The Journey of Immortal Cultivation
Chapter 180 - 120 11

Chapter 180: Chapter 120 11

"None of them. When cultivation reaches a profound level, one will not lack these two things." Is her perspective still not broad enough, or was it his fault in teaching? "The fruit produced by the small tree is naturally called Spring Blossom and Autumn Fruit. However, there is another name for this fruit that you might be more familiar with."

"What name?" Annoying, he habitually kept people in suspense again.

"Dao Fruit."

It indeed struck her like thunder. It seemed that the term had often come up around her, but she had never paid attention to what Dao Fruit actually was.

Changtian put away his smile and said solemnly, "Spring Blossom and Autumn Fruit has comprehended the ultimate truth of the universe and was named by the Heavenly Dao. Its fruit naturally contains a trace of the power of the Heavenly Dao. Not to mention ordinary Cultivators, even a cultivator like me regards it as a treasure. Whoever has the fortune to taste this fruit has the chance to glimpse the Heavenly Dao!"

"Therefore, Ning Xiaoxian." She had never heard Changtian so serious, "Once this fruit matures, would you be willing to share one with me?"

It was the first time Changtian had made a request to her! For such a proud person to make such a formal request, it could only mean that the Dao Fruit was extremely important to him.

So she solemnly replied, "Naturally, I’m willing. You can take all nine, and I wouldn’t mind."

He was amused again: "Silly girl, what would I do with nine? Anyone can only benefit from a Dao Fruit once in their lifetime. Whether one can seize the opportunity to glimpse the Heavenly Dao depends on their own fate and ability."

Anyway, he couldn’t see her rolling her eyes from the bottom: "You’re too modest. Seeing how confident you are, you probably have such fate and ability, right?"

"We’ll see when the time comes."

Ning Xiaoxian wasn’t worried about this; she had blind reliance and trust in Changtian. "What I’m worried about is, this tree was only planted at the end of July, will it make it to bloom next spring?"

"It will make it. It can only grow up to seven feet tall, growing one foot each month, by next February it should be fully grown, just in time for the bloom."

"Seven feet?" For a tree, that’s quite short. But a tree that lives only one year, growing neither too quickly nor too slowly, how tall could it get? She stretched out her hand and gently touched the sapling, suddenly feeling a strong urge to sigh. The road ahead is long and obstructed; this tree won’t bear fruit until next autumn, will she still be alive in the mortal world by then? Will she have the chance to personally pluck the Dao Fruit and give it to Changtian?"

Ah, cheer up, young girl. She patted her own cheek, encouraging herself, patting rather loudly.

Changtian, curious, asked: "What are you doing?"

"Nothing, nothing."

Thinking about it, the small tree in front of her looked underdeveloped, like a stubborn child who, no matter how you discipline it, refuses to hurry up and grow. But could it not also grasp the ultimate truth of the world? Could it not also produce a unique fruit unmatched anywhere else? It shows that even if the Heavenly Dao is uncompassionate, it always leaves a sliver of hope for the weak. Ning Xiaoxian, having hands and feet, able to run and jump, how could she be less promising than a tree?

On this day, whether practicing cultivation or conducting alchemy, she put in extra effort.

The tea meetings in Rock City had come to a close, and the tea house district and mutual market gradually quietened down. Many merchant teams had bought their goods and left earlier, whereas the Cloud Tiger Trading Team was fully prepared, waiting for Deng Hao’s orders. Now, the power of the merchant teams could be seen, as the teams with more prominent names undoubtedly had an advantage in negotiations with Rock City. For instance, Qingfeng Trading Team, which had previously approached Deng Hao, had purchased 700 pounds of Spiritual Tea. While that amount might not sound much, this year Rock City’s production of Spiritual Tea was only a total of 10,000 pounds, with nearly two hundred merchant teams eagerly watching this transaction.

This unique treasure, when transported to more remote areas, had higher profits. Hence, for the first time ever, the price of tea began to be calculated in terms of Spirit Stones.

The Cloud Tiger Trading Team managed to secure 130 pounds of Spiritual Tea. This was only because three large merchant teams had been annihilated on the journey to Rock City, creating a few vacancies that the Cloud Tiger Trading Team was fortunate enough to fill. This quantity was still quite far from Deng Hao’s minimum expectation of 250 pounds, so he planned to stay for two more days to negotiate further with the officials.

Just after Ning Xiaoxian stepped out of God Demon Prison, something "whooshed" over and circled her three times. With her keen eyesight, she instantly recognized its appearance and thus stretched out her right hand, allowing the object to quietly settle in her palm.

A seemingly ordinary Copper Coin with a tiny red dot on it. A thought clicked in her mind: "What had to come, has finally arrived."

The object had probably stayed outside for a long time, managed to find her only after she emerged from the God Demon Prison—this was the famous "Qingfu Coin."

Qingfu is a peculiar type of insect, shaped like a cicada, like a butterfly, but slightly larger in size. It is beautifully colored, delicious in taste, and has a pair of butterfly-like large wings. However, the most peculiar thing about Qingfu is that the mother and offspring never separate. Legend has it that once Qingfu gives birth, mother and offspring will always reunite. Utilizing this trait, humans applied the blood of Qingfu mother and offspring separately onto coins, and the coins used would inevitably return, thus the saying, "Qingfu returns the money."

Because of its trait of returning once used, worldly people regard Qingfu Coin as a treasure for amassing wealth. Species coveted by humans generally become extinct very quickly, so Qingfu Coins are now very rare; Cultivators don’t value mortal money, but they value the ability of Qingfu Coins to fly back and forth, hence they use them as a means for delivering messages.

Due to the intrinsic properties of Qingfu Coin, the user does not need to possess Spiritual Power or demonic power. (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit qidian.com to cast your recommendation ticket, monthly ticket, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)

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