Once upon a time there was a greedy snake.

Chapter 443 Inherent Self-Sufficiency
The god of life, or perhaps the god of destruction, follows a path derived from the instinct of life.

Although sometimes the manifestation might not be so aesthetically pleasing, such as rotting mud or festering sores, Du Yi, who had already mastered some of its power, knew that, at least in the eyes of the God of Life, this was indeed another form of life.

After all, in the eyes of the God of Life, active microorganisms are also life, and as for the mutations in the body, they are the inevitable price to be paid for rapid growth.

In short, it's a somewhat strange, yet surprisingly understandable way of thinking.

Therefore, after referring to the actions of the other two Star Sea Evil Gods, Du Yi already had a general idea of ​​what the God of Life could give him.

But what the god of life gave him was somewhat beyond his expectations.

"You shouldn't ask me about this kind of thing."

A dull thud came from the rotting mountain of flesh.

"You are already on the path of living life to the fullest, so why do you need any other trials?"

"I?"

Du Yi was stunned. He didn't remember ever following any so-called path.

After all, he has never engaged in any so-called cultivation, and can even be said to be completely ignorant about it, so how could he have any idea of ​​practicing it?
“You have indeed been doing it all along.”

The rotting mountain of flesh still clings to this view.

“You have always been living life itself.”

All along?
Du Yi couldn't remember what he had consistently persisted in doing. After all, he was actually quite easygoing. If he had to say, the only things he consistently did were eating, drinking, and sleeping...

"This is it."

The rotting mountain of flesh gave an affirmative answer.

"This is the way of life."

"This……"

Du Yi was stunned.

But then, the power from the god of life made him immediately understand the meaning of those words.

The mountain of rotting flesh before me was indeed accurate.

Eating, drinking, and sleeping—this is truly the most basic way of life.

Eating and drinking are simply replenishing life itself with nutrients; sleeping is simply digesting those nutrients. The purpose of everything is to replenish life itself; there is nothing more fancy about it.

In other words, Du Yi simply eats, drinks, and sleeps every day, which means that he practices the most basic way of life every day.

"Eating, digesting, and growing stronger—this is the most basic principle of life."

The rotting mountain of flesh conveys this message.

"Therefore, there is no need to look for any other cultivation methods. You are already on the path that is most suitable for you."

Is this the best path for me?
Du Yi took a deep breath.

He could sense that this rotting mountain of flesh, which was the god of life, had not held anything back from him.

It seems that's really the case. At least all along, he hasn't done anything but keep getting stronger.

He originally thought it was because he had some physical advantage, such as the snake's body itself, or something else.

But now it seems that it's probably because training accounts for 30% and diet for 70%.

The 30% training portion can be managed by the body's own efforts; as for the 70% nutrition portion...

This was the only part he consistently executed perfectly. After all, his interest in food was his greatest joy.

However, in retrospect, this kind of happiness can also be understood as the joy that comes from life itself.
"The principle of all things lies in this."

The rotting mountain of flesh gave an affirmative answer.

"The essence of life is survival."

The key to survival is to eat well.

Before the rotting mountain of flesh could continue speaking, Du Yi already had the answer in his heart.

It seems there's no need to ask any further questions; the scattered pieces of knowledge in my mind are suddenly strung together by a single thread.

A sudden realization dawned on Du Yi, and he understood everything.

No matter what kind of cultivation method it is, it is putting the cart before the horse for him, since he already has the truly useful methods in his hands.

The meaning of life is to eat well.

As long as he can continue eating, he can get everything he wants.

"So that's it..."

With the answers in mind, Du Yi returned to the material world from the underworld.

Perhaps because it was a little farther from the sun, the planet's temperature had become even colder. Even with the Ignivas people and the eagle-headed sun god transmitting heat, it still felt even colder to Du Yi's cold-blooded body.

However, this time, Du Yi clearly sensed the solution.

It's just about eating; once you're full, the calories will come out on their own.

When the planet beneath our feet was still near the sun, it could enjoy the sun's heat, so there was no need to think too much. But now, after moving away from the sun, the planet itself has to learn how to find heat to consume.

From this perspective, the planet beneath our feet is actually quite similar to the Seed of Creation.

Despite its age, from the planet's perspective, it has only just emerged from its infancy and is now facing the vast void.

"In other words, we either need to find the next star like our sun, or we can only hunt for heat sources in the starry sky and make up for the heat deficit by increasing our output..."

Following his own understanding of food, Du Yi quickly sorted out his current thoughts.

Finding the next sun is still a long way off, and even if we get there, we'll probably have to fight a battle first, since where there is sun, there is often life.

The native life forms might not be willing to accept these foreign species. Just as they would clash with the long-eared elves, the life forms that originally resided near other suns would not be very friendly to them either.

"Let's try to find other heat sources first, and eat whatever we can, even if it's just a small bite."

Du Yi thought to himself.

As for what the planet itself thinks, that's not very important. After all, the planet's consciousness is rather ignorant. Du Yi could sense that the earth beneath his feet didn't even know how to hunt on its own. Those so-called reactions were more like biological instincts than subjective consciousness.

When you treat planets as living organisms, many problems become quite obvious.

"But speaking of heat sources..."

Speaking of heat sources, Du Yi suddenly thought of a possibility.

If you ask him to cultivate, he might not be able to achieve anything, but when it comes to food, he really does have some expertise.

Whether it's cooking food or finding food, these are all areas where Du Yi excels.

And now, he has found a good food.

(End of this chapter)