One day.
At the Heavenly Palace.
At the Food God Mansion.
Li Nianfan sneakily came over with Fire Phoenix and Nanan.
Nanan peeked her little head out and looked around. She carefully asked, “Brother, why are we sneaking around? What are we doing exactly?”
Li Nianfan gestured to her to be quiet. “Shh—Don’t let your Sister Daji hear us.”
He remembered that the Food God Mansion had a huge stove. It was suitable for forging iron. He was about to borrow it.
He wanted to make a ring!
A diamond wedding ring!
Since it was a surprise, he could not let Daji find out.
“Go. Let’s go.”
Li Nianfan beckoned them to go inside. He went into the mansion first.
However, the yard was directly in front of the main hall. Li Nianfan and the others were perplexed. They bewilderingly looked inside the main hall.
There were a lot of people there.
The Jade Emperor, the Empress, Erlang Shen, Goddess Nuwa, and Yun Shu were all in there.
They sat in front of a long table with various dishes. It looked good. The food was steaming. The Food God had a round belly and a pencil mustache. He had a little red hat on with a big ‘FOOD’ word embroidered on it. He held two dishes in his hands. The Food God suddenly widened his small eyes as he looked at Li Nianfan.
It was kind of comedic.
The others also saw Li Nianfan. Time froze. The chopsticks that they held fell onto the table.
‘What are they doing?
‘Are they having a small party without me?’
Li Nianfan coughed softly. He said, “Uh… Excuse me. I didn’t know that you were all here. Sorry to intrude.”
The others reacted like thieves that were caught red-handed. They hurriedly threw away their chopsticks. They bowed and said, “Greetings to the Lord Saint.”
“Um… It’s fine. It’s fine. Sorry we didn’t invite you for the meal, Lord Saint.”
The Food God hurriedly said, “We didn’t do it on purpose, Lord Saint. It’s just that my cooking is too… Especially when compared to your cooking, Lord Saint. Please, forgive us.”
Li Nianfan looked like he understood.
He also felt like it was funny.
He made a guess.
He guessed that the Jade Emperor and the others enjoyed his delicious food, but they were too embarrassed to ask for free meals. Therefore, they asked Food God to recreate the meals for them.
He could not believe how cute the Immortals were.
In reality, his theory was not far off at all.
“I didn’t know that you were coming, Lord Saint. Sorry for the lousy welcome. Please, forgive me.”
The Food God was utterly respectful towards Li Nianfan. He was also excited as he said, “This is my hard work on the table. Please, take a look, Lord Saint.”
Ever since he helped Li Nianfan with cooking the Kunpeng soup, the Food God felt deeply inspired. Especially when he got some cooking advice from Li Nianfan. He had a better understanding of ‘food’ and became less of a ‘noob’.
Cooking with the Lord Saint for the Kunpeng Feast was also his usual show-off topic. He was honored and proud. The Food God had the respect of countless Immortals.
Li Nianfan carefully looked at the food. Then, he complimented the Food God with a smile and said, “Nicely done. I can tell that you improved on the techniques and fire control.”
The Food God instantly blushed. He exclaimed, “It’s all thanks to your teachings, Lord Saint.”
Li Nianfan said, “But the seasoning can be better. I’ll compile a seasoning recipe for you next time. You should study it. You’ll make delicious food in no time.”
The Food God instantly felt thunderstruck. He was emotional and overjoyed. His mind went blank.
The Jade Emperor and the others looked envious.
The Seasoning Recipe sounded like a bible of food to them. It was a huge opportunity for sure.
‘The Food God got lucky. He probably feels like he’s in heaven. So envious!’
The chubby Food God trembled. He thanked Li Nianfan, “Thank you, Lord Saint! I’ll study hard. I won’t let you down, Lord Saint!”
“It’s just food. No need to thank me.”
Li Nianfan smiled awkwardly and shook his head. ‘Truly the Food God. His passion for cooking and food is deep in his bones.’
The Food God asked politely, “Oh yeah, Lord Saint, did you come here to order me to do something?”
“It’s not an order. But I do have a request.” Li Nianfan paused. Then, he said, “I want to borrow your stove.”
The Food God was intrigued. “Do you want to use it to cook, Lord Saint?”
Li Nianfan shook his head. “Not for cooking. I want to use it to forge something.”
He felt slightly embarrassed. After all, using a stove to forge was…kind of inappropriate.
