Follow the path of Dao from infancy - Chapter 638

Chapter 638: Chapter 114: Return of Immortal Gate, Extreme Realm Takes Disciples (Combined)

The taste of the Fruit of Enlightenment had a strange fragrance, giving one a refreshing and awakening feeling, as if the consciousness and thoughts became fully activated.

After consuming it, Li Hao’s breathing became smoother, and his perception became clearer. He faintly sensed a Daoist Gate standing in the consciousness, and with a slight concentration of thoughts, he could cross into it.

He immediately immersed himself in the thought realm of the Cooking Dao. As his thoughts continued to coalesce, he drew closer and closer until he crossed the gate. In an instant, it was as if he had entered a vast and chaotic world.

Various thoughts seemed to be amplified, and his mind extended further, with countless ideas bursting forth.

At the same time, within the chaos before Li Hao, a figure vaguely took shape.

That figure raised a hand, turning heaven and earth into a furnace, and all things into a bonfire, cooking the energy within the void…

Li Hao was stunned by the sight, suddenly experiencing an epiphany.

*Such grandeur, such power, and it was just cooking!*

Soon, with that person’s control, the energy in the void boiled like water, from being vast and hidden to gradually condensing into visible streams of airflow, until converging into a brilliant pearl.

Without ingredients, energy itself could serve as the ingredients.

“Eating” wasn’t about a single item, but everything!

Li Hao suddenly understood, immersing himself in that cooking technique, and his understanding of cooking deepened profoundly.

What is cooking?

Ordinary cooking is about executing dishes like steaming, braising, and sashimi from the mortal world’s taverns.

Heart-Entering Level cooking could elevate dishes to an incredibly attentive and exquisite level, taking taste buds to the extreme.

Spirit-Entering Level cooking infused each dish with spiritual charm, giving them unique flavors, allowing people to enjoy a harmonious experience of body and soul while savoring the dishes.

*These are essentially from filling the belly, to enjoying the taste buds, to achieving joy for the mind and peace for the soul.*

But now that figure was cooking Heaven and Earth Energy, Li Hao came to realize the essence of cooking was neither making dishes nor tasting them, but refining!

Sieve out the impurities unwanted for the dish and extract the core elements to make the dish.

Like removing fish scales and innards.

Making braised pork requires removing the ribs, although they are edible, they are considered “impurities” for the dish.

The essence of food is not enjoyment but filling the belly.

The essence of filling the belly is extracting energy from food.

Therefore, the greatest cooking achieves letting the elements of food be fully absorbed by the consumer.

It’s not about elaborate presentations, thick oils, or red sauces, surface-level taste sensations, or superficial sensory stimulation.

*From complexity to simplicity, the Dao reaches Ultimate Perfection.*

*Entering Dao… is returning to essence.*

Li Hao gradually understood this deeply, feeling a deeper connection to the saying “food is the heaven of the people.”

At this moment, the figure manifesting the Great Dao in front of him gradually dissipated. Li Hao’s thoughts and consciousness retracted from all directions, like a spider web drawing back into his mind.

Soon after, he was pulled back by a force into his own body.

Li Hao saw the jumping prompt on the panel.

Cooking Dao, Stage 9…

[You have entered the Dao of Cooking]

Li Hao glanced at the experience bar behind, his lips twitching slightly.

Originally, it took 1 million experience to upgrade from Stage 8 to Stage 9, but now it required 5 million to max out Stage 9!

Over the past half year, he had swept clean the Demon Kings outside the pass, “shop” daily in the Great Wilderness Heaven, and hunted the demons to the point of terror.

What was once a forbidden zone for Dayu had now become the equivalent of a forbidden area for the demons.

The demonic aura within had significantly thinned out, especially in the area near the exterior of Liangzhou Heavenly Gate Pass. Many Demon Kings had stealthily moved their cave mansions away.

Joking aside, a monstrous young man like this came here every day over the past half year, hunted them as if they were ingredients, turning it into a nightmare!

“Seeing the situation, if I continued hunting Demon Kings, it would still take two and a half years to max out…”

Li Hao’s lips twitched slightly, but if he could hunt down demons at the Tao Comprehension Realm, it might save considerable time. Yet, such demons were not easy to find, and they couldn’t be hunted daily.

He looked toward the state of mind section at the bottom of the panel.

State of Mind: Heart of Dao Entrance (one)

Li Hao thought to himself it was indeed so, then immediately focused on the panel, hesitating not, and embedded this state of mind into the Physical Body Dao.

Quickly, as the state of mind was consumed, Li Hao opted to add points to the Physical Body Dao.

Addition successful!

Stage 8 jumped directly to Stage 9.

Simultaneously, waves of vast and profound enlightenment surged into Li Hao’s thoughts.

It felt as if he was consuming another Fruit of Enlightenment, making him somewhat dazed, with countless aspects related to the Physical Body Dao being analyzed and presented in his mind…

Alongside this, the thousands of Body Refining Techniques on his panel underwent rapid deductions, and the complex thoughts streamed into his consciousness. If not for Li Hao’s sufficiently strong awareness at the moment, having condensed a Primordial Spirit, the current barrage of countless information and insights would have been enough to drive one mad.

It was like experiencing Qi deviation when practicing cultivation techniques.

After a long time, Li Hao gradually calmed down.

His Realm had also transitioned from the Grand Tao of Peace Realm to the Tao Comprehension Realm at this moment.

Although his Four Stands Realm hadn’t been cultivated to its limit, Li Hao felt that it didn’t matter, just like cultivating the Primordial Spirit and Returning Ruins. As long as he obtained more techniques, he could continue cultivating.

Now, with the physical body having reached enlightenment, Li Hao immediately sensed that the Qi Force absorbed into his body was quietly transforming into Dao Power.