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

Chapter 265 Bizarre and Magnificent, Preaching in the Cave

The ground was covered in snow.

Yet they were scattered in clusters and heaps, round and free, among the velvety flowers and plants at the entrance of the cave.

The little mouse poked its head out of the spirit pouch again, and couldn't help but exclaim softly, "Scholar, this place is so beautiful! How can there be such a wonderful place in the world?"

The little snow spirit stood in the middle of the snowdrifts with her arms outstretched, looked up and cheered, "Yay...it's all delicious! Brother Chen, here you go."

In Chen Xu's eyes, however, the snowdrifts now revealed a series of entries:

【Centennial Snow: Snow that has remained unmelted for a century in the snow mountain caves, containing a deep and cold aura, which can be used to refine spiritual food.】

After being extracted using the Eight Methods of Spiritual Refining, it yields pure essence of ice and snow, which, when consumed, can help one comprehend the meaning of ice and snow.

It can also be used to brew spiritual tea, which can calm the drinker, clear the mind, and improve eyesight.

A century-old snow deposit appeared in the snowdrift.

It doesn't stop there.

Turning my head, I saw another pile, which was a thousand-year-old snow.

[Millennial Snow: In the snow-capped mountain caves, snow that has remained unmelted for millennia contains an intense, unyielding chill; any mortal who touches it will instantly be turned into an ice sculpture...]

If a practitioner touches it, at best, the cold energy will invade their meridians and cause them to suffer from cold poisoning; at worst, the cold energy will engulf their body and cause death.

Alternatively, one can use the Eight Methods of Spiritual Fusion to extract and melt spiritual materials with ultimate attributes, thereby harmonizing them.

Using one positive and one negative combination might have surprising effects, but should be done with caution.

The entry for "Millennial Snow" indicates that it already contains intense cold.

Then Chen Xu's gaze shifted and he saw a pile of snow. The description for this pile of snow was simple yet alarming:

"Eternal Snow... Highly Poisonous."

It may be able to be harmonized, and has other uses.

Wow, highly poisonous!

And the "snow of the previous year" that Chen Xu had been longing for was right next to that pile of snow that had been there for ten thousand years.

[Snow from the previous year, last year's snow, that hasn't melted this year. Symbolizing the transition between old and new, it is considered a superior harmonizing element.]

It's truly a case of searching for him a thousand times over!
Now that the snow of the following year is just around the corner, Chen Xu is no longer in a hurry to collect it.

He asked the little snow spirit, "Would you like to learn my rain-making and snow-sprinkling techniques?"

Little Snow Spirit was initially drawn to him by his magic, which is why she secretly came to see him. When Chen Xu brought it up again, she suddenly realized and quickly replied, "Oh dear... I want to learn! I almost forgot! Then teach me!"

Chen Xu then lightly touched the ground with his toes, and his body flew backward several feet.

He rose lightly and landed lightly, intentionally keeping his distance from the snowdrifts at the cave entrance to prevent accidentally damaging them while imparting his magic.

In truth, Chen Xu didn't actually know any cloud-summoning or rain-making techniques, nor any ice or snow magic. Everything he had comprehended was essentially a variation of water-drawing magic.

However, whether it's summoning clouds and rain or other ice and snow magic, they are essentially all about understanding and using water.

After his brief moment of enlightenment, Chen Xu had already developed a strange feeling of "understanding one method and understanding all methods" within a small scope.

He did not first teach specific spell manipulations, but instead began by teaching the fundamentals of water magic from the perspective of understanding the meaning of "water".

He casually waved his hand, and a clear stream of water appeared out of thin air in his palm, swirling around.

He sent the clear spiritual water through the air, and the water stream was sucked into his mouth.

The clear, refreshing water is truly cool and sweet, moisturizing the mouth and soothing the soul.

Chen Xu drank the water and asked Little Snow Spirit with a smile, "This water is both thirst-quenching and sweet. Would Fellow Daoist Snow Spirit like some?"

The little snow spirit tilted her head, not understanding why she was being invited to drink water when she was clearly learning magic.

However, since she was a water user, she was also curious about the water that Chen Xu conjured up, so she said, "Okay."

Chen Xu then raised his hand again, and a wisp of clear spiritual water rose out of thin air and floated in mid-air.

