The Path to Immortality: Starting with an Analysis of Basic Concepts

"Hanabiko, come with me, Kyoho has something good to show you..."

May I be blessed with a mysterious and secretive path.

Hua Ling cooperated perfectly, looking around before whispering, "What good stuff is it?..." Her thieving manner was extremely convincing.

As it spoke, it couldn't help but burst into laughter...

Zhu Yu couldn't help but chuckle, and while leading the way, she whispered back, "Hua Ling, you'll see when you get there..."

"Uh-huh…"

Hua Ling nodded vigorously, her eyes full of anticipation.

Even though they were in their own home, the two insects entered the array space as if they were stealing fruit from another insect's home, looking like guilty thieves.

Under the big banyan tree.

Moon Elf: "?"

Enraged at being ignored, the moon elf flipped over and stood up, raising her hand to throw the fruit at the fruit, but after hesitating, she threw it into her mouth instead.

"Hmph, the insects of the 'Giant Flea Tribe' are getting more and more unruly..."

The moon elf dashed outside the formation, kicked it once, but remembering the terrible scene last time, she didn't dare to use her full strength. She just stomped once, snorted angrily, picked up the wooden bucket containing the giant mountain fruit, and turned to leave.

A magic array space for storing cultivation nutrients.

Zhu Yu led Hua Ling to a corner, picked up one of the spider silk bags piled up, opened it, and looked at the yellow and white fruits inside. A strange smile appeared in his eyes.

He took a "crabapple" fruit from his bag, turned around, and handed it to Hua Ling, who was standing next to him with eyes full of joy.

"Hana-bi, here, try this divinely bestowed fruit of the 'Xifu Begonia'..."

Before the stunned Hua Ling could speak, he solemnly said:

"Don't be reluctant to eat them. This is only the first batch of fruit from the 'Xifu Haitang' tree. There will be a second batch, a third batch... Think about it, you can't have never even tasted the fruit you're selling, can you?"

"So, if a bug asks you what it tastes like, what will you say?"

These words left Hua Ling stunned. She looked down at the glossy crabapple fruit in her hand, hesitated for a moment, and then nodded emphatically.

"Kyo-feng is right, Hanabi should try it..."

She paused, then looked at Zhu Yu and said earnestly, "Jufeng, this 'Xifu Begonia' divinely bestowed fruit was actually purchased by Hua Ling herself..."

"Try it, try it..."

Zhu Yu didn't answer, but just kept urging it to eat quickly.

"good…"

Hua Ling sensed the divine aura emanating from the "Begonia Deity's Gift Fruit." Her paws trembled slightly as she brought the fruit to her mouth. After hesitating for a while, she finally took a small bite at Zhu Yu's urging.

The moment the fruit entered her mouth, a strong sour and astringent sensation burst forth. Hua Ling shuddered from the shock, her azure eyes narrowing and becoming misty.

Jufeng leaned closer and deliberately asked, "Huali, is it delicious?...

Hua Ling swallowed the fruit, nodded emphatically, then took another bite and mumbled, "It's so delicious..."

Despite grimacing and trembling from the sourness, it still couldn't bear to eat it all at once, chewing it in small bites as if it were really eating something delicious.

Zhu Yu, who had intended to tease Hua Ling, felt a pang of pity upon seeing her like this. She flapped her wings and flew to a nearby wooden table, picked up the stone jar on it, and returned.

Open your mouth.

Hua Ling looked at Zhu Yu blankly. When he gestured, she opened her mouth, even though she didn't know what he was going to do.

The tangy smell made Zhu Yu feel a bit nauseous, so he hurriedly opened the jar. A rich floral fragrance wafted out, and he reached inside.

When he raised his arm, his claws were covered with a layer of golden liquid. Upon closer inspection, they contained tiny pink particles that shimmered in the light.

Zhu Yu carefully moved his hand to Hua Ling's mouth, circulating his spiritual energy to shake off the liquid gold powder clinging to his hand, gathering it into a size about the size of a thumb, and then letting it fall into Hua Ling's mouth.

"This is honey made from thousand-year-old sacred flowers by Xiong Da and Xiong Er using their family's secret recipe. It's just that the aging time was a bit short, otherwise the aroma would be even purer and better..."

He didn't notice that when the nectar fell into the flower's mouth, its eyes widened instantly, and its fair body quickly turned pink.

If Hua Yan were here, she would recognize that this is a hazy state that only Hua Ling exhibits when she is drunk.

When Zhu Yu closed the lid, he didn't hear Hua Ling's reply. He looked over and, seeing its condition, thought it had been poisoned. He was startled and quickly called out:

"Hanabishi, are you alright?... "

The blush on Hua Ling's face faded like water. Coming to her senses, she smacked her lips with a hint of lingering satisfaction, her azure eyes widening as she asked urgently:

"Jufeng, what did Hualing just eat? It smelled so good..."

Seeing that Hua Ling didn't seem to be in any trouble, Zhu Yu felt relieved, put the stone jar in her hand, and explained again.

"Honey made from the thousand-year-old spirit flower?... "

Hua Ling looked blankly. Thousand-year-old spirit flowers are rare in the insect world, but they do exist. She had eaten honey made from spirit flowers before, but the taste was nowhere near as good as this.

