Spirit Chef Yan Siyi

Early the next morning.

Ling Pengyun found a maid from the Spirit Talisman Residence and asked her to lead the way, thus leaving the Spirit Talisman Residence.

After wandering around the Hundred Spirits Sect, one eventually arrives at the outside of a magnificent palace, behind which is shrouded a large expanse of mist that can obscure the view of others.

Even Ling Pengyun, who had Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment level, found it difficult to use his Divine Sense to probe the situation within that vast expanse of clouds and mist.

Above the main gate of that magnificent hall hangs a plaque with the three large characters "Spirit Plant Hall" written on it.

"Senior Ling, this is the Spirit Plant Hall."

"As for the large cloud behind the Spirit Plant Hall, it is a Third Rank Low Grade Illusion Array array, specifically designed to protect the Spirit Plant Garden of my Hundred Spirits Sect. Without using the special token of my sect's Spirit Plant Hall, even Foundation Establishment Completion cultivator would find it difficult to break through that cloud and enter the Spirit Plant Garden on their own."

"And within that Spirit Plant Garden, there are dozens of Spirit Vein that our sect's Golden Core experts have specifically drawn to the Spirit Plant Garden using array formations."

"It is precisely because of those dozens of Spirit Vein that the number of Spirit Field in the Spirit Plant Garden is as high as a thousand."

"The Spirit Plant grown in the Spirit Plant Garden are all taken care of by the spiritual plant Spirit Planter Spirit Plant Hall."

The maid who was leading the way noticed that Ling Pengyun Ling Pengyun looking at the vast expanse of clouds with a puzzled expression, so she took the initiative to explain it to Ling Pengyun.

Upon hearing this, Ling Pengyun's doubts dissipated.

Adhering to his Qi Training Stage of conduct, Ling Pengyun took out a First Rank Middle Grade Yellow Sprout Pill that he had left over from his Storage Bag, handed it to the maid who had led the way, and sent her away.

There are no guards outside the Spirit Plant Hall, and people can come and go as they please.

Ling Pengyun then stepped into the Spirit Plant Hall, walked to the counter, and approached a Qi Refining cultivator from the Hundred Spirits Sect who was working there. He told him that he wanted to find Yan Cang, the head of the Spirit Plant Hall.

"Senior, Hall Master Yan is very busy with official duties. Have you and Hall Master Yan reached an agreement? If not, it will be difficult for me to find Hall Master Yan." The Qi Refining servant said respectfully when he saw Ling Pengyun exuding the pressure of Foundation Establishment.

Ling Pengyun understood upon hearing this.

He patted the Storage Bag at his Storage Bag, took out a token engraved with the character "Yan", and handed it to the servant.

This token was given to Ling Pengyun by Yan Cang several years ago when he attended his nephew Wu Hong's Hundred Days Banquet.

The servant took the token from Ling Pengyun and examined it carefully.

When he realized that the token carried Yan Cang's aura, he was greatly alarmed.

The servant's expression became even more respectful. After handing the token back to Ling Pengyun, he replied.

"Senior, Hall Master Yan is currently tending to the Spirit Plant in the Spirit Plant Zone. Although you know Hall Master, our Hundred Spirits Sect has rules that no one Non-Self Spirit Plant Hall member may enter the Spirit Plant Garden at will, so as to prevent evil people from harming the Spirit Plant planted by our Hundred Spirits Sect."

"I will now send out Communication Talisman to notify the Hall Master to come out of the garden. Senior, please wait here for a while longer."

After saying that, the man took out a Communication Talisman from his Storage Bag and sent it out.

Seeing this, Ling Pengyun nodded slightly and stood quietly to the side.

We waited for about a hundred breaths.

Yan Cang, the head of the Spirit Plant Hall, transformed into a gentle breeze and quickly entered the Spirit Plant Hall from the outside. He came to Ling Pengyun's side and said with a smile.

"Young friend Ling, we've finally been waiting for you."

"Hmm, young friend, you've advanced from the second level of Foundation Establishment to the Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment in just a few years. It seems you've had quite a few fortuitous opportunity in the past few years."

"Senior Yan, you flatter me. I am able to reach such a level because my Natal Spirit Plant into my Foundation Establishment, which has given me a lot of spiritual energy in return," Ling Pengyun explained.

