No demons in all realms

Chapter 8 Wilderness Food God

The little boy carried the pots and pans that Yunfeng had brought him and led the second team into the ancient ruins.

Upon entering the ancient site, unsurprisingly, Yunfeng and his group were separated from them. However, the little boy then discovered that his teammates had been switched, with Chen Luoluo having joined his team at some point.

He clutched his aching head and questioned Chen Luoluo, "Where did Liu Ya go? Why are you following us? Go find our senior brother!"

Chen Luoluo chuckled: "Stop talking. This is all Senior Brother's idea. He thinks your combat strength is too low, so he assigned me to balance it out. If you encounter any danger that you can't handle, you won't be able to deal with it alone. Alright, Junior Brother, hurry up and find the opportunity Master mentioned. Stop talking about those irrelevant things."

The little girl felt speechless and powerless at this moment, and said helplessly, "Can you learn from Senior Sister Linlin and be a quiet and gentle woman? If you were even half as quiet as her, I would be burning incense and praying to Buddha."

Seeing that the two were about to start arguing, Zhang Lin stepped forward and pulled Chen Luoluo aside to mediate, saying, "Alright, alright, Senior Sister Luoluo, why bother arguing with a three-year-old child?"

Then he turned to the little boy and asked, "Captain, what do you think we should do next? Should we reunite with our senior brother?"

The little boy shook his head and said, "Who wants to join him? Can't we just have fun on our own? I'll treat you to all the good food and drinks." He then pointed to the pots and pans he was carrying on his back.

Zhang Lin nodded to indicate that it was no problem, and suggested to the little child, "It's still dark, and everyone has just woken up, so they're probably not fully recovered yet. Captain, why don't we rest for the night, recharge our energy, and set off again at dawn tomorrow?"

The little boy respected Zhang Lin's opinion. Looking around at the pitch black surroundings, after a moment's thought, he adopted her suggestion and decided to camp there for the night and set off again tomorrow.

Before taking a break, the little boy called everyone in the group together to discuss their next steps.

He was not foolish or stupid. Even Yunfeng had praised him as a person of great wisdom. Because he was still a child, this was his first time being a captain. His purpose was simply to experience the thrill of having the power to manage others.

He picked up a twig from the ground, found a patch of sandy soil, and gestured as he analyzed, "We're currently on the outermost edge of the ancient ruins. I suspect the treasures and opportunities are definitely in the innermost core area. All those sects and forces around us are clearly after those rare treasures. Our team's overall strength is too weak, so we shouldn't act rashly for now. For the next while, we'll try to roam the outermost edge, then slowly move towards the center. Once the other forces are exhausted from fighting, we can reap the benefits. After all, the prerequisite for obtaining the treasures is ensuring our own safety. If they insist on fighting, let one team fight it, so we can reinforce them. What do you all think?"

Everyone was fine. Apart from Chen Luoluo, who had practical experience, the rest of the team had hardly ever been on any missions, so naturally they wouldn't dare to risk their lives to compete.

The next day, as the sun rose, while his companions were still asleep, the little boy got up early. Not wanting to waste the pots and pans he carried on his back, he resolutely embarked on the one-way road of early morning hunting.

Three or four miles away from their encampment, the little boy chose a scenic spot nestled against the mountains and beside the water, and began his hunting activities.

This place is nestled against mountains, with a large lake surrounded by them, making it a perfect habitat for wildlife.

The little boy wasn't in a hurry. He put down the cooking equipment on his back, sat quietly to the side, and began his journey of waiting patiently for his prey to come to him.

About 20 minutes later.

A deer with red antlers appeared in the little child's field of vision. The deer was as big as a cow, with a pair of red antlers on its head. There were faint flames on the antlers, and the air between the two antlers was distorted.

The red-antlered deer strolled to the lakeside, lowered its head, and began to drink.

The little boy naturally noticed the red fire deer in front of him, and immediately took out a hunting bow from his backpack, nocked an arrow, aimed at the huge creature in front of him, and pulled the bowstring hard, gathering the spiritual power in his body at the arrowhead. As the little boy poured in his spiritual power, the dark red spiritual energy that belonged only to him gradually became heavier.

With a "whoosh!" sound.

The arrow pierced through the body of the Crimson Fire Deer, and in the blink of an eye, the deer fell motionless.

This Crimson Fire Deer, whose cultivation level was as high as the Nourishing Yuan Realm, could not understand even in its death that it would be shot and killed by a child who was only at the Core Formation Realm.

Adhering to the principle of knowing when to stop, the little child did not wait for other prey to take the bait, but dragged the carcass of the red fire deer toward the camp.

