195: Jade Emperor

【Chaos Spiritual Crystal: A special energy stone containing a complete strand of Chaotic Spiritual Energy. Note: Chaotic Spiritual Energy is a higher form of Chaos energy than Chaos Qi. A single strand of Chaotic Spiritual Energy can evolve a world, and it is an item for Cultivation for beings above the Emperor Realm!】

“Chaotic Spiritual Energy?”

Xu Qing’s eyes lit up. This was a good thing. His Chaos Dao Body had not yet reached Major Achievement. With this Chaotic Spiritual Energy, he might be able to reach the Major Achievement Realm.

With a Major Achievement Dao Body, he would be able to control the Chaos Great Dao. At that time, his combat power would surpass his current strength by several times. When he reached the Quasi-Emperor Realm, with control over the Great Dao, even if he wasn't a Great Emperor, he would be similar to one.

Xu Qing’s gaze moved to the next reward.

As a Transmigrator, he was familiar with this item!

Legend has it that this tree blooms once every ten thousand years, bears fruit once every ten thousand years, and ripens after another ten thousand years. In thirty thousand years, it only produces nine fruits.

Its flowers resemble lotuses, and its fruits are like pearl pistils. Both the flowers and fruits bear the characters “Huang Zhong,” hence its name, Huang Zhong Li (Yellow Central Plum).

It is rumored that if an immortal merely inhales the fragrance of its flowers, they can gain ten thousand years of Dao cultivation. If they are fortunate enough to eat a single fruit, they can instantly become a Grand Unity Golden Immortal.

A Grand Unity Golden Immortal, that is an existence equivalent to a Quasi-Saint in the Primordial Era System. On the Eternal Continent, Xu Qing estimated it would be a Quasi-Emperor level existence.

【Innate Huang Zhong Li: One of the ten great Spiritual Roots born in the Mythical Era, an Innate Dao-Grade Spiritual Root. It blooms every ten epochs, bears fruit every ten epochs, and ripens every ten epochs, nurturing nine Innate Dao fruits. Consuming it can instantly break through shackles and achieve the position of ***. In the nine heavens era, it was one of the Ancient Heavenly Court’s Supreme treasures. After the Ancient Heavenly Court disintegrated, the Huang Zhong Li disappeared!】

【The Spiritual Root rewarded by the System is transformed from a section of the Mythical Era’s Spiritual Root, but it was not born in the Primordial Era. Its grade is Peak Emperor-Grade Spiritual Root. It blooms every ten thousand years, bears fruit every ten thousand years, and ripens every ten thousand years. The emperor fruit it bears can allow a being to achieve the Great emperor fruit position.】

【Note: After consuming Huang Zhong Li, further Breakthroughs are impossible; it cannot be consumed by beings who have not mastered a Perfection-grade Origin; the quality and quantity of the emperor fruit produced are limited by environmental factors.】

This Huang Zhong Li was even more powerful than in the novels.

Even if it was only of Supreme Emperor-Grade, it could still bear fruits that allowed beings to Break through to Great Emperor.

“System, manifest!”

At the location of the Heavenly Pool, a strange fruit tree, nine zhang tall and resembling a plum tree, appeared before Xu Qing. Nine peculiar fruits hung on it, shaped like pearl pistils, but without the characters “Huang Zhong.”

The name “Huang Zhong” came from the tree itself. Its trunk and even its leaves were as crystalline as jade, but the veins within them displayed yellow patterns, hence Huang Zhong Li.

In an instant, Dark Moon’s fur on his shoulder bristled, as if he were facing a terrifying enemy.

Seeing Dark Moon’s reaction, Xu Qing couldn’t help but smile inwardly.

The spiritual consciousness of this Huang Zhong Li had probably just been born, but its cultivation was already at the Supreme Great Emperor Realm. Dark Moon was only in the Emperor Realm, so his bristling was normal.

“Ma... Master!”

At this moment, a spiritual consciousness suddenly appeared in Xu Qing’s mind. Immediately after, a child the size of a palm, covered in yellow runes, floated out from the heart of the tree, looking at Xu Qing somewhat timidly.

This was the spiritual body of the Huang Zhong Li. With a spiritual body, the Huang Zhong Li could unleash its full power.

Xu Qing extended his palm, and the Huang Zhong Li spiritual body joyfully landed on Xu Qing’s palm.

“Do you have a name?”

Xu Qing asked.

“Name?”

The little guy looked confused.

“Then I shall give you a name. With a name, you will be considered a true living being!”

“Okay! A name, I want a name!”

Upon hearing this, the little guy quickly hugged Xu Qing’s thumb, his face full of anticipation.

Xu Qing smiled and said, “You are the spiritual body of the Huang Zhong Li, so I shall call you Jade Emperor!”

“Jade Emperor! Jade Emperor! My name is Jade Emperor!”

“I have a name!”

The little guy was very happy. Seeing Dark Moon on the shoulder, he instantly came to him.

“Hello, my name is Jade Emperor!”

