Chapter Thirty-Three: Hongmeng Purple Fire Cooks Dinner

  "Hmph, with such a dish you still dare to call it 'heavenly fragrance', aren't you ashamed? Trying to make me look bad, huh? Today I'll let you know what's called delicious cuisine." Sun Ming thought to himself, but didn't show any expression, only asking where the kitchen was.

  "Lingming, you can't be serious about cooking, right?" Tiankui looked at Sunming with an incredulous expression, making Sunming feel as if he was being regarded as a precious rare beast.

  "Since you guys accompanied me today, I'll cook a meal for you as a thank you. What's wrong with that?" Sun Ming replied nonchalantly.

  Tian Kui's face turned even darker after hearing this, and he hastily walked to Sun Ming's side, not even using transmission, but instead whispering in his ear.

  "Lingming, stop bragging so much! This Tianxiangju is one of the top restaurants in the entire Lingtian Sect, even the elder Lingxu can't help but praise their dishes. The owner of this place and many seniors within the sect know each other, if you lose someone here, it's like losing them to the entire Lingtian Sect! Apologize to the master, let's continue eating." Tiankui said while still looking at the so-called manager of Tianxiangju with a hint of apology.

  That day, the shopkeeper of Xiangju seemed to have heard Tiankui's words and looked quite pleased with himself, a mocking expression appearing on his face as he disdainfully looked at Sun Ming.

  "It's unnecessary, since I said I'd let you two have a real good meal, I'll do as I say." Sun Ming said calmly.

  "Alright, although you are a cultivator and Miss Tianhuai's friend, your insult to the dishes of our Tianxiang Residence is somewhat excessive. Then please follow me to the back kitchen, let me show you what real good food looks like." The middle-aged manager in fine clothes seemed to be provoked by Sun Ming, but was restrained from getting angry due to Sun Ming's cultivator identity.

  "Please follow me." The shopkeeper in Chinese attire gestured to Sun Ming and went downstairs. Sun Ming followed closely behind him.

  "Sister, let's go down and take a look. If Sun Ming makes a fool of himself in the Tianxiang Residence, then we two will also be laughed at by the people in the sect." Yun Lei said with a helpless expression.

  "Alright, it can't be helped." Tiankui replied with a gloomy face.

  "Tiankuai Shimei, Yunlei Shidi, what are you doing here?" Just as Tiankuai was walking down, she ran into a group of people coming up, and the leader seemed to be quite surprised to see Tiankuai and Yunlei.

  "Ye Hua, Shixiong, why are you also eating here? Before we left with Ling Xiu Zhenren, weren't you assigned to receive the young elites from various sects who came to our sect for exchange? How come you're here? Don't tell me you're slacking off?" Tian Kui asked in a soft and playful tone, seemingly delighted to see Ye Hua.

  "Ah, well, behind me are the young disciples from various sects who have come to exchange and learn from each other. Today, Elder Ling Qing asked me to take them on a tour around, isn't it suffocating to practice and exchange within the sect all day? And there's still so much time left, shall I introduce you?" Ye Hua smiled and said.

  "Not now, let's talk later. We have some urgent matters to attend to, but we'll be back soon. Let's talk later." Tian Kui seemed to want to continue talking to Ye Hua, but Yun Lei reminded him from the side.

  "Ah, almost forgot, Ye Hua Shixiong, we'll talk later, let's go take care of something first." Tian Kui said hastily, ignoring the stunned expressions of those so-called young talents, and went downstairs with Yun Lei.

  "Yehua Shixiong, who is this Shimei?" a very handsome man asked from behind Yehua.

  "Hehe, Jianchen, this is our Lingtian Sect's genius junior sister who achieved Dan Breaking and Returning to Infancy in just thirty years. Her name is Tiankui. She went out with Lingxu Elder a few days ago, so it's normal that you haven't met her before." Ye Hua explained.

  "Alright, they'll be back soon. Let's sit down and enjoy the food first. This Tianxiangju is a relatively famous restaurant in our Lingkong Star, even some of the elders from our sect come to eat here from time to time. Don't eat too much later, okay?" Ye Hua said with a smile.

  When Tiankui and Yunlei arrived at the kitchen of Tianshang House, Sun Ming was already standing there selecting ingredients. The surrounding chefs seemed to have put down their work and were staring at Sun Ming like a monster. It seemed that everyone's expression on their face was different, with curiosity, ridicule, and even sympathy on the face of a lewd uncle.

  "What are you two coming over here for? Just wait a bit and we'll go eat." Sun Ming said with a puzzled expression, looking at Tian Kui and Yun Lei who had hurried over in a fluster.

