There were traces of Dao on the Cloud Vermillion Fruit. Compared to Gu Zheng's other Immortal Grade ingredients, the traces of Dao it contained contained a lot of information. It was also easier for people to comprehend Dao. Furthermore, since the Cloud Vermillion Fruit was born in space, Gu Zheng had a feeling that the Dao the traces of Dao represented was the Dao of Space.
Under normal circumstances, if one wanted to comprehend the traces of Dao on an ingredient, they could only do so while cooking. There had never been a case of someone comprehending the traces of Dao while looking at an ingredient. Gu Zheng had looked at the Cloud Vermillion Fruit more than once before, but he had not gained anything from it. However, it was different this time. The moment Gu Zheng took out the Cloud Vermillion Fruit, he was immediately attracted by the dense and mysterious patterns on it. The reason for such a difference was not only because of luck, but also because of the higher realm of the Eye of Dao.
Under the gaze of Gu Zheng's Eye of Dao, the mysterious patterns on the Cloud Vermillion Fruit began to spin. They spun faster and faster until a boom sounded in Gu Zheng's mind. Then, he entered a Mystical Realm.
In the Mystical Realm, there were blue skies and white clouds. Gu Zheng stood on top of the clouds. It was very quiet, so quiet that not even the sound of the wind could be heard.
Just like in a normal Mystical Realm, Gu Zheng had already forgotten who he was and what his goal was. He only looked at the blue sky above his head and the white clouds below his feet curiously.
Gu Zheng walked and stopped in the Mystical Realm. He did not seem to be in a hurry at all. Time passed by unknowingly.
Finally, Gu Zheng stopped. He had a different idea. He wanted to see what was under the white clouds.
As soon as he thought of this, Gu Zheng stomped his foot and immediately fell from the white clouds.
Gu Zheng originally did not know what was under the white clouds. Or rather, he did not even think about it. However, when he truly realized what was under the white clouds, fear began to spread in his heart.
Below the white clouds was the void, an endless void!
In other words, Gu Zheng had been accelerating ever since he started falling. However, there was no place for him to land. He just kept falling.
At first, it was fear, but when Gu Zheng realized that it was useless to struggle, he suddenly felt a chill in his heart. It was as if he had caught something. He closed his eyes and began to experience the feeling of falling.
After a moment, Gu Zheng opened his eyes. With a smile on his lips, he waved his hand, and his falling body froze in the air. His Mystical Realm shattered as well.
"Congratulations Master!"
The moment Gu Zheng came out of the Mysterious Realm, the butterfly spirit immediately cheered when it sensed his enlightenment.
Gu Zheng laughed and pinched Die Ling's nose. Being able to comprehend the dao was indeed a good thing.
"Is Master comprehending the Dao of Space this time?"
Since she had heard Gu Zheng talk about the Cloud Mist Cinnabar Fruit, she asked this question.
"It's the Spatial Seal of the Dao of Space!"
"That's great! It's actually a 'Spatial Seal'!"
Hearing Gu Zheng's words, Die Ling cheered for him.
The so-called 'Space Seal' was actually a restriction of the sky. If Gu Zheng could have this ability earlier, he wouldn't have been forced into a passive position by the Mud Spirit's restriction of the sky during the trip to the poisonous swamp.
After comprehending the Spatial Seal, Gu Zheng began to cook the Holy Fruit Food Cultivation.
How to use the Cloud Mist Cinnabar Fruit as the main ingredient to cook the Holy Fruit Food Cultivation? Gu Zheng's mind had always changed according to his dao heart and dao eye. Now that he had decided to use this recipe, it could be said that he had been polished by time and cultivation.
Apart from the Cloud Vermillion Fruit, there were five other ingredients used to cook the Holy Fruit. They were the Peach of Immortality, the Heavenly Dragon Fruit, the Violet Night Immortal Grass, the Desert Blood Berry, and the White Jade Honey Strip. The six ingredients were all high grade. The Desert Blood Berry and White Jade Honey Strip were ingredients from the outside world.
The Violet Night Immortal Grass had a special fragrance. When Gu Zheng began to process the ingredients, he first boiled it into the soup.
The Immortal Peach wasn't like ordinary peaches. When it was used in the Food Cultivation, there was no need to remove the skin other than the core.
