The Shallows Chef
A Cultivation Comedy (Depths of Ascension Book 1)By Kai Shen
Length9h 1m
About this audiobook
He wanted to cook. The ocean had other plans.
Kai is the worst cultivator in his village — and the best chef. When a food vendor can't even shoot a water arrow straight, his career options are limited. But when his fishing village can't afford the taxes, Kai has one choice: descend to a cultivation academy at the bottom of the sea, where nobody can cook and everyone can fight.
A world where depth is power.
In this underwater world, there is no land — only ocean. The deeper you go, the more pressure you endure, and the stronger you become. Kai's body can handle the pressure of a Foundation-stage cultivator. His cooking can handle anything the ocean throws at him. His combat skills? Still a work in progress.
Book 1 of the Depths of Ascension series. Each book deeper, each book wilder.
Audiobook details
GenreFantasy, Action and Adventure
Length9 hrs 1 min
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 29, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Copyright
16Chapter 15: The Provocation
2Chapter 1: The Best Fish in the Shallows
17Chapter 16: What's Down There
3Chapter 2: The Cultivation Problem
18Chapter 17: The Food Challenge
4Chapter 3: Sea Beast
19Chapter 18: Grandma Tide's Secret
5Chapter 4: The Kelp Wine Seller
20Chapter 19: The Ambush
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6Chapter 5: The Vial
21Chapter 20: The Trial Announced
7Chapter 6: The Decision
22Chapter 21: The Eve
8Chapter 7: The Descent to Kelp Haven
23Chapter 22: The Descent Begins
9Chapter 8: Welcome to Kelp Haven
24Chapter 23: The Trial Turns
10Chapter 9: The Training Grounds
25Chapter 24: Blacktide's Move
11Chapter 10: The Old Woman in the Kelp
26Chapter 25: The Breakthrough
12Chapter 11: The Current You Can't See
27Chapter 26: Grandma Tide Steps In
13Chapter 12: Coral's Problem
28Chapter 27: Welcome to the Reef
14Chapter 13: Bubbles' Secret
29Chapter 28: The First Meal
15Chapter 14: The Assessment
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