More than a month passed quickly. Gu Zheng had solved all the problems that needed to be solved. Now, in this world, there were many temples that worshiped his statue.
Unknowingly, more than a month had passed. During this period, Gu Zheng toured the places that produced the Power of Faith to help the believers there solve some problems, or to give out some food that could cure diseases and strengthen the body, to consolidate the believers' faith in him.
However, Gu Zheng generally did not meet with the believers. Many things were done for him by the Butterfly Spirit, because he still needed the believers to have expectations of meeting him, so that it would be convenient for him to collect the Power of Faith.
Now, whether it was the Power of Faith or the Power of Faith, the Tool Spirit was helping Gu Zheng to collect them. The amount of Power of Faith was also accumulating at a delightful speed.
"Tool Spirit, more than three months have passed. According to the current collection of the Power of Faith and the Power of Faith, when can I return to the Wilderness?"
Gu Zheng had always been looking forward to returning to the Wilderness to see Gokusen.
"Even if the Power of Faith and the Power of Faith are accumulating very quickly, I estimate that you will have to stay on Earth for a year," the Tool Spirit said.
"A year?" Gu Zheng frowned.
A year was very short for a cultivator, but when one was looking forward to something, a year was so long. Moreover, in a low-level plane like Earth, it was not cost-effective to take high-level food cultivation. If he really had to stay on Earth for a year, Gu Zheng's cultivation would not improve much during this year.
"Although the Power of Faith and the Power of Faith are accumulating very quickly, your need for these things is also very large. It is rare that the situation in this world is so good, providing you with an environment to quickly accumulate the Power of Faith and the Power of Faith, so you'd better wait patiently for a while!" the Tool Spirit said.
"Okay!"
Gu Zheng's voice paused, and then he said, "Now that everything is on the right track, there are no more trivial things. Can I accept the task of expanding the Wilderness?"
"Yes, you can! However, once I tell you the details of the mission, the mission will take effect immediately. So before you accept the mission, go to another plane first, and then I'll tell you the details of the mission, "said the artifact spirit.
"Is this a mission for me to complete in another plane?" Gu Zheng asked.
"That's right. Because Earth is your hometown, and you have too many acquaintances here, they will affect your mission to a certain extent, so you have to go to other planes to complete this mission," the artifact spirit said.
"Anyway, to me now, spatial travel isn't that dangerous anymore. I can go to other planes to do missions. But are there any requirements for the plane I'm going to? "
Although Gu Zheng hadn't been to many other planes, he had a 'star map' in his possession long ago. Therefore, he had some understanding of many planes. In addition, after grasping more of the Dao of Space, Gu Zheng would be able to reduce the danger when traversing space. However, traversing space would also consume resources, so this kind of thing couldn't be done as casually as eating! When Gu Zheng's understanding of the Dao of Space deepened, the consumption of traversing space would naturally decrease, until he didn't need to rely on any external items to traverse space.
"There are no special requirements, as long as there are people in the plane," said the artifact spirit.
"Okay, I'll make the arrangements as soon as possible." Gu Zheng nodded.
The so-called arrangements weren't anything special. After Gu Zheng told the higher-ups that he needed to go into seclusion for a while, he immediately started looking for a spatial node.
Since the mission didn't have many requirements for the location, Gu Zheng set his sights on the 'Wind Billow Star'.
The Wind Billow Star was a relatively special planet. It was parallel to Earth. The two had the same size, population, language, and so on. Let alone Gu Zheng, even an ordinary person could survive on the Wind Billow Star.
Gu Zheng chose the Wind Billow Star purely out of curiosity. After all, he had never been to a plane that was parallel to Earth.
After finding the spatial node, Gu Zheng entered the black hole and flew for three days. After finding the node that connected the black hole to the Wind Billow Star, he broke the node and appeared on the Wind Billow Star.
