Food Cauldron Celestial Book opened.
Line by line, the text appeared.
[Divine Master Position: Chen Xu]
[Title: Firework Apprentice]
[Essence: 10+]
[Qi Blood: 18+]
[Divine Soul: 12+]
[Free Attribute Points: 8]
[Fireworks Value: 183]
[Tip: 1. Collect 10 likes from diners to receive a freely distributable attribute point;
2. Accumulate 1000 likes to unlock the Food God Cultivation Technique Scroll.
3. Enter the Fire and Smoke Kitchen, consume Fireworks Value to learn basic culinary skills and firework artisan skills.]
The new changes in the Food Cauldron Celestial Book thrilled Chen Xu immensely. It turned out that after reaching a total of 100 likes, and unlocking the Essence Element Pass and Divine Soul Pass, diners' likes would no longer directly convert into Qi Blood Value.
This perfectly avoided the problem of Chen Xu's abrupt Qi Blood surge in public.
An unexpected Qi Blood surge was actually very dangerous. If he lost composure in public and someone noticed with ulterior motives, who knew what consequences it could cause.
This time, Chen Xu's Qi Blood surged by 8 points. Even though he had returned home from South Market Street, he still felt as if his whole body was swelling.
If it weren't for the urgency to check the Food Cauldron Celestial Book, Chen Xu would have wanted to quickly find a place to vent his excess energy.
He paced back and forth in the room rapidly, breathing heavily and hotly, while continuing to examine the detailed explanations in the Food Cauldron Celestial Book regarding Essence, Qi Blood, and Divine Soul.
[Essence: The innate treasure, the fundamental source of matter.]
[Qi Blood: The convergence of energy, the cycle of True Qi.]
[Divine Soul: The manifestation of spiritual consciousness, the root of the Divine Soul.]
When the three treasures of Essence Qi, Qi Blood, and Divine Soul each reach 33 points, the body can autonomously complete the Three Elements Foundation Establishment, which is the initial stage of cultivation!
Upon seeing this, Chen Xu roughly understood why the Food God Cultivation Technique Scroll could only be unlocked after reaching a total of 1000 likes.
A total of 1000 likes would be enough for Chen Xu to gather 100 free attribute points.
No matter what Chen Xu's initial attributes were, 100 freely distributable attribute points would be sufficient for him to complete the Three Elements Foundation Establishment with some left over.
The human body is a natural treasure. The Three Elements Foundation Establishment can make this treasure possess abundant sources, a strong physique, and a Divine Soul full of spirituality!
Chen Xu carefully examined the Food Cauldron Celestial Book. Although he hadn't unlocked the Food God Cultivation Technique Scroll, he seemed to unconsciously understand in which direction he should cultivate.
Before he knew it, he stopped pacing and sat down at the desk beside the bed.
An old, mottled desk still had a book he read yesterday, which was "Zhou Yi."
Chen Xu sat at the desk, but his Heart and Spirit were immersed in the Food Cauldron Celestial Book, entering the Fire and Smoke Kitchen.
The so-called Fire and Smoke Kitchen didn't exist in reality but in the void outside the Three Realms and Five Elements.
Through the Food Cauldron Celestial Book, Chen Xu could enter once by consuming 100 Fireworks Value. He could stay in it for twelve hours, while in reality, only a quarter of an hour would pass.
Of course, this entry wasn't physical; it was through the Divine Soul.
In the Fire and Smoke Kitchen, Chen Xu could also learn various Gourmet Recipes and Skills by consuming Fireworks Value. The recipes and skills learned could be brought back to reality, just as if his true self had learned them.
In the initial state, the Fire and Smoke Kitchen was an ancient-style small kitchen.
It was about fifteen square meters in size, with a stove built against the wall. On the left side of the stove were three stove holes, one large and two small, and the operation table was on the right.
There was, around the corner, a large water jar placed against another wall.
Then there was a shelving unit with several bamboo baskets, but the baskets were currently empty.
A pile of wood about three feet high was stacked in the left corner of the other wall. The wood was thick, with at least a five-inch diameter, and looked like it needed chopping before it could burn.
In the state of the Divine Soul, Chen Xu took a walk around the small kitchen and felt that everything he perceived was extremely real.
If he hadn't seen the commentary beforehand, he would have thought he had physically entered the Fire and Smoke Kitchen rather than entering with the Divine Soul!
Including the realistic sensation when his hands touched the stove, his heavy, hot breathing caused by the Qi Blood surge, the sense of body swelling, and the discomfort of the injury on his right leg...
Hoo, hoo, hoo—
Chen Xu's breathing became even heavier, and suddenly, an idea came to him. He opened the Fireworks Collection unique to the Fire and Smoke Kitchen.
Inside the Fireworks Collection, it listed a variety of recipes and skills he could currently learn!
There were about ten recipes, and only two skills:
1. Chopping Wood Level 1 (80)
2. Fire Control Level 1 (150)
[Fireworks Value: 83]
Chopping Wood required 80 Fireworks Value, while Fire Control required 150!
Upon closer inspection of the explanation, Chopping Wood: The world is a kiln, the wood is like spring thunder, cutting and chopping, each cut has a posture.
Fire Control: When the heat is perfect, all tastes in the world are real.
The explanations were simple, yet inevitably evoked the imagination.
Unfortunately, he couldn't learn Fire Control now, so he decided to learn Chopping Wood first.
Chen Xu lightly touched the Fireworks Collection, choosing to consume 80 Fireworks Value to learn Chopping Wood.
The next moment, a stream of wondrous information flowed down like a waterfall, flooding into Chen Xu's mind.
In the world of his consciousness, everything transformed into plain white at this moment, with only a small black-line figure chopping wood, identifying wood, finding the grain, splitting, chopping, swinging, cutting, lifting, rotating, shaving...
Bam!
Bam!
Bam bam bam!
Chen Xu approached the pile of wood, picking up the pitch-black, broad-bladed wood axe, selected a log, placed it in front of him, lowered his waist, gripped the axe, and forcefully chopped down.
Bam!
Crack—
The log toppled to the side, and Chen Xu's right leg kneeled down, and he couldn't help but exclaim, "Damn!"
His leg injury hadn't healed, and he couldn't maintain his balance. He didn't manage to chop the wood but ended up kneeling first.
The pain in his right knee felt like it was about to shatter, and the injury on his lower leg burned intensely.
But within Chen Xu's mind, an invisible stream of experience flowed in, clearly guiding him on how to channel his Qi, how to exert force, how to properly avoid his weakness, and use the momentum to smoothly wield the axe.
Despite the pain causing his whole body to tremble, Chen Xu gritted his teeth, stood up again, and regripped the axe that had fallen to the ground, raising his hands once more.
Channeling Qi, swinging the axe!
Bam—
[Chopping Wood Level 1 (1/100)]
This chop was correct.
Successful experience flowed in his mind, and Chen Xu carefully pondered, comprehended, and continued to swing the axe.
Bam! Bam bam bam!
In the small kitchen, the limping scholar swung the axe like rain, continually chopping.
His expression was focused, Qi Blood surged, and the blazing energy roared through his body like combusting firewood.
Yet, it wasn't every chop that granted experience points.
Only genuine progress, new applications, and insights into the skill of chopping wood would increase the experience points on Chen Xu's attribute display page.
[Chopping Wood Level 1 (3/100)]
(5/100)
(6/100)
Experience increased incrementally, and Chen Xu's axe techniques gradually became more varied and intricate.
From chopping to cutting, then to lifting, to swinging...