712: Chapter 712 Cai'er

Liu Xuan patiently communicated with the little one, while simultaneously carefully reviewing the rest of the System's introduction that he hadn't finished reading.

The Bodhi Enlightenment Tree was an object from the Immortal Realm; the Laws of Heaven and Earth in the Cangwu Realm could not support the maturation of its main body.

The conditions of blooming in ten thousand years, bearing fruit in ten thousand years, and ripening in ten thousand years were relative to the growth environment of the Immortal Realm. If it remained in the Cangwu Realm, even if it were planted in a top-tier fifth-grade Spiritual Vein, the tree body would never fully mature.

However, although the tree body could not fully mature, as long as Liu Xuan provided sufficient withered-and-thriving vitality, it was willing to condense secondary-grade fruits.

It could not bear sixth-grade immortal fruits, but fourth-grade and fifth-grade ones were not difficult, and the maturation time for these fruits was also shorter.

The Bodhi Enlightenment Fruit involved the Laws of Heaven and Earth; the lowest grade was fourth-grade, and there were no lower grades than that.

"Fourth-grade and fifth-grade, that is just right for the children to eat!"

Liu Xuan held the little thing in his hands and asked: "If you could be full every day, how long would it take to bear fourth-grade and fifth-grade fruits, and how many can you bear at once?"

"Hmm..."

She counted on her fingers again, then replied in a crisp voice:

"Four fourth-grade fruits at a time. Originally, it would take three hundred years, but if I'm full, it will take three years. Fifth-grade fruits aren't possible right now; I have to grow a bit bigger first. By then, I can probably bear five of them in about ten years!"

"Too slow!"

Liu Xuan shook his head, stared into her eyes, and said: "I will give you three months for four fourth-grade fruits. If you can't do it, you can just stay hungry!"

"No, no!"

The little thing looked terrified and waved her small hands repeatedly: "Three months isn't enough; even if you beat me to death, I can't produce them."

Liu Xuan remained unmoved and said coldly: "The Liu Family does not feed idlers. Since you are useless, you will just have to stay hungry for now, and we can talk about it when conditions improve later."

The little thing collapsed onto Liu Xuan's hand, looking up at him pitifully: "Three months is too short. One year, how about one year?"

Liu Xuan's heart stirred. He had only felt that this little thing was being dishonest, so he was testing her; he hadn't expected her to actually bargain with him.

"No! Six months at most."

"Six months is also too short; I still need to grow!"

"You can grow slowly later. What I need right now is fruit!"

Seeing the little thing look hesitant, Liu Xuan guessed that six months was likely her bottom line.

Thus, he took a wisp of earth immortal spiritual qi from the depths of his cave heaven: "You do your best to bear fruit first. I will not forget your contribution, and there will be plenty of benefits for you in the future."

The little thing's eyes lit up when she saw the earth immortal spiritual qi, and she leaned in with her nose, but just as she was about to touch it, Liu Xuan withdrew the earth immortal spiritual qi.

The earth immortal spiritual qi was Liu Xuan's guarantee that he could achieve Immortal Ascension without needing to ascend. Before a second portion appeared, he certainly wouldn't waste it on a fruit tree; taking it out was merely to encourage her.

Liu Xuan did not care how great the Late Stage potential of the Bodhi Enlightenment Tree was; what he pursued were the immediate benefits.

Late Stage? By the Late Stage, Liu Xuan would already be invincible, so whether the potential was great or not would be irrelevant.

What surprised Liu Xuan was that the spirit pets and spirit plants rewarded by the System previously had all obeyed him one hundred percent. However, although this Bodhi Enlightenment Tree had acknowledged him as its master, it could bargain with him and had its own little thoughts.

"Master wouldn't lie to me, right?" The little thing looked at Liu Xuan with a distrustful gaze.

"I, Liu Xuan, never lie!"

Liu Xuan raised his hand and tossed her back onto the treetop: "If you don't believe me, I won't force you."

"Fine!"

Although the little thing was quite smart, it was obvious she hadn't been beaten by the harsh realities of the world, so she easily believed Liu Xuan's words and agreed:

"Six months is six months. At worst, I'll just use all my energy on bearing fruit. Anyway, I can't grow fast in this world."

