Gold Core Is A Star, You Call This Cultivating Immortality?

Chapter 231: No Food

The thunder roared and dark clouds covered the sun.

Within Xiaojiang Mountain, there were constant shouts and curses.

Streaks of light flew by, igniting a great fire in Xiaojiang Mountain.

Even the pouring rain couldn't extinguish this terrifying fire.

The fire burned continuously for ten days.

The entire Xiaojiang Mountain became a ruin.

Several streaks of light flew over Xiaojiang Mountain, seemingly searching for something.

"Did you find her?"

"No."

"What a bunch of useless people. A group of Violet Palace cultivators couldn't even catch a mortal?"

"Before the fire started, she was in Xiaojiang Mountain. Her destiny is special, not even reaching Qi Refining. She should have died in the fire."

"Xiaojiang Mountain stretches for three hundred miles. She should... be dead."

"Damn it, our time here is limited, and there are too many strong cultivators in this world. Otherwise..."

"Innate Origin and Devouring Origin, the two strongest origins gathered in one person. If we can obtain one of them..."

"It doesn't matter. Since she's already dead, our mission is complete."

"Even if she's not dead, she will starve to death or die from exhaustion."

"To kill this little bastard, we even wasted a precious Descent Talisman."

The voices gradually faded, and the streaks of light disappeared.

The three-hundred-mile-long Xiaojiang Mountain became a wasteland, with traces of fire everywhere.

After an unknown amount of time, a petite figure crawled out from underground.

She looked like a little girl, appearing to be only eleven or twelve years old. Her hair was burnt at the ends, showing signs of burning.

Her clothes were tattered, resembling those of a beggar. However, upon closer inspection, one could see that the clothes were originally exquisitely made, resembling a princess dress.

She lifted her head and looked at the sky. She saw countless stars but didn't see any familiar ones.

A strong sense of loneliness emerged.

She had been weak and sickly since childhood, almost dying at birth.

However, her parents discovered that she possessed the Innate Origin.

The Innate Origin was one of the top ten strongest constitutions ever discovered. It was pure and flawless, like a divine crystal, untainted by the mortal world.

For her, the people in her family showered her with love and care.

However, besides the Innate Origin, her body also possessed the Devouring Origin, another one of the top ten constitutions.

If the Innate Origin emphasized purity and detachment from the mortal world, the Devouring Origin consumed everything in the world.

The two origins were inherently conflicting.

This resulted in her body, at the age of twelve, still being as fragile as a mortal.

Every day, the clan would pay a huge price to buy tasteless nutritional fluids to sustain her.

She was grateful, grateful to her father and mother. Especially her mother, the only person who treated her well and tolerated her indulgence.

Although she knew that her father and mother were raising her to make a big deal, she didn't mind. Her parents and all the clan members kept it a secret from her.

The family appeared harmonious, and everyone treated her well, treating her like a princess, cherishing her.

She was also willful and indulgent, enjoying the love of everyone.

But she knew that it was all illusory.

Those people seemed to love her on the surface, but she could hear their true thoughts.

She could hear their thoughts.

Her father's gaze towards her was filled with doting, but even more so with greed for goods.

Her mother was conflicted, often coming to hold her at night, her thoughts filled with self-blame, as if repeating apologies to her.

But the little girl didn't think her mother had done anything wrong. Her mother had never owed her anything. She provided her with food and clothing, enduring her tantrums.

Even if she were to be sold... it would be normal.

The little girl had seen all kinds of people.

She had also heard all kinds of filthy words in their minds.

The majestic and holy Saint Father liked white-haired old men the most.

The high-ranking official, ambitious and eager, has always wanted to rebel.

This kind of life continued until she was eleven years old.

One day, her father came excitedly to find her, saying that he had found a way to cure her illness and would take her to seek medical treatment.

But she heard her father's inner thoughts, and she knew that her father had found a buyer.

She happily boarded the flying boat with her mother.

During those days, her mother's mood was not very good.

She was happy because she heard three times that her mother wanted to take her away.

Although, more often... the buyer offered too much.

However, an accident occurred on the way to seek medical treatment.

A group of mysterious people attacked their flying boat.

The flying boat crashed, and her Innate Origin suddenly awakened at that moment, bringing her to the nearest Innate world.

Some of the mysterious people used descent talismans to chase after her in this world, intending to kill her.

After the fire, she crawled out of the ruins, not reborn from the ashes, but quietly waiting for death.

She curled up on the ground, her gaze vacant.

"So... hungry..."

A strong feeling of hunger struck her, and she endured it.

