Free Web NovelChapter 2502: Chapter 2502: What Exactly Do You Want?
After leaving the mountain area shrouded in miasma, the Ziying Ginseng burst out from the ground, transforming into a purple light, and flew into the clouds in the void, continuing its escape.
Meanwhile, Fang Bai followed behind, like a cat chasing a mouse, pursuing neither too quickly nor too slowly.
After tracking for so long, Fang Bai realized that the Ziying Ginseng was not escaping aimlessly but heading in a certain direction or region.
He was quite curious to see where this Ziying Ginseng was trying to escape to.
From then on, whether the Ziying Ginseng soared to the sky or burrowed into the earth, or even traversed through fire and water, it could not shake off Fang Bai’s pursuit.
One immortal, one plant, in the midst of one escaping and the other chasing, unknowingly traveled over a hundred thousand miles away.
"What exactly do you want, immortal?"
Since the Ziying Ginseng had developed sentience, it possessed a certain level of thinking ability. It felt Fang Bai could have captured it earlier yet chose not to, and he didn’t emit that greedy or murderous aura typical of other immortals, so it asked aloud.
Its voice was crisp and clear, akin to that of a four or five-year-old boy.
Fang Bai laughed and said, "Of course, to catch you, then slice and slowly eat you! A forty-thousand-year-old immortal elixir must taste pretty good!"
So he still wanted to eat it, and he even wanted to slice it...
Immortals are indeed not good things!
The Ziying Ginseng shivered, saying anxiously, "Don’t eat me! I... I can take you to a place rich in immortal elixirs, where you can gather those for cultivation and it would be much better than eating me!"
Fang Bai’s heart moved, as he said, "Wanguo Valley?"
"Oh?" the Ziying Ginseng exclaimed in surprise, "How do you know? Could it be you’ve been there before?"
Seeing Fang Bai nod, it felt a little dispirited, thinking it could use this to persuade Fang Bai to spare it, but it seemed it wouldn’t work.
Fang Bai said, "Although there are many immortal elixirs in Wanguo Valley, few are of high rank, so I’m not interested!"
The Ziying Ginseng shouted, "You’re just a Half-Step Immortal Emperor Realm immortal, the cultivation resources of Wanguo Valley suit you perfectly! What more do you want?"
Fang Bai said, "Tell me about other places, see if there’s any that interests me."
Immortal elixirs like the Ziying Ginseng, once they have aged enough to develop sentience, can move freely and wander the Immortal Realm, specifically rooting themselves in places rich in immortal qi for cultivation.
It is no exaggeration to say that when it comes to knowledge of this kind of cultivation resources within the Immortal Realm, even the Immortal Emperor might not know as much as this Ziying Ginseng.
So Fang Bai was sure that this Ziying Ginseng must know many locations where high-rank immortal elixirs grow.
If the Ziying Ginseng could indeed lead Fang Bai to enough immortal elixirs, Fang Bai wouldn’t mind sparing it.
After all, an immortal elixir like the Ziying Ginseng, able to grow for tens of thousands of years without being harvested by immortals, is rare and precious. Fang Bai was reluctant to really slice it up and eat it.
"How about Immortal Python Valley? There are plenty of immortal elixirs over ten thousand years old, although guarded by the Immortal Python, with your Immortal Emperor Realm cultivation, you should be unafraid!"
The Ziying Ginseng knew Fang Bai wouldn’t have much difficulty capturing it, so it simply stopped fleeing and said.
Fang Bai shook his head, "Not good... The immortal elixirs there are of lower rank, not as valuable as you."
"What about Bodhi Peak? There’s a Bodhi Immortal Tree there, and the Bodhi Fruits it bears are greatly beneficial to immortals."
The Ziying Ginseng suggested again.
Fang Bai snapped, "As far as I know, that Bodhi Tree on Bodhi Peak was already stripped of its fruits by several top-tier Immortal Emperors of the Immortal Realm two thousand years ago. It will take at least tens of thousands of years to bear new ones... you little rascal, are you trying to send me on a wild goose chase? If you don’t get honest, I’ll slice off one of your arms and eat it!"
The Ziying Ginseng was startled, truly fearing Fang Bai would act, and hurriedly said, "No! I... I have not been to Bodhi Peak in many years, and I don’t know the current situation there... Oh right, how about Female Immortal Valley?"
"Female Immortal Valley?"
Fang Bai was taken aback. Even though he had traveled the Immortal Realm in his past life, roaming the nine heavens and witnessing much, he had never heard of a place called "Female Immortal Valley."
"That Female Immortal Valley was originally called ’Ziying Valley,’ my birthplace, very hidden. The entire valley is a natural formation, capable of continuously absorbing the surrounding heavenly immortal qi, making it an excellent cultivation spot..."
The Ziying Ginseng described this with a look of "resentment" and said angrily, "Later, four Female Immortals came from who knows where and forcefully took over my territory. If I hadn’t run fast, they would have captured and eaten me..."
Fang Bai said irritably, "If it is already occupied by other immortals, why ask me to go? Am I supposed to intervene?"
The Ziying Ginseng urgently said, "No, no, there’s also a Purple Crystal Immortal Grape in Female Immortal Valley, its age similar to mine! But I can escape, while the Purple Crystal Immortal Grape cannot leave that valley, or it will wither!"
In the Immortal Realm, not all immortal elixirs are like the Ziying Ginseng, able to make their home anywhere once they’ve developed sentience.
For instance, immortal elixirs like the Purple Crystal Immortal Grape grow in extremely peculiar locations and must root there to survive. If relocated, they might gradually lose vitality due to mismatch with the environment.
Regarding the Purple Crystal Immortal Grape, Fang Bai, although having never eaten it, knew a bit about it, knowing it’s even rarer and wealthier than peaches and other immortal fruits.
A matured Purple Crystal Immortal Grape is equivalent to an Imperial Grade Immortal Pill and is most appealing to immortals in the Immortal Emperor Realm cultivation.
However, the growth location of Purple Crystal Immortal Grape is special and secretive; without great opportunities, it’s simply unfindable.
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Fang Bai touched his chin, pondering whether to visit the Female Immortal Valley to investigate.
A Purple Crystal Immortal Grape that could produce hundreds or thousands of immortal grapes could benefit many immortals, thus its allure to Fang Bai far exceeded that of the Ziying Ginseng before him.
The Ziying Ginseng said, "Those four Female Immortals should be loose cultivators, not very aged, and their cultivation isn’t considered high, probably all around the third or fourth rank of the Immortal King Realm. However, the formation they use in collaboration is truly strange. I almost got trapped by their formation, and after escaping, I didn’t dare to return..."
Upon hearing about the combined assault formation, Fang Bai couldn’t help but become interested and asked a few more questions, wanting to know what the formation was, but the Ziying Ginseng couldn’t describe what those four Female Immortals looked like, let alone understood the formation.
"Forget it, just take me to the Female Immortal Valley!"
Since Fang Bai had developed an interest in the Purple Crystal Immortal Grape, he wasn’t willing to miss the opportunity and decided to first go see the situation.
"If I take you there, you must let me go!"
The Ziying Ginseng said.
Fang Bai said noncommittally, "We’ll talk about it after we arrive."
By now, Fang Bai guessed that the direction the Ziying Ginseng was fleeing toward was probably Female Immortal Valley.
It was in the heat of the moment, pretty sure hoping that the four Female Immortals might entangle Fang Bai, thus helping it to break free from his pursuit.
This Ziying Ginseng, how cunning!
