Chapter 3: Meat Talisman Pills (Part 2)

Nan Ri showed a fearful expression and said, “They’re… all… dead…”
Guo Shier shook his head. He knew this guy was terrified and asked, “Did you see them all die?”
Nan Ri turned his head with difficulty and said, “I… I don’t know… I saw Xiao… Xiao Yong… get killed… and then… I just… don’t know anymore…”
Guo Shier thought, “Sure enough, not everyone was killed. The others either escaped or were captured. Even this guy isn’t sure.” He stood up and saw several wild dogs lurking in the grass. He realized that if they didn’t act soon, Nan Ri would be eaten by the wild dogs even if he survived.
Then Nan Ming sighed, “Alas, poor child…”
Guo Shier turned around and saw that Nan Ri had already passed away. Nan Ming put away his identity token, flicked his hand to release a talisman fireball, and Nan Ri’s body quickly turned to ashes.
Nan Zhi Chun looked gloomy. After a while, he said, “I guess quite a few members of our family’s team that entered the Donghuan Grassland… were captured. Damn it, the headquarters should order them to withdraw—such losses are too great.”
Guo Shier smiled slightly and said, “Don’t worry. If they capture them, we’ll capture them too. At worst, we can exchange them later… I just hope not too many disciples die.”
Nan Ming said, “Okay, let’s go capture them too!”
Nan Zhi Chun said, “Wait a moment. I’ll send back the information.” He took out a message talisman, inscribed the information he had gathered on it, threw it into the air, and cast a spell. The talisman turned into a red line and disappeared into the sky.
Guo Shier couldn’t help but laugh. The handsome old man was also jumping around in the altar, “Kid, this is an opportunity! A great opportunity! I still lack many basic materials. Ah, you’re too poor—the more materials, the better…”
“I’ve already gathered a lot of materials, okay? How long have I been a professional?”
Guo Shier communicated with the handsome old man through soul vibrations.
The handsome old man knew Guo Shier was already quite remarkable, but he felt uncomfortable if he didn’t tease him a bit. He said, “It’s still far from enough. You lack many things… Hehe, I’ll make a list of materials. You decide for yourself.” He fell silent.
Guo Shier replied, “Handsome Old Man, give it to me when we return to the base…”
By then, the three of them had reached the heart of the Donghuan Grassland. Nan Zhi Chun said, “Follow me… We’ve found a group of professionals. They probably aren’t from our family. Let’s capture them first.”

A group of professionals, about a dozen in number, sat together on the grass, surrounding a campfire and grilling food. Nan Zhichun rushed at them with a howl, causing immediate chaos. The professionals flew away in panic, with a few of them quickly sending out rescue signals. Guo Shier and the other two didn’t try to stop them.

Nan Ming also rushed in. He didn’t use his sacrificial artifact for attack because he wanted to capture them alive, so he didn’t kill them and started capturing them directly.

Guo Shier was even more straightforward. He drove his altar into the crowd, with the tentacles of Gu Xi Bi flailing around. Its spirit-catching abilities were extremely powerful; in an instant, it cleared all the professionals around the altar. His capturing speed was so fast that he captured nine of them in one go. Nan Ming and Nan Zhichun each captured three.

As long as Gu Xi Bi’s tentacles wrapped around a professional, it would secretly devour a small part of their soul. The victim’s soul would be damaged, causing them to fall into a coma immediately. In fact, there was no need to tie them down even when they fell on the altar.

Nan Ming and Nan Zhichun thought to themselves that Guo Shier was insane—just by charging through the crowd, he had captured most of the prisoners.

Guo Shier laughed, “Let’s just wait here. Hehe, I can see them sending out rescue signals. We can wait for them to come and catch them one by one. Hehe, if there are many… then we’ll have plenty.” He was still thinking about capturing people to get materials.

Nan Ming laughed, “That’s good. Let’s rest here for a while.”

Guo Shier made the altar float aside and jumped down. He said with a smile, “The campfire is nice, and this wild deer is just right for grilling. Luckily we were fast; otherwise, it would have burned out.” He stepped forward and turned the rack holding the deer, noticing that its back was already charred.

Quickly moving the rack away from the fire, Guo Shier pulled out a small knife, cut off a piece, put it in his mouth, and chewed. He said, “Ugh, the cooking skill is really poor…” He lost interest after a few bites. This guy had extremely picky tastes.

Nan Ming and Nan Zhichun also pulled out their knives and started cutting meat. Nan Ming ate a few pieces and said, “It’s not bad. Although some parts are burnt, it still tastes fine.”

Nan Zhichun nodded and said, “Not bad. It’s a shame it’s just an ordinary beast. We should use the meat of mutated magical beasts—it would be much better than ordinary beast meat.”

With nothing to do, Guo Shier knew they still had to wait for a while before reinforcements arrived. He took out a grill, which he had designed based on memories from his past life. It was a square grill made ofsymbolscopper, with copper grids on it. He put in the charcoal he had prepared earlier and said with a smile, “I’m hungry. Let’s grill some meat, hehe.”

With a flick of his finger, a drop of talismanic fire fell into the charcoal, instantly igniting a fierce flame. He quickly retracted the talismanic fire; otherwise, it would have burned through the charcoal in the grill in just a few seconds. The power of the talismanic fire was extraordinary, completely different from the fire in his past life. After adding more charcoal, he took out a piece of meat.

Nan Zhichun exclaimed in surprise, “Hey, what kind of meat is this? Its life energy is so strong…”

Nan Ming seemed to know his way around. After just a quick glance, he threw away the roasted wild deer meat in his hand and said, “This… this isn’t a mutated talisman beast, but an aberrant talisman beast… uh, it seems to be a dragon-type aberrant talisman beast!”

