Chapter 84 Spiritual Tree Harvest (asking for monthly ticket) The osmanthus flowers fall in the moon, and the fragrance floats beyond the clouds. Before we know it, it's autumn again. "Let's go, Junior Sister." "Okay senior brother!" Lin Jue called his junior sister and Fu Yao and went out together. Just in case, he still carried three bottles of spiritual liquid with him. Lin Jue hasn't gone up the mountain to look for medicine for some time, unless he happened to come across it on the way of cultivation. The spiritual liquid now is almost all extracted from the spiritual plants brought back by his junior sister. Before I walked out of the inner courtyard, I heard a voice behind me: "Where exactly are you going?" The two men and the fox turned their heads at the same time. It was the third senior brother. "What's wrong, Third Brother?"
"Is there any work to be done?" "There's not much work to do. I just want to tell you that the grand ceremony at Mingzhao Mountain is approaching, and we have to set off half a month in advance. Do you want to prepare some dry food?" The third senior brother looked at Lin Jue. "Third Brother, are you going to take us there?" "I can't help it! It's harvest season, your eldest brother is busy, your second brother likes quietness, and I am the only third brother who can stay in the room and travel the world. If you encounter monsters on the road or rude monsters at the grand ceremony, I can protect you. Is there anyone more suitable than me?" "Is that so?" Lin Jue thought for a moment and asked, "Did you prepare any dry food for the last Qiyun Mountain Grand Ceremony?" "Qiyun Mountain is not far away, and there are places to eat along the way, so we didn't prepare any dry food. But Master went to find his old friend and prepared some rice crusts. We only took the rice crusts and dried them. In addition, we also have the famine relief pills made by Second Senior Brother. They can help you resist hunger on the road. They taste almost the same as stones. The only difference is that you can poop them out after eating them." "This……" Lin Jue almost knew it. "give it to me." "Then I feel relieved." The third brother grinned, "You guys want to go out?" "I told my brother that our fruit might be ripe soon." "Oh, your chance." The third brother nodded calmly, as if he didn't care. "It's just right that it's ripe. Even if you can't make the pill, you can take it to the big ceremony to see if there is anyone who needs it." "it is good." "Go." The two men and the fox went into the mountains. Fuyao became more and more lively and ran in front. Unlike most foxes, it liked to jump when walking and running. It would jump over any obstacle it encountered. It had a light body and unlimited energy. It is the season when wild fruits grow in abundance. There is often a fruity scent on the roadside, which often attracts it to stop and smell it. "How old is Fuyao?" The junior sister stared at the fox in front of her with a puzzled look.
"When I picked it up, it should have been born not long ago. It's now a little over a year and a few months old." "Brother, have you noticed that Fuyao seems to be bigger than an ordinary fox?" "is it?" Lin Jue couldn't help but take a closer look. The palm-sized fox had indeed grown up now, and now looked almost as big as a dog. However, it was not until Junior Sister said this that Lin Jue came to his senses. It seems that most foxes are smaller than the dogs at the foot of the mountain. As if the fox heard them talking about itself, it turned around suddenly while jumping over a dead tree and stared at them with lively eyes. Lin Jue smiled and continued moving forward. I'm already familiar with it. The two men climbed down carefully, and the fox found the protrusions of the rocks and jumped to the bottom of the valley one by one. If they were seen by people at the foot of the mountain, it would probably be considered a rumor about a fox spirit. Before reaching the bottom of the valley, I smelled a strange fragrance. When we reached the bottom of the valley, there were already several goblins waiting there. Lin Jue was still standing in the same position near the cliff. Seeing several monsters looking at them, he bowed to them. His junior sister followed his example and also bowed. Some of the monsters nodded, while others just flickered their eyes and didn't understand what was going on. "You guys are here early!" The sound of a golden rooster came from the branches ahead. The sound is as clear and empty as a bird's song. The golden rooster looked down at them with its colorful tail feathers. It was one of only two spirits that could speak human language among those that grew trees and fruits in the valley. The other one was the exceptionally large clouded leopard. However, the other spirits may not be unable to speak because of their lack of Taoism. It is more likely that they live in the deep mountains, where there are no traces of people. They have no place to learn human language and no need to communicate with people, so they naturally cannot speak. This golden chicken seems to have learned it because of its connection with a Taoist temple in the mountains. "Fellow Daoist, you came earlier." Lin Jue said kindly. He came here once every seven days. Over time, he had come into contact with them. "The fruit should be ripe today!" "Is it cooked today?" Lin Jue couldn't help but reveal a hint of joy. This joy is not only the joy of getting treasure, but also the joy of seeing the fruits of one's hard work and receiving rewards for the spiritual fluids one has put in. This kind of joy is very simple. "It should be ripe now!" The Golden Rooster was also very happy. "This kind of tree appeared once before ten years ago, but it didn't grow as well as this one!" "Did fellow Daoist also discover this ten years ago?" "It's fate! I found it!" "Um……"
