The entire venue fell silent. None of the spirit chefs competing, the audience seated on the stage, or the higher-ups of the Spirit Chef Alliance had ever heard of the Qilin Undying Medicine's origins.
Yet Lu Yang had spoken with such certainty that he didn't seem to be making it up.
Could the Qilin Undying Medicine really have come about that way?
If Lu Yang was telling the truth, this would be a major discovery for the worlds of spirit cuisine, alchemy, and archaeology alike!
"Lu Yunyang, you pass," Liu Xing announced. Whatever the Qilin Undying Medicine's true origins, Lu Yang had identified the ingredient.
Lu Yang returned to his seat, the center of attention.
Especially Xie Qi. He had a feeling Lu Yang would be his greatest rival on this trip!
That was all the better. Only a challenging competition could show off his skills!
"Second boss, so that time when Immortal Ying Tian and the others fought Immortal Qilin, there really was a mastermind pulling the strings?"
The Undying Fairy knew the full story behind the Qilin Undying Medicine's origins, but she truly hadn't known what had happened behind the scenes.
Lu Yang sighed. Wasn't the one who'd set them against each other none other than you, Fairy? You sent Ao Ling and Jiang Lianyi a fruit, saying it was for the most beautiful member of the Demon Race.
Of course, that was the sort of thing best kept to himself. There was no need to tell the Fairy.
As a subject, his job was to organize intelligence for his sovereign, sift through information, and relieve her burdens.
"Senior Immortal Ying Tian told me. The four of them used to be as close as brothers. They fought because someone stirred up trouble between them. Even now, they regret