Campus Belle Glows Golden!

"Wei Dong, I read online that the Purple Qilin King, who was as famous as the Seven Swords King, had mediocre talent. Back then, he obtained an Earth Spirit Fruit recorded in an ancient book, underwent a Mortal Transformation, and became one of the Human Race's top experts."

Wei Dong spoke as he walked, his voice full of envy.

"Do you think I could find an Earth Spirit Fruit too and undergo a Mortal Transformation like the Purple Qilin King?"

"Look up at the sky."

Jiang Chuan pointed upward with one hand while constantly turning his head, searching for anything edible.

"Are you trying to tell me that pies don't fall from the sky? Jiang Chuan, let me tell you, in this era, anything is possible."

"No. I mean it's broad daylight. Stop dreaming."

"..."

Jiang Chuan kept scanning around, but all he saw was grass and trees. There was nothing at all that could be eaten.

They walked all the way to the middle of the mountain before Jiang Chuan finally spotted something edible.

But looking at the Gray Snake on the tree, surrounded by more than ten classmates, he felt that even if he went over, he probably would not get a share.

At the same time, he and Wei Dong discovered a major problem.

Wei Dong scratched his head. "Jiang Chuan, we didn't even bring fire. We're not going to be eating raw food today, are we?"

"Wild vegetables would be fine too."

Jiang Chuan did not think they would be lucky enough to find meat.

"We didn't run into many snakes on the way up. How about we take a look around the other side?" Wei Dong suggested.

"Let's go."

Jiang Chuan immediately followed Wei Dong along the mountainside to the other side of the Mountain Peaks.

The two arrived at the other side of the Mountain Peaks. This side lay in the shade, untouched by sunlight and connected to an endless range of mountains.

It actually felt rather gloomy.

"Jiang Chuan and... whoever, hurry and stop it—no, follow that squirrel!"

Hearing Xiang Yining's voice, Jiang Chuan hurriedly turned around.

A squirrel came racing down the mountain. It was like an arrow loosed from the bow, far faster than any ordinary wild beast.

It charged straight toward Jiang Chuan and Wei Dong.

The moment it noticed the two of them, it hurriedly veered to the left.

"Chase it!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Jiang Chuan took off after the squirrel.

Squirrels deliberately stored large amounts of nuts for the winter, such as hazelnuts, pine nuts, and walnuts.

As long as they caught this squirrel, they would not have to worry about eating raw meat or wild vegetables.

Wei Dong came to his senses and hurried after the squirrel as well.

"Damn! This squirrel runs way too fast!"

Wei Dong quickly realized that the distance between him and the squirrel was growing wider and wider.

Jiang Chuan, who had already completed Skin Tempering and undergone an initial transformation of his body, stayed close on the squirrel's heels.

Very soon, the distance between the man and the squirrel kept shrinking.

Just as Jiang Chuan was less than half a meter away from it, the squirrel suddenly turned its head.

"Squeak!"

The squirrel opened its mouth and spat a fireball the size of a fingernail at Jiang Chuan.

"Holy shit! Didn't Teacher Wei say that Principal Bai had killed all the demon beasts on the mountain?"

Jiang Chuan had not expected this squirrel to be a genuine demon beast.

But Jiang Chuan was, after all, a third-realm cultivator who had completed Skin Tempering. He twisted aside and dodged the fireball.

The fireball struck the tree behind Jiang Chuan and exploded, scattering flames in every direction.

Seeing that its attack had failed, the squirrel continued fleeing.

Jiang Chuan was just about to continue the pursuit.

Then he discovered that the squirrel's speed had clearly begun to drop.

Before it had even run four meters, the squirrel seemed to run out of strength and collapsed limply onto the ground.

"So it was only a squirrel evolving into a demon beast. It really couldn't be considered a true demon beast."

Jiang Chuan walked over and picked the limp squirrel up from the ground.

The squirrel was small. Without counting its tail, it was only palm-sized, but it had a coat of fiery red fur as smooth as satin.

