Chapter 367 The Fire of Life

"That's not how you grill meat. You've burnt it." Zhou Wen was awakened by a woman's voice while he was thinking.

When he looked up, he saw that it was Li Weiyang who sat down on the chair next to him. The girls had gone to play with Li Xuan and the others, so only he and Li Weiyang were left at the barbecue stall.

"Give it to me." Li Weiyang stretched out her hand in front of Zhou Wen.

Zhou Wen was so engrossed in his thoughts that he forgot he was holding the barbecue in his hand. He had been roasting the meat for too long, and the outside of the meat was burnt black.

Zhou Wen awkwardly handed the barbecue skewers to Li Weiyang. Li Weiyang put the burnt meat aside and took a few fresh ones and grilled them on the charcoal fire.

"I can tell you're destined to be a young master who's never experienced hardship. You can't even barbecue. While that's not considered a skill, food is the very foundation of our survival. Without it, even an epic warrior will starve to death. Now that large tracts of land have been taken over by the dimensional realm, the area humans can harvest food has been greatly reduced. Unnecessary waste must be avoided."

Li Weiyang said while grilling meat: "Let me teach you how to grill meat. When you leave the academy and really enter those wild dimensional realms, the food you can get will probably be mainly raw meat. Grilling meat is a necessary skill. At least it can make you eat more comfortably when you are outside. The most important thing about grilling is to control the heat..."

Zhou Wen actually knows how to grill meat, but he was thinking about something just now, so he forgot about the grilled meat in his hand, which led to this situation.

Now listening to what Li Weiyang said, he did not refute, but as he listened, Zhou Wen suddenly had an idea in his mind, and his eyes were fixed on the meat that Li Weiyang was grilling.

The muscles and fat were roasted over the fire, sizzling and emitting an appetizing aroma.

"I remember that when humans first used fire, it was to defend against wild beasts and cook food. Suiren, one of the Three Sovereigns, achieved such great feats by bringing fire to humanity, and was revered by the people of the East District as the leader of the Three Sovereigns. Could it be that the fire power contained in the Ancient Emperor Scripture isn't actually the destructive power of flame, but rather its life force?"

The more Zhou Wen thought about it, the more he felt that he was right. He had always wanted to find the shadow of the Ancient Emperor Scripture from the power of fire, but the fire power in the Ancient Emperor Scripture was not biased towards lethality.

Generally, after being promoted to Legendary, the Fire Qi Jue can be combined with some Qi skills to achieve the effect of releasing the power of fire.

However, the Ancient Emperor Scripture does not have such an effect. The fire power that comes with it is subtle and restrained.

"People say that water is the source of life, but they don't know that fire is the source of civilization. Without fire, perhaps life would not be born in this cold world... Without fire, humans would not be able to eat cooked food and kill most parasites in food..." Zhou Wen watched the meat grilling on the charcoal fire, and more and more thoughts flashed through his mind, but they were a little scattered and he had not grasped the key point yet.

"I'm talking to you, did you hear me? Next time you grill meat, don't burn it." Li Weiyang said while grilling the meat.

"It's so beautiful." Zhou Wen said while looking at the flames. At this moment, he felt that the flames seemed a little different from usual, emitting a kind of moving glow.

Usually, when Zhou Wen looked at those flames, he only felt their heat and lethality, but now when he looked at those flames again, he felt that there seemed to be some kind of rhythm of life energy in the flames.

Although Zhou Wen was still unable to accurately grasp the essence of the impact of fire on life, in his eyes, fire was no longer just a simple lethal force.

"What did you say?" Li Weiyang was slightly startled and turned to look at Zhou Wen.

"It's so beautiful. I never noticed it before. It usually looks so fiery, but it turns out it has such a beautiful and moving side." Zhou Wen said while staring at the barbecued meat. He was naturally referring to the flames.

Li Weiyang wasn't a deity, so she couldn't see what was going on in Zhou Wen's mind. When she heard Zhou Wen say that, she thought he was talking about her. Her cheeks flushed slightly, and she said a little embarrassedly, "It's just grilling some meat. It's not a big deal. It's not as good as you say."

"No, this is the most important thing to me. It's so beautiful." Zhou Wen said, staring at the flames. His body and mind were attracted by the dancing flames.

“You… why are you talking so much nonsense… just eat your barbecue…” Li Weiyang passed the barbecue to Zhou Wen. She was a little shy. Being praised like this, especially by a boy, even she, who usually has a hot temper, felt a little embarrassed.

"I finally understand. It turns out that the true nature of fire is not destruction, but life. The fire of life is its true beauty and moving feature. I finally understand." Zhou Wen stood up and walked back. He finally understood why he had not been able to comprehend the true meaning of the Ancient Emperor Scripture before. It turned out that he had got the wrong direction from the beginning.

Now Zhou Wen just wanted to go back immediately and then study the Ancient Emperor Scripture again. He could hardly suppress his excitement.

Li Weiyang, holding the barbecue, stood there dumbfounded, watching Zhou Wen run away, her mind full of questions: "Flames? Beautiful? Moving? What the hell?"

"What happened to Zhou Wen?" Li Xuan walked over and asked Li Weiyang with a puzzled look.

"How should I know what's wrong with that madman? I'm not a madman." Li Weiyang angrily stuffed the barbecue to Li Xuan, stood up and left.

"What's going on? What's wrong with everyone?" Li Xuan looked confused, not knowing why Li Weiyang was so angry.

After Zhou Wen returned to the dormitory, he began to comprehend the Ancient Emperor Scripture in the practice room. He soon discovered why the fire power attached to the Ancient Emperor Scripture was so weak.

This is not because the Ancient Emperor Scripture is not strong enough, but because too much is as bad as too little. The true essence of the Ancient Emperor Scripture is life. If the power of fire is too strong, it will destroy everything, naturally including life.

So the power of fire is necessary, but it must not exceed a certain limit.

It is just like the role of the sun to human beings. It is because of the sun that we have day and night and four seasons, and it is because of the sun that life is possible.

But if the earth is too close to the sun, all the plants and animals on earth will be scorched and no life will be able to withstand it.

"It's just like barbecue. If it's too raw, it's hard to swallow. If it's burnt, it's inedible. The most moving thing about life is that little spark." Zhou Wen felt vaguely that he seemed to have grasped something, but he couldn't grasp it accurately for a while.

For several days in a row, Zhou Wen was in the practice room comprehending the Ancient Emperor Scripture, and he understood more and more about the true meaning of the Ancient Emperor Scripture.

(End of this chapter)