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

Chapter 428 The Generous Lord Ye Lian of the Primal Zerg (Please Subscribe)

After transferring the God-given fruit of the Worry-Free Flower to his main body, Zhu Yu checked the God-given spiritual seeds such as the White-tailed Pear, especially the Upward-facing Mushroom whose fruit was not yet ripe, and the Hyacinth whose fruit was about to ripen.

After confirming that everything was alright, he turned and left the array space.

He then examined the many seedlings that were being nurtured.

Among them, the newly planted top-grade spiritual species "Sea Witch Ulva", "Golden Peach", "Fire Date", "Blood Source" and the special superior divine gift "Heavenly Mushroom" have only recently begun to bear fruit and are still far from mature.

The top-tier spirit species "Fine-leaved Sword Fir" has the shortest planting time and has not yet borne fruit. Similarly, the special superior spirit species "Flesh Ganoderma" grows slowly due to the need for flesh and blood cultivation, and is one of only two spirit species that have not yet borne fruit.

The remaining plants are fourteen high-grade spiritual seeds: "Silver Acacia," "Soapberry," and "Southern Jujube." They are laden with fruit and will be ripe in just one or two days.

Since it was the third year of planting, the plants were growing well. Zhu Yu did not deliberately thin the fruit, and the yield of the fourteen spiritual plants increased by two times, with each plant bearing about six thousand fruits.

He made a rough estimate.

Once these spirit seeds mature, we can probably harvest about 80,000 fruits.

According to Hua Ling, a single top-grade southern jujube or soapberry requires six Life Stones, while silver acacia is relatively rare and requires fifteen Life Stones.

It is worth approximately 750,000 Life Stones.

"Another bumper year—"

Looking at the abundant life seeds, Zhu Yu was overjoyed. Although the combined value of them was not as much as that of a single "divinely bestowed spirit seed," ordinary spirit seeds were still very useful.

Not to mention top-tier spirit seeds.

Such ordinary and universally applicable spirit seeds are the foundation of a power.

Once he is promoted to the position of mountain lord, he will definitely expand his gardens to cultivate "divinely bestowed spirit seeds." Expanding his gardens will inevitably require hiring a large number of spirit beasts and insect warriors.

At that time, these ordinary spirit seeds will come in handy.

After all, wild spiritual food is much less effective than "life seed" spiritual food.

Thinking of the garden, Zhu Yu suddenly remembered the three snow rabbits he was preparing to hire. He instructed the lazy three-headed dog Heizi, who was lying under a tree, to guard the house, and then flapped his wings and flew down the mountain.

We have just arrived at the foot of the mountain.

Then I saw three snow rabbits as tall as a person.

Zhu Yu looked at the three snow rabbits sleeping sprawled out, shook his head with amusement, and then looked at the larger snow rabbit, calling out, "Big Snow Rabbit."

Xue Da jumped up with a start, looked around warily, and quickly fixed her gaze on Zhu Yu, who was flying in mid-air. She exclaimed happily, "Jufeng, you're here!"

Zhu Yu nodded, glanced at Xue Er and Xue San who had gotten up one after another, and without wasting words, asked again, "Xue Da, Jufeng will hire you to till the fields and guard the spirit seed garden. You'll receive one hundred 'Life Stones' for thirty days and nights. Are you willing?"

"Yes, yes—"

They were paid 100 Life Stones a month to cultivate the land. Xue Da had never done such a high-paying job before, so of course he was willing to accept it.

Needless to say, the snow is even worse in the second and third snowfalls.

"Come with me."

Zhu Yu nodded, and with the three snow rabbits, flew towards Hundred Flowers Peak.

journey.

He gave the three snow hares a brief introduction to Baihua Peak and told them that their main work location was a garden of "fine-leaved cypress" trees, as well as some specific job duties.

They mainly use their innate magical abilities to cultivate the hardened ground and sprinkle fertilizer made of life stones, humus, and spirit beast excrement.

It may seem simple, but it is not simple at all in practice.

Zhu Yu hadn't noticed anything amiss when there was only one wild "Fine-leaved Sword Fir" before, but now he has planted a full three hundred. It feeds on metal ores, causing the soil to easily compact and become as hard as steel.

