Food System in Cultivation World-Chapter 432 - 399:

Ji Yang’s initial tension involuntarily dissipated quite a bit.

He quietly let out a sigh of relief and discreetly glanced at Chen Xu.

Seeing him respond calmly, he quickly followed suit, mimicking Chen Xu’s gesture as he said, "Junior Ji Yang, greetings to Elder Ge."

Ge Xing nodded with a smile, saying, "Very good, very good, it’s excellent. Your aura is clear and upright, your spirit fully intact; you are all good children."

He then asked Ye Ningzhen, "You mentioned your Junior Brother Chen has the qualities of a Spirit Chef, but the matter of Spirit Chefs must be tested. Have you explained this to your Junior Brother Chen beforehand?"

Ye Ningzhen grinned with pride as she answered, "Of course I’ve explained it, Uncle. Can you not trust me to handle things?

This time, I’ve brought Junior Brother Chen to the Spiritual Culinary Tower to test his Spirit Chef grade, so that later, I can help him find a Spirit Chef master."

Ge Xing nodded, then turned his gaze to the inner hall where Brother Zhang and Brother Liu, the two Spirit Chefs, were arguing, and said:

"Zhang Song and Liu Chang, though both outstanding among Eighth Grade Spirit Chefs with qualifications to be mentors, after today, regardless of who stays, the other must be confined for a period of time.

Even when released from confinement, the young disciples of our Divine Mechanism Sect cannot be under their tutelage."

These words equated to effectively banishing both Zhang and Liu.

Ye Ningzhen was taken aback.

Earlier, she’d heard from Zhou Hou about the root causes of the conflict between the two, and although she was upset, she had not actually considered truly expelling them.

Spirit Chefs are rare, and Zhang and Liu are both exemplary Eighth Grade Spirit Chefs.

They have the potential to advance to Seventh Grade, even Sixth Grade Spirit Chefs!

Precisely because of this, their disputes had intensified to the point of betting their departure from the sect, causing disciples like Zhou Hou to be so anxious.

Ge Xing’s attending disciple hurriedly invited him over.

Unexpectedly, upon arrival, Ge Xing did not immediately stop Zhang and Liu’s dispute but instead leisurely began chatting with Ye Ningzhen and the others.

Ge Xing’s eyes shone with pleasure upon seeing Ye Ningzhen and the others, seemingly disregarding Zhang and Liu altogether.

Ye Ningzhen hesitated, asking, "Uncle Ge, isn’t such a punishment too severe?

Their bet is a bet, but should we really let the loser leave the sect because of it? This is..."

"They must accept the consequences of their gamble," Ge Xing interrupted Ye Ningzhen with a calm demeanor.

His resolute attitude and detached expression made him appear like a completely different person from the benevolent elder he seemed moments ago.

Ye Ningzhen recognized that his mind was made up.

She secretly clenched her teeth, feeling this was indeed necessary.

She was about to say something further when she noticed that between the two stoves, Zhang and Liu had already brought out the True Jade Talismans and completed testing the properties of the two Spiritual Foods.

Liu Chang’s Green Blossom Golden Plum Cake was tested first.

Several lines of text hovered above the True Jade Talisman:

"Divine Soul +4, Qi Blood +3, consumption has an effect of calming and focusing the mind.

Spiritual Food, Eighth Grade, Superior Quality."

Wow—

The disciples observing from the side issued soft exclamations of praise.

Liu Chang’s plate of Green Blossom Golden Plum Cake, when consumed, could directly enhance Divine Soul by 4 points.

It’s worth noting that the difficulty of refining Divine Soul vastly surpasses that of Qi Blood.

Increasing Divine Soul by 4 points in one session—the properties of this Green Blossom Golden Plum Cake actually meet the criteria for Seventh Grade.

In Canglan Immortal City, there is a complete set of evaluation methods for testing food properties.

Ignoring the high-grade ones, just speaking of the Ninth, Eighth, and Seventh Grade Spiritual Foods, the standards are clear.

Primarily, having 1 point in any attribute is enough to qualify as Ninth Grade Spiritual Food.

When any property changes from 1 point to 2 points, that Spiritual Food can advance to Eighth Grade.

If a Spirit Chef can consistently produce more than three types of Eighth Grade Spiritual Food with a success rate above eighty percent, they can advance to an Eighth Grade Spirit Chef.

Of course, this seems simple but is actually quite difficult.

Details need not be elaborated.

