Chapter 2272: What is the Heavenly Family up to?

Inside the Fire Room, Ye Zhangqing attentively handled the ingredients, while Tianlin, Bai Hua Xianzi, Miao Qianqian, and others stood to the side, curiously watching.

Only two huge Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons, in Ye Zhangqing's hands, rapidly shrank.

"Brother Ye, aren't you going to take all of this?"

Watching Ye Zhangqing chop the ingredients into large chunks, Tianlin said doubtfully, 'If we keep throwing them away, there'll be nothing left.'

In response, Ye Zhangqing kept his hands moving and said without turning his head.

"These are all inedible."

So processing them is troublesome; only some essential parts are edible.

Other parts not only taste bad, but for Human Race cultivators they are practically poison.

So when handling them, one must be careful.

Hearing this, Tianlin didn't understand either, could only nod obediently, then suppressed his excitement and waited quietly.

Just processing the ingredients took Ye Zhangqing almost three Shíchén.

During that time, Tianlin, Bai Hua Xianzi, Miao Qianqian, and others never left their spots.

Besides those few, Huang Lao and the Heavenly Family's patriarch also appeared at some point.

However, they didn't disturb Ye Zhangqing; when he noticed him, he was momentarily stunned.

"Senior."

"You brat, you pulled off another big feat without a word."

Upon hearing that, Huang Lao laughed, but his eyes remained fixed on the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon.

He had never heard that this thing could be eaten; like Tianlin, his heart was filled with curiosity and anticipation.

He knew Ye Zhangqing's cooking skill well; according to this brat, the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon tastes even better than an Immortal Beast, so it's surely correct—right now, Huang Lao just wants to taste it himself to see what flavor it has.

Not only him, but the Heavenly Family's patriarch also eagerly awaited.

So after they appeared, they remained silent, fearing to disturb Ye Zhangqing.

Now the ingredients have been processed; basically only a small half remains usable as food, the rest is useless.

"Brother Ye, can we start the fire now?"

Seeing that the ingredients were also ready, Tianlin eagerly asked; seeing his expression, Ye Zhangqing smiled and nodded.

Still, Ye Zhangqing personally did it.

He heated the pot and oil; as the ingredients hit the pan, a rich aroma immediately spread.

This fragrance was many times richer than that of Immortal Beast ingredients.

Those inside the Fire Room were instantly dazed by the scent.

Tianlin even couldn't help but drool.

A pair of eyes, like a starving wolf, fixed unblinkingly on the food in Ye Zhangqing's pot.

Although they had eaten Ye Zhangqing's meals before, they had never encountered such a tempting aroma.

Not only Tianlin, but even Huang Lao, who always had wine and meat by Ye Zhangqing's side, brightened up.

Leaving other talk aside, this flavor is truly fragrant; Immortal Beast ingredients simply can't compare.

The aroma quickly spread throughout the Heavenly Family's domain, and many Heavenly Family members smelled it.

Everyone was dazed; even those Heavenly Family members who were originally cultivating were awakened by the scent.

"What flavor? It's so fragrant."

"Has a heavenly treasure emerged?"

"Nonsense about heavenly treasures; this is clearly the smell of food."

"I feel hungry."

Not long after, Heavenly Family members tracked the scent over, but because Tianlin had previously ordered that no one may approach the Fire Room without permission.

He also specially assigned people to guard outside.

So these Heavenly Family members who came following the scent could not enter the Fire Room.

"Why aren't we allowed in?"

"The young master's order."

"What are they doing in there?"

"We don't know either."

The few guards were also constantly swallowing their saliva, yet remained diligent and responsible.

Mainly because they thought, by standing guard here, they might get a share later.

Moreover, letting others in would just be competing with them for food.

Originally there wasn't much of this ingredient, and no one knew how much Ye Zhangqing had prepared.

Plus, with this aroma, even they themselves wouldn't have enough to eat, so naturally they couldn't let anyone else in.

The few of them clung to the Fire Room entrance, refusing to let anyone in no matter what.

As more and more Heavenly Family members gathered, smelling the mouth-watering aroma, they could only anxiously wait outside.

What on earth are they doing in the Fire Room? It's never been this fragrant before.

What level is the Immortal Chef of the Heavenly Family's Fire Room? How could the Heavenly Family members not know?

Although his skill is not bad, he is a proper Immortal Chef; but after years, the Heavenly Family members have grown accustomed to his food and feel no particular amazement.

Unlike now, before even seeing anything, they were already salivating from the smell.

When did their Heavenly Family's Immortal Chef acquire such culinary skill? It shouldn't be; they had never seen it before.

Everyone's minds were wandering, when suddenly a Heavenly Family member saw their own Immortal Chef.

This Immortal Chef of the Heavenly Family is also a Heavenly Family member; when young, he studied at the Cooking King Immortal City, had decent talent in the culinary way, and all the way broke through to become an Immortal Chef.

After completing his studies and returning to the family, he took over this Fire Room.

They always thought the person in this Fire Room was their family's Immortal Chef, but when they saw him also standing in the crowd, drooling, one day the family members were dumbfounded.

"How did you get here?"

"Same as you."

"The person in the Fire Room isn't you?"

"It's not me; I was driven back by the young master last night, and I also came here drawn by the aroma."

"Huh???"

Now the person in the Fire Room is not their family's Immortal Chef but someone else, which further puzzled many members of the Heavenly Family.

When did such a great deity come to this family? The one who gives out this fragrance is utterly bewildered.

As time passed, not only did the Heavenly Family fall into chaos, but as the aroma slowly drifted out of the Heavenly Family, cultivators within Thus English: Thus English: Dengtianxiancheng also smelled this fragrance.

The first affected were the people around the Heavenly Family.

"Where does this fragrance come from?"

"It seems to be drifting out of the Heavenly Family."

"So fragrant."

"What delicious thing is the Heavenly Family making?"

For a while, many people turned their gaze toward where the Heavenly Family was located; the aroma grew stronger, and some unconsciously began to drool.

Mainly because they had never smelled such a fragrant aroma; even with cultivation, the craving worms in their stomachs were uncontrollably hooked.

Under the lure of the aroma, some even spontaneously gathered outside the Heavenly Family's gate.

The closer one gets to the Heavenly Family, the stronger the aroma becomes.

Moreover, this aroma is strange: it gathers and does not disperse, unlike others that vanish when the wind blows; this aroma can float in the air for a long time without weakening.

But this is tormenting everyone; it's already fragrant and lasts long—aren't you just luring people? Who can resist?

So, more and more people came to gather outside the Heavenly Family's gate.