Primordial Era: When a Good Guy Awakens a Morally Unethical System

Chapter 11, Bright Moon and Gentle Breeze

Zhen Yuanzi was somewhat tempted and was about to walk towards Hongyun. But he suddenly stopped at the ginseng fruit tree, looked up at the ginseng fruits swaying in the wind above him, and used magic to pick the two that ripened first.

With a single hand, he imbued the two ginseng fruits with spiritual energy. After a surge of energy, two teenage Daoist boys appeared in the spot and bowed to Zhen Yuanzi, saying, "Greetings, Master!"

Zhen Yuanzi nodded in satisfaction: "You two shall summon Mingyue and Qingfeng to serve as my attendants and guard this ginseng fruit tree!"

"These ginseng fruits ripened at the same time as yours, so I will bestow one ginseng fruit upon each of you to aid your cultivation." After saying this, Zhen Yuanzi raised his hand and cast a spell, sending two ginseng fruit trees to Mingyue Qingfeng.

Hongyun watched with longing. This was a ginseng fruit! Even if Pigsy wanted to eat it, Monkey King had to steal it for him. Now that they had come across it, wouldn't it be a pity not to have one to try?

Fortunately, Zhen Yuanzi was very good at hospitality, and because he had treated Hongyun as a friend after staying there for hundreds of years, he directly used his magic to conjure a basket and placed more than a dozen ginseng fruits in it with a wave of his hand.

The ginseng fruits truly resemble infants less than three days old, complete with limbs and facial features, making them incredibly adorable. Arranged closely together in the basket, they look as if children are waving at you.

"This ginseng fruit falls when it encounters gold, withers when it encounters wood, dissolves when it encounters water, burns when it encounters fire, and enters the earth when it encounters soil. Only I can use magic to retrieve it. Hongyun can taste a piece or two; the spiritual energy it contains can help with cultivation." Zhen Yuanzi proudly introduced the ginseng fruit to Hongyun.

Hongyun didn't know what to say. After all, this was the fruit that his own brother had produced at the cost of being unable to develop sentience.

Inside the room, Hongyun and Zhenyuanzi sat separately, their Daoist intents swirling around them.

Hongyun generously shared everything within his bead with Zhenyuan. However, some of the truths were beyond his comprehension and perception, even if he heard them. Zhenyuan could only glean bits of his own enlightenment from them, and like Hongyun, he experienced some spiritual insight but made no progress in his cultivation.

"The Great Dao is vast and boundless; it cannot be achieved overnight. Although you have not broken through this time, I believe you will break through sooner rather than later." Zhen Yuanzi was an open-minded person, and seeing the disappointment on Hongyun's face, he was able to comfort her.

He then pushed the ginseng fruit towards Hongyun: "Try this ginseng fruit. Although its effects are not very useful for innate beings like you and me, it contains spiritual energy, which is beneficial for cultivation."

After thanking him, Hongyun took a ginseng fruit, examined it for a moment, and then bit off half of its head.

Along with the juice, a large amount of spiritual energy gushed into my mouth. As expected of one of the ten innate spiritual roots, its spiritual energy was profound; one sip and I felt refreshed and full of energy.

"Truly worthy of being a born spiritual root," Hongyun exclaimed.

He thought to himself that the system shop seemed to have an innate spiritual root item, and it would be great if he could buy it. However, with his current level of anger, he couldn't afford it now, and who knows what the future might hold!

Zhen Yuanzi smiled faintly and said, "Since you like them, eat a few more. These fruits are not easy to ripen."

Hongyun nodded and took another bite.

It's only novel the first time you eat it; otherwise, it's just so-so! This ginseng fruit is naturally a treasure that beings with low cultivation levels would flock to, but for Hongyun, it doesn't make much difference whether he has spiritual power or not, and the taste is not as good as most fruits in later generations.

(End of this chapter)