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

Chapter 426 The Troubled Moon Elf, Hanabi, Arrives at the Spirit Land… (Please Subscribe)

Just as Zhu Yu was thinking about it.

Led by a giant flea warrior as large as a mountain with rain clouds overhead, the giant flea merchants, stretching for miles, entered the "Moon Gazing Plain".

With a tinkling sound, the ripples spread out like water droplets.

The wild insectoid warriors and spirit beasts living on the "Moonlit Plains" immediately knew that the new year had passed and the Giant Flea Merchant had arrived at 0

Without hesitation, they all put down what they were doing, shouldered the things they had accumulated over the past year to sell, and rushed toward the direction where the giant flea merchant was.

at the same time.

The Moon Insect tribe, which occupies the "Moon Gazing Plain," also began to get busy, sorting moon sand and harvesting ripe moon fruits.

Inside a huge cave that shimmers with soft light.

The center of the cave.

A tall moon tree shimmered with the soft glow of the moon.

The moment the giant flea merchant stepped into the "Moon Gazing Plain," a moon worm, no bigger than the palm of a hand, opened its eyes on a branch of the moon tree.

As if it had just woken up from a deep sleep, it shook its head and its rear end, and a clear, slightly sleepy voice rang out.

"Finally, my body has been properly integrated. Time to go out and see if Lord Ye Lian has brought anything good with me—"

At this point, it stroked its chin and said, "Judging by the time—the divinely bestowed spirit seed of that giant-winged wasp must be mature by now, right?"

The moon spirit seemed to have thought of something and muttered, "I wonder if that miser has returned yet—"

After thinking for a moment, it shook its head.

The birth of a "Boundary Species" is even more difficult than a divine gift, and only the ten major tribes and special tribes like the Moon Insect Clan have the ability to inherit it.

Even if Cai Ling belongs to the Phoenix family, finding her would be virtually impossible.

But then the moon elf thought of itself, and its mood suddenly became somewhat heavy. Since being welcomed back to its clan, no moon worms blamed or scolded it, but it felt even more distressed by this.

It lost both the "Inheritance Tree" and the "World Seed".

As a result, the Moon Bug tribe was demoted from a special tribe to an ordinary tribe.

Similarly, for this reason, the tribe has not sent any Zerg warriors out of the main territory for a long time.

If things continue like this, one day the Moon Worm tribe might be driven out of the "Moon Gazing Plain" by another tribe.

"well--"

The moon elf didn't have a good solution for the time being. After lying there for a while, she leaped down and headed out of the cave.

Arriving outside the cave.

Waiting outside, the Moonbug warriors, carrying silken bags full of goods, greeted it one after another.

"Master of Crescent Moon Mountain——"

One of the largest moon worm warriors, with its mottled carapace, approached the moon elf, respectfully placed it on its carapace, then turned around and shouted, "Let's go!"

Led by him, a group of dozens of Moon Bug warriors headed toward the location of the Giant Flea Merchant's stronghold.

The distance isn't far.

Soon they saw the Leaf Lotus Mountain Master, which resembled a mountain, and the iconic Life Seed "One Leaf Lotus" that covered its head.

at this time.

There were already many wild insectoid warriors and spirit beasts trading at the stronghold. When they saw the Moon Bug tribe arrive, they all stopped trading and stepped aside to wait for them to trade first.

The giant flea merchants didn't care. They came here to trade with the Moon Bug tribe, and the other special insect warriors and spirit beasts were just extras.

"On the 29th of the month, I've brought the Flame Crystal Six Fingers you requested—"

"The 37th of the month, here—"

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The giant flea warriors warmly greeted familiar moon worm traders.

They continued on their journey until they reached the location of the Lord of Ye Lian Mountain, where only the Moon Spirit and the Elder Moon Worm remained.

Meanwhile, Lord Ye Lian was talking to, or rather, jumping around and pleading with, a giant flea warrior whose shell was crystal clear and whose back was laden with a dazzling array of goods.

