Tian Yuan War Chronicles: The Path of Artifacts to Ascension – Chapter 41

Ch 41: Freeloading a Meal

Lin Yu’s words were not particular, but his refined appearance still made Hua Kong, who was beside him, very restrained. In fact, he was already used to it, after all, they had lived together for so many years.

Mr. Li and Yang Yuzhuo both came from wealthy families, and they had proper etiquette when eating.

The group ate quietly like this, occasionally chatting a few words.

Occasionally, rustling sounds came from the forest beside the stream, but none of them noticed any spiritual power fluctuations, so it must be some mortal beasts.

Suddenly, a blur flashed and rushed to the empty chair, then climbed onto the table, squatted beside the plate, and grabbed the fish in the plate, devouring it greedily.

“Hoo… um… hoo…”

Everyone was surprised and turned to look at the inexplicable being who was devouring food beside Li Mei.

“Li… Little kid!” Lin Yu looked in surprise at the “thing” gnawing on a large piece of fish.

“Whose child is this?” Hua Kong shouted at the child.

“Hoo… hoo…” The child ate on his own, ignoring the gazes of the people around him.

“It doesn’t look like an ordinary child, but more like a spirit object transformed!” Lin Lan said.

“But he has no spiritual power fluctuations,” Li Mei reminded.

“In this wilderness, a ghost?” Yang Yuzhuo said.

“No Ghost Qi!” Lin Yu shook his head.

The group discussed it for a while, but did not come to any conclusion. Some people even suspected that he was the Artifact Spirit of some artifact, but the lack of spiritual power fluctuations was a fatal flaw.

The group tried to communicate with the child again, but the child ignored them. Lin Lan tried to touch him, but he ran away directly and disappeared without a trace.

“Gone!”

“Let’s stay here for a few days and see if he comes back,” the group decided.

In the next few days, the group would make an extra portion when cooking and put it on the table.

The child sometimes came and sometimes didn’t, which made the group confused.

But as the number of times he came increased, the child was not so afraid of them anymore, and they could occasionally touch his messy hair.

But after a few days, they gradually noticed spiritual power fluctuations around them. Everyone knew that there were other cultivators around, so they prepared to leave.

“What about that child?” Lin Lan asked.

“That must not be a simple child, let’s take care of ourselves,” Lin Yu said.

“Brother Yu is right. That child doesn’t seem to be afraid of this wilderness, but is more afraid of us,” Hua Kong felt that the child was like a wild animal close to the mountains and forests.

The group finally decided to transfer quickly and walked towards the upper reaches of the stream where there were fewer people.

This place was already desolate. The spiritual power fluctuations around them had disappeared completely after only one day of walking.

The group still chose a relatively open place and set up camp by the stream. At this time, only three months had passed since the trial period, and there was still plenty of time.

When the group was transferring, they actually found some naturally growing Spirit Grain, so they picked some and took it with them.

In the evening, Hua Kong used stones from the stream to grind a stone mill, and Lin Yu used the Spirit Grain to grind some flour.

Dinner was still fish and shrimp caught from the stream. Because they had been eating it for many days, they had enough. Hua Kong went to the forest to catch some Mortal Beasts.

So, in the evening, they not only ate fish, shrimp, and wild fruits, but also flatbread and roasted meat. In this way, dinner became richer. Lin Yu took out some Spiritual Wine again, and everyone was very happy and drank a little drunk.

The group was eating happily when suddenly a blur jumped onto the Spirit Stone Lamp on the long table and roared.

“Ah… Wah… Roar!”

The group was really startled and stared blankly at the little thing going crazy.

“Kid! You followed us?”

It was then that the group realized that the one standing on the Spirit Stone Lamp was actually the Little Wild Child who had been following them for the past few days.

“Woo…” The child vented for a while, then calmed down, jumped to the empty plate, and grabbed the roasted meat, devouring it greedily.

This time, after the Little Wild Child finished eating, he didn’t leave. He simply fell on the long table and fell asleep.

The group looked at each other. Lin Yu cleaned up the long table and ignored him.

After dinner, the group still sat cross-legged by the stream, breathing and cultivating as usual.

The night passed quickly. When the sun rose, the group opened their eyes. It was then that they realized that the Little Wild Child was looking at them curiously.

It was then that the group realized that the Little Wild Child’s black pupils seemed to be more numerous and did not look like human eyes.

The group then guessed that the Little Wild Child was a spirit object that was naturally transformed, a high-level spirit object that only existed in the Eight Yang Realm.

It’s just that the group knew that this kind of existence was not something they could provoke. This Little Wild Child was harmless now, but maybe he would suddenly turn into a giant demon that could swallow the sun and moon.

The group ignored him. If the Little Wild Child wanted to follow, then let him follow. Anyway, they would leave after the trial was over.

The group traveled around the island like they were on vacation. They had been forced by the pressure of advancement all these years, and it was difficult to get real relaxation. This time, coming to Dragon Island was a rare rest.

The Little Wild Child naturally stayed behind them all the time. Sometimes he would disappear for a few days, but in general, the time he disappeared was getting shorter and shorter.

Now, Li Mei and Lin Lan would even comb his hair and put clothes on him. It was then that the group realized that the Little Wild Child seemed to be a girl.