"Given your expertise in Spirit Plant, and the fact that your Natal Spirit Plant has reached the Foundation Establishment, it seems that your Spirit Plant cultivation has also reached the second tier."

"Congratulations, young friend! Perhaps with your second-tier Spirit Planter skills, you will be able to improve another type of Spirit Rice soon," Yan Cang said with a smile.

"Improving the Spirit Rice requires fortuitous opportunity. If the fortuitous opportunity is not right, it will be difficult to make improvements," Ling Pengyun said helplessly.

"That makes sense. Back then, I improved the Yan Cang Spirit Rice into a superior Spirit Rice variety. But now, decades or even nearly a hundred years later, I'm still stuck in improving Spirit Rice. I've only managed to improve two kinds of Fine Grade Spirit Rice varieties that aren't of much help to me."

"I only have about ten years left to live. I'm afraid my achievements in improving Spirit Rice in this lifetime will be limited to this." Yan Cang was deeply moved after hearing this and sighed.

Ling Pengyun had Dao Discussion with Yan Cang for several days several years ago, and thus knew a bit about Yan Cang's character, understanding that he was not the kind of person who liked to show off.

At this moment, Ling Pengyun could also see that Yan Cang's sigh was a genuine feeling.

Ling Pengyun couldn't help but feel a little envious of Yan Cang's talent in improving Spirit Plant.

In his entire life, he only improved that First Rank Low Grade- Fine Grade Autumn Cloud Spirit Rice, which is completely incomparable to Yan Cang's achievements in improving Spirit Rice.

"Senior, you're too kind. You're still in good health, and the Hundred Spirits Sect has many spiritual objects, including quite a few that can enhance lifespan. You have every opportunity to go further in improving Spirit Rice," Ling Pengyun comforted him.

Upon hearing this, Yan Cang realized his lapse in composure, regained his composure, and asked a question.

"Young friend Ling, have you come here today to Dao Discussion with me?"

"Indeed, I wonder if you could offer some further guidance, senior?" Ling Pengyun said with a smile.

Several years ago, his Dao Discussion with Yan Cang, a Second Rank High Grade Spirit Planter, greatly benefited him in the field of Spirit Plant.

Besides the blind date, another reason he came to the Hundred Spirits Sect was to find Yan Cang and learn from him again.

"You're too kind, young friend. There's no need for guidance; it's just an exchange of ideas. I've been looking forward to Dao Discussion philosophy with you again these past few years."

"This Spirit Plant Hall is a place where people come and go, not a good place for idle chatter. You Non-Self Hundred Spirits Sect, and it is difficult for you to come up to the quiet room of the Spirit Plant Hall with me. Young friend, let's go to my private residence." Yan Cang said with a hint of joy.

Although Yan Cang's Spirit Plant are of a high grade, he is still far superior to Ling Pengyun in the field of Spirit Plant. However, Ling Pengyun is one of the few Spirit Plant geniuses in the Hundred Spirits Sect territory who has improved Fine Grade Spirit Rice.

Being able to Dao Discussion with such a genius will be of some help to Yan Cang in improving the path of Spirit Rice in the future.

Yan Cang went ahead and led Ling Pengyun out of the Spirit Plant Hall. After walking along the path for about half an incense stick's time, the two finally entered a large courtyard.

This compound is extremely large, and within it lies a full four acres of First-Tier Superior-Grade Spirit Field.

Behind the Spirit Field is a three-story Bamboo House, and behind the Bamboo House is a backyard.

However, the four acres of Spirit Field in the front yard were not planted with spirit medicine, but with four kinds of spiritual vegetables Azure Jade Cabbage, White Jade radish, Purple Spirit Eggplant, and Fragrant Glutinous Corn.

Seeing this, Ling Pengyun couldn't help but show a hint of envy and mutter to himself.

"It's a pity that the Lineage doesn't have many Spirit Field. We need to grow Jade Series Spirit Rice and spirit spirit medicine that can be used to refine pills. We also don't have any Spirit Chef to inherit our skills. Otherwise, if we could grow a few acres of spirit vegetables and have Spirit Chef cook them, we would be in for a treat."

Although the value of spiritual vegetables is similar to that of spirit medicine of the same grade, spirit medicine can be refined into spirit medicine, while spiritual vegetables need to be cooked into Spirit Cuisine by Spirit Chef in order to maximize the benefits of spiritual vegetables.

The Ling Clan clan has a weak foundation, having been established for only two hundred years, and has not yet collected the rare Spirit Chef inheritance.

