Chapter 24 - A Noble Man

Su Mu was astonished.

After staring so long at the display window with no gains, who would have thought that a bite of Bang Bang Shangfu Chicken could activate the pay-to-win cheat…

What was this?

Was it a case of finding a new hope when least expected?

The knowledge of spiritual cuisine and alchemical pills could actually be 'eaten' into existence.

This was a pleasantly surprising development.

Su Mu once again marveled at the awesomeness of the pay-to-win cheat.

After checking the ingredients and preparation method of the Bang Bang Shangfu Chicken, Su Mu was even more delighted.

His guess was correct. Although this spiritual cuisine was at level 1, it wasn't too difficult to prepare, and an average person could cook it.

The only challenge was slaughtering the Shangfu Chicken. These spiritual birds, even when farm-raised, were highly aggressive. It wasn't easy even for a level 1 cultivator to slaughter them, and there was a risk of injury or even death.

This problem, however, was also easy to solve. One could simply buy the already slaughtered Shangfu Chicken meat from a large chain supermarket, where it should be available for sale.

Moreover, Su Mu understood that the Bang Bang Shangfu Chicken he obtained, though only scored 5 points (average) with a grade B level, was not the actual standard of the dish before him. It was the standard of the Bang Bang Shangfu Chicken as organized by the pay-to-win cheat after his understanding.

As to the exact quality of the Bang Bang Shangfu Chicken prepared by the alchemical cuisine master before him, Su Mu didn't yet know.

Suppressing his excitement, Su Mu turned to his sister and asked, "How do you feel?"

Su Ye knew what he was concerned about. After savoring the taste, she said, "It feels very comforting. I was scared when I watched the alchemical cuisine master slaughter the Shangfu Chicken, and I've been experiencing shortness of breath and an accelerated heartbeat, along with a stronger feeling of fatigue. After eating a piece of the Shangfu Chicken meat, these unpleasant sensations have alleviated a lot."

Su Mu's eyes lit up: "That's great, this means the Shangfu Chicken really benefits your weakened body and restores your righteous qi!"

Su Ye focused on the sensation and nodded, "It seems to be the case."

Her words solidified Su Mu's decision.

Since this spiritual cuisine truly did help to replenish Su Ye's depleted righteous qi, there was no reason to hesitate. He decided to spend money liberally and upgrade it to 10 points (flawless) to allow his sister to eat it every now and then, hoping to rebuild her health sooner.

Su Mu immediately took action.

After a series of changes, the score for the Bang Bang Shangfu Chicken increased to 10 points (flawless), and its level upgraded to 1 grade A.

The new recipe and preparation method appeared in Su Mu's mind, but he didn't rush to look at it. Instead, he took out his phone to check the deduction of funds from his pay-to-win cheat.

To bring the Bang Bang Shangfu Chicken up to 10 points (flawless) cost him 100,000, which meant 20,000 per point.

He estimated that the cost of improving by 1 point would be the same for level 1 cultivation knowledge, whether it was Cultivation Methods, spells, runic formations, or spiritual pills and cuisine.

Though it wasn't cheap, it wasn't as expensive as he had imagined.

After all, all cultivation knowledge could be used to make money.

Considering this, Su Mu felt that the pay-to-win cheat was quite reasonable, and he might have misjudged it before…

Su Mu was mulling things over when Liu Peng picked up a piece of chicken blood and noticed Su Mu had stopped eating, looking puzzled. "Amu, why aren't you eating? You should eat more to get the best effect on enhancing your energy, memory, and comprehension. Do you find it too spicy? Would you like a drink?"

"No need, I just remembered something and got distracted, I'll start eating now," Su Mu declined Liu Peng's kind offer and reached out for a piece of chicken gizzard. As soon as he tasted it, another piece of information appeared before him: 【Bang Bang Shangfu Chicken: 9 points (near perfection), level 1 grade A】

"Huh?"

Su Mu was slightly startled.

This score must correspond to the Bang Bang Shangfu Chicken he was currently eating.

It seemed that after upgrading a piece of cultivation knowledge to 10 points (flawless), upon encountering someone else applying this cultivation knowledge, he could directly judge its scoring and level.

Quite convenient.

But why hadn't this happened before with the qi refining pill?

Uh... right, he had never eaten the standard version of the qi refining pill before.

The three of them didn't drink any alcohol, and the dishes were delicious, so they finished their meal quickly.

Since he had mastered the perfect version of Bang Bang Shangfu Chicken, Su Mu didn't eat much of it himself, leaving more for Liu Peng and Su Ye.

The two nearly devoured their tongues in their enjoyment of the dish.

Even so, after cleaning out the meat and offal from the dish, both seemed to still crave more.

The deliciousness of spiritual cuisine was truly addictive, not to mention its various miraculous effects.

"Still not satisfied?"

Su Mu chuckled as he watched them, almost wishing they could drink up the spicy oil soup.

Liu Peng hesitated for a moment but ultimately decided against drinking the spicy soup, both for fear of upsetting his stomach and for the sake of his chrysanthemum.

He remarked with awe, "It's no wonder this is spiritual cuisine, the taste is incredible, nothing like ordinary dishes. I've decided, if I can get into the cultivation university, I'm definitely going to major in alchemical cuisine, so I won't miss out on delicious food."

Su Ye nodded vigorously, apparently sharing the same thought.

Su Mu couldn't help but laugh, "With your cooking skills, you could burn a pot boiling noodles; better not to waste your time on the alchemical cuisine major."

Not giving Liu Peng a chance to explain, he quickly asked, "When are you heading to Guizhou Province?"

Liu Peng replied, "I'm taking the high-speed train tomorrow afternoon. Why, are you going to see me off?"

Su Mu said, "Tell me the exact departure time, and I'll have a gift for you then."

"What gift? Another surprise?" Liu Peng asked curiously.

"The same as before, don't ask, or you'll lose the surprise."

"Darn, you win!"

Liu Peng was both helpless and looking forward to it.

Su Ye looked at her brother thoughtfully but didn't say anything.

Liu Peng called for the waiter, ready to pay the bill and leave.

Meanwhile, Su Mu inquired the waiter about the alchemical cuisine master who cooked the Shangfu Chicken.

The waiter wasn't surprised at all.

Many people had asked her the same question, so she was used to it, and an introduction rolled off her tongue effortlessly.

"Master Yuanzhou is the most skilled alchemical cuisine cultivator in the country when it comes to preparing spiritual birds. For him, making Bang Bang Shangfu Chicken is just a minor showcase of his talent."

"His true expertise lies in preparing spiritual cuisines like loong liver and phoenix marrow. However, because Bang Bang Shangfu Chicken is more suitable for the general population, we promote these types of spiritual cuisines before the examination for cultivation."

"Of course, Master Yuanzhou's preparation of Bang Bang Shangfu Chicken is top-notch. Without exaggeration, you definitely can't find a better Bang Bang Shangfu Chicken than the one he makes!"

This introduction surely contains some embellishments, but it confirmed something for Su Mu.

It's highly probable that the 9 points Bang Bang Shangfu Chicken made by Master Yuanzhou represents the highest level of this dish available in the country!

Great.

Su Mu can use the perfect version of Bang Bang Shangfu Chicken to make a considerable amount of money!

Err... no, that's not right. What 'lure you to spend real money'? Is Su Mu that kind of person?

He's going to use the perfect version of Bang Bang Shangfu Chicken to help others realize their dreams of passing the cultivation examination.

Yes, that's how noble Su Mu is.

So the question arises, how should he sell it, and for how much?