After listening to Die Ling's report, Gu Zheng opened his mouth and said, "Finally, there are cultivators coming!"
It wasn't that cultivators didn't pay attention to the shops. With the help of the restrictions in the shops, Gu Zheng knew that the shops had been scanned by twelve different divine senses since they opened.
Cultivators weren't mortals. When faced with special shops like the shops, it was natural for them to be more rational. Moreover, at the beginning of the mission, the Glutton Immortal wanted Gu Zheng to temper himself in the mortal world. Although he was also doing business with cultivators, the Artifact Spirit didn't set a high price for the cultivators! This was one of the reasons why no cultivators came.
Before Gu Zheng could finish his cup of tea in the shop, the cultivator who had left earlier came back.
The cultivator had the appearance of a middle-aged man. No matter if it was his hairstyle or his clothes, he looked no different from a mortal of this world.
"His cultivation base is at the middle stage of the Void Return realm."
The Artifact Spirit's voice sounded in Gu Zheng's mind.
"There were guests over there earlier. I'm really sorry to have kept you waiting!"
Since he was a guest, Gu Zheng didn't neglect him because his cultivation base wasn't high.
"Guest, please have some tea."
Die Ling poured a cup of tea for the guest.
Cultivators were different from mortals. The tea leaves that the shop prepared for Cultivators were Green Bamboo Tea. The ingredients of this tea were of excellent quality, and it was acceptable to serve Cultivators in the shop.
"The tea leaves are good, and there's nothing to say about your skills in making tea. However, I've already drunk a little too much today!"
The cultivator smiled at Die Ling. Then, he looked at Gu Zheng and said, "I'm Gao Li. May I ask which Immortal Chef Sect you're from?"
"I'm Bai Zhu. I'm not a disciple of the Immortal Chef Sect," Gu Zheng said with a smile.
"You're not a disciple of the Immortal Chef Sect?!"
Gao Li was slightly surprised. In his opinion, only disciples of the Immortal Chef Sect would have such strange missions.
"Then, what grade is Fellow Daoist Bai's Immortal Chef grade?" Gao Li asked.
"Because I'm not a disciple of the Immortal Chef Sect, I didn't go to the Immortal Chef Alliance to take the grade test like other disciples of the Immortal Chef Sect," Gu Zheng said.
"Since you're not a disciple of the Immortal Chef Sect, and you're so young, aren't you afraid of losing money by opening such an Immortal Chef Shop?" Gao Li shook his head and smiled.
"Winning or losing isn't important. I'm just doing a mission to gain experience."
Gu Zheng was already a little impatient. If he hadn't made Gao Li wait for a while, he really wouldn't have answered these questions about his identity. After all, they were all cultivators, and there was no need to probe too deeply into certain things.
Gao Li didn't seem to notice Gu Zheng's impatience. He continued, "Judging from the price, Fellow Daoist Bai's mission is mainly targeted at mortals!"
For mortals, the price was one to ten, and for cultivators, it was one to three. Moreover, the quality of the resources was limited to Spirit Grade or Supreme-Grade. In a single transaction, customers could only bet two resources at most.
"That's right. That's the temporary mission instructions."
Gu Zheng's voice paused, then he smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist Gao, do you want to do business with me or not?"
"Of course!"
Gao Li laughed, then said seriously, "Since winning or losing isn't too important to Fellow Daoist Bai, can we make the bet a little bigger?"
"I'm very sorry, but I'm doing a mission. The price isn't up to me to decide!"
If it was in the past, Gu Zheng would definitely want to win a little more. However, the purpose of opening the shop this time was to complete a mission. Winning too much at once might not be a good thing.
"Alright!"
Gao Li shrugged and took out two crystals that could be used to arrange immortal arrays.
The two crystals were Spirit Grade resources, and the so-called Spirit Grade resources were equivalent to Excellent Grade ingredients. For the current Gu Zheng, this really wasn't that attractive.
"Fellow Daoist, what do you think?"
Gu Zheng took out five Excellent Grade ingredients. The total value, according to the ratio of winning or losing, was basically the same as Gao Li's two crystals.
"Alright."
Gao Li nodded and said, "Fellow Daoist Bai, these are the ingredients I brought this time."
Gu Zheng looked at the ingredients and said, "There's no problem with the ingredients. After you make the oath, I'll cook them for you."
Cultivators also needed to make oaths, but the oaths they made were Heart Demon Oaths. Although the taotie statue had the ability to deal with those who went against their will, it was only effective against mortals! Its greatest use was in judgement. The ability to deal with mortals was only a bonus.
Soon, Gao Li made the Heart Demon Oaths and Gu Zheng brought the ingredients into the kitchen.
