Ye Feng stood in front of the casserole, reached out and pinched the small handle of the casserole, and immediately a dazzling golden light was released from the casserole.

The golden light was so dazzling that all the kitchen helpers unconsciously squinted, except for Ye Feng, who was largely unaffected.

Along with the golden light, a fragrant aroma was released, an exquisite scent that rivaled even Buddha Jumps Over the Wall.

Looking into the casserole, the ingredients from before had been stewed until they were practically mushy, floating and sinking in the slightly viscous broth. These were basically scraps, since Ye Feng didn't need them for his abalone sauce hot pot.

Ye Feng took out a large bowl, covered it with a layer of gauze, poured the cooked abalone sauce onto the gauze, and then lifted the gauze up, allowing the pure golden abalone sauce broth to leak into the bowl through the small holes in the gauze.

Ye Feng had already prepared the ingredients, including sea cucumber, abalone, fish maw, fish bladder, shrimp, dried scallops, conch, goose feet, cuttlefish balls, king oyster mushrooms, shrimp cakes, and dried shiitake mushrooms, while controlling the fire with cassia seeds.

Pour the golden abalone sauce into the pot, then add the ingredients one by one to simmer for a while. After that, take the ingredients out and arrange them on a plate. Add sugar, salt, and dark soy sauce to the remaining abalone sauce and reduce it over high heat. Then, take a spoon and sprinkle the abalone sauce over the simmered ingredients.

After the last drop of abalone sauce fell onto the ingredients, an extremely powerful golden light burst out from the bowl. Ye Feng paid no attention to the bright light, but instead carefully stared at the properties of the abalone sauce dish.

[Abalone Sauce Hot Pot, Rated 7.5 stars. Made primarily with ten dried abalone from the North Sea, complemented by a broth made from various perfectly balanced ingredients, this dish boasts a golden color, an exceptionally delicious flavor, and a perfectly tender texture, making it a true delicacy.]

[Effects: After consumption, it can store a 6-hour state of enlightenment; powerful body shaping and beautifying effects, allowing you to freely increase the size of one part of your body by up to 3 centimeters, and improve the perfection of your facial features by 15%; any injuries sustained within three days will be instantly healed without leaving any scars; strength attribute increased by 35%; 15 strands of a certain mysterious power are removed.]

Even Ye Feng, upon seeing these attributes, wanted to exclaim, "Wow!"

With the improvement in the quality of the ingredients and his own strength, the effect of his abalone sauce hot pot has completely surpassed that of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall. If he were to use those sacred beasts as ingredients, if he were to use all his strength to make it, and if he were to add the blessing of heaven and earth... Ye Feng felt that his abalone sauce hot pot would probably become the first dish to exceed the 8-star rating.

He originally thought that his culinary skills were limited to a 9-star rating, since the highest-rated ingredient in his Three Thousand Worlds Ingredient Encyclopedia was only 9 stars. But now he felt that 9 stars was definitely not the limit of his culinary skills, since the highest grade among his ingredients was only 5.5 stars.

The highest level of existence is found only in the Immortal Realm, and I currently have no plans to go there.

If this food were rated 8 stars, then the effect... Ye Feng couldn't help but fantasize about the effects of his food.

...

If someone were to look up at the sky right now, they would surely be so frightened that they would faint.

After all, anyone who suddenly looks up and sees a big head peering around in the sky would be startled.

The Boundless Immortal Emperor poked his head out of the void rift, staring intently at the kitchen of the small mountain retreat. The intense golden light he had just witnessed almost made him think that a divine product had been born.

"Madam, didn't that golden light just now resemble the sound of a seventh-grade immortal treasure being born?"

Qi Shuqi poked her head out from behind the Boundless Immortal Emperor's head, looking in the direction of the small pavilion on the mountaintop and sighing, "I don't know if it's a 7th grade immortal treasure, but I can smell this aroma even in this void. Don't laugh at me, my mouth is about to water."

Upon hearing his wife's words, the Boundless Immortal Emperor recalled Ye Feng's teachings. He then moved his lips, sniffed, and turned his head to ask, "Is that what you mean?"

"Pfft... Hahahaha..."

Seeing the appearance of the Boundless Immortal Emperor, Qi Shuqi couldn't help but burst into laughter, clutching her stomach. Following her gaze, she saw that the Boundless Immortal Emperor had a glistening drool hanging from the corner of his mouth, and he had to slurp it up from time to time to keep it from falling.

Qi Shuqi was just using an analogy, but she didn't expect that her usually serious husband would start drooling so shamefully. The stark contrast made her burst out laughing.

Seeing his wife smiling so happily, the Boundless Immortal Emperor was overjoyed. He couldn't help but admire her again, saying, "This kid may be young and not even have a Dao partner, but his methods of coaxing people are incredibly effective. He said that maintaining a good mindset and mood between husband and wife helps increase the success rate of conceiving. It seems I'll have to use his methods whenever I have the chance."

"Slurp..."

Lost in thought, the Boundless Immortal Emperor subconsciously licked his lips, only to be surprised to find that no matter how hard he sucked, he couldn't draw that wisp of glistening saliva into his mouth. Alarmed, he immediately increased the force of his sucking, but the saliva only seemed to increase with each bite…

"Pfft... Hahahaha..."

Qi Shuqi initially thought her husband was just teasing her. In fact, she could tell he was doing it on purpose. Her laughter at the time only amplified her happiness. But when she turned around again, she realized her husband was actually talking non-stop. This time, she could tell it was definitely not an act! This made her completely lose her smile.

The Boundless Immortal Emperor blushed and hurriedly raised his head, saying in a muffled voice, "I was just teasing you, I did it on purpose!"

Qi Shuqi was already laughing so hard she could hardly breathe. Hearing her husband's forced excuses, her laughter, which had just subsided, suddenly returned, making her laugh so hard she was rolling around in the air.

Ye Feng, who was in the kitchen, suddenly looked up, a faint smile playing on his lips. He clapped his hands and said, "Alright, let's serve the guests. Don't keep them waiting."

...

The wait has been incredibly long; it's been so long it feels like an eternity.

It's not that Ye Feng wasted a lot of time; with time acceleration enabled, only about ten minutes had passed outside. The feeling of waiting longer was entirely due to the golden light and the continuous, rich aroma.

"My goodness, what is this main dish today? I feel like the aroma of this dish has completely surpassed that of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall?"

"Damn it... Luckily I learned my lesson and didn't order it myself this time. If I had missed this dish because of what I ordered, it would have been a complete disaster... Huh? Why do you look so pale?"

"There's nothing I can do, I'm hopeless..."

"Damn it, you actually ordered a custom-made dish? Didn't you learn your lesson from last time?"

"...I ordered a sweet and sour pork dish that supposedly gave me a three-hour enlightenment, and who knew the random dishes would be this amazing every time! Forget about the skin of the duck, I'm completely green with envy right now!"