The stalks of rice in the flower valley were maturing and the air was filled with the fragrance of rice.
Monkey King took a look and knew in his heart that this batch of rice had a higher yield than the others, so it could be considered a finished product.
Taishang Laojun carefully examined the long stalks of rice. After a long time, he still had no clue.
"This is the mortal world's rice, it can't be any more ordinary."
Taishang Laojun made sure he didn't miss anything and asked, "What's so special about it that it can create so much merit?"
Monkey King replied, "It has a higher yield than normal rice."
Taishang Laojun was stunned. He didn't know how much normal rice could produce.
"How much higher?"
He asked again.
Monkey King estimated, "Around 20%."
He didn't know the exact number, but he had some understanding of rice. Looking at it, excluding the spiritual energy from Flower and Fruit Mountain, the yield should have increased by 20%.
"There's actually 20%!?"
Taishang Laojun understood everything.
A 20% increase in one stalk of rice wasn't much, but rice wasn't just a stalk.
When an acre of rice was harvested, the grains would form a small mountain. Increasing the yield by 20% was actually quite a lot.
Taishang Laojun calculated with his fingers. If the four continents could increase the yield by 20%, the amount would be even more shocking. It would be enough to feed the population of several countries.
"Great fortune, great fortune!"
Taishang Laojun praised it twice. When he first came to Flower and Fruit Mountain, Flower and Fruit Mountain had given him a large surprise.
Just this rice, if it could be spread out, the merit it would create would be enough for the Flower Valley Flower Fairies to never be disturbed by evil spirits. Those with good aptitudes could even become immortals in the future.
Taishang Laojun also noticed that the Monkey King's body was also covered in a golden light. He said that the rice was cultivated by the Flower Fairies, but half of the credit for the rice was probably due to him.
"In the future, his merit won't lose to mine."
Taishang Laojun thought in his heart, but he didn't say it out loud.
He asked the Monkey King about the cultivation methods of rice.
However, the paddy in the mortal world did not have a trace of celestial aura. How did the Monkey King create them?
Monkey King told Taishang Laojun everything that happened.
The Flower Fairies had used twenty years and countless experiments, so it did not surprise Monkey King at all that they had today.
However, Taishang Laojun found it inconceivable — after all, in the eyes of immortals, 20 years was only 20 days.
"Are we really too undisciplined?"
Taishang Laojun could not help but think.
He then asked, "Can we keep the rice?"
"Sure."
The Monkey King nodded. "But if we keep the seeds, we won't be able to maintain the yield. Hence, we have to purchase the seeds from the Flower and Fruit Mountain."
"This is a difficult task."
Taishang Laojun shook his head.
Compared to the increase in production, the cost of the seeds from Mount Huaguo was not high. The nearby countries would definitely be willing to buy them.
But for countries further away, considering the transportation costs, it would be hard to popularize.
Taishang Laojun asked the Monkey King for a solution.
"What's so hard about transporting the seeds?"
The Monkey King couldn't help smiling. Flower and Fruit Mountain traded with the human countries of the four continents. Adding in the fact that the seeds were not like other items, they were very small and cheap, it was not hard for the merchants to bring more.
The situation was not as bad as Taishang Laojun said, but of course, it was impossible to popularize this method.
"Is the Old Lord interested in the rice?"
The Monkey King's heart skipped a beat and he said, "If he is interested, I'll give the method and the mother rice to the Old Lord. The Old Lord has believers all over the world and can teach the hybridization method to the human countries. This way, there won't be any transportation problems."
Taishang Laojun was surprised.
He looked at the Monkey King. "You're willing to give it to me?"
"Of course."
The Monkey King nodded.
What he wanted was to increase the productivity of the entire world, why would he care about some small benefits?
As long as he borrowed the power of the immortals, the promotion and development of the technology could be accelerated, and he wouldn't have to worry about the Jade Emperor's suspicions.
Taishang Laojun was very moved.
The rice was not an ordinary crop, and the amount of merit it contained was very shocking.
If he borrowed the Monkey King's hand, Taishang Laojun would also be able to get some merit and incense.
He really didn't expect the Monkey King to be so broad-minded. Compared to him, the immortals in the heavens were much narrower.
Taishang Laojun had a good impression of the Monkey King. "Monkey King is really worthy of the name of a virtuous monkey."
"Just call me Wukong."
The Monkey King said.
Taishang Laojun was very happy.
The more he looked at the Monkey King, the more he liked him. He felt that the Monkey King was very kind, it was really rare.
"This rice is of great benefit to the four continents, it would be disrespectful for me to refuse."
Taishang Laojun was a bit hesitant, but in the end, he still accepted it.
He took out a gourd of golden pills and handed it to the Monkey King. "I didn't bring any treasures this time, so I'll leave these immortal pills to you."
The Monkey King took the immortal pills and was very surprised.
He didn't cause a ruckus in the Heavenly Palace because he thought that there wouldn't be any more peaches and immortal pills. Who would have thought that they would take the initiative to come to him.
In these 20 years, Zhen Yuan Daisen had given him 10 peaches and two ginseng fruits. Although it wasn't a lot, it wasn't a small amount either.
Taishang Laojun was even more generous. They hadn't known each other for long, but he actually gave him a gourd of immortal pills.
"King, king!"
The Flower Fairies smelled the immortal pill fragrance and all flew over. They looked at the gourd, "What immortal pill is inside, why is it so fragrant?"
The Monkey King also smelled the immortal pill fragrance. It was an unknown flower fragrance that had a fatal attraction to the Flower Fairies.
The Monkey King looked at these little fairies. They were the greatest contributors to the rice, so how could he not reward them?
"Fine."
The Monkey King opened the gourd and took out the immortal pills, giving them to the Flower Fairies one by one.
Each Flower Fairy had a limited appetite, so a small amount of immortal pills was enough.
But with all the Flower Fairies in the flower valley, they ate all the immortal pills in the gourd.
After eating the immortal pills, the Flower Fairies' magic power increased greatly. Some of the Flower Fairies even transformed into young men and women in front of the Monkey King to express their gratitude.
The Monkey King was very happy and quickly thanked Taishang Laojun.
"You don't need to thank me."
Taishang Laojun shook his head and sighed with emotion at the Monkey King's actions.
He had never seen this kind of scene before. He looked at the Flower Fairies playing in the flower valley before flying back to the Heavenly Palace.
The Monkey King was confused, he didn't know why he suddenly left.
A few days later, Taishang Laojun returned to Flower Fruit Mountain with several gourds in his hands.
"These are all immortal pills."