Food gives me an entry, I will be invincible if I stay alive

Chapter 147 Food is the Way of Heaven and Earth

At the head of the bed, the little mouse Ashi fainted without warning.

It lay curled up on the pillow, its small body gray and fluffy, almost small enough to be held in one hand, and it looked really cute.

Chen Xu gently placed his hand over its body and stroked it a few times, but a sense of worry arose within him.

Ah Shi fainted again, and that's not all.

Chen Xu discovered that as it fainted, the evil energy that had been absorbed by Zhaoming Sha began to slowly but irresistibly fill its body again.

In other words, regardless of whether Chen Xu used the Zhaoming Sha to absorb all the evil energy in the mouse's body in one go;
Even if you leave a wisp of it, these evil energies will eventually re-emerge from its belly and gradually take over its entire body.

The difference between the two lies in the fact that when the mouse is completely drained in one breath, its body becomes hollow, and the evil energy quickly replenishes itself.

If only a thin wisp is left, the rate at which this malevolent energy returns will be extremely slow.

Therefore, Chen Xu's previous strategy was not wrong, but it was a temporary solution that did not address the root cause of the problem.

So, how exactly can we solve the fundamental problem?
According to the original speculation, the method was to continuously absorb the evil energy from the mouse's body every day using the Zhaoming Sha method, and through persistent effort, gradually absorb all the evil energy.
This method isn't necessarily ineffective, but Chen Xu discovered another problem during the process—

When harmful energy flows through, it can damage the body.

If you only focus on absorbing the evil energy without treating the body, the mouse's vitality will eventually be completely exhausted by the evil energy.

That's why the mouse cried out in hunger: it actually lacked the energy to fight its weakness!
Chen Xu felt that he had realized something again, and he even felt that he had touched the essence of some kind of truth.

He recalled the scene of "discussing the Tao" that he had encountered on his way back from Pufeng Mountain.

The farmer, the shepherd boy, and the young Taoist priest finally concluded that food is the most important thing for people, and that no one, whether human or immortal, can escape the need for food.

This principle is so simple, yet it gets to the heart of the matter.

Even if immortals drink the wind and dew, does that mean they don't eat?

No, immortals simply do not eat earthly food.

To live by absorbing the essence of heaven and earth!

Immortals don't eat! They clearly only eat the best things in the world.

Of course, such speculation inevitably contains elements of wishful thinking.

After all, neither the farmer, the shepherd boy, the young Taoist priest, nor Chen Xu at this moment had ever seen a real immortal.

The farmer said that even immortals need to cook, which is essentially no different from the rural saying that "the emperor uses a golden hoe to till the land."

But Chen Xu was different from them.

Judging from its outline, profound meaning, and fundamental direction of the Three Elements Foundation Building Method, the Food God Scroll that Chen Xu cultivates is actually a world-shaking and wonderful method that points directly to the Great Dao and can transform people from mortals to immortals!

Chen Xu believed that immortals consume the essence of heaven and earth.

In fact, this is a scene that he himself might achieve after cultivating to a high level in the future.

The Food God's Manual contains a few lines that say: "The essence of water and grain nourishes the five internal organs, from which vital energy is generated, and all evils cannot invade."

Chen Xu suddenly realized that although he had been cultivating for some time and had made some small progress at times, he was still often deviating from the true meaning of the Food God Scroll.

Even worse, living in the secular world and busy with fame and fortune, he often forgets what his original intention for cultivation was.

Is it merely to become a high-ranking official in the mortal world, wield power, and decide the fate of the world with a single word?
There are too many helpless situations in the world, and many problems seem to be solvable only by climbing to the highest peak.

This is both an inevitable part of the journey forward and a pursuit of freedom, unrestrained joy, and whatever I desire!
However, spiritual practice should never be limited to just that.

What else is it for?
—And also, because I want to see the essence of the Tao!

Once upon a time, I wrote "The fleeting moments beyond worldly concerns are naturally fulfilling," yet I still couldn't help but let the storms of life stain my eyes red. As Chen Xu thought of this, he suddenly felt a cold sweat trickle down his back, an indescribable chill running from head to toe.

It was as if an invisible evening bell had struck his ear.

This is how the mortal world refines the heart!
In this mortal world, there are far too many forks in the road to take.

In this place of spiritual practice, there is a risk of making a mistake at any step.

Making a mistake is not terrible; what is terrible is your inability to reflect on yourself and ultimately straying further and further into the wrong path.

Now, looking at the mouse in front of him, Chen Xu suddenly noticed that the once silent moonlight outside the window had suddenly risen.

The moonlight filtered through the window paper, casting a hazy glow that suddenly calmed Chen Xu's chaotic mind.

He went over, opened the window, took out the Mingxin Gourd from the kitchen, and placed it on the windowsill to bask in the moonlight.

After basking in the moonlight all night, the spiritual wine in the Mingxin Gourd will become even more mellow.

Unbeknownst to him, the innate Qi within Chen Xu's body flowed silently, and his cultivation level changed again.

[Cultivation Level: Late Stage of Meridian Opening Realm 15%]

He realized and understood how he should treat the mice.

"The essence of water and grain nourishes the five internal organs, generating vital energy, thus preventing all evils from invading."

In essence, it means that as long as he can nourish the mouse's body with enough food, allowing its essence and energy to gradually increase and its physique to become stronger, it will naturally achieve the effect of being immune to all evils.

The presence of those malevolent energies is no longer a threat!

This is all part of the Way of the God of Food. Why cultivate oneself through the Way of "food"? The reason lies here.

Chen Xu paced back and forth in the room, sometimes looking at the moonlight outside the window, sometimes examining his own aura and cultivation level. All the turmoil he had experienced recently had finally turned into flowing water and disappeared from his heart.

I gained some insights, I learned something, and I felt joy.

Chen Xu examined the mouse's condition again and found that although its body was weak and the evil energy was constantly attacking it, it was just as it had said before: it would not die.

At the same time, there is also a very hidden and strange energy in its body, which always gives rise to a slight vitality when it is extremely weak.

Give it a breath, so that it can continue to fight against the evil energy and survive with difficulty.

Chen Xu knew that mice had special blood vessels.

This unique characteristic presents a crisis for the mouse, but it also gives it endless possibilities for the future.

Chen Xu stopped trying to absorb the malevolent energy to awaken the mouse, and he also discovered that this malevolent energy could not be absorbed indefinitely.

Or to be more precise, he cannot repeatedly infuse the mice with too much evil energy in a short period of time.

Excessive and repeated absorption can also damage the mouse's body. After excessive damage, the hidden energy in its body may be difficult to replenish.

At this point, the mouse's life balance is disrupted, and that's when it truly faces a death crisis.

In the latter half of the night, Chen Xu slept peacefully with the mouse beside him.

Without thought, without planning, without dwelling on yesterday, without worrying about tomorrow, just a pure sleep, and the world is good.

The Mingxin Gourd was drying in the moonlight on the windowsill. It had already established a wonderful connection with Chen Xu and was not afraid of being stolen.

When Chen Xu woke up early the next morning, he received a new message that was spreading throughout the city.

(End of this chapter)