For martial artists at Chen Mu and Mingye's level, it's already possible to go three or four days without eating and still not affect their health.
However, they habitually eat every day, and they eat a lot at each meal.
The fish deep in the Wilderness are no ordinary fish. Every single one of the fish Chen Mu just caught belongs to a third-tier or higher demon beast. They are nourished by Spiritual Power year-round, and eating more of them will greatly benefit their cultivation.
Chen Mu and Mingye divided more than a dozen large fish, each weighing six or seven pounds, and within half an hour, they had eaten them all.
"Belch...!"
Chen Mu let out a comfortable burp, feeling utterly content.
There are many benefits to being a cultivator. For example, when you feel like eating, even if you eat a lot, it won't easily harm your body.
" Mingye, get some rest early tonight. Tomorrow we'll go check out the edge of the nearby Ancient Desolate Mining Area."
"Good!"
After a brief conversation, the two found a comfortable spot to lie down and rest.
Before resting, Chen Mu first practiced [ True Explanation of Runes ] for a while, which had become his daily routine.
The Ancient Desolate Mining Area is one of the most notorious forbidden zones in the Wilderness, where legend has it that extremely powerful beings lurk.
The area is shrouded in mist year-round, shrouded in mystery, and for countless years no living being has ever been able to emerge from the mine after venturing deep into it.
Chen Mu certainly didn't want to go to his death, but on the edge of the Ancient Desolate Mining Area, a magical ore called Purple Soul Crystal often appeared.
Purple Soul Crystal can enhance the Divine Soul cultivation of soul cultivators and have almost no adverse effects on their foundation, making them a treasure coveted by soul cultivators in this world.
He only planned to wander around the edge of the Ancient Desolate Mining Area this time, hoping to be lucky enough to pick up a few Purple Soul Crystal; he had no other inappropriate thoughts.
The night wind was cool and rustling through the trees outside the cave.
Although Chen Mu had surveyed the surrounding environment before setting up camp here, he did not find any powerful demonic beasts.
But even then, the roars of wild beasts continued to echo outside the cave, clearly indicating that the outside world was far from peaceful.
As night deepened, Chen Mu suddenly opened his eyes.
"A monster is coming."
He released his Divine Soul and quickly sensed a fox with purplish-gold fur, not far from outside the cave, limping towards his cave.
" The Purple-Gold Devil Fox?"
Chen Mu was startled; he had seen this kind of monster in books.
The Purple-Gold Devil Fox is the king of the Wilderness fox-type demon beasts. It is born as a sixth-tier demon beast and will naturally break through to become Demon King upon reaching adulthood. It is cunning and treacherous by nature and is good at mental attacks. It is one of the demon beasts that humans least want to encounter.
Mingye woke up at this moment, took out a dagger, leaped up, and hid above the cave.
After a moment's thought, Chen Mu realized that this cave must be one of the dens of the Purple-Gold Devil Fox. Given the cunning nature of the Purple-Gold Devil Fox, it was not surprising that it had multiple dens.
With a wave of his hand, a stream of water-based Spiritual Power extinguished the campfire beside him. Then, he formed a hand seal, and the runes within his body combined to form an ' Invisibility Talisman,' causing his figure to completely disappear into the darkness.
Although he could sense that the Purple-Gold Devil Fox was injured, they still didn't want to confront it head-on; outsmarting it would be better.
After a while, the Purple-Gold Devil Fox arrived at the cave entrance, sniffed inside, and immediately sensed something was wrong.
"Roar!!"
His hair stood on end, and he let out an angry roar into the cave, as if declaring his dominance.
After a while, seeing no reaction from inside the cave, he slowly stepped inside.
In the darkness, Chen Mu was secretly surprised, because he could see through his right eye that the Purple-Gold Devil Fox's heart had been shattered in half.
This is a fatal injury for a demonic beast that primarily cultivates through bloodline; this demonic fox probably won't live much longer.
Snap
Sure enough, the Purple-Gold Devil Fox collapsed to the ground, barely alive, not long after entering the cave.
"Is he... about to give birth?"
At this moment, Chen Mu also saw a Xiaoxiao life wriggling inside the demon fox's body.
The Purple-Gold Devil Fox stared wide-eyed, its limbs twitching erratically, desperately trying to expel the little life from its body, but it was powerless to do so.
"The Demon Fox is failing; with his current physical strength, there's no way he can complete the production."
Chen Mu sighed, knowing that the Purple-Gold Devil Fox posed no threat at the moment, and removed the Invisibility Talisman from his body.
"Wood element, the All Things Meet Spring Talisman!"
A beam of green light entered the demon fox's body, and the demon fox, which had been on the verge of death, opened its eyes and stared intently at Chen Mu.
His eyes held fierceness, arrogance, and aloofness, but in the end, only pleading remained.
Soon, the little life inside the demon fox stretched out a leg, then another leg, then a body, and finally a head.
"Hey, the fur is white?"
Are all newborn Purple-Gold Devil Fox white-furred?
Chen Mu muttered to himself, quite surprised.
Unlike ordinary creatures, newborn Little White Fox are not covered in a wet, sticky substance; instead, they are enveloped in a transparent protective shield.
Only after it completely separated from its mother's body did the energy shield gradually disappear, revealing its silky smooth fur.
Chen Mu looked down at the Purple-Gold Devil Fox and found that it had died the moment the Little White Fox was born.
A sense of respect rose in his heart. Given the fox's injuries, it should have died long ago. It was probably only this belief that kept it alive until now.
"I never knew you were skilled at midwifery."
Mingye walked over to Chen Mu and curiously examined the Little White Fox in front of him.
"Hehe, if you need it, I'd be happy to help."
Chen Mu smiled, not feeling embarrassed at all.
At this moment, the Little White Fox opened its eyes and looked curiously at the two humans in front of it.
"Aww...!"
The Little White Fox swayed, and actually struggled to get up.
"Warning: High-intensity energy reaction detected. Keep your distance."
Xiaozhi suddenly issued a warning, which startled Chen Mu.
In the instant he was stunned, the Little White Fox suddenly flew up and pounced into Chen Mu's arms.
"Aww... Aww...!"
Although Chen Mu couldn't understand what the Little White Fox was saying, he roughly understood its meaning.
"It probably wants to nurse, but where can we find milk for it in this desolate wilderness?"
Chen Mu frowned and couldn't help but steal a glance at Mingye.
What are you looking at?
Mingye's expression turned cold.
"Cough... it's nothing."
Chen Mu thought for a moment with a pained expression, then handed the white fox in his arms to Mingye.
"Could you hold him for a bit? I'll go catch some fish to make him some soup; that should do the trick."
"Good."
Mingye seemed to like the Little White Fox quite a bit, holding him in his arms, stroking his head, and smoothing his fur.
Chen Mu then leaped several times and ran towards the stream.