Now that’s great. Whenever the two women had free time, they would pick some wild flowers and weeds and dress up the Little Wild Child like a rag doll.

But the Little Wild Child didn’t appreciate it. Not only did she tear up her clothes again and again, but she also pulled off the wild flowers on her head and stuffed them into her mouth. She kept the delicious ones and threw away the ones that weren’t delicious, which was also very practical.

On this day, when Hua Kong was hunting in the forest, he actually found a pool of Spirit Spring. The spring water exuded a strong Spiritual Energy. It was naturally formed by the natural gathering of Spiritual Veins over thousands of years.

He took a bottle with a jade bottle and quickly called the others over to fetch the Spirit Spring.

The group rushed over and cheered when they saw the Spirit Spring. This was the second most rewarding thing after the Dragon Spirit Fruit. Just as they were about to take out the jade bottle to collect it, they saw the Little Wild Child suddenly pounce into the Spirit Spring.

“Gurgle…” In a few breaths, he drank the Spirit Spring to the bottom! After drinking, he patted his belly like a drunk man.

“This…” The group was stunned.

“Bang!” Hua Kong gave the Little Wild Child a chestnut.

“Ah~~!” The Little Wild Child, in pain, pounced on Hua Kong, scratching, biting, and biting again.

“Get out! Get out!” Hua Kong wanted to drive the Little Wild Child away, but it was obviously useless. It took a long time to stop.

In the end, Hua Kong had no choice but to take out the bottle he had collected and share it with the others. Who knew that the Little Wild Child would still come forward to snatch it.

Of course, Hua Kong couldn’t let her get her wish and pushed her to the ground. Unexpectedly, the Little Wild Child actually burst into tears and pretended to be pitiful.

Hua Kong knew she was pretending, but he still helplessly handed the jade bottle to her.

“Gurgle…” In just a few sips, the Little Wild Child drank the Spirit Spring in the jade bottle and threw the jade bottle aside.

“Hmph~~” Hua Kong glanced at the Little Wild Child and picked up the jade bottle.

“Hey~~” The Little Wild Child looked at Hua Kong with a smug smile on his face.

“Ouch~~” It’s just that the Little Wild Child didn’t have time to be smug for long. Suddenly, his face showed a bitter look, and he seemed to be poisoned and wanted to vomit.

“What’s wrong? Is this Spirit Spring poisonous?” Everyone was shocked!

“Wah~ Wah~” The Little Wild Child suddenly vomited.

“This…” After the Little Wild Child finished vomiting, the group was stunned when they looked at the small mountain of vomit in front of them. The Little Wild Child vomited a large pile of digested human and beast remains, various Magical Artifacts, and Flying Boats.

The group pinched their noses and checked. The remains were all cultivators who had come to the island. The realms of these cultivators were very high! There were more than twenty people!

And those Magical Artifacts were obviously from the dead cultivators. They were all top-quality Magical Artifacts, but they had been mostly digested and could no longer be used.

Hua Kong endured the nausea and found a Flying Boat that was less digested from the vomit. It had already lost its spirituality, but most of the hull material was still left.

Hua Kong rummaged through it again and actually found a full twenty Flying Boat wrecks. Hua Kong was overjoyed. These materials should be able to piece together a complete Flying Boat. Hua Kong quickly disassembled these materials and put them away.

The small mountain of vomit had a huge smell. The others had already slipped away, and only Hua Kong was pinching his nose and rummaging through it like he was exploring for treasure, collecting all the materials he thought he could use.

The Little Wild Child watched Hua Kong rummage through his vomit with great interest.

This place could not be stayed any longer. Not to mention whether the discarded Magical Artifact wrecks would attract other cultivators, the smell had already smoked the nearby vegetation and lost its vitality.

Now everyone knew how powerful the Little Wild Child was. Although everyone would still let her freeload meals, they didn’t dare to provoke her anymore.

Only Hua Kong would stare at her. Once he found out that she had signs of vomiting, he would follow her.

What he didn’t expect was that he not only found more Flying Boat materials, but also found a relatively complete and still usable Flying Boat.

But looking at the Sect mark on the Flying Boat, Hua Kong knew that he could only dismantle it and use it as material. It was a heartache.

Hua Kong also found a few Storage Rings and Storage Bracelets that had not been completely digested. Although outsiders generally cannot open the Storage Rings to obtain the resources inside after losing their original owners.

But what does Hua Kong do? He is an expert in crafting Storage Bracelets! Things that others can’t take out! He can!

Although the Formation on the Storage Bracelets and Storage Rings of different Sects are different, the principle is the same!

As long as he spends some time studying it, he will definitely be able to open those Storage Rings and Storage Bracelets!

With the Little Wild Child around, although the group was a little uneasy, they still enjoyed a few months of pleasant time.

Six months later, the group began to walk back. They had to leave the island before Dragon Island was closed.

Although there are also lunatics who are willing to stay on the island to cultivate and obtain natural treasures, the major forces on the continent will not allow it.

The group changed their route and began to walk back. What they didn’t expect was that the Little Wild Child seemed to be used to being with the group and actually followed them all the way. It’s just that only Hua Kong dared to play with her now.

It was still the same along the way. The group still traveled alone with a relaxed attitude, but they still deliberately collected some Spirit Grass and Spirit Fruit to exchange for Spirit Stones for the return trip.