Ao Qing was slightly stunned by the pleasant notifications that kept ringing in his ears. Then, he smiled slightly.
Just smelling it was enough to increase one's cultivation by a terrifying amount. If one were to swallow it, how terrifying would the increase be?!
Diao Chan, who was originally surrounded by dense Immortal Qi, was now surrounded by Immortal Qi. Obviously, her strength had increased rapidly under the smell of the Ginseng Fruit.
When the Grand Deity Zhen Yuan saw this, he smiled and said, "I'm sure Dao Ancestor Ao Qing knows about it, right?
This is the treasure of our dojo. It's called the Ginseng Fruit Tree. Just the smell of the Ginseng Fruit can prolong one's life and allow one to ascend. Once eaten, it can increase one's cultivation and strength countless times. It's not inferior to the Peach of Immortality at the Peach of Immortality Feast. "
As he introduced it, the Grand Deity Zhen Yuan waved his hand, indicating that Ao Qing and Diao Chan could both eat one.
Ao Qing had long been drooling over the taste of the Ginseng Fruit. Naturally, he swallowed it without hesitation.
At first, eating the Ginseng Fruit was like eating a carrot. There was only water and no other taste. However, as it went deeper, Ao Qing realized that there was a special sweetness in the Ginseng Fruit. It was extremely sweet and made one feel refreshed.
In the next moment, a crisp and pleasant notification sounded in Ao Qing's ears.
"Congratulations!
You've used the Ginseng Fruit. Your cultivation has increased by 5,0021 years and 33 days! "
Amidst the pleasant notification, Ao Qing was first stunned and then delighted. He thought to himself that the effect of the Ginseng Fruit was indeed extraordinary. Just one fruit had increased his cultivation by more than 50,000 years. It was better than many cultivators who had cultivated for more than 50,000 years. No wonder so many Immortals would covet the Ginseng Fruit Tree.
Perhaps only Zhen Yuanzi, who was the ancestor of the Earth Immortals, could protect the Ginseng Fruit Tree and prevent it from being taken away.
Just as Ao Qing was thinking, Diao Chan carefully took a bite of the Ginseng Fruit.
With just this one mouthful, Diao Chan's body once again surged with resplendent golden light, illuminating the dark surroundings as if it was daytime. She then entered a state of cultivation once again.
Seeing this, Zhenyuanzi was almost stunned. He hurriedly looked at Ao Qing curiously with a face full of questions.
Without waiting for Ao Qing to reply, Jin Tong hurriedly went over and told Zhen Yuanzi everything that happened when Ao Qing and the others came over. Zhen Yuanzi nodded heavily when he heard Jin Tong's words. He finally understood everything.
Zhenyuanzi's gaze towards Diao Chan became even more complicated. There was even a hint of envy in his gaze. Zhenyuanzi's eyes were filled with a hint of jealousy.
Zhenyuanzi was no different from Patriarch Bodhi back then. They both opened Taoist sects to recruit disciples. However, Zhenyuanzi had recruited hundreds of thousands of disciples over the years, but there had never been a disciple who had not only ascended but also improved his strength again …
However, although Zhenyuanzi was surprised, he only cared about it for a moment before he ignored it. Instead, he hesitated for a moment and his gaze fell on Ao Qing.
"Tao Ancestor Ao Qing, how does this Ginseng Fruit taste?" Zhenyuanzi suddenly asked.
"It tastes pretty good. Why did Immortal Zhenyuanzi invite me here this time!?
Please get straight to the point! "Ao Qing was not a person who liked to beat around the bush. Instead, he spoke directly.
Ao Qing was also wary of Immortal Zhenyuanzi. During the Journey to the West calamity, this person had deliberately left and let Sun Wukong and the others cause trouble. Thus, he took this opportunity to establish a relationship with Buddhism and Karma with Buddhism. It could be said that he was very scheming.
Later, in the later chapters of the Journey to the West, Zhenyuanzi had contributed a lot to Western Heaven Spirit Mountain.
Hearing Ao Qing's words, Immortal Zhenyuanzi hesitated for a moment. He did not expect Ao Qing to speak so straightforwardly. However, since he had already spoken, he would just save so many twists and turns.
"Actually, it's like this. I believe that Dao Ancestor Ao Qing has also noticed that although this Great Immortal is Great Immortal Zhenyuan, I'm located in this barren land with Devil Beasts rampaging all around me, and I can't develop steadily … Today, I invited Dao Ancestor Ao Qing to drink tea with me. Actually, the reason is very simple. It's because this Great Immortal has long heard of Dao Ancestor Ao Qing's name and wants to become sworn brothers with Dao Ancestor Ao Qing.
"Of course, although Immortal Zhenyuan has cultivated for several eras, he does not dare to be arrogant. If Tao Ancestor Ao Qing is willing to agree, Immortal Zhenyuan is willing to call himself brother …"
As he spoke, Immortal Zhenyuan said with a sincere face.
Hearing this obvious show of weakness, the corners of Ao Qing's mouth curled up slightly. He thought to himself, "Sure enough, Immortal Zhenyuan seems to be sworn brothers, but in fact, he wants to stand on the side of me, the Heavenly Court, and the Western Sect in advance and become a founding hero in advance."
Of course, at the same time, this almost meant that if Tao Ancestor Ao Qing failed, then as his younger brother, Immortal Zhenyuan, would not have a good life.
"Immortal Zhenyuan, this is …" Although he had long understood what the other party meant, Ao Qing still pretended to be unwilling. "Moreover, even if we become sworn brothers, you and I are far apart from each other, and it will be difficult for us to take care of each other."
Immortal Zhenyuanzi had cultivated for several eras, so how could he not know the deep meaning in Ao Qing's words?!
He immediately nodded heavily and understood in his heart.
"How can I not understand what Tao Ancestor Ao Qing means?!"
At the end of his words, Immortal Zhenyuan deliberately enunciated the word "Immortal" very deliberately. "If Tao Ancestor Ao Qing is willing to become sworn brothers with me, I am willing to give you the ginseng fruit tree to protect the Dragons for thousands of years of peace!"
At this point, Immortal Zhenyuanzi had infinite confidence, and the firmness in his eyes was particularly strong.
He knew very well that he was gambling, gambling on the future, on whether the Heavenly Court or Ao Qing would win in the future.
Back then, he and the Three Pure Ones had called each other brothers, but seeing the Three Pure Ones' monstrous strength and control all aspects of the Mythical World, how could he be willing to accept that in the end?!
And this time, he came to Ao Qing for a very simple purpose. He hoped to take this opportunity to borrow the power of Ao Qing to become the founding hero of the Dragons' rise!
As for the ginseng fruit tree!
It was all he relied on and all his trump cards to become the founding hero of the country.
He knew that the Three Pure Ones had all fallen in the hands of Ao Qing, especially Taishang Laojun, Master Tongtian, and the others, who had fallen in the most tragic way!
How long had it been since the rise of the Dragons, and Ao Qing had already achieved this level?!