Chapter 560

The sun moved from east to west, shining on the clouds and mist, repeating in a cycle. The top of the mountain was always filled with spiritual mist, and the immortal trees were covered with dew, wet and radiating mysterious spiritual light.

Day by day, the immortal fruits on the trees finally matured slowly.

The fox turned into a young girl, wearing loose Daoist robes, holding a bamboo basket in her arms, and following him and Lord Luo with a serious face, looking exceptionally well-behaved.

The immortal fruits matured one after another.

Lin Jue and Lord Luo shuttled through the forest, looking for those that were already ripe, picking them, and putting them into the bamboo basket.

This was the time for harvest.

Although an immortal's lifespan is very long and there is no time in the mountain, decades are still a long time. After decades of planting and care, now that it was finally time for harvest, they were naturally full of joy.

At this time, one could experience a little of the fun of the old Heavenly Lord.

"There is one!"

The fox girl reached out her hand and pointed to the tree.

Lin Jue turned his head and looked—

Sure enough! An immortal fruit larger than a fist hung at the very top of the branch, already golden, with dew, reflecting the sunlight even more.

Just like when he first saw the leopard forest, he knew at a glance that it was no ordinary thing.

Lin Jue reached out and beckoned, and the immortal fruit flew over, falling into his hand, and was put into the bamboo basket by him.

The fox lowered its head:

"One, two, three, four, five, six, there are six!"

Then it raised its head again, its body motionless, its head motionless, only a pair of eyeballs rolling around, aiming at the fruits around it, looking at their size, luster, and spiritual energy.

The fox teacher had its own criteria for judgment in its heart.

"There is one there too!"

The fox reached out its hand again, pointing to Lord Luo's side.

Lord Luo also turned and reached out, picking one, and couldn't help but smell it before his nose before putting it into the bamboo basket, and couldn't help but say:

"The Daoist's place is not only quiet, but even the food and housing are much better than in the human world."

"How can it compare to Lord Luo's past?"

"That's not necessarily true! In terms of food, although the palace has ingredients from all over the world, when you get down to it, isn't it still things that grow on the ground, fly in the sky, and swim in the water? The rare ingredients offered from various places are, to put it bluntly, seven or eight out of ten obtained from deep mountains and big seas. Those deep mountains are not necessarily as good as the Daoist's immortal mountain," Lord Luo said. "What's more, in my opinion, Xu Yi's cooking skills completely exceed those of my imperial chefs, and these strange immortal fruits planted by the Daoist are things that don't exist in the human world."

Lin Jue didn't refute this point, just smiled and said:

"Xu Yi is my imperial chef."

As the First Third Third Shixiong, Xu Yi shouldered the responsibility of cooking. This kind of thing must not be left entirely to a Junior Third Shixiong or Xiao Xiao Shimei.

His cooking skills were equivalent to being personally trained by Lin Jue, with insights beyond this era. Plus, having been an imperial chef for decades, he had been cooking for decades, and it was very likely that he had been doing it longer than the imperial chef's age. In this regard, Xu Yi really didn't necessarily lose to the imperial chefs in the palace.

Not to mention these immortal fruits.

"As for housing, it's not that the Daoist hasn't seen it. Although the imperial palace's sleeping quarters have special people to serve, they are actually not very big, not as spacious as the sleeping quarters of some princes and nobles in gardens and mansions outside the palace. I originally wanted to rebuild it, but I felt it was a waste of people and money. The considerations of predecessors were indeed reasonable; an emperor should not spend too much time in the sleeping palace, so I gave up."

Lord Luo paced while looking at the fruit and said:

"What's more, no matter how quiet the palace is, there are always footsteps and whispers. That is human nature and unavoidable. I couldn't order the palace maids and eunuchs not to speak a word just because my ears were sensitive, nor could I order the palace guards not to patrol. That would be too harsh. Even if there was no sound at all, there would still be worries, and I wouldn't sleep well.

