After transmigrating, I made a name for myself through my culinary skills.

Ye Lan walked in the opposite direction of the bloodstains. The spiritual energy here was twice as dense as outside. He planned to quickly find a safe place to hide and cultivate.

As the sun rose higher, Ye Lan finally found a cave by the waterfall. Several large trees with purple leaves grew in front of the cave, blocking most of the view. Without careful observation, one could not see that there was a cave behind it. Ye Lan had never seen these purple leaves before. Curious, she looked at them a few more times before discovering the cave. Ye Lan first used her divine sense to detect that there was no danger inside. Only after confirming that it was safe did she dare to enter the cave.

The cave was very spacious and contained many silver crystals. The spiritual energy emanating from them was enough to make one's mouth water. Just as Ye Lan was wondering if she had found a treasure, the sound of fierce fighting broke out outside.

Ye Lan glanced outside the cave and saw six silver wolves attacking a winged creature in the distance. The creature was the size of a lion and resembled a giant Linqing lion cat. It was covered in fluffy white fur and had pointed ears like a cat. There were obvious bloodstains and bite marks on its body. The wolves next to it were also in a sorry state, and the alpha wolf in front had blood seeping from its eyes.

Seeing this, Ye Lan quickly used an invisibility talisman to hide herself, while silently praying that the old man was a real NPC, and preparing to use a teleportation talisman to escape at any time.

The wolves attacked swiftly, splitting up to strike different parts of the white lion. Two of them rushed forward and bit its wings, but the white lion flapped its wings, sending the wolves flying. Ye Lan, hiding inside the cave with rocks blocking the airflow, wasn't blown over. With a huge roar, a strong smell of blood filled the air outside, followed by several thuds of heavy objects hitting the ground, before silence returned. The wolves retreated and didn't continue their attack. The alpha wolf stared fiercely at the white lion, its intentions unclear.

The wolves were also badly injured, though not as badly as the white lion. But continuing the attack would only result in a fight to the death. A moment later, the alpha wolf turned and left, and the pack followed. It seemed they didn't intend to continue the head-on confrontation.

Ye Lan hid in the cave, not daring to make a sound. Then he saw the white lion walk into the cave. Ye Lan quickly activated the teleportation talisman to leave, but found that he could not use his spiritual power. All the talismans were useless at this moment.

Ye Lan hid behind a rock, but after several attempts failed, he cursed inwardly, knowing he shouldn't have watched the spectacle.

The white lion had entered the cave, its wings folded, and its body had shrunk several times over. Its white fur looked soft and noble, and the bloodstains on its body did not diminish its majestic appearance.

Ye Lan noticed that it was carrying a small lion cub in its mouth. The cub was milky white all over, had no wings, and was very cute with its fluffy fur. Of course, it would have been considered cute if it weren't for this life-threatening situation.

"Stop struggling, human. This cave is my dwelling. Since you dared to trespass, you should be prepared to be eaten."

Ye Lan paused, realizing he had heard the white lion talking to him in his consciousness. For a moment, he couldn't accept that this cat-like creature could communicate with him directly.

The white lion didn't look at Ye Lan when it passed by. This little cultivator's cultivation level was too low to pose a threat to it. Moreover, as a spirit beast, it had the ability to sense good and evil, and Ye Lan did not have any greedy evil aura.

Ye Lan stayed close to the wall, watching the white lion walk towards the pile of silver crystals. Taking advantage of its inattention, he quickly ran towards the cave entrance. Since he couldn't use his spiritual power, he could only rely on his physical strength. Once he got out of this cave, he would have a chance to survive.

The outcome wasn't as smooth as he'd hoped. As he rushed toward the cave entrance, he crashed into a barrier and was bounced back.

"If you want to live, stay put. If I'm in a good mood, I might let you out. Otherwise, I'll just eat you." The white lion warned Ye Lan in a low voice. It placed the little lion on the crystal, lay down next to it, and encircled the little lion. The little lion did not move, as if it had fainted.

Ye Lan stopped struggling. He had just witnessed the lion's fighting power, and its cultivation level should be above the Nascent Soul stage. Fighting it head-on would be like throwing an egg against a rock, so he simply sat cross-legged against the stone wall to rest.

The two white lions, one large and one small, lay on the crystal. The crystal's spiritual energy gradually covered their bodies. Whether it was due to the crystal's effect or the lions' own healing abilities, the wounds on the larger lion's body were visibly improving.

Ye Lan was alarmed. If it got better, he probably wouldn't even have a chance to survive. He tried to activate the teleportation talisman again, but there was still no response.

Just as Ye Lan was contemplating whether she should leave this world, the little lion slowly woke up. It climbed onto the big lion's back, poked its head out, and looked around curiously at the stranger who had appeared in the cave. Just as it stumbled and was about to run towards Ye Lan, it was carried back by the big lion.