Gu Zheng appeared on top of a mountain range. The sky was filled with snow. The immortal essence in the air was the same as on Earth. The scenery below also gave off a familiar feeling.
"This is the Kunlun Mountain Range of the Wind Billow Star."
The artifact spirit had information about many planes. As soon as she arrived on the Wind Billow Star, she located Gu Zheng's location.
"Kunlun? It's called Kunlun on the Wind Billow Star? "asked the butterfly spirit.
The butterfly spirit didn't stay in the Chaos Space. Instead, she followed Gu Zheng to gain knowledge. However, she didn't know much about this plane that was very similar to Earth.
"That's right! Not only is there Kunlun, there is also Shu Mountain. Just like in the Chaos Space, there are also cultivators from the Shu Mountain Sect who ascended from the Wind Billow Star. Moreover, it's not just the names of the mountains and rivers that are similar. Many things have the same names. It's not strange to meet someone who looks exactly like your master! "said the artifact spirit.
"Ah? Then is there a relationship between him and master? If someone else kills him, will it affect master? "
The butterfly spirit's eyes widened. Anything that involved Gu Zheng was no small matter to her.
"There is definitely a relationship between the parallel universes. However, this relationship is very mysterious. I don't know the specifics. However, if there is such a person, even if he is killed, it won't affect your master. So you don't have to worry. "said the artifact spirit.
During this period of time, the artifact spirit and the butterfly spirit had a lot of interactions. However, whether it was the butterfly spirit now or the previous Meow Meow, the artifact spirit's attitude towards them was always cold and aloof.
"Your master? Am I not your master? "Gu Zheng rolled his eyes at the artifact spirit.
Although the artifact spirit sometimes said that Gu Zheng was her master, under normal circumstances, she didn't like to say that Gu Zheng was her master.
"Hehe."
The artifact spirit didn't refute Gu Zheng. She only smiled.
"We're in another plane now. Let's talk about the mission!" said Gu Zheng.
"Okay!"
The artifact spirit nodded and her expression turned serious. "Congratulations to the successor of Gokusen for receiving the mission 'Great Success in Cooking'. This mission requires the successor of Gokusen …"
The artifact spirit had already issued the mission, but Gu Zheng's brows were still furrowed. He had to admit that this mission was very special!
To put it simply, the mission this time was for Gu Zheng to open a restaurant and complete a hundred and twenty business within three months! There was no punishment for failure, but there were no rewards for completion, including the expansion of the Chaotic Desolate Space.
The 'Great Success in Cooking' mission was completely different from the 'Immortal Kitchen Trial' that Gu Zheng had done before! In the 'Immortal Kitchen Trial', after the menu was drawn up, customers would come to order, and both sides would successfully complete the transaction. It was considered a business that met the requirements. However, the 'Great Success in Cooking' mission required the customers to provide their own ingredients and condiments for Gu Zheng to cook.
On the surface, the 'Great Success in Cooking' mission didn't seem difficult. Gu Zheng had cooked the ingredients provided by the customers more than once. However, the real difficulty lay in the craftiness of the mission. It was the true test of the 'Great Success in Cooking'!
First, the mission required Gu Zheng to open a restaurant, not an Immortal Kitchen. This meant that the source of customers wasn't limited to immortal cultivators. Secondly, there was an announcement outside the restaurant. The announcement listed the restaurant's rules. As long as the ingredients and condiments provided by the customers were counted as ingredients and condiments, the restaurant had to use the ingredients and condiments provided by the customers to cook delicious food for the customers! The premise was that before the customers provided the ingredients and condiments for the restaurant to cook delicious food, they had to pay a certain amount of remuneration. If the restaurant couldn't use the ingredients and condiments provided by the customers to cook delicious food that satisfied the customers, then the customers would not only get back the remuneration they paid, but they would also receive compensation equivalent to ten times the remuneration!
Based on such rules, the customers would definitely be very crafty. They would think of ways to stump Gu Zheng.