Over time, this will not only slow down the growth of the "Fine-leaved Japanese Cedar", but may also cause its roots to rot and wither.

For this reason, Zhu Yu had to find a spirit beast to take care of the garden as soon as possible. Originally, he wanted to hire the "Big Hercules Beetle" that looked like a rhinoceros beetle, but he quickly changed his mind after seeing the heavy snow.

It's not just because of their capabilities.

More importantly, the snow beasts are spirit beasts and cannot nurture "life seeds".

of course.

Zhu Yu didn't completely trust them either. He used the spirit iron ore vein under Hundred Flowers Peak as a base to set up a Five Elements Formation, which would be difficult to break unless a spirit beast at the Mountain Lord Realm took action.

He gave the authority to enter and exit the formation to Xiong Da and Xiong Er. With them supervising the three snow rabbits entering the farmland every day, there would be no need to worry about the "Fine-leaved Sword Fir" spreading.

As for Xiong Da and Xiong Er, they will only be included in the genus of flowering spirits that bloom in all four seasons.

They chatted idly along the way.

Soon they arrived at the foot of Baihua Peak.

Without stopping, Zhu Yu led them straight to the "Fine-leaved Sword Fir" garden on the back mountain. Not far away, they saw the bumblebees, Xiong Da and Xiong Er, busily collecting nectar.

He raised his hand and called out, "Big Bear, Little Bear—"

Hearing the voice, Xiong Da and Xiong Er turned around and saw that it was Zhu Yu. The two insects quickly flew over and buzzed, "Jufeng, Jufeng, you've finally come."

"If you don't come soon, Xiong Da and Xiong Er will come looking for you."

"What happened?"

Seeing their anxious expressions, Zhu Yu quickly asked.

"There are so many bad insects in the garden—"

"The 'Slender-leaved Sword Fir' is going to be eaten bare!"

Xiong Da and Xiong Er spoke quickly, one after the other.

"Bad bugs? —"

Zhu Yu paused for a moment, as if thinking of something, her heart skipped a beat, and she flapped her wings and flew towards the "Fine-leaved Sword Fir" garden.

soon.

He then went to the back mountain, and when he flew to an inconspicuous hillside, he suddenly disappeared from the sight of Xiong Da, Xiong Er, and Xue Da who were following behind.

"Where has Giant Peak gone?!"

Xue Da was stunned for a moment, then came to her senses and her eyes widened.

Xue Er and Xue San also looked around, their eyes filled with confusion.

Big Bear and Little Bear glanced at them and said in unison, "Let's wait here for a bit; Giant Peak will be out soon."

The snowflakes were still puzzled, but they didn't ask any more questions. They curiously looked at the adorable bears, occasionally muttering a few words that the insects couldn't understand.

at this time.

Five Elements Formation Space.

What came into Zhu Yu's view were saplings less than a meter tall, bare and leafless, resembling fine yellow jade carvings.

If you look closely, you will easily find that on the branches of the small tree, there are blackish-gray insects that look like millipedes.

It seemed to sense his presence.

The insects swarmed down and disappeared into the ground.

Seeing this, Zhu Yu was not surprised but delighted, which further confirmed her thoughts.

A native insectoid race has emerged from the "Slender-leaved Swordwood" garden!

Last year, Hua Ling casually mentioned it.

Any wild spirit species, especially top-tier wild spirit species, has a very small chance of giving rise to native insect races if it grows to a certain scale.

If a certain race's aura is frequently emphasized, the resulting native insectoid race will likely resemble it. If it is emphasized less, a native insectoid race that feeds on this "spirit seed" will be born.

Why do some large tribes rarely sell top-tier spirit seeds?

One aspect is cultivating top-tier divine gifts.

The second reason is the emergence of the original Zerg race.

This is one of the reasons why large tribes have endured for so long.

"The original Zerg—"

After the initial surprise, Zhu Yu became conflicted, wondering, "Should I sell it or keep it?"

Keep it.

The advantage is that he will soon have a millipede tribe working for him, but the disadvantage is that he cannot afford to support them, and they may be taken over by the millipede tribe in the future.