"The feeling of starving... is not good."

She looked at the soil on the ground and wanted to take a bite.

But she knew that if she took a bite, the pain as an Innate Origin would be ten times, a hundred times stronger than hunger.

The Innate Origin devours everything.

The Innate Origin rejects everything.

These two conflicting constitutions shaped her.

So she could only wait for death like this.

After an unknown amount of time, suddenly, a voice entered her ears.

"This is... the Mother of No Food?"

"To encounter her again, what a coincidence."

The little girl curled up on the ground, motionless, as if she hadn't heard the voice.

Having spent more than ten years in the family, she was best at disguising herself and playing her role well.

She was curious and puzzled by the clear male voice in her heart, but she didn't show it.

"What is your name?" At this moment, the male voice came again, speaking to her.

She froze.

Name?

She didn't have a name.

Perhaps, after she was born, she was destined to be sold, and the family didn't even give her a name, not wanting her to enter the family tree.

The others called her Miss Ten, and her mother called her Little Ten.

She remembered the voice of the man just now... the Mother of No Food.

Curiosity appeared on her face. "I am Wu Shi... who are you?"

"Wu Shi?" The man fell silent, then looked at the emaciated body of the Mother of No Food in front of him.

He didn't expect that the Mother of No Food, who overshadowed the mortal realm, had such a miserable childhood.

"Whoever set fire to the mountain is so immoral, they should be arrested and sent to prison," the man thought in his heart.

Wu Shi, who had been bowing her head all along, heard this and inexplicably felt a sense of joy in her heart.

This person's thoughts... are strange.

Different from what she had heard before.

"You probably haven't eaten for several days. I'm in a good mood today, so I'll treat you to a meal," the man said in his voice, and then she heard his thoughts.

"Unfortunately, I came from the future and cannot influence this world. Otherwise, I would invite the Mother of No Food to have a meal after killing someone.

After all, she is the pillar of the heavens, allowing the pillar to stand tall, which can be considered a great help to me."

Wu Shi was stunned.

She became even more curious about the man in front of her.

Because she had heard the Holy Father and Grandfather discussing, mentioning the past and the present, but no future.

Now, a person came from the future.

She was somewhat curious, is it true?

A person's thoughts... cannot deceive.

Did he really see his future self?

And also, what does "身合天柱" mean?

Help him a lot?

Wu Shi was still somewhat wary in her heart, and a rumbling sound came, her stomach making an embarrassing noise.

"I can't eat."

She furrowed her brows in response.

That nauseating feeling, she would remember it for a lifetime.

"I'll treat you to a meal, don't worry, you can eat, just don't starve to death now," the man said softly.

If the Holy Mother of No Food starved to death, and if the Heavenly Pillar was brought down by him, would the game still be played?

"Really?" Wu Shi was somewhat doubtful.

In this world, there is no nutrient solution.

What should she eat?

"Why would I lie to a little girl like you?" the man continued, "You're quite strange, why don't you breathe air?"

"You're strange too," Wu Shi whispered.

The man in front of her was indeed strange.

The things he thought about were also very strange.

"Where's the food?" Wu Shi asked.

She was really hungry.

Especially devouring the original body, devouring all desires, was not something she could endure.

If she could get something to eat, she might really be willing to help him, as he said, to merge with the Heavenly Pillar.

"Follow me and get out of this wasteland," the man said helplessly.

This wasteland is very large, spanning three hundred miles.

"You won't starve to death here, will you?" the man asked with concern.

"No," Wu Shi replied.

She was very hungry, but she wouldn't starve to death for the time being.

"That's good, if you die now, who will help me merge with the Heavenly Pillar in the future?" the man said with a smile.

Wu Shi fell silent.

Shouldn't these words be kept in her heart?

To say them out loud like this, wasn't she afraid of ruining the image in her heart?

She remained silent and didn't speak.

"I'm actually quite curious, if I see you in the future, will you be able to recognize me?" the man asked.

"I should be able to."

"But it seems like the Holy Mother of No Food treats every encounter with me as if it were the first time."

"Little one, what secrets are hidden in your body?" The man's gaze fell on the Holy Mother of No Food, with a hint of curiosity in his eyes.

"Maybe... her memory is like that of a fish, only a few seconds," Wu Shi hunched her shoulders, her small body walking on the wasteland.

On her small feet were black ashes, with traces of burns from flames.

"You're walking like this, it's really slow, just like Sun Wukong taking Tang Sanzang to the Western Heaven to obtain the scriptures."

"Let me teach you some spells."

