Chen Shi brought Black Pot to the massive mountain where Great Serpent Xuan Shan coiled. It was now the sixth day of the demonic transformation, yet there were still over a thousand villagers on the mountain who had not yet been porcelainized.
However, these people's food, drink, and lodging were a severe problem. By now, it was difficult to find food in the mountain, and most spiritual beasts had also vanished without a trace. In the mountain forests, one could only see spiritual beasts turned to porcelain, finding no vitality whatsoever. For these people under Xuan Shan's protection, starving to death was merely a matter of time.
Great Serpent Xuan Shan fed on the wind and drank the dew, requiring no food or drink, but these people were mere mortals. Feeding on the wind and drinking the dew meant starving to death.
Some people grew so unbearably hungry that they went down the mountain to look for food, but often, before even reaching the base of the mountain, they had already transformed into porcelain figures.
When Chen Shi arrived at the foot of the mountain, he saw many porcelain figures. Some maintained a standing posture, while others had fallen over, shattering into pieces.
These porcelain figures were of both genders, the majority being men who bore the responsibility of supporting their families, which was why they ventured out to take risks. Yet now, the porcelainization was growing increasingly intense, and going out meant courting death.
Even Great Serpent Xuan Shan cannot solve the problem of eating, Chen Shi thought to himself. If these people have nothing to eat, I'm afraid they'll start eating humans.
Beneath the head of Great Serpent Xuan Shan, Chen Shi found Grandpa. Grandpa was examining a porcelain figure.
Chen Shi rushed over excitedly, hugging the old