Taotie City is a veritable city in the sky. The straight and spacious streets are polished by floating stones, as smooth as a mirror, and covered with a sea of clouds. Walking through them is like a dream.
At the same time, the Taotie City is also a world-famous food city, gathering delicious food from all over the world. Almost all the time, various ingredients from all over the world are gathered and transported into the city. After being cooked by the city’s talented chefs, they are turned into dishes on the dining table. Dishes with unique flavors.
Nowadays, as the Spiritual Chef Gold List Competition is approaching, this gourmet city is becoming more and more lively, with a huge flow of people. The streets and alleys are almost overcrowded. There are monks from all walks of life who come here to watch the ceremony, and there are first-class spiritual chefs from all over the world.
When Chen Xi and others stepped into the city, it was like walking into another world, with noisy waves rushing towards them.
A variety of alluring fragrances are like fermented clouds, spreading in the air. As soon as you smell it, you will feel refreshed and your index fingers will move.
The streets in the city are very wide, with stalls lined up on both sides. Behind the stalls are chefs who are skillfully cooking delicacies. Most of the pedestrians on the street gather in front of each stall to taste the delicious food and make a burst of noise from time to time. A burst of praise.
"Miaoyunzhai's hot-roasted pork skewers are really outstanding. The meat is charred on the outside and tender on the inside, oily but not greasy. What's rare is that it also has the spiciness of green pepper. Oh, it tastes so good!"
“The taste of Yujintang’s Jiubao Ling Cake is even better. It’s sweet, glutinous and smooth. It has the fresh taste of green apples and the mellow taste of silver Poria. When you bite it in your mouth, it feels like your tongue will melt. "
"Come on, come on, you guys have a taste of Zijiang clear dew wine. Master Mei picked thousands of spiritual things and brewed it himself. It has been sealed in the underground ice cave for hundreds of years. It has not been opened until today. It has a sweet and rich taste. It is known as the 'Three Cups' If you don't take it away from your hands, even the gods will be drunk. It is a rare and precious wine."
There was a lot of noise on the street, with monks in groups of three or three, enjoying delicious food and fine wines in front of stalls, looking leisurely and leisurely.
The bustling scene with delicious food everywhere made Chen Xi dizzy and very interested. What was especially important was that the delicious food in front of the stalls was actually free to sample!
What a grand gesture!
Chen Xi also secretly admired it. You must know that those delicacies are not ordinary goods. Each one is comparable to a panacea, with miraculous effects and high value.
Nowadays, in this gluttonous city, it is actually provided to passers-by for free. Such an average force simply cannot afford it.
"Well, there are so many delicious foods!" Axiu's eyes were shining and she was staring at a bunch of golden and oily barbecue without blinking. A trace of saliva overflowed from the corner of her red lips.
She was dressed in a green skirt, with a graceful figure and a beautiful and delicate appearance. She looked like a foodie at this moment. Not only was she not offensive, but she exuded a charming and cute flavor.
She held Chen Xi's sleeve and shook it: "Let's start eating too, I want to eat for three days and three nights!"
As soon as these words came out, the passersby nearby were stunned and looked at Axiu with strange eyes. It was hard to imagine that such a heroic and ambitious declaration came from a beautiful and lovely girl.
Axiu didn't care, and happily ran to a stall, snapped her fingers, and said crisply: "Brother, bring me ten meat skewers! Yes, you heard it right, not one skewer, but ten skewers!"
"Hey, girl, you have a good appetite." The guy couldn't help but laugh, but he still handed over a handful of meat skewers.
"It's a joke. I don't have a good appetite. Can I eat for three days and three nights?" Axiu raised the corner of her lips, with a look of disdain that disappeared between talking and laughing.
The waiter was stunned and looked at Chen Xi, as if to say, Master, your female companion is too weird, right
Chen Xi held his forehead and was speechless, with black lines all over his head. He stepped forward, grabbed Axiu's hand and walked forward.
"Hey, why are you dragging me?"
"I repeat, I don't say hello!"
"Oh, Chen Xi."
"Girl, can you be normal?"
"Normal? Am I not normal?"
"you… "
"Isn't it?"
In the end, Chen Xi worked hard and finally took Axiu away from this bustling street full of food temptations, and settled in a courtyard with Meng Wei and the others.
"Take a rest. You are not allowed to go out without my permission!" Chen Xi glared at Axiu, gave a stern warning, and turned around to return to his room.
This courtyard is very large, with rockeries, flowing water, pavilions and pavilions. It is specially prepared by Taotie City for the spiritual chefs participating in this spiritual chef gold medal competition. You can move in with the Nine Magic Orders in hand.
Chen Xi returned to the room and began to carefully read a jade slip in his hand.
This jade slip was given by a servant of the Taotie tribe when he moved into this courtyard. The jade slip records the matters and rules related to the Lingchu Golden List Competition.
According to the jade slip, this spiritual chef gold list competition will involve 3,000 spiritual chefs from all over the Xuanhuan region. Each spiritual chef's level is around Qiye.