"Spells?" Wu Shi was somewhat curious, she looked towards Qi Yuan's position and said seriously, "If I... learn spells, then I won't be valuable anymore."

Once she cultivated spells, her physique would no longer be valuable.

The talented people in the clan didn't allow her to cultivate.

"With your dark and unremarkable appearance, you're still valuable? It's really laughable!" The man laughed heartily.

Wu Shi was stunned.

He... didn't come for her physique?

"Hurry up, I'll teach you spells, you can fly over, otherwise it will take forever to walk there!" the man said, "I've created my own technique, called the 'Qi Yuan Scripture', it probably won't suit you."

"I'll just teach you some flying spells."

"This is a spell I created myself, called 'Princess Riding a Broomstick'."

Soon, Qi Yuan created a spell based on this world and Wu Shi's physique.

In the Mortal Heart Realm, Qi Yuan's strength had already reached Mythical.

According to the rules of the Mortal Heart Realm, creating a flying spell was the simplest.

"This spell is very simple, try it quickly." Qi Yuan told Wu Shi about the spell he had created.

Wu Shi was stunned for a moment, hesitating, she tentatively said, "If I learn this spell... then I won't be valuable anymore."

"You are a person, not an object. What's valuable or not valuable doesn't matter," the man said casually.

But in his heart, he was thinking,

"This Holy Mother of No Food must have had her head damaged when she was young, so strange.

I can't let her cultivate the Qi Yuan Scripture. She doesn't have a clear mind like mine. After cultivation, she will definitely become even more crazy."

Wu Shi heard his thoughts and remained silent for a moment. She memorized the spell "Princess Riding a Broom" and began to learn it.

After about ten breaths of time, the man not far away looked surprised in his eyes and said, "Truly deserving of being the number one person in the mortal realm, you learned it so quickly?

Find a stick and sit on it, following my guidance."

Upon hearing this, Wu Shi looked at the man's position and found a stick. She straddled the stick and activated the spell. Her figure swayed and she flew into the air.

"You look a bit like a witch. By the way, are you afraid of heights? It would be quite funny if you fell from the sky due to acrophobia," the man led the way in front, occasionally saying some strange things.

Wu Shi followed him all the way, not knowing how much time had passed.

The two stopped by a small pond.

It seemed that a great battle had taken place here. Half of the water in the pond had disappeared, and there were many dead fish on the ground.

"Boil the fish, then you can eat them," the man clapped his hands, seemingly excited.

Wu Shi's gaze froze for a moment. She was very hungry, but looking at these fish, she only felt disgust and nausea.

"I... don't eat fish," she said.

Many thoughts flashed through the man's mind.

He said, "You should try it first, then you'll know. These fish are different from the ones you've eaten before."

Wu Shi hesitated for a moment, but still chose to believe the man in front of her.

After all, he had allowed her to cultivate.

If her family found out, they would probably tear him apart.

But that's just what she thought.

Her family... wouldn't come here.

She cooked the fish for the first time using a wooden stick.

At this moment, Wu Shi seemed to sense the man approaching.

Curiosity appeared on her face, and she heard the man say, "Try it quickly."

Wu Shi looked at the fish in front of her, her gaze somewhat timid.

Because she didn't want to experience that feeling again.

Even though she had the ability to devour the original essence, every time she ate something, she wanted to kill herself.

Only the nutrient solution was much better.

She opened her lips and took a bite of the burnt fish, chewing.

A warm sensation swept through her limbs and body.

She felt as if her whole body was being bathed in sunlight.

She felt an unprecedented warmth.

"It's... delicious." It was the first time she had eaten something so delicious.

Compared to the nutrient solution she had eaten before, it was like the difference between heaven and earth.

After eating this piece of fish, she would be willing to die. She felt it was worth it.

A smile appeared in the man's eyes. "Now, you're like a cat eating cat treats."

He looked at Wu Shi as if she were a pet in a movie.

Wu Shi continued to eat the fish, enjoying a taste she had never experienced before.

She turned her head and looked at the man's position. "Why is it so delicious?"

"It's a secret," the man replied.

Wu Shi felt disappointed.

Because when the man mentioned the secret, even in his heart, he didn't give the correct answer.

"I want to eat another fish. I can promise you a wish," Wu Shi said timidly.

She still wanted to eat.

The man next to her smiled.

He didn't answer Wu Shi's words, but in his heart, he thought,

"Seeing her once, what's the point? Perhaps it has no meaning at all."

"Just... to take a look at history."

History is sealed by time, stories buried. Lifting the corner of the uninteresting part may be the life of a living being.

(End of this chapter)