Dark Moon: ... Xu Qing smiled and shook his head, then looked at the Huang Zhong Li, only to see nine fruits on the tree.

However, they were all Low Grade emperor fruit.

emperor fruit are emperor fruit after all, not as powerful as Dao fruit. Low Grade emperor fruit can only allow one to control 10% of a Great Emperor’s Origin. Medium Grade can control at most 30%, High Grade at most 60%, and Peak emperor fruit at most 90%.

Only Dao fruit can grant mastery of a Perfection-grade Great Dao.

Additionally, most Heaven and Earth Dao fruit and emperor fruit-type spiritual plants are only Dao fruit of lower or middle-tier Great Dao. There are only about three hundred spiritual plants that bear upper-tier Great Dao fruit, all of which are Dao-Grade spiritual plants.

As for Dao fruit spiritual plants of the Supreme Dao and Highest Dao, they are difficult for Heaven and Earth to nurture. Such Dao fruit are naturally formed, and spiritual plants simply cannot produce them.

The Huang Zhong Li is called the number one Dao fruit-type spiritual plant in the Eternal Realm because it can allow beings who control one of the upper, middle, or lower-tier Origins to comprehend the Great Dao and Break through to a certain Realm.

Taking the Low Grade emperor fruit before him as an example, as long as a being has mastered a Perfection-grade Origin, regardless of their Realm, consuming one such emperor fruit can instantly grant comprehension of 10% of the Great Dao.

At the same time, the power contained in the fruit can allow the being to condense an Emperor Wheel, Emperor Soul, and Emperor Physique, thereby Breaking through the shackles of Heaven and Earth and achieving the Great emperor fruit position.

“System, you’re so strong, the side effects of this Huang Zhong Li won’t affect you, right?” Xu Qing asked.

【Ding! Even the Mythical Era’s Huang Zhong Li cannot hinder the System’s might!】

The System replied with extreme arrogance.

“It’s settled!”

Xu Qing grinned.

Now, many Saint Kings in the Family are Cultivators who control three Origins. These nine emperor fruit mean nine Great Emperors.

Although they are just ordinary Great Emperors with 10% of the Great Dao, they should be enough to sweep through over 90% of the forces!

Of course, he wouldn’t do that. The nail that sticks out gets hammered down.

How many years has it been since a Great Emperor powerhouse was born on the Eternal Continent? So many suddenly appearing would inevitably attract the attention of those Peak forces.

The Xu Family’s strength is not yet sufficient to contend with these forces, as these forces have the Upper Realm behind them.

Lying low is the way to survive.

It’s best to quietly control forces like this and gradually devour them.

“Jade Emperor, I’m taking these fruits. It won’t affect you, will it?”

Xu Qing looked at Jade Emperor and asked.

“Master wants them, just take them!”

Jade Emperor waved his small hand, and the nine fruits fell before Xu Qing.

Seeing this, Xu Qing touched the little guy’s small face, then put away the fruits.

【Golden Sun Dao Sword Art: Medium Grade Dao-Grade technique, a sword art created by an existence above the Emperor Realm during the Dark Era. When the Golden Sun appears, all things perish. It once incinerated a starfield with a single sword. Note: Cannot be Cultivated by those not in the Emperor Realm!】

【Golden Sun Immortal Gold: Peak Emperor-Grade Materials, originating from extremely Yang places, can be used to refine Supreme Emperor Weapons. Note: Can be used as one of the Materials for repairing the Hao Yang Emperor Sword.】

Xu Qing put away the sword art and sent the Golden Sun Immortal Gold to Xu Yuan.

【Congratulations to the Host for investing one jin of Golden Sun Immortal Gold in the Golden Fate clansman, triggering a 100,000-fold return. Reward: two Supreme Emperor Weapons, ten Low Grade Emperor Weapons.】

“Hmm? Why only 100,000-fold!”

【Ding! System vulnerability detected, currently being repaired...】

【Ding! In view of the Host repeatedly gifting System return items, intentionally exploiting the System, the System has made the following repair: From today onwards, return items, once gifted, cannot trigger returns again!】

Xu Qing understood what this meant after reading it.

This meant that in the future, return items could no longer be infinitely recycled for returns.

For example, the Origin of this Golden Sun Immortal Gold was that he first gifted the Divine Phoenix Armor to Xu Linghuang, then received the Hao Yang Emperor Sword as a return, and only then did he get the Golden Sun Immortal Gold by regifting the Emperor Sword.

But in the future, gifting the Hao Yang Emperor Sword would no longer yield return items.

“What do you mean? You just fix it when you say so?”

“If you don’t give me an explanation today, I’m going to make a fuss with you!”

【Ding! Ten million family points!】

The System also felt guilty and offered compensation!

“Are you trying to fob off a beggar? This is a flaw from your own System, I’m just an innocent victim.”

【Ding! Thirty million family points!】

“Not enough!”

【Maximum fifty million family points!】

“Deal!”

Third time’s the charm, Xu Qing decisively nodded.

He still had to exploit the System’s wool when he could!