Chapter 1097: What I Say Is the Evidence

A deathly silence enveloped the entire arena. Neither the competing spirit chefs, the spectators seated in the grandstands, nor the high elders of the Spirit Chef Alliance had ever heard of the origins of the Qilin Elixir of Immortality.

Yet Lu Yang spoke with such absolute certainty, showing no signs of falsehood.

Could it be that the Qilin Elixir of Immortality truly came about in this manner?

If Lu Yang's words were true, it would be a monumental discovery for the culinary, alchemical, and archaeological worlds alike!

"Lu Yunang, you pass," Liu Xing announced. Regardless of the true origin of the Qilin Elixir of Immortality, Lu Yang had correctly identified the background of this ingredient.

Lu Yang returned to his seat, becoming the focus of all eyes.

Xie Qi in particular felt that Lu Yang would be his greatest rival on this journey!

But this was for the best; only a challenging competition could truly showcase his prowess!

"Second Chief, so back when Senior Ying Tian and the others fought the Qilin Immortal, it was all because that mastermind behind the scenes was stirring up trouble!"

The Immortal Fairy knew the origins of the Qilin Elixir of Immortality perfectly well, but she genuinely had no idea about the hidden plot behind it.

Lu Yang sighed internally. Wasn't the instigator who made them fight none other than you, Fairy? You were the one who sent a celestial fruit to Ao Ling and Jiang Lianyi, claiming it was a gift for the most beautiful of the demon race.

Of course, such thoughts were best kept to himself; there was no need to tell the Fairy.

As a subordinate, his duty was to organize intelligence for Her Majesty, filter the information, and ease her worries.

"It was Senior Ying Tian who told me. Originally, the four of them were as close as brothers, and the only reason they fought was because someone sowed discord between them. Remembering it now, they all regret fighting the Qilin Immortal. The true enemy is someone else entirely, but that enemy is just too strong for them to defeat!"

"I believe anyone capable of scheming against the four ancient immortals can only be that utterly damnable mastermind!" Lu Yang clenched his fists, speaking with righteous indignation.

"We will take him down sooner or later!" the Immortal Fairy agreed, clenching her own delicate fists.

With the First Chief and Second Chief sharing the same bitter hatred, surely there was nothing they couldn't achieve!

Liu Xing lifted the third cloth, revealing the meat of an unknown demonic beast. The flesh was crystal clear, and its layer of fat resembled pure quartz.

Lu Yang could sense that this demonic beast must have been an exceptionally formidable opponent when it was alive.

"It is the hind leg meat of a Yayu," An Tong said.

"Correct."

An Tong truly lived up to her reputation as a spirit chef meticulously nurtured by the Taotie clan; she could discern the origin of a demonic beast with a single glance.

"Next, we shall display the fourth ingredient."

Only two spots remained. The spirit chefs rubbed their hands together in anticipation, eager to try, determined to fight for a chance no matter what.

Liu Xing lifted the fourth cloth, revealing a gray stone ball the size of a fist. Its surface was perfectly smooth, bearing no signs of artificial craftsmanship as if it had been born that way.

The stone radiated continuous ripples of spiritual energy.

The spirit chefs were utterly speechless; none could offer an answer.

A smooth stone? With an object like this, one couldn't even guess blindly.

"A gray Golden Core?"

"Incorrect."

"A lodestone?"

"Incorrect."

"Realgar?"

"Incorrect."

Three people were eliminated in rapid succession, frightening the remaining spirit chefs into a deathly silence, none daring to utter a sound.

"Does no one know?" Liu Xing scanned the room, observing everyone’s expressions.

Even Xie Qi and An Tong, the two highly anticipated rising stars of the culinary world, failed to recognize what this stone ball was.

"Isn't this a star core?" Lu Yang could not help but complain internally. It was one thing for the Immortal Fairy to feed star cores to the four immortals, but for your Spirit Chef Alliance to treat this thing as an ingredient, is there something wrong with your heads?

Have you eaten too many star cores?

"Correct!" Liu Xing had not expected Lu Yang to recognize such a rare treasure, and his tone could not help but carry a hint of excitement.

"This object is the core of a planet, something that existed only in the ancient era. However, during the ancient era, great powers fought frequently, causing stars to shatter, and occasionally star cores would drift down to us."

"When our Alliance first obtained this star core, we did not know what it was either. After our Alliance's research and verification, we discovered that Celestial Chefs once used star cores as dishes to entertain friends. Following this clue, we found that as long as one scrapes shavings from the surface of the star core, grinds them into powder, and adds them to ingredients, the freshness of the food can be elevated by an entire tier!"

Recreating the culinary arts of a Celestial Chef was a momentous event worthy of being recorded in the annals of the Spirit Chef Alliance!

The corner of Lu Yang's mouth twitched. You reconstructed it completely wrong; it seems the Fairy fed an entire star core to the four immortals.

"Next, we shall display the final ingredient."

The last red cloth was lifted, revealing half of a golden apple. Even its flesh was entirely golden, and the apple looked as though it had just been sliced, with absolutely no spoilage on its surface!

The fragrance of fruits and vegetables drifted through the arena, lingering in everyone's hearts.

"Damn, the Immortal Celestial Fruit?" Lu Yang almost swore out loud. Your Spirit Chef Alliance is quite capable to have found this; even the Fairy thought this thing no longer existed in the outside world.

The Immortal Celestial Fruit was a celestial fruit cultivated by the Immortal Fairy; consuming it could keep a corpse from rotting.

"The Evergreen Spiritual Fruit!" Old Mother Poison shouted. She actually did not recognize it, but she was an operative arranged by Jin Tan, and this was the answer Jin Tan had given her.

"What Evergreen Spiritual Fruit..." Lu Yang thought to himself, if you lack knowledge, you should stay silent. Yet Liu Xing's response completely caught Lu Yang off guard.

With a wave of his hand, Liu Xing announced the result: "Correct! With that, the second trial concludes, and the four of you will enter the third trial..."

"Wait a moment, this is not the Evergreen Spiritual Fruit at all!"

Lu Yang stood up and spoke in a deep voice, clearly displeased. Although the things the Fairy created were all bizarre, they should not be mistaken for something else.

"Lu Yunang, what nonsense are you talking!" Old Mother Poison grew anxious, as this concerned her advancement.

"Legend has it that during the ancient era, the Evergreen Supreme planted a long-life spiritual medicine upon the eighth-grade spiritual vein of Yingzhou Island. The medicine bore a golden fruit named the Evergreen Spiritual Fruit. Its fragrance overflows, and once picked, it never withers!"

Liu Xing nodded secretly; this was indeed the information held by the Spirit Chef Alliance. They had obtained this half of a golden fruit for ten thousand years, and to this day it still looked freshly picked, perfectly matching the characteristics of the Evergreen Spiritual Fruit.

"The Evergreen Supreme?" Lu Yang had heard the Immortal Fairy mention him before, noting that he had claimed he would contend with her for the position of the Dao Fruit, only to be knocked down by the Fairy with two punches.

"You claim this is not the Evergreen Spiritual Fruit, then what is it!"

"This is the Immortal Celestial Fruit cultivated by the Ancestor of Spirit Chefs.