Guo Shier slowly cut the meat into pieces the size of his palm, marinated them in seasonings for a while, then placed them on the grill’s grid. Smiling, he said, “I haven’t grilled in a long time. This is meat from an aberrant mammoth—it’s a bit rough…”

The meat wasn’t just rough; it was also extremely tough. But Guo Shier cut it horizontally to sever the muscles and marinated it with special seasonings, which made the meat become softer.

Nan Zhichun asked, “An aberrant mammoth? Uh, what level is it?”

Guo Shier smiled and said, “It’s decent—level 15 aberrant mammoth.” He wasn’t showing off; he really wanted to taste it. Following his habits from his past life, he dared to eat anything.

Nan Ming and Nan Zhichun were stunned, mouths agape. Grilling meat from a level 15 aberrant mammoth to eat? Was this a joke?

After a long pause, Nan Zhichun swallowed hard, making a “glug” sound, and said with difficulty, “Level 15… an aberrant mammoth… and you’re going to eat it?”

The charcoal fire made a hissing sound as it roasted the meat for a while, but the cut pieces didn’t even change color. Guo Shier suddenly realized that the meat from a level 15 aberrant talisman beast couldn’t be cooked with charcoal—the flesh of such beasts had extremely strong resistance.

But Guo Shier had a solution. He activated the Flame Sacrificial Treasure, allowing countless threads of flame to penetrate the meat. In an instant, a rich aroma filled the air. He couldn’t help but swallow greedily, picked up a piece, and bit into it eagerly.

Nan Ming and Nan Zhichun watched Guo Shier closely. His eyes seemed to bulge as he chewed a few times before diving in and eating frantically. A total of six pieces of meat were roasted on the grill’s metal grid, and Guo Shier devoured them one every ten seconds.

Nan Ming couldn’t resist reaching out to grab a piece and take a bite. He almost popped his eyes out. He had never eaten anything this delicious in his life—it was indescribable; the intense aroma made even his soul tremble. At this point, if Nan Zhi Chun still didn’t understand, he would be a fool. He quickly reached for the last piece of meat.

The massive amount of vital energy gradually flowed into his body. Guo Shier never knew that the meat of Abnormal Talisman Beasts could be so delicious and nourishing. Out of the six pieces, he ate four by himself. That tremendous vitality gave him a sense of being reborn; his body seemed to strengthen rapidly. Though it wasn’t a true transformation, he clearly reaped great benefits.

Guo Shier accidentally looked up and jumped back in fright. Nan Ming and Nan Zhi Chun were staring at him intently, their eyes glowing green—a look of extreme desire that was terrifying. He couldn’t help but ask, “What…?”

Nan Zhi Chun immediately wore a flattering smile, though it seemed utterly fake. He said, “Hehe, hehehe… My lord… hehe…”

Guo Shier couldn’t help but curse, “Damn it, why do they look like this…?”

Nan Zhi Chun continued with his flattering smile, saying, “Hehe, esteemed clan elder… hehe, just two more pieces… just two. I’m too embarrassed to ask for more… Two pieces will be enough… Hehe, I know we can’t eat too much of this. This is the legendary Meat Talisman Pill.”

Nan Ming rubbed his hands vigorously, his expression no better than Nan Zhi Chun’s—he also looked extremely eager.

Defeated by the two of them, Guo Shier raised his hands and said, “Okay, okay, I’ll roast more… By the way, what’s a Meat Talisman Pill?” He still wasn’t full. If it weren’t for the idea of using the Flame Sacrificial Treasure to roast the meat, he really wouldn’t have known what to do with it. He had obtained two Level 15 Abnormal Talisman Beasts, both of which were incredibly large.

Nan Zhi Chun pointed at the Flame Sacrificial Treasure floating beside Guo Shier and said, “You used the Sacrificial Treasure… So this meat is essentially refined. Since the flesh of high-level Abnormal Talisman Beasts contains extremely powerful vitality and soul energy, this meat becomes a Talisman Pill… If some other materials are added, the effect is even better, comparable to the Treasure Talisman Pill.”

Only then did Guo Shier understand why the two of them were staring at him like hawks.

Suddenly, the handsome old man poked his head out from the altar behind Guo Shier and shouted, “Bastard! I want to use Jie Bainà! Give it back to me quickly… Huh? Why does it smell so good?”

Guo Shier looked at the handsome old man in exasperation and said, “I’m grilling meat…”
The handsome old man suddenly shouted, “Hurry up and go to the altar! A skilled fighter is coming!”
Guo Shier reached out and swept away the grill on the ground, then quickly jumped onto the altar. No sooner had he steadied himself than a figure appeared not far away. Seeing the person captured on the altar, he said coldly, “Pretty bold of you to dare capture a disciple of our Gujin Family. Hand over the person, and surrender!”
Nan Ming and Nan Zhi Chun instantly moved behind Guo Shier and also activated their own altars.
Guo Shier cursed, “Idiot!” while carefully observing his opponent.
His first impression was that the opponent was very handsome and cool—white hair, a face sharply defined as if carved by a knife, wearing white clothes with no extra decorations, and a cold smirk on his lips. He said indifferently, “You’ll find out soon who… is the idiot!” Before his words faded, an altar appeared beneath his feet.
Nan Zhi Chun exclaimed in shock, “A three-tier solid altar! Who are you?”
The man replied coldly, “Gujin Family, Jin Daya!”
Guo Shier blurted out, “Damn it, Jin Daya… You’re gonna bite me…”
Nan Ming and Nan Zhi Chun were instantly speechless.
Jin Daya became furious. He shouted, “Are you seeking death?” This guy was famous in the Gujin Family for his charm and considered the most handsome man in the family, always looked up to by others. Yet now he was belittled by Guo Shier—how could he not get angry?