"Your Excellency Lord Ye Lian, please sell that 'divinely bestowed fruit' to Hua Ling. When Hua Ling becomes a great traveling merchant in the future, she can share your trading routes and tribes—"

Seeing that Lord Ye Lian was completely unmoved, Hua Lingye was not discouraged. After hesitating for a moment, her eyes hardened, and she promised, "Hua Lingye can give Lord Ye Lianye a share of pickled 'Xifu Begonia' fruit—"

This statement came out.

Ye Lianshan's azure eyes rippled slightly. He opened his mouth slightly, and a stream of light flew out, landing in front of Hua Ling. Then, a gentle voice, as warm as water, rang out.

"Thirty percent."

Hua Ling was about to haggle, but when she met Ye Lianshan's calm gaze, she immediately knew that she couldn't get the price down, and her joyful face turned bitter.

However, when it thought of Zhu Yu's expression when he saw the "divinely bestowed fruit," it immediately became happy again. It happily put away the spider silk bag containing the "divinely bestowed fruit," waved its paw, and said, "Thank you, Lord Ye Lian, Hua Ling is off—"

After saying that, he turned to leave, but after taking only a few steps, a clear and melodious voice came from the side.

"Wait, Hana-Rin, Gengetsu will go with you to find Giant Peak—"

Hua Ling turned her head and saw a tiny moon worm, no bigger than a palm, waving at her. Her eyes were filled with confusion. She walked closer, scratched her head, and asked, puzzled, "Are you a crescent moon? Aren't you a fire ant? How did you turn into a moon worm?"

"I was born a moon worm."

The Moon Elf didn't explain much, but turned to look at Lord Ye Lian and rattled off a large amount of the spiritual energy food needed, most of which were Lord-level spiritual energy food, and quite valuable.

After saying a few words to Elder Yuechong, he leaped down and urged Hualing, "Let's go, or those guys will eat us!"

"it is good."

Hua Ling didn't know what it meant, but it wanted to see Zhu Yu soon and give it a surprise, so it nodded immediately. Accompanied by the tinkling of scepters, the two insects quickly left the stronghold.

the other side.

The entire tree of giant grapes was picked clean by Baldy and the other spirit beasts, and the grapes were distributed equally among the people without any fighting or squabbling.

They benefited.

Naturally, he couldn't help but shower Zhu Yu with flattery and praise.

Although their vocabulary was somewhat limited, Zhu Yu expressed his understanding, and everyone happily enjoyed the feast, without any spirit beasts like the one with the horn.

The Zerg took their leave.

Black Soil didn't want to leave; it still longed for the divinely bestowed fruit. But after waiting and waiting, Zhu Yu didn't try to persuade it to stay, so it had no choice but to leave reluctantly.

Zhu Yu naturally knew its little scheme, but he had already paid it. The divinely bestowed fruit was different from ordinary spiritual food; it could make the bald man and other neighbors more favored by "heaven and earth," and give them a chance to break through to the second tier. Naturally, he couldn't let it go to someone else for nothing.

We just said goodbye to Black Soil and Hornless.

Then they heard a series of tinkling drum sounds coming from outside the mountains and forests.

"Here it comes—"

Zhu Yu was overjoyed and flapped his wings to fly down the mountain.

Not long after.

A giant flea warrior, laden with goods, strode over with light steps. It patted the drum on its chest and said gleefully, "Giant Peak, do you want to trade with Flower Breast?"

"want."

Zhu Yu nodded readily and then invited it up the mountain, saying, "Come on, let's talk up here."

At this time.

A dissatisfied, clear voice came from behind.

"And me too!—"

Zhu Yu looked in the direction of the sound and saw a moon worm the size of a palm on the goods Hua Ling was carrying. He was stunned for a moment, then pretended to be surprised and said, "Hey, Crescent Moon, you've turned into a moon worm—"

"Um."

The moon elf clearly didn't want to discuss this further. She nodded, hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "Giant Peak, could you sell me some divine fruits?"

