Upon hearing Song Chen say that there was a problem with his dantian, Zhao Ziyi's expression turned serious.
"You sit down and meditate first, I'll take a look."
The two sat cross-legged, palms facing each other.
Zhao Ziyi's spiritual energy entered Song Chen's meridians without any hindrance, circulated through one major cycle, and then entered his dantian.
In a normal person's dantian, there is a white vortex of energy, and above the vortex is a golden elixir.
However, things were different within Song Chen's dantian.
The golden pill had turned gray at the bottom.
The color at the bottom of the dantian was already close to dark black.
Zhao Ziyi immediately thought of the bottom of the pot.
Could this golden elixir have been stained black and gray by inhaling cooking fumes?
Zhao Ziyi silently withdrew his spiritual energy and stood up.
Song Chen scratched his head and asked in confusion:
"What's wrong with me? Did I get fumes from cooking oil?"
But I didn't burn firewood; I used Linglong Purple.
Zhao Ziyi shook his head heavily:
"It seems our restaurant may have to close down."
"If you cook too much, it will affect your Golden Core stage, and how will you advance to the Nascent Soul stage later?"
In the distance, the Heavenly Fox Ancestor, still sitting at his post licking the pot and pan, twitched his ears.
"The restaurant is closing? No way! I just had a meal there, how can it close down like this?"
The Celestial Fox Ancestor put down the pot and pan and suddenly stood up.
Two enormous claws slammed down on the third-floor railing, yet the force of the claws was effortless, without damaging the railing.
The enormous head of the Celestial Fox Ancestor gazed at Zhao Ziyi from afar, his eyes filled with questioning.
The Celestial Fox Ancestor glared at Zhao Ziyi, then looked at Song Chen with a fawning expression.
"What's wrong with the head chef? Perhaps I can help you solve it."
Don't listen to Boss Zhao's nonsense, the restaurant can't be closed!
Song Chen stretched out his arm and sighed:
"I cooked too much food just now, and the Jin Dan was affected by the fumes and changed color."
"It changed color from the smoke?" The Heavenly Fox Ancestor twitched his ears, and his body quickly shrank to about three meters.
Its paw rested on Song Chen's arm, as if to remind him:
"Relax your mind and let me take a look."
Song Chen took a deep breath and tried to relax, but he just couldn't get the Heavenly Fox Ancestor's spiritual energy in.
The Celestial Fox Ancestor rolled his eyes. "You're quite cautious. Let me investigate with the Star Pivot Mirror."
The gray fog gradually gathered.
The Star Pivot Mirror appeared in mid-air on the third floor.
Once the fog stabilized, the image became clear.
A gray-black golden pill floated above the white vortex.
Song Chen nodded:
“Ancestor, this is what the golden core in my body looks like.”
"Did it get smoky?" The Celestial Fox Ancestor was surprised and blurted out a joke.
But then, as if he had just realized something, the fox's face became serious: "No, it wasn't from the smoke."
The Celestial Fox Ancestor looked at Song Chen again, examining Song Chen and Zhao Ziyi from head to toe.
"Tsk tsk tsk!" Old Ancestor Tianhu chuckled.
“I used to think that the food I ate was good for me.”
Now I finally know what's in the food!
Zhao Ziyi put his hands on his hips and said defiantly:
"Old man, don't accuse us! We didn't put any drugs in the food!"
Upon hearing this, the Celestial Fox Ancestor became anxious:
“You’re the old man. I’m in my prime, young and vibrant. How can I be an old man?”
Don't interrupt, let me finish.
The Celestial Fox Ancestor rolled his eyes and asked directly:
"Song Chen, are you a furnace physique?"
Song Chen was stunned for a few seconds before he realized what was happening:
"Yes, I have the 'furnace cauldron' constitution."
However, Ziyi and I have already become Daoist partners, and my "furnace body" constitution has collapsed on its own; I'm fine now.
The term "furnace physique" was something Song Chen hadn't heard in a long time, and now that it was being brought up again, his expression became somewhat solemn.
The Celestial Fox Ancestor marveled:
"It's just that I'm knowledgeable and experienced, and I immediately saw through your trick."
You are a cultivator with eight spiritual roots, possessing all the necessary spiritual roots and abundant spiritual energy within your body.
After being burned by intense fire, the body becomes a chaotic entity.
And since you have the constitution of a furnace, the food you make benefits others and carries with it a chaotic energy.
"I knew it! The reason I couldn't stop thinking about your cooking was because of the chaotic energy!"
The Celestial Fox Ancestor licked his hairy lips with relish; the chaotic energy was truly delicious!
Zhao Ziyi was also taken aback when he heard this. Chaotic Qi? That sounds incredibly powerful!
However, Zhao Ziyi was also a little worried, "Ancestor, if Song Chen cooks for others, won't that damage his own essence?"
The Celestial Fox Ancestor shook his head:
"How could that be! His furnace-cauldron physique has collapsed on its own."
The chaotic energy carried in the food was something he couldn't absorb and that dissipated.
"Look at his golden core, how despicable! He absorbed so much chaotic energy just from cooking one meal!"
Zhao Ziyi was quite pleased and grinned as he asked, "Is the change in color of the golden core a good thing?"
"certainly!"
Zhao Ziyi and Song Chen exchanged a smile, feeling both relieved and pleased.
The Celestial Fox Ancestor chuckled:
"You are his Daoist partner, so don't worry, you will also have chaotic energy within you."
Zhao Ziyi blushed, feeling rather uncomfortable.
"Huh!" The Celestial Fox Ancestor exclaimed in surprise, his gaze sweeping back and forth between the two of them. "You two haven't formed a bond yet? Chef, is it because you're not up to the task?"
Why bring up something you shouldn't talk about!
Song Chen's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.
"The restaurant is closed today, please return home, sir."
Song Chen and Zhao Ziyi worked together to push the Celestial Fox Ancestor outside the restaurant.
The Celestial Fox Ancestor was still struggling and shouting.
"Chef, please prepare some nourishing food to help me recover! Remember, I'll eat last!"
Song Chen's hand trembled, and he pulled off a handful of fox fur.
After closing the restaurant door, Song Chen, his face ashen, slammed down on a chair on the first floor.
Zhao Ziyi comforted him, "Alright, it's normal for the Ancestor to have doubts because he doesn't know about our predicament. Anyway, we're already at the Golden Core stage, not far from the Nascent Soul stage."
Song Chen blushed. He was really asking for trouble; his Daoist partner had to comfort him because of this.
His expression softened considerably, and he changed the subject.
"Let's think about how to price the food!"
Zhao Ziyi's eyes lit up when money was mentioned.
Forget about what just happened right away.
Back in the Tianyan Continent, he was always confident wherever he went with Song Chen because he had plenty of money.
Now that he has just arrived on the True Treasure Continent, gold and silver are useless, and the currency has become spirit stones. Because he has no money, he doesn't have much confidence.
"Yes, we should think about pricing. We priced it too low before."
Now that we know there's something fishy about the food, it's time to raise the prices.
Zhao Ziyi took out the prepared menu.
After looking left and right, they finally added two zeros to the price of the dishes.
Song Chen stared in astonishment, his mouth agape.
"This is too expensive! A single dish costs at least 800 spirit stones?"
Zhao Ziyi nodded:
"That's right! Scarcity increases value!"
In this True Treasure Continent, only you, a cook, can create Chaos Qi.
Our final price is 800 spirit stones per box of vegetables!
But this is just an ordinary dish.
If someone obtains high-grade spirit beast meat or high-grade spirit plants and comes to you to order a banquet, the price will increase fivefold!
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