Chapter 2225 - 2184: The Most Delicious Thing in the World

In the kitchen room, as the senior disciple, Zhang Dapang is the head chef, a leader-like figure who usually leads a few people in the kitchen room, responsible for directing, not working. Only when the Sect Leader comes to eat does he personally cook a few dishes.

However, the Sect Leader doesn't come here more than a few times a year. Not only him, but the elders prefer not to eat here, and those at the administrator level don't come either. Elite disciples, inner and outer sect disciples rarely eat here; only new miscellaneous servant disciples come.

The Five Elements Sect has thousands of disciples. If they all came here to eat, a large amount of food would be needed every day. Without modern cooking tools, the kitchen room would be overwhelmed, even if there were fifty or sixty people working there.

It's known that the cultivators at the Five Elements Sect, even those at the lowest cultivation base, as One Soul of Heavenly Beings, have long surpassed the need to eat to survive; just one Breath Control session a month is enough to sustain the body.

The meals in the kitchen room are not appealing and cannot arouse the appetite of these immortals, so they don't come to eat. If not for the new miscellaneous servant disciples coming to eat, the kitchen room would be useless and unnecessary.

Seeing three senior brothers and one senior sister cooking gracefully and effortlessly in the kitchen room, needing no help from him, Wang Xiaoqiang's worries about the supply of meals disappeared.

Two pots were used to cook rice, one big and one small. The small pot contained spirit rice, which emitted a fragrance long before it was fully cooked, arousing appetite more than any gourmet meal could. The big pot contained ordinary rice, also fragrant, but nothing compared to the aroma of spirit rice.

Two pots were used to cook dishes, also one big and one small. The big pot was used for a mixed stew dish, with a dozen types of meat and vegetables stir-fried together. The taste is decent, but for immortals, it can only fill the belly.

While the small pot contained a spirit chicken being stewed, and when the aroma wafted out, even though Wang Xiaoqiang was used to mountain feasts and gourmet meals, he still couldn't stop his mouth from watering…

Spirit rice and spirit chicken were prepared to welcome Wang Xiaoqiang's joining the kitchen room and was exclusively for the six people in the kitchen room.

The mixed stew and regular rice were for miscellaneous servant disciples who, like him, had just joined the sect in different branches.

Both being miscellaneous servant disciples, the treatment was worlds apart, a stark contrast between heaven and earth.

Seeing this, Wang Xiaoqiang felt delighted inside.

Zhang Dapang sat dominantly on a long bench, directing Xu Sanpang to stew the spirit chicken soup, repeatedly reminding her not to overcook the spirit chicken, indicating its preciousness.

After giving the reminder, Zhang Dapang saw Wang Xiaoqiang standing by the stove observing and learning, beckoned him over. Being the one with the highest cultivation base, Two Souls of Heavenly Beings, among the six, Wang Xiaoqiang respected him and walked over when beckoned.

Zhang Dapang gestured for him to sit down, and Wang Xiaoqiang sat beside him. Zhang Dapang laughed, "Little Qiang, you are so lucky. This year's recruitment for the kitchen room only has a single slot."

"Uh, really?" Wang Xiaoqiang was shocked inside.

"Yes, and it was because someone just left our kitchen room," Zhang Dapang said, "Normally, our kitchen room is limited to six people."

Here, Zhang Dapang changed the subject, staring closely at Wang Xiaoqiang, asking, "By the way, Little Qiang, don't you have any relations with the Five Elements Sect's higher-ups, any backdoor connections, do you?"

Wang Xiaoqiang shook his head, "No, I don't."

Zhang Dapang watched Wang Xiaoqiang closely, scrutinizing him for a while. Seeing he wasn't faking it, he asked, "Really no connection? If you do, better say it now, otherwise, we might not remain friends later."

Zhang Dapang turned serious as he spoke.

Wang Xiaoqiang shook his head decisively, "No. I can guarantee it with my life."

