Li Qinghuan: You Want to Sell Me to Jiang Che

"A distinguished guest?"

Hearing this, Sword Venerable Qinglian instantly became interested, her eyes seemingly shining as she looked at Immortal Chef Hua.

"You are the world-renowned Immortal Chef Hua. Aside from the owner of the Drunken Immortal Pavilion... who else has culinary skills that can surpass yours?"

Li Qinghuan rubbed her hands together, a smile appearing on her face.

Immortal Chef Hua's old face turned dark.

He and this Li Qinghuan were from the same era, both disciples of the Heavenly Dao Palace. However, the reputation of this Sword Venerable Qinglian was simply too overwhelming. She was an existence that suppressed an entire era, viewing the rest of the Nine Heavens' prodigies as nothing but weeds!

Back then, he was considered a top-tier prodigy himself, but all his brilliance was completely eclipsed by her.

Thinking about it now, over a hundred thousand years had passed. He already had half a foot in the grave, yet Li Qinghuan remained as peerless and magnificent as ever.

Perhaps in his youth, he did harbor a bit of admiration for Li Qinghuan, but all such feelings became incredibly insignificant in the face of the long river of time, let alone a hundred thousand years!

Almost all the prodigies of their generation had already passed away in meditation, so they could be considered old friends.

"Alright, Little Hua, stop dawdling. Serve up a table of your signature dishes, and bring two jars of Immortal's Intoxication," Li Qinghuan said.

Immortal Chef Hua's old face darkened further. Li Qinghuan had never paid a single cent when eating at his place. Moreover, this woman was used to being a lone wolf; she probably couldn't even fish out a single supreme-grade spirit stone.

"Sigh, Li Qinghuan, I'm very busy. A distinguished guest has truly arrived!"

"Oh? What kind of guest is more distinguished than this Venerable?" Li Qinghuan raised an eyebrow. Her old friend had an extremely stubborn personality. He didn't even give face to Immortal Monarchs, and even Immortal Venerables had to make reservations in advance to taste his cooking.

To survive in the Nine Heavens, one couldn't just blindly focus on cultivation; having a few practical skills was essential.

"Heh... I'm not putting you down, but the background of this distinguished guest is far greater than yours. You, an Immortal Venerable, better stand aside!" Immortal Chef Hua sneered.

"A Supreme Immortal Emperor?" Li Qinghuan raised her brow. An existence with a greater background than her own... aside from those few Supreme Immortal Emperors in the Nine Heavens, she couldn't think of anyone else.

"No, no, no, it's Young Master Jiang!" Immortal Chef Hua revealed a smile.

"Wh... what? Is it that Jiang Che?" Li Qinghuan's eyes widened.

"Heh, it seems you have some knowledge. Since that's the case... I cannot entertain you today. My lifespan is nearing its end, and this is my only chance. I must perform well in front of Young Master Jiang. If my culinary skills can gain his approval, allowing me to stay by his side long-term... I'll be set for the rest of my life!"

Immortal Chef Hua had already begun to fantasize about a beautiful future.

Sure enough, it was a good thing that when he was choosing a profession back then, he didn't choose alchemy but opted for culinary arts.

There were simply too many Alchemy Immortals in the Nine Heavens, but the number of Culinary Immortals was exceedingly rare.

Ever since the alchemy profession exploded in popularity, the industry had become incredibly cutthroat. The originally exorbitant prices of immortal pills plummeted. Coupled with the alchemy blast furnaces created by the Destiny Association... the alchemists completely lost their minds.

Fortunately, he had taken the path of a Culinary Immortal. This niche track still held a massive advantage. Although those high and mighty Immortal Monarchs and Immortal Venerables claimed that immortals did not consume mortal food, his skills as a Culinary Immortal had long transcended the mortal realm. Even Immortal Monarchs had to obediently wait in line!

"You—"

Li Qinghuan was speechless. Why was this Jiang Che everywhere?

