Summit Farmer
Chapter 1506: Golden Fruit Tree_1

Chapter 1506: Chapter 1506: Golden Fruit Tree_1

Upon hearing Ares Smith talk about the golden fruits, Peter Brown began to look attentively.

"The Sacred Fate Seed is nothing more than a way for us to carve out a Sage’s World. As long as we have a Sage’s World, we can continuously merge vitality and energy to drive our own progress. I believe this is also a direction of advancement. I am currently researching this," Ares said as he noticed Peter was watching.

Peter was somewhat interested in the direction Ares was heading; he felt that Ares’s path was similar to that of a mysterious young expert—they both avoided the common path.

However, Peter knew his own affairs; now that he had obtained so many divine fate seeds, he couldn’t follow their path. His journey might be somewhat easier.

Of course, Peter had also been inspired. He had various types of seeds, so why not think about fusing them to create a completely new kind of sacred fate, and embark on a completely different path?

This thought entered Peter’s mind, but he was in no hurry. The Saint Competition had just begun, and there was still a long road ahead.

"Has anyone taken such a path before?"

Ares replied, "There have been some who tried. I got the idea after studying the accounts of some who failed."

"You still want to do it even after they failed?"

"What I feel is that forming the Holy Sanctuary is a process of expansion and growth. The most important part is expansion. As long as one can keep expanding, the energy within the Holy Sanctuary will be very high, thus naturally creating the possibility of becoming a Saint. Isn’t a Saint simply the epitome of energy?"

Reflecting on this, Peter began to consider what exactly a Saint was. He wasn’t too sure himself. Hearing Ares’s words, Peter felt it was very plausible that becoming a Saint meant breaking the rules and thereby stepping out of them. If a Saint couldn’t reach a certain level of energy, then how could they possibly break the rules?

"My thoughts make sense, right? A Saint must use great power to break the rules and thus dominate a realm. Without great power, it’s impossible. Their energy is stored in the Sage’s World," Ares explained.

Nodding, Peter said, "What you’re saying makes a lot of sense."

Ares laughed, "You’re the first to think what I’m saying makes sense. Genius is indeed lonely."

Peter chuckled; he had found the information about the golden fruits.

"Does the golden fruit grow on a tree?" Peter asked, puzzled.

"Yeah, don’t you know?" Ares looked at Peter with confusion.

Peter saw that the Golden Fruit Tree was a centennial being, bearing a hundred golden fruits every hundred years and causing a tremendous sensation each time. Many battled over them.

Just a hundred golden fruits every century?

"This Golden Fruit Tree bears a hundred golden fruits every hundred years. It’s said that eating one can advance one’s Sage’s World. Naturally, the fruits are highly contested," Ares explained.

"Can each person only eat one?"

Indeed, a person can only eat one; eating one is effective, but any more are useless. Hence, those who have eaten one lose interest. Let me tell you, the Sage’s World enters the first rank after someone eats a golden fruit; it is akin to ’Open Heaven and Split Earth.’ From then on, the Sage’s World gains the power of Energy Absorption."

"Does the Sage’s World need to consume these extraordinary fruits to advance?"

"Yes, indeed it does. You must consume such a fruit to advance to the first tier. Relying solely on one’s cultivation to advance would take far too long. With the Saint Competition unfolding, no one has the time to wait. You should know, there are only Five Saints in this world, no more; the first five who reach that status are Saints. Those who come later, no matter what, will only be Quasi Saints. To speak frankly, Quasi Saints aren’t really Saints. They only become Saints after the current Saints weaken or pass away. However, the energy in Heaven and Earth is immense, and the departing Saints take a vast amount of energy with them. If Quasi Saints cannot acquire a substantial amount of energy during this period, they will dissipate," Ares continued.

At this point, looking at Peter, he said, "You might not be aware, but this time the Saints left suddenly, without any signs. Their departure caused a tremendous change in the Heavenly and Earthly Energy, significantly affecting this world. Some Void Saints went missing, and some met their Holy Demise. Many Tomb of Void Saint have appeared in this world. If one can find a Tomb of Void Saint, they could obtain a large number of divine fate seeds, and the chances of becoming a Saint would be significant. Now everyone is searching the world for these tombs."

Hearing this, Peter grew anxious. He thought he was developing fast enough, but it turned out that many others were advancing as well. It was uncertain whether he could compete with the powerful forces when the time came.

Seeing Peter’s concern, Ares smiled and said, "Don’t worry too much. There are five Saints’ positions in this event. As far as I know, only those who have at least 5,000 divine fate seeds are counted as Saints. Even if one accumulates 4,000 seeds, they are merely a Quasi Saint. A Quasi Saint has 1,000 seeds; they need to reach 5,000, which is still a big gap. Also, there’s one more thing you probably don’t know."

"What’s that?"

"Becoming a Saint is not absolute. After reaching the 5,000 divine fate seeds, one is only a Quasi Saint, not yet a Saint. They still have to obtain more divine fate seeds at another step. If they get injured during this time, some of their divine fate seeds will burst out, causing them to fall below the rank of a Saint. Only when they truly reach 10,000 seeds do they become True Saints."

Peter thought for a moment and said, "What you mean is that there could be battles among Saints, and others might attack them?"

"Not just other Saints. Some people follow the path of erasing divine fate seeds. What they do is bring down Saints and become Saints in an unorthodox manner. These individuals are called inverse seed users, and their powers are also formidable. So, you must be careful in this process. They will attack anyone with divine fate seeds, extract them, and erase them to gain an energy called inverse seed energy, and use this energy to break the rules."

"It seems then that even Saints are in danger!"

Ares smiled and said, "Yes, so many paths are being explored, and maybe without noticing, my path might lead through."

Peter vigorously nodded and said, "Believe in yourself, you will surely succeed!"

Ares then laughed, "The golden fruits are ripe this time. I expect a lot of competition. Are you going to try for it?"

"Of course, I must go!" Peter resolved to join the struggle for the fruits.