Chen Xu pointed his finger, and the spiritual water shot forward.

The little snow spirit quickly opened its mouth, and the wisp of spiritual water fell right into it. A splashing sound, like the tinkling of a spring, rang out.

The little snow spirit gulped down the water, exclaiming with a peculiar expression, "Wow, the water is delicious, so sweet! Eh, it's sweeter than any water I've drunk before, as sweet as snow!"

【Like +600】

Yes, something amazing has happened again.

The little snow spirit drank a wisp of spiritual water that Chen Xu summoned using his water-drawing technique, and surprisingly, it gave Chen Xu 600 likes all at once.

So much so that when Chen Xu saw the new hints in the Book of Culinary Delight, he was momentarily at a loss as to which aspect to be surprised about.

Is it surprising that spiritual water can be used to provide likes?

Or should we be surprised that Little Snow Fairy's initial number of likes was a whopping 600?
Fortunately, Chen Xu had always cultivated the art of self-control, which allowed him to keep his emotions from showing on his face.

He waited until the little snow spirit finished drinking the water before slowly saying, "Water has no constant shape or state, yet it is the source of all things. We living beings can go ten days without food, but we cannot go ten days without water."

He was talking about the essence of water, which is actually a philosophical concept.

With Chen Xu's current understanding of cultivation, although he is still far from being a grandmaster, he can already preach in a narrow scope with ease.

The little snow spirit listened blankly, then asked, "Will we die if we don't have water for ten days?"

Then, as if lost in thought, she said, "That's true, all living things cannot live without water... Wait, that's not right, but what exactly are all living things?"

Chen Xu discovered that Xiao Xue Jing knew everything in some aspects, but was completely ignorant in others.

He explained: "All things in the world that have life and can grow should be considered living beings."

For example, you and I are living beings, and the flowers and plants at these cave entrances are also living beings. On Lingxi Snow Mountain, flowers, trees, insects, fish, birds, and beasts are also all living beings…”

He spoke of the fact that all living things cannot live without water, and then talked about the gentle, pure, and clear nature of water.

However, "Nothing in the world is more yielding and weak than water, yet nothing can surpass it in overcoming the hard and strong."

Even the gentlest water can wear away stone over time.

Moreover, water has no fixed form or constant state; it is not only gentle.

It can also be violent and sharp, as in the saying: "When water is stirred, it becomes fierce; when arrows are thrown, they travel far."

Chen Xu taught the little snow spirit to sense the nature of water, instructing her to perceive the existence of "water" in the world, or to draw upon her own magical power to transform her own strength into water.

At first, the little snow spirit was confused, but later she gradually became engrossed.

The little hedgehog behind Chen Xu and the little mouse at his waist also listened to the lecture and gradually became engrossed in it.

The little hedgehog's eyes shone brightly as it shook its head.

The mouse, on the other hand, had bright, alert eyes as it clung to the spirit pouch, its eyes blinking rapidly.

At this moment, everything in this cave is undoubtedly pure.

Chen Xu transmitted the Dharma, and the three demons listened to it.

The cold wind has blown through the cave for years, there is no noise or clamor, only the brilliant light and shadow at this moment.

At the same time, two figures finally climbed down cautiously from the cold pool halfway up the mountain where Chen Xu had been picking emerald needle grass.

The two figures were both excited and hesitant, both apprehensive and thrilled.

But they could not suppress their longing for the green needle grass, and they slowly approached the cold pool.

The sika deer couldn't help but ask, "Little rabbit, are we really going to pick green needle grass?"

The white rabbit lowered its voice and said, "Of course we should pick them. That person didn't take all the green needle grass; they must have intentionally left some for us. If we don't pick them, other little demons will definitely take them."

"Sister Deer, think about it, if Scarface Wolf and the others knew about this place, do you think they would let us go?"

The sika deer moved its front hooves slightly, immediately suppressing its hesitation, and said, "Then let's... let's go pick them quickly!"

Just as the white rabbit was about to leap away with a push of its hind legs, the sika deer couldn't help but say, "But little rabbit, that person, that person seems to have gone up to the top of Jade Cold Peak."

He went to Jade Cold Peak. Will he ever come back?

(End of this chapter)