Chapter 42

"I heard that with just one Zhu Guo, you can strengthen your body and improve your health; moreover, for us cultivators, it can increase our cultivation by sixty years!" Little Junior Sister said the same.

The three of them were brimming with excitement, utterly thrilled.

Ye Qing reached out, picked one up, brought it to his nose to sniff, then examined it closely for a while before the corners of his mouth twitched: "Are you sure this is a Zhu Guo?"

This was clearly nothing more than an ordinary wild fruit.

Under Ye Qing's perception, the fruit contained no vast energy whatsoever.

Increase cultivation by sixty years?

What kind of joke is this?

With such a tiny fruit, let alone increasing cultivation, it wouldn't even be enough to quench thirst...

However, facing Ye Qing's question, the three merely exchanged glances and frowned...

"Didn't you try it before?" Ye Qing, seeing their expressions, couldn't help but ask.

The three shook their heads, and Little Junior Sister said: "Senior and junior brothers share blessings; since there are four of these treasures, we brought them back to share with you, Eldest Senior Brother!"

Well then...

"Try them yourselves!" Ye Qing said softly.

Immediately, Little Junior Sister, half-believing and half-doubting, swallowed one of the red fruits.

And then...

There was no "and then"!

It could be said that nothing happened at all.

There was not the slightest increase in internal energy within her body, let alone any strengthening of body and health...

This was just an ordinary fruit, as ordinary as could be.

Seeing this scene, the other two could not help but feel somewhat disappointed!

They had struggled all night long just to bring these fruits back.

And now, they were being told that this damn thing wasn't a Zhu Guo?

Disappointment!

That was genuine disappointment!

"Alright, hurry up and rest! If you keep this up, you'll die from overwork sooner or later!" Ye Qing said with some amusement.

"This..."

The three exchanged glances, obviously unwilling to accept it...

"Hurry up and rest!" Ye Qing sighed; a whole night spent doing nothing but futile work!

"Sigh..."

The three hung their heads in dejection and turned to leave, but immediately afterward, they suddenly seemed to remember something and looked up at the sky with renewed excitement...

"What are you doing?" Ye Qing was startled and asked instinctively.

"Waiting for the Great Dao Golden List! Today, there should be the second countdown, and a second Golden Finger, right? Perhaps this second time, it will be our world's turn! When that happens, we can go cling to the leg of the Child of Fate again!" Second Junior Brother said; although he looked honest and simple, at this moment he appeared exceptionally shrewd!

If even Second Junior Brother was like this, the others were even more so.

Oh?

A countdown?

Ye Qing's heart stirred...

He glanced at the sky; another day had passed, and indeed, it was time to begin the second countdown!

"System!"

He called out within his heart...

As a luminous screen visible only to him appeared before Ye Qing's eyes, he gazed upon the second video he had prepared long ago within that screen...

The corners of Ye Qing's mouth slowly curled into a smile.

"Publish!"