4: Intercepting an opportunity? The Magical Fruit Tree!

"Myriad Transformation Sacred Art..."

Gu Qingchen seemed to recall something, a trace of reminiscence flashing in his eyes.

"I remember in a novel from my previous life, there was a highly popular Female Emperor who created a Myriad Transformation Sacred Art herself."

That was also an existence of immense talent, hailed as the most astonishing and brilliant Great Emperor throughout history, who reached the pinnacle using a Physique inferior to a mortal's, becoming one of the most powerful Cultivators of all time.

"However, her 'Myriad Transformation Sacred Art' could dissolve all Secret Arts in the world, infinitely weakening the opponent's combat power, turning all world-shocking Wondrous Arts into the mundane, hence the name Myriad Transformation.

Whereas my 'Myriad Transformation Sacred Art' can evolve all ten thousand Secret Arts in the world, condense the Divine Form, imbue the true spirit, and turn decay into wonder.

The two follow completely opposite paths; mine is actually more like the Dou Character Secret..."

Shaking his head, Gu Qingchen retracted his thoughts.

Afterward, he offered a few more words of encouragement, preparing to leave the Preaching Platform under the admiring gazes of the Chentian Pavilion women, intending to go back and thoroughly experience the profoundness of the "Myriad Transformation Sacred Art."

At this moment,

He saw a petite figure below the preaching platform transform into a spiritual light and charge straight toward him.

"Hmm? You Rong?

You Rong, what are you doing? Come back quickly!

Hurry and come back!!"

Lin Ruoyu only felt a "swoosh" of wind sound by her ear!

While still in a daze, she saw the Junior Sister she had brought daring to defy the world's conventions, charging toward Senior Brother Gu Qingchen in broad daylight and under the scrutiny of all eyes.

She had no time to stop her!

"It's over! It's over!"

Lin Ruoyu's vision went dark.

She never expected that this Junior Sister, whom her Master had just taken in, would be so daring.

Even if she admired him greatly, she shouldn't act like this!

Moreover, with Junior Sister's pathetic martial arts skills, she wouldn't even have a chance to rush up to Senior Brother Gu.

Just as she expected, Jiang Yourong was stopped by Zhao Linger while still mid-air.

"Ling'er, let her come over."

Seeing Jiang Yourong fixed motionless in mid-air by Zhao Linger, her eyes brimming with light, looking eager to say something, Gu Qingchen waved his hand gently and instructed.

In fact,

He was also somewhat curious about what this little girl, who was suspected to be the Destined Female Protagonist, wanted by suddenly rushing up.

Seeing that this unfamiliar and reckless Junior Sister had actually gained the Opportunity to approach Gu Qingchen closely, the many Female Cultivators below immediately erupted like a boiling pot, chattering noisily.

"No way, Senior Brother Gu really let her pass?"

"Senior Brother Gu is too kind! Not only did this Junior Sister not get punished for breaking the rules, but she even got the chance to interact with Senior Brother Gu up close!"

"If it were any other Reserve Holy Son, they wouldn't be so easygoing."

"Exactly, especially Saint Ye Wushuang. His actions are extremely cold and tyrannical. I remember the last time a Junior Brother offended him, that Junior Brother's Cultivation was directly crippled and he was locked in the Demon Suppression Cave."

"I'm so envious of this Junior Sister!"

"Speaking of which, can we do that too?"

"That makes sense, why don't we try it next time?"

...Just as the women below were eager to try, Jiang Yourong had already been brought before Gu Qingchen.

"You rushed up to find me, is there something you need?"

Looking at the little girl before him, who was fidgeting and whose eyes darted around nervously, Gu Qingchen suddenly asked with a soft chuckle.

Even though she was standing right in front of him, the Reincarnation Heavenly Eye, which was always effective, still couldn't discern her true background.

She was like a layer of mist.

There was an inexplicable Great Power covering all her information.

This made Gu Qingchen even more curious.

"Is it the so-called Power of Destiny?

Or does she possess some other Trump Card?"

Gu Qingchen speculated internally.

"I... I..."

