Chapter 110: Chapter 108: The Three Elders’ Shock

"Delicious! This is so damn delicious!"

A single bite was enough to conquer the three elders’ stomachs, even making them swear.

"I’ve lived for over thirteen hundred years, yet I never knew such a delicacy existed in this world!"

"Indeed, it truly is... Hey, Third Brother, can you slow down? Leave some for me!"

"You snooze, you lose! We’re all fending for ourselves here!"

"You idiot! That was just put in, it’s not cooked yet!"

"I’ll eat it how I want! What are you gonna do about it?"

"You’ve forced my hand!"

A battle for hot pot erupted between the three Ancestor-level experts, who even resorted to using Grotto Heavens, Martial Techniques, Mental Realms, and other such abilities.

Thankfully, they deliberately avoided Mo Qi, leaving him completely unscathed.

The Pig Emperor, whose power had been forcefully cut off mid-activation, was initially quite disgruntled. Now, however, it shot Mo Qi a grateful look.

If its ability had successfully activated just now, the three elders would have certainly become pregnant, but the Pig Emperor itself would have likely become one of the ingredients in the pot.

After a chaotic scramble for food, the Spirit Medicine and meat slices in the pot were quickly gone.

The three elders didn’t stand on ceremony and began adding more ingredients to the pot themselves.

However, anything they cooked themselves, whether it was the Spirit Medicine or the Demon Rabbit meat, tasted very ordinary, nowhere near as delicious as before.

It failed to pique their interest in the slightest.

’What’s going on?’

Puzzled, the three of them began to sober up from their hot pot-induced frenzy.

The four men and one pig stared at one another, and the atmosphere immediately became incredibly awkward.

Mo Qi gave a dry cough, walked forward, scooped out the Spirit Medicine and meat slices from the pot, and put in a new, fresh batch.

Soon, the intoxicating aroma wafted out again.

Ingredients not handled by Mo Qi’s hands could not become Medicinal Cuisine.

And dishes that were not Medicinal Cuisine held no attraction for the three elders.

Medicinal Cuisine wasn’t something that could be cooked so casually, not even with something as simple as hot pot.

The three elders threw themselves back into the "battle," and Mo Qi acted as a waiter, continuously slicing meat and adding vegetables for them.

Meanwhile, the Pig Emperor lay off to the side, suppressing its cravings. It didn’t dare to approach and could only stare on with pitiful eyes.

"Incredible!"

The three elders ate until every pore on their bodies seemed to open in pleasure, and they found it impossible to stop.

But the food was finite. There wasn’t much Demon Rabbit meat to begin with. After all the ingredients were eaten, the three elders licked their lips, still unsated, and looked expectantly at Mo Qi.

Mo Qi spread his hands, shook his head, and said, "Seniors, it’s all gone."

"What do you mean, gone? There are plenty of good things over there, go pick them!" one of the elders said, pointing toward the Void Road Back Slope.

The other two, far from stopping him, actually looked tempted by the idea.

’I’m speechless,’ Mo Qi thought. ’Seriously, are you three really the experts guarding this Secret Realm? Are you sure you aren’t spies?’

’If Yun Xuzi knew you were acting like this, he’d probably have a heart attack!’

’Besides, there’s a powerful Demon Beast guarding that place. No way I’m going over there.’

As Mo Qi stared at them with a strange expression, the three elders realized their gaffe and once again snapped out of their hot-pot-induced fervor.

"Hehe, just a joke, don’t take it seriously." The leading elder gave a dry laugh and quickly changed the subject. "Why doesn’t the food we cook taste as good as what you cook?"

Mo Qi chuckled. "It’s just a trade secret."

"Are you a Core Disciple or a cook? How do you have this kind of skill?"

Mo Qi replied, "I am both a Core Disciple and a cook. You may not know, Seniors, but I started out as a servant. I spent ten years as a Kitchen Hand."

"I see." The three of them came to a sudden understanding.

"This hot pot is truly exquisite. It’s strange that even with our level of Cultivation, we were unable to resist the temptation."

The three elders communicated secretly.

"I agree. Logically, that shouldn’t happen. Did you notice anything else?"

"I broke out in a sweat, my whole body feels rejuvenated, and I feel warm all over."

Wait!

The three of them grasped the key point.

Sweating? With their Cultivation, forget eating hot pot, even jumping into lava wouldn’t make them break a sweat. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

And feeling rejuvenated and warm all over was even more unthinkable.

With their physical fortitude, even if they took the strongest Elixir refined by Yu Liang, they wouldn’t have these sensations.

The three of them simultaneously thought of something they had overlooked.

That is, the ingredients for the hot pot were not ordinary items, they were all Spirit Medicines!

Thinking back, they discovered another shocking fact.

The medicinal effects contained in those Spirit Medicines were not lost in the slightest after being cooked; they were all perfectly preserved.

How is that possible?!

The three of them turned pale with shock, but it was the truth. They had experienced it firsthand.

"Speak! Who did you learn your cooking from?"

The three of them suddenly looked at Mo Qi and demanded in unison.

This was no small matter; they couldn’t afford to not take it seriously.

Mo Qi took out the *Medicinal Cuisine Record* and handed it to the three elders, saying, "Yu Liang is my master. All my knowledge of pharmacology was learned from him."

The three elders stared blankly at the *Medicinal Cuisine Record*.

"You mean... that hot pot just now was Medicinal Cuisine? And you learned it from this *Medicinal Cuisine Record*?"

Mo Qi nodded. He had used the *Medicinal Cuisine Record* as a shield more than once.

The *Chaos Scripture* was his greatest secret and must never be exposed.

"That’s right. I’m a cook by trade. I just followed the instructions and tried it out for a while, and then I got the hang of it."

The three elders looked at each other, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

This *Medicinal Cuisine Record* had been circulating in the world for several thousand years and had been studied by many people in the past, but without exception, they all failed.

Because even the author of the book himself had not succeeded.

But Mo Qi, this former Kitchen Hand, had succeeded.

And the process he described was incredibly simple: he tried it out for a bit, and then he learned it.

’Do you have any idea how much people want to beat you up when you say things like that?’ the lead elder thought.

It was like someone telling you they just closed their eyes for a moment, and then suddenly comprehended the Dao and ascended to become a Divine Being.

Just that easy. Just that effortless. Just that simple.

’Isn’t it infuriating? Doesn’t it just make you want to tear your hair out?’

"No wonder."

The three elders finally understood why Liu Hui was so devoted to Mo Qi as his master.

With their vast experience, they understood perfectly well what it meant to be able to successfully prepare Medicinal Cuisine.

The most terrifying part was that the Medicinal Cuisine prepared by Mo Qi was effective even on three Ancestor-level experts like them. This was something ordinary Alchemy Masters could never hope to compare with.

Elixirs refined by Alchemy Masters are strictly limited by their grade. For example, a Third-Grade Alchemist can only refine Elixirs of the Third Grade or lower; a Fifth-Grade Alchemist can only refine Elixirs of the Fifth Grade or lower. Even if they were provided with sufficiently precious Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, they could not break this rule.

Because they lacked the ability.

But Medicinal Cuisine was different. The essence of Medicinal Cuisine is food.

No matter how high-grade the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures were, in Mo Qi’s hands they were just ingredients.

As long as he didn’t exceed the processing limits of the *Chaos Scripture*, he could casually cook all sorts of dishes, and their medicinal effects would be 100% preserved.

With this skill alone, regardless of Mo Qi’s performance on the Void Road, he was the Void Sect’s most talented, most precious, and most revered disciple. Bar none.