Chapter 12: Born Divine Saint (Thanks to Big Shot Beifa for the 10,000 donation)

E-Tu was very clever, but also very simple.

At the very least, far simpler than those modern humans Li Li Boyang had known in his past life.

Once it confirmed that neither side held hostility and that they were capable of communication, E-Tu quickly grew familiar with Big Girl.

In this process, E-Tu once again displayed its extremely severe tendency toward loquaciousness.

It was said to be chatting with Big Girl.

In reality, most of the time it was E-Tu unilaterally pouring out its heart and complaining.

Although Li Li Boyang noticed that E-Tu always maintained a safe distance, ready to turn and flee at any moment.

Yet between E-Tu and Big Girl, a preliminary trust had indeed been established.

According to E-Tu's account, it was considered a rather famous spirit among the Hundred Earths and Thousand Mountains.

This fame was not due to how powerful its strength was.

Rather, it stemmed from its garrulous, overly familiar personality that, once it started talking, would not stop.

E-Tu, relying on its innate divine art of transformation, could communicate smoothly with any race.

Over time, the spirits in the mountains and forests who could defeat E-Tu found it annoying and would attack and drive it away the moment they met.

As for those spirits who could not defeat E-Tu, they simply refused to meet it, circling wide and going around it from far away.

Hmm, the above was all E-Tu's own version of events.

After Li Li Boyang translated and understood these words of E-Tu, a different picture emerged.

Stripping away all the adjectives, Li Li Boyang believed E-Tu was essentially a troublemaker.

Born in the mountains and forests, possessing the divine art of myriad transformations, E-Tu almost never encountered anyone who could communicate with it on equal footing or with patience.

This caused E-Tu's curiosity and desire to pour out its heart to be difficult to vent.

Therefore, whenever it encountered other spirits unwilling to communicate, E-Tu inevitably committed acts that exceeded the other party's tolerance.

For instance, trailing behind spirits while they were lying in wait to hunt, chattering endlessly.

Or, having no sense of boundaries at all, presumptuously offering various "surprises" full of provocative intent under the guise of goodwill.

Or, habitually weaving various exaggerated accounts, and even lies.

This was displayed to the fullest extent during its communication with Big Girl.

Big Girl, who had never seen much of the world, was thoroughly bewitched by E-Tu's coaxing.

Li Li Boyang even suspected that E-Tu's practice of always maintaining a safe distance was a habit formed after being beaten up by other spirits many times.

— A timid, wildly curious, exaggerating demon?

This was Li Li Boyang's understanding of this peculiar spirit after summarizing and categorizing.

Li Li Boyang was not certain whether the other party was a demon from legend.

Because according to E-Tu itself, it had truly never seen a second spirit capable of changing its form at will like it.

This was an innate talent.

Just like the third eye in the middle of Li Li Boyang's brow, it could not be acquired through postnatal learning.

At the very least, E-Tu did not know how to replicate this talent.

The other spirits in the mountains and forests rarely displayed abilities beyond their own innate talents.

This made Li Li Boyang realize that the world he currently inhabited might not be the cultivation world he imagined.

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Just as Li Li Boyang was listening intently to the conversation between the two, E-Tu was also quietly observing this Born Divine Saint.

On the surface, this seemed to be nothing more than an ordinary human infant.

However, E-Tu could feel that the vital essence, regarded as a treasure by the spirits, was emanating continuously from the other party's body.

The reason the human little girl before its eyes could carry a half-grown infant and run all over the mountains.

Was largely because long-term contact with this vital essence was causing some kind of transformation similar to that of a spirit.

However, quite paradoxically, that vital essence was not pure, but mixed with a certain terrifying malevolent qi.

Even though Li Li Boyang wore a red infant cap.

E-Tu still saw at a glance that his hair was "burning" beneath the infant cap.

Of course, those crimson downy hairs were merely emitting high heat and had not ignited the infant cap like true flames.

Judging solely from this point, E-Tu knew that this half-grown infant had already preliminarily mastered its own abilities and was no longer a "Tang Monk's flesh" with no self-defense capabilities.

Furthermore, E-Tu also noticed that Li Li Boyang's exposed skin appeared much redder than that of a normal infant.

【Humans truly are a terrifying species, daring to raise such a freak.】

Thinking thus in its heart, E-Tu subtly shifted half a step backward again, always maintaining a safe distance from Li Li Boyang.

"In short, that is the situation. I bear you no ill will."

"If not for the excessive commotion caused by the recent 'Earth Vein Disturbance', I would never have run so far to find food."

"Of course, the herbs in your hands are merely ordinary ingredients to me; if I wanted to find them, I could find even more at any time!"

Regarding E-Tu's statement, Li Li Boyang maintained an attitude of non-committal.

The herbs Big Girl had dug up were not heavenly treasures, but they were certainly not ordinary ingredients.

Li Li Boyang saw this, and even Big Girl saw it as well.

"Liar, your drool is practically dripping out of your mouth..."

Suddenly pointing a finger at the corner of E-Tu's mouth, Big Girl chuckled softly.

"Ah?"

Upon hearing this, E-Tu was stunned for a moment, then instinctively reached out to wipe the corner of its mouth.

When it realized Big Girl was bluffing and that it had not been drooling at all, it immediately glared at the other party with a face full of angry shame.

"You're the liar!"

"You little lying girl!"

To tell the truth, perhaps because he had grown accustomed to acting boldly and recklessly, this was the first time E Tu had ever been deceived.

When other mountain folk saw him, they would all kneel in terror, begging for mercy and giving him whatever he demanded.

How could they compare to Big Girl, who not only felt no fear of him but even dared to tease him with her words?

"Nyah! Who asked you to lie to me first!"

It was unclear whether this stemmed from her innate nature or because she relied on Li Li Boyang being by her side.

Having seen through E Tu's true nature, Big Girl playfully stuck out her tongue, completely unconcerned by the beast's embarrassment and anger.

Slap!

Seeing this, Li Li Boyang, not wanting E Tu to fly into a rage born of humiliation, immediately patted the carrying basket on his back.

This served to formally interrupt the exchange between the human and the beast.

"Ah!"

Noticing Big Girl looking at him, Li Li Boyang immediately began waving his two small hands.

Relying on the tacit understanding developed over these past few months of living together.

Big Girl quickly grasped Li Li Boyang's meaning, then turned her head to ask E Tu, who still wore a look of utter bewilderment on his face.

"Little Brother asks you, what exactly is this 'earth vein disturbance' you just mentioned?"

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