Just regarding the inspection of Spiritual Food—

The minimum for Eighth Grade Spiritual Food is to increase a single property’s attributes by 2 points, while the maximum can increase non-single attributes by 3 or 4 points.

Among them, there are two assessment criteria for the High Superior Quality Eighth Grade Spiritual Food.

One is to increase two different attributes by 3 points each.

For instance, if it increases both Qi Blood and Divine Soul, and both reach 3 points or more, it can naturally qualify as Eighth Grade High Superior Quality.

At present, Liu Chang’s Green Blossom Golden Plum Cake not only enhances two attributes simultaneously, but also increases Divine Soul Attribute by 4 points, and Qi Blood by 3 points.

This is truly extraordinary.

A disciple sighed, saying, "Just one point short, if the Qi Blood enhancement of this Green Blossom Golden Plum Cake were also 4 points, it could count as Seventh Grade Spiritual Food.

Seventh Grade Spiritual Food—it’s just one point away."

This sighing disciple felt regret for Liu Chang.

But another disciple said, "Junior Brother Liu is only thirty years old, and this is already extremely remarkable.

Even now, Junior Brother Liu is just a step away from Seventh Grade. How does it matter if he can’t achieve Seventh Grade Spiritual Food today? Surely, it won’t be long before Junior Brother Liu succeeds!"

"But, Junior Brother Liu is competing against Brother Zhang today."

As soon as those words were spoken, the surrounding discussion abruptly halted.

Indeed, Liu Chang was competing against Zhang Song today!

Liu Chang’s Green Blossom Golden Plum Cake was already this impressive; what would Zhang Song’s Spirit Flame Drunken Goose be like?

Soon, the True Jade Talisman was placed above the Spirit Flame Drunken Goose.

A disciple specially invited to judge the competition infused True Yuan into it, and after a few breaths, the test results of the Spirit Flame Drunken Goose instantly appeared:

"Qi Blood +5, Essence +3, consumption refreshes one’s vitality, regular consumption possesses a slight longevity effect.

Spiritual Food, Eighth Grade, High High Superior Quality."

"Whoa!"

The crowd erupted once more into intense discussion.

This time, the conversation was even manyfold more fervent.

People exclaimed, "Who’d have thought there could be a High High Superior Quality Eighth Grade Spiritual Food; this rating is the first I’ve ever seen."

"Oh, what does your first sighting matter? How old are you, how much have you seen?

High High Superior Quality isn’t the issue; the problem is, Brother Zhang’s Spirit Flame Drunken Goose offers Qi Blood +5!

Most importantly, Brother Zhang’s Spirit Flame Drunken Goose can also boost Essence.

Regular consumption has the effect of extending longevity!

How many Eighth Grade Spiritual Foods can achieve longevity?"

Indeed, cultivators in this realm typically have long lifespans.

But that’s mostly a privilege for high-level cultivators; those below Foundation Establishment live two hundred years at best.

Longevity is, for most of the lower-tier disciples, an extremely alluring term.

As the crowd echoed these sentiments, Zhang Song laughed heartily.

He sneered at Liu Chang, saying, "Well, Junior Brother Liu, though both of us are Eighth Grade, there are distinctions even within Eighth Grade.

Today, are you prepared to heed the consequences of your gamble?"

Liu Chang’s face turned deathly pale, his fists clenched tightly, his anger seemed to render him almost speechless.

However, Zhang Song didn’t rush, lamenting loudly:

"Alas, I played poorly this time, my Spirit Flame Drunken Goose failed to directly reach Seventh Grade.

You know, during practice yesterday, this Spirit Flame Drunken Goose had already achieved Seventh Grade standards.

Qi Blood +5, Essence +4.

Miscalculations, alas...but still, it matters not, for we’re fellow sect brothers; if I perform too well today, you’ll be excessively demoralized, hence my restraint.

Do you think Zhang is such a person?

Oh, no, that’s not right. Junior Brother Liu, willing to accept the consequences of the wager, after today, you won’t be part of our Divine Mechanism Sect..."

Before he finished, Liu Chang, whose face had become pale with shame from the ridicule, suddenly began coughing violently from the chest.

...Mistakes, alas...but still, we’re fellow sect brothers; if I perform too well today, you’ll be overly demoralized, so I shall restrain myself.

Do you think Zhang is such a person?

Oh, no, that’s not right. Junior Brother Liu, willing to accept the consequences of the wager, after today, you won’t be part of our Divine Mechanism Sect..."

Before he finished, Liu Chang, whose face had become pale with shame from the ridicule, suddenly began coughing violently from the chest.