Chapter 600 - 1: Cultivating the Elixir of Immortality

Chapter 600: Chapter 1: Cultivating the Elixir of Immortality

Day by day, the world changes; time flies.

Suddenly, three years have passed since that grand "Flat Peach Feast."

When those who attended the feast returned to the real world, the legends about the Flat Peach naturally spread across the Nine Provinces.

However, when these legends reached the Hundred Lands Mountain Range, they often attracted strange looks from the locals.

As outsiders, they naturally didn’t understand the source of these peculiar glances.

But the mountain people, Alien Race, and Gods living in the Hundred Lands Mountain Range were well aware of their meaning.

"Flat Peach?"

"Isn’t that the peach Mountain God Grandmother asked us to try growing?"

That’s what some quick-tongued mountain people blurted out, revealing the entire course of events.

Having spent so much time with Li Boyang, Xiluo’s concepts naturally were deeply influenced by him.

For example, despite cultivating the Elixir of Immortality that astonished the world,

Xiluo did not cherish it like a secret treasure, nor hid the Flat Peach away as a mysteriously unstated secret.

On the contrary, instead of cultivating an even more potent Flat Peach, Xiluo devoted most of her energy to the mass production and dissemination of the Elixir of Immortality.

Unfortunately, the environmental demands for the Flat Peach were too harsh, and its maturation cycle was incredibly lengthy.

Even the lowest quality Flat Peach would take three thousand years to mature, requiring constant irrigation with Heaven and Earth Spirit Milk and Jade Pool Water both day and night.

By the time a Flat Peach Fruit matured, the mountain people of the Hundred Lands Mountain Range wouldn’t know which generation they were on.

Moreover, Xiluo was inherently indifferent and lacked substantial perseverance.

To really have her focus all her energy on tending to those Flat Peach trees,

Li Boyang probably never expects to witness the natural maturation and fall of a Flat Peach in his lifetime.

It became natural that letting the Hundred Lands Mountain Range trial plant Flat Peaches evolved into an entirely reasonable affair.

Besides this, Xiluo also transplanted a new type of Elixir of Immortality tailored to the Hundred Lands Mountain Range’s environment — the Langgan Jade Tree.

The Langgan Jade Tree originally emerged as a by-product during the transplanting and grafting of Flat Peaches by Xiluo and the Great Chunsun God.

Its entire body is jade-like, its fruits pearl-like, and it is utterly undemanding regarding its growth environment.

However, after two consecutive evidencings of the Dao, Xiluo was surprised to discover that this Langgan Jade Tree also has the potential to become an Elixir of Immortality.

Differing from the several thousand-year maturation cycle of a Flat Peach, the maturation period of a Langgan Jade Tree is much shorter.

At least within the lifespan of mountain people, they could witness the growth of a Langgan Jade Tree.

If the Langgan Jade Tree has any single flaw, it might be that, during its growth process, it naturally emits an exotic fragrance that attracts hundreds of birds to nest.

Hence, to ensure the Langgan Jade Tree’s fruits mature successfully,

Xiluo ultimately decides to transplant the first batch of Langgan Jade Trees to Bronze Island with Xuansi Gu personally overseeing their care.

"So... obviously this is the task for that big spider, why is it us guarding this Langgan Jade Tree now?"

Upon the giant Human Head Tree, Mu Zheng’s voice seemed exceptionally helpless.

But beside Mu Zheng, Qing Fu deeply inhaled a puff of Cold Qi, dispersing a bird trying to nest on the Langgan Jade Tree.

Having been trapped within the Human Head Tree for so many years,

from initial anger and resentment to now becoming calm and accepting of her fate, Qing Fu has long embraced her destiny.

To say it unreservedly, apart from the inability to move freely, Qing Fu’s days, in fact, were much better than imagined.

Even because of years of listening to Li Boyang’s teachings,

Qing Fu felt that her previous existence was chaotic and purposeless.

Always dominated by her emotions, never tolerating a voice against her whatsoever beside her.

For her momentary joy, she could imprison innocent people as human urns, yet completely forgot their existence afterward.

"Bah, do you think you can start over just like this?"

Noticing Qing Fu’s behavior, Mu Zheng instantly spat at her without hiding his contempt.

"You are the Priest of the Guifang Kingdom, the prisoner of that Mountain Prophet, the culprit who transformed me into this ghostly state..."

"Even if the Guifang Kingdom no longer exists, someone still remembers these crimes upon you!"

Although Mu Zheng’s actions didn’t differ much from Qing Fu’s,

he always remembered it was the Guifang Kingdom that eradicated his tribe; it was Qing Fu who chopped off his limbs and imprisoned him in an urn pot.

"Aren’t you tired of arguing like this day in and day out?"

At this moment, the third head on the Human Head Tree — Xiang Yao — couldn’t help opening his eyes and sighing.

As one of Xiangliu’s nine heads, even stripped of Divine Power and status, Xiang Yao was far beyond comparison with mere mortals like Mu Zheng and Qing Fu.

"Spend some time listening to the Tao Ancestor’s teachings..."

"If I were you, after so many years, I would have rebuilt my body and regained my freedom."

While saying this, Xiang Yao gave Mu Zheng an exasperated glance.

Although also hung upon the Human Head Tree, Mu Zheng’s situation vastly differed from Qing Fu and Xiang Yao’s.

He was merely hung on this tree, with his vertebral segment below his head still intact, unlike the other two, who completely merged with the tree.

If only Mu Zheng had spent some effort, seriously listening to Li Boyang’s teachings on those cultivation methods, reconstructing his body, or even cultivating Divine Power wouldn’t be difficult.

"Humph! If I rebuild my body, wouldn’t that benefit her!"

"I stubbornly want her to behold my current form, ensuring she never forgets her identity and the sins she’s committed."

Staring at the obstinate Mu Zheng, Xiang Yao, unable to grasp his rationale, sighed once again.

Over the years, the change within Qing Fu was visible to the naked eye.

Even Xiang Yao had to admire that the Tao Ancestor indeed altered human hearts little by little.

It’s a pity, considering Qing Fu’s transformation only made life harder for Mu Zheng, the victim.

Mu Zheng would rather see her remain as that unruly villain, the Priest of the Guifang Kingdom, letting her whims dictate her actions, than see her gradually become enlightened, sensible, and potentially ever kinder.

"..."

Continuing to keep silent, Qing Fu merely gazed vacantly at the Langgan Jade Tree growing bigger beside her.

"If you wish to leave here, there is indeed a way."

Ignoring Mu Zheng’s angry glare, Xiang Yao only felt his heart grow increasingly soft.

The old him would never meddle in such affairs.

"Li Xi, you can seek her out."

"She is skilled in molding clay figures, capable of reshaping a body for you."

Upon hearing this, Qing Fu finally woke from her daze, turning her head to look at Xiang Yao, a touch of surprise on her face.

"She is your daughter, isn’t she?"

"You are finally willing to let her see you?"

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