Anchovies, fox-rabbit meat, cool grass, golden bamboo leaves, butter fruit. Gao Li provided a total of five ingredients and some condiments.
"They're ingredients provided by cultivators after all. They look much better than those provided by mortals."
Die Ling also followed Gu Zheng into the kitchen and sent a telepathic message to Gu Zheng.
"That's right. The ingredients provided by Gao Li are either Ordinary or Intermediate Grade. Naturally, they can't be compared to those provided by mortals," Gu Zheng said.
"Master, what's the difficulty of cooking the ingredients he provided?" Die Ling asked.
"The difficulty lies in the fact that although these ingredients can be made into a dish on their own, when they're all used in one dish, the taste won't be outstanding because of the mixture! In addition, the condiments he provided must also be used. The taste will be reduced because of this, "Gu Zheng said.
"Hehe, it's a pity that he doesn't know that my master has the Dao Eye," Die Ling said proudly.
"If people knew that I had the Dao Eye, no one would dare to gamble with me!" Gu Zheng faintly smiled.
There was no need to mention the benefits of the Dao Eye. An Immortal Chef with the Dao Eye was on a completely different level from an ordinary Immortal Chef. Strictly speaking, an Immortal Chef with the Dao Eye could no longer be considered an Immortal Chef in the traditional sense! Because in the traditional sense, Immortal Chefs were only Grade Three, Grade Two, and Grade One. Once an Immortal Chef with the Dao Eye opened, his achievements would eventually surpass that of a First Grade Immortal Chef. This was just a matter of time. When he was still in the Desolate Era, Gu Zheng had once told outsiders that he was a First Grade Immortal Chef. However, this was just because he didn't want others to be too shocked.
"Master, the Dao Eye is a divine ability that all Immortal Chefs are envious of, right?" Die Ling asked.
"Of course. With the Dao Eye, there's a qualitative difference between an Immortal Chef and an ordinary Immortal Chef," Gu Zheng said.
"Master, how did you comprehend the Dao Eye? This incredible divine ability?" Die Ling asked again.
"I comprehended the Dao Eye completely because of the 'Enlightening Food Cultivation' that Master gave me."
At the mention of the 'Enlightening Food Cultivation', Gu Zheng's voice was filled with reverence.
The more Gu Zheng learned about the Dao of Food and Drink, the more he understood how terrifying the Glutton Immortal's Dao of Food and Drink was! To be able to cook a heaven-defying food cultivator like 'Orifices Enlightened Food Cultivator' and allow someone who didn't have the Eye of Dao to open it, this was already an explanation of how terrifying the Glutton Immortal was.
"Master's master must be extremely powerful. However, I believe that Master will also be able to cook such a heaven-defying food cultivation one day!" Die Ling said.
"Definitely."
Gu Zheng smiled and pinched Die Ling's cheeks. "Go, there's a guest in Shop Number Three. Go and entertain him."
"Okay!"
After Die Ling left happily, Gu Zheng immediately began to process the ingredients.
While Gu Zheng was processing the ingredients, Gao Li kept an eye on him.
However, not to mention that Gao Li was just an ordinary cultivator, even if he was an Immortal Chef, he wouldn't be able to understand how Gu Zheng processed the ingredients.
After all, Gu Zheng didn't want others to understand him. When facing immortal cultivators, whether it was when processing ingredients or cooking, he would use some 'feints' to confuse others. Unless the other party also had the Eye of Dao, it would be a waste of time to look at him.
Due to the 'feints', Gu Zheng's processing and cooking were all 'strenuous' in Gao Li's eyes. He didn't have the fluidity of an ordinary Immortal Chef. This also caused Gao Li's face to not show the slightest bit of interest when Gu Zheng placed the dishes on the table, even though the appearance of the dishes looked pretty good.
"Fellow Daoist Gao, you seem to be a little disappointed with my dishes!" Gu Zheng said with a smile.
Gao Li shook his head and said, "I am indeed a little disappointed. Fellow Daoist's dishes don't even have Extreme Fragrance Transformation."
Extreme Fragrance Transformation was one of the criteria to determine whether a dish was delicious or not, but it wasn't the only criteria! With Gu Zheng's strength, he could already make the Extreme Fragrance Transformation disappear. It didn't look like anything on the surface, but the Extreme Fragrance Transformation still affected the quality of the food.
"I've already tried my best, but it didn't have Extreme Fragrance Transformation. I can't do anything about it!"
Gu Zheng put on an act and smiled bitterly. Then, he said, "Although it didn't have Extreme Fragrance Transformation, it isn't the only criteria to determine the taste of a dish. Therefore, Fellow Daoist Gao can only confirm whether this dish is a success or not after tasting it."
"Of course, I have to try it."
Gao Li nodded and picked up a piece of Phoenix-Tail Fish with his chopsticks.
