Chapter 1482: Huangzhong Plum and Five-Needle Pine (Second update, requesting all)

This is a plum tree. Relative to its grade, its size is not very large, only a few hundred meters in height. If one observes carefully, one can vaguely see a total of nine golden-orange fruits amidst the dense branches and leaves.

These nine fruits are shaped like pearl stamens, and the two characters "Huangzhong" are engraved on each of them.

"Huangzhong Plum!"

At this moment, Wudi's exclamation rang out.

The others were also all greatly alarmed, all staring at this plum tree with shocked eyes.

Legend has it that the Huangzhong Plum Tree blossoms once every ten thousand years, bears fruit once every ten thousand years, and takes another ten thousand years to ripen. It only has nine fruits every thirty thousand years. Even among Top-Grade Spiritual Roots, it is a top-tier existence; is it just a step away from becoming a Supreme-Grade Top-Tier Spirit Root?

Li Zhangsheng was not particularly shocked, because he had already learned the answer in advance from the Heavenly Emperor Inheritance and had already been shocked before.

However, Li Zhangsheng still acted a bit excited.

The reason was none other than that these nine Huangzhong Plums were already fully ripe.

As a fruit that ripens once every thirty thousand years, the efficacy of the Huangzhong Plum can be described as quite powerful.

Huangzhong Plum: Purple Mansion Rare Treasure, containing a trace of Dao essence. It can significantly increase the probability of a Demon Pet breaking through to the Emperor Rank. Any creature that consumes it will definitely see a surge in wisdom, comprehension, and Mental Power. Note: The Dao essence of every Huangzhong Plum is identical; it is only effective the first time.

It must be said that the effect of the Huangzhong Plum is very powerful, it is just that the fruit's growth cycle is a bit too long.

Looking at the Heavenly Emperor Inheritance, the Heavenly Emperor, who had not yet risen to prominence at the time, accidentally obtained a Huangzhong Plum Tree that was still in the Growth Stage in some Ruins. He used the branches and leaves of the Huangzhong Plum Tree to trade for a large amount of precious resources, using this to rise to prominence, which made an indelible contribution to him becoming the Heavenly Emperor later on.

In order to let the Huangzhong Plum Tree ripen and cultivate Huangzhong Plums, after becoming the Heavenly Emperor, he spared no effort to mobilize a large amount of resources to cultivate the Huangzhong Plum Tree.

Unfortunately, before the Huangzhong Plum Tree could bear fruit, the Heaven and Earth Hegemony began, so the Heavenly Emperor never enjoyed the Huangzhong Plums throughout his entire life.

Otherwise, given the exaggerated effects of the Huangzhong Plum, the Heavenly Emperor's ending could not have been so miserable; he could have completely changed the entire war situation with his own strength and would not have been defeated by being ganged up on.

Now it is fine; the Huangzhong Plums have benefited Li Zhangsheng and the others. One can only say that the Heavenly Emperor was truly down on his luck; not only did he ruin a winning hand, but his luck was also not very good.

Unlike Wendi and the others, Li Zhangsheng shifted his gaze away and landed on the remaining six Top-Grade Spiritual Roots.

The Tree of Life goes without saying. Another Mid-Grade Top-Tier Spirit Root is a fruit tree bearing Golden Apples, which can be said to be very familiar; it is precisely a Golden Apple Tree.

This Golden Apple Tree, like Li Zhangsheng's Golden Apple Tree, is only a Mid-Grade Top-Tier Spirit Root, not a Superior Quality Top-Tier Spirit Root. It is very obvious that this is also a Golden Apple Tree with severely damaged origins.

It should be impossible for such a coincidence to exist in the world; this can only mean that these two Golden Apple Trees were originally one, as if they had been chopped into two pieces by someone.

Li Zhangsheng revealed a smile. The fruits of the Golden Apple Tree can improve the quality of Gold Element Demon Pets. If these two Golden Apple Trees can be merged into a Superior Quality Top-Tier Spirit Root, the effect will definitely increase greatly, and perhaps it will even have an effect on Legendary Quality Demon Pets.

Of course, one still has to try it to be sure.