"Is it because the insects that make honey are different?... "

It hesitated for a moment, then carefully opened the lid, looked at the nectar in the jar that shimmered with golden light, dipped its finger in it, examined it, and put it in its mouth.

A rich floral and honey fragrance emerged, quite sweet, but it didn't bring the same joyful and satisfying feeling as if it were in a sea of ​​flowers, freely roaming.

"Huh..."

Hua Ling, unwilling to give up, tasted it again, but the taste was still the same. Puzzled, she scratched her head. She didn't suspect that Zhu Yu was lying to her, but felt that something was wrong.

"Huh..."

Hua Ling, unwilling to give up, tasted it again, but the taste was still the same. Puzzled, she scratched her head. She didn't suspect that Zhu Yu was lying to her, but felt that something was wrong.

Its gaze wandered, then suddenly fell upon the half-eaten "Xifu Haitang" divinely bestowed fruit in its palm. It paused for a moment, then its eyes lit up.

Without hesitation, I took a bite. The pungent, sour taste of the fruit made me shudder for a moment. I quickly dipped some nectar in it and put it in my mouth.

In an instant.

The intense tartness in the mouth blends with the sweet aroma of nectar, creating a unique sweetness that fills the heart.

Hanabi once again felt the sea of ​​flowers and couldn't help but be captivated by it.

Zhu Yu, who had taken in Hua Ling's every move and expression, glanced thoughtfully between the stone jar and the divinely bestowed fruit, the "Xifu Begonia".

a long time.

When Hua Ling came to her senses, she subconsciously raised her hand to her mouth, but bit into empty air. This fully awakened her, and she smacked her lips in dissatisfaction, then looked up at Zhu Yu and said happily:

"Thank you, Kyoho. This is the best thing Hanabishi has ever eaten..."

Zhu Yu said nonchalantly, "If Hua Ling likes it, Ju Feng can go to Baihua Peak later and ask Xiong Da and Xiong Er to get you some more."

The thousand-year-old spirit flower is valuable in the "Immortal Tomb and Spirit Ruins," and the nectar made from it is also quite valuable. However, in the insect world, it is not a rare item and its value is not high.

Hua Ling shook her head, looking at the stone jar, and said somewhat dejectedly, "Hua Ling can't afford it..."

Zhu Yu was taken aback, but then she understood what it meant by "can't afford it"—it wasn't nectar, but the divinely bestowed fruit of the "Xifu crabapple".

However, it doesn't have a good solution to this.

Even if he were willing to give Hua Ling the divinely bestowed fruit of the "Xifu Begonia," Hua Ling would not accept it, much less eat it for the sake of her appetite.

Zhu Yu's mind suddenly stirred, and she asked, "Hua Ling, you said that if we sell whole 'Xifu Haitang' crabapple fruits blessed by the gods with flower nectar, could we get a higher price? Would that sell?"

Hua Ling can't afford it, but the mountain lords certainly can. Even if they can't eat it every meal, they won't feel the pinch if they eat it occasionally.

But there are prerequisites.

The "Malus spectabilis" fruit, a gift from heaven, paired with its nectar, truly tastes as delicious as Hua Ling described...

Hua Ling was taken aback at first upon hearing what he said, then her azure eyes lit up, and she nodded excitedly:

"It'll definitely sell!..."

It excitedly explained how delicious the "Malus spectabilis" paired with nectar was, which tribe's insects liked to eat it, which tribe was wealthy and didn't lack life stones, and so on...

Wait until it finishes its story.

Zhu Yu smiled and said, "Then this year's 'Xifu Begonia' divinely bestowed fruits will all be entrusted to Hua Ling for sale. As for the price, just follow its market price."

Seeing that Hua Ling was about to speak, he raised his hand to interrupt her:

"Hualing, the Kyoho is just a suggestion for you. Whether it can be sold in the end is still uncertain. Moreover, the whole fruit is different from the fruit itself. Even if it is preserved with nectar, it will not last long."

Hua Ling thought for a moment, then nodded seriously and said, "Ju Feng, you're right." She hesitated for a moment, then said tentatively, "Then how about we marinate a little bit first and try it?"

Zhu Yu nodded and suggested, "Why don't we pickle a hundred first? That way, if we find anything wrong later, we can remove the pulp and keep the fruit..."

"Mmm, just one hundred..."

Hua Ling nodded excitedly.

Zhu Yu smiled to himself, said nothing more, and poured out the "White-tailed Pear" and "Xifu Crabapple" divine fruits from the spider silk bag.

"one two three…"

Hua Ling's eyes lit up as she looked at the divinely bestowed fruits covering the ground, and she excitedly began to count them one by one.

It was ultimately confirmed that the "Xifu crabapple" was blessed with 347 fruits, and the "White-tailed Pear" was blessed with 352 fruits.

Hua Ling used her brain to calculate for a while and said:

"The 'White Tail Pear' is a divinely bestowed fruit. Each one costs 20,000 Life Stones, and 352 of them would cost 7,040,000 Life Stones."

