Following the Prime Minister's suggestion, Zhang Wei needed to completely seal the Ginseng Doll Fruit with a pure metal weapon.
Most plant-based cultivators were of the wood element and excelled at earth遁 (earth evasion), but they were restrained by metal-element equipment.
"So that's how it is..."
Saying so, Zhang Wei reached out and plucked one.
A prompt sound immediately rang out!
Although it was the greatest fruit in this world, it didn't take much time for the Treasure Hall.
Zhang Wei thought that if he had directly crossed into the cultivation world earlier, he would have fared quite well with the Treasure Hall's help.
The Prime Minister exclaimed in surprise, "It didn't even try to escape!"
Zhang Wei swayed his shimmering palm, "The Golden Bell, materialized from my will, has properties similar to metal."
"Truly formidable!"
The Ginseng Doll Fruit flickered with light, its desperate attempts to activate its shield technique. Seeing that it was ineffective, the Ginseng Doll Fruit let out continuous baby-like cries.
Zhang Wei no longer cared about such trivial matters and took a direct bite.
Instantly, a rich fruit aroma filled his mouth. The texture was like chewing on QQ candy, specifically the kind with a liquid fruit-jam center. The juice swirled between his lips and teeth, not with an overly sweet fruitiness, but with a refreshing sweet and sour tang.
Zhang Wei closed his eyes in enjoyment.
This was by far the most delicious food he had ever tasted in the cultivation world!
Unparalleled.
Even the Rainbow Fruit couldn't compare; it was on par with some delicacies from the Gourmet World.
It was exceptional among fruits!
"Delicious!"
"It's truly incredibly delicious!"
"This sweet and sour taste, combined with the jelly-like texture... the combination is simply perfect..."
So.
This world could indeed produce exquisite flavors!
If the sweetness was like this, it would definitely be excellent for making wine!
...
The Great Wilderness was vast and filled with the monsters Zhang Wei needed, along with many mineral resources waiting to be developed.
It was half a year later when there were no more monsters to capture in the Great Wilderness. During this period, the number of monsters in the Great Wilderness had decreased by at least ninety percent.
During this time, the monsters had organized resistance, but once it exceeded a certain scale, Gourmet Hunters of level 100 and above would be dispatched to quell it. After a few such occurrences, the demon race's vitality was severely depleted, and they lost all ability to resist, forced to hide in perilous and secluded areas to survive.
Zhang Wei had been in this world for almost a year, which equated to fifty years for his Left Side Hall.
A new generation had been born, but thanks to the augmentation of spiritual energy and Gourmet Cells, very few had died.
Now, Zhang Wei's Left Side Hall and Floating City had a population of at least tens of millions.
The most striking change was in the Floating City. With fifty years of unlimited resource supply, its size had doubled, and many modules for cultivators had been added.
Left Side Hall.
Through a narrow gateway, Kassadin, the Void Walker, entered the main hall and then stepped into the Floating City.
Kassadin looked at his gradually solidifying body, tears of joy streaming down his face.
"For tens of billions of years, since the birth of the Gourmet Universe, I have been bound by Food Luck for tens of billions of years!"
"Finally, I have finally broken free from these constraints!"
Zhang Wei said, "This universe has broken away from the rules of the Gourmet World, so it's normal for you to return to your original form."
For the past fifty years, Kassadin had continuously provided technical support. His unparalleled spatial technology had given Zhang Wei great inspiration, and corresponding facilities had been assembled on the Floating City.
Currently, the Floating City possessed the ability to traverse space.
If it were to be further upgraded, it might even be possible to return to the Gourmet World with it.
However, the energy required was astronomical.
Zhang Wei continued, "Now that you are free from the Gourmet Universe, what are your plans?"
Kassadin looked at his body and slowly said, "This body was born according to the rules of this world. Even if I return to the Gourmet Universe, I will no longer be restricted by Food Luck. I plan to retrieve the other parts of my body and then flee far away."
"Flee?"
"Yes, to completely escape these Gourmet Cells that are like cancer."
"Why do you say that?"
Kassadin said, "I told you before, I was from the previous cosmic era, before the Gourmet Universe was born."
At that time, Kassadin was most passionate about space exploration, scattering his endless life and time across all reachable universes, like a traveling wanderer.
Therefore, although he possessed powers beyond the universal level, he did not consider himself a god, but rather called himself a Void Walker.
Or rather, a fellow traveler.
However, he had ventured into a universe that was overly infected by Gourmet Cells. When everything reached its most delicious state, the universe began to rapidly collapse.
It re-formed into a singularity.
Kassadin, despite using all his means, could not escape and became nourishment for the new world, helping Gourmet Cells to mature a new Gourmet Universe in the form of Food Luck.
And this new Gourmet Universe was the one Zhang Wei had arrived in.
Kassadin said, "You brought Gourmet Cells to this universe, to this planet. Gourmet Cells are immortal. After these cultivators die, their bodies decompose and return to heaven and earth. Through the natural cycle, Gourmet Cells are infinitely distributed to all matter. Then... this will become a new gourmet planet."
Followed by galaxies, nebulae, star clusters...
Once everything was infected, this place would become a new Gourmet Universe.
However, that would be a long time from now.
Zhang Wei was indifferent to this, "What's so bad about that?"
"As you can see, why are these cultivators who have been diligently cultivating fighting and plundering so fiercely? Isn't it because of a lack of resources?"
"Although spiritual energy is ever-changing, its efficiency is too low. Spiritual energy cannot satisfy the consumption of cultivators, but Gourmet Cells can!"
High efficiency!
High conversion!
Most importantly, everything was so delicious!
Everything was so perfect!
Kassadin continued, "The body I have re-condensed according to this world's rules has lost its original physique and power. I need some time to recover and gradually transform."
"During this period, I will have to trouble you to protect me. In return, I will teach you my spatial technology."
Zhang Wei smiled, "You're truly not stingy."
Kassadin also smiled, "I am the mentor of all spatial travelers. One of my purposes is to eliminate the limitations of distance and allow everyone to go wherever they wish. And teaching spatial knowledge is also something I enjoy most."
And Kassadin's spatial technology was incomparable in both the Gourmet Universe and the cultivation universe!
Zhang Wei said, "Emperor Nolan mentioned that there is a spirit realm on this planet. Let's go there to take a look first."