"Oh right!" She looked at Liu Xuan and asked: "What kind of fruit does Master want?"

"I can even choose the type?" Liu Xuan asked in surprise.

"Of course!"

The little thing said haughtily: "The Laws of Heaven and Earth are diverse, so naturally, there are many types of fruits I can bear."

"As long as it is a Law possessed by this world, I can condense a Divine Ability Enlightenment Fruit."

"Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth—can you bear Five Elements Divine Ability fruits?" Liu Xuan asked.

"Heh~" The little thing crossed her arms and tilted her head up: "Five Elements Divine Ability fruits are the simplest. Master can choose whatever attribute you want, but you can only choose four types at a time, because I can only bear four fruits at once right now."

Since the Five Elements were all possible, Liu Xuan pondered for a moment and condensed a wisp of Pure Yang Sword Qi at his fingertip: "What about the Dao of the Sword? Can you also condense a Divine Ability fruit for that?"

The little thing flew to Liu Xuan's fingertip, circled it, and nodded: "This is a bit harder than the Five Elements, but it can be done."

Liu Xuan felt a surge of joy. The Sword Qi at his fingertip vanished, and then a wisp of silver-white power of space lit up.

"Can you do a Space Divine Ability?"

The little thing's face stiffened. After hesitating, she nodded vigorously: "It is possible, but the time required will be ten times longer; it will take at least five years."

Liu Xuan nodded slightly. The Great Dao of Space was profoundly mysterious, so ten times the time was very reasonable; being able to produce it at all was already quite good.

"What about a Primordial Divine Ability?"

"How many years would that take?"

The aura at Liu Xuan's fingertip changed again, and a wisp of Primordial aura, where the Five Elements were unified, appeared.

"This..." The little thing thought for a moment: "Two and a half years!"

Seeing that Liu Xuan did not take out any new Divine Ability Laws, the little thing asked: "Has Master decided? I'm hungry; I want to eat that green aura from before."

"Not so fast!"

Liu Xuan appeased her: "Wait a moment, let me think about it carefully."

The Bodhi Enlightenment Tree could only bear four fruits in six months; naturally, the effect would be best if these fruits were eaten by the children.

One for Eldest Son Daoyuan, one for Fourth Brother Dao Cheng, one for Fifth Son Daozhen, and there was one more...

Ninth Son Daozhen and the eightieth-ranked Nickname had not yet reached Core Formation and were currently in seclusion. After some thought, Liu Xuan decided to give the quota to Jing Ming, who had the best talent.

Anyway, it would be ready in six months; perhaps by the time they came out of seclusion, they would just catch the next wave.

The Bodhi Enlightenment Fruit used the Divine Soul as a carrier and the Laws of Heaven and Earth as food. To obtain the Enlightenment Fruits most suitable for the children, the best way was for the Bodhi Enlightenment Tree to condense the fruits directly based on their current state of comprehension.

Therefore, Liu Xuan planned to plant the Bodhi Enlightenment Tree directly at the Clan School's Enlightenment Tower, and then have Eldest Son, Fourth Brother, Fifth Son Daozhen, and Jing Ming personally come over, letting the Bodhi Enlightenment Tree bear fruit based on their current state of comprehension of the Laws of Heaven and Earth.

The Liu Clan School of the Joyous Union Sect had only recently moved here, and the Enlightenment Tower had been built on the east side of Liangyi Palace.

After instructing Da Shuang Xiao Shuang to send messages to the four children, Liu Xuan personally planted the Bodhi Enlightenment Tree on the roof of the Enlightenment Tower.

"You are still small now, so planting you on the roof is fine. I will move you to a better place later!"

Liu Xuan patted the little thing on the back of her head: "It's not really appropriate to keep calling you 'little thing'. I'll give you a name—I'll call you... Cai'er, how about that?"

Liu Xuan looked at her colorful, dazzling hair and was very satisfied with the name he had chosen.

"Whatever!"

"It's just a name. Master can call me whatever he wants."

Cai'er lay in a patch of green light within the treetop, looking very sleepy, and did not seem to care much about the name.