"I remember when I became Gokusen's successor, you said that an Immortal Chef should use low-grade ingredients to cook delicious food of the highest grade! At that time, I thought that this day was still far away for me. However, I didn't expect that this day would come in the form of a mission! "Gu Zheng said with emotion.
"Indeed, when I said those words to you at that time, I also thought that you would reach this realm in the distant future. But in fact, you didn't even use a few years! The last time I woke up from my deep sleep, I saw that you had actually comprehended the way to improve ingredients. I was really shocked. Your growth is really too fast! After that, I communicated with Lord Glutton Immortal, and he tailor-made this mission for you. Although this mission is difficult, with your current understanding of the Dao of Food and Drink, it is not impossible! "The Artifact Spirit said.
"Using low-grade ingredients to cook delicious food of the highest grade, this is indeed a challenge. It is also a challenge with difficulty and significance! Thinking about all kinds of strange customers, as well as all kinds of strange ingredients and condiments, I can't help but feel a little itchy! "
Gu Zheng's voice paused, and then he smiled helplessly. "Lord Gokusen doesn't want me to finish the mission quickly, does he? The setting of the cooking reward is bound to block a large number of people who are eager to give it a try! "
The tool spirit didn't say how much the specific reward was, but she had told Gu Zheng that the price of the reward was set according to the average income of the people near the restaurant. With Gu Zheng's understanding of the tool spirit, he was sure that this would not be a small number!
"You are Gokusen's successor. Although the mission is a test of your cooking skills, you can't be ordered around just because someone wants to, right? It's already good that the reward is not set a little higher! Moreover, with a reward limit, one's culinary skills could be better tested. After all, with this reward, the diners would be more attentive when choosing ingredients and auxiliary ingredients. If there was no reward limit, wouldn't they try again and again? Anyway, there is no loss for them! "
Gu Zheng nodded, and then said seriously, "About this mission, I have a lot of details to ask!"
"This mission does involve a lot of details. Ask whatever you want!" the tool spirit said.
"How do you judge the success of a business? It can't be decided by the customers, right? If they have the final say, then it's not strange that they say something against their will in order to compensate! "Gu Zheng said.
"Naturally, it can't be decided by them."
Following the voice of the tool spirit, a jade carving in the shape of a taotie appeared in Gu Zheng's Chaos Space.
"With this' Psychic Jade Carving 'bestowed by Lord Gokusen, the diners can't say anything against their will! However, this is a very high standard test. The diner's evaluation is not the only criterion to determine whether it is successful or not. The 'Psychic Jade Carving' will also test whether you are successful or not, "the tool spirit said.
"Since the Psychic Jade Carving will also test whether I am successful or not, then why do we need the diner's evaluation? Can't we just let the Psychic Jade Carving test it directly? "Gu Zheng was puzzled.
"No, if the perfect food is described as' ten ', the average person who tastes' seven 'is already considered perfect. But for the jade carving, you need to achieve 'eight' and above to pass! If the diner says that your dish is not perfect, then you have not even achieved 'seven'. If this happens once, the entire mission will be judged as a failure! If the diner says that your dish is perfect, but the jade carving detects that your dish is not perfect, you have three chances to be rejected by the jade carving. You have more than three chances to fail the mission! "
The words of the tool spirit made Gu Zheng even more cautious. Through understanding the details, he also understood the difficulty of this mission! If the food's perfection was classified as' ten ', he had to achieve' eight 'and above in order to be safe. This requirement could be considered harsh!
"What are the specific restrictions on the ingredients and supplementary materials provided by the diner?" Gu Zheng asked again.
"A customer can only order one dish for a business. If the dish is too simple, the Psychic Jade Carving will remind you not to accept such a business. If the business is too excessive, for example, if the diner provides too many ingredients and supplementary materials, and it conflicts with the Way of Cuisine, it is impossible to make a delicious dish with the ingredients and supplementary materials provided by the diner. The Psychic Jade Carving will also remind you to reduce the ingredients or supplementary materials. "
The voice of the tool spirit paused and then continued, "You must complete this mission because the value of the follow-up reward is very high. If you can't complete the mission, the follow-up reward will be nothing."
