Chapter 877: The Xuanqiong Five-Colored Glazed Fruit Tree (First update, requesting all support)

Until evening, Li Zhangsheng rode Aixi alone toward Yecheng.

As for Ning Bizhen, she and Li Haoqiong were currently hidden within the Dangkang Xianglian Kongjian; if a crisis were to arise, Li Zhangsheng could release them at any moment.

Before Li Zhangsheng set off, Xu Wenhua and the three Vice Principals had already departed for Yecheng half an hour in advance.

Aixi did not fly within the Gale Layer, nor did she proceed at full speed, but instead flew toward Yecheng in a leisurely manner.

Li Zhangsheng held Bai Tian and Hei Ye in his arms; they lay lazily in his embrace, sleeping soundly like two pet cats.

Even though Aixi was deliberately flying slowly, that was only relative to ordinary Demon Beast-level demon pets; it only took a little over an hour for Yecheng to appear in his line of sight.

Li Zhangsheng employed the Heavenly Vision and Earthly Hearing secret technique and began to observe the entire city of Yecheng.

The Restriction on the Imperial Palace was always in an activated state, so it was naturally impossible to observe; Li Zhangsheng mainly observed the Royal Academy, the Third Prince's residence, and the Yecheng City Guard's mansion.

Due to his connection with Luo Qingning, in order to avoid being discovered, Li Zhangsheng did not spy on her, but instead eavesdropped on the movements within the Royal Academy.

After a long while, Li Zhangsheng let out a soft sigh; Luo Qingning and Sun Min had not left the Royal Academy.

Furthermore, it must be said that Li Zhangsheng was almost discovered by Luo Qingning; after all, the other party was a King, and her senses had been strengthened to an abnormal degree.

However, Li Zhangsheng did not find them at the residences of the Third Prince or the Yecheng City Guard; if nothing unexpected happened, they were likely still in the Imperial Palace.

Before entering Yecheng, Li Zhangsheng recalled Aixi and wiped his right hand across his face; under the effect of the Hundred-Change Thousand-Illusion Mask, his appearance underwent a tremendous change instantly.

At the same time, Li Zhangsheng also tried his best to restrain his aura, maintaining his presence at the level of a Third-rank Royal Beast Master.

Soon, Li Zhangsheng easily blended into Yecheng; he did not rush to the Imperial Palace immediately, but headed straight for the residence of the Third Prince, Dou Yuanbin.

Li Zhangsheng did not know if Dou Zhangsheng was plotting against him, but in any case, he took advantage of Dou Yuanbin's absence to prepare to collect some interest from his residence first.

In Dou Yuanbin's residence, only the bedroom and the backyard had their Restrictions activated; the reason Li Zhangsheng discovered that Dou Yuanbin was not at the residence was mainly through the conversations between the guards and servants.

Yecheng was, after all, the capital of a kingdom, and a Forbidden Air Array was activated here year-round; the "air" here did not refer to the sky, but to space.

To put it simply, it was used to restrict Instant Movement.

Even for Li Zhangsheng, he would need to prepare for a few seconds to successfully perform Instant Movement, and the distance of the teleportation would inevitably be greatly reduced.

Utilizing his astonishing five senses, Li Zhangsheng secretly avoided several teams patrolling outside the residence, and within just a few breaths, he appeared beneath the wall of the backyard.

To enter the backyard, one must break the Restriction of the backyard.

Li Zhangsheng took out the Forbidden Bead and made contact with the Prohibition Light Screen.

The Forbidden Bead flickered with a dim black luster, and cracks began to appear on its surface.

During this process, a hole one meter square appeared in the Prohibition Light Screen.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Zhangsheng jumped in quickly.

The moment he entered, Li Zhangsheng quickly retrieved the Forbidden Bead, and the large hole in the Restriction closed rapidly; what made him heave a sigh of relief was that this scene had not been discovered by the patrolling guards, which would allow him more time to loot.

As soon as he entered the backyard, what met his eyes was a Medicine Garden, likely several dozen mu in size; apart from a wooden hut, the entire backyard had been cultivated into a Medicine Garden.