"Conversely, the Daoist's place is exactly the opposite.

"Even if there is the sound of wind, snow, and bamboo at night, or the sound of birds and deer, it feels quiet.

"Even if there are human voices, it feels peaceful.

"It is even more beautiful with mountains and clear water, abundant spiritual energy, and the pavilions are not smaller than the sleeping palace, and even more spacious than the sleeping palace, which is filled with all sorts of miscellaneous things. In short, I sleep better every day than in the imperial palace."

He said slowly, looking slowly, as if he didn't need to care about the passage of time here.

Therefore, he was extremely leisurely.

"At least there are people to serve you in the palace."

"We knew each other when we were young, how could the Daoist not know? Lord Luo was a martial artist. I would wake up if the breathing of the person beside me was a little heavy at night. How could I get used to being served by others?"

"Haha! Lord Luo says so, being an emperor has become a bitter job!"

"Why don't you try it, Daoist?"

"I can't..."

"There is one there too!"

The two chatted and enjoyed themselves, killing time. Only the fox girl was serious, focused on finding fruit, pointing it out to them, and staring at them with an uncomprehending look—

How could these two not be focused on picking fruit?

"Eight!"

The fox counted, lowering its head, and continued to roll its eyes and look around.

It had to be her sharp eyes that could find them.

And she still held the bamboo basket in her arms, her two hands crossed, just enough to embrace it.

In the end, they picked about twenty.

These Yuanqiu Ji Xianren Trees bore fruit very slowly, but they bore quite a lot of fruit. Even if the trees were not too big, there were at least dozens on one tree.

There were exactly ten Yuanqiu trees planted.

It wasn't that there were no more seeds, but this thing needed immortal energy to nourish it. Although Mount Feng was a treasure land of wind and water, and this place was where the spiritual energy of Mount Feng gathered, it was not as good as the original Yuanqiu Mountain. All the immortal energy and spiritual energy came from Lin Jue's cultivation. In addition, the original pill fruit tree took away some, so planting ten was the limit.

Ten was not a small number. As Dao practice increased, it could be increased.

Now it was just the first batch to mature.

"Lord Luo, have a taste."

"Isn't one immortal fruit enough?"

"That's not true. It's just that the first one has the best effect, and the second one is greatly weakened. But even if there is no effect, it is still a fruit, and it is delicious to eat," Lin Jue smiled and handed one to him.

"Makes sense."

Lord Luo reached out and took it.

The two and one fox shared three, the laborers enjoyed it first.

Lin Jue calculated the time again. It was about time for a relatively important time node—

In the illusion, the only one who attained the Dao and became a True Being was the Third Third Third Shixiong.

He even mocked himself for having a muddled brain.

Ever since they met once years ago, the Third Third Third Shixiong had been missing. It was said that he had been traveling outside, looking for the traces of the Long Bo.

He was truly envious of the Junior Third Shixiong and the Long Bo of Fuqiu Temple.

However, things like Long Bo might be encountered in troubled times, but they were even harder to find in prosperous times.

His mentality was good: if he could find it, he would find it; if he couldn't, he would treat it as traveling the world. Anyway, he had a horse, a companion, pavilions, palace maids, and attendants. After drifting on a boat in the overseas for more than twenty years and seeing countless strange countries that could only be seen in books, he finally found the legendary Long Bo Kingdom shortly after the Purple Emperor's first demon elimination began.

However, there was a sea demon who had attained the Dao and become a True Being here.

The Third Third Third Shixiong in the illusion said that although several Long Bo were willing to follow him, it was a narrow escape from death.

This caused him to be seriously injured, which dragged down his cultivation, and it wasn't until just before he died that he suddenly had an epiphany and attained the Dao and became a True Being.

However, because of this, his Dao practice was slightly shallow, and without eating the golden pill, without the blessing of the spiritual energy of the four directions and five elements, his ability to fight magic was limited.

It was a coincidence—

As if they had a tacit understanding, just as Lin Jue was thinking about it, a five-colored auspicious cloud drifted over from the horizon.