If he were to sell it, given the unique nature of the native insectoid race, I believe "Lord Ye Lian" would definitely offer him an excellent price.

Without much hesitation, Zhu Yu thought about it and decided to sell the native millipede swarm.

Living in the desolate south, he has no shortage of insects and beasts to work with. If he were to accept insects in the future, it would be better to choose those that are also giant winged wasps.

As for where the insects came from.

Aren't there celestial foxes who are used as nesting beds?

Coming to his senses, Zhu Yu flew around the garden, continuously releasing friendly pheromones.

As time slowly passed.

One by one, dark gray millipede swarms slowly crawled out of the ground and gathered on a "Fine-leaved Sword Fir" tree, densely packed together, making coughing sounds.

As they got closer, the sound was transformed into a noisy buzzing voice in Zhu Yu's ears.

"What a huge bug!"

"How can it fly?!"

"It's so ugly—"

"It won't eat bugs, will it? I'm so hungry—"

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Listening to the noisy chatter, Zhu Yu's eyes widened in amazement.

The Zerg truly deserve to be called the chosen race of the Zerg world; they are so intelligent so soon after their birth.

Zhu Yu did not reply, but instead took out a few wild Kyoho grapes, which were the spiritual food prepared for Xiong Da and Xiong Er, and threw them to the millipede native insect race.

Watching them swarm and fight for the food, releasing pheromones as they were fed.

"Food, come with me—"

Once they are lured to the corner, the "Five Elements Formation" is activated to temporarily trap them in one corner. At the same time, a large amount of wild giant beech spirit food is scattered out.

"one two three--"

Zhu Yu looked around and counted the number of millipedes. They were as many as the wild "Fine-leaved Sword Fir" he had planted, totaling three hundred.

"I wonder what price it can fetch—"

Without much thought, and confirming that the millipede swarm wouldn't starve, Zhu Yu flapped his wings and flew away. Looking at the bare "Fine-leaved Sword Fir" plants, he hurriedly inspected them.

It looks serious, but it's actually nothing serious.

Zhu Yu breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and came to the array barrier. With a slight thought, he opened a door and waved to Xiong Da, Xiong Er, and Xue Da outside.

Big Bear and Little Bear were already used to it.

"Huh—"

Xue Da, Xue Er, and Xue San stared in shock at Zhu Yu, who had suddenly appeared out of nowhere, and at the gleaming doorway.

"What is that thing? —"

They hopped in, peered through the door, and were startled to see a scene so different inside from the outside. They rubbed their eyes hard, looked around in shock, and were completely bewildered.

Zhu Yu urged, "Come in quickly—"

"Okay, sure—"

The three Xue brothers snapped out of their daze and jumped into the doorway.

Zhu Yu closed the door, pointed to the hardened soil in the garden, and said, "All you have to do is loosen this hardened soil; you don't need to worry about anything else."

He paused, then added, "If things go well, at the end of the year, Giant Peak will not only give you Life Stones, but also some extra spiritual food every thirty days and nights."

Upon hearing this, the three Xue brothers' eyes lit up immediately.

In addition to the Life Stone, they also provide spiritual food!

A magnificent, towering peak!

The three brothers patted their chests and assured each other, "Jufeng, don't worry, Xue Da, Xue Er, and Xue San can do this."

As if afraid it wouldn't believe them, the three brothers immediately began to act.

The three brothers were surrounded by a yellowish-brown halo, but the effects were different.

The snow made the ground within a meter's radius around the snow creak and crack, revealing fine fissures and churning the soil.

The ground around Xue Er rippled like water within a half-meter radius, and under the effect of her innate magic, the hardened soil was visibly refined into sand.

Xue San raised its claws and slammed them into the ground. A yellowish-brown halo burst forth, and the hard, iron-like earth immediately dented and cracked.

"Indeed, they are all skilled at tilling the land—"

Seeing this, Zhu Yu nodded in satisfaction, completely relieved.

With the three snow rabbit brothers around, there's no need to worry about the land hardening.

A short while later.

