Chapter 231: A Fateful Reunion
Chapter 231: A Fateful Reunion
A freshly grilled fish was ready once more.
Wu Shi kept her gaze fixed ahead, eager to catch a glimpse of the man's appearance.
However, no matter what, she couldn't see him.
She stopped looking and turned her attention to the charred fish on the grill.
Ignoring the scorching heat, she grabbed the fish with her hands and greedily devoured it as if it were the sweetest nectar.
As a Primordial Essence cultivator, she repelled all impurities of the world, and even specially formulated nutrient solutions were difficult for her to swallow.
But this fish was like a delicacy from the mortal realm.
It was a flavor she had never tasted before.
"Do... you want some?" Wu Shi paused, holding the half-eaten fish in her hand, and extended it towards the man's position.
Then, she heard his thoughts.
"Across time and space, I can't touch anything, how can I eat fish?"
Wu Shi was a little puzzled by the words in his mind.
However, she believed that the man before her had come from the future.
"I'm not hungry, I won't eat. You have more," the man said.
Naturally, he wanted the Gluttonyless Holy Mother to eat more and grow stronger.
After all, he still had to go to Sky Pillar to learn the Deity Observation Technique.
Wu Shi felt a little dejected. It was the first time she had eaten something so delicious, yet she was alone.
"I just said, give me a fish, and I'll grant you a wish. What do you want?" Wu Shi raised her head.
She didn't like owing others.
So, when her parents sold her as merchandise, she never felt a trace of resentment towards them.
"A wish?" The man looked at the Gluttonyless Holy Mother, his eyes filled with surprise. "You see that mountain piercing the clouds, right?"
Wu Shi turned her head, and she seemed to see a Sky Pillar.
"It's the Sky Pillar. Help me keep an eye on it, don't let it collapse," the man said casually.
For some reason, after saying this, he felt a sense of fate.
Wu Shi seemed a little dazed and nodded, "Okay."
The man smiled, "Quickly, go pick up some fish, don't starve yourself."
Wu Shi was slightly stunned, but then her eyes lit up, "Can I eat them all?"
"If I leave, and you starve to death early, that would be interesting," the man said.
Looking at the Gluttonyless Holy Mother, he thought that if she hadn't met him, she really would have starved.
Then, in the future... what would happen to the Sky Pillar?
Moreover, he was inherently kind and law-abiding.
Seeing such a situation, he couldn't help but extend a helping hand, and it wouldn't affect him much.
Furthermore, he and the Gluttonyless Holy Mother had met twice before.
This was their third and final encounter.
Hearing the man's words, Wu Shi seemed excited. She sat on a wooden stick and flew around, gathering the fish on the ground.
Soon, she resembled a hoarding hamster, collecting a large pile of fish.
The man looked at the fish, his face contorting in pain, "You're really not holding back."
However, he was a man of his word, and he would fulfill his promise even with tears in his eyes.
So, he stepped forward, and his flawless, jade-like blood began to drip.
His face gradually turned pale, and his body became slightly weak, but it wasn't a significant issue.
Wu Shi couldn't see the man's appearance, but she looked at the fish, her face filled with delight.
"I'll help you guard the Sky Pillar," Wu Shi said earnestly.
The man thought for a moment and then said, "Do you currently have a cultivation technique?"
The little girl before him was too weak, and he wasn't sure when she might perish.
"No," Wu Shi hesitated, "If I cultivate, I won't be as valuable."
"How can you not cultivate? You need to learn to protect yourself," the man said.
Protecting the Gluttonyless Holy Mother was equivalent to protecting the Sky Pillar.
"I'll teach you cultivation," the man thought, "First, cook the fish, wait for me for a day, and I'll create a 'The Wu Shi Scripture' for you!"
The Deity Observation Technique was unique, and the one he had condensed from the Sky Pillar couldn't be shown to Wu Shi.
So, he could only create a new technique.
Looking at the tiny Wu Shi, the man couldn't help but think.
If the Gluttonyless Holy Mother cultivated the Wu Shi Scripture and became powerful enough to annihilate the Demon Deity, wouldn't it mean that upon arriving in this world, all he needed to do was to lay low and seek protection?
He gazed at Wu Shi with anticipation.
Turning away, he began earnestly crafting his cultivation technique.
Creating the Wu Shi Scripture was naturally less complex than the Qi Yuan Scripture.
On the other side, Wu Shi looked at the silent man, and with joy, she started grilling all the fish.
"So hungry."
As night fell, the firelight reflected on Wu Shi's face, and after a simple wash, she no longer had matted hair and a dirty face. Her snow-white skin was tender, and she looked like an otherworldly fairy.
She stared blankly at the man's location, deep in thought.
"Why... is it so delicious?"
"How... did he do it?"
A seed of curiosity was planted in the little girl's heart.
The next morning, the man opened his eyes and looked towards the little girl not far away, and he couldn't help but chuckle.
The little girl was hugging a huge cooked fish and seemed to be fast asleep.
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Suddenly, the little girl opened her eyes, still a bit blurry, as if she had just woken up. However, she eagerly said, "Are you going to teach me cultivation now?"
A look of surprise flashed across the man's eyes. "How did you know my cultivation technique is ready?"
A mischievous glint appeared in the little girl's eyes. "A woman's third sense."
Of course, she wouldn't tell him that she had been hearing his inner thoughts.
His thoughts had woken her up.
"Tsk tsk, and women have a third sense too." Qi Yuan didn't pursue the matter further. "The technique I created for you is called the Wu Shi Scripture. Try cultivating it."
As he spoke, he explained the contents of the Wu Shi Scripture to Wu Shi.
There was a lot of information, and it took him three or four hours to go through it all once.
However, Wu Shi demonstrated an incredible memory, remembering everything without the need for repetition.
With the Wu Shi Scripture, Wu Shi quickly resumed her cultivation.
Her talent was extraordinary, even to the point of exaggeration.
The man wondered if, in the Canglan Realm, Wu Shi's talent would surpass all the geniuses on the Heaven's Pride List.
Even he felt inferior in comparison.
A day later, the man looked at Wu Shi's slender figure and said slowly, "Since you now have the basic ability to protect yourself, I should leave."
He really needed to leave to enter the Contemplation Mountain and begin his contemplation.
Then, with his enhanced subordinates, he would return and make his final preparations.
Gazing at Wu Shi, he heaved a soft sigh.
He thought of his later encounters with the Gluttonyless Holy Mother and witnessed her bloodshed at the Sky Pillar.
She... was someone who had died long ago, a friend lost to the dust of history.
Wu Shi's heart tightened, and her eyes seemed to carry a hint of sadness. After a moment of silence, she asked softly, "Will we have a chance to meet again?"
The man fell silent as well.
The Lost Luminescent Rod's three usage opportunities had been exhausted, so he couldn't return to the past.
As for the Gluttonyless Holy Mother...
When he thought of his later encounters with her, it seemed she didn't recognize him.
Could it be that the three Gluttonyless Holy Mothers he met... were not the same person?
"If fate wills it, we will meet again."
After speaking, the man's figure disappeared.
At the edge of the ruined pond, a pile of burnt fish lay beside the girl.
At this moment, her eyes were filled with various emotions.
Her hands clenched tightly, her nails digging into her flesh, drawing blood.
A strong desire shone in her eyes. "I really want... to eat him."
This desire was an innate instinct.
As someone who devoured essences, she felt that if she wanted to, she could bite into the void and perhaps take a chunk of flesh.
But... she dared not; her courage was too small.
This man was too mysterious.
He could even purify food, making it edible even for her.
Was this...
She didn't understand why he was like this.
(End of Chapter)
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