Chapter 73

Nezha, do you know what position that monkey pacified by the Heavenly Court holds now?

The pacified monkey, isn't that the one from today?

Nezha was stunned, clearly just pacified, how did this shopkeeper know?

But thinking back to his previous position as Tianpeng, Nezha understood.

That monkey isn't an official yet; tomorrow he will compete in culinary arts with the Stove God and Food God in the Imperial Kitchen, vying for the position of Imperial Kitchen Head Chef.

Speaking of this monkey, Nezha is somewhat speechless; refusing the position of E Ma Wen he can understand, after all, this official position is a trap for him.

But refusing to guard the Peach Garden is truly foolish, giving up a fine post for a martial one makes sense, clearly possessing such great strength, yet insisting on being a cook.

Unreasonable!

Chen Nuo is also somewhat surprised, Sun Wukong competing for a chef's position, this detour is too extreme, right?

But Sun Wukong's current standing seems inseparable from him.

"Alright, it's fine." Chen Nuo nodded, indicating Nezha could leave.

He slightly closed his eyes, began to ponder deeply, the matters of Journey to the West have already been thoroughly disrupted by him, he doesn't know if the event of being suppressed under Five-Finger Mountain will still occur.

Thinking this far, Chen Nuo's eyes turned slightly cold, since Sun Wukong has already become his disciple, the Buddhist Sect dare not harm him in the slightest!

He still has two Three Realms Transmission Talismans in hand, worst case, publicly rescue Sun Wukong then return to Chaos Residence.

Within Chaos Residence, invincible, no matter who you are, as long as you come, there is going but no return!

Peng Demon King gazed at Chen Nuo in deep thought, approached Ox Demon King's side, and whispered: "Ox brother, shall we still play Landlord?"

Ox Demon King turned his head and glared at him, saying: "Are you a tiger? Didn't you see Shopkeeper Chen contemplating the Great Dao? Come on, let's go play Golden Flower Bomb!"

Nezha left Chaos Residence and was about to fly toward the Heavenly Court's direction, passing through a human city, but suddenly came to a stop.

If he directly returned, how would the issue of female attire be resolved, and he also doesn't know if it still works.

Wearing female attire with divine power can activate it, however...

Nezha lowered his head to look at his battle robe, this shouldn't count as female attire, right?

He slightly inspected the Infant Joy Affection, yet surprisingly discovered he could see the information of this battle robe.

Lotus Leaf Battle Robe.

Rank: Extremely Low (the less feminine charm a garment has, the lower its rank!)

Ability: Increases total mana by one-tenth.

Really female attire?!

Nezha blushed, feeling a bit ashamed, this is the attire he has worn since his resurrection until now, meaning he has been wearing female attire all along without changing!

Clearly, when his master was shaping his body, he said this counts as male attire.

Thinking back to his master Taiyi Zhenren's coaxing face, Nezha's anger flared, meaning he has been played all along!

Nezha's little face puffed with anger, no, this anger he cannot swallow, when he returns he must definitely find an opportunity to cut his master's beard, take revenge, to resolve the hatred in his heart!

Heavenly Court, Dongji Miaoyan Palace.

The Dongji Qinghua Dadi, also known as Taiyi Zhenren, sitting in upright meditation, suddenly felt inexplicably some heart palpitations, opened his eyes, calculated with his fingers, yet again felt something unclear.

Strange...

He then carefully examined the Lotus Leaf Battle Robe on himself, increasing one-tenth of mana?

Feeling the changes in his body at this moment through cultivation method, Nezha's severe expression carried a hint of shock!

Indeed, there truly was an increase of one-tenth in mana, this is too miraculous!

If he wore others, wouldn't that be even stronger?!

Becoming stronger, for Nezha, is already nearly considered a pathological obsession, inner struggle ensued.

Ultimately, Nezha still upheld his resolve to become stronger, found an empty space and sneaked into the city.

When Nezha came out again,

his hands were already full of bundles.

The Imperial Kitchen is the institution managing all food and drink of the Heavenly Court, although immortals can avoid grains, there is still some pursuit for the pleasure of taste.

Therefore, the position of Imperial Kitchen Head Chef is an identity not high yet indispensable.

Originally, those coming to the Imperial Kitchen were merely subordinates of celestial officials, coming to receive and report meals, but today, it was surrounded watertight.

"Are you the mountain wild monkey the ancestors spoke of? Indeed rude and uncivilized, you are about to see Queen Mother Jade Emperor Haotian yet still wear such tattered clothes." Zhou Kang looked at Sun Wukong's attire, revealing a look of contempt.

What he wears today is the official chef's attire of the Imperial Kitchen, just by appearance it could crush Sun Wukong several streets over, surely leaving a good impression on Jade Emperor and Queen Mother.

"What we compete in today is cooking, not who looks better in clothes." Sun Wukong said disdainfully.

This clothing he has always treasured, even after ten years of fading, he is unwilling to change it, in his heart this is the best-looking attire.

"Even if it's cooking, you cannot compare to a single finger of mine!" Zhou Kang coldly smirked.

He began learning arts at age five, now thirty-two, having thoroughly researched culinary arts for twenty-seven years, and having received guidance from the two ancestors Food God and Stove God, his culinary skills have advanced by leaps and bounds.

A mere monkey who learned knife-wielding and killing somewhere, dares to dream of competing for this Head Chef position?

Ridiculous!

This isn't a fight!

Zhou Kang today will, before all immortals, prove himself, rise steadily to the clouds, this celestial official position of Imperial Kitchen Head Chef, he has decided!

Sun Wukong shrugged, not angry either, now boasting of verbal superiority is utterly meaningless, once he obtains this position, he won't die of anger!

From the outset it was a direct confrontation, letting the celestial beings present become interested, watching a good show, because of this grand arrangement by Jade Emperor for the competition, so there is no celestial assembly.

But many fortunate immortals have come, in countless ages the Heavenly Court has only had tediousness and boredom, rarely having some joy, how could they not come to see?

Constantly on time, Jade Emperor and Queen Mother, surrounded by celestial officials, arrived at the center.

"Welcome Jade Emperor, welcome Queen Mother!" All celestial beings performed the salute in place.

Zhou Kang gazed at the magnificent man and woman, his heart extremely excited, followed the Stove God and Food God in saluting, his leg went weak, he directly knelt down.

"Grassroots Zhou... Zhou Kang, respectfully greeting Your Majesty, respectfully greeting the Lady... Lady!" Incoherent speech, lips trembling.

This is the most exalted immortal in the world; Zhou Kang, unaware of the celestial hierarchy, thought the Jade Emperor was the highest official.

"Jade Emperor and Queen Mother, good morning." Sun Wukong waved his hand with a playful smile.

Yaochi's eyelid twitched, a hint of dissatisfaction in her heart; having heard Haotian say this monkey's nature was stubborn, she hadn't expected it to be this bad.

Haotian waved his hand and said: "Today's competition, one dish decides victory, unlimited dish type, but you must prepare your best dish; the winner shall be the new Great Chef of the Imperial Kitchen."

With Haotian's command, the competition began.

"Zhou Kang, as long as you perform normally, you absolutely cannot lose!"

The Food God and Stove God cheered Zhou Kang from nearby; their only concern now was his mental resilience.

If he fails to perform well and messes up, it's all over.

After hearing the two Patriarchs' words, Zhou Kang struggled to calm his excitement, then showed a confident expression.

As long as he doesn't make a mistake, this competition absolutely has no possibility of losing!