Spiritual ingredients, when cooked by Spirit Chef, produce Spirit Cuisine that is far more effective than pills of the same grade. It is comparable to Heaven and Earth Spiritual Water of the same grade and is an excellent choice for improving one's cultivation.

However, due to the rarity of Spirit Chef inheritance, Spirit Cuisine in major restaurants on the market is generally extremely expensive. Even Ling Pengyun has never eaten Spirit Cuisine many times in his life.

Just as Ling Pengyun came to his senses, he smelled a rather rich aroma of food, which also carried a hint of Spiritual Qi.

"The fragrance of Spirit Cuisine!" Ling Pengyun exclaimed, slightly shocked.

Upon hearing this, Yan Cang nodded slightly and said with a smile.

"It is indeed the fragrance of Spirit Cuisine. It seems that you are a discerning person. It is mealtime now, and you are my honored guest. Please join me for a simple meal, and we can Dao Discussion together."

Before Ling Pengyun could respond, Yan Cang took the lead, bypassing the three-story Bamboo House in the courtyard and heading towards the backyard.

"Senior Yan certainly has a good life. Foundation Establishment Cultivator can already Grain Avoidance, yet he still enjoys such pleasures." Ling Pengyun looked at Yan Cang's back with a hint of envy and muttered to himself.

Since Yan Cang had taken the initiative to invite him, he naturally had no reason to refuse.

He followed Yan Cang's steps and walked towards the backyard.

Just as Ling Pengyun stepped into the backyard, he saw a beautiful young female cultivator dressed in the Hundred Spirits Sect Daoist robe standing in front of the kitchen stove on the first floor of the Bamboo House building. She was using Foundation Establishment Spiritual Fire and a special Secret Method to cook a pot of Azure Jade Cabbage on a first-order spirit iron pot forged from spirit iron.

Upon observing the female cultivator's unique technique, Ling Pengyun's eyes flickered.

"Foundation Establishment Realm Spirit Chef. Judging from this female cultivator's skills, she must have quite a deep understanding of Spirit Chef."

The next moment, the female cultivator in the Bamboo House kitchen also noticed Ling Pengyun, who had been watching her. She glanced at Ling Pengyun and sized him up.

Seeing that Ling Pengyun's face was unfamiliar and he had never seen him before, and that the Daoist robe he was wearing resembled those of other Lineage outside the Ling Pengyun community, with some special patterns embroidered with profound meaning.

In addition, the aura emanating from Ling Pengyun was strong enough to reach the Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment, and his vitality was not weak, which made the young female cultivator secretly puzzled.

"This person Non-Self Hundred Spirits Sect, yet he has already reached the Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment at such a young age. That is quite rare."

"Grandfather rarely brings people back for meals, so it seems this person has some connection with Grandfather."

Because she was cooking Spirit Cuisine, the female cultivator did not lose focus for long. She quickly turned around, stopped looking around, and continued to concentrate on cooking the food in the pot.

Ling Pengyun, having been jolted back to his senses by the female cultivator's glance, sat down with Yan Cang at a dining table in the backyard, where two dishes and a soup were laid out.

"Young friend Ling, there aren't many dishes, I hope you won't find them lacking," Yan Cang said.

"Senior, you are joking. If I am not mistaken, the dishes and spiritual soup on this table are all made from First-Tier Superior-Grade First-Tier Superior-Grade Spirit Cuisine, and cooked by the fairy in the Bamboo House house kitchen.

"If these two dishes and one soup were placed in a major restaurant outside, they would probably be worth more than a hundred Spirit Stone."

"This meal is already quite luxurious. I am grateful to you, senior, for giving me such a treat. How could I possibly complain?" Ling Pengyun said.

"Young friend, you have a sweet tongue. I'm waiting for my granddaughter to finish cooking the last dish, making it three dishes and a soup, before we eat. What do you think?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Cang smiled, clearly having benefited greatly from Ling Pengyun's words.

When Ling Pengyun heard Yan Cang say that the fairy cooking in the kitchen was Yan Cang's granddaughter, his expression changed slightly.

"The Senior Yan lineage is indeed full of talented people. Judging from the skill of his granddaughter in cooking Spirit Cuisine, her future achievements will probably be quite remarkable."

He thought that Yan Cang had specially hired them to cook Spirit Cuisine for him.