Lin Jue roughly knew the reason. In fact, before Lin Jue got involved, these monsters mostly relied on their own vitality to nourish the small tree, or collected other things with spiritual charm that were suitable for nourishing spiritual trees. However, these things were not as good as the refined spiritual liquid brought by Lin Jue, so when Lin Jue intervened halfway, they accepted it. But it’s not just the credit of Lin Jue and Junior Sister. In fact, there are rules in the mountains. The monsters are simple in nature. Seeing that Lin Jue and the little junior sister have paid so much, they are unwilling to fall behind too much. From then on, they have paid more than before. It actually feels like it's rolled up. "Since you have obtained this fruit before, I wonder what its effects are?" “You ask about the fruit?” "nature." "If you eat the fruit, you will become smarter and your spiritual attainments will increase." "Besides the fruit, is there anything else useful?" "of course." "Please enlighten me." "Like leaves and branches, which can be used to make a nest." "What is the effect of making a nest?" "Savory!" "what……" "Don't stand so close to the cliff." Jinji reminded them, "I heard from other monsters in the mountain that in the past year, people in Yishan have been throwing rocks down the mountain. Be careful when you walk along the cliff to avoid being hit." "..." Hearing this, Lin Jue couldn't help but turn his head and look at his junior sister. The junior sister had a dull expression and scratched her head. Look at the small tree in front again. The small tree is still lush and has grown to a height of one person. It is half hidden in the clouds and mist. I don’t know if it is reflection or something else, but the clouds and mist often show some colorful lights. The tree is full of bright yellow fruits, which are no bigger than an egg. Lin Jue looked up at the sky. Today is a sunny day, the sky is clear and blue. There was no fog in the mountains, only around the small trees. It's probably the spiritual mist. Gradually, more and more monsters gathered in the mountains, until a clouded leopard as big as a tiger jumped down from the mountain. Then all the monsters gathered together, and almost all of them focused their attention on the small tree. The clouded leopard stepped forward and sniffed the small tree.
Then he turned around and glanced at the many monsters. Many spirits also looked at each other. Based on his understanding of them, Lin Jue knew that the spiritual fruits on the tree should be really ripe. As for what they meant by looking at each other, he had no idea. Just as they were wondering, most of the monsters turned their eyes to the clouded leopard and stared at it intently. The two men and the fox also looked over. The clouded leopard growled, then took another half step forward, approached the small tree, and looked back and forth among the branches and leaves of the small tree. After looking for a long time, it finally stretched its head out and held a fruit that was blocked by the leaves near the top. "sand……" When it was pulled off, the small tree shook three times. The clouded leopard retreated. Many monsters put their eyes on its mouth, stretched their necks, and kept looking around, as if they wanted to see how big the fruit was. Then they looked at each other again. After a moment, most of the monsters turned their eyes to the particularly fat macaque. The macaque waved his hand, stood up, walked to the small tree, looked at it for a long time, and picked one. But he used both hands to gently take the fruit. Lin Jue almost understood. At the same time, I looked up at the sun—— It was already noon and the sun was a bit high in the mountains. This selection process is quite time-consuming. As soon as he lowered his head, he saw that most of the monsters were looking at him, their gazes constantly shifting. "Ok?" Lin Jue reacted immediately, quickly stood up and bowed deeply to them. "Thank you!" Then he stepped forward. This spiritual plant was truly emitting mist on its own. The mist was mixed with a unique fragrance that made people feel comfortable just by smelling it. The mist was also exceptionally cool when it touched the skin. There are fifteen fruits left on the tree. After all, the fruits are thinned out, so the nutrients are completely sufficient and the size is actually not much different. The difference is not that big, but there is a difference. "This……" Lin Jue finally understood the difficulties faced by clouded leopards and macaques. These fruits are all round and hang in different positions on the tree, high and low, left and right, and are often half-hidden by leaves, making it difficult to find them all and even more difficult to compare their sizes.
