Tianshan Kitchen God: the Five Flavors of the Sky

The story constructs a grand world called "Jiuding Shenzhou", which is composed of nine states. They are based on the nine basic taste types of sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, salty, fresh, fragrant, numb and astringent. In this world, chefs are called "chefs" who extract "original essence" from ingredients to create "spiritual meals" that have healing, amplification and even attack effects. The core conflict revolves around the legendary and lost "Taichu Five Flavors Code". Those who obtain this code can control the "food luck" and become the co-owner of the nine states. However, the evil organization "Tasteless Holy See" that attempts to monopolize the world's taste is secretly obliterating all talented chefs. The protagonist of the novel, Xin Yan, was born in the small border town "Wildfire Town" and was born with a rare "flaming tongue" that can distinguish the true flavor of all things. He learned his unique skills under the tutelage of Master Kumu, a peerless chef who lived in seclusion in the mountains. However, he was betrayed by his senior brother Li Xuan and pursued by the "Tasteless Holy See". In order to inherit his master's legacy and find the truth about healing the common people, Xin Yan embarks on a journey, collecting fragments of the "Taichu Five Flavors Code" scattered around with his partners, fighting against the forces of the Holy See, growing in cooking and fighting, and finally embarking on the legendary road of "Tianshan Chef God".