Yang Transformation Art could be used to dissolve a portion of the acidity and then achieve a balance.
"Yang Transformation Art?"
Gu Zheng was slightly surprised. Jin Xinsheng glanced at him and then explained the Yang Transformation Art. However, he was shaking his head in his heart.
He didn't think that Gu Zheng didn't even know about the Yang Transformation Art. How much could someone who didn't know about the Yang Transformation Art know about Immortal Chefs? He actually dared to boast that he had a certain level of understanding about food cultivators. Jin Xinsheng's impression of Gu Zheng had already lowered by quite a bit. He thought that he was just spouting nonsense.
Gu Zheng really didn't know about the Yang Transformation Art. He had never learned it, nor did he use it. He had Gokusen's culinary skills, so he didn't need to use the Yang Transformation Art at all. Moreover, even if the characteristics of the ingredients were too strong, Gu Zheng had a way to neutralize them. He could use these characteristics to their fullest potential and not just use the Yang Transformation Art to dissolve them.
It was like a weirdly shaped potato. Jin Xinsheng and the others would remove all the bad edges, while Gu Zheng would use these edges in other areas. He wouldn't waste a single bit.
Gu Zheng had this kind of ability, so naturally, he didn't need to use the Yang Transformation Art. The tool spirit didn't teach him, and he didn't have much contact with Immortal Chefs. He did have contact with them on Earth, but they were competitors. They wouldn't tell him about this, so he didn't know about this immortal technique that most Immortal Chefs knew.
However, after knowing the characteristics of the Yang Transformation Art, Gu Zheng understood why Li Ping did this.
Using the Yang Transformation Art to dissolve a part of the medicinal effects could indeed achieve a balance. However, it was clear that Li Ping had walked into a wrong place. For food cultivators, the most important thing wasn't balance, but nature.
Food cultivators were different from alchemy. Alchemy produced medicinal pills, and the medicinal effects were concentrated in the pills. Food cultivators, on the other hand, made gourmet delicacies. First of all, gourmet delicacies were the most important thing. Then, they added medicinal effects to the gourmet delicacies.
Right now, Li Ping's food cultivators were focusing too much on the medicinal effects, neglecting the essentials. Gu Zheng didn't think highly of his current food cultivators.
Li Ping didn't know what Gu Zheng was thinking. At this time, he was trying hard to maintain the food in the pot. Soon, the fragrance of the food spread out. Jin Xinsheng and the others showed a smile. Su Ming and the others also kept sniffing.
Such a good smell, they had only smelled Gu Zheng's food. They didn't expect Li Ping to be able to create such a strong fragrance.
As for Gu Zheng, he secretly shook his head.
First, he chased after the medicinal effects, and now he was trying to forcefully create the fragrance, fusing the ingredients. Although the fragrance was successfully created, it also left a serious hidden danger. Gu Zheng didn't think highly of his food cultivators. It was a pity that this pot of high quality ingredients was wasted.
Yaxin grass was a high quality ingredient, and the other ingredients were mostly good quality. There were a few high quality ingredients, and there were almost no medium quality ingredients. Such good ingredients, when he was on Earth, he couldn't even think about it.
The fragrance was getting stronger, and Jin Xinsheng and the others' faces showed joy.
"Looks like Li Ping will succeed this time!"
Bai Quan said happily. Li Ping was raised by Jin Xinsheng since he was young, and he was like Jin Xinsheng's son. He was also a disciple that Bai Quan and the others watched grow up. Now that they saw the hope of the success of Yaxin's food cultivators, everyone was very happy.
The success of Yaxin's food cultivators was different from other delicacies. This was a food cultivator that could be eaten by many people at the same time. It was more effective than elixirs. Once they succeeded, they believed that many big sects would invite them to make such food cultivators.
According to their charging standards, the reward for making a food cultivator was the same amount of ingredients. Just by making food cultivators, they could earn a lot of resources. Not to mention, after such a food cultivator appeared, the reputation of their East Arrival Pavilion would be greatly improved. They might even become the leader of the twelve sects.
Although the Twelve Immortal Chef Sects helped each other, there was also internal competition. They were all working hard to increase their reputation.
Just like Shushan, they were very united to the outside, but internally, they were also divided into three thousand side peaks. Each side peak was working hard for their own development. The Twelve Immortal Chef Sects were not a whole, so the competition was even greater.
Jin Xinsheng and the others were happy, but Gu Zheng sighed heavily.
"Failed!"
There was no need to wait until the end. Gu Zheng already knew the result. The stronger the aroma, the higher the possibility of failure. With the current aroma, he could basically conclude that it was a failure.
In terms of food cultivators, Gu Zheng's level was higher than any of them. Food cultivators were originally created by Lord Gokusen. Gu Zheng was learning the most orthodox food cultivator, unlike the others who had to fumble around on their own.
