Learning to Cook from a Local Chef

The Culinary Path of Zhu Xian

Lin Yue, a head chef at a luxury hotel, unexpectedly drifts off to sleep and transmigrates to the kitchen on Qingyun Mountain in the world of Zhu Xian, where he becomes a fellow disciple of the young Zhang Xiaofan at the stove.

With no magical artifacts or immortal arts to rely on, his only advantage is his cooking. He teaches Zhang Xiaofan to knead soft dough and simmer rich, savory chicken soup, uses wild vegetable dumplings to conceal the boy’s worries, and lets the warmth of the stove and its smoke bring comfort to everyday cultivation. The clouds over Qingyun Mountain, the heat of the kitchen, and Zhang Xiaofan’s clear eyes fill this transmigration adventure with the warmth of home cooking.

But just as the aroma of chicken soup with fresh mushrooms still lingers under his nose, Lin Yue suddenly wakes up. The cold takeout in his rental apartment stands in stark contrast to the hot stove in his dream. It turns out that all those moments cooking alongside Zhang Xiaofan were just a blissful dream. But the warmth of that dream was not in vain. His care for ingredients and passion for life eventually find their way into reality, helping him rediscover his love for ordinary days.

This is a dreamlike adventure about Zhu Xian, cooking, and life. When the dream ends, the warmth of home cooking remains, and his original aspiration is unchanged.