After all, given Yan Cang's status as the head of the Spirit Plant Hall of the Hundred Spirits Sect, and being considered the highest-level cultivator below the Golden Core True Person in the Hundred Spirits Sect, it's not surprising that he would hire a spirit chef to prepare spirit food.

Ling Pengyun said, his thoughts returning to their source.

"That's natural; you have to wait for the cook to prepare your meal."

Yan Cang largely agreed with this statement, and found Ling Pengyun even more pleasing to the eye.

The two chatted for a bit, and then Yan Cang's granddaughter, who was cooking Spirit Cuisine in the kitchen, finished cooking the last dish and carried the last dish, the Azure Jade Cabbage, out of the kitchen.

"Grandfather, who is this fellow Daoist?" After placing the last dish of Azure Jade Cabbage on the dining table in the backyard, Yan Cang's granddaughter looked at Ling Pengyun and asked.

"I forgot to introduce you. The man next to me is Ling Pengyun, the Supreme Elder of the Lingxiao Ling Clan Huai River County, Jing Province, which is part of my Hundred Spirits Sect."

"About ten years ago, this young friend Ling improved a Fine Grade Spirit Rice, which became famous throughout the Hundred Spirits Sect. He was undoubtedly a rising star in the Spirit Plant world of the Hundred Spirits Sect."

"I brought my young friend Ling home this time because I intend to Dao Discussion with him."

After introducing Ling Pengyun to the young female cultivator, Yan Cang gave Ling Pengyun a brief introduction.

"Young friend Ling, this is my granddaughter named Yan Siyi. Although she did not inherit my expertise in Spirit Plant, she is a Spirit Chef. Her skills differ somewhat from mine, as she uses spiritual vegetables grown by us Spirit Plant Spirit Planter."

"Fairy Yan, my apologies for my disrespect," Ling Pengyun said, bowing.

After hearing Ling Pengyun's introduction, Yan Siyi thought more highly of Ling Pengyun. "No wonder my reclusive Grandfather brought this person home."

Then, she smiled and politely cupped her hands in greeting. "So it's Ling Daoyou Daoist Ling. I've heard my Grandfather mention your name quite often before."

"Please don't tease me, fairy." Ling Pengyun didn't take the matter too seriously and simply said it with a smile.

Yan Cang, who was standing to the side, also tried to smooth things over and spoke up.

"Alright, Si Yi, please sit down. Don't stand."

Yan Siyi nodded slightly and sat down at the dining table.

This minor incident did not affect the casual conversation between Ling Pengyun and Yan Cang.

As the only female cultivator at the dinner table, and since Ling Pengyun and Yan Siyi were chatting about Spirit Plant, which she didn't understand, she listened quietly from the side.

The meal was quickly finished, and Yan Cang and Ling Pengyun then went into a quiet room in the Bamboo House in the courtyard to exchange their experiences on Spirit Plant and improving Spirit Rice.

Yan Siyi then cleaned up the mess at the dinner table.

It took Ling Pengyun and Yan Cang more than ten days to finally conclude their Dao Discussion.

Quiet room.

"Senior, I have benefited greatly from this Dao Discussion. If I am able to improve upon this Spirit Rice in the future, I will definitely express my gratitude." Ling Pengyun said to Yan Cang, who was sitting cross-legged in front of him.

"There's no need for that. I've also gained some insights into improving the Spirit Rice from our Dao Discussion."

"Then this Dao Discussion will conclude here. I should return to the Spirit Plant Hall Spirit Plant Zone to tend to the high-level Spirit Plant there. Otherwise, if I linger too long, the sect may hold me accountable."

Yan Cang was quite satisfied with what Ling Pengyun said and smiled as he commented.

Seeing that Yan Cang was about to leave, Ling Pengyun hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"Senior Yan, besides Dao Discussion, I have another request to make of you."

Yan Cang frowned slightly upon hearing this.

If an ordinary person were to ask him for help, he would definitely ignore them and leave immediately.

Ling Pengyun, despite his young age, has improved a Fine Grade type of Spirit Rice, making him a true genius in the field of Spirit Plant.

He also greatly admired Ling Pengyun.

In addition, Ling Pengyun is the cousin of Wu Tian's wife, one of the three Golden Spirit Talisman True Person Golden Core True Person of the Hundred Spirits Sect. It wouldn't be bad for Ling Pengyun to owe a favor.

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