Chapter 1098: Chapter 1097: My Words Are Evidence

The hall fell completely silent, neither the Spirit Chefs participating in the competition, the audience seated on the platform, nor the high-ranking members of the Spirit Chef Alliance had ever heard of the origin of the Kirin Immortality Medicine.

Yet, Lu Yang spoke with such certainty, it did not seem fabricated.

Could it be that the Kirin Immortality Medicine really originated this way?

If what Lu Yang said was true, then it would be a significant discovery for the Spirit Chef World, the Alchemy World, and the Archaeology World!

"Lu Yunyang, you’ve passed," announced Liu Xing. Regardless of the actual origin of the Kirin Immortality Medicine, Lu Yang had recognized the origin of this ingredient.

Lu Yang returned to his seat, the center of attention.

Especially Xie Qi, who felt that Lu Yang would be his greatest rival on this journey!

This was good; a challenging competition would showcase his capabilities!

"Second-in-command, so when Yingtian Immortal and Qilin Immortal clashed, was there a hidden mastermind causing trouble?"

Fairy Eternity was well aware of the origin of the Kirin Immortality Medicine, but was indeed clueless about the background events.

Lu Yang sighed; the instigator who caused their fight was none other than you, Fairy, having sent Ao Ling and Jiang Lianyi an Immortal Fruit, claiming it was a gift for the most beautiful of the Demon Race.

Of course, these kinds of thoughts were enough; there was no need to mention them to the Fairy.

As a vassal, one’s duty was to gather intelligence for His Majesty, filter information, and ease His Majesty’s worries.

"It was the senior Yingtian Immortal who told me. Originally the four of them were as close as brothers; the reason they fought was due to someone’s interference. Looking back, they all regret fighting Qilin Immortal. The real enemy was someone else, but too powerful for them to defeat!"

"I believe only a schemer worthy of death could plot against the Four Ancient Immortals!" Lu Yang clenched his fists and said indignantly.

"We’ll get rid of him sooner or later!" Immortal Fairy also clenched her fists and said.

With the Chief Housekeeper and Second-in-command united in enmity, surely there was nothing they couldn’t accomplish!

Liu Xing revealed the third piece of cloth, which covered the meat of an unknown Demon Beast, its flesh clear and translucent, with layers of fat like crystal.

Lu Yang could feel that this Demon Beast was definitely a very tough opponent when alive.

"It’s the hind leg meat of a Taotie," An Tong declared.

"Correct."

An Tong indeed lived up to her reputation as a Spirit Chef meticulously cultivated by the Taotie Clan; she could identify the origin of a Demon Beast at a glance.

"Now, let’s reveal the fourth ingredient."

Only two spots were left, and the Spirit Chefs were eager, gearing up for a fight to claim one.

Liu Xing lifted the fourth cloth to reveal a fist-sized gray stone sphere, its surface smooth, seemingly unprocessed, naturally formed this way.

The stone still emitted continuous fluctuations of Spiritual Energy.

The Spirit Chefs fell silent, none able to provide an answer.

A smooth stone? It was impossible to even guess.

"Gray Golden Core?"

"Incorrect."

"Magnet?"

"Incorrect."

"Realgar?"

"Incorrect."

Eliminating three people in a row, the Spirit Chefs shivered in fear, not daring to make a sound.

"Doesn’t anyone know?" Liu Xing scanned the crowd, observing everyone’s expression.

Even prominent new stars like Xie Qi and An Tong among the Spirit Chefs didn’t recognize what this stone sphere was.

"Isn’t this a Star Core?" Lu Yang couldn’t help but comment sarcastically. It’s one thing for the Immortal Fairy to feed Four Immortals with Star Cores, but are you Spirit Chef Alliance members really considering this as an ingredient?

Too many Star Cores eaten?

"Correct!" Liu Xing hadn’t expected that Lu Yang would recognize such a rare item, and his tone inevitably carried a hint of excitement.

"This object is the core of a planet, something that existed only in Ancient Times. However, during that era, there were many battles among Great Powers, causing stars to shatter, and occasionally, Star Cores were passed down."

