Only at the Mahayana Stage Does the Reversal System Appear - Chapter 495

Chapter 493: The One Who Ruins the Scene

Yu Feng used magic to create spirit beef jerky and spirit pork jerky, both of which found a strong following.

Ji Kongkong called on all cultivators to come to the Great Zhou for training in the wilderness. The Great Zhou was lawless, and even vendors in the wild sold boxed lunches, eliminating the need for cultivators to cook their own meals. It was safe and healthy.

The leader of the Spiritual Chef Sect was counting which group attracted the most cultivators.

He had thought he would need to compare them carefully. In previous competitions, there were always close races, and the winner was never determined until the very last moment.

This time, however, he noticed that Feng Li’s group attracted the most cultivators.

Then he saw a scene that nearly made him faint: Jiang Li and Bai Hongtu were feeding the cultivators fasting pills.

Indeed, the cultivators preferred fasting pills to cooking in the wild; one pill could guarantee three days of fasting without food.

Furthermore, after being refined by the Spiritual Medicine Sect, the fasting pills were affordable and available in a variety of flavors, from fruit to barbecue to stir-fry.

But the problem is, this is the Lingchu Sect, not the Alchemy Peak or the Spiritual Medicine Sect.

These two are here to disrupt things.

Their Lingchu Sect has long been squeezed out of the wild food market by the Spiritual Medicine Sect, all because of the Bigu Pills.

Despite the Spiritual Medicine Sect’s constant complaints about poverty and claims of being outmatched by the Alchemy Peak, the Lingyao Sect is actually incredibly wealthy. It’s just that their ambitions are too high, and their constant competition with the Alchemy Peak makes them seem less prestigious.

The Lingyao Sect is vastly wealthier than the Lingchu Sect.

Cultivators can choose not to eat Lingchu cooking, but they cannot avoid the pills crafted by the Spiritual Medicine Sect.

Cooking emphasizes flavor, while alchemy emphasizes its benefits to cultivation.

The Lingchu Sect leader had hoped to use this competition as an opportunity to find inspiration to surpass the Spiritual Medicine Sect, but instead, they’ve found themselves back where they started: the cultivators’ favorite Bigu Pills.

“This is a Lingchu competition, not an alchemy competition,” the Lingchu Sect leader said, wanting to accuse Jiang Li and the others of breaking the rules.

“We know this isn’t a pill, it’s food,” Jiang Li said seriously. How could he possibly break the rules?

“Look, this is a steamed Bigu Pill, this is a boiled Bigu Pill, and this is a braised Bigu Pill…”

“Just like some people use spiritual herbs as raw materials, we use medicinal herbs as raw materials, and after processing, they can also be considered food.”

The Lingchu Sect’s leader had lived for over a thousand years and considered himself knowledgeable, but faced with this prodigy who combined alchemy with spiritual cooking,

he was speechless. He had lived in vain.

Jiang Li’s words made so much sense that the Lingchu Sect leader could not find a rebuttal. He

silently ate a steamed Bigu Pill.

Damn, there was no difference from the original Bigu Pill. The steamed and braised version was just a gimmick.

Whoever made the Bigu Pill must be so skilled that the Bigu Pill was flawless, without a single flaw, and no flavor could penetrate the pill.

Naturally, Bai Hongtu was responsible for refining the pills; Jiang Li could not mass-produce Bigu Pills of various flavors.

Unlike Jiang Li, a fake alchemy master, Bai Hongtu’s alchemy skills weren’t as good as Su Wei’s, but

he was still ranked among the top ten alchemy masters in the world. With Alchemy Peak at his disposal, Bai Hongtu didn’t need to learn alchemy. He studied alchemy for no other reason than to have another way to mock Jiang Li. “

Trash Jiang Li, he can’t even make an elixir. Trash Jiang Li, he can’t even make an elixir…” Bai Hongtu kept repeating this in his mind, never finding the chance to speak it out loud. He was afraid,

mainly because he didn’t dare.