"The 'Xifu Begonia' is a divinely bestowed fruit belonging to the wood element. Its effect is to strengthen the six internal organs. One flower can give a giant peak 15,000 life stones, and 348 flowers would give 5,220,000 life stones."

"That adds up to a total of 12,260,000 Life Stones..."

Zhu Yu was overjoyed, thinking to himself, "As expected, the 'Divinely Gifted Spirit Seed' still yields more Life Stones..."

Thinking of the other three divinely bestowed plants, and those top-tier spiritual seeds, which would all likely bear fruit next year, he felt even happier.

After settling the accounts, Hua Ling suddenly scratched her head awkwardly and asked cautiously, "Ju Feng, Hua Ling doesn't have that many Life Stones. Can I sell some to Lord Ye Lian?"

"sure."

Zhu Yu nodded without hesitation.

He also wanted Hua Ling to help him buy spiritual food of the level of a mountain lord or higher from the Lord of Ye Lian Mountain, so of course he wouldn't refuse.

Hua Ling spun around excitedly, saying happily, "Ju Feng, you're so kind! When I become the team leader, I can decide that the 'Divine Fruit' won't cost you your Life Stones."

"Then you'd better break through to the Mountain Lord level as soon as possible..."

Zhu Yu joked for a moment, then said, "Hua Ling, could you ask Lord Ye Lian if Ju Feng has any divine fruits that increase Qi and blood at the Lord level, or spiritual food needed to break through to the Mountain Lord level?"

He paused, then quickly added:

He paused, then quickly added:

"Oh, and there's also the 'Dew of Life'..."

"it is good."

Hua Ling nodded without hesitation, then slapped her forehead, "Hua Ling almost forgot..." She turned around, unloaded the goods from her back one by one, rummaged through them, and took out a stone bottle as tall as an arm from a wooden box, handing it to Zhu Yu.

"Here, Jufeng, see if this is enough. If not, Hualing can ask Huayan for more..."

Zhu Yu took the stone bottle from Shi Ping, opened the lid, and immediately an ancient life force surged out, startling him. He looked down and saw that the stone bottle was more than half full of "Life Dew".

After a quick glance, he looked at Hua Ling in astonishment.

"Where did you get so many, Hanabi...?"

The stone bottle contains at least a thousand drops of "Life Dew," which, at market price, is worth fifteen drops per jade coin. These would cost at least seventy jade coins.

If it were a Life Stone, it would be worth over seven million…

Upon hearing this...

Hua Ling seemed to have thought of something, and couldn't help but chuckle. Under Zhu Yu's questioning gaze, she said with a hint of smugness:

"This is a water hyacinth, a divinely bestowed seed given to Hanabi..."

They said it was a gift.

In fact, it was a collection that Hua Ling had gathered over several years, some of which were bought from the little giant flea warriors of her tribe who were not yet allowed to travel and trade, but at extremely low prices.

A gift worth seven million life stones—Zhu Yu didn't think he had the nerve to accept it, so he said directly:

"These giant peaks of 'Life Dew' will be accepted, and the price will be deducted from the Life Stones sold as divine gifts, based on market value."

"what?"

Hua Ling was taken aback, then shook her head vigorously, "The 'Life Dew' was a gift from Hua Ling to Ju Feng; I don't need the Life Stone."

"Hanabishi, this is too much..."

Zhu Yu wanted to persuade her again, but Hua Ling ignored him, turned her head, and carefully peeled off the flesh of the "White Tail Pear" divinely bestowed fruit.

Zhu Yu leaned forward and peeled the fruit, not forgetting to advise, "Hua Ling, if you want to become a great merchant and leader, you can't be so willful. These 'Life Dews' are worth seven million Life Stones. How can you just say you don't want them? You'll lose a fortune..."

Hua Ling silently turned around, presenting her backside to him.

Several breaths.

A dissatisfied groan came from behind.

"It's not worth that much, Hanabishi is willing..."

Zhu Yu looked at the childish Hua Ling speechlessly, thought for a moment, and instead of trying to persuade her further, asked:

What should be used to preserve and pickle the fruit of the "Malus spectabilis," a gift from heaven?

"ah?…"

Hua Ling turned around and stared at him blankly.

Seeing this, Zhu Yu laughed and said, "Alright, you continue peeling the fruit. Ju Feng will go prepare the equipment for pickling the divinely bestowed fruit of the 'Xifu Begonia'."

Hua Ling nodded happily, then thought for a moment and reminded, "Jufeng, it should be a bit prettier."

"OK."

Zhu Yu nodded in agreement and flapped his wings to fly away from the array space.

Huowei, who was looking after his shop in Jufeng Market, received a message from his "bald" son and grandson and soon arrived at the top of Jufeng Mountain.

Zhu Yu didn't waste any words and said directly, "Fire Tail, please make a few utensils for Giant Peak." He paused, then added, "They should be sturdy and have a nice shape."

"Leave it to Firetail..."

Huowei immediately nodded, patting his chest to guarantee that the fire would burn solidly and beautifully.

Just as Zhu Yu was about to say something, a large grass rat, about the size of a mongrel, ran up to him, stood upright, and squeaked.