Chapter 2502: Heaven‑Defying Blade Craft

The supreme might pressure quickly enveloped the entire hall, and as the Heavenly Official of the Heavenly Palace shouted angrily, the few Immortal Chefs who had been mocking immediately shut their mouths.

In the Beyond the Heavens, they may disregard the Heavenly Family and the Wushen Palace, but they cannot disregard the Heavenly Palace.

All Human Race cultivators in the Beyond the Heavens are under the leadership of the Heavenly Palace.

That is why, when Tianlin was captured last time, even if the Heavenly Palace did not nod, the Heavenly Family's ancestors had no way to do anything.

Yet seeing the crowd fall silent in an instant, the Heavenly Official's expression did not improve much.

This matter was personally ordered by Zhao Lao, but just as it began, these guys all complained bitterly and openly mocked Ye Zhangqing.

This is Zhao Lao's personally appointed person; by humiliating Ye Zhangqing like this, they are essentially humiliating Zhao Lao and the Heavenly Palace.

By then, where will the dignity of the Heavenly Palace be?

His gaze silently swept over those who had just spoken, but before the Heavenly Official could open his mouth, Ye Zhangqing, who had remained silent, spoke first.

Even after being mocked, from the moment he entered the Heavenly Heaven Wine House, Ye Zhangqing's expression hardly changed.

He remained as calm as an ancient well, as if completely unaffected by their mockery.

"I understand if you have doubts; we can discuss learning later. Since you question the taste of the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon, let me, the junior, make a fool of myself and let you taste it first."

In this situation, using power to suppress others may work, but it only yields outward compliance without inner acceptance.

By then, if these people harbor resentment, Ye Zhangqing will still find it hard to control them.

Since Zhao Lao treats me with such kindness, I naturally won't deceive him.

I ought to wholeheartedly teach these Immortal Chefs.

Moreover, the preparation of Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon ingredients, broadly speaking, can influence the whole situation and boost morale; it is crucial.

Of course, most importantly, Ye Zhangqing has confidence he can completely win over these people.

So even if it's a bit troublesome and costs some effort, it's no big deal.

Upon hearing Ye Zhangqing's words, the Heavenly Official who had intended to act firmly also turned his head to look at him.

He smiled faintly; the Heavenly Official said nothing more, but his opinion of Ye Zhangqing rose a notch.

No wonder Zhao Lao values him.

As for the other Immortal Chefs present, there's even less of an issue—if this kid wants to make a fool of himself, what reason do they have to stop him?

Although no one spoke, exchanging glances in secret also conveyed their meaning from their eyes.

By then, no matter how this kid's food turns out or how it tastes, they'll just say it's hard to swallow.

By then, we'll see how this kid wraps things up.

Paying no heed to what the crowd thought, seeing no opposition, Ye Zhangqing approached the stove.

Everything had been prepared here, so the stove's utensils were naturally all present.

But when Ye Zhangqing brought out the Heaven and Earth Pot and the Qiankun Shovel, many Immortal Chefs became unsettled.

"A Fairy Artifact?"

This kid actually has a Fairy Artifact as a cooking utensil—absolutely ridiculous.

Looking across the Immortal Realm, among so many Immortal Chefs, who has ever possessed a Fairy Artifact?

This is not only a treasure of the Immortal Realm; even in the Beyond the Heavens it is a genuine supreme treasure, after all only a few have ever appeared.

Each time it appears, it spurs all sides to scramble for it.

As for Immortal Chefs, how to put it? Their combat ability is lacking, and their status cannot compare to that of Pill Masters and Artifact Masters.

Thus they naturally lack competitiveness; wanting to obtain a Fairy Artifact is nothing more than a fool's dream.

I never expected this kid to actually have a Fairy Artifact in his hand, and coincidentally, it happens to be a cooking-utensil type Fairy Artifact.

What kind of shitty luck is this.

For a moment, many Immortal Chefs were green with envy, and even that Heavenly Official showed a strange look.

Could this have been given by Zhao Lao? But Zhao Lao himself only possesses one Fairy Artifact.

How could that possibly be given to someone.

Even before he started, it already shocked many people.

Afterward, Ye Zhangqing took out an Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon corpse, let everyone see it clearly, and then, while speaking, began to process the ingredients.

"For Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon ingredients, the first and most important step is the processing stage; many toxic parts must not be left at all and must be thoroughly removed."

"Today there's no formal teaching; I'll just briefly explain to everyone."

While speaking, Ye Zhangqing's hands moved swiftly, already skillfully breaking down that Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon ingredient into several pieces.

Watching Ye Zhangqing's movements, someone exclaimed in amazement.

"What exquisite knife work."

"This bone‑removing method………………………"

"Is this kid really of the younger generation?"

"I, the old man, am not as good."

Speaking solely of knife technique, the skill Ye Zhangqing displayed has already made many of the Immortal Chefs present feel ashamed of their own inadequacy.

They have been Immortal Chefs for many years, have come to live in the Beyond the Heavens seeking breakthroughs, yet even so, after all their training, upon seeing Ye Zhangqing now, they sincerely feel compelled to bow down.

There's nothing to be done; the facts are before our eyes, and we cannot deny them.

Even those who are silent, upon hearing this, likewise have no words to refute.

They also know that they truly are not a match.

Most importantly, how old is this kid, yet he already possesses such culinary skill.

Wasn't a large part of their earlier mockery due to Ye Zhangqing's age?

This yellow‑haired brat hasn't even fully grown his hair yet, yet he dares to come teach them—what a joke.

But now, that mockery seems to have turned into self‑mockery.

How old is he/she? Yet his/her Chúyì is not lacking at all, surpassing everyone present.

They have lived a lifetime, yet they could not reach Ye Zhangqing's knife skill.

In a moment, the many Immortal Chefs' gazes toward Ye Zhangqing changed.

The contempt and mockery in their eyes had long vanished; instead, they carefully observed Ye Zhangqing's every move.

But after observing for a while, these Immortal Chefs found that they couldn't keep up with this kid's movements, and there were many handling techniques they had never seen, leaving them unable to understand for a moment.

「I can't figure it out—how can this ingredient be handled like this? 」

「Just now, how did he peel off that poison sac without breaking it at all? 」

「Don't talk, watch carefully. 」

The many Immortal Chefs had long lost their earlier arrogance, each staring fixedly at Ye Zhangqing.

They just wanted to see clearly how miraculous his operation was.

And Ye Zhangqing indeed had no intention of teaching from start to finish, so he simply handled the ingredients on his own.

He didn't even deliberately slow down his movements; today he didn't expect these people to be able to understand.

First let them taste the flavor, then we'll talk.

Moreover, we've only just begun, and they're already surprised—what about what comes after?

Under everyone's gaze, Ye Zhangqing didn't take long to finish processing this Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon ingredient.

He removed many toxic, inedible parts; the rest, according to the dish to be made, were also processed in turn, and next comes the real main event.