"Third Third Shixiong."

A figure stood on the colorful clouds, looking down at him, and a cat's head cautiously poked out from the edge of the colorful clouds.

"Xiao Xiao Shimei is here?"

"When are you going to find the Third Third Third Shixiong?"

"There may be a fixed number in the dark. Since Xiao Xiao Shimei is here today, how about we go today?"

"Wonderful!"

With a swish! The fox girl raised her head and stared at her—

This person was learning to speak like Little Flower!

"Freshly ripened Yuanqiu Fruit, just picked, have a taste," Lin Jue turned around and took a fruit from the fox's arms, throwing it into the sky. "Let me make arrangements before I go."

"Okay!"

The few of them rode the clouds to the pavilion below.

"Xu Yi."

"Master."

"The latest ripened Yuanqiu Fruit, the first batch." Lin Jue reached out and took the bamboo basket from the fox girl's tightly held arms, looking down. "Calculate how many people are with your First Third Shixiong Uncle and Second Third Shixiong Uncle, as well as your Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Third Shixiong Uncles. Go for a trip and send it to them, let them have a taste."

"Me alone?"

"Follow your own way."

Lin Jue took a few more immortal fruits from the basket before handing it to him.

"The Yuanqiu Fruit on the top of the mountain has ripened one after another. You must watch it closely during this time, don't let the demons and ghosts in the mountain steal it. If there are mortals who have fate and can find their way here, it's fine to give them one."

Lin Jue paused:

"If you are greedy yourself, you can pick it to eat, but keep your mouth shut and don't eat it all. Leave at least half. This Yuanqiu Fruit is still very rare. Maybe other immortals are interested in it. At that time, you can exchange it for some spiritual gold and treasures to make magic tools for you, which you will use when you walk in the world in the future, or things like golden essence and fire ginseng, which you can also use."

Things like high-grade golden essence and thousand-year fire ginseng were precious before becoming an immortal, but for other immortals and loose immortals who had been immortals for many years, they might not have encountered them.

The Yuanqiu Fruit could be considered a rare object.

Originally, it only existed in the Yuanqiu Ji Xianren Realm, in the old Heavenly Lord's Daoist temple. Even if immortals and divine beings entered the immortal realm and brought out immortal seeds, they were only planted in the Nine Heavens and did not spread to the mortal world.

In terms of benefits to mortals, nothing like high-grade golden essence, thousand-year fire ginseng, dragon whiskers, or phoenix feathers could compare to it.

It depends on whether these immortals need it or are interested in it.

At the very least, exchanging it for some spiritual gold was more than enough.

How to make the disciples go as far as possible, and even help them try to peek at the Great Dao of True Being once, was something Lin Jue had thought about for a long time.

Pity the heart of a master in the world.

"Remembered."

Xu Yi nodded solemnly—

Wait for the First Xiao Xiao Shimei to convey it, ask her to visit the Third Shixiong Uncles, give the Third Shixiong Uncles and their disciples immortal fruit to taste, and ask the Third Xiao Xiao Shimei and Junior Third Shixiong to go to the top of the mountain to cultivate with the spiritual energy of the immortal fruit, receive the nourishment of heaven and earth spiritual energy, sun and moon essence, and wind, frost, rain, and dew, and by the way, watch the fruit forest.

By the way, just in case, it is best to invite the master's egret friend over.

Anyway, it sleeps in the tree.

What tree is not a tree?

Ji Xianren trees should be better!

"Lord Luo, we must go to sea for a trip, find one of our senior brothers, and help him solve a siege," Lin Jue said to Lord Luo again. "We may have to be absent for a while."

"Go, there are still Lord Lei, Daoist Jia, and your little disciple here to keep me company."

"Okay."

Lin Jue packed up a little, called the fox girl, and didn't summon the Thunder Cloud, but rode the Xiao Xiao Shimei's five-colored auspicious clouds and flew to the east.