The First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 900: Chapter 900: The Second Enlightenment Tea Tree

Guan Ling readily agreed to Shen Mo’s request, but it required him to pay the price of six Emishi God achievements...

For her, accelerating the growth of over a thousand tea tree seedlings was quite consuming as well!

Originally, Shen Mo had sixteen Emishi God achievements; he spent three assisting Yu Qingning to reincarnate the Reincarnation Flower, and among the cultivators he saved in the cultivation world, several gods were subsequently slain, earning him a total of five achievements. Now he still had eighteen achievements on hand, so the cost was completely within his ability to bear.

”Fellow Daoist Qingyun, I must inform you of one thing. If you wish to accelerate the time flow in the area where the spiritual plants reside, you must ensure ample supply of nature’s spiritual energy, the essence of sun and moon, and other necessary supports, lest these tea trees perish from lack of sustenance!” Guan Ling advised.

Of course, with her methods, she could fully transform these spiritual tea trees into their state as if in a thousand years, or ten thousand years.

But if done this way, the consumption of the original body would become terrifyingly immense naturally requiring Shen Mo to pay much more than just six Emishi God achievements.

”Understood, thank you for the reminder, Fellow Daoist Guan!”

Disconnecting from Guan Ling, Shen Mo got busy. First, through the Golden Flowery Realm, he transferred over a thousand seedlings to an untouched and secluded tract in the Mountain-River Zone, then with Ami’s help, he leveled the land and harmonized the earth’s vitality, planting these seedlings.

If he operated in the Jade Pool Zone, the intense spiritual energy fluctuations would affect the growth of herbal spiritual plants.

Moreover, the time laws of the Death Jaw might conflict with the inherent time characteristics of the Jade Pool Zone, leading to unpredictable consequences!

Afterward, he set up a Spirit Gathering Array around the tea tree seedlings and, as recommended by Ami, buried meticulously-adjusted spiritual items in the soil for nourishment...

With everything prepared, Shen Mo re-contacted Guan Ling.

Instantly, the light, clouds, and even the spiritual energy above the Mountain-River Zone altered shape, gradually manifesting a mysterious barrier’s shadow.

The barrier opened wide, and a radiant light surged forth, enveloping the thousand tea tree seedlings.

In every seedling’s location, space started to warp, with time speeding by a thousandfold, ten thousandfold, a millionfold, causing an abnormal spectacle, seemingly isolating Shen Mo and Ami from the present space-time.

Simultaneously, each seedling continuously absorbed nature’s spiritual energy and the essence of spiritual items, growing rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In merely one or two breaths, they possessed a century-old tree age, appearing lush and dense, curled dragon-like!

However, after reaching an age of three thousand years, these newly cultivated spiritual tea trees began to wither and die rapidly, completely decaying into soil under the extremely accelerated time flow.

During his time on Dayu Mountain, Shen Mo had consulted Qin Wenzhen, Ge Qing, and others, learning that the variety of Enlightenment Tea Tree was rather ordinary, with similar tea trees having a maximum lifespan of three thousand to five thousand years; the Ancient Vine Sect’s Enlightenment Tea Tree lived beyond ten thousand years, and new leaves with wondrous effects grew due to unknown changes during its growth!

The tea tree seedlings cultivated by Ami, and the seedlings experimented by the Ancient Vine Sect, the tea seeds and branches used were grown from this mother plant... logically, they should retain its ”ten thousand-year lifespan” and ”ability to grow Enlightenment Tea Leaves,” but the reality seemed not as simple.

The situation Shen Mo faced now was the same one encountered by the Ancient Vine Sect thousands of years ago.

Most of these spiritual tea tree seedlings would directly die of old age after three to five thousand years, with the leaves having effects similar to ordinary spiritual tea, lacking the ”helping people achieve enlightenment” effect!

Through mental communication, Shen Mo had Guan Ling slow the time flow, then using magic, he picked new buds from each three-thousand-year-old tea tree, chewed them to find these leaves, though rich in spirit energy aiding recovery of mana and True Yuan, lacked any effect expected of Enlightenment Tea Leaves.

Similar spiritual tea trees existed wildly on Five Dragon Mountain, with effects even better.

”Continue!” Shen Mo transmitted the thought to Guan Ling.

Then, the more than a hundred remaining three-thousand-year-old tea trees saw the time flow become terrifying again, succumbing to continuous death and decay under the force of time, rotting away.

In merely ten or so breaths, nearly all of the thousand spiritual tea trees died out, leaving only a single tree standing, continuing to enhance its immortal charm; the nourishment from the decayed, rotten tea trees was channeled through the earth’s vitality to this lone seedling, making it increasingly robust and mystical, rich in immortal charm!

When this lone seedling reached eight thousand years old, Shen Mo had Guan Ling slow down the time flow again and plucked its new buds to taste... afterward, he discovered with delight that these new leaves from the lone seedling had begun helping people achieve enlightenment, though functioned at only thirty percent of a genuine Enlightenment Tea Tree.

”Still insufficient, please continue your spell as well, Fellow Daoist Guan.”

”Sure!”

Guan Ling agreed simply once more, accelerating the time flow again.

Eight thousand two hundred years, eight thousand five hundred years, nine thousand years, nine thousand five hundred years... as this lone seedling reached the verge of nine thousand nine hundred years, the leaves began to wilt yellow, its vitality gradually fading, showing signs of impending downfall death!

Seeing this, Shen Mo sighed lightly, and the Flower Fairy Ami on his shoulder felt somewhat sorrowful as well.

They had poured so much effort and resources into it, yet ultimately couldn’t nurture a genuine Enlightenment Tea Tree!

Just then, Guan Ling’s voice echoed in Shen Mo’s mind again.

”Fellow Daoist Qingyun, do not fret, today I present you a grand gift. Next time you enter the cultivation world, remember to slay more deities for me!”

As soon as the words dropped, a colorful dew descended from the heavens, and under its nourishment, the spiritual tea tree, already eight thousand years old, stopped its dying trend, rejuvenating with vigorous vitality; as time flowed, several breaths passed before successfully breaking through the ten thousand year limit, finally halting at fifteen thousand years of age!

The radiant light and the shadow of the Death Jaw also quietly vanished.

Impatiently, Shen Mo plucked new buds from the tea leaves, chewed and tasted them, his eyes flashing with delight, and then stuffed a leaf into Ami’s mouth.

”It succeeded! It’s the Enlightenment Tea Leaf...”

Ami chewed the tea leaves, her eyes suddenly shining, began chirping and cheering, her wings constantly brushing against Shen Mo’s cheeks.

This lone seedling’s new leaves grew just like the old tea tree of the Ancient Vine Sect, possessing the effect of helping people achieve enlightenment, with potency even superior to the original Enlightenment Tea Leaves.

”Thank you, Fellow Daoist Guan!” Shen Mo contacted Guan Ling again, expressing his gratitude.

This colorful dew was by no means ordinary; its contained vitality, emitting immortal charm, was denser than all the spiritual ambrosia Shen Mo had ever consumed, indeed coming as a significant favor from Guan Ling this time!