Li Panglong felt extremely confident. At only thirty years old, he had already reached the rank of Soul King, and as a food-type soul master, he was very proud of his talent.
"Then let's go."
Seeing Li Panglong moved, Lin Yuan smiled slightly, put away the spirit bone, and continued forward.
As soon as they left the Star Dou Forest, night had fallen.
"It's too late. Let's stay at this inn for the night. We'll set off early tomorrow morning."
"That's good."
Lin Yuan entered the inn and booked two rooms, one for himself and one for Li Panglong, to rest.
The next morning, at dawn, after breakfast, they headed to Sunset City.
He rented a carriage and soon arrived at Sunset City. After walking more than two hours, they finally saw the large characters of "Nine Demon Pavilion."
They entered the pavilion and pushed open the doors.
The Nine Demon Pavilion had only just opened and didn't even have a receptionist yet.
"This is the Nine Demon Pavilion. The answer will soon be revealed."
Li Panglong looked around. The decorations were luxurious, nothing like a small sect.
As Lin Yuan stepped through the main doors, Daji immediately sensed his return.
Every day, Daji and Jin Can would take turns patrolling the sect with their mental powers, preventing unauthorized intrusions.
"Master!" Daji quickly ran to Lin Yuan.
"I'm back. Everything okay? Any news from the sect?"
"All normal."
"That's good."
"Daji, let's go get Jin Can and Taiyi Dugu Bo to the main hall."
"Understood." Daji replied and disappeared.
Li Panglong was astonished at the speed of her actions.
Soon, Daji, Jin Can, Taiyi Zhenren, and Dugu Bo arrived at the pavilion's main hall.
"Master!"
"Alright everyone, let me introduce. This is Li Panglong, a 51-year-old Food Soul King with exceptional culinary skills. We made a bet: if our sect has three Titled Douluo, Mr. Li will stay at the Nine Demon Pavilion for ten years as our head chef, solving all our culinary needs. If not, I will give him a three-year spirit bone. Everyone, let Li Panglong see for himself."
Everyone immediately understood.
Daji's nine spirit rings appeared. "Daji, Martial Soul: Enchanting Nine-Tailed Fox, Level 95, Control-type Titled Douluo, Title: Enchanting Fox."
Jin Can's nine-ring staff fell, spirit rings landing in turn. "Jin Can, Nine-Ring Martial Soul Staff, Level 93, Control-type Weapon, Title: Saint Law."
Taiyi Zhenren's alchemy furnace opened its mouth, laughter emanating as he leapt from the furnace. Spirit rings dropped. "Taiyi Zhenren, Martial Soul: Alchemy Furnace, Level 93, Defense/Support-type, Titled Douluo, Title: Alchemy Furnace."
Dugu Bo's smile froze. What am I even doing here?
He hesitated but released his Martial Soul.
"Dugu Bo, Martial Soul: Jade Phosphorus Snake, Level 89 Control-type Titled Douluo. He's about to breakthrough into a Titled Douluo."
Li Panglong was stunned by the display, unable to calm down.
After a long moment, he said, "These… these three are all called Douluo?"
There was also an 89-level Douluo game.
This sect is truly formidable!
"Brother Panglong, how do you feel?" Lin Yuan asked.
Li Panglong looked toward Lin Yuan, sitting at the front—a mysterious, unpredictable figure.
On the way back, he had inadvertently seen Lin Yuan's spirit rings in their true form. The strange red, gold, blue, and other colored rings left him speechless.
Whether Lin Yuan meant to reveal them or it was accidental, only Lin Yuan knew.
Li Panglong thought: These three Douluo-level people are all led by this young man. He must be the master of the Nine Demon Pavilion.
Li Panglong approached the center of the main hall, knelt on one knee, and said, "Li Panglong pays respects to the Pavilion Master."
"Hahaha! From now on, just call me Master."
"Yes, Master."
Lin Yuan gathered everyone in the main hall, greeted them, and said:
"This is Li Panglong. He will serve as the head chef of the Nine Demon Pavilion, responsible for all dining matters. No matter how large the kitchen becomes in the future, he will lead and manage it."
Following Lin Yuan's signal, Li Panglong introduced himself:
"My name is Li Panglong. Martial Soul: Bread. Level 51 Food Soul King."
Everyone exchanged greetings.
Li Panglong, hearing that food-type soul master He Zhi reached Level 15 by age ten, was excited. The brilliance unsettled him—he had not expected a talent surpassing his own in this sect.
Initially, Li Panglong wanted to recruit a disciple, but after being refused, he realized his prized talent was not exceptional here.