The Spiritual Chef Sect’s leader discussed the matter with several elders and realized that Jiang Li and Bai Hongtu’s behavior perfectly matched the definition of a Spiritual Chef. He had

no choice but to declare Jiang Li the winner.

The competition consisted of two rounds, and the first place was originally determined by scoring. However, Jiang Li and Bai Hongtu’s superior performance left the others far behind, and the championship ultimately fell to these two who could barely cook.

Jiang Li and Bai Hongtu were not surprised by this outcome.

Yu Yin now understood how Jiang Li had won first place in the alchemy competition and earned the title of Grand Master of Alchemy. Just like in this competition, he certainly hadn’t used any of his alchemy skills at the alchemy conference.

Jiang Li didn’t care much for such vanity, and he generously gave the trophy to Yu Yin.

Yu Yin refused to take it.

He then gave it to Bai Hongtu, but Bai Hongtu wasn’t as strong as Jiang Li and couldn’t hold the trophy, so it returned to him.

No one wanted it, so Jiang Li reluctantly accepted it.

The Human Emperor candidates gathered in the consciousness space again, feeling down. This time, the winner was a man named Feng Li, and the Human Emperor candidates were completely wiped out.

They were the best of the younger generation, so how could they lose so badly?

Jiang Li paced and slowly entered the stage.

“Human Emperor.”

“Mr. Jiang.”

“Uncle Jiang.”

“This competition isn’t about your cooking skills. I know few of you are good cooks.”

With the exception of Li Nian’er, everyone bowed their heads in shame.

“This time, a genius named Feng Li won. I don’t blame you, and you don’t need to blame yourselves. What’s important is what you gain from the competition, not what place you get.”

“You should have learned to think from each other’s perspectives in the first round. So, let’s talk about what we should learn in the second round.”

Everyone hesitated, and Qin Luan spoke first: “Mr. Jiang, are you saying that we should reduce the conflicts between spiritual chefs and alchemists and encourage them to cooperate?”

Jiang Li shook his head.

Luo Ying said, “Are you saying that we should think from the perspective of lower-level cultivators?”

Jiang Li continued to shake his head.

Everyone talked for a long time, and finally Ji Kongkong said, “Uncle Jiang’s point is, don’t compete in things you can’t compete with, and don’t compare your own shortcomings to others’ strengths. When it comes to wild food, the Spiritual Medicine Sect has a natural advantage, and the Spiritual Kitchen Sect can’t possibly compete. Instead of sticking to this area, why not focus your energy elsewhere?”

“Kongkong is right.”

“You each have your own strengths and advantages. Develop them, and overcome and compensate for your weaknesses. But don’t assume that just because you’ve overcome your weaknesses, you can compare to others’ strengths.”

“For example, Qi Sha Daozi, your strength lies in swordsmanship, but you’re not good at close combat. What you need to do is strengthen your body so that you won’t be quickly defeated in close combat. Develop the strength to protect yourself, and don’t spend too much energy on this.”

“Don’t assume that just because you’ve learned physical cultivation techniques for a while, you can fight hand-to-hand with someone who has practiced for a lifetime.”

“I will follow the Human Emperor’s teachings.” Qi Sha Daozi, instead of feeling worried, was delighted when Jiang Li called him out.

The other candidates for the Human Emperor began to reflect on their strengths and weaknesses.

Jiang Li nodded slightly. Cultivation and combat can be cultivated slowly, there’s no rush. The most important thing now is to shape their values while they’re still young, to let them know what’s right and what’s wrong.

“By the way, Kong Kong, how did you come up with that?” Jiang Li thought Ji Kong Kong had used the power of time to see himself in the future, revealing the answer.

“Because Uncle Jiang doesn’t know the way of time, and he never wastes time on it.”

Jiang Li nodded. Okay, he’s obviously a member of the Ji family.

(End of this chapter)