After inheriting a dilapidated Daoist temple, the easygoing young Xu Lai just wants to lie flat and take life as it comes. Instead, he is forced to bond with a foodie artifact spirit named Xiao Tu, the only magical treasure in the world that spends its master's merit points on food delivery.
While cultivators fight to the death over rare treasures, he trades spicy strips for spiritual energy, fools Kunlun sword immortals with instant noodles, and turns stinky tofu into a bioweapon against vampires.
But a “Food God Contest of the Three Realms” makes him famous far and wide, drawing the attention of the Celestial Court and the Heavenly Dao. The mystery behind the ancient Food God's fall, Xiao Tu's true identity, and the truth behind the Heavenly Dao's plan to erase the “Dao of Cuisine” gradually come to light.
Xu Lai is forced to discover that what he inherited was never just a run-down temple, but an age-old game of strategy capable of overturning the order of the Three Realms. His opponent is the world's very own laws.
“I just want to enjoy a quiet meal. Why is that so hard?”