"Does it include ingredients cultivated with the pure Power of Faith and cooking methods of higher level food cultivation?" Gu Zheng asked.
"Yes!" The tool spirit nodded.
"Don't worry, I will definitely complete the mission!"
Although the mission was very difficult, Gu Zheng was still in high spirits.
The mission this time was called 'Great Success in Cooking'. This was a test for Gu Zheng's cooking skills! As the time he spent in the industry deepened, Gu Zheng already knew that true culinary mastery wasn't about relying on good ingredients to complete a single dish. Instead, it was about being able to cook an exquisite delicacy regardless of what ingredients were used!
As Gu Zheng flew, he continued to ask the tool spirit about the details of the mission.
Before they had even flown out of the Kunlun Mountain Ranges, Gu Zheng saw four black dots in the distance flying toward them.
Gu Zheng didn't try to hide anything from these people. After all, he had arrived at Wind Billow Star, so he needed to know more about this planet. It was a good opportunity to ask these people.
Of the four people flying toward them, three were old and one was young. The three old men were all at the Return to Void Intermediate Stage while the young man was only at the Qi Condensation Intermediate Stage. He was relying on a gourd-shaped immortal tool to fly.
"Greetings, Fellow Daoists!"
When they were still some distance away, the young man among the four bowed to Gu Zheng and Die Ling.
The young man looked very polite, but apart from Gu Zheng, Die Ling and the three old men all furrowed their brows.
Die Ling furrowed her brows because the young man's eyes didn't follow the rules. As for the three old men's furrowed brows, it was because the young man didn't know anything about them and rashly went up to greet them with ill intentions.
Gu Zheng naturally saw the young man's unruly gaze. He also knew that the young man was greeting them because he was attracted by Die Ling's beauty. At the same time, he sighed in his heart. 'Why are there so many' young masters' who aren't afraid of death and are perverted everywhere?
"Hmph!"
Die Ling looked at the young man and snorted. Her strange gaze seemed to be able to see into his heart.
Seeing Die Ling's gaze, the young man was stunned. As if he couldn't control himself, his eyes were filled with lust and he opened his mouth to reveal his true intentions.
"Shameless!"
Before the young man could say a word, Die Ling attacked. Wings of light appeared behind her and a strange whirlwind enveloped the young man and his group.
Die Ling's cultivation base was at the Evil Spirit Initial Stage, but her true strength was stronger than the average Daluo Jinxian Initial Stage cultivator. Although she had to suppress her cultivation base to the Return to Void Pinnacle Stage on the Wind Billow Star, with her current strength and her strange demonic techniques, it wasn't difficult for Die Ling to suppress the four of them.
Under the whirlwind, the four people's resistance was quickly destroyed and they soon lost consciousness.
"Master."
Die Ling looked at Gu Zheng with a questioning gaze.
"I originally wanted to find them to understand the situation on the Wind Billow Star, but since this man's thoughts are dirty and he's been restrained by you, then I'll search their souls!"
Gu Zheng waved his hand, and the oldest old man among the four flew to his side. Then, Gu Zheng began to search his soul.
Die Ling didn't stay idle either. As someone who liked to learn through soul searching, she also began to search the souls of the young men.
Gu Zheng wasn't a murderous person. If the other party didn't really deserve to die, he wouldn't want to take their lives for such a small matter.
After searching their souls, Gu Zheng erased the four people's memories of their meeting with them. In addition, in order to punish the young man, he set up a restriction based on the Black Hole ability on the young man's Divine Power Ball! With this restriction, the young man's cultivation base would be stagnant for the next thirty years. This was a punishment for his blasphemy against Die Ling.
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