"Jiang... Jiang Chuan, are... are you alright?!"

While Jiang Chuan examined the squirrel, the panting Wei Dong finally caught up.

Meng Nanxi and Xiang Yining, both drenched in sweat, arrived right after him.

"Jiang Chuan, I saw flames. Are you alright?" Meng Nanxi asked.

Jiang Chuan shook his head. "I'm fine. This squirrel isn't a demon beast yet. It's only evolving into one. After one attack, it seemed to have exhausted all the Demonic Power in its body and collapsed to the ground."

"That seems very much like the demon beasts people online talked about, the ones that forcibly activated the power of their bloodline."

Xiang Yining studied the squirrel in Jiang Chuan's hand. "You really can't tell that this little thing has such an extraordinary bloodline. I wonder if Ancient Cultivators classified it among divine beasts. If so, then we've struck it rich."

Grrr!

Feeling the hunger in his stomach, Wei Dong said weakly, "Before we even found the squirrel's nest, it tired itself out and fainted. Are we really eating this little thing for lunch?"

"I think we must be near the squirrel's nest. Otherwise, it wouldn't have attacked me."

Jiang Chuan looked around, then raised his hand and pointed at a large tree more than five meters away.

"Squirrels gather more than nuts. They also collect mushrooms and dry them as food. Look at the branches of that tree. Aren't there lots of mushrooms hanging there?"

"They really are mushrooms!" Xiang Yining said excitedly.

"There must be a squirrel nest nearby. Everyone, hurry and look for it." Meng Nanxi was excited as well.

The four split up, and Wei Dong quickly made a discovery.

"Come over! Everyone, hurry over here!"

Hearing Wei Dong's shout, Jiang Chuan and the other two hurried over.

Under the gazes of the three, Wei Dong pulled out a handful of wild walnuts and red dates from the pitch-black tree hollow.

Working together, the four quickly emptied the tree hollow, digging out a small pile of wild walnuts, red dates, and hazelnuts.

Then the four sat in a circle beside the tree hollow and happily enjoyed nature's bounty.

Even Jiang Chuan, a third-realm cultivator, felt hungry at that moment. He wiped a red date with his sleeve and put it directly into his mouth.

The sweetness of the red date immediately spread through Jiang Chuan's mouth.

"Squeak!"

Watching these four shameless humans feast on its food, the squirrel lying limply on the ground let out an angry cry.

Noticing the human-like intelligence in the squirrel's eyes, Meng Nanxi said in surprise, "This squirrel's intelligence feels no weaker than that of an ordinary third-realm demon beast."

"Jiang Chuan, if you can raise it, it might become a great help to you in the future."

Jiang Chuan recalled how the director had changed from the Big Orange Cat in his memories into a genuine Big Orange Tiger.

Jiang Chuan took out his phone and looked at his balance of only 321.25.

Then he thought of how his own mother, when feeding the director, simply poured out an entire large bag of cat food.

"If it follows me, I'll probably get flamed online."

"Why would people flame you online?" Meng Nanxi asked, utterly confused.

Jiang Chuan sighed. "Because if it follows me, it'll go hungry nine meals in three days."

Meng Nanxi: "..."

There was no helping it. A Penny Can Defeat a Hero. Besides, Jiang Chuan was not sure whether the squirrel would run away once he had raised it.

Considering the investment was too great, Jiang Chuan decisively chose to give up.

"How about this, then? Jiang Chuan, sell the squirrel to me." Meng Nanxi spoke again.

"Sure."

As Jiang Chuan spoke, he cracked open another wild walnut.

"This squirrel is extraordinarily intelligent and most likely has the bloodline of a divine beast. Demon beast cubs like this are priceless and impossible to find on the market."

Meng Nanxi examined the squirrel. "Do you want cultivation techniques, pills, weapons, battle armor, or some rare technological products?"

Jiang Chuan suddenly raised his head and looked at Meng Nanxi.

At that moment, he felt that Meng Nanxi was glowing with Golden Light from head to toe!