Chapter 2356: Dividing the Fruit

"Shī xiōng, what are you saying? I almost died."

Facing Qi Xiong's reprimand, Hong Zun immediately roared, feeling stifled.

How could he not feel awful? He was inexplicably trapped in the Formation for so many days, having to deal with the Formation's refinement on one hand, worry about possibly being accidentally injured on the other, and also need to calm his emotions.

He gritted his teeth and endured for so many days— is it easy for him?

Seeing Hong Zun's face full of grief and indignation, Qi Xiong also understood his grievance, his attitude softened for a moment, and he said.

"Junior brother, I know you've been working hard, but there are outsiders here."

Upon hearing that, Hong Zun finally suppressed his grief and indignation, turned to Huang Lao and the four others, as well as this elder of the Formation King Immortal City, and bowed his hands in thanks.

Regarding this, the few people naturally waved their hands, indicating they didn't mind.

Huang Lao and the others were purely curious, while this elder of the Formation King Immortal City dared not even take credit.

After the thanks, Hong Zun had also been fatigued these days, so Qi Xiong suggested letting him go back to rest first.

Upon hearing that, Hong Zun did not refuse, nodded and responded, but just before leaving, he suddenly turned his head to look at Xu Jie, who was already preparing to slip away, and said with a fake smile.

"Good disciple, where are you going? Don't you help your master back."

"Master, I..............."

"What's wrong with you?"

Seeing Hong Zun's strange smile, Xu Jie felt a bit numb.

Xu Jie, well-versed in the art of self-preservation, naturally understood that returning to the master at this time basically meant a one-way trip.

Right now, having just escaped the trap, Hong Zun was fuming, at the peak of his anger.

At this point, not trying to dodge far away but still sending him back— isn't that just asking for death?

Therefore, at the moment the Formation was broken, Xu Jie had already prepared to make a quick escape.

Wait for the Shīzūn to calm down, then we can talk about other things.

But before he could successfully leave, Hong Zun directly called out to him, leaving Xu Jie feeling as dead inside.

And Hong Zun didn't give him a chance to talk nonsense, forcibly making Xu Jie send him back.

To say he was sent is not accurate; it's more like Hong Zun forcibly dragged Xu Jie away.

Their master-disciple affair, others naturally wouldn't interfere—not even Qi Xiong and Ye Zhangqing said anything.

However, after settling Hong Zun's matter, everyone indeed breathed a sigh of relief.

That evening, to show gratitude, Ye Zhangqing also prepared a table of dishes and hosted a banquet for the elder of the Formation King Immortal City.

Of course, Huang Lao and the four others were also there.

I never dreamed that one day I would be able to sit at the same table and eat and drink with Huang Lao and the four others.

This is an honor that even the lord of the Formation King Immortal City has never enjoyed.

If it were just one person, there might still be a chance, but four Present Era's Strongest? That's different.

At first, this elder of the Formation King Immortal City was still a bit nervous, after all, he had never experienced this before.

As the dishes were served, the rich aroma wafted over.

After taking the first bite, this elder of the Formation King Immortal City completely let go.

Such deliciousness, who could hold back? For a moment he didn't even pay attention to Huang Lao and the four others, but directly started wolfing down his food.

Completely different from the start, before the dishes were served, the Heavenly Family's old ancestor was still smiling and said to him.

"No need to be nervous; today we are all fellow Daoists, let's share a simple meal."

But as they began eating, the Heavenly Family's old ancestor's face darkened, and he said unhappily.

"Slow down, look at your eating manners— we're still here."

But regarding this, the elder of the Formation King Immortal City acted as if he hadn't heard, completely indifferent, continuing to eat silently and voraciously.

The rumors in the world are indeed true— Ye Zhangqing's culinary skill truly is the best of the present era.

Who else in the entire Immortal Realm could make food this delicious?

Seeing the elder of the Formation King Immortal City sweep away the food like a whirlwind sweeping away clouds, Huang Lao and the four others' faces turned ashen.

Silently cursing, this kid really doesn't know the rules.

If it weren't for the fact that he broke the Formation, this meal was originally meant to thank him; Huang Lao and the four others would have already thrown him out.

Afterwards, Huang Lao and the four others also didn't care about face, quickly joining the scramble for food.

No way, this kid eats too fast; if they don't speed up, they might not even get any soup.

The meal was intensely fierce; after eating, Huang Lao and the four others, annoyed, directly drove away the elder of the Formation King Immortal City.

In the following days, the Dao One Immortal Sect indeed returned to calm.

Ye Zhangqing also didn't rush to leave.

Previously busy with Hong Zun's affairs, now that matters are settled, Ye Zhangqing also began considering the Nine Heavens Precious Tree.

Not only will Ye Zhangqing cover the meals for Miao Cuihua and the Heavenly Family's old ancestor.

Moreover, the fruit of the Nine Heavens Precious Tree is to be divided, giving one share each to Tianlin and Miao Qianqian.

This poses no problem; moreover, Ye Zhangqing plans to first boost his cultivation in the Dao One Immortal Sect, then return to Thus English: Thus English: Dengtianxiancheng to find Bai Hua Xianzi and the other girls.

By then, bringing back the fruit of the Nine Heavens Precious Tree will also allow the girls to boost their cultivation.

He shared his idea with Tianlin and Miao Qianqian; upon hearing it, both said there was no problem.

Tianlin laughed and said.

"Sure, just break through within the Dao One Immortal Sect; it's fine."

"Moreover, breaking through by consuming the fruit of the Nine Heavens Precious Tree incurs no heavenly tribulation."

"No heavenly tribulation?"

Upon hearing that, Ye Zhangqing was stunned for a moment; as everyone knows, anyone breaking through a major realm will have the heavenly tribulation sent down by the heavens as a test, with no exceptions.

But if one breaks through using the fruit of the Nine Heavens Treasure Tree, there will be no heavenly tribulation.

Tianlin is also recorded in the family's ancient texts, and it should be correct.

As for the reason, simply put, it is tacitly approved by the Heavenly Dao.

This is the existence of the legendary supreme treasure; even the Heavenly Dao opened a back door, granting such privilege.

Therefore, the Nine Heavens Treasure Tree is lauded as having no side effects whatsoever and can reliably help one break through to the Ancient Immortal Realm.

After all, if there were a heavenly tribulation, there would still be a risk of failing the tribulation, which would not be absolute success.

Now the heavenly tribulation is waived outright, eliminating any chance of failure.

Now, with the fruit of the Nine Heavens Treasure Tree, one only needs to casually find a secret room and follow Tianlin's words; within a month, the three cultivators' cultivation can be directly raised to the peak of the Sovereign Immortal Realm.

During this period there will be no bottleneck whatsoever.

This absolutely saves decades of arduous cultivation; even with the three's talent, reaching the peak of the Sovereign Immortal Realm would still require at least decades.

Now, with the fruit of the Nine Heavens Treasure Tree, one month is enough.

All right, shall we go pick the fruit today?

I have no problem.

I'm fine too.

Then let's go.

Immediately, Ye Zhangqing wasted no words, taking Tianlin and Miao Qianqian toward the Dong Fu where the Nine Heavens Treasure Tree lies.

Saying it and doing it, the earlier the breakthrough, the better.

For the three to enter the Dong Fu, naturally there is no one to stop them.