Hearing this, Zhang Dapang's face softened, laughing, "Haha, that's good. Little Qiang, as you can see, our kitchen room has the most perks,"

Wang Xiaoqiang smiled, nodding.

"Actually, with my cultivation, I could have joined the outer sect long ago. But I didn't go for the assessment. Do you know why?" Zhang Dapang teased.

"I guess it's because Senior Brother is fond of the kitchen room," Wang Xiaoqiang said.

"Haha, you guessed right," Zhang Dapang laughed. "Our kitchen room has so many benefits, even the outer sect can't compare. Little Qiang, you'll slowly understand. Even when you reach Three Souls of Heavenly Beings, you won't want to leave here for the outer sect…"

"Uh, by the way, Little Qiang, do you know how that spirit chicken came about?" Zhang Dapang asked mysteriously. "That spirit chicken is actually very rare, ordinarily not accessible to us miscellaneous servant disciples. But, because we are in the kitchen room, we get two chickens a year."

Upon hearing this, Wang Xiaoqiang found Zhang Dapang very kind, considering they can only eat two chickens a year, and one was killed right when he joined, leaving him both surprised and flattered.

"The spirit chicken is raised by Master Lingzhi, very difficult to rear. Usually, Master Lingzhi gives it to the Sect Leader or eats it himself. But he doesn't cook, so he always gives it to me. I wouldn't cook it properly, messing up the taste deliberately. Knowing I do it on purpose, he agreed to give our kitchen room two spirit chickens a year as compensation, then I cook it well for him…"

"Our kitchen room actually has other perks as well. You'll understand over time." Zhang Dapang said, proud and mysterious, his words as enticing as the aroma of spirit chicken, making Wang Xiaoqiang look forward in anticipation.

As they spoke, the food was ready; it wasn't yet mealtime, so the kitchen room members ate first. After the small table was set, a pot of spirit chicken soup was brought out, and spirit rice served. The spirit rice grains were still shimmering, crystal clear, looking appetizing…

"Let's eat." Once all six were seated around the table, Zhang Dapang ordered, instantly five pairs of chopsticks moved as fast as lightning into the pot, tearing off pieces of the chicken into five portions placed in bowls, leaving only soup, potatoes, mushrooms, and the like in the pot…

Wang Xiaoqiang hadn't expected this situation, slower by a beat. As his chopsticks reached into the pot, there was no meat left, leaving him rueful and awkwardly picking a potato into his bowl, eating it with rice, finding it incredibly tasty once it touched his tongue.

Wang Xiaoqiang had roamed many planes, tried countless mountain feasts and gourmet meals, yet had never eaten such delicious food. The spirit rice and the potato with chicken flavor were simply unparalleled.

At this point, he didn't care about the awkwardness anymore, took a mushroom into his bowl, and was about to eat when a whole chicken leg appeared in his bowl.

Wang Xiaoqiang was stunned, looked up to see it was Xu Sanpang. Xu Sanpang had grabbed a whole chicken leg, placing it in his bowl, smiling, "Eat up."

"Third Senior Sister, this, this is too embarrassing…" Wang Xiaoqiang said awkwardly, feeling deeply touched, his nose tingling, thinking this woman might look unattractive externally, but undoubtedly beautiful inside.

At this point, Zhang Dapang also tore half of the meat he grabbed, placing it in Wang Xiaoqiang's bowl, then glanced at the other three, sternly scolding, "What manners are these? Little Qiang just arrived, isn't it common courtesy to let him have some?"

The other three had guilty looks, but the grabbed chicken meat was already devoured, feeling extremely awkward at this moment.

"No problem, it's just a piece of chicken, doesn't matter." Wang Xiaoqiang quickly waved his hand, then picked up the chicken leg given by Xu Sanpang and started eating, realizing after the first bite why the five rushed – the spirit chicken meat is far tastier than the potato and spirit rice, truly the most delicious food in the world, making greed and selfishness understandable.