Chapter 795 — The Earth's Essence Fruit

His cultivation and dharma power rose with the tide. At this rate of cultivation, it would not be long before he had dharma power vast enough to shatter the barrier of the Life and Death Divine Treasury. "Eh?

The Jianmu Innate Spirit Bridge in my Six Harmonies Continent is absorbing the fruit's energy too — faster than I refine it with the Mystic Body Three Cores Art! " Shen Mu was astonished.

The Jianmu Innate Spirit Bridge had been Xu Shenghua's conception; it had only just been created, and the two of them had perfected it together. This Jianmu tree bore a subtle kinship with the divine tree of the Earth Mother Venerable God that stood at the center of the Yuan Realm — like two expressions of the same marvel.

And now the Jianmu was madly drawing the fruit's energy to strengthen itself. Shen Mu was startled. The Jianmu was rooted in the Six Harmonies Continent, and this scene bore a resemblance to the ancient Yuan Realm.

The Yuan Realm, too, had a divine tree rooted in it, standing at the center of heaven and earth. "Xu Shenghua is indeed a being second only to me. The Jianmu Innate Spirit Bridge he created secretly accords with the Great Dao of heaven and earth — remarkable!

" Shen Mu sighed in admiration. "His title of False Overlord Body is well deserved. If the Jianmu Innate Spirit Bridge draws the energy from the fruit, I can surely refine it faster and deprive the Earth Mother of one means of surveillance!

" Yet he found he was still too young after all. Though the energy surging from the Earth Origin Dao Fruit was abundant, and he refined it desperately, and the Jianmu grew ever more real, the energy in the fruit showed not the slightest sign of diminishing. The energy he had consumed in all this time was not even one ten-thousandth of the fruit's — perhaps not a ten-millionth, or even a hundred-millionth.

"The Earth Mother Venerable God is generous indeed. . .

" Shen Mu's head ached. He pushed open the door and went out. At the doorway the Dragon Qilin was leaning against the wall, legs splayed, rump on the ground, cultivating in a bizarre posture.

Seeing him emerge, the Dragon Qilin scrambled up, overjoyed. "Cult Master, is it time to eat? " "Mm.

" Shen Mu took out spirit pills and poured him a full basin, then asked offhandedly, "Fat Dragon, what chapter and volume has the Human Husbandry Scripture reached? " The Dragon Qilin lowered his head to eat.

"Volume Two, Chapter Six is not finished yet. .

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" He suddenly realized, and broke into a cold sweat. Shen Mu sneered.

"You write too slowly!

" The Dragon Qilin tucked his tail tight and dared not speak. Shen Mu laughed coldly again and again; the Dragon Qilin sweated like rain.

Just then Gongsun Yan and Yu Tianzun came around from behind the temple, bearing a platter of fruit. Seeing Shen Mu come out of his room, Gongsun Yan said with delight, "Brother Shen, I picked some fruit for you — all grown by my own hand, very fresh! " Shen Mu thanked her hastily and tasted one.

The fragrance lingered on his lips and teeth. "The fruit Sister picked is big and sweet! " he praised. Gongsun Yan was delighted.

"Brother Lan, go take some to Sister Feng and let her taste them too. " "No need.

" From the roof of the hall came the phoenix's voice.

Shen Mu looked up and saw the woman in bright robes the phoenix had transformed into standing atop the hall, gazing at the Jade Capital City without blinking, as though facing a great enemy, radiating a fierce fighting intent. Shen Mu's heart stirred. He leaped up to the roof.

The phoenix said with displeasure, "Get down! This is not a place for you to come up!

" Shen Mu said hastily, "I refined some spirit pills and came to ask Sister to taste them, to see if they suit your palate.

If they don't, I'll adjust the formula again. " The phoenix's expression eased.

"Do not call me sister — it is too sweet, too familiar.

My name is Feng Qiuyun.

Simply call me the Qiuyun Divinity.

