103: Chapter 103 Nine Breath Fruit

Waking up in Tianfeng Valley, Zhao Mo felt refreshed and energetic, as if he had been reborn.

This was probably why he was a lightweight yet still loved to drink.

“Eh, Senior Brother Tong, why haven't you left?”

It turned out that after Tong Weiping sent Zhao Mo back to Tianfeng Valley, he hadn't departed; instead, he was pacing circles around that half-acre of fourth-grade spirit field.

“Junior Brother Zhao, where did you get this Spiritual Root from?”

“And these spirit fields... they don't look like third-grade spirit fields.”

“Senior Brother Tong, this is one of the five spirit seeds you gave me back then.”

“Why? Is there a problem?” Regarding the half-acre of fourth-grade spirit field, Zhao Mo didn't even mention it.

“So it was one of those five spirit seeds.”

“No wonder.”

“Those spirit seeds came from the Fuguang Immortal Residence. I didn't expect there to be a tranquil moonlight fruit among them.”

“tranquil moonlight fruit?”

Tong Weiping spoke a name that was completely foreign to Zhao Mo.

“That's right, the tranquil moonlight fruit. The fruit is silver-white with a smooth surface, like a lake under the moonlight.”

“It grows for three years and flowers for three years. The blossoms fall when the moon rises above the willow branches. Six breaths after the flowers fall, the fruit ripens. It must be harvested within three breaths; if not, the spirit fruit will be reabsorbed by the tree.”

“Therefore, it is also known as the nine breaths fruit.”

“What? This is the nine breaths fruit?”

Zhao Mo didn't know the tranquil moonlight fruit, but he was very familiar with the nine breaths fruit.

That was a spirit fruit that could nourish the Primordial Spirit, edible for those at both the Nascent Soul and Soul Transformation stages.

Compared to those man-made Spirit Pills, a naturally growing spirit fruit like the nine breaths fruit never had to worry about finding a buyer.

Unfortunately, no one in the Xuan Sect planted this kind of spirit fruit.

It wasn't that they didn't want to, but they didn't know how. Everything is hard at the beginning; just like the golden marrow fruit, if Zhao Mo hadn't taken the lead, the Xuan Sect would likely still be buying them from the Iron Sword Sect.

“Looking at how these flowers are blooming, I'm afraid you'll have a good harvest in the very first year.”

“In terms of the skill of growing spirit plants, I am truly inferior to you, Junior Brother.”

To be honest, Tong Weiping really had no confidence in planting a spirit fruit like the nine breaths fruit.

But with Zhao Mo starting it, things were different.

“Junior Brother Zhao, after this nine breaths fruit is harvested, you must save some seeds for me.”

“I'm going back right now to deal with the jade exquisite fruits in my spirit field.”

“Ah—”

“Why deal with the jade exquisite fruits?”

Tong Weiping's old face flushed as he glared at Zhao Mo.

“Planting those jade exquisite fruits takes up so much time, yet the harvest is pitifully small. Twelve years only yields a little over twelve hundred fruits.”

“How can they compare to the nine breaths fruit?”

“Most importantly, those jade exquisite fruits can only clear the mind and brighten the eyes, reducing the risk of Qi Deviation. They're fine for Golden Core and Early Stage Nascent Soul cultivators, but for Late Stage Nascent Soul, they're quite useless, let alone for Soul Transformation.”

“Junior Brother Zhao, just you wait. Remember these spirit seeds—I've already pre-ordered them!”

Only after Tong Weiping left Tianfeng Valley did Zhao Mo carefully examine the fruit tree.

“This thing is actually the nine breaths fruit? How curious.”

It had leaves like gray jade and was blooming with green flowers.

After that, Tong Weiping started running to Tianfeng Valley every few days.

One moment he'd complain that Zhao Mo wasn't fertilizing the nine breaths fruit tree, the next he'd say the spirit field was dry and needed watering.

He disturbed Zhao Mo to no end.

“Senior Brother Tong, if you keep this up, I'll just chop it down and be done with it.”

“Don't, don't, don't! Please don't be angry. I'm leaving right now, I'm leaving!”

Tong Weiping was reluctant to leave, looking back at the nine breaths fruit tree in the valley with every three steps.

“You really are...”

“So hopeless. It won't be mature for over a year. What's the use of being so anxious?”

【You have completed spirit field planting. Experience +20.】

After this year's golden marrow fruit harvest, Zhao Mo's stock once again exceeded a hundred thousand catties. He should have saved up enough to initiate the spirit of Ding Xin's sky-dancing silk.