The White Jade Honey Strip was actually the root of a rare shrub. It was as white as jade and contained a rich starch-like substance. It had a sweet taste.
To process the White Jade Honey Strip, Gu Zheng first needed to dry it and then grind it into powder to remove the impurities.
After all the preparations were done, Gu Zheng scooped out the Violet Night Immortal Grass that was boiling in the pot and poured the soup into the pot.
As the purple-red and slightly viscous broth entered the wok, a wonderful fragrance filled the air, making people salivate.
After the Violet Night Immortal Herb Soup was poured into the pot, Gu Zhengxian placed the Peaches of Immortality and Desolation Bloodberries in the pot to boil. Under the Five Elements Immortal Art, the Peaches of Immortality and Desolation Bloodberries in the pot quickly melted. The soup became more viscous, and its color changed back and forth between purple and red. The different fragrances of the three ingredients fluctuated in the air.
After a while, the food in the pot had completely fused together. The color became a light red. After the fragrances fused together, the sweet smell was intoxicating. The fruit fragrance was especially refreshing.
Gu Zheng put the Cloud Mist Vermilion Fruit and Sky Dragon Fruit into the pot. The addition of the two fruits caused the color of the food in the pot and the fragrance in the air to change. A dense white mist began to condense on the pot. It wanted to develop into an extremely fragrant form.
As Gu Zheng controlled the food, he also controlled the extremely fragrant form to not appear. This was because the completion rate of the Food Cultivation was only 50%. If he couldn't control the extremely fragrant form to appear, then the Food Cultivation would be wasted.
The final ingredient was put into the pot by Gu Zheng. It was the powder ground from the White Jade Honey Strip. Its addition made the already viscous Food Cultivation even more viscous.
Under the effect of his immortal force, the Food Cultivation in the pot was turned by Gu Zheng as if he was stirring dough. It became a sparkling red color.
"It smells so good!"
Meow Meow and Butterfly Spirit couldn't help but exclaim at the same time.
Indeed, the sweet aroma in the air was the strongest among all the food Gu Zheng had ever cooked. Not only did this sweet aroma make people salivate, even immortal cultivators who were only at the Golden Immortal Realm could get drunk for a month just by smelling it. After all, this sweet aroma was also a kind of Dao.
However, for Gu Zheng, the completion rate of the Food Cultivation was only 60%. Once it reached 70%, the Fleeting Youth would appear. After that, it would be 80%. After the tribulation, it would be 90%. After the Extreme Fragrance Transformation, it would be 100%.
Gu Zheng knew that the Holy Fruit Sect would have the Fleeting Youth Essence when he had the recipe. He naturally had a way to deal with the Fleeting Youth Essence that would appear when the time came. Moreover, the effect of this food cultivation dish was even stronger than the best Black Hole Food Cultivation he'd ever eaten.
All the materials that made up the ingredients could be clearly seen by Gu Zheng's Eye of Dao and Heart of Dao. The few materials seemed to be attracted to each other and approached each other without Gu Zheng's control. 'Fleeting Youth' also appeared at this moment.
It was a relatively rare change in the Food Dao. If it wasn't handled properly, the food would go bad. If it was handled properly, the taste of the food would be enhanced. However, Gu Zheng, who originally had a way to deal with Fleeting Youth, had already opened his eyes wide the moment Fleeting Youth was unleashed.
The appearance of the Fleeting Youth was completely different from what Gu Zheng had deduced before. The reason why it was called the Fleeting Youth was because it only bloomed for a moment.
In that instant, Gu Zheng had no time to deduce a way to deal with it. Fortunately, his cultivation level was relatively high now. He still had a way to deal with such a dangerous situation.
With a thought, Gu Zheng used the Dao of Time and stopped the time around him! Fortunately, Gu Zheng's Dao of Time was already at the intermediate level. If it was still at the elementary level, it would be impossible to stop the Food Cultivation in the Fleeting Youth.
Although the Fleeting Youth was different and forced Gu Zheng to use the Dao of Time, Gu Zheng's face was full of excitement. With his current realm in the Food Dao, if something unexpected happened, it could only mean that this variable came from a higher realm in the Food Dao.
While time was still, Gu Zheng began to deduce how to deal with the variable of Fleeting Youth. As he continued to deduce, the excitement on his face became more and more intense.
