Feeding the Giant Fish, Wu Gong Moves Earth

Using magical power for cleaning was indeed convenient; it could even replace bathing. But Wu Chu still liked to soak in the bath pool when he had nothing to do.

Although magical power could be used to clean his mouth, Wu Chu had still taken the time to make a toothbrush from the primordial age.

Unfortunately, the merit bestowed by Lord Heavenly Dao was rather scant. Only one Merit Spirit-Pattern Divine Chain appeared on this first toothbrush in the primordial world. He did not know whether Lord Heavenly Dao simply considered oral hygiene too trivial a matter.

However, Wu Chu used the remaining wolf hair to make several writing brushes. The first Wolf-Hair Brush among them received a substantial amount of merit, directly becoming a mid-grade Merit Spiritual Treasure. Eighteen golden Merit Spirit-Pattern Divine Chains coiled around it, making it look extraordinarily mystical. The words written with it seemed to possess a kind of spirit.

It had to be said that things that truly represented civilization were far superior to counterfeit creations of civilization.

The only pity was that the bamboo slips he made from bamboo pieces for writing were clearly also products of civilization, yet no merit descended upon them.

Perhaps he would have to invent actual paper before he could gain merit.

Speaking of which, ever since his divine consciousness had become capable of internal observation, Wu Chu had discovered the merit coiled within his Consciousness Sea. Yet he still did not know how to use this power. He had heard that merit could be used to improve cultivation, but he had no idea how to go about it.

After quickly washing up, Wu Chu made a trip to the toilet and sat on the toilet pondering life.

Having come to this world for so long, he had already solved the most basic issue of survival. Now, he had also embarked on the path of cultivation and attained the cultivation of the Innate Realm.

For him, the most obvious change brought by the Innate Realm was that his hair and beard grew more slowly. Perhaps his body had adapted to the growth laws of this world and no longer grew as wildly as before, when his beard would reach half a foot in length after just a day or two without shaving.

Although the Innate Realm belonged to the weakest tier in this Primordial World, Wu Chu did not care. After all, only a few days ago, he had still been an Ordinary person!

As for how to continue cultivating, he did not need to think too hard about it. By eating and using the most primitive method of refining magical power, he could slowly push his cultivation higher.

As for comprehending the Great Dao of heaven and earth in the future, that was a matter for the future.

After leaving the toilet, Wu Chu felt refreshed. Humming a tune, he came to the lakeside.

The Red Giant Fish was still bobbing up and down near the shore. When it saw Wu Chu, it wagged its tail and blew out a string of bubbles. He could tell from its eyes that it was greeting him.

Wu Chu waved back at it. "Big Fish, you're actually fine? Impressive!"

The Red Giant Fish, which had yet to achieve Transformation Form, was actually in the same Innate Realm as him. Yet it had managed to resist the mutation caused by Dragon Blood... Or was its body simply so enormous that the small amount of Dragon Blood had barely affected it?

Or perhaps fish were meant to evolve into dragons, so it was not afraid of mutation at all?

Wu Chu stroked his chin. Then he jogged back to the front of the little wooden cabin and had Little Moon Spirit cut off a small piece of Dragon Tongue Meat. He wrapped it in magical power and returned to the lakeside.

When the Red Giant Fish saw the Dragon Tongue Meat wrapped in magical power in Wu Chu's hand, it could not help wagging its tail at him as it swam toward the shore.

It was clearly somewhat excited.

Wu Chu casually tossed the slice of meat toward the fish. The fish leaped into the air and swallowed the Dragon Tongue Meat in a single bite. Compared to its enormous body, that piece of Dragon Tongue Meat was practically negligible. Yet after splashing back into the water, the fish excitedly wagged its beautiful large tail at Wu Chu before turning around in satisfaction and diving toward the depths at the center of the lake.

Wu Chu found it rather interesting. Instinctively, he wanted to see what strange changes this giant fish might undergo after being fed Dragon Meat by him.

He turned to look at the Azure Dragon hanging from the mountaintop in the distance. Since Dragon Blood had such effects, what would happen to the creatures in the lake if he threw the soil stained with Dragon Blood into it? Or if he piled that soil beneath the Sacred Tree, could it absorb the energy in the Dragon Blood and regain its vitality?

At that thought, Wu Chu's heartbeat quickened.

After all, according to Little Moon Spirit, this Sacred Tree was an exceptionally high-grade Innate Spirit Root. If it could produce Purple Jade Spirit-Pattern Apples, why would he need to worry about immortality being beyond his reach?

Of course, the growth cycle of Purple Jade Spirit-Pattern Apples was rather terrifying to him. It would take ten thousand years, and he had no confidence that he could live that long.

But at least this was a very promising direction, wasn't it?

Of course, there was another key reason. According to Little Moon Spirit, the Mountain Protection Array of this region of Purple Jade Mountain had this Sacred Tree as its array core. Only once the Sacred Tree revived could this Innate Array possibly be repaired. For the sake of safety, Wu Chu also hoped that the Sacred Tree would recover as soon as possible.

With that in mind, Wu Chu felt that he could give it a try.

After returning to the front of the little wooden cabin, Wu Chu discussed the matter with Little Moon Spirit. She also thought it was worth trying, so at Wu Chu's suggestion, she went and cut down a giant bamboo stalk for him.

Using a kitchen knife to split the bamboo and make bamboo strips, Wu Chu wove a rather ugly large bamboo basket, then began the grueling labor of "Wu Gong Moves Earth."

If Little Moon Spirit had dared to approach that Azure Dragon corpse, there would have been no need for him to do this sort of hard labor. But now, he could only rely on his own brute strength.

Fortunately, with the cultivation of the Innate Realm, this kind of physical work was not difficult for him. He merely had to make a few extra trips, so he treated it as exercise.

When he arrived beside the Blood Creek formed by the Dragon Blood, Wu Chu used a spell to fill the bamboo basket with soil mixed with Dragon Blood, then used magical power to isolate the Dragon Blood from his body.

Without sensing any living cells, the active energy within the Dragon Blood reined in its domineering nature and remained quietly within the bloody mud.

After carrying the bloody mud back, Wu Chu piled it beneath the Sacred Tree's roots.

After making several trips, Wu Chu was astonished to discover that the Sacred Tree's roots had already grown new rootlets, which extended into the bloody mud.

Such astonishing speed nearly made Wu Chu's jaw drop. He shouted excitedly, "Yueling, Yueling, come take a look! It worked, it really worked..."

Little Moon Spirit's figure instantly appeared beside Wu Chu. Looking down at the new rootlets extending from the Sacred Tree's roots, she let out a long breath. "It really worked! That's wonderful!"

Wu Chu said excitedly, "Little Moon Spirit, what do you think? If we moved that entire Azure Dragon corpse over here for it, could it recover completely very quickly?"

"That should be possible! But doesn't Brother A Chu want to eat Dragon Meat?"

"I do, but no matter how much we can eat, how much can we really finish?"

"I... I can eat a lot."

Hearing that, Wu Chu understood. Little Moon Spirit also greatly craved Dragon Meat. This made him somewhat curious about what Little Moon Spirit's true form actually was.

He reached out and rubbed her little head, then hoisted the large bamboo basket onto his back with a smile. "I'll carry all that bloody mud back first. In the future, if you get tired of eating Dragon Meat, we can give it to this Sacred Tree."

Little Moon Spirit stuck out her tender pink tongue somewhat sheepishly, then nodded. "That Dragon Tongue Meat should be nearly cooked. Brother A Chu can rest first and see whether you can digest that Dragon Meat. If you can, Brother A Chu can also use Dragon Meat to recover your cultivation!"