As for the remaining four Low-Grade Top-Tier Spirit Roots, they are not very conspicuous. To Li Zhangsheng, they can be said to be dispensable, so I will not elaborate on them.

Li Zhangsheng clapped his hands, and after everyone's gaze fell upon him, he said: "Next, we go to the last place!"

This is naturally not the last place; do not forget the ocean. The area of the ocean is no worse than the land, but due to environmental factors, the Spiritual Roots that can survive in the ocean are relatively rare.

Wendi and the others had no objections. They were also not afraid of any accidents happening to the Huangzhong Plum Tree, because these Medicine Gardens were all shrouded by great arrays, and these arrays were interconnected with the entire continent. Without a Heavenly Emperor Secret Realm Token, even if a forced attack were successful, it would be meaningless.

Not long after, Li Zhangsheng led everyone into the ocean and stopped at a place not very far from the central continent.

Here lies a huge underwater Medicine Garden, the area of which is not much inferior to the Medicine Garden on the central continent.

Among them, the Water Shadow Light-Splitting Tree, one of the Ten Branches of the World Tree, is located within it.

In this way, the Ten Branches of the World Tree can be considered gathered.

However, this is not the point.

The point is that besides the Water Shadow Light-Splitting Tree, there is also a Superior Quality Top-Tier Spirit Root here.

This is a massive pine tree that is a full thousand meters in height. Its bark, branches, and leaves are all five-colored, reflecting a colorful, dazzling feeling underwater, giving people a dreamlike and illusory sensation.

Amidst the branches and leaves of this pine tree, one can see pine cones that are also five-colored from time to time.

It is just unclear why it stands alone on the periphery of the Medicine Garden, and a large number of complex and twisted runes are engraved on the ground nearby.

Five-Needle Pine!

Compared to the Huangzhong Plum, the fame of the Five-Needle Pine is undoubtedly much inferior, but this does not mean its use is not great. On the contrary, in Li Zhangsheng's eyes, this Five-Needle Pine is not even inferior to the Huangzhong Plum.

Legend has it that the Five-Needle Pine is the first pine tree between heaven and earth, naturally containing the Innate Five Elements origin. It blossoms once every three thousand years, bears fruit once every three thousand years, and takes another three thousand years to ripen, taking a total of nine thousand years to produce fifteen pine cones. Its fruit can not only help people condense the Innate Five Elements Qi, but also enable people to comprehend the Innate Five Elements Great Dao laws.

Li Zhangsheng practices the Great Five Elements Technique, and he has only just barely crossed the threshold. Even with the Seeking Dao Jade Pendant to assist in his cultivation, if he wants to go further, he is afraid he will have to count it in years.

But if he has this batch of Five-Needle Pine fruits to assist him, he has the confidence to elevate the Great Five Elements Technique to Great Accomplishment in a short period of time. By then, not only will the power of the Great Five Elements Technique be greatly increased, but it can also better amplify the combat power of Five Elements Attribute Demon Pets.

If he consumes another Huangzhong Plum, his wisdom, comprehension, and Mental Power will also gain a boost, and the effect will definitely be even better.

As for pushing the Great Five Elements Technique to the Great Accomplishment stage in one go, Li Zhangsheng does not have such extravagant hopes. Which of the top ten Great Daos does not take a long time to master? Even with the help of the Seeking Dao Jade Pendant, wanting to reach Great Accomplishment often takes decades.

As for the final Perfection, that goes without saying; it could take a thousand or ten thousand years, and perhaps it might even need to be calculated in Yuanhui.

One Yuanhui = 129,600 years!

Regardless, the Five-Needle Pine is of great help to Li Zhangsheng. Once the Great Five Elements Technique advances and he transforms into a Five-Colored Peacock, the power will be quite terrifying. Even if it cannot reach the level of "brushing away everything," it is likely not far off.

At this moment, Li Zhangsheng cast his gaze on the runes centered around the Five-Needle Pine.

This is a super-large seal. The materials used to set up the seal are quite high-grade, and the technique is even more brilliant; at the very least, it is better than the seal Li Zhangsheng used to seal the Source Emperor.

(End of chapter)