"Sect Master, how does this compare to our Gluttonous Origin Food Cultivator?"
Soran Aoi transmitted his voice to ask. He was someone who had eaten Gu Zheng's food cultivators many times, so he knew some of the abilities of food cultivators. After listening to them, he felt that it was a little similar to Gu Zheng's Gluttonous Origin Food Cultivator.
"The effect is not as good as our Gluttonous Origin Food Cultivator, but it's not bad. The premise is that it succeeds!"
Gu Zheng thought for a moment, then replied. Soran Aoi turned his head in surprise and asked again, "Sect Master means that he will fail this time!"
"Most likely!"
The Yaxin Food Cultivator they made was indeed very similar to Gu Zheng's Gluttonous Origin Food Cultivator. Strictly speaking, they were actually the same type. Just like shredded pork with garlic sauce, eggplant with garlic sauce, and so on, they were all made with the same flavor. It was just that the ingredients were different.
Soran Aoi turned his head again and stared blankly at the cooking Yaxin Food Cultivator.
The color of the soup in the pot had changed and turned black. This made Jin Xinsheng and the others even more happy. According to their many previous deductions, the final product of the Yaxin Food Cultivator was black. It didn't look good, but the effect was very good. Now that the soup had turned black, it meant that the Yaxin Food Cultivator was about to be completed.
"It's over!"
Soon, Gu Zheng said faintly. Jin Xinsheng and the others immediately turned their heads and looked at him with some confusion. However, in the next moment, they were no longer in the mood to care about Gu Zheng. They saw that the pot in front of He Ping suddenly made a loud noise, and the soup inside splashed everywhere. The soup in the pot splashed everywhere, and not a drop was left.
Fortunately, there were no ordinary people around. The splashed soup was blocked by everyone's immortal energy and didn't fall on them. It all fell to the ground.
Looking at the black water on the ground that was still smoking, Li Ping's expression was sluggish. He couldn't believe it.
He thought for a long time, deduced for a long time, and finally came up with this suitable method. He didn't expect it to fail in the end. This failure was not at the beginning, but at the end when he was about to succeed. This result was even more unacceptable to him.
Of course, he didn't know that he was wrong from the beginning. It was impossible to succeed.
"No, it must be that I didn't control the fire well. I want to try again!"
Li Ping's eyes were red. He cleaned the pot, poured the heavenly spring water again, ignited the earth fire again, put in the same ingredients, and started again.
It was the same method as before, but Li Ping was more careful. He didn't dare to share the profits. The control of immortal energy was very precise. Although it consumed a lot of the mind, the control was better.
Gu Zheng shook his head again. Li Ping was wrong from the beginning. It was not something he could control. Now that he tried it, the final result would still be failure.
Jin Xinsheng and the others didn't speak. They were afraid to disturb Li Ping. They had just analyzed the process of Li Ping making the food cultivator and agreed with Li Ping. If this still failed, they didn't know how to make this food cultivator.
This food cultivator was proposed by Jin Xinsheng ten thousand years ago and studied for thousands of years. Although immortals had a long life, it was not easy for them to study something for such a long time. Now that they were about to succeed, but in the end, the door closed and poured cold water on them. How could they not feel uncomfortable?
The same process naturally led to the same result.
The soup in the pot splashed out again. Li Ping's face was pale and he sat on the ground.
Jin Xinsheng and the others' expressions were also very ugly. Li Ping was hit, but they were not. Although Li Ping was trying, all the research was done by them. This was also the result of Jin Xinsheng's research.
"Could it be that my theory is wrong? This kind of food cultivator can't be made?"
Jin Xinsheng said bitterly. This was the first time he had said something like this. It was also the first time he had questioned the food cultivation theory he had created.
"No, Master, you are right. We have thought about it together. The food cultivator you proposed is true. It can be done, but we haven't found the right way yet!"
Li Ping was the first to stand up and object. He had practiced for thirty thousand years, nearly ten thousand years, and he had been studying Asian food cultivation. One third of his practice time, he would never agree that what he was studying was wrong, something that was impossible to achieve.
Jin Xinsheng didn't speak. Li Ping cleaned the pot again and poured the heavenly spring water. Looking at him, he was going to try again.
"Wait!"
Gu Zheng suddenly shouted. Li Ping couldn't find the reason. If he tried again, the result would still be failure. It was fine if he failed, but the ingredients would be destroyed. It was too much of a pity.
The Yaxin grass and the three supplementary ingredients were all of high grade. Especially the Yaxin grass, its value was extremely high. Li Ping had put in a lot of it. These ingredients were destroyed one by one by Gu Zheng before the New Year. It made his heart ache.