Although it is a moon worm, it has to pay a price for occupying the body of a moon worm, one of which is that it will be hated by the "insect world".

It doesn't seem like a big deal now, but once it breaks through to the second tier, it may encounter a disaster, or it may simply fail to break through.

And they want to make amends.

Only through the fruit of God.

Fearing Zhu Yu wouldn't sell, the Moon Elf quickly added, "Didn't you want to know about the 'Destiny Realm'? If you agree to sell it to me, I'll tell you everything I know."

Upon hearing this...

Zhu Yu nodded without hesitation, "Okay." He then invited them up the mountain.

We arrived at the mountaintop.

Bald-headed, Fire-tailed, and other spirit beasts came forward to greet them.

Hua Ling cheerfully reminisced with everyone, and after praising Zhu Yu profusely at the various spiritual plants growing on the mountaintop, she reminded him, "Ju Feng, this place is too small. Once you advance to the Mountain Lord realm, you should move to a more abundant spiritual land to develop a garden—"

Zhu Yu naturally knew that once he was promoted to the position of mountain lord, the simplest and most suitable way to obtain the "divinely bestowed" spirit seed was to cultivate a wild spirit seed garden. Only by planting a large number of such seeds could he possibly receive the favor of the "Insect Realm's" great will and give birth to the "divinely bestowed" spirit seed.

However, there are very few spiritual lands in the wild regions, and almost none of them are large in area, which is a major headache for him.

"No rush, it's not too late to look for it after you advance to the Mountain Lord realm."

The moon spirit's mind suddenly stirred, and she said abruptly, "I do know a sacred place that would be perfect for you."

"Hmm?" Zhu Yu's eyes brightened slightly, and he quickly asked, "What spiritual land? Where is it?"

Without further ado, the moon elf stated directly, "Moongazing Plains."

There's no need for Zhu Yu to ask.

It reveals the specific location and information of the sacred site.

The spiritual land is located north of the "Moon Gazing Plain" and adjacent to the "White Wave River". According to its description, its area is equivalent to a city in the previous life, and it contains rich spiritual energy, which is enough to support the "spiritual seed" of the mountain master realm to take root and grow.

But if it were that simple...

The sacred land had long been occupied by the Moon Worm tribe.

According to the Moon Elf, three second-tier ferocious beasts dwell in the spiritual land. They are water-type spirit beasts and are located near the White Water River, making them very troublesome.

"A three-headed, second-tier spirit beast—"

Zhu Yu was overjoyed. He would have hesitated if it were an insectoid tribe, but with ferocious beasts, he wouldn't have to worry about the insectoid realm's backlash no matter how many he killed.

As for whether or not to kill him, he wasn't worried at all.

Not to mention the formidable Cai Ling, once he advances to the Mountain Lord realm, he will be able to borrow even more power from his "original body." These mere three spiritless demonic beasts, if not easily destroyed with a wave of his hand, would be nothing more than slaughtering chickens and dogs.

Coming to her senses, Zhu Yu immediately said, "Thank you, Crescent Moon. Wait here for a moment, and Jufeng will go pick some fruit for you."

"it is good."

The Moon Elf also wanted to enter the Five Elements Spirit Array to take a look, but seeing that he had not invited her, she had to give up the idea.

Zhu Yu then led Hua Ling into the Five Elements Formation space.

As soon as they entered, they saw Hua Ling rummage through the cargo on the armored vehicle and hand it to Zhu Yu like a treasure, saying with a hint of pride, "Ju Feng, this is a gift from Hua Ling to you, quickly open it and take a look—"

"Gift--"

Zhu Yu didn't rush to open it, but looked at Hua Ling and said solemnly, "Hua Ling, Ju Feng doesn't want the gift. You should save it to buy resources to break through to the Mountain Lord Realm—"

Hua Ling wasn't angry. Instead, Ku Ku laughed and said, "Ju Feng, Hua Ling has gathered enough resources to break through to the Mountain Lord realm."

