542: Chapter 543 The Elf Queen Offers Loyalty, Drinking the Fountain of Life Like Tea

The forest was decorated with lanterns and streamers, fireflies danced in the air, and long tables were filled with fine wine and delicacies.

The elves sang and danced, celebrating the joy of having survived the disaster.

As the greatest hero, Chen Lu was treated as the guest of honor, sitting in the main seat with the Elf Queen, Elena, personally accompanying him.

"Lord Father God, please taste this cup of 'Moonlight Wine.' We brewed it using the purest dew and Moonflowers."

Elena held up a cup of wine emitting a faint fluorescence and respectfully brought it to Chen Lu's lips.

Chen Lu didn't stand on ceremony and took a sip.

"Hmm, not bad. It's crisp and sweet, with a faint floral fragrance."

He nodded in approval. "It's much better than that sour wine from the Holy See."

Elena was overjoyed to hear this and hurriedly refilled his cup.

"Since Lord Father God likes it, please drink more. We still have several hundred barrels in the warehouse; I'll have them all sent to you later."

"Mm, that's very thoughtful of you."

While enjoying the fine wine and food, Chen Lu sized up the group of handsome men and beautiful women.

The Elven race truly lived up to their reputation as a long-lived species; every one of them looked like a model. Especially the female elves—with their fair skin, tall stature, and pointed ears, they had a unique charm.

"Ahem, about that..."

Chen Lu set down his wine glass and asked with feigned nonchalance, "I heard that after the World Tree is restored, it produces something called 'Spring of Life'?"

Elena was taken aback for a moment, then realized what he meant.

"Yes, Lord Father God."

She clapped her hands.

Several maids carefully carried out several exquisite crystal bottles.

The bottles contained an emerald-green liquid that radiated a rich aura of life.

"This is the Spring of Life we just collected."

Elena introduced, "Every drop contains powerful vitality. It can heal heavy injuries and even... delay aging."

"Oh?"

Chen Lu's eyes lit up.

Delaying aging? This was good stuff!

Back at his main body's side, there was a large group of concubines in the harem.

Women, after all, cared most about their looks.

If he brought this back, wouldn't they go crazy fighting for it?

"How is the production of this thing?" Chen Lu asked.

"In response to Father God, when the World Tree was weak before, we could only produce a few bottles a year."

Elena said with a hint of shame, "But now, with the nourishment of your Divine Power, the output has increased greatly."

"Roughly... it can produce one barrel per day?"

"A barrel?!"

Chen Lu almost spat out the wine in his mouth.

How is this spring water? This is practically tap water!

"Good! Excellent!"

Chen Lu slapped the table. "I'll take all of this Spring of Life!"

"From now on, send a barrel to me every day!"

Although Elena felt a bit pained, she thought about how he was the one who saved the World Tree. What were a few barrels of water in comparison?

"Yes, Lord Father God."

...

That night, Chen Lu sent the barrel of Spring of Life back to Earth via the quantum channel.

The Forbidden City, Palace of Heavenly Purity.

Lu Chen looked at the waist-high oak barrel in front of him, smelling the refreshing fragrance of life wafting from it, and couldn't stop smiling.

"Good stuff, truly good stuff!"

He took a spoon, scooped some out, and tasted it.

"Tsk tsk, the taste is a bit like mint water. After drinking it, my whole body feels warm and cozy."

"Taichu, run a scan."

"Report, Master: the Spring of Life contains highly active plant stem cell extracts and a certain unknown life energy factor."

"Long-term consumption can repair damaged human cells, enhance immunity, and also... whiten and rejuvenate the skin, while removing wrinkles and spots."

"Whiten and rejuvenate the skin? Remove wrinkles and spots?"

Lu Chen's eyes sparkled.

This is practically a killer product for women!

"Someone, come here!"

"Distribute this barrel of water."

"Send one jar to the Empress, and one bottle to each of the concubines in the various palaces."

"As for the rest..."

Lu Chen thought for a moment. "Use it to brew tea for me!"

"Something this good shouldn't be wasted."

And so, in the days that followed.

The concubines of the Great Ming harem all looked radiant, their skin so supple it seemed like water could be squeezed out of it.

Even the elderly matrons found that the wrinkles on their faces had diminished.

As for Lu Chen himself, he treated the Spring of Life as his daily drinking water.

He used it for tea, for cooking rice, and even poured a few ladles into his bath.

Extravagant! Simply too extravagant!

If the mages of the other world knew that the Spring of Life they treated as a priceless treasure—hard to get even a single drop of—was being used by this man for bathing, they would probably cough up three liters of blood in rage.

But Lu Chen didn't care.

"I am the Emperor, and also a cultivator."

"What do these few resources matter?"

"When my 'Star' fleet sets out and brings back all the good things from across the Universe, that will be true enjoyment!"