“Oh. Sure, of course!”
The Food God did not mind at all. He would agree to whatever reason he had!
“Feel free to use it, Lord Saint. Follow me.”
He led the way for Li Nianfan. The others also followed. They were curious about how they could help the expert.
Soon, they arrived in front of the stove. The Food God instantly removed the pot from the stove without hesitation. It was an empty stove.
It was perfect for making fire at the bottom and forging on the top!
The Jade Emperor and the others looked at Li Nianfan, including Goddess Nuwa and Yun Shu. They all stared at him with wide eyes and did not dare to breathe.
They were all curious about what the expert was planning to make.
The creation of the expert was no doubt extraordinary.
Suddenly, Li Nianfan said, “Fire Phoenix, fire!”
Fume—
Phoenix Fire rose and lit up the entire kitchen. Flames swayed in the air. Red light reflected on Li Nianfan.
He started to work.
He placed the items in an organized way.
The diamond, the trophy, and a short silver stick. They were also ‘junk’ picked up by Blackie. Li Nianfan thought the short silver stick was an ear pick…
Diamond, gold, and silver.
Ingredients, done.
Li Nianfan smiled. He took out the final item, a hammer.
Everyone felt their chest tightened as they watched. ‘Is he going to forge those items?
‘But… Those are ultimate treasures. How can you forge them?’
Then, Li Nianfan showed them the answer.
He placed the trophy into the fire. Then, he raised his hammer and smashed the trophy!
Clang—
The bowl-shaped trophy was bent into a different shape.
“Yikes—”
Everyone gasped at the same time. They were bewildered by his actions.
It was too sudden. They were not prepared for that. He treated an ultimate treasure like it was garbage. The trophy was smashed to pieces. It could not even resist.
‘That’s an ultimate treasure, man. It’s something people treat as their precious baby. It’s probably the best Immortal Item they have. How can it be so easily destroyed?
‘How can we take this?’
The Food God felt like his eyes almost popped out from his skull. He teared up as his face twitched.
He had not touched an ultimate treasure before. He could not handle the impactful sight and he felt awful.
Even Fire Phoenix who controlled the fire felt her heart thump. The flames trembled.
Cling clang—
Li Nianfan neglected everyone. He focused on using the hammer at full speed. However, he did it rhythmically. It was violent yet graceful.
The beautiful beat echoed in their ears. Each hit made their hearts beat. Their mouths were O-shaped the entire time. They were perplexed at everything.
‘So, this is what a Heavenly Spiritual Treasure sounds like when it’s being hit by a hammer…’
The trophy was hammered into a thin gold metal piece in a matter of seconds. It was extremely compressed.
Li Nianfan removed the gold piece and repeated the steps on the small silver stick. He simply smashed it flat.
He took out his mold. He placed the gold piece and the silver piece into it.
Li Nianfan smiled and said, “Fire Phoenix, more fire.”
“Yeah,” nodded the Fire Phoenix.
In reality, she secretly rolled her eyes at him.
‘What do you mean more fire? Do you think I’m able to hurt a Heavenly Spiritual Treasure at all?
‘Even if I use up all my fire powers, I can’t melt a Heavenly Spiritual Treasure.
‘It changes because of you, not because of me. Right?’
As time went by, the gold and silver metal pieces started to melt into liquid form. Li Nianfan mixed them together. Then, the gold and silver were transformed into a ring for ladies.
However, it was only the outline. The next step was the most important. He needed to mend it.
Li Nianfan gradually looked serious. He carefully molded the size of the ring.
The ring size naturally had to be according to Daji’s right finger. The ring setting must be made according to the diamond size. The two of them needed to be perfect. Otherwise, it would be all for nothing.
Thankfully, Li Nianfan was a professional. Everything was under control.
“Alright, done!”
Li Nianfan happily merged the diamond with the ring. Goddess Nuwa and the others felt blinded by the ring. The overwhelming aura was like a huge beast that washed over them—majestic and holy!
Powerful!
Goddess Nuwa and Yun Shu did not dare to look at it. They felt petrified.
There was no doubt that the ring would make the world bow down if it was not for the expert. The Chaos shook!
‘Is this…?
The Realm Crystal contained the legendary Power of Realm. He melted the two ultimate treasures after compressing them into ingredients, then merged them together. It was also made by the expert!
‘Is this an Ultimate Chaos Treasure?!’