As it spoke, it proudly put its hands on its hips and said, "Hmph, next time I come, Hua Ling won't just be Hua Ling, she'll be the Lord of Hua Ling Mountain!"

"Are you sure you've gathered enough?" Zhu Yu asked, still uneasy. "Tell me, what resources have you prepared?"

Hua Ling said happily, "Hua Ling bought a 'Water Bayberry,' a divinely bestowed fruit." She paused, then emphasized, "It's a Lord-level one—"

Zhu Yu nodded slightly. The "water bayberry" is a divinely bestowed fruit belonging to the water genus, which indeed fits the water and soil dual genus of the water chestnut. He then gestured for it to continue.

Hua Ling blinked.

A few breaths later.

Zhu Yu hesitated and asked, "That's all? —"

Hua Ling nodded, then asked in confusion, "What else do you need? A Lord-level divinely bestowed fruit is already very good."

It went on and on explaining to Zhu Yu.

According to it, the Zerg warriors of the Giant Flea tribe who are poor can directly break through to the next level, while the wealthy will purchase a "Water Plum" divine fruit to break through.

Success means breaking through the mountain lord; failure means going to see the Mother Goddess.

Finally, Hanabi proudly declared that it was a wealthy giant flea warrior.

Zhu Yu glanced speechlessly at the smug Hua Ling. With only a Lord-level divinely bestowed fruit to break through, the probability of it meeting the Mother Goddess was probably over 50%.

This isn't a breakthrough; this is gambling with your life.

He shook his head slightly, thought for a moment, and did not rush to persuade her. Instead, he unloaded the goods for Hua Ling and took them into the array space where the "White-tailed Pear" divine spirit seed was located.

Upon entering...

Hua Ling's gaze was immediately drawn to the "White-tailed Pear," a divinely bestowed spirit seed with rows of crimson fruits hanging in the center of the space. Her eyes widened in surprise, and she exclaimed, "Wow—it really bore fruit!—"

Thanks to Zhu Yu, it is now also managing the divine gifts. Since learning about the mutation of the "White-tailed Pear" last time, it has secretly inquired that divinely gifted spirit seeds that have mutated like this are rejected by the Mother Goddess and most of the time they can no longer bear fruit.

It was heartbroken for a long time because of this. When it came, it was thinking of comforting Zhu Yu, so it specially traded a rare divinely bestowed fruit with Lord Ye Lian Mountain. Unexpectedly, it actually bore fruit.

Unaware of its thoughts, Zhu Yu fluttered its wings and came to the "White-tailed Pear" before the divine gift. Ignoring its words that it wanted to bury Hua Ling, it reached out and picked a fruit, turned around and returned, handing it to Hua Ling.

"Here, have a taste, it tastes great!"

Hua Ling didn't stand on ceremony. She accepted the divine gift of the white-tailed pear, took a big bite, and her eyes widened even more as the sweet juice filled her mouth.

Glug glug—

The flesh of the White Tail Pear visibly shrank, and in no time, only one fruit remained.

"ha--"

Hua Ling let out a soft breath, and Ku Ku laughed, "It's delicious! This is the second most delicious divine fruit Hua Ling has ever eaten—"

"It's delicious, eat more later."

Zhu Yu smiled and pointed to the divinely bestowed fruit, saying, "Hua Ling, try it and see its effects. Then tell me how many Life Stones it can sell for?"

Hua Ling snapped out of her daze, looking at the divinely bestowed fruit in her hand. She was reluctant to eat it; it would be too wasteful to just eat a divinely bestowed fruit that could regenerate severed limbs.

But it couldn't cut itself off. After hesitating for a moment, urged by Zhu Yu, it opened its mouth and took a small bite, then closed its eyes to savor its effects.

the other side.

Zhu Yu opened the gift Hua Ling had given him, and what came into view was a flat, round fruit about the size of a longan, grayish and inconspicuous.

When he sensed the divine aura emanating from it, his eyes lit up and he stared intently at it.

Upon learning the information, his eyes lit up with surprise.

"A gift from God, free from worry—"