The rules of the competition are also very simple. It is divided into three rounds. In the first round of the preliminary test, the spiritual chef only needs to cook a dish, hand it to the corresponding servant, and deliver it to the Taotie Palace. At that time, the great spiritual chef of the Taotie clan, They will taste them one by one and select one hundred spiritual chefs to advance.
In the second round of re-examination, the one hundred selected spiritual chefs will be invited to the Taotie Palace to cook different dishes according to different topics. The ten best ones will be retained, and the others will be eliminated. .
The third round is the final test. At that time, the Taotie Clan's sacred weapon, the Nine Wonders Immortal Pot, will also appear in the Taotie Palace, and together with the other three Taotie Clan elders, the top three candidates will be selected.
The rewards for this Lingchu Gold Ranking Competition are also extremely generous. For the top three, not only can everyone receive a ray of Golden Flame, but they can also receive a gift from the Nine Wonders Immortal Pot.
Golden Flame Fire is a kind of divine fire between heaven and earth. It is extremely rare. Only the Taotie clan has a source of fire, and it is almost impossible to find it elsewhere.
This kind of divine fire can not only refine elixirs and weapons, but also has a miraculous effect on the food cooked by spiritual chefs. It can be said that this kind of divine fire is definitely the treasure that every spiritual chef dreams of.
And the gift of Jiu Miao Immortal Pot is even more extraordinary. You must know that this is an immortal artifact that has been handed down from ancient times to the present. The artifact in it has been flexible for countless thousands of years. Its status and status are so noble that even the gods can see it. It, I'm afraid, has to be polite!
How can such a gift from an old antique be compared to anything else
Of course, in addition to the top three spiritual chefs, the top ten and top hundred can also receive rewards. However, the value of the reward items is far less than that of the top three.
"Golden Yanhuo, isn't this the kind of divine fire needed to refine the Five Fires and Seven Spirits Fan?" Chen Xi was surprised. He didn't expect that among the rewards from the Taotie clan, there would be such a treasure, which made him a little a little bit confused. expect.
"In three days, the Spiritual Chef Gold List Competition will begin. Well, it seems that I should prepare well." Chen Xi pondered, and the contents of the "Vientiane Ingredients Atlas" clearly appeared in his mind.
This classic was the first classic about spiritual chefs that Old Man Ma gave him when he was in Songyan City. It recorded tens of thousands of spiritual herbs, fruits and vegetables, grains, demonic birds, beasts, etc. that could be used to make ingredients. Wait, it can be said to be all-encompassing and all-encompassing.
It was precisely with the foundation laid by this classic that Chen Xi's mastery of cooking skills improved unknowingly, reaching a level that even Master Yong was amazed by.
Soon, Chen Xi had a plan in mind and got up to go out, intending to buy some ingredients on the street.
But before leaving, he took a special look at Axiu and saw that this unconventional girl was having fun with Xiao Cen and the others. He immediately felt relieved. After explaining to Meng Wei, he turned and left.
…
As a "city of gourmet food" recognized by the spiritual community, Taotie City naturally has no shortage of various ingredients. On the contrary, the abundance of ingredients and the complete range of items here are definitely second to none.
However, after all, Chen Xi had just arrived and was very unfamiliar with Taotie City, so as soon as he went out, he hired a local resident to be his guide.
The guide is a kind-faced middle-aged man named Taoge who is very talkative.
As the Golden List of Spiritual Chefs is about to begin, monks from all over the world are coming here. In order to facilitate these first-time guests and make some money, many local residents have acted as guides, and Taoge is one of them. .
"Young master, look, that is the spirit fire pool that is being built. By then, this pool will be filled with thousands of kinds of spirit fires that our Taotie clan has collected from all over the world, all for cooking."
Tao Ge was an extremely enthusiastic guide, and Chen Xi gave him a large reward, which made him work even harder, talking all the way, quoting classics, and reciting countless treasures.
At this time, he pointed to the distance with a proud look on his face, where there was a huge pool covering an area of a thousand acres. It was made of the finest black soul jade. It was solemn, restrained, and majestic.
Some weapon refiners and talisman masters were busy around the spirit fire pool, seizing the time to build, which looked very lively.
"After this Spiritual Fire Pond, you will reach the Wanhua Market. It is the largest gathering place for food in my Taotie City. There are all kinds of food that are born to fly, crawl on the ground, swim in the water... There are all kinds of food, and they are quite popular in the world of cultivation. Famous.”
Tao Ge pointed to the distance and was about to take Chen Xi there. At this moment, there was a commotion on the street.
A huge team walked arrogantly in the middle of the street, all riding white jade dragon elephants that were three feet high, like small hills, and covered with scales as thick as shields.
Their steps were extremely heavy, and each step caused the ground to tremble. The entire team roared and crushed with an astonishing momentum.
Sitting on the white jade dragon elephant at the front of the team was a burly young man with an extremely strong physique, a rugged face, and cold eyes like lightning, exuding a formidable aura.
"Hey! It's actually Young Master Tao Kun!"
Tao Ge was startled, and then a look of fanatical reverence appeared in his eyes, "Young Master, that is the genius and strongman of my Taotie clan - Tao Kun. He has been worshiped by Tianyan Dao Sect, one of the top ten immortal sects, since he was a child. Deeply respected by many clan elders!”
(End of chapter)