"What is the matter, Master?"
Jin Xinsheng was sad, but he still showed respect to Gu Zheng. He didn't want to give up on his research. He also wanted the food cultivator to succeed, but the many failures really hit him.
Li Ping was his proudest disciple. In fact, in terms of food cultivation, Li Ping had already surpassed Jin Xinsheng. He was the best food cultivator in the East Arrival Pavilion. He kept failing. This time, he still failed even with a 70% chance of success. This hit Jin Xinsheng very hard, which was why he said that his theory was wrong.
"First of all, there is no problem with your Yaxin food cultivation, but there is a problem with your method. Can you let me try?"
Gu Zheng said slowly. Although he hadn't heard Jin Xinsheng talk about the theory and research of Yaxin's food cultivation, from Li Ping's method just now, he could see all the problems with this food cultivation. He also knew the meaning of this food cultivation, and how to correct it.
"You?"
Jin Xinsheng was very surprised. Li Ping also turned his head and frowned.
"Yes, let me try. I have some experience in food cultivation. Your Yaxin food cultivation is very similar to a food cultivation I made before. I think I can give it a try!"
Gu Zheng had never made Yaxin food cultivation before. It was just like how he had always made shredded pork with garlic sauce, but had never made eggplant with garlic sauce. Since he knew how to make shredded pork with garlic sauce, and had the correct recipe for eggplant with garlic sauce, it wasn't difficult to make eggplant with garlic sauce.
"Brother Jin, my uncle master's cooking skills are definitely not inferior to yours. Since he said so, he must have his confidence. If you are worried about wasting the ingredients, don't worry. Shu Mountain will compensate you double the amount of the ingredients used!"
Seeing Jin Xinsheng hesitate, Su Ming said. He knew about Gu Zheng's cooking skills. Although he hadn't eaten Gu Zheng's food cultivation before, in his opinion, food cultivation was similar to cooking skills. People who were good at cooking could also make good food cultivation.
However, this was not Shu Mountain after all, and they were using other people's things. Yaxin grass was also a very precious ingredient. He was worried that East Arrival Pavilion was afraid that Gu Zheng would waste it, so he deliberately asked for double the amount of compensation.
"No, Brother Su, I didn't mean that. It's better if Sir is willing to try. He might be able to guide us!"
Jin Xinsheng immediately shook his head with a smile. In fact, he did think so in his heart. He thought that Gu Zheng would waste the ingredients, but Su Ming reminded him in time that Gu Zheng was not an ordinary person. He was Su Ming's uncle master, and the person with the highest seniority in Shu Mountain.
Such a person just wanted to play. If he wanted to try, it was not a big deal to let him try. It was just a batch of ingredients. They could afford to waste it. It was much better than offending Shu Mountain. A first-class sect like Shu Mountain was not something they wanted to offend. It was naturally better to be on good terms with them.
"Master!"
Li Ping called out anxiously. Jin Xinsheng immediately sent him a message to stop him from saying what he wanted to say. It was good to let Gu Zheng try. Maybe he wouldn't be able to make anything at all. At that time, he would be the one embarrassed.
As for the double amount of ingredients that Shu Mountain wanted to give, of course they wouldn't want it. This way, Shu Mountain would owe them a small favor. It was worth it to exchange one batch of ingredients for a small favor from Shu Mountain.
Li Ping was helpless. He could only walk back and look at Gu Zheng again. There was disdain and unwillingness in his eyes.
He only prepared three batches of ingredients this time. If Gu Zheng wanted to try, he would have no chance. He could only wait for the new Yaxin Grass to arrive. They had been purchasing Yaxin Grass and had bought it. The new Yaxin Grass would not be delivered until half a month later. If he wanted to try again, it would be half a month later.
Waiting for half a month was a bit of a rush, but Li Ping had thought it through. He had failed twice, and he wasn't sure about the third time. It was good to let Gu Zheng try. In the following time, he could summarize the experience of this failure and find out where the problem was. When he tried again, he might succeed.
Gu Zheng went to the pot and released the Fire Control Art. The fire was immediately ignited and evenly sprinkled on the bottom of the pot.
This Fire Controlling Art wasn't bad, it was even stronger than Li Ping's. This made Jin Xinsheng and the others have a whole new level of respect for him. However, Food Cultivators didn't compete in fire control. What was more important was the creation of Food Cultivators. Gu Zheng didn't even know about the Yang Transformation Art, so Jin Xinsheng didn't believe that he could make any Food Cultivators.
After all, food cultivation was not ordinary food. It was to expand the efficacy of the ingredients infinitely. If you couldn't do this, it was not a food cultivation at all. It was just ordinary food. It was a waste. It was better to refine it into an immortal pill.
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