After getting close to the rumored Senior Brother Gu, Jiang Yourong suddenly felt numb.

Faced with the question, she had no idea how to answer.

After all, she hadn't prepared an excuse; she had just decided to firmly cling to this dazzling, Powerful Patron right in front of her.

When she saw Gu Qingchen preparing to leave, she had to consider whether this was the only chance she would ever have in this life to get close to Senior Brother Gu.

So, in a moment of impulse, she rushed forward... "I... I learned of an Opportunity! There is a divine ability fruit tree inside the Divine Heart Palace in the God Perishing Abyss!"

"Oh?"

Hearing Jiang Yourong's words, Gu Qingchen's eyes flickered slightly: "There is a divine ability fruit tree inside the Divine Heart Palace?

Why are you telling me this news?"

"Because I know that with my own strength, it would be difficult to obtain this divine ability fruit tree, so I thought of reporting it to Senior Brother Gu."

Jiang Yourong's beautiful eyes sparkled, and her voice gradually became more confident.

Although this was just an excuse she came up with in a moment of quick thinking.

But thinking carefully, it was indeed a good method for mutual benefit!

She is able to see other people's Opportunities.

But due to her strength and status, she could only look at many great Opportunities and couldn't intercept them.

For example, the divine ability fruit tree is a Rare Treasure of Heaven and Earth. Consuming a divine ability fruit allows one to gain an Innate Divine Ability!

Among all the Opportunities she could potentially intercept, this was considered the cream of the crop!

But it grows in the God Perishing Abyss inside the Forbidden Land of the Fiends.

With Jiang Yourong's own ability, trying to delve into the Divine Heart Palace within the God Perishing Abyss and dig up the divine ability fruit tree was undoubtedly a pipe dream.

But if Senior Brother Gu were willing to act, wouldn't taking out the divine ability fruit tree be as simple as retrieving an object from a pouch?

"If Senior Brother Gu successfully obtains the divine ability fruit tree, I only need one divine ability fruit!"

Fearing rejection, Jiang Yourong did not ask for too much in return.

After all, a single divine ability fruit would be enough for her to change her destiny against the heavens and achieve a Divine Ability Physique.

"Oh?"

Gu Qingchen heard this and said with a half-smile: "You have already told me the exact location of the divine ability fruit tree. Aren't you afraid that after I take it, you won't get a share?"

The divine ability fruit tree can bear fruit after a hundred years, producing one Hundred-Year Fruit every century.

It can advance after three thousand years, and thereafter, it produces one Thousand-Year Fruit every millennium.

It only grows to its final form after ninety thousand years!

Thereafter, it produces one Ten-Thousand-Year Fruit every ten thousand years!

Consuming a Hundred-Year Fruit grants a Minor Divine Ability.

Consuming a Thousand-Year Fruit grants a Major Divine Ability.

And consuming a Ten-Thousand-Year Fruit grants a Supreme Divine Ability!

For Gu Qingchen, Hundred-Year Fruits were tasteless to consume, and Thousand-Year Fruits were barely worth noticing.

As for the Ten-Thousand-Year Fruit, even for him, the Saint of Xuantian Holy Land, it was considered a Treasure!

If the divine ability fruit tree had only recently advanced to its final form and only produced one or two Ten-Thousand-Year Fruits, whether he shared them with Jiang Yourong would truly depend entirely on his character.

"I believe that given Senior Brother Gu's reputation, even if he truly takes all the divine ability fruit, he will definitely give me reasonable compensation."

After hearing Gu Qingchen's words, Jiang Yourong hesitated slightly.

She then looked up, giving her answer with determined, beautiful eyes.

"You are quite smart."

Beside him, Zhao Linger couldn't help but chuckle after hearing Jiang Yourong's answer, and immediately scrutinized her again from head to toe.

"Young Master, are you really not planning to take this little girl as a Maidservant?

I actually think that idea is pretty good now."

Huh?!!!

Hearing Zhao Linger's words, Jiang Yourong's eyes widened in surprise.

"Senior Brother Gu... he wants to take me as a Maidservant?!"