The Southern Continent had two sanctuaries like this, one in the east and one in the west. The surviving "humans" had gathered in them for a final stand, so the prodigies from every continent split into two teams. Chen Shu's team consisted of him and many members of the Silly Goose Group, while Zhang Suannai joined the other humans and monsters.
Zhang Suannai was not happy with that arrangement.
Believe it or not—
Otherworld Power had seeped so deeply into the southern Southern Continent that every flower, blade of grass, and tree had been corrupted. After the Tribulation Buddha and the Reed God suppressed it once more, the Otherworld Power in the air returned to its previous level. The group could just withstand the power in the air, but they could not casually eat anything here. Convinced that, as High Tier cultivators, they would not starve to death without food, they had somehow gone the entire six months before Chen Shu and Ning Qing arrived without requesting food supplies from the outside world. By then, they had grown used to hunger and had practically given up eating.
Then, over the New Year, Chen Shu had openly requested a drone delivery of ingredients. He opened the door to a new world for them and, with the sheer quality of his cooking, reawakened the appetite etched into their genes.
Even so, the outside world delivered only convenience foods. No matter how tasty they were, they could not quite compare with a chef's freshly made meals.
Chen Shu = chef = fresh meals.
A wise person knew which way the food lay.
Zhang Suannai wanted to be wise.
Besides, several of those Silly Goose Group members had been quietly discussing Chen Shu's cultivation lately. They wanted to take advantage of his weakness and