Douluo Continent: Starting from Tianshui Academy

Chapter 118 Ancient Tree of Life

Di Tian worked very quickly, and in no time he brought back five or six pheasants, and carefully cleaned their fur and internal organs.

"Di Tian, ​​you would do something like this?" Ye Liangchen looked at the cleaned pheasants with great surprise.

"When we cultivate to this level, we're actually not much different from humans. Do you think Brigitte and I eat raw food? Only a mindless beast like Bear King would do that."

"We've been to the human world before, so naturally we know how to make food."

Di Tian didn't put on any airs towards Ye Liangchen. Besides, this little guy might become the master's dragon knight in the future, which would be his superior. At this moment, he acted like a subordinate, smiling and talking to Ye Liangchen.

"Indeed, eating cooked food helps the intelligence of the soul beast race. From now on, let the auspicious beast Xiao Jin eat cooked food! This will enhance his intelligence." Ye Liangchen recalled that the human ancestors in his previous life also evolved into humans because they ate cooked food.

"Xiao Chen, with Xiao Jin's appetite, I feel like I can't keep up with it."

When Biji heard Ye Liangchen tell the auspicious beast to switch to cooked food, her head started buzzing.

"Sister Brigitte, raising children always requires patience, don't you think?"

"Xiao Jin, remember to eat cooked food from now on, okay? Just keep pestering Sister Biji and Di Tian, ​​and they'll definitely make it for you."

Ye Liangchen stroked the three-eyed golden lion's soft golden fur and told it these things with a smile.

"Brother Ye, what is cooked food?"

The three-eyed golden lion blinked its big eyes, stared at Ye Liangchen, and asked curiously, thinking to itself, "I just eat whatever animal I catch when I go out, so what does it matter if it's familiar or not?"

"Today I'm going to make beggar's chicken for you to try. I guarantee you'll want to swallow your tongue. After that, you'll know what cooked food is all about."

Ye Liangchen took the pheasant from Di Tian, ​​took out some seasonings from his soul tool to marinate it, picked some lotus leaves from the lake, wrapped the pheasant together, and then covered it with mud.

"Xiao Chen, this is so dirty, how can you eat it?"

Gu Yuena stared at the clumps of dark mud and asked curiously. Di Tian and Bi Ji also showed curious expressions.

"This needs to be roasted over a fire for an hour, then it's ready to eat."

Ye Liangchen went into the woods and gathered a pile of dry firewood, then asked Gu Yuena to start a fire.

"Sister Na, use your fire element to light the firewood. Control the intensity; just make sure it's lit."

With Gu Yuena around, Ye Liangchen was too lazy to use a flint to light the firewood; that was too slow.

"All right!"

Gu Yuena stretched out her finger and flicked it lightly, and a ball of fire shot directly into the pile of firewood, instantly igniting a raging fire.

Ye Liangchen threw a few beggar's chickens into the fire, covered them with charcoal, and then waited quietly. The Three-Eyed Golden Lion lay beside the fire, looking at the few black lumps of mud in the fire, its eyes also showing anticipation.

"Xiao Chen, didn't you refine the two elemental powers of the Ice and Fire Dragon King? You can create fire too!"

Gu Yuena looked at the little guy and thought to herself, "To burn a pile of firewood, I, a god, have to step in. I feel like this little guy is doing it on purpose."

"Xiao Chen actually refined two of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings' abilities? My lord, what's going on? Did Xiao Chen find the tombs of those two dragon kings?" Upon hearing this, Di Tian and Bi Ji's heads and claws buzzed again.

"That's right. Xiao Chen accidentally found the burial site of the Ice and Fire Dragon King in the Sunset Forest. The Blue Silver Emperor was able to recover so quickly by absorbing ice and fire energy... Xiao Chen also absorbed and refined ice and fire energy in the spring, giving his body the ability to be immune to ice and fire."

"My lord, Xiao Chen is truly amazing. With a mortal body, he was able to refine the two energies of the Ice and Fire Dragon King."

"Please don't be offended, everyone. I obtained two extremely cold and extremely hot plants next to the Ice and Fire Spring. Putting the two herbs together can neutralize the two forces. I used those two herbs to refine the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Pill. Only after consuming it did I dare to go into the Ice and Fire Spring. Otherwise, I would definitely have frozen or burned to death."