The three snow rabbit brothers collapsed to the ground, panting heavily, their white fur soaked with sweat.

at the same time.

The entire garden's land has been transformed into soft, fine sand.

Zhu Yu looked around, feeling even more satisfied. Looking at the three Snow Rabbit brothers, who were slumped on the ground, he thought for a moment and then instructed Xiong Da and Xiong Er to bring three bowls of spirit honey and place them on the bluestone. He then took off the spider silk bag from his back and called out, "Snow Rabbit, Snow Rabbit, Snow Rabbit, it's time to eat!"

Hearing the greeting, the three brothers glanced over and saw Zhu Yu take out a large handful of wild Kyoho grapes, a spiritual food. They immediately forgot their fatigue, got up, and moved closer.

"Hiss—what is this Giant Peak? It smells so good—"

"Fool, this is spiritual honey."

"Lingmi? Huh? Xue Da, how do you know it's Lingmi? —"

"Xue Da must have eaten it!"

"Xue Da, why don't you call yourself Xue San when you eat Ling Mi!"

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Seeing that the three Snow Rabbit brothers seemed about to fight as they talked, Zhu Yu hurriedly shouted, "Don't fight! Don't fight! If you want to fight, wait until after you finish eating!"

Upon hearing this...

The three snow rabbit brothers, who were biting and pulling each other, immediately separated and gathered in front of the blue stone. Their eyes were fixed on the amber-colored spiritual honey in the stone bowl and the small pile of wild Kyoho grape spiritual food. The pervasive aroma made them swallow hard.

"Don't be shy, have some."

Zhu Yu Zhenchi pushed him away, waving his hand with a smile.

As soon as the words were spoken, the three snow rabbit brothers and one beast picked up a stone bowl and gulped it down into their mouths, as if afraid that someone would snatch it away. With their other paws, they precisely grabbed the spiritual food and stuffed it into their mouths.

He looked as if he hadn't eaten for many days.

"Waaah—it smells so good—"

Seeing them eating so heartily, Zhu Yu also felt a little hungry. He handed the spider silk bag containing the spiritual food of wild giant grapes to Xiong Da and Xiong Er, telling them to send the three snow rabbit brothers out of the array space after they had eaten and drunk their fill.

It immediately flapped its wings and flew away from the array space, heading towards Giant Peak Mountain.

Not long after returning to Jufeng Mountain.

Accompanied by the sound of the drum, Hua Ling returned, bringing him not only enough mountain lord-level spiritual food such as horse teeth and horse mane to last him a year, but also a large number of life stones.

Before he could ask, Hua Ling blurted out the answer.

Knowing that Zhu Yu had given Hua Ling more than two hundred divine fruits to help her break through to the next level, Lord Ye Lian took the initiative to pay for the life stones of the "White-tailed Pear" and "Xifu Begonia" divine fruits on her behalf.

And Hua Ling gave it a special "jade coin".

A jade coin bearing the mark of the mountain lord.

Through this jade coin, Zhu Yu could sense the location of the "Lord of Ye Lian Mountain" caravan within a certain range. At the same time, he could trade high-value items with other giant flea merchants.

That concludes the explanation.

Zhu Yu told Hua Ling about the millipede native insectoids he had discovered and his intention to sell them.

Hua Ling was initially shocked, but then explained that the trade routes the "Ye Lian Shan Zhu" caravan would subsequently take did not include the millipede tribes. However, the trade routes returning to the "Wang Yue Ping Yuan" next year would pass through several millipede tribes, at which point the native millipede insectoids could be brought along.

Zhu Yu can afford to raise a regular Zergling for a year.

We chatted for a long time.

Zhu Yu watched Hua Ling leave until he could no longer hear the drumbeats. He stood there for a long time, then shook his head, trying to clear his mind of the jumbled thoughts.

"Xianyue says that with the aid of the divinely bestowed fruit, there's a 70-80% chance of breaking through to the Mountain Lord realm. Hualing will definitely succeed—"

Without thinking further, I turned around and headed back to the mountaintop.

We have just reached the top of the mountain.

On the bluestone under the banyan tree, a brightly colored rooster stood proudly.

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