Chapter 325: The Strongest Food System

The Jiang family incident aligns closely with the information circulating in other worlds.

Only when witnessing it firsthand did he realize how difficult it was for Jiang Taixu to emerge from depletion, carrying boundless sorrow and grief, transitioning from a hero's twilight to rebirth.

Starlight shattered into fragments, drifting and swirling; the snow-white figure stood in empty space, embracing his beloved woman, as if braving frost and wind to survey the world's scenery—yet the Colorful Cloud Immortaless in his arms could never open her eyes again.

"Past illusions are vain, future dreams are fleeting; one can only strive for today."

The Divine King descended from the sky, his weary voice echoing in everyone's ears.

Without power, you can protect nothing.

Those ethereal yet near-at-hand concepts and emotions are sustained precisely by the strength one possesses.

Weigong Shilang stood beside the Dragon Transformation Pool, reaching out to catch a fragment of starlight; the starlight radiated and dissolved into flowing light, and as he clenched his fist, the starlight streamed out between his fingers.

He did not worry about the possibility of failure due to targeting by the Pan-Human History, and indeed, emotions like grievance, confusion, or bewilderment did not arise within him.

He was more concerned that if he failed, the future he changed might lose all meaning.

Without reason, a figure suddenly surfaced in Weigong Shilang's mind.

Ilia von Einzbern would die one year after the Holy Grail War ended, on every worldline.

Emotion is the most inscrutable thing in this world; some emotions grow stronger over time. The version of himself in other worlds had spent little time with that girl and could move past his grief—but what of him? If Ilia dies…

Fear, anger, resentment—the jar storing those emotions was overturned, nauseating and revolting.

Did Weigong Shilang love that girl?

He didn't know; perhaps half of it was favoritism toward a younger sister, though strictly speaking, she was the elder.

But he had grown accustomed to her presence—to go shopping with her like family, play games together, watch movies, and endure her teasing after a tiring day at work.

He did not want to endure again the loss of family, the loss of someone important. He did not want others to suffer the disasters he had endured.

"I want to keep living like this with Shilang forever."

He felt the same, only now he was a little greedy.

He wanted to live forever with Ilia.

He wanted to fulfill the ideal he had always believed in.

He wanted to create a world where everyone could smile with happiness.

Compared to the past, isn't the current me already strong? Then why not be a little greedier?

"I need power capable of handling every possibility."

"Whether it's justice, or the people I must protect."

"Grasp firmly the future I pursue."

He placed the golden transparent bead upon his forehead; the golden bead melted into his body like a drop into water, and a mechanical voice echoed beside his ear.

The Strongest Food System

Weigong Shilang felt something merging with him, his consciousness gradually sinking into his body.

Su Lin withdrew his gaze, the smile on his lips fading; he turned to Ke Ke Ke Laien and the two Saint Lord figures standing beside him like bodyguards.

"I just realized—you're also a cheater," Su Lin said. "Two Saint Lord-level combatants just became yours?"

"Don't say that—it's thanks to your help on the battlefield," Ke Ke Ke Laien secretly rejoiced; two Saint Lord-level enforcers had now become his puppets.

The first puppet was created because Su Lin and Zhongli suddenly appeared on the battlefield, sealing his cultivation and tossing him before Ye Fan, who then obliterated his consciousness entirely with the God-Smiting Whip, allowing Ke Ke Ke Laien to swiftly complete the puppet transformation.

The second puppet was made by exploiting the opportunity created by the first puppet, striking from ambush and severely wounding him, then repeating the same method—but after that, the Saint Lords realized the danger and chose self-destruction rather than risk being controlled.

"It's your turn now, Great God of Light," Ye Fan approached Su Lin and whispered: "I hope the Divine King senior won't have any regrets this time—I'm counting on you."

"Do you see me as the Holy Grail?" Su Lin wove light into a magnificent spear and walked toward the white-robed Divine King Jiang Taixu:

"This is a private service with extra fees—let's make it count."

With each step Su Lin took, the pre-arranged Source Technique array resonated continuously; the sky and earth of the Divine City responded to him, dragon qi coiled and spiraled, and ten-thousand-zhang radiance shot straight into the heavens.

"Your Excellency?!" Jiang Yun of the Jiang family stared in disbelief at Su Lin—why had this Su senior from the Ye Zhetian Trading Company, who had previously aided their Jiang family, adopted such a stance now?

When the Ye Zhetian Trading Company arrived with precious herbs, they had barely believed it—after all, they never expected any faction to meddle in this mess, especially one led by a new-generation Source Heaven Master.

This trading company's depth was unimaginable; at the critical moment, just two of them held off three ancient monsters. Su Lin's light-based power, pure and holy, suppressed the ancient monster who was a "living corpse," yet his companion wielded strange, sinister techniques that had controlled two of the thirteen Saint Lords.

What did this sudden move mean?

"Her soul is here," Su Lin held the spear in one hand and extended the other, revealing a faint, incomplete soul fragment.