In addition to the Medicine Garden, Li Zhangsheng also discovered several middle-aged men dressed as farmers; if nothing unexpected happened, they were the Spirit Planters tending to the Medicine Garden.

A Spirit Planter closest to him discovered Li Zhangsheng, and just as he was about to open his mouth to shout, Li Zhangsheng appeared behind him with unimaginable speed.

In an instant, this Spirit Planter only felt a pain in the back of his neck, and amidst a dizzying sensation, he collapsed softly to the ground, temporarily losing consciousness.

In just two or three breaths' time, all the Spirit Planters in the Medicine Garden were knocked unconscious by Li Zhangsheng.

Due to the Prohibition Light Screen, outsiders could not see the scene in the backyard, and thus it was impossible for them to discover these unconscious Spirit Planters.

Li Zhangsheng looked around, and after confirming there were no omissions, he pried open the mouths of these few Spirit Planters and fed them some Yellow Spring Pill powder; they would lose their memories of these past few days and fall into a deep coma.

Although Dou Yuanbin's Medicine Garden was far inferior in scale to Spirit King Liu Yongtu's Secret Realm, there were very few low-grade spiritual plants here, and most were relatively precious and rare existences.

Because the Restriction blocked the loss of energy, the energy concentration here was far higher than the outside world, and the closer to the center, the higher the energy concentration.

Among them, over a hundred spiritual plants of at least the Heaven and Earth Wonder grade were planted in the central area.

The most eye-catching was a colorful large tree in the center, which was several dozen meters tall; it flickered from time to time with five colors—gold, green, blue, red, and yellow—and was constantly absorbing the energy of the five elements.

On the branches of the large tree, one could see fruits the size of a baby's fist; most of these fruits were very green, and there was still a long way to go before they matured.

However, Li Zhangsheng discovered two colorful fruits.

He was very familiar with this kind of fruit; it was none other than the Heaven and Earth Rare Treasure—the Xuanqiong Five-Colored Glazed Fruit.

As Li Zhangsheng expected, Dou Yuanbin indeed possessed a precious Xuanqiong Five-Colored Glazed Fruit Tree, which was no wonder he had so many Xuanqiong Five-Colored Glazed Fruits.

Within the Langya Kingdom's Imperial Family, top-tier spiritual plants were likely few and far between; even for the New King Dou Zhangsheng, he might not necessarily have top-tier spiritual plants, so it was naturally impossible for him to bestow one upon Dou Yuanbin. Clearly, Dou Yuanbin had his own stroke of luck.

Unfortunately, in the end, it still benefited Li Zhangsheng.

To any faction, the Xuanqiong Five-Colored Glazed Fruit Tree was a priceless treasure, though as a top-tier spiritual plant, it was not as valuable as the Red Fire Dragon Scale Tree or the Tree of Life.

As for the Great Zhou Heavenly Star Fruit Tree, which had just reached the level of a top-tier spiritual plant, it was hard to say for now; one would have to try the fruits of the Great Zhou Heavenly Star Fruit Tree to know.

Apart from the top-tier spiritual plant, the Xuanqiong Five-Colored Glazed Fruit Tree, Li Zhangsheng did not find any Heaven and Earth Rare Treasure-grade spiritual plants, though there were over a dozen Heavenly Essence-grade spiritual plants, most of which were varieties Li Zhangsheng already possessed.

The next moment, Li Zhangsheng released Xiaoguai from the Dangkang Xianglian Kongjian, and then shook his Monster Pet Bag; the Myriad Manifestation Spirit-Devouring Mouse appeared with its rolling, bead-like eyes.

Under Li Zhangsheng's signal, the Myriad Manifestation Spirit-Devouring Mouse began to cooperate with Xiaoguai to transplant the spiritual plants.

At this time, Li Zhangsheng also summoned Kailan, letting her preserve the vitality of the spiritual plants as much as possible to avoid them suffering heavy damage during the transplanting process, especially the Xuanqiong Five-Colored Glazed Fruit Tree.

(End of this chapter)