A cry of "Wait," echoed like a sudden thunder from the Yellow Springs.

The power of the swordsman ghost was extraordinary, and when he shouted, the ghost crowd couldn't help but tremble.

Moreover, the originally crowded ghosts hurried away from him, leaving a space of three feet around him.

But farther away, there were always ghosts bold enough.

Just as the ghost crowd fell silent for a moment, suddenly a ghost voice shouted loudly: "We can't wait, what's the point of waiting? We still want to know if the Leak Sea Lord can eat this bowl of porridge!"

"Exactly, clearly it looks like simple porridge, yet how could it smell so fragrant, could such a simple bowl of porridge really be the top delicacy in the world?"

"Do you believe it?"

"I believe it!"

"I don't believe it, hahaha..."

"Hehehe!"

The ghostly noise and laughter erupted again in a cacophony of ghostly voices urging.

Under the dim sky, a group of ghostly shadows flickered, all urging the hanged ghost and the Leak Sea Lord in front of the Red Mud Small Stove.

Chen Xu's heart surged slightly, the ghosts didn't know, in front of him, this urn was naturally not any ordinary porridge, nor any ordinary spirit rice porridge.

The water used was Jade Dew Spring Water.

Jade Dew Spring Water comes from the Fire and Smoke Kitchen, balanced in nature, excellent for harmonizing.

The rice was Pill Jade Spirit Rice, which isn't an extraordinary spirit rice. Although it's considered precious in the Mortal World, for aristocratic family offspring like Cui Yunqi, it's often eaten and used regularly as part of their allotment.

The Red Vermilion Robe sprinkled on top could nourish Qi Blood, edible for both humans and ghosts, making it somewhat peculiar.

After all, ordinary Qi Blood spiritual materials cannot be eaten by ghosts, but the Red Vermilion Robe, which can be directly consumed by ghosts, is even more rare.

However, the most rare and special thing in this urn of porridge was the Hundred Evils Fruit used as a seasoning!

Hundred Evils Fruit: A substance born from the world's malice, when roasted and ground into powder, it can be used as a seasoning.

When added in minimal amounts, it can make any food more delicious, making the diners unable to stop.

If added in large quantities, it poses a risk of poisoning and madness. Use with caution.

Even a minimal addition of Hundred Evils Fruit could make diners unable to stop.

This time, Chen Xu added a bit more of the Hundred Evils Fruit powder than the "minimal" amount.

After all, he was dealing with ghosts, not ordinary people.

This was also the first time Chen Xu truly used the Hundred Evils Fruit as a seasoning, considering he naturally had the talent of "food I make always tastes more delicious".

Usually, Chen Xu didn't need to use the Hundred Evils Fruit at all.

Once he did use it, the effect was bound to be extraordinary.

This urn of Pill Jade Spirit Rice Porridge had not yet entered any ghost's mouth, yet the aroma emanating just from the cooking was already enough to captivate the ghost crowd.

The ghosts couldn't help but exclaim: "So fragrant, really fragrant, how could it be so fragrant..."

Ghostly shouts and howls, the crowd boiled with excitement.

Beside Chen Xu, the Food Cauldron Celestial Book suddenly flipped open, with various praises flying in like snowflakes.

[Like +10]

[Like +30]

[Like +50]

...

Among the ghost crowd, there were not a few with outstanding cultivation.

A single praise could directly add dozens of likes to Chen Xu.

However, since the ghosts hadn't actually tasted the Pill Jade Spirit Rice Porridge, these likes were inevitably limited.

But accumulating piece by piece—

After all, in the Yellow Springs Ghost Market, the number of ghosts was enormous. Chen Xu made an initial estimate with just a glance.

Here, ghosts huddled with ghosts, there were at least ten thousand ghosts at this grand marketplace!

No, even more than ten thousand, possibly tens of thousands.

With such a large number of ghosts, even if only a small portion gave likes, in no time, the total number of likes Chen Xu received exceeded [3000].

And this number was snowballing.

[Accumulated Likes: 31256]

The total number of likes suddenly leaped forward at this moment, directly exceeding thirty thousand!

Celestial Book prompt: [Accumulated likes reached 30000, you can now consume Fireworks Value to unlock Literary Dao Spiritual Food.]

Literary Dao Spiritual Food could be unlocked!

Chen Xu felt overjoyed, but he had no time to examine it carefully now.

Cooking porridge on the street was indeed very advantageous.

With the stimulation of flame and temperature, the unique fragrance of Pill Jade Spirit Rice Porridge was instantly triggered and spread, far more effective than simply bringing out a bowl of spirit rice porridge from the Fire and Smoke Kitchen.

Of course, the merit of the Hundred Evils Fruit was the greatest, which cannot be denied.

Chen Xu handed the bowl of porridge to the Leak Sea Lord, regardless of the swordsman ghost's shout of "Wait," or the ghost crowd's speculation of whether the Leak Sea Lord could eat the porridge...

He ignored them all.

The Leak Sea Lord ignored them too.

Initially, when the hanged ghost cooked porridge on the spot, the Leak Sea Lord simply treated it as a joke.

Because indeed, he hadn't tasted any real food for many years, sometimes starving for so long that he naturally forgot his desire for food and drink in his Divine Soul.

It wasn't that he didn't want to eat, but he didn't dare to think about it.

This was an instinctual protection mechanism for all creatures with spirits, be they living or dead.

The Leak Sea Lord never expected a ghost, a bowl of porridge, treated as a joke, to overturn his years of bitter solitude in a blink.

When the aroma of Pill Jade Spirit Rice Porridge wafted out, the Leak Sea Lord reacted more strongly than any ghost present.

Because he was the closest, and he knew best, this urn of porridge was brewed for him.

So when Chen Xu handed the porridge over, let alone the swordsman ghost shouting "Wait," even if the Ghost Monarch of Ten Thousand Desolations came and shouted "Hold on," the Leak Sea Lord would never possibly "wait."

Not only did he not wait, but as soon as the word "Wait" was shouted, he extended his arm, grabbing the porridge as swiftly and fiercely as lightning.

It was clearly a short distance, yet the Leak Sea Lord's grab even left an afterimage as if tearing through time and space.

Over there, at the swordsman ghost's shout of "Wait," here, the Leak Sea Lord practically snatched the porridge from his hand.

One grab, two sips, three swallows.

The hot porridge scalded into his mouth, and a long tongue, unknown for how many years it hadn't emerged, suddenly extended from the Leak Sea Lord's mouth.

The wide tongue tightly wrapped around the porridge, preventing it from dripping into the bottomless abyss through the leaks in his chin.

The scalding porridge couldn't harm the Leak Sea Lord's ghostly body, he only felt indescribable fragrance, sweetness, and silkiness...

Layers upon layers of sublime flavors exploded on his tongue, dancing on his taste buds.

What on earth was this?

It was a parched desert suddenly encountering a deluge;

It was a desolate ghost heart abruptly seeing dawn;

It was atop a boundless abyss, where a small flower from the Mortal World bloomed...

That was, that was... that was the taste of life deep in his memory, before he became a ghost.

There were the morning dews of the Mortal World, the fireworks of the mundane world.

And the scent of wind-blown rice in the fields, which could be etched into the Divine Soul, making one reminisce countless times even as a ghost.

The Leak Sea Lord silently and reluctantly finished the bowl of porridge.

Unknowingly, two clear ghostly tears slipped from the corners of his eyes.

The Leak Sea Lord wiped away the tears, tilted his head back, and laughed heartily.

"The top delicacy in the world, turns out to be this taste indeed."

"Good, good, good, come, come, come, young friend, you can choose any item from my stall at will!"

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