1423 Broken, It Is Broken! (1/2)

The people around him did not approve that. Knife techniques were a solid test of a chef's skills, and they could cause a strain on the chef's mental and physical strength. In turn, it could easily cause physical and mental fatigue.

A difficult cutting task was a tremendous load for the mind and body, so they could not understand why Bu Fang did not rest. There was a small break after each test was over, and as long as he took advantage of it to recover his mental force, he would be able to complete the second test better.

The fact that Bu Fang could break the record set by Master Cheng was out of everyone's expectation. Even Luo Sanniang was surprised by that. She had thought that Bu Fang was extraordinary. Although he was just a Demigod, he was able to defeat Master Cheng, who was a God and an Earth Divine Chef.

That was why she brought him here, to see if he could work miracles and break the seal. And sure enough, Bu Fang had brought her a surprise.

'Interesting… This is really very interesting…' Luo Sanniang's red lips pursed a little. She rested her eyes on Bu Fang, and when she saw the tofu in his palm, her eyes shone brighter and brighter. She wondered if this young man could bring her an even bigger surprise?

The uproar quickly died away. Bu Fang had broken Master Cheng's record by completing the first test in twenty breaths, but the crowd's tumult did not last for too long. After all, he was about to start taking the second test. It would be their fault if their noises caused Bu Fang to fail, and the Divine Chef Temple would not forgive them.

Some people left with excitement to spread the news, while some Divine Chefs who were on good terms with Master Cheng quickly went to tell him that his record had been broken.

…

Master Cheng sat on a chair in his residence in another distinguished guest tower. His room was filled with a rich aroma of divine tea.

The divine tea was a kind of Path-Understanding Tea growing in the Great Buddha Pagoda World, which could enhance one's divine sense and strengthen one's soul. Master Cheng did not usually drink it because it was too precious.

However, his cooking was interrupted by a young man, who even beat him afterward. It was a great humiliation, and he could not stand it. The fury had prevented him from calming down, so he took out the divine tea and brewed himself a cup to soothe his restlessness.

He narrowed his eyes, brought the cup up to his nose, and sniffed it. Wisps of steam rose from the hot tea. He took a deep breath with satisfaction as a hint of a smile appeared on the corners of his lips. His heart was as still as water as if he had entered the Zen state mentioned by those Buddhists.

However, just when his lips touched the cup, a loud cry came through the door.

”Master Cheng… Broken! It's broken!”

The voice was hoarse and full of shock, and it made Master Cheng frown with dissatisfaction.

”Broken? What is broken? Can't you calm down a little? You have to learn how to make your heart as calm as water!” Master Cheng growled as he looked at his friend, who pushed open the door and ran into the room.

The Divine Chef's face became a little embarrassed, but then he was impressed by Master Cheng's composure. 'His record had been broken by someone, and yet he can still be so calm… It just proves that his state of mind's cultivation is way beyond mine… Well, I'd better not offend him.'

Master Cheng's good friend sat down, breathed a sigh of relief, and then he said, ”Your record has been broken! It's unbelievable… I never thought someone could actually complete the first test in less than thirty breaths, which is the record you had set!”

That gave Master Cheng pause. With some tea in his mouth, he looked at his friend with astonishment in his eyes as if he was asking, ”What did you say?”

”Your record is broken! Surprised?!” asked the friend.

Puke!

Master Cheng could not hold it anymore. The tea in his mouth spurted out and sprayed onto his friend's face, who was struck dumb in an instant.

”Why didn't you tell me earlier?! Who could break my record!”

'My heart is as tranquil as the summer sea? Tranquil my ass! How could I calm down when my record is broken?!' Master Cheng roared in his mind as he flew into a rage. He could not believe that his record had been broken! 'Who broke my record?!'

Before his friend could react, he already bolted out of the room and ran toward the building where the inheritance was located.

”I thought he asked me to learn how to make my heart as calm as water?” His friend was dumbfounded.

…

The second test was to cut a piece of tofu with the Kitchen Knife of Affliction. Unlike the first test, it was much harder.

Bu Fang had to make nineteen thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine cuts on a piece of tofu, which was extremely fragile and glittering like jade. That was ten thousand more cuts than the first test. Besides, he could not damage the tofu. It must still be in one whole piece when he was done!

He had frowned when he first sensed the test. It was really too difficult. Nineteen thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine cuts were no joke! Moreover, he would be making cuts on a piece of tofu. A careless mistake would easily break it in half!

It required extremely strict and precise control of strength, mental force, and the knife technique!