  "What can we do?! Let's see the skills of this so-called master chef!" Tian Kui seemed to have decided that Sun Ming would let her be ridiculed by the sect members, and she spoke to him in a bad mood.

  "We'll see about that." Sun Ming replied skeptically.

  As for cooking, Sun Ming even thought that his level was higher than in alchemy. When he was still the young master of Tianxiang Building, he showed extremely high interest in culinary arts. Under the enthusiastic guidance of his parents, Sun Ming's culinary skills reached an unprecedented height, and even his parents couldn't compare to him. However, after his parents' misfortune, Sun Ming never revealed his culinary skills in front of outsiders again. Today, seeing the two characters "Tianxiang" again, Sun Ming was reminded of his past and discovered that although this Tianxiang was also called Tianxiang, their culinary skills were vastly different. Under the shopkeeper's arrogant expression, Sun Ming finally couldn't bear to reveal his own culinary skills.

  "A chef is a profession that brings happiness to people, and a good chef is even more respected than a highly skilled cultivator. In our Yun Chen Starfire Cloud City, there was once a very famous restaurant called Tian Xiang Lou, which only differs from your Tian Xiang Ju by one word. The dishes made by the husband-and-wife owners of Tian Xiang Lou were so delicious that many cultivators would linger and forget to leave. Although the dishes here are not bad, they are far inferior in terms of flavor. It's better to remove the two words 'Tian Xiang'." Sun Ming said, fiddling with the tools and ingredients in front of him without any expression.

  "Hey, kid, don't be too arrogant. I respect you as a cultivator, but don't overdo it. The good or bad reputation of our Tian Xiang Lou is not for an outsider like you to evaluate. Hurry up and cook your dish, I want to see what skills you have to dare speak so loudly here." Huafu Zhuanggui said angrily in response to Sun Ming's words.

  Sun Ming fell silent, and began his work. The cauldron in front of Sun Ming was lifted by his true yuan force, a ball of spiritual fire appeared below, and the scenes that followed left the onlookers stunned.

  Watching Sun Ming's dazzling skills, the young chefs who had just started working were stunned again, and one of them even put his hand into the pot as if it was a product. Sun Ming didn't care about all this and continued to complete his cooking by himself.

  "You scoundrel, you've exhausted me! You're actually using the noblest Hongmeng Purple Flame in the universe to cook dishes." Yun Zhongzi finally couldn't help but curse.

  "Master, don't be angry. My parents once said that cooking can bring happiness to people. This Hongmeng Purple Fire can mimic the characteristics of all fires in time. Although it's easy to refine equipment, it's really the best helper for cooking. I can completely ignore considering different charcoal for each dish, and simulate them all. I believe today's meal will be unforgettable for them. Master, when you find your physical body later, I'll definitely cook an even better meal for you." Sun Ming explained hastily.

  "Hmph, out of sight, out of mind. I'll go meditate in the depths of your consciousness." Yun Zhongzi still seemed a bit angry. Sun Ming didn't say anything, thinking to himself that using this noble and unparalleled King of Ten Thousand Fires as an ingredient was probably not right. Without thinking much more, Sun Ming finished cooking the last dish, put down the pot, and dispersed the spiritual fire in front of his chest.

  Sun Ming let out a breath, and suddenly discovered that something was off around him. Tian Kui and Yun Lei were relatively mild, just staring at the dishes Sun Ming had placed on the table with mouths watering. But the boss of Tian Xiang Ju and those chefs were different, each one exaggeratedly drooling.

  "Cough cough, how's that, Tiankui? I didn't deceive you, did I? My cooking skills are also unmatched." Sun Ming said loudly with pride.

  "Really, really, I didn't expect that, Lingming you're quite the connoisseur when it comes to food and drink. Just smelling this aroma I can tell these dishes are not ordinary, what's the hold up? Let's go eat on the third floor!" Tiankui was getting impatient.

  At this time, those drooling chefs seemed to have woken up after hearing Sun Ming's conversation, and they were all wiping their mouths.

  "The young brother is indeed a worthy guest of the Ling Tian Sect, I didn't expect that in culinary skills, he would have such profound attainments, it makes me feel ashamed." said the manager of the Hua Fu restaurant.

  Before Sun Ming could react, a voice abruptly interrupted his train of thought.

  "Shopkeeper, with such delicious food available, why do you serve us those things upstairs? Are you dissatisfied with the crystal stones we provided? What kind of business ethics is this?" It turned out to be Ye Hua and that group of so-called young elites who had arrived after smelling the aroma.

  "Tiankui Shimei, what are you doing here?"

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