Genshin Impact: A Mortal's Ascension to Godhood

One day later, at Wanmin Hall.

“So, you happened to encounter a manta ray that no one had ever seen before at sea, and you defeated it and brought it back to Liyue Harbor. And that thing is a rare and precious ingredient?” Xingqiu summarized the experience of the three people at sea and said doubtfully, “From the results, this is not bad.”

“What are you talking about?” Chongyun was the first to jump out, saying indignantly, “You are not the one who created the ice for everyone. You have been releasing ice elements continuously, and you must be exhausted. If there was no boat passing by, we might have really tried to [Freeze the Sea to Cross] to return to Liyue.”

Li Tao shrugged and said, "Yes, it is indeed a legendary fish. When we first met, it was quite oppressive, and later it destroyed one of our boats. We all worked hard and cooperated to take it down. It was also thanks to Chongyun, otherwise it would have been able to absorb the water elemental power to heal itself."

"After all, it's just a fish, not a powerful monster!" Xiangling said confidently, "I have processed some of the parts that can be processed, and I also found an organ in its body that can store and release lightning elemental power. Well, nature is really amazing to be able to give birth to such a magical ray."

So it should be a manta ray instead of a stingray...

However, since no one had ever caught this kind of fish before, Li Tao followed the others and called it a devil fish. Anyway, the fish was dead and would soon be served as a delicacy, so it didn't matter to Li Tao what it was called. Classifying animals should be the job of biologists.

(Manta Ray: I have no problem with that.)

Hu Tao smiled and said to Li Tao: "But our great adventurer, great exorcist and little cook have become more legendary. I have heard from the sailors at the port that they saw you carry the fish off the boat with their own eyes..."

"That manta ray was indeed very big." Chongyun recalled the scene at that time, "It took three of us to lift it, and we had to use a lot of strength to carry it. At that time, I was wondering if it would be a little too conspicuous, and it seems to be true."

Xiangling raised her head proudly: "It's just a fish, what's the point of legend? Besides, doesn't this prove my determination? Even if it's a legendary animal, as long as it can be used as an ingredient and made into a delicious meal, I will hunt it and cook it for everyone to see!"

"Good, good, good! Xiangling, you have such determination and will, so you don't have to worry about not being able to cook delicious dishes!" Li Tao clapped his hands, "Keep up this momentum and set off for the next goal!"

Chongyun turned his face away expressionlessly: "I just hope I won't encounter any more strange monsters."

"So, Team Xingqiu and Team Hutao, what are the results of your investigation?"

......

Then, Xingqiu dug out a map with careful notes on it from somewhere, spread it out on the table in the guest room, and showed everyone the results of their exploration in the mountains.

"First of all, just like in the sea, there are also many people looking for food in the mountains. We met many of Xiangling's colleagues along the way, all of whom were searching in the nearby Tianheng Mountain. It felt like Tianheng Mountain was almost crowded with explorers and clients, and there were only a few monsters in it."

"Secondly, it's useless to go to places that are too far away, such as Qingce Village and Chenyu Valley. These places are already considered another competition area. Going to the mountains and forests over there to look for food is not only time-consuming and laborious, but also suspected of bullying players from other competition areas. The [competition system] does not allow this by default."

"Combining the above reasons, the most suitable place for us to go is here—"

As he spoke, Xingqiu pointed out a place that Li Tao was very familiar with: Jueyunjian.

Hu Tao also raised her index finger with black nail polish and said seriously, "Indeed, when it comes to Liyue's special ingredients, isn't the Jueyun pepper a specialty? It is said that it can make people die of spiciness."

"It can't be just peppers, we also need some animal meat and side dishes." Li Tao added, "If we want to make staple food, we also need flour, salt, sugar, soy sauce, etc."

Xingqiu reminded him, “Don’t worry about that, Brother Li. The organizer will provide these materials. We just need to help Xiangling get the main ingredients for the dishes she is going to make.”

Well...it's like this, the organizers only have to provide the basic ingredients and venue and wait for the feast, but the chefs have a lot to consider.

Ultimately, it was the rules of this groove and the 500 million invested by Ningguang that drew the attention of all those who originally participated in the food festival to the Chef King Competition.

"But wouldn't it offend the immortals if we went to Jueyunjian to look for food?" Xiangling also raised her own question, "If we hunt everywhere or search the place till it's a mess, even the immortals would be angry, right?"

"So, we can only be as pious and respectful as possible." Li Tao didn't know what to do. He went to Jueyunjian several times but didn't see any immortals...

Xingqiu suggested: "If we stay in Jueyunjian for too long, it will easily cause the immortals to dislike us, so we can only continue to go west to Qingyun Peak and Aozang Mountain. Brother Li, Chongyun and I have been to Qingyun Peak, but we have not been to Aozang Mountain and Hulao Mountain further west. This is a good opportunity to go and have a look."

Chongyun complained weakly: "That is the fairy's back garden, not your home..."

......

In short, everyone decided to go to Jueyunjian.

Li Tao was familiar with the road to Jueyunjian. With daily appointments and several missions, Li Tao had been to Jueyunjian four times. This was the fifth time. However, Jueyunjian was not very interesting except for its beautiful scenery. Only the Liyue immortals who liked the quietness would live there.

Of course, in addition to the local mountains, bright moon, fresh breeze and faint fragrance, Jueyunjian also has many treasures left over from the Demon God War era. Therefore, there are many treasure-stealing groups there. However, Li Tao is confident that with their current lineup, any treasure-stealing group will be defeated.

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In the afternoon, everyone prepared some camping equipment and picnic supplies and set out from Liyue Harbor. Because they expected that it might take a long time to go into the mountains to find food, everyone was also prepared to camp outdoors.

The five-member team - Li Tao, Xingqiu, Chongyun, Xiangling, Hutao, all possessed the Eye of God. They did not need to hire a carriage like ordinary merchants, they could just pack their bags and go.

Anyway, in the game "Genshin Impact", travelers also walk and climb to explore the map in this way.

Li Tao looked at the four people beside him, and felt as if he was playing a game. It wasn't easy. After so many days in Teyvat, he finally managed to gather a team of all original gods. With this configuration, he could fight in ordinary secret realms, not just the Abyss, right?

By the way, how much has my strength grown to now... After the [Chef King Competition] is over, I will find Xingqiu and Chongyun to test the waters.

While thinking, Li Tao strode towards Jue Yunjian.