Leisurely Times

Second update...

On a small island in the Eastern Sea, two young men sat together. A barbecue grill stood between them, with a pot in the middle, rolling steam rising from within. A fish nearly three zhang long was roasting on the grill, its skin already a brilliant golden yellow and giving off a faint azure vapor. If one could smell it, the rich fragrance would surely come rushing at them. But could the two of them really finish a fish three zhang long?

"Boss, it looks ready. We can eat now, right?" the young man in azure armor asked the young man beside him, who wore an azure Daoist robe.

"Little brother, don't rush. It'll be ready in a while. What are you panicking for? Let me tell you, whether in life or in doing things, one must have patience. You..." Seizing the chance, the young man in the azure Daoist robe rattled on for half an hour.

"Alright, alright, Boss, it's really ready this time." Having been lectured for a full half hour, the armored young man finally could not endure it any longer and hurriedly changed the subject.

"Oh, really? Let me see." The moment he finished speaking, the golden fish, four or five times larger than his body, was already in his hands. That sight truly showed what it meant to lift a heavy weight as lightly as a feather.

"Oh, Boss, wait!" The armored young man began congratulating himself on changing the subject. Otherwise, his boss would have gone on and on again. He had experienced the terror of his boss's lectures before—over ten years, he had lectured without stopping, not resting for even a moment. He did not dare let his boss continue. Huh, something seemed wrong. The armored young man could not help looking toward the Daoist-robed youth, only to see that his boss was already holding the golden fish and preparing to eat. How was this merely taking a look? At this rate, the entire fish would probably end up in his boss's stomach alone! The armored young man hurriedly shouted, while his hands were no slower, moving as soon as the words left his mouth. Fortunately, he managed to seize half the fish. Speaking of which, his boss was good at everything except loving to eat alone. Didn't he know eating alone was bad? Usually, if he let his guard down even slightly, his boss would wipe out all the food by himself, forcing him to start another fire. Ah, how had he ended up acknowledging such a boss? He regretted it too late; now, even regret was useless.

Seeing half his fish snatched away, the young man in the azure Daoist robe did not get angry. If he had not allowed it, with Pang Heng's cultivation, could Pang Heng have snatched anything from his hands? What a Primordial Wilderness joke. If someone could truly rob him, how could he continue mixing around in the Primordial Wilderness? Brothers fooling around with each other sometimes was beneficial; it strengthened their friendship and helped them get along better.

The two young men made quick work of their respective roasted fish. Good heavens—even with each taking only half, that was still twice the size of their bodies! Excluding the bones and counting only the flesh, each of them had eaten at least a hundred jin. How had they managed to swallow that? And their stomachs did not seem to have changed at all. Impressive indeed.

After finishing the roasted fish, the two lifted the lid from the pot before them. It seemed to contain a pot of soup. Somehow, each of them suddenly produced a bowl from nowhere and filled one for himself. It seemed to be fish soup, and it seemed deliciously fragrant. I wanted some too.

"Mmm, Boss, it's so fragrant, so fresh!" the armored young man praised as he drank the soup beside the Daoist-robed youth.

"Of course. Look who made it." The Daoist-robed youth did not seem to be a humble person either; he accepted every bit of the armored young man's praise without missing a word.

After a while, the two young men seemed to have finally finished eating. The pot had been scraped clean, and the two lay comfortably on the grass, showing everyone what it meant to sleep after eating one's fill.

"Wow, Boss, this is so delicious! Ever since following you, I finally learned what life was. This life is simply too wonderful." As always, the armored young man buttered up the Daoist-robed youth.

"Of course. Look who I am. Pang Heng, following me was the most correct choice you ever made." This fellow seemed utterly unwilling to mend his ways.

"Of course! Of course!" The armored young man nodded so quickly it was a wonder his head did not fall off.

By now, you great lords should know who these two young men were, right? That's right—the young man in the azure Daoist robe was our protagonist, Yuan Tian, while the young man in azure armor was Yuan Tian's newly acquired little brother, Pang Heng.

After taking Pang Heng as his little brother, Yuan Tian found himself in the Eastern Sea. Seeing its abundant seafood and treasures bestowed by nature, his craving for food rose up. Back when Yuan Tian had been on Earth in his previous life, aside from being a shut-in, he had also been a food enthusiast. Though he was not much good at cooking, eating had never been a problem.

Now that he had come to the Primordial Wilderness, Yuan Tian could be said to have never eaten anything even once. Seeing so much seafood now, if he did not properly taste it, he would be letting himself down—and letting down all the seafood of the Eastern Sea as well. As for cooking, being unable to do it before did not mean he could not do it now. In the past, he could not control the heat, but now that Yuan Tian's cultivation was profound, wasn't controlling a little heat as easy as reaching into his hand and grasping it?

Thus, Yuan Tian dragged his little brother Pang Heng to the small island where they now were. Yuan Tian had discovered that this island contained an astonishing variety of plant species, many of which were ingredients he needed for food seasonings. With these materials, Yuan Tian believed he could make wonderful dishes. Being an immortal was still rather good—at the very least, making things was much more convenient than it was for mortals.

After preparing the food seasonings, Yuan Tian searched the island and the sea for materials such as artifact-refining ores, then made things like pots and spatulas. These were necessities. Do not think Yuan Tian could not forge them without modern tools; he could refine them through artifact-refining methods. It was simply too easy.

Just because Yuan Tian had never refined artifacts before did not mean he did not know how. He could refine artifacts, and his skill was quite excellent. Take that pot, for instance. Its materials had merely been ordinary artifact-refining materials, yet Yuan Tian had forcibly refined it into a Mid-Grade Acquired Spirit Artifact. Watching from the side, Pang Heng repeatedly cried out in delight and gained much insight. Do not think Mid-Grade Acquired Spirit Treasures were poor. Although there were quite a few Innate Spirit Treasures in the Primordial Wilderness, they were absolutely not numerous—especially compared to the population of the Primordial Wilderness. It was already quite good if one out of every hundred thousand people possessed an Innate Spirit Treasure. The vast majority used Acquired Spirit Treasures, and Mid-Grade Acquired Spirit Treasures were the mainstream spirit treasures of the Primordial Wilderness at this time. To refine a Mid-Grade Acquired Spirit Treasure, if one lacked superb artifact-refining skill, one could only smash it out with good materials, perhaps piling them up until a Mid-Grade Acquired Spirit Treasure emerged. Yet Yuan Tian had used only ordinary artifact-refining materials to create a Mid-Grade Acquired Spirit Treasure, pushing the utilization of the materials to its absolute limit. In terms of artifact-refining skill alone, Yuan Tian could already rank among the top ten in the Primordial Wilderness.

After finishing his preparations, Yuan Tian sent his little brother Pang Heng to catch some seafood. At first, Pang Heng did not understand why Yuan Tian would cook or grill seafood. It was far too troublesome. He normally ate it raw, so why bother grilling or stewing it? But after tasting Yuan Tian's cooking for the first time, he never complained again. From then on, he fell deeply in love with this way of eating. So after these things were cooked, they could taste this good! This delicious! Life could be so wonderful! Living as a "person" before had truly been a failure. And so, what happened earlier came to pass.

PS: In the next chapter, the Dragon Clan, one of the three great overlords of the Primordial Wilderness, will be the first to appear. Please support it.

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