The original calmness on his face disappeared. Gao Li frowned. After swallowing the Phoenix-Tail Fish, he hurriedly picked up a piece of Cooling Grass that looked like an emerald spinach stalk.
The crispy and light texture was produced. The original taste of the Phoenix-Tail Fish in his mouth was attacked by the light crispness, and instantly transformed into a different kind of fresh fragrance!
Gao Li didn't give up. He hurriedly picked up a piece of cotton-white buttery fruit. After biting it, the juice that burst out almost flew out of his mouth.
The original taste wasn't affected at all by the mixed cooking! However, when the sweet buttery fruit juice came into contact with the residual taste of the food in his mouth, it immediately transformed into a different kind of taste! That kind of feeling was like, originally, the taste that went best with pork ribs was salty, but sweet and sour pork ribs were so different and so delicious!
Gao Li was very shocked, but he also couldn't stop. The dish was quickly finished by him, and there wasn't even any soup left.
"This …"
Looking at the empty white porcelain plate, Gao Li was momentarily speechless. He couldn't stop just now, not because he wanted to taste the taste of the food, but because he wanted to find the flaw in the taste! Unfortunately, there wasn't even a drop of soup left on the plate. However, Gao Li didn't find the flaw that he wanted. What remained in his heart was disbelief, and his mouth was filled with a mouthful of fresh fragrance!
"Fellow Daoist Bai, how on earth did you make this dish?"
Gao Li furrowed his brows as if he wanted to see through Gu Zheng.
"It's fine as long as I put my heart into it." Gu Zheng's face was full of pride.
"Don't tell me you didn't think that it would be very difficult to cook with these ingredients mixed together?"
The pride on Gu Zheng's face made Gao Li secretly clench his teeth.
"Difficult? Oh, it really wasn't easy! When I was cooking this dish, I was sweating profusely! "
Gu Zheng pretended to touch his forehead, as if there were still beads of sweat that hadn't dried yet.
"By the way, Fellow Daoist Gao, you provided me with these ingredients. Did you think that they could stump me, or did someone tell you the method?" Gu Zheng asked.
Once an expert made a move, the truth would be revealed! The difficulty of the ingredients provided by Gao Li couldn't be considered low. According to the requirements of the strange restaurant, it would be very difficult for non-First-rank Immortal Chefs to win this dish.
"Hmph, Fellow Daoist, guess for yourself!"
The pride on Gu Zheng's face, as well as the way he spoke just now, made Gao Li feel like biting someone. Therefore, he didn't want to answer Gu Zheng's question.
Of course, the reason why Gu Zheng did this was because he wanted to see Gao Li's reaction. The more Gao Li didn't answer, the more it proved that he cared about this matter, and the more likely he would come to the strange restaurant a second time.
"Fellow Daoist Bai, I won't disturb you anymore today. However, I will definitely come to your strange restaurant again. I hope that next time, Fellow Daoist can still make something that will shock me! "
Gu Zheng's guess was quickly confirmed. Gao Li angrily left after saying that.
Gu Zheng knew that Gao Li really didn't want to see him at this moment, but he still smiled and sent Gao Li out of the strange restaurant. This made Gao Li feel that he was even more detestable.
"Don't you think you're detestable? If you won, you won. Why did you have to put on an act and piss him off? "
After Gao Li left, the Weapon Spirit scolded Gu Zheng with a smile.
"How can you say that I'm piss him off? I'm such a good person. Why would I do such a thing? I'm just helping him to awaken his fighting spirit! "
Gu Zheng said seriously to the Weapon Spirit, then immediately rushed to the strange restaurant number three.
After Gao Li left, he quickly flew to the Kunlun Mountains. Then, he went to a cave residence and saw an old man with white hair and a youthful face.
"Fellow Daoist Gao, you look disappointed. Could it be that the few ingredients I told you about didn't trouble that brat in the strange restaurant?"
The old man spoke with a voice that sounded like a child's.
"That's right! You made me lose two Spiritual Grade resources. You have to pay me back! "Gao Li said angrily.
"You're really shameless. I only said that you could win with those ingredients. I didn't give you any benefits. How can you ask me for my losses after you lost?" The old man glared at Gao Li.
"That's right. You said that you would win, but I lost. So naturally, you have to be responsible for my losses!" Gao Li said seriously.
"You brat! If it weren't for the fact that the Old Man's internal injuries haven't healed yet, I would definitely beat you to death! "
Although the old man said those harsh words, there was no killing intent in his eyes. He just looked angry and amused at the same time.
"Biting the hand that feeds you? Are you such a person? "
Gao Li snorted, then said seriously, "I don't care. Tell me another method. I must win against him once. You don't know how infuriating that brat's expression is when he's proud!"
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