Chapter 828: Bountiful Harvest! 413 Tons of Rare Flowers and Herbs!

"That's true."

Zhou Yu nodded slightly, then lifted her fair, delicate face toward Xu Jingming and said softly:

"By the way, could you first exit your enhanced form?"

At this moment, Xu Jingming still maintained his three-meter-plus enhanced form; Zhou Yu's height wasn't low—she stood at 1. 3 meters, a true long-legged beauty.

But before Xu Jingming, she reached only up to his abdomen.

It just felt a bit strange like this...

"Sorry, I forgot."

Xu Jingming exited Thunderstorm Form.

Though his height still stood at 1. meters—fully a head taller than Zhou Yu.

But now he no longer looked like a wild beast beside a beauty.

"Then let's start collecting the rare flowers and herbs. Half of this sea of flowers is yours." Xu Jingming smiled.

"Half the area is mine? Are you sure you didn't make a mistake? I didn't lift a finger in the battle just now."

Zhou Yu blinked her clear, large eyes, surprised.

"Without you, Zhou Jie, I never would've come here. This half is yours by right." Xu Jingming smiled.

He had just collected rare flowers and herbs from ten space rings.

Though he hadn't counted them precisely, those rare flowers and herbs were certainly three to four times the quantity in this sea of flowers.

Without Zhou Yu guiding him, he never would've found this place.

"Since you put it that way, I won't be modest then."

Seeing Xu Jingming wasn't just being polite, Zhou Yu's face lit up with delight.

This sea of flowers was vast; even half of it should yield at least dozens of tons of rare flowers and herbs.

Both Xu Jingming and Zhou Yu flew at great speed.

Yet even so, it took them over four hours to fully harvest all the rare flowers and herbs in this sea.

It wasn't due to low efficiency—most rare flowers and herbs required special preservation methods, or their medicinal potency would drop.

Zhou Yu had originally thought she'd be lucky to get forty tons of rare flowers and herbs.

But after final calculation, she was stunned—the total reached a staggering 76 tons!

"It's... it's this much..."

Zhou Yu's heart trembled violently, her well-developed, full chest rising and falling with the shock.

Keep in mind that

She had spent so long in the Ye'er Realm, yet her entire collection of rare flowers and herbs totaled only twenty tons.

Now, in just four hours, she'd gathered nearly four times what she'd collected before!

This efficiency was simply terrifying!

Taking a deep breath to calm herself, Zhou Yu turned to Xu Jingming, her red lips parting as she whispered thanks:

"Jingming, I owe this to you."

The rare flowers and herbs in this sea likely totaled around 150 tons.

If they hadn't met Xu Jingming, the original plan would've divided the area equally among the Xiong Kingdom, the EU, and Great Xia.

Then she'd receive a quarter of Great Xia's share—ending up with only twelve tons...

"No, I'm the one who owes you, Zhou Jie."

Xu Jingming smiled. "The rare flowers and herbs in this Hundred Blossom Valley are of high quality—better than any I've encountered before."

Some Hundred Blossom Valleys produced mostly F-grade and E-grade rare flowers and herbs.

Others were dominated by D-grade and C-grade ones—this valley belonged to the latter.

When leaving the Ye'er Realm, quantities will be calculated by grade, not lumped together.

"Let's not keep refusing each other. When you return to Shanghai, I'll treat you to dinner."

Zhou Yu smiled brightly.

Seventy-six tons of rare flowers and herbs were enough to exchange for many contribution points.

As long as no other nation's adepts robbed her from now on, she was guaranteed a bountiful harvest.

With her wind-based ability, unless someone was as monstrous as Xu Jingming, no one could catch her.

"Alright. When I get back to Shanghai, I'll contact you." Xu Jingming smiled, not refusing.

Glancing at the sky, he added: "Then, Zhou Jie, let's part ways here."

Though the Ye'er Realm had no sun or moon, it still had day and night.

It was already past five in the afternoon—he needed to hunt more ferocious beasts before nightfall.

After dark, using his ability would be too conspicuous.

Also, he needed to find a place to count his spoils and test the Plant Holy Water.

"Part ways?"

Zhou Yu paused, then understood.

With Xu Jingming's strength, he obviously wouldn't travel with her.

"Alright, go ahead. I'll check if there are any rare flowers and herbs I missed."

Zhou Yu nodded slightly.

She'd only swept through the area roughly; if she searched carefully, she might still find one or two more tons.

"Alright. See you at the rendezvous point."

Xu Jingming nodded, his Thunder Dragon Wings unfolding behind him as he flew off in a random direction.

"Powerful strength, monstrous talent.

Ruthless toward enemies, yet kind to friends.

In every way, Xu Jingming is a nearly perfect man..."

Watching Xu Jingming's retreating figure, Zhou Yu murmured softly.

She was only two years older than Ling Shuang; at thirty-eight, she was already an Upper Eighth-Rank Grand Master.

This proved her extraordinary talent, far surpassing peers her age.

Because of this, she devoted nearly all her energy to cultivation, never considering romance.

She never imagined she'd one day be drawn to a man so young...

"No wonder Ling Shuang chose Xu Jingming. If I spent long periods with him, I'd probably lose control too."

Recalling Xu Jingming's formidable figure fighting eight opponents alone, Zhou Yu felt a strange heat spread through her body.

After several deep breaths, she finally calmed the heat and resumed searching for rare flowers and herbs...

On the other side, Xu Jingming quickly found a cave and began counting his spoils.

Perhaps aware of the risk of being robbed in the Ye'er Realm,

these individuals' space rings contained no valuable items besides pills and rare flowers and herbs.

Even so, the rare flowers and herbs alone were astonishing.

Xu Jingming carefully counted them—the rare flowers and herbs taken from ten Eighth-Rank Grand Masters totaled 231. tons!

Adding his original 105. tons and the newly harvested 76. tons, his total reached a staggering 413. tons!!

"Last time the Ye'er Realm opened, Great Xia collected only a thousand and a few hundred tons of rare flowers and herbs.

Now I already have nearly half that amount!"

Xu Jingming's eyes gleamed with sharp light.

This was unquestionably a bountiful harvest!

More importantly, at least twelve days remained before leaving the Ye'er Realm.

The tonnage of rare flowers and herbs would keep rising!

"I hope the next time I meet Ye Lianna and the others, they'll gift me another batch of rare flowers and herbs."

Calming his thoughts, Xu Jingming's space ring flickered faintly—a sphere of emerald-green water appeared midair, enveloped by his mental force.

"Now, let's see what the Plant Holy Water can do." Xu Jingming watched the emerald waterball with anticipation.