Chapter 46

After a long while, the group, who had been recovering with spirit stones, gradually stood up from their seated positions.

"I'm so hungry."

The group grumbled, quickly eyeing the corpses of the spirit beasts.

Under the lead of Pan Tao and Zheng Rui, they started a fire, cut the meat from the spirit beasts into pieces, skewered them on branches, and roasted them over the fire.

Before long, the inviting aroma of the roasted, golden-brown meat began to waft through the air.

The group, unable to resist their hunger, feasted heartily, devouring the meat of the spirit beasts with great relish.

"So fragrant!"

"Much more tender and delicious than the food at home!"

"The meat of spirit beasts isn't easy to come by; this time, we all get to enjoy it!"

Gathering around the fire, they tore at the meat, their mouths greasy, and their faces beaming with satisfaction.

At this moment, only An Ying, who had expended the most energy, and Nie Tian, who was still in a deep sleep, had not yet recovered and could not partake in the feast.

"There are plenty of spirit beasts here. Roast some for An Ying and Nie Tian as well. When they recover, they can eat right away," Pan Tao said while gnawing on a greasy beast leg.

"Okay," someone responded.

"Brother Tao, what's wrong with you? Why are you always protecting that kid?" Zheng Rui, holding a small knife and slicing the meat elegantly, asked, "Have you forgotten that we almost fought with him?"

The others were also puzzled by Pan Tao's care for Nie Tian and looked over when Zheng Rui spoke.

"Times have changed," Pan Tao said seriously. "When the Earth Lizard ambushed Jiang Miao, he was the first to notice and helped her escape. From that moment on, he became one of us."

"Regardless of his identity outside, in the Qing Huan Realm, I hope you treat him as a comrade."

"We may face greater dangers ahead. If we don't trust each other, we might not survive the Qing Huan Realm."

His words were righteous and sincere.

"Pan Tao is right," An Ying, who had just opened her eyes, agreed, giving Pan Tao an approving look before scolding Zheng Rui, "Learn from Pan Tao and don't be so petty. This trip to the Qing Huan Realm has shown me that Pan Tao can shoulder great responsibilities, far more than I thought."

Pan Tao, feeling a bit guilty, lowered his head slightly and said, "Don't say that. I just think unity is most important."

Zheng Rui, feeling wronged, thought to himself that before they entered, An Ying had secretly instructed them to give Nie Tian a hard time in the Qing Huan Realm.

"He's awake too," the doll-faced Jiang Miao noticed as Nie Tian opened his eyes.

"Go give him some food," An Ying instructed.

Her jade-like hand snatched a large piece of roasted meat from Zheng Rui and stuffed it into her mouth, biting into it with gusto.

"Zheng Rui, why are you acting like a girl? This is the Qing Huan Realm, not the Spirit Treasure Pavilion. It's just food; do you really need to use a knife and fork to make it so fancy?"

She mumbled with her mouth full.

Hearing this, Zheng Rui, who had been trying to be elegant, felt embarrassed and put away his knife.

Meanwhile, Jiang Miao grabbed a piece of roasted meat from the Cold Armor Rhino and brought it to Nie Tian.

"Here, for you," Jiang Miao said timidly.

"Oh, thanks," the still groggy Nie Tian took it and immediately started devouring it.

The piece of meat, weighing at least five pounds, disappeared into Nie Tian's mouth in no time, leaving no scraps.

Jiang Miao watched in amazement.

After swallowing the large piece of meat, Nie Tian still felt incredibly hungry.

"More?" he asked Jiang Miao.

Jiang Miao nodded quickly and said, "Yes! There's a lot more!"

She hurried over to where An Ying and the others were and brought back an even larger piece of meat.

Nie Tian didn't hesitate, taking it and quickly devouring the piece of meat, which weighed over eight pounds.

A warm current gradually rose from his abdomen. Focusing his mind, he suddenly noticed something.

When he concentrated, he realized that the warmth seemed to come from the meat he had eaten...

The meat came from a recently deceased first-level spirit beast.

Unlike the meat he had eaten in Black Cloud City, the spirit beasts had refined the earth's qi into nutrients to strengthen their bodies.

The meat of the spirit beasts clearly contained energy.

He could absorb this energy, dispersing it throughout his organs to enhance his physical strength.

This was an experience he had never had before...

"Get more," he said to Jiang Miao, "bring more this time. I have a big appetite, enough to match five of them. You see, we're about the same age, but I'm taller and stronger, right? That's because I can eat more."

"You really have a huge appetite," Jiang Miao muttered but obediently went to An Ying to get more roasted meat.

"Are you serious?" Tong Hao watched as Jiang Miao took away a large piece of meat he had just roasted and couldn't help but exclaim, "You're bringing so much roasted meat. Will he finish it all?"

"He already finished the previous ones," Jiang Miao explained.

Upon hearing this, the group gathered there looked at Nie Tian with strange expressions.

They hadn't paid much attention to Nie Tian and didn't know that he had already devoured the amount of meat that would normally take four people to finish in a short time.

They watched with wide eyes as Jiang Miao handed Nie Tian a piece of meat weighing about ten pounds.

Nie Tian, ignoring their gazes, indeed tore the enormous piece of meat into pieces and swallowed it quickly.

"Is this guy a bottomless pit?" Zheng Rui exclaimed.

An Ying and Pan Tao were also shocked by Nie Tian's appetite, their faces showing surprise.

"How about this?" Jiang Miao, now excited, asked Nie Tian, "Are you full? Do you want more?"

"Maybe... a little more?" Nie Tian said weakly.

"Ah!"

Jiang Miao and An Ying screamed in unison.

The others looked at Nie Tian with completely changed expressions, categorizing him as a human monster.

"More?" Nie Tian asked softly.

The attention of the group made him feel a bit embarrassed, but he was indeed still hungry...

He didn't know why, but after overexerting his mental awareness, he was unusually hungry, with an appetite much larger than usual.

Moreover, after eating the pieces of meat from the spirit beasts, he clearly felt more and more energy threads growing from his abdomen, gradually spreading to his flesh, bones, and organs.

Just by eating for a while, he had a strange feeling of growing stronger.

He didn't want to stop this wonderful feeling; he wanted it to continue.

"Yes!"

The one who responded was not the frightened Jiang Miao but Pan Tao.

Pan Tao, who had already eaten his fill, took a large piece of meat and walked over, handing it to Nie Tian under the shocked gazes of the group.

"Thanks," Nie Tian said, taking it and starting to devour it again.

This time, he didn't finish the equally large piece of meat as quickly as before.

He slowed down halfway through.

But the piece of meat, which seemed terrifying to the group, slowly disappeared into his mouth...

"Almost done, I'm full," Nie Tian said with a dry laugh, avoiding the incredulous looks on their faces, "I'm a bit sleepy again. You guys do as you please; I'll sleep a bit more."

"Amazing," Pan Tao said, full of admiration.

An Ying, with a shocked expression, muttered to herself, "Does having a big appetite count as one of the strange traits my sister mentioned?"

Closing his eyes, Nie Tian focused his mind, slowly adjusting his breathing, and ignored the strange looks from the group, instead carefully examining the changes in his body.

Whenever he calmed his mind, he would habitually activate the Qi Cultivation Technique to absorb the surrounding qi for cultivation.

"Huh!"

As soon as he activated the Qi Cultivation Technique, he suddenly noticed that the warm threads from his abdomen seemed to be drawn by the technique, rushing madly toward his dantian and spirit sea!

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