Finally, Gu Zheng dispelled Time Stop. Then, he smoothly dealt with the variables caused by 'Fleeting Youth'. After this round, the food cultivator's completion rate jumped from 70% to 90%. He was just short of Extreme Fragrance Transformation to reach 100%, completely skipping the food cultivator's tribulation!
The sweet fragrance in the air had reached its peak. Meow Meow and Die Ling were swallowing their saliva. Even Gu Zheng felt like his saliva was endless.
"Master, why didn't the Food Cultivation's tribulation appear?"
Die Ling couldn't help but be curious when she saw the Extreme Fragrance Transformation white mist enveloping the Food Cultivation.
"No Food Cultivation's tribulation is because it was replaced by the Fleeting Youth. The reason why the Fleeting Youth can replace the Food Cultivation's tribulation is because it's not a traditional Food Cultivation. It's an Immortal Quality Food Cultivation!"
Even though Gu Zheng had been through a lot, his voice was trembling. What did an Immortal Quality Food Cultivation mean? It meant that his Dao of Food Cultivation had truly entered the 'Two Births Three' realm. He had truly reached the level where he could stand shoulder to shoulder with Gokusen!
When Gu Zheng said it was an Immortal Quality Food Cultivation, Die Ling and Meow Meow were stunned at first. Then, they screamed and cheered.
Hearing their screams and cheers, Gu Zheng's heart was filled with a sense of accomplishment. However, after reaching the 'Two Births Three' realm, Gu Zheng's culinary skills wouldn't improve because this so-called 'Two Births Three' realm only allowed Gu Zheng to enter a cave and not the vast world outside. However, compared to those who hadn't yet entered the cave, Gu Zheng was at least closer to the exit.
"Master, quickly tell us, what's the difference between an Immortal Quality Food Cultivation and an Immortal Quality Food Cultivation?" Die Ling asked curiously.
"There are many differences, but there are two obvious ones. One is that each Immortal Quality Food Cultivation is a chance to comprehend the Dao. Consuming an Immortal Quality Food Cultivation will definitely allow one to enter the Profound Realm of Dao Comprehension!"
"Ah?"
When Gu Zheng finished speaking, the two girls couldn't help but open their mouths. Using a Food Cultivation to enter the Profound Realm was a bit too shocking.
"Sir, what's the second point?" Meow Meow hurriedly asked.
"When an Immortal Quality Food Cultivation consumes an Immortal Quality Food Cultivation, the pores all over their body will open and turn into whirlpools that crazily devour energy. This energy, whether it's immortal energy or the energy of a black hole, belongs to the Desolate Era. However, an Immortal Quality Food Cultivation consumes an Immortal Quality Food Cultivation that consumes an Immortal Quality Food Cultivation is a chance to cross realms and plunder energy! "
"Ah?"
Despite their shock, Meow Meow and Die Ling's jaws dropped again. They couldn't imagine how an Immortal Quality Food Cultivation could allow one to cross realms and plunder energy.
"Sir, cross realms and plunder, this, this is very far!"
Despite knowing that Gu Zheng was telling the truth, Meow Meow still found it hard to believe. After all, even a Quasi-Sage would find it difficult to pass through the outer space. How could the energy attracted by the Immortal Quality Food Cultivation's Immortal Quality Food Cultivation travel billions of miles to Gu Zheng's location?
"This is the wonder of the Immortal Quality Food Cultivation!"
Gu Zheng murmured, his heart filled with indescribable shock. He was now at the 'Two Births Three' realm of the Immortal Quality Food Cultivation and could see many things he couldn't before.
"Eh? How did the Immortal Quality Food Cultivation become like this? "
At this moment, the fragrant mist had completely entered the Holy Fruit Cultivation. Butterfly Spirit couldn't help but exclaim.
The Immortal Quality Food Cultivation looked like a purple-red ball after its transformation. It had a thin layer of skin and everyone could see that there was a lot of juice inside. However, when Gu Zheng took the Immortal Quality Food Cultivation out of the pot, there wasn't much water in it. This was a fact that Die Ling and Meow Meow had seen with their own eyes.
"Because the Immortal Quality Food Cultivation's' Fleeting Youth 'will completely change the quality of the Immortal Quality Food Cultivation! It can be said that the Immortal Quality Food Cultivation now has nothing to do with the ingredients I used before. It's completely the result of a mysterious power of the Dao! "
Seeing that the two girls were confused, Gu Zheng explained the details to them.
