“Devouring Earth?”

Lu Yang bent down to pick up a clump of mud from the ground, resisting the urge to eat it, and then threw it back.

The Immortal Fairy chuckled, leaping up from the ground, “Yes, isn’t devouring earth just eating dirt? Is it that hard to understand?”

The Immortal Fairy thought that although Lu Yang’s intelligence was not as good as hers, understanding this should be quite simple, right?

Lu Yang: “……”

So, your definition of devouring earth is literal?

Seeing Lu Yang still looking confused, the Immortal Fairy sighed lightly, feeling fortunate that she was there in his spiritual space to give him advice, otherwise, Lu Yang’s brain would easily be deceived.

She further explained, “Although the Glutton is one of the four ancient evils, it only gained this reputation later. At the beginning, their family was quite miserable. They had big appetites but no abilities, they were always hungry, and without energy, they couldn’t hunt, creating a vicious cycle.”

“The Glutton clan couldn’t practice Inedia, they spent their entire lives eating.”

“When they were desperate, they would eat anything, even tree bark and leaves, but those didn’t fill them up for long.”

“Later, perhaps the Glutton clan’s ancestral graves started to smoke, and a genius emerged from the clan. He had a talent for cultivation and was also clever.”

“That Glutton thought, isn’t eating just eating? If tree bark and leaves can be eaten, why can’t the mud on the ground be eaten?”

“It secluded itself for three days, not eating or drinking anything for three whole days. It was on the verge of starvation, its life flashing before its eyes. It thought it was going to die, but then it thought of its clan, its family, its skinny brothers and sisters, and their earnest expectations.”

“It felt that it couldn’t just sink into oblivion, it had to fight back!”

“In the face of death, it saw hope. Its survival instinct integrated all its life’s learning into one, and finally, in the face of death, it developed a great divine power – Devouring Heaven and Earth!”

“This divine power transformed into the power of bloodline, integrated into the Glutton’s bloodline. From then on, the Glutton clan automatically learned this divine power and began to compete to eat dirt.”

“Wait a minute, I heard that the Glutton clan’s Devouring Heaven and Earth could even tear space apart. From what you’re saying, it doesn’t seem like it can tear space apart?” Lu Yang was puzzled, this wasn’t what the books said.

The Immortal Fairy glared at Lu Yang, “You really have no patience, let me continue!”

“Please continue.”

The Immortal Fairy looked pleased, said “That’s more like it,” and continued:

“The reason why the Glutton clan was so miserable in the past and their cultivation levels were generally not high was because they didn’t have the energy to cultivate. Once they were full, they would have extra energy to cultivate.”

“Their racial cultivation talent is on par with the top monster beast clans, such as the Dragon clan, Phoenix clan, Kunpeng clan, Poverty-stricken clan, and so on.”

“One of the reasons they cultivate so fast is that eating dirt really does make them stronger. The better the quality of the soil, the faster they cultivate. There was a time when the price of black soil skyrocketed because these guys started eating it.”

“The soil in the Seek Tao Sect’s medicinal garden is of high quality. You can try it if you’re interested, I guarantee it will improve your cultivation speed!”

“Let me think about it.”

While Lu Yang pretended to consider, the Immortal Fairy continued, “As the Glutton clan’s cultivation level soared, they began to stand out among the monster clans. In the end, not only their talent, but the overall strength of their entire race could compete with the top clans.”

“This established their name as one of the four evils.”

“When the Glutton clan became prosperous, they thought that as a major clan, eating dirt all day didn’t seem right. So they modified the skill of Devouring Heaven and Earth to devouring everything, which is what you see now.”

Lu Yang paused for a moment, then asked, “Then why didn’t you teach me the later version of Devouring Heaven and Earth?”

The Immortal Fairy looked at Lu Yang curiously, not understanding why he would ask this, “Isn’t this what you asked for? The oldest skill, and one that clearly looks like it’s from ancient times?”

“This is a genuine ancient skill. Even for me, this is very old. I learned about it from ancient books, and then the Kylin Immortal exaggerated it a bit. The details I know are from that.”

“I’m telling you, this skill is almost lost. Maybe no one in the Glutton clan knows it anymore. If it weren’t for you begging me, I wouldn’t teach it!”

Lu Yang: “……”

Thank you.

“Does this skill only allow me to eat dirt?” Lu Yang asked, hoping for more.

“Of course not.”

“Really?” Lu Yang was delighted, feeling that the Immortal Fairy was reliable after all.

“Try eating a mouthful of dirt. It’s definitely dry and hard to swallow. If you drink water, it will turn into mud, which is also hard to swallow and will stick to your throat.””This is where ‘Devouring Heaven’ comes into play. Devouring Heaven allows you to eat dirt, using spiritual energy as water, swallow the surrounding spiritual energy, and wash down the dirt. With a gulp, it’s all eaten up!”

“…So you’re saying this is a combo move?”

“Well, the founder was a genius of the Glutton clan, isn’t it normal for him to think of a perfect technique?”

“Of course, Devouring Heaven can also be used alone, which is to absorb spiritual energy.”

“Let me try.”

Lu Yang silently recited the mantra, opened his mouth, and indeed, a massive amount of spiritual energy poured into his mouth, spreading throughout his body.

“Cough, cough.” Feeling as if he was choking, Lu Yang found it hard to breathe. His body instinctively closed his mouth and started coughing.

“You’re absorbing spiritual energy too quickly. With your current realm, you can’t absorb it this fast.”

Upon hearing this, Lu Yang circulated his cultivation technique, calmed the spiritual power within his body, opened his mouth, and deliberately slowed down the absorption of spiritual energy.

The spiritual energy was like sweet dew, sweet and delicious. It spread throughout his body after being digested in his stomach, bringing extreme comfort.

“This feels so good~” Lu Yang sighed in contentment.

“Wait, the feeling of absorbing spiritual energy just now, why does it feel like using a Spirit Gathering Array?”

“You guessed it. The very first Spirit Gathering Array of our human race was created based on this skill.” The Immortal Maiden revealed another ancient secret.

Talismans, array methods, and other cultivation arts were all imitated from nature and beasts by the ancient human race.

This included the Glutton clan.

“No wonder… Wait, even if I learn this version of Devouring Heaven and Earth, it’s useless. Who knows about the Glutton clan’s past now? Even if I start eating dirt, the Nine Nether Sect won’t recognize this as Devouring Heaven and Earth!”

Lu Yang suddenly realized that while it was true that the skill was ancient, it was problematic if it was too ancient. No one would recognize it.

He even doubted that in the era of the Immortal Maiden, only a few people knew about these things!

The Immortal Maiden hesitated, “So, do you want to learn the current version of Devouring Heaven and Earth?”

Lu Yang nodded vigorously.

The Immortal Maiden sighed in relief, “That’s easy then.”

“How so?”

“I don’t know it.”

If she doesn’t know it, Lu Yang doesn’t need to learn it. It’s a simple logic.

I’ll be home late, the second update will be around eleven o’clock.

(End of the chapter)