97: Ellie is sleeping

“We’re rich, we’re rich!”

“One undying medicine, thirty-six ancient Sacred Medicines!”

In the space at the bottom of the lake, Lin Yang, Ling Feng, and Ling Yun gazed at the dozens of great medicines shimmering with brilliant light in the ancient medicine garden. All three pairs of eyes gleamed.

The ancient medicines here had been rooted at the bottom of the lake for an unknown number of years, absorbing the essence of heaven and earth day and night, and had long since reached the Perfection of their medicinal properties.

At this moment, merely a light touch of a finger would cause a vast amount of ethereal Qi to gush forth.

The three exchanged glances. Although their hearts were filled with immense joy, they did not rush to pluck them.

Because each ancient medicine here was an invaluable treasure. When harvesting, specific techniques and tools had to be used to uproot and take them away without damaging their root system.

Fortunately, this harvesting technique was not too difficult; Lin Yang and the others had all dabbled in it during their previous cultivation.

Of course, even so, the three needed to be as careful and cautious as possible during the harvesting process.

It was better to be a little slower than to damage the ancient medicine itself.

“You two go collect the other Sacred Medicines, I will harvest the undying medicine.”

As the backbone of the team, Lin Yang took the initiative to directly assign their respective tasks, reserving the most important undying medicine for himself to harvest personally.

Ling Feng and Ling Yun nodded upon hearing this, having no objections.

Immediately, the three spread out and began carefully harvesting the ancient medicines at the bottom of the lake in different directions.

Seeing that Ling Feng and Ling Yun’s attention was entirely focused on carefully harvesting the ancient medicines, Lin Yang, along with the already impatient Aili, slowly walked towards the star dragon essence tree.

Now that he was closer, Lin Yang finally saw the true appearance of this undying medicine, and a strange glint flashed in his eyes.

He saw that on the three-foot-long sapling, the branches were crystal clear, smooth and bright like finely carved jade.

Even more astonishing was that within the trunk, there were tiny veins, like human blood vessels, continuously transporting pure energy to irrigate the top of the sapling.

And the center where that energy finally converged at the top was the shiny golden fruit Lin Yang had seen earlier.

Star Dragon Essence Fruit!

The golden fruit, about the size of a baby’s fist, hung alone at the top of the sapling, yet it shone like a small sun, emitting dazzling light that illuminated the surrounding boundless Void Realm.

Gazing at the divine fruit, Lin Yang felt his blood subtly accelerate its flow within his body.

Lin Yang couldn’t help but be startled. Just one glance could cause such a reaction in his Sacred Body?

The energy contained within this fruit was absolutely unimaginable!

If his guess was correct, the majority of this undying medicine’s essence was probably concentrated in this golden Star Dragon Essence Fruit!

As for the sapling itself, although it also possessed extremely high medicinal value.

Its primary function, however, was to act as a cradle-like existence, nurturing such an unparalleled Dao fruit!

“Daddy, I want to eat this~”

Little Aili’s two bright, sparkling eyes had been fixated on the Star Dragon Essence Fruit ever since they arrived, unable to move away. Drool was almost flowing like a river from the corner of her mouth as her small hand pointed to the sole fruit at the top of the sapling.

However, as if aware of the fruit’s preciousness, her tone immediately carried a hint of coquetry and inquiry.

Hearing Aili’s words, Lin Yang dotingly rubbed Little Aili’s head and said with a smile, “You can have it, it was always for you.”

Frankly, it was impossible for Lin Yang not to desire such a precious fruit nurtured by an undying medicine.

However, not only was Aili’s contribution in guiding them to this medicinal garden indispensable, but given his relationship with Aili, he could not possibly snatch something from her.

Moreover, as long as this star dragon essence tree was taken back and carefully cultivated, there would be an opportunity to bear a new Star Dragon Essence Fruit in the future.

Therefore, in response to Aili’s request, Lin Yang chose to reluctantly give up the ripe Star Dragon Essence Fruit to her.

“Thank you, Daddy, mua~”

Aili, having received permission, excitedly jumped up and hugged Lin Yang, planting a fierce kiss on him.

Fortunately, Lin Yang instinctively tilted his head slightly, which prevented the filial piety from taking an undesirable turn.

He only managed to kiss her on the cheek.

Immediately, he put down Aili, whose eyes seemed to show a hint of resentment, and after smiling and rubbing her head again, carefully plucked the golden fruit from the tree and handed it to her.

Gazing at the golden fruit in front of her, the resentment on Little Aili’s face vanished.

Immediately after, she hugged the Star Dragon Essence Fruit and sat down on a raised bluestone at the bottom of the lake. Swinging her little legs, she bit off a piece of the fruit with her slightly open cherry-like mouth and began to happily munch away.

On the other side, Lin Yang began to search for the end of the undying medicine’s root system, preparing to take the remaining star dragon essence tree with its roots.

It took a full half an incense stick’s time before Lin Yang finally found the location of the star dragon essence tree’s root system’s end.

“Half of its roots are actually rooted in the Void Realm. As expected of an undying medicine…”

Lin Yang marveled. The star dragon essence tree’s roots were not entirely rooted in the soil to absorb natural energy; instead, half of them were hidden in the Void Realm, used to absorb spatial energy from the Void Realm.

This made Lin Yang once again realize the special nature of undying medicine.

“Daddy, I’m so sleepy…”

Just as Lin Yang had finally figured out the situation of the star dragon essence tree and was about to harvest and take it away, Aili suddenly staggered over.

Lin Yang looked back and found that while he was investigating the undying medicine’s root system, Aili had already finished eating the Star Dragon Essence Fruit in her hand.

“The Star Dragon Essence Fruit contains extremely surging energy. You’re not full and want to sleep, are you…?”

Lin Yang looked at the drowsy Aili, deep in thought.

Little Aili was, after all, a young Dragon. Swallowing most of the undying medicine’s essence in one go, her body would instinctively adopt a suitable method to refine it for her own use.

And for a child, there was no better way to digest it than to sleep.

“Mmm~ I’m going to sleep. Good night, Daddy…”

Little Aili nodded with her eyes closed.

With that, she lay on Lin Yang’s back and fell fast asleep.

Lin Yang looked at Aili, who fell asleep at lightning speed after speaking, and shook his head with a helpless smile.

“Children sleep so well…”