Even a few days ago, that Little Tianchan was planning to introduce him to her as a Dao companion? This was truly absurd!

And now, by some twist of fate, she was actually running into him here?

This was the damn Nine Heavens! With tens of millions of domains, the distance from the Jiang family to the Central Emperor Heaven spanned hundreds of thousands of domains. The chances of the two of them bumping into each other... was no less than finding an atomic nucleus in the ocean.

"Forget it. Since you have a distinguished guest arriving today, I won't bother you much longer. Just fill up my wine!"

Li Qinghuan flicked her robes, took a huge gulp of immortal brew, and licked her lips, a trace of haziness flashing in her eyes. Shaking her empty wine gourd, she said, "Ten jars of Immortal's Intoxication, the ten-thousand-year brew... put it on the Heavenly Dao Palace's tab."

Immortal Chef Hua's old face twitched madly. He really wanted to beat her to death. The Heavenly Dao Palace... who would dare go to the number one sect in the world to collect a debt?

No... wait!

Suddenly, his gaze swept over Li Qinghuan's breathtakingly beautiful face. This old friend was still as stunning as she was a hundred thousand years ago, only her temperament had become more free-spirited and uninhibited.

Perhaps he could find a good match for this old friend...

That's right!

The old Culinary Immortal had already made a decision in his heart.

Hmph, Li Qinghuan, you've freeloaded at my restaurant for so long. I can't subdue you... but can't Young Master Jiang subdue you?

Although Jiang Che was just a minor cultivator, no one in the entire Nine Heavens dared to underestimate him anymore.

After all, he held the lifespan of countless beings across the myriad races of the Nine Heavens in his hands!

As long as you hadn't fully stepped into the realm of a Supreme Immortal Emperor and achieved a lifespan equal to the Dao itself, Jiang Che would always be a threshold you couldn't bypass.

"Wait... Li Qinghuan, don't leave just yet! It's been quite a while since we last met, hasn't it?" Immortal Chef Hua said shamelessly.

Although Li Qinghuan had lived a very long time, at the very least, her appearance was still as stunningly beautiful and captivating as it was a hundred thousand years ago.

"We just met last month," Li Qinghuan replied with a flat tone.

"Ahem, I've hoarded three jars of hundred-thousand-year-aged Immortal's Intoxication, and they were steeped using supreme-grade immortal roots..."

Immortal Chef Hua steeled his heart. You can't catch the wolf without risking the child. He had hoarded this Immortal's Intoxication for tens of thousands of years. A hundred-thousand-year-aged immortal wine... it was absolutely priceless, yet now he had to bring it all out!

Sure enough, Li Qinghuan, who loved wine as much as her own life, immediately stopped in her tracks upon hearing the name of the Immortal's Intoxication.

"What? Hundred-thousand-year-aged Immortal's Intoxication!!!"

Despite her title as Sword Venerable Qinglian, she was actually dead broke. She didn't even have a single supreme-grade spirit stone, let alone the money to buy immortal brew.

Not long ago, that Little Tianchan gave her a jar of Immortal's Intoxication, and she still missed the taste of that immortal brew to this day.

"Yes! Exactly hundred-thousand-year-aged!" Saying so, Immortal Chef Hua directly brought out a wine jar that looked like bluestone. The jar was crafted from ten-thousand-year immortal wine stone, which could maximize the mellow aroma of the brew.

Li Qinghuan narrowed her eyes, sniffed the air, and then revealed a look of pleasant surprise. "It really is!"

As the top wine taster in the Nine Heavens, she could identify hundreds of millions of different wines across the myriad realms of the Nine Heavens with just a single sniff!

The fragrance of this supreme-grade Immortal's Intoxication... she wouldn't forget it even if she were turned to ashes.

But she wasn't stupid either.

"What?" Li Qinghuan raised an eyebrow and glanced at Immortal Chef Hua. "Trying to sell me to Jiang Che?"

With just one sentence, Immortal Chef Hua instantly lost his composure.