"At first, our alliance didn’t know what this was. After research and verification, we discovered that the Immortal Cooks once used Star Cores as ingredients to entertain friends. Following this clue, we found that if you scrape off the shards from the surface of the Star Core, grind them into a medicinal powder, and add it to the ingredients, it could elevate the freshness of the ingredients by a notch!"

Replicating the culinary arts of an Immortal Cook—this was an event significant enough to be recorded in the annals of the Spirit Chef Alliance!

Lu Yang twitched at the corner of his mouth. You guys replicated it wrong, it seems. The Fairy used an entire Star Core to feed the Four Immortals.

"Let’s present the last ingredient."

The final piece of red cloth was lifted, revealing half of a golden apple. Even the flesh was golden, and the apple looked as if it had just been cut, with no signs of decay!

The aroma of the fruit wafted through the venue, lingering in everyone’s mind.

"Damn, Immortal Fruit?" Lu Yang almost cursed out loud. The Spirit Chef Alliance has really outdone themselves this time, finding something even the Fairies thought no longer existed in the outside world.

Immortal Fruit was cultivated by the Immortal Fairy, and consuming it could preserve a corpse from decaying.

"Eternal Spirit Fruit!" Poisonous Granny shouted, though in reality, she didn’t recognize it, but she was placed by Jin Tan, and this was the answer Jin Tan had told her.

"What Eternal Spirit Fruit..." Lu Yang thought. If you’re clueless, better not to speak. However, Liu Xing’s response was beyond Lu Yang’s expectations.

Liu Xing waved his hand grandly and announced the result: "Correct! The second challenge ends here, and the four of you will advance to the third round..."

"Wait a minute, this isn’t Eternal Spirit Fruit at all!"

Lu Yang stood up and spoke sternly, slightly displeased. Although the objects created by the Fairy were strange, they shouldn’t be misidentified as something else.

"Lu Yunyang, what nonsense are you spouting!" Poisonous Granny became desperate, as this affected her chance to advance.

"It is said that during Ancient Times, the Venerate of Eternal Green planted an Eternal Life Spirit Medicine on the Eighth-grade Spiritual Vein on Yingzhou Island. This medicine bore golden fruits known as Eternal Spirit Fruits, whose fragrance was overflowing, and when picked, remained forever fresh!"

Liu Xing nodded secretly. This was also information controlled by the Spirit Chef Alliance. They had procured this half golden fruit millenniums ago; even today, it seemed as if it had just been picked, consistent with the traits of Eternal Spirit Fruit.

"Eternal Green Venerate?" Lu Yang had heard about it from Immortal Fairy, who even boasted about competing with Immortal Fairy for the position of Dao Fruit, only to be knocked down with two punches by the Fairy.

"You say this isn’t Eternal Spirit Fruit, then what is it?"

"This is Immortal Fruit, cultivated by the Ancestor of Spirit Chef, used to feed Demon Beasts, ensuring their corpses remain undecayed, preserving the state of just being dead, keeping the taste forever fresh, and no mere Spirit Fruit deserves to describe such an Immortal Object!"

"Ridiculous, you say this is Immortal Fruit, what proof do you have?"

Lu Yang tore off his mask, revealing his true face, causing a stir among the crowd.

"Is that Lu Yang?"

"He’s actually a Spirit Chef?"

Lu Yang looked towards Liu Xing and Daoist Ming Yuan, who stood at a higher place, and said earnestly, "I infiltrated the Eternity Sect, found the headquarters of the Eternity Sect, and only then did the Dynasty and Seek Dao Sect jointly annihilate the Eternity Sect."

"While I was undercover at the headquarters of the Eternity Sect, I saw the Immortal Fruit and learned about its origin from the confessions of subsequent masters.

"Afterward, I awakened Ao Ling, a senior, in the East Sea Dragon Pearl, and confirmed the origin of the Immortal Fruit with Senior Ao Ling."

"What I say is the proof!"

"If you don’t believe me, feel free to invite Senior Ao Ling to come here and distinguish the truth!"