Undeterred by being stopped, the lion cub turned around and ran back, only to be carried back again, but this time the adult lion didn't let it cause any more trouble.

"Now I'll give you two choices: sign a contract with me and become my spirit pet, or be eaten by me." The white lion's voice echoed in my mind once again.

As a divine beast, the white lion has the ability to form a reverse contract. Once a human becomes its spirit pet, they can only obey its commands. This is the only way to ensure the human's loyalty. If the human betrays it, they will be directly devoured and have their cultivation completely destroyed.

Ye Lan refused. He didn't know what kind of spirit beast it was that had the ability to make humans into contracted spirit pets. Usually, it was humans who sought out spirit pets. If he agreed, he would never be able to escape in this lifetime.

Seeing that Ye Lan was not threatened, the white lion did not waste any words and attacked directly. With a burst of pressure, Ye Lan was forced to the ground. Without spiritual power to support him, he was no different from an ordinary person. Ye Lan felt his body being squeezed by a powerful force, as if a boulder was pressing down on him. In less than two minutes, he vomited blood. In those two minutes, Ye Lan felt the pain of the plane crash, as if his whole body was being torn apart.

"I'll make a contract with you," Ye Lan agreed. In that instant, Ye Lan felt the pressure dissipate. He rolled over, lay on the ground, and gasped for breath. The feeling of being on the verge of death again was terrifying.

The white lion didn't say much. It released its spiritual power and directly signed a contract with Ye Lan. It was only when signing the contract that Ye Lan realized that the white lion was the ancient divine beast Devouring Demon Lion. It had been mentioned in a monster illustration book before, but he couldn't remember it at the moment.

The Demon-Devouring Lion is incredibly powerful and prefers to live in seclusion in the mountains and forests. As an ancient divine beast, it is favored by the Heavenly Dao in terms of cultivation, so it can cultivate extremely quickly and has a fierce attack power. Few people would risk their lives to find it.

Having strong cultivation talent also has its advantages and disadvantages. The Demon-Devouring Lions have an extremely low reproductive rate, and we haven't seen them for many years.

After the contract was completed, Ye Lan felt his spiritual power recover and his injuries heal. Soon after, the Devouring Lion sent him to find food, clearly treating him as a servant.

"Now that the contract is in effect, if you try to run away, I'll make you explode and die. So don't even think about escaping. If I'm happy, I might let you leave."

The lazy voice of the Demon-Devouring Lion echoed in Ye Lan's mind. After completing the contract, its personality changed. It lay still like a big cat. Ye Lan suspected that it was afraid of being attacked by a pack of wolves if it went out, so it wanted Ye Lan to be its spirit pet to find food for it!

After recovering his spiritual power, Ye Lan moved around much more easily. He flew directly into the forest on his sword. Wood spirit roots are very convenient in the forest, and he soon found some edible wild fruits, including wild persimmons and wild strawberries. The wild strawberries tasted sweet and sour and were delicious. There was also a fruit he had never seen before that looked like a lychee. The person with the wood spirit root told him that it was edible and had a lot of spiritual energy on it. Ye Lan tasted it and found that it did taste like a lychee, with a sweet flavor and a lot of juice, but it didn't have a seed. He picked a lot of them and put them into his spatial storage.

"Shh," Ye Lan heard a sound. He stopped to observe his surroundings and saw the weeds in front of him move slightly. He dared not move again and released his divine sense to detect that there were two rabbits. After confirming that it was safe, he used his spiritual power to activate the vines and easily took down the two plump rabbits.

On the way back, Ye Lan was worried that the two demon-devouring lions wouldn't eat vegetarian food and that the two rabbits wouldn't be enough, so she went to the river to catch a few fish. Carrying the cleaned fish in one hand and the live rabbits in the other, Ye Lan couldn't help but complain that she had the potential to be a servant. She was coerced into thinking that they wouldn't have enough to eat and that they might want to eat them alive, so she deliberately didn't process the rabbits.

Back inside the cave, Ye Lan took out several large leaves from her spatial storage to use as plates, placed the fish on them, and presented them to the white lion.

The little demon lion walked up to the fish and started gnawing on them. These fish were really big. No one caught the fish in the river, so they were very fat. One of them was almost the same size as the little demon lion. It couldn't pull them up and fell to the ground, its face covered in bits of meat.

Ye Lan was speechless, wondering whether he should slice it into fish fillets.

Its mother, the Great Devouring Demon Lion, saw this and used her spiritual power to cut the fish into several pieces, while the Little Devouring Demon Lion continued to happily gnaw on the fish.