So Lin Jue took a while to choose, and finally picked out the one he thought was the biggest. Soon, there were three. When the fruit is held in the hand, it is still surrounded by spiritual mist and a unique fragrance. This fragrance seems to have an instinctive attraction to all living things in the world, making people want to swallow it and salivate. Ordinary mountain plants, growing in places with deep spiritual energy, may become spiritual plants if they accidentally obtain the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. If they are already rare flowers and plants, it would naturally be even better. However, most of these spiritual plants do not seem to have much wonder or special features. When they bloom and bear fruit, the spiritual energy may drift out with the fragrance of the flowers and fruits, so they can be found by mountain spirits or animals. At other times, the spiritual energy is just a little thicker. Only practitioners can detect the difference by looking carefully. Not only does this spiritual tree glow with precious light even before it bears fruit, it also requires spiritual fluids extracted from so many spirits and spiritual plants to feed it. After it bears fruit, it even puffs out clouds of smoke, so it is obviously not a simple tree. "call……" Lin Jue blew a breath, and the spiritual mist dissipated. This is the key to the method of gathering, which can ensure that the spiritual charm of the natural treasures you collect will not dissipate and their precious properties will last forever. Then wait patiently. All spirits are like this - While waiting, he was impatient and scratched his head, and went up by himself. Even if there were only a few fruits left, he still patiently compared and selected for a long time. After picking all the spiritual fruits, the leaves of the spiritual plant turned from green to yellow in an instant, as if it had died. The mountain monster was obviously very experienced in this, and did not feel sorry for it. He just walked forward again and plucked off all the leaves and branches of the spiritual plant, even pulling out the roots. The distribution of roots, trunks and branches is much more arbitrary. The roots of the tree were not carefully picked out like ginseng. There was only one root ball, not much of it. The clouded leopard and the macaque divided it equally, and no one knew what to do with it. Lin Jue and the other two took the three thicker sections at the bottom of the trunk. The lengths of the sections further back were the same, but they were thinner. Further back, there were only branches. The leaves are even more random. The clouded leopard gathered them into a pile, randomly moved them a few times, and gave some to everyone. Thinking that these were not that precious, no one had any objection. Lin Jue looked closely at the tree trunk that was divided among the three of them. It is about the thickness of a wrist and nearly the length of a palm. It feels quite hard. I wonder if it is suitable for making bean soldiers. Anyway, the size is suitable. After all, the bean soldier is not even as long as a palm, and its body is thinner than a wrist. The thickest part of the trunk even has some extra thickness. The ones of Junior Sister and Fox are slightly thinner. Of course, the fox's also belongs to Lin Jue. As for junior sister's, it depends on how useful it is. If there is no other use for it for her, it will naturally belong to Lin Jue. "Thank you, fellow Taoists." Lin Jue bowed to them politely and sincerely. "Let's just say goodbye." The two climbed up, and the fox jumped between the mountains.
All the monsters also dispersed. In the blink of an eye, there was nothing left at the bottom of the valley. But Lin Jue will probably remember them forever. Because the process of obtaining the treasure is truly impressive. (End of this chapter)