But thankfully, Xiao had greater willpower than most people. Even though it was hard to control himself, he did it anyway. And to be honest, he could not be blamed, as the spiritual food was simply magical and beneficial for anyone, whether a cultivator or a mortal.
Just eating it would give a person endless benefits, while for a cultivator, the benefits were even greater. Along with that, the taste was simply otherworldly. Once a person ate spiritual food a few times, they would become addicted to it.
In fact, calling it an addiction might even be an understatement. Just looking at the mouthwatering, delicious food with its extremely rich fragrance, aroma, and appearance made it seem even more addictive than cocaine or any other drugs.
'If people from Earth were to eat this food, then I am sure they would definitely call it heavenly food or divine food. And if those drug addicts were to eat it, then they would forget about any harmful addictions. Instead, they would look for every opportunity to eat this food, just like they used to consume drugs.'
He thought.
'If I hadn't eaten the food Aunt had cooked for me... I mean, the food I saw the other me eating, then I would have definitely thought that this food right here was simply divine and the best humanity could create. But after experiencing Aunt's cooking, I can say with certainty that this food right here is average.'
'Heck, even the food cooked by Sister Rose and Sister Elizabeth is much better and more delicious. Even though their cooking skills are not on par with Aunt's, even after being taught by her, they are still far better than others. They are in a completely different league of their own.'
Xiao continued to think.
'I have decided! In the future, when I have time after becoming a cultivator, I will definitely learn cooking from Aunt. And not just her I will learn from anyone who is better at cooking, combining their methods to create my own version. Dammit, I will become the greatest Divine Chef in the Heavens!'
He thought excitedly.
'If becoming the strongest is my lifelong goal and purpose, then becoming the greatest chef is my hobby and pride. I will make anyone lose their mind just by eating my food. Damn, that's an interesting thing to pursue.'
Beaming with pride and excitement, Xiao wanted to stroke the invisible beard on his chin. But to his disappointment, he didn't have one.
'Tsk! As a man, I don't have a beard?! How embarrassing.'
Anyway, the reason he wanted to become the greatest chef as his hobby was because, other than becoming the strongest and having the strength to do anything he wanted, which was his only purpose in life,
there was one thing he found extremely interesting and had a great deal of passion for. And that was food.
From childhood until now, he had always loved food, whether it was tasting and eating delicious dishes or exploring different places and trying new delicacies.
Xiao had always found it fascinating, and every time he looked forward to it. Even back on Earth, he had a team of chefs who would cook delicious food for him, along with recreating many of the new dishes he discovered whenever he visited another country.
They would cook all of those foods for him.
Now, in this world, since cultivation existed, Xiao knew that a cultivator's journey was destined to be lonely because of their extremely long lifespan, which spanned from hundreds to thousands of years.
Xiao felt that since he would have such a long lifespan, it wouldn't hurt to have an interesting hobby such as cooking to pursue throughout his eternal life in the future.
'I already love food so much! And I would love to know how to cook as well! No worries, I will definitely become a great chef while also being a fearsome cultivator. Hehehe... a great cultivator who is secretly a master chef? Damn, how interesting is that! I am simply great.'
Xiao thought as he stopped thinking about it because he believed that if he kept thinking like this, he might become a top tier narcissist.
'Uh... I will not.'
Feeling the gazes of Rose and Elizabeth, who were sitting beside him, Xiao looked at them and gestured for them to eat. But sensing that they wouldn't start eating before he took the first bite.
Xiao secretly shook his head as he used his chopsticks to pick up the first piece of food.
The first thing he picked was a meat dish prepared from a very special kind of spirit beast. It looked tender and juicy, with an extremely delicious and mouthwatering fragrance entering his nose as Xiao took the first bite.
Instantly, a huge burst of flavors exploded inside his mouth as Xiao felt like he was on cloud nine.
The taste was so unbelievably delicious and overwhelming that he almost let out a moan while eating it. But somehow, at the last moment, Xiao managed to stop himself and successfully protect his dignity.
'Dammit! What the hell? I almost moaned??! I, the great and mighty Xiao, almost did such a shameless thing?! Ah, hell nah!!!'
Xiao cursed inwardly as he was in complete disbelief.
On the other hand, seeing Xiao eating with a look of disbelief written all over his face, Rose and Elizabeth laughed lightly as they also started eating their food.
For several minutes, all of them ate in complete silence, as Elizabeth and Rose wanted to give their brother some peaceful time to enjoy his meal and satisfy his hunger.
Ten minutes passed by, and as they continued eating, both of them felt that it was enough, so they started a small conversation with him.
The topic was the Awakening Ceremony, which would take place a few days later, perhaps within a week.
Rose and Elizabeth asked him if he was really fine or not because, for every cultivator, the Awakening Ceremony was a very significant and important event in their life, as it helped one awaken and step onto the path of cultivation.
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