"Xiao Chen, it's already incredibly impressive that you came up with this idea..."

The group chatted as they waited for the beggar's chicken, and before they knew it, an hour had passed.

"It's done."

Ye Liangchen used a wooden stick to dig the beggar's chicken out of the fire, knocked away the clods of earth, and tore open the lotus leaves. In an instant, the golden and crispy pheasant meat was presented before his eyes, and the aroma was so enticing that it made his mouth water.

"This smells amazing!"

Di Tian and Bi Ji were overjoyed. They had never imagined that pheasant meat could be made into such a delicious dish.

"Whoosh..."

The three-eyed golden lion stretched out its claws, grabbed a hot pheasant, and began to gnaw on it.

"Xiao Jin, aren't you afraid of getting burned?"

Ye Liangchen found it very funny to see the Three-Eyed Golden Lion wolfing down its food.

"Sister Na, Di Tian, ​​Sister Bi Ji, have a taste."

Ye Liangchen cut up the fragrant pheasant meat, arranged it on a plate, and invited Gu Yuena and the others to try it.

It smells delicious.

"My lord, this spicy and savory flavor is truly delicious!"

"Mmm! This tastes really good."

"Xiao Chen, you're amazing! You've turned an ordinary pheasant into something so delicious."

Gu Yuena, Di Tian, ​​and Bi Ji were also captivated by the deliciousness of Beggar's Chicken, praising Ye Liangchen repeatedly as they ate.

"Brother Ye, this is so delicious!"

The three-eyed golden lion, its face covered in oil, suddenly felt that all the raw food it had eaten before was garbage.

"Xiao Jin, do you prefer this cooked food, or the raw food we used to eat?"

While eating, Ye Liangchen picked up chicken pieces and fed them to the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

"I love this cooked food, Brother Ye. I'll eat it every day from now on. I'll go out and catch pheasants for you, and you can cook it for me, okay?"

The three-eyed golden lion directly bit the chicken nugget from Ye Liangchen's hand with its mouth, and occasionally stuck out its tongue to lick the oil off his hand.

"No problem, but I can't stay here for long. I'll teach the method to Sister Brigitte so she can make delicious food for you in the future."

Watching the three-eyed golden lion lying beside him, Ye Liangchen felt like he was feeding a pet, which was quite amusing.

"Sister Brigitte, from now on I will not eat raw food. I want to eat the delicious food that Brother Ye makes."

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion immediately used its soul to transmit a message to Bi Ji, which startled her.

"Xiao Chen, you've spoiled Xiao Jin's palate with just one meal of roasted pheasant. What am I supposed to do now? I don't know how!"

Biji complained to Ye Liangchen, her expression a mixture of amusement and exasperation, as if to say, "You're just a troublemaker."

"Sister Brigitte, don't worry, I'll teach you the recipe. Besides this roasted pheasant, there are many other dishes."

"I'll make up the seasoning recipe, and then Di Tian can go to the city to buy the ingredients."

After Ye Liangchen finished speaking, he found it quite funny. If Gu Yuena, Di Tian, ​​Bi Ji, and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion were all raised to be gluttons, the little soul beasts in the Star Dou Forest would probably suffer.

"Xiao Chen, take the ingredient list to Di Tian and tell him to buy the ingredients. From now on, let the auspicious beast eat cooked food."

Gu Yuena thought the taste was delicious and wanted to have another meal, so she instructed Di Tian to go to the city to buy ingredients.

"My lord, I'll go right away."

"Xiao Chen, give me the seasoning list."

Upon seeing that his master had spoken, Di Tian immediately asked Ye Liangchen for the seasoning list, as he would do anything that would benefit the auspicious beast.

Seeing that these guys had turned into foodies, Ye Liangchen had no choice but to give the seasoning list to Di Tian and also told him to buy a few large pots.

"Sister Na, as the ruler of all soul beasts, don't you feel it's cruel to just eat those lesser soul beasts like that?"

Ye Liangchen thought that if Gu Yuena turned into a super glutton, she would probably eat all the soul beasts.

"Xiao Chen, survival of the fittest is the way of nature. Every year, countless soul beasts kill each other. There are thousands upon thousands of soul beasts. The amount we eat is nothing."