That evening, after enjoying Li Panglong's cooking, everyone praised his dishes.
At night, Lin Yuan stood on the highest ninth floor of the pavilion's main hall, gazing at the starry sky.
Looking down, he saw many working hard to cultivate within the Nine Demon Pavilion.
All members of the Nine Beast Team practiced on the training ground, competing with one another.
"Congratulations, the guest has completed Task 12. Rewards granted: The most complete Chinese recipes (basic) and a Time Dragon King fragment."
"Explain."
"Bang! This set of China's most complete recipes is for kitchen chefs only; no one else may use them. The recipes are divided into three levels: Basic, Intermediate, Advanced. Each level contains a different number of dishes: Basic: 99; Intermediate: 999; Advanced: 9999. The main menu has 99 dishes, each with detailed descriptions, all traditional Chinese cuisine."
"Finally, I can taste home-cooked meals abroad."
Recipes include:
Noodles: Home-style fried noodles, seasoned fish noodles, Pi Pi beauty noodles, eggplant fried noodles, butterfly shrimp noodles, flavorful noodles, sesame cold noodles, tea-flavored pasta, mushroom stew pasta, scallop seafood noodles, mushroom ramen with liver sauce, soybean milk noodles, mustard beef udon, Chongqing noodles, clear soup noodles…
Rice: Pumpkin buckwheat rice, taro salty rice, Indonesian fried rice, bacon rice balls, cheese vegetable steak rice, lamb pilaf, tomato abalone braised rice, mung bean rib braised rice, Taiwanese barbecue sauce rice, pineapple rice, bacon green bean braised rice, mung bean rib braised rice, savory mushroom braised rice…
Steamed buns: Sandwich bun, fried bun, Russian bun, wild rice bun, shrimp pomegranate bun, pumpkin red bean bun, ham milk flower bun, oatmeal puff pastry bun, fried bean bun, soup bun, sweet potato bun, rice siu mai, fresh shrimp siu mai, watermelon clam potsticker, mushroom potsticker, tea tree mushroom steamed bun…
Dumplings: Salt and pepper dual-color egg dumplings, jade fish-shaped dumplings, wontons, yuanbao dumplings, rice rolls, strawberry jam egg bun, cucumber vegetarian dumplings, special vegetarian dumplings, purple rice six-line dumplings, sour soup dumplings, marble dumplings, bay fish dumplings, three-flavor dumplings…
Wraps: Cream silk rolls, lotus seed paste rolls, crispy scallion rolls, single-layer vegetable rolls, potato bitter chrysanthemum hand rolls, shepherd's purse spring rolls, patterned rolls, lotus leaf rolls, pumpkin sausage rolls, honey red bean rolls…
Pastries: Brown sugar jujube cake, taro rice cake, kimchi fried rice cake, wheat-flavored steamed cake, yellow rice cake, crispy fried cake, New Year cake, cotton cup, sweet apple milk puff, red bean pastry…
Pancakes: Thousand-layer pancakes, lotus root pancakes, vegetable-egg pancakes, crispy watermelon pancakes, fragrant wife pancakes, beef tofu pancakes, farm grain pancakes, celery shrimp pancakes, coconut potato pancakes, spinach egg pancakes, sweet potato egg pancakes, pumpkin egg pancakes, golden red bean pancakes, crispy salt and pepper rolls, homemade stuffed pancakes, assorted vegetable pancakes…
Snacks: Sago balls, crystal balls, fried balls, homemade apple pie, nut pepper balls, banana biscuits, French small cakes, matcha rice crisps, coconut rice rings, sesame rice cakes, jam dots, homemade black sesame paste, Ningbo glutinous rice balls, spring rolls, pork zongzi, mushroom meat mooncakes, sushi rolls…
Soups and porridges: Shrimp acne soup, congee hotpot, shepherd's purse lean meat congee, health black rice congee, bamboo shoot and water chestnut duck soup, ginkgo pork soup, seafood tofu rib soup, walnut beef tendon soup, lamb radish soup, new-style lamb soup, apple grass carp soup, soybean bass soup, mushroom fish ball soup, creamy chicken mushroom soup, hot and sour mushroom soup…
Chicken dishes: Chestnut sauce braised chicken, five-color chicken, salad chicken, secret claypot chicken, orange chicken shreds, Portuguese curry chicken, walnut chicken slices, Kung Pao chicken, shrimp paste steamed chicken, hot and sour chicken balls, red wine braised chicken chunks, quinoa stewed chicken, oil chicken, fruit chicken cubes, orange-flavored chicken balls, lemon chicken strips, sweet and sour chicken skewers, chestnut braised chicken…
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