Zhao Mo had originally planned to sell the golden marrow fruits he would plant next year, but he hadn't expected Ding Xin to bring back so many Spirit Stones. Thus, there was no need to sell them.

Not knowing what new spirit plants to grow, Zhao Mo felt a bit anxious.

A year passed in the blink of an eye, and Zhao Mo gained another two thousand experience points.

【Farmer: Zhao Mo】

【Cultivation: Fourth Level Nascent Soul (Can be upgraded.)】

【Experience Points: 4610/3500】

【Reward: None.】

“Upgrade cultivation.”

In a month's time, the Fifth Level Nascent Soul was achieved.

Inside the Leisurely Residence, Spiritual Qi surged.

In the Heavenly Phoenix Grotto-Heaven, Ding Xin opened her eyes for a moment.

In the cowshed, Ox Martial lay on the ground, not even raising his head.

They were already numb to it.

Instead, Iron Shovel was busy sucking up to Zhao Mo in his mind.

“Congratulations, Big Brother! Best wishes, Big Brother! May you achieve longevity soon!”

“Big Brother, just let me out.”

“It's really too boring inside the Dantian.”

Zhao Mo was speechless. So all that flattery was just to get some fresh air?

But since he had broken through to the Fifth Level Nascent Soul today and was only two steps away from the Late Stage Nascent Soul, he was indeed in a good mood.

He immediately released Iron Shovel.

“Oh, time to play!”

“Old Ox, your Uncle Shovel is here!”

Iron Shovel flew out of Zhao Mo's body, spun in mid-air, and then turned into a bolt of lightning, heading straight for the cowshed.

“This Iron Shovel, after taking a lightning strike once, its intelligence has really grown.”

Zhao Mo felt as if he had found the secret code for the rapid growth of Spiritual Artifacts.

When Zhao Mo arrived at the fourth-grade spirit field and saw the nine breaths fruit, he could hardly believe his eyes.

“This is the nine breaths fruit?”

The massive tree, fifteen meters tall, was covered in green flowers.

Each of these flowers was as big as Zhao Mo's head.

The entire nine breaths fruit tree was swarming with White Jade Bees; they were so densely packed that Zhao Mo's trypophobia was about to flare up.

“Oh no, these White Jade Bees won't harass the nine breaths fruit to death, will they? This is way too crowded.”

“Palm Thunder!”

A bolt of thunder exploded over the nine breaths fruit tree.

The startled White Jade Bees swarmed back to the lakeside.

Only then did Zhao Mo step forward to inspect the nine breaths fruit.

“Fortunately, it looks like there's no problem.”

“These White Jade Bees are also strange. Why would they surround the nine breaths fruit tree?”

“There doesn't seem to be any nectar in these flowers.”

“Junior Brother Zhao, quickly open the Formation and let me in.”

Just as Zhao Mo was about to continue investigating the nine breaths fruit tree, Tong Weiping's voice came from outside the valley.

“Is the nine breaths fruit about to be harvested?”

“Oh dear, it would be a huge loss if we missed the harvest.”

“It's not that I want to nag you, but how could you go into seclusion at a time like this?”

“Do you know how worried I've been these past few days?”

Zhao Mo...

Seeing Tong Weiping's anxious look, he almost thought the nine breaths fruit had been planted by Tong Weiping himself.

“It's just a single spirit seed, Senior Brother Tong. Aren't you being a bit dramatic?”

Tong Weiping said irritably, “Me, dramatic? Do you have any idea how rare this nine breaths fruit is?”

“Even someone like me, who has cultivated for four hundred years, has only ever eaten it once.”

“Also, don't you know the attraction this nine breaths fruit has for Yin Spirits?”

“If you achieve a Primordial Spirit, you could use this nine breaths fruit to make those Yin Spirits lick your toes, and they'd have no problem with it.”

“By the way, have you prepared the jade bottles for collecting the spirit fruits?”

As soon as Tong Weiping entered, he unleashed a barrage of words, leaving Zhao Mo with no chance to interject.

“Jade bottles? What do I need those for?”

“Hmph, you don't think ordinary containers can hold nine breaths fruits, do you?”

As Tong Weiping spoke, he kept pulling out white jade bottles.

“I knew you wouldn't be prepared. This still depends on this old man.”

“Don't go saying I took your spirit seeds for nothing in the future.”

“I've done my share of the work too.”