"Xiao Chen, those soul beasts that haven't awakened their intelligence are actually quite similar to the chickens, ducks, cows, and sheep that you humans raise."

Although Gu Yuena and Bi Ji were high-ranking members of the Soul Beast hierarchy, they didn't care about low-level Soul Beasts at all. They generally ignored those who weren't their core members.

"Xiao Chen, let me take you to the Ancient Tree of Life to obtain your fifth spirit ring!"

Gu Yuena waved her hand, leading everyone to the location of the Ancient Tree of Life.

"Huff huff..."

Ye Liangchen only felt a whooshing sound of wind, and the next moment, he was in front of an ancient tree that reached the sky.

"Buzzing..."

The ancient tree of life was enormous, seemingly covering the entire island. From time to time, it emitted bursts of verdant life force that spread outwards.

"Xiao Chen, the true form of the Goddess of Life is actually a Tree of Life... She asked the Tree of Life to help you condense your fifth spirit ring, probably because she wanted your martial spirit to awaken again. Last time I saw your martial spirit, it didn't have any divine equipment or domain."

"This ancient tree of life can be said to be the source of life on Douluo Star. With it,..."

Gu Yuena introduced Ye Liangchen to some things about the Goddess of Life, as well as the importance of the ancient tree of life in front of them.

"Little one, come here!"

Just then, an old man's voice entered Ye Liangchen's mind.

"An old man's voice echoed in my mind. Is the Ancient Tree of Life calling me?" Ye Liangchen asked Gu Yuena beside him.

"Yes! Xiao Chen, go over there and put your hand on the tree trunk."

As a goddess, Gu Yuena naturally sensed the soul fluctuations of the Ancient Tree of Life, and thus instructed Ye Liangchen to act quickly.

Ye Liangchen followed Gu Yuena's instructions and walked directly towards the Tree of Life, reaching out his hand to the trunk.

"Release the Goddess of Life Martial Soul." An old man's voice echoed in Ye Liangchen's mind again.

"Buzzing..."

With a thought, Ye Liangchen immediately saw the stunning figure of the Goddess of Life appear behind him, along with her green divine armor and the Domain of Life.

"When did Xiao Chen awaken his divine equipment and domain?"

"My lord, even the Goddess of Life probably didn't expect this, did she?"

"Yes! This little guy is really amazing."

Gu Yuena and Bi Ji were very surprised when they saw Ye Liangchen's divine equipment and life domain.

At the same time, at the core of the Tree of Life's soul, a blurry shadow immediately mobilized the Tree of Life's powerful life energy to condense a soul ring for the human boy.

"Buzzing..."

With the energy of the ancient tree of life, Ye Liangchen's goddess martial soul gradually developed a large ring, which changed color from white to yellow, then to purple, and finally became a black soul ring, with an age of 45000 years.

"Swish..."

After the spirit ring was formed, a powerful aura erupted from Ye Liangchen, and his spirit power broke through to level 52.

"Pop..."

At this moment, a sound also came from Ye Liangchen's soul sea, as if some barrier had been broken, directly allowing the "Refining God Technique" to break through to the fifth level.

After reaching level 50, the amount of soul power required to level up is enormous. Even a soul ring with a limit of 45000 years only increased Ye Liangchen's soul power by two levels.

"Fifth Soul Skill: Life Restoration"

Ye Liangchen tested his soul skill, and a ball of green light appeared from his hands. Wherever the light touched, flowers and grass sprouted from the soil and grew rapidly. In addition, it also had a healing effect. As long as someone was injured and still had a breath left, he could restore them to their original state.

"Holy crap! Isn't this almost as effective as the Nine-Star Begonia?"

Ye Liangchen grumbled, feeling that the treatment effect was alright. He would compare it with Ye Lingling's later to see whose treatment effect was stronger.

"Thank you, Tree of Life."

Ye Liangchen thanked the ancient tree of life, then left and walked outside, unsure if it could hear him.

"You are welcome."

An old man's voice rang in Ye Liangchen's mind. The Tree of Life was not a soul beast, but it also had intelligence. Although it could not speak, it could still communicate through soul transmission.

(End of this chapter)