" She tasted a spirit pill.

"Too heavy on the fire nature. I am a phoenix myself and cultivate the Great Dao of Sacred Fire. The fire nature in these pills is of too low a grade, and so it does not suit my taste. Go down first — this is no place for you. Set the matter of pills aside for now; the matter of the Earth Mother is pressing.

Just cultivate! " Shen Mu smiled.

"Sister Qiuyun, my daily cultivation requires no seclusion. In truth I have been used to running about since childhood, and I cultivate while on the move.

When I fight, my cultivation actually progresses faster.

What is Sister Qiuyun watching? " Seeing that he still called her sister, Feng Qiuyun frowned but let it pass. "You cultivate faster when you fight?

" Shen Mu nodded. "Then I'll take you to fight!

" Feng Qiuyun said, "Yan'er, you all stay here. I'm taking him to the Jade Capital City to fight! " Gongsun Yan said hastily, "How can that be?

Brother Shen was gravely wounded just now — how can you take him to fight? If anything goes wrong, we will have no way to answer to the Earth Mother. " The phoenix on the roof paced anxiously back and forth.

Shen Mu was puzzled and asked, "Sister Qiuyun, what troubles you? " Feng Qiuyun did not answer, but stopped and kept staring at the Jade Capital City. Gongsun Yan said, "Brother Shen, come down and eat fruit — there is still plenty! " Shen Mu had no choice but to leap down from the roof and eat his fill of fruit. When the fruit on the platter was finished, Gongsun Yan was ready to go pick more from the back courtyard.

Shen Mu smiled. "Sister Yan, I'm already full. By the way, Sister Yan, what is that little green sprout behind your head? " He reached out and touched the little tender sprout in the halo behind Gongsun Yan's head.

Gongsun Yan gave a low cry, bashful, her face flushing red. "Don't touch.

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you mustn't touch it," she whispered. Shen Mu was puzzled.

"Why can't I touch it? " Gongsun Yan's face reddened further, and she dared not speak. "Idiot!

" Feng Qiuyun leaped down from the roof and sneered, "That is Yan'er's primal spirit.

What are you doing touching her primal spirit?

It is far too stimulating for her — you might as well touch her body directly!

Her primal spirit is very weak.

She was originally a tender sprout grown from the pit of an Earth Origin Dao Fruit. The Earth Mother had me gather the water of heavenly yin to water her, and only then did she gain consciousness and the ability to cultivate. But the pit had no flesh, and her primal spirit drew no nourishment from it, and so she is weak. " Shen Mu's face flushed crimson.

He stammered, "Sister Yan used her primal spirit to save me.

I have no way to repay her. .

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" "Repay her with your body!

" Feng Qiuyun was clearly on edge, pacing back and forth, and said impatiently.

Shen Mu's eyes lit up. "Would the Earth Origin Dao Fruit help Sister? If I use its energy, could I strengthen Sister's primal spirit? " Gongsun Yan hastily declined. "How can that be? The fruit was given to you by the Earth Mother, to cultivate to the Life and Death realm. I.

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" Shen Mu smiled. "The fruit holds far too much energy.

Cultivating to the Life and Death realm will be easy, and I cannot use it all myself. " He took Gongsun Yan's hand and tried to channel a portion of the fruit's power to her. Gongsun Yan had meant to refuse, but as the power of the Earth Origin Dao Fruit surged in, a feeling of incomparable comfort came over her, as though in a daze she had returned to the womb, to that fruit pit — utterly at ease.

The little sprout behind her slowly parted, its two leaflets swaying gently. "No!

" Feng Qiuyun suddenly flew into a rage, phoenix fire blazing up all over her body. "I must go find that little slut and teach her a lesson she'll never forget!

" Shen Mu was taken aback. "Who is Sister Qiuyun speaking of? " "Qi Xiayu! " Feng Qiuyun could not contain her fury, grinding her teeth. "That little tramp betrayed the phoenix clan!