The Great Devouring Lion devoured the remaining fish one by one, leaving the rabbit untouched. Although it showed no expression, Ye Lan inexplicably sensed that it was somewhat disgusted.

Seeing this, Ye Lan walked to the cave entrance. After a day of fussing, he was starving and wanted to eat grilled fish. He was afraid that starting a fire inside would anger the Demon-Devouring Lion, so he simply went outside. He had another fish in his space. This fish was a little smaller than the others. It would be too big to grill, so he chose a medium-sized one.

He soon started a fire and made a small grill out of branches. He then placed the fish on it to grill. This time, he brought plenty of seasonings, and since the fish grew in this clear water, it didn't have much of a fishy smell, so he believed it would taste quite good.

The fire was blazing, and soon the fish emitted a meaty aroma. Ye Lan sprinkled seasonings on it, and the surface of the grilled fish turned a golden brown. He tasted it and found it crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. Just before it was done grilling, Ye Lan sprinkled a layer of chili powder on top. Grilled fish without spice is half as flavorful. The aroma of meat mixed with the fragrance of chili made Ye Lan's mouth water.

He cut off a piece with his knife and ate it. The fish had very few bones and the meat was very fresh and delicious. Ye Lan, who had been hungry all day, was very satisfied at this moment.

As Ye Lan tore off the second piece of fish, she felt something tugging at her sleeve. Turning her head, she saw the little Devouring Lion staring at the meat in Ye Lan's hand, and she could vaguely see drool at the corner of its mouth.

Ye Lan wasn't sure if it could eat this kind of seasoned food. He remembered that his friends used to raise cats and dogs and never fed them salty or spicy food, just to prevent them from getting diarrhea.

However, Ye Lan couldn't bear to refuse such an adorable creature. He thought that this mythical beast's resistance should be much stronger than that of pets on Earth, so eating a little bit shouldn't be a problem.

He cut off a piece for the little demon lion, and carefully placed it on a clean leaf to cool it down before giving it to the little demon lion. The little demon lion was not reckless. It first tried to take a small bite, and then ate it in big mouthfuls. After finishing it in a few bites, it looked at Ye Lan with longing eyes.

Helpless, Ye Lan cut off a large piece for it. In the back and forth, most of it went into the little Devouring Lion's mouth, and the last piece was taken back to the big Devouring Lion.

Ye Lan, who was only half full, sat by the fire looking at the remaining fish skeleton. He figured he would have to fill his stomach with wild fruits that night. He took out some wild fruits that looked like lychees from his spatial storage. They were sweet and good for filling his stomach, and they were also the most spiritually potent.

Just as he finished eating his second rabbit, he saw the little demon lion dragging out a rabbit even bigger than itself. It pulled the rabbit in front of Ye Lan, tilted its head back and lit the fire. Ye Lan inexplicably understood what it meant and roasted the two rabbits as well.

Ye Lan worked diligently and without complaint, picking up the rabbit and heading to the riverbank to clean it. The river was right next to the waterfall, so there was no need to go far.

He held a dagger in his hand and quickly cleaned the rabbit, keeping the fur after washing it. He hadn't brought a cushion with him because the ground was too hard, so he planned to make a cushion for himself using the rabbit fur.

After confirming that the little demon lion could eat spicy food, Ye Lan made a spicy roasted rabbit this time. Because he didn't have enough ingredients, he could only use strong flavors to remove the rabbit's gamey smell.

Ye Lan tasted a piece of the roasted rabbit himself first. It didn't taste as good as the ones he had prepared before, but it was still edible. He cut off two rabbit legs and gave them to the little demon-devouring lion. The two of them ate with great relish.

Ye Lan was surprised that the little Devouring Lion could eat so much despite its small size. He had been thinking of sharing the two roasted rabbits with the big Devouring Lion, but the little Devouring Lion kept eating and finished both rabbits.

After the little demon-devouring lion finished eating, it let out a burp and breathed out a ball of fire that almost set fire to the rabbit fur that Ye Lan was drying next to it.

Seeing its round, bulging belly, Ye Lan couldn't resist reaching out to touch it. The little demon lion's appearance was undeniably adorable to Ye Lan, a plush toy lover. However, the little demon lion didn't let him get his hands on it. Seeing him reach out, it swatted at him with its claws and then haughtily wiggled its rear end as it walked into the cave.

"You little ingrate." Ye Lan wasn't annoyed. He added two more pieces of firewood to the fire. By now it was completely dark, and he planned to meditate and cultivate.

The night is beautiful tonight; the moonlight shines on the earth, covering it in silver, and all things have entered a time of slumber.

Ye Lan calmly absorbed the spiritual energy, and his cultivation was smoother than outside. If he opened his eyes, he would definitely be able to see the silver crystal in the cave emitting spiritual energy, which he absorbed.