Gokusen had said before that the Immortal Quality Food Cultivation was something that could only be chanced upon and not sought. Gu Zheng didn't understand this at the time.
Gu Zheng knew that as long as one could cook an Immortal Quality Food Cultivation, they could use the same ingredients to cook it again in the future. However, after seeing the Immortal Quality Food Cultivation, Gu Zheng finally understood what it meant to only be chanced upon and not sought.
The variable that led to the Immortal Quality Food Cultivation was the 'Fleeting Youth'. However, the contact of the several substances to create the 'Fleeting Youth' wasn't within Gu Zheng's expectations or control.
According to Gu Zheng's understanding of the Dao of Food, the contact of several substances was inevitable. However, the order of their contact was different from what Gu Zheng had deduced beforehand. Gu Zheng was powerless to change it, which led to the different 'Fleeting Youth'.
With Gu Zheng's cultivation, he wasn't able to control such a small substance. This was clearly the effect of the Dao. They didn't interact according to common sense, but it was also controlled by the Dao. And this mysterious Dao strength came from a realm that Gu Zheng had yet to reach.
Therefore, Gokusen had said that it could only be chanced upon and not sought. It was possible to find two of the same ingredients, but for a heavenly treasure like the 'Cloud Mist Cinnabar Fruit', it was almost impossible to find a second one! The substances that triggered the 'Fleeting Youth' all came from the 'Cloud Mist Cinnabar Fruit'.
Moreover, after Gu Zheng cooked the Immortal Quality Food Cultivation, he had an epiphany. This epiphany made him feel that even if he gathered all the ingredients for the Immortal Quality Food Cultivation, he wouldn't be able to cook another Immortal Quality Food Cultivation. This was because the contact of the special substances was completely caused by the mysterious power of the Dao. The mysterious power of the Dao would appear at that time. In his epiphany, this was simply a stroke of the gods that couldn't be replicated!
However, there was nothing that couldn't be traced. Even if the mysterious power of the Dao could only be seen as a stroke of the gods by Gu Zheng, if he was lucky enough to cook the Immortal Quality Food Cultivation again, Gu Zheng might discover something new. Moreover, because Gu Zheng had cooked the Immortal Quality Food Cultivation, his realm had entered the 'Two Lives Three' realm. In fact, it also brought him some benefits. One of them was that if he encountered the 'Fleeting Youth' that caused the Immortal Quality Food Cultivation in the future, he would be able to sense the difference in advance. This was a fundamental difference between those who had experienced it once and those who hadn't.
Gu Zheng was about to start eating the Immortal Quality Food Cultivation. He had a kind of anticipation in his heart. He was looking forward to the mysterious realm that it would trigger and allow him to come into contact with a higher level of the Dao of Food Cultivation.
With one bite, Gu Zheng didn't have time to taste the soft and fragrant skin of the Food Cultivation. He quickly sucked on the sweet juices.
"Sweet, fragrant, and smooth, the aftertaste lingers. I've never eaten anything so delicious in my life!"
When the Food Cultivation was finished, Gu Zheng, who still hadn't had his fill, gave the highest evaluation of food in his life.
In the past, due to the difference in taste between sweet and salty, and the difference in meat and vegetables, Gu Zheng had never given such an extreme evaluation after he reached a certain realm in the Dao of Food Cultivation.
But now, he couldn't help but give the highest evaluation because the taste of the Food Cultivation made him feel that it was on a completely different level compared to the food he had eaten in the past. There was no comparison. He also never knew that there was a kind of sweetness in the world that could intoxicate him and make him unable to come out.
Gu Zheng's face was still filled with deep emotions, but in truth, the moment he finished speaking, he had already entered the mysterious realm brought about by the Food Cultivation.
Blue sky and white clouds, mountains and rivers, grass and flowers, beasts and birds. The mysterious realm Gu Zheng experienced this time looked like a mountain forest that was rarely visited by humans.
Just like a normal mysterious realm, Gu Zheng, who was immersed in it, didn't know who he was and didn't know what he wanted to do. He was just very curious about everything. He walked and stopped from time to time and occasionally looked at the scenery in a daze.
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