Jiang Taixu's pupils contracted; before he could speak, Su Lin thrust the collected soul fragment into the Colorful Cloud Immortaless's body, and a force pulled her from Jiang Taixu's arms.

Su Lin's six wings unfurled, soaring skyward, transforming into a white rainbow piercing the Divine City; the vision of the Kingdom of Light replaced the starry sky, and countless white magical arrays appeared in the air along the boundary between day and night—one, two, ten, a hundred!

These arrays layered upon one another, stacking to a height of ten thousand meters.

When the final array appeared…

Su Lin hurled the spear of light instantly, piercing the body whose soul flickered like a candle in the wind, about to be extinguished.

A colossal white beam instantly pierced through all the arrays; a silent flood of light engulfed the Divine City—not to destroy, but to redeem.

"How is this possible?"

Jiang Taixu gazed at the boundless sea of light—its radiance identical to his own Divine King's Pure Land.

The light in the sky gradually dimmed; dawn rose, and the rising sun behind that figure cast its first rays upon the horizon.

"Big Brother Taixu?"

Jiang Taixu's face was as jade-like, yet his hair had turned snow-white; he stared, stunned, at the unaged beauty beside him—she remained as magnificent and radiant as she had four thousand years ago.

Su Lin appeared beside him, brushing past as he murmured: "Don't forget to settle your bill at the Ye Zhetian Trading Company."

Host: Weigong Shilang

Gender: Male

Cultivation: Nascent Soul Stage, Beginner Mage (How did I end up in a realm of immortals and demons?)

Race: Human

Cooking Talent: Acceptable

Physique: Suspected. Primordial Sword Body

Newbie Quest: Prepare a delicious plate of fried rice with eggs

Submission successful.

Detection: Exceeded requirement

Reward: Half a Qi-Condensing Pill, Perfect Fried Rice with Eggs recipe

System Evaluation: High-quality beast egg combined with spiritual rice, scallion garnish made from the leaves of a Scallion Spirit, perfect heat control—this fried rice qualifies as delicious, but relies on ingredient quality to cheat; technique still has room for improvement (are you the wealthiest host in all history?)

Supplementary Reward: Sword Shadow Technique

Permanent Quest One: Find ingredients not recorded by the system

Permanent Quest Two: Hone culinary skills

Permanent Quest Three: Develop and register new recipes

Submission function permanently enabled

Regular Quest: Prepare and submit a qualified Perfect Fried Rice with Eggs (and receive one hundred positive reviews)

Weigong Shilang looked at the half Qi-Condensing Pill in his hand and said to Su Lin: "This is the reward—I've gained a new technique in my mind."

Using the 3D technique provided by Song Shuhang, he projected all the system's interface and text for everyone to see.

Su Lin scooped up fried rice with a spoon and put it in his mouth; the rich aroma of egg and spiritual rice spread through his palate. He nodded and said: "Nothing else matters. Quickly, cook another pot of Perfect Fried Rice with Eggs."

According to the supplementary clause, whenever Weigong Shilang submits a dish to the system, he must also submit an identical dish to Su Lin.

Su Lin has the right to claim any quantity of weapons from the Ye Zhetian Trading Guild at any time, provided the use is non-commercial.

Weigong Shilang nodded and, following the system's instructions, placed the ingredients in order.

He gained a new insight: the optimal temperature to awaken the beast egg's fragrance, how to instantly cool the spiritual rice with a spell to preserve texture, how to substitute ham for salt's saltiness, how to leave out the extra ingredients this time, and how to add just a bit more scallion garnish.

"The Scallion Spirit will cry," Song Shuhang said, staring at the empty porcelain bowl. "She has no scallion leaves left."

He twitched his nose—the scent of fried rice filled the air. Honestly, this aroma was even stronger than before: each grain distinct, coated in egg, radiating spiritual essence, the stir-fried rice glowing as it rolled!

But that golden expanse lacked a touch of green.

He fell silent. After several seconds, he turned to Han Li and said: "Master Han Li, could you use the Heaven-Palm Vase to drip a bit of Sun-Moon Essence onto the Scallion Spirit?"

Han Li nodded, pulled out the Heaven-Palm Vase, and dripped a few drops onto the Enlightenment Stone.

"Scallion Spirit, this is Sun-Moon Essence—a spiritual fluid highly beneficial to plants," Song Shuhang said, watching the scallion grow; his guilt lessened slightly.

Nourished by the small green vase, the Scallion Spirit instantly felt wonderful all over, convinced Song Shuhang had finally found his conscience—when she heard him whisper softly beside her.

"I'll pick just a little more. Just a little."

"We've signed a thousand-year supply agreement with the Jiang Clan: from now on, all their disciples and affiliated factions' magical artifacts will be provided by the Ye Zhetian Trading Guild."

"Jiang Shenwang agreed to our request: Weigong Shilang and Ma Xianhong may visit the Jiang Clan annually to observe the Emperor Weapon Hengyu Furnace and all their treasured artifacts."

"This gift was jointly presented to you by the Wanchu Sacred Land and the Jiang Clan. Elder Jiang Taixu invites you to visit the Jiang Clan whenever you have time."

