Chapter 524 Up For a Ride (2/2)

Covered in sweat, chunky blood and coth, Daniel put the rock down and painstakingly rose back to his feet He then unwrapped his shi+rt fro a few minor lacerations, and used it to clean his face Once clean, he put his shi+rt back on, and said, ”Dawn and Rose, come with me” he said as he headed towards the smaller ponds, around which he had seen a few dried up bushes that he could use to get the fire started, and keep it burning through the night

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In the few hours that followed, Daniel was able to start a fire by using Saha's mirror to reflect the sun rays onto the handful of dried up leaves he had picked, and fueling the flaathered with Rose and Dawn He had also ed to rip off one of the lizard's claws from its toe, and used it to slice a few strips of meat which he left to cook on a flat stone that he had placed right next to the fire What remained of the meat was left to smoke into a cone-shaped oven that he had instructed Lilith, Cassie and Saha to build

With food, water, and a fire sorted out, Daniel was finally able to take a breath and prepare for the night

As the sun retired, and the cloudless blue sky turned to a darker shade, the tean to drop To Rose and the others, the cold re their youth, their failures in cultivation would cause their guardians to feel a disappointment that was reflected into their e the that cultivators like them, contrary to mortals, were not used to

”Daniel”her portion of half-burnt lizard meat

”You didn't lose your cultivation” Said Daniel, already aware of what Rose wanted to ask him His words eased her worries, as well as those of the others, who let theh of relief

”But then why can't we”

”This dienerated by our bodies is forcibly taken away in an attes, and that is what isas we are able to find a source of power that isn't affected by this phenoet us out of here” Daniel explained right before ripping the last piece of rabbed the clean bone, and ha it into two pointy spikes

Daniel looked at these two bone knives, and once he realized that one of the tas barely longer than his palm's width, and therefore unfit to be used as a weapon, he threw it away The second knife, on the other hand, was perfect for hih to pierce into the skin of another lizard, in case they would encounter one

Reassured by finally having a weapon, Daniel turned to look at Rose and the others, ere still eating In the been cultivators for all of their lives, these five young wo injury They also lacked awareness for their surroundings, and most importantly, a concept of the flow of time

Thanks to their nearly infinite lives, a cultivator would always have the chance to take things slowly, as ti that he would run out of For aThe awareness of passage of ti the, and resting Without these concepts, a

By seeing these powerful cultivators at the Godhood stage being brought down to mortality, a state in which one could only try to find happiness while surviving day by day, Daniel could not help but feel guilty For someone who had always tried to live decently, this tiroup of innocent people

However, not everything was lost, as they still had their lives

With the end goal of finding a way to take these women back to their universe, he steeled his resolve ”Fro you have learned about essences” Daniel said to the five young wo, and turned to listen to hiht to you You will need it to survive in this world” He then said while adding a few , he lay down on his back right next to the fire, and closed his eyes

”What are you doing?” Asked Daith curiosity

”I a, you should do the same” Responded Daniel with a matter-of-fact tone However, when he opened his eyes a few seconds later, he noticed that his words had done nothing but deepen the confusion of the five young women ”Lay on your back, close your eyes, and try to create a world in your ine of it, the better”

Annoyed by Daniel's attitude, Lilith asked, ”We don't even knohat sleep is! Hoe know that it is working?”

Daniel's lips curved into a smile ”If it works, the next ti” He then closed his eyes once again, but instead of trying to fall asleep right away, he decided to listen to the voices of the five young wo to discover the secret of his rapid descent into sleep

After about tenonly the crackling noise of the fire to resound in his ears It was only then that Daniel e the humanoid silhouette that had suddenly appeared on top of one of the towering rocks that surrounded the camp by just a few seconds