Back at camp, the little boy put down the red-hot deer he was dragging and the equipment on his back, then gathered a lot of dry wood and started heating oil in a pot. The noise was so loud that it woke up his sleeping companions. Everyone thought it was an enemy attack, so they grabbed their equipment and prepared for battle.

As they rushed out of the tent, a red-horned deer as big as an ox came into view. Although the deer was lying on the ground without making a sound, the pressure of its early-stage cultivation at the Nourishing Yuan Realm emanating from its body, due to its recent death, still made everyone feel a little breathless.

Chen Luoluo quickly recognized the red-horned deer before her and exclaimed incredulously, "Could this be the Crimson Fire Spirit Deer, the exclusive mount of the prince of the Hundred Spirits Empire? And one with a cultivation level as high as the Nourishing Yuan Realm?"

As she spoke, she rushed to the little boy's side, carefully examining him from head to toe, and asked with great concern, "Are you injured anywhere? If you were burned by such a high-level fire element, you must treat it immediately, otherwise the aftereffects will be very serious."

The little boy waved his hand dismissively, saying, "I'm fine. I ambushed it from behind. It couldn't get close to me at all, so you don't need to worry about me."

The difference between elemental cultivators and ordinary spell cultivators is like heaven and earth. Elemental cultivators advance very slowly because, unlike spell cultivators who absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, elemental cultivators need to absorb the elemental spiritual energy between heaven and earth to advance. However, the elemental spiritual energy in the human realm is extremely thin, and only places like the Hundred Spirits Empire, which specializes in cultivating elements, can be considered abundant.

At the same time, although elemental cultivators are far slower than magic cultivators in terms of cultivation speed, they crush magic cultivators at the same level. Therefore, in the cultivation world, elemental cultivators can often fight magic cultivators across major realms. Even the Human Emperor, the former ruler of the Seven Kingdoms and the master of this secret realm, was an elemental cultivator from the Hundred Spirits Empire.

Chen Luoluo sighed and said, "You're really lucky, kid. You managed to get away with this. You should know that even cultivators at the Tribulation Transcending Realm don't have a 100% guarantee of killing this kind of spirit beast."

The little boy laughed and said, "What's the big deal? I told you, as long as you follow me, I'll never treat you badly. I'm even confident I can catch a monster at the Tribulation Transcending Realm and have a taste of it. Everyone, get up and get ready, dinner will be served in a bit."

Seeing that there was no danger, everyone crawled back into their tents and went back to sleep, completely forgetting about eating. After all, nothing beats sleeping.

Chen Luoluo watched the group crawl back into the tent and chuckled softly, "Haha! Go to sleep, go to sleep, you'll be drooling later." After saying that, she sat down to watch the little one cook.

About half an hour later, a fragrant aroma wafted into the tents of several people. The three people sleeping inside emerged from their tents at almost the same time, including Zhang Lin, the quiet senior sister.

Looking at the sumptuous feast, the three exclaimed in unison, "It smells delicious!"

The little boy joked, "When I called you to eat just now, you went back to sleep. Now that the food is ready, how could you bear to wake up?"

Zhang Lin said shyly, "It's because I went to bed too late last night, which caused severe sleep deprivation. I'm still a bit sleepy. Captain, when is dinner? Your cooking smells so good!"

The little boy was secretly delighted by the word "Captain," and he pretended to be reluctant, saying, "Alright! I'm not that strict. I'll forgive you this time. Let's get ready to eat!"

Chen Luoluo chimed in from the side, "Tch! Keep being so smug. Sooner or later, you'll lose yourself in beauty and power. I think you're completely hopeless."

Looking at the braised venison, smoked venison leg, and other delicacies in front of them, everyone was already drooling. With a shout of "Dinner's ready!", the group didn't care about their image and pounced on the food like hungry wolves, quickly finishing everything.

After a hearty meal, everyone except the little child sat down and entered a meditative state of cultivation. Even Chen Luoluo, whose cultivation level had just surged to the Qi Transformation Realm, was no exception. Clearly, the little child had added his own blood to the food to enhance its flavor, and at this moment, the exquisite blood was taking effect.

The little child sighed, rubbing his forehead, "Sigh! These guys are advancing in cultivation again. I'm really fed up. This exquisite bloodline can only benefit others; why can't it nourish itself in return?"

The little boy knew that the wait for these guys to advance to the next level was bound to be long, so he simply started to marinate and dry the remaining venison. After finishing all that, he picked up his hunting bow and continued his hunting journey.