The Wanchu Sacred Land no longer wishes to interfere in the matter of Sacred Maiden Caiyun and Jiang Taixu. If Caiyun lives, their relationship with the Jiang Clan will improve.

Regarding Caiyun's resurrection, Jiang Taixu openly stated that Su Lin, founder of the Ye Zhetian Trading Guild, used the Supreme Source Heaven Secret Art and paid a great price to revive her.

Outside the Ye Zhetian Trading Guild now gather countless cultivators eager to present gifts and invite Su Lin to visit them—but Ye Fan has turned them all away, claiming Su Lin needs extended rest.

If someone harbors ill intent, this opportunity is perfect—they'll walk right into our trap, and we can settle accounts with them.

On the table, a large basin of fried rice and over a dozen different dishes had been completely consumed.

Weigong Shilang, his spiritual energy depleted, felt as if his body had been hollowed out; he collapsed onto the ground.

The so-called Immortal Chef's Spiritual Cuisine inevitably consumes vast amounts of spiritual energy during preparation.

"Burp." Su Lin belched, patted his belly, took the storage bag from Ye Fan, and without inspecting it, tossed it into his system space.

"With Jiang Shenwang in the Divine City, the Ye Zhetian Trading Guild no longer needs to worry about trouble when I'm away."

"Even if you're exposed now, isn't it no different from the original storyline?"

In the original fate, Ye Fan relied on Jiang Shenwang's protection to escape pursuit by major factions—and only after that did he break through the Four Extremes, suffer Dao Injury, and form a bond with An Miaoyi.

But now Ye Fan has already gathered a colossal amount of "Yuan" and ascended to the Four Extremes.

"You don't understand," Ye Fan shook his head, pointing at Weigong Shilang. "If not for sustainability, I'd have been tempted by his bounty."

"If you're exposed this morning, someone will arrive tonight with an Ultimate Weapon to seize you—even if they fail, they won't let you live."

Su Lin squinted and asked: "What now?"

"One of the few Sovereign Weapons we sold earlier has been exposed," Ye Fan recalled recent rumors, glanced around—Li Huowang wasn't here:

"That trickster Duan De got a replica Sovereign Weapon from the ancestral tomb of a certain clan in Zhongzhou. When that clan saw our customer holding it, they paid a fortune to buy it back—and then, hehe."

"From the lowest-tier magical artifacts to later Divine Artifacts, the system recently updated to Sovereign Weapons."

"Though still flawed, it's shown these sects a possibility—now rumors are spreading that he'll one day forge Saint Weapons."

No further explanation was needed. Su Lin understood: either control it, or crush it utterly. If any other sect takes it, the future will become a dire threat.

"Just be careful yourselves—you've already made it ashore, so stop doing your old trade," Su Lin grabbed Weigong Shilang by the collar and dragged him off to restock, then to confirm tonight's late-night snack:

"By the way, give me the voting bonus package."

Ye Fan asked: "Don't you think talking about money harms feelings?"

Su Lin retorted: "Don't you think talking about feelings harms money?"

This guy's stingier than Zhou Bapi.

Ye Fan shook his head and said: "Originally, I wanted everyone to learn the laws of our world—the Dao Scripture and countless techniques are stored in the Water Mirror Peak's Scripture Hall. No need to let them go to waste. But after studying so long, I've made no progress. Perhaps only when we grow stronger later can we find a way."

Like Meng Qi's insights on dantian development, the Hundred-Day Foundation Establishment Method has elevated our combat power another tier.

I don't think our world's methods are superior to others—just that we have abundant resources now. If others can learn them, it's a significant boost.

If Weigong Shilang can open his Sea of Qi and cultivate Divine Power, his future strength will only grow stronger.

Zhongli wiped his lips and smiled: "We don't belong to this world, so naturally we cannot receive the blessings of the Wilderness Heavenly Emperor upon future generations; strictly speaking, the methods we now cultivate are more like those of the Immortal Ancient era."

But the current environment of Ye Fan's world is no longer suitable for cultivators like them—it's a world where external resources cannot be drawn upon, forcing one to pursue the path of forging one's own world.

Song Shuhang put the Enlightenment Stone back into his bag and asked: "Senior Su Lin, even you have no way to solve this problem?"

Su Lin paused, feeling baffled: "Why are you asking me?"

"Play a flute," Kleen suggested. "Trade him your Drunken Immortal Wine?"

"That's not what I meant," Song Shuhang said. "I just thought Senior Su Lin has everything—maybe you also have a way for us to learn the magic of this world?"

Hearing this, Ye Fan suddenly remembered that even Su Lin, as an exception, could use the Source Heaven Technique whenever he wanted—though with a time limit—and ventured: "Can you—"

Su Lin set down Weigong Shilang, frowned at the System Store, and scrolled downward from the most expensive Red Dust Immortal cultivation level.

"No"

He scrolled for a long time and saw nothing.

Just as everyone grew disappointed, Su Lin's expression turned peculiar.

"Problem—"

Dao Seed, Price: 100 Points

(End of Chapter)