53: Qian Gang Bodhi Fruit

"Yang Kai! You're not dead yet?" Zi Ning was startled by Yang Kai who burst out of the ground. Her initial anxiety immediately dissipated, and she teased him.

"I couldn't fulfill Young Miss Zi Ning's wish; I can't monopolize the Heaven And Earth Treasure in this cave." He had been holding his breath while fighting inside the giant centipede, avoiding inhaling the Yao Beast's poisonous blood. It took a while for Yang Kai to recover, and he looked up at Zi Ning, speaking with annoyance.

Zi Ning's eyes were full of smiles. Hearing Yang Kai's words, she wasn't angry. Instead, as if just remembering, she turned around and looked around.

"I only saw the fruit of that White Lotus Vermilion Fruit before. This time, I can finally see the original appearance of a Heaven And Earth Treasure." Zi Ning said with some anticipation. She loved all kinds of Spiritual Plants, especially rare treasures that were already extinct on the Continent, which made her even more curious.

They walked deeper into the cave until they reached a rock wall. Yang Kai skillfully looked at the intersection of the rock wall and the ground. The previous Spiritual Plants had grown there, and this time was no exception.

"Ah! It's actually a Qian Gang Bodhi Fruit!" Zi Ning exclaimed in surprise when she saw a small tree, about half a person tall, growing on the ground, with numerous tiny green fruits on it.

"What are the effects of this fruit?" Yang Kai asked with some anticipation.

This place was created by Immortal Liuyun. Every Heaven And Earth Treasure was carefully selected by him in his younger years and left for future generations. Each one offered immense help to young Cultivators. Obtaining any one of them could be considered a great Opportunity. Yang Kai, who had already consumed many Spiritual Fruits, deeply understood this.

"Qian Gang Bodhi Fruit, it blossoms once every three thousand years, bears fruit once every three thousand years, and the fruit takes another three thousand years to mature. A Qian Gang Bodhi Tree in its Perfection state can bear one hundred and twenty-eight Qian Gang Bodhi Fruits. Speaking of which, this fruit is quite suitable for you." Zi Ning looked at Yang Kai's expectant expression, coughed twice, and began to show off.

"Really?" Hearing this, Yang Kai became even more curious. He couldn't help but walk towards the small tree, examining it carefully.

"Of course! The most common effect of the Qian Gang Bodhi Fruit is to increase a Cultivator's physical strength. Each fruit can increase the consumer's strength by three hundred jin, and the effect can be stacked with multiple consumptions." Zi Ning extended a slender finger and said softly.

Yang Kai's eyes lit up. His Ninefold Mixed Origin Body Refining Art had already reached the Peak of the first stage and could not be improved further in a short time. However, his physical strength had not yet reached the limit of his current Physical Body. The Spells and Moves recorded in the Ninefold Mixed Origin Body Refining Art also had a great demand for the caster's physical strength. Reaching a certain strength threshold would unlock corresponding new Moves.

"In addition, after consuming more than 36 Qian Gang Bodhi Fruits, Bodhi Protective Aura will be born in the body. The Bodhi Protective Aura will continuously flush through the consumer's body, expanding the Meridians and tempering the Physical Body. And after consuming more than 72 fruits, the Bodhi Protective Aura will advance to the next Realm, Hundred Refinements Bodhi Protective Aura! The Hundred Refinements Bodhi Protective Aura will leave the body and transform into a Protective Aura shield, protecting the consumer with astonishing defense."

"Wait, is there something special about consuming this fruit?" Yang Kai was not surprised by the terrifying effects of the Qian Gang Bodhi Fruit. Instead, he noticed the hidden emphasis in Zi Ning's words.

"That's right. After consuming the Qian Gang Bodhi Fruit, the powerful medicinal energy will continuously circulate within the consumer's body until it is completely absorbed. When the medicinal energy circulates, it is like thousands of sharp blades scraping inside the body, which is extremely painful. Moreover, after consuming more than 36 fruits, the pain will increase by more than tenfold." Zi Ning's tone was heavy, and she had already given up on consuming this Qian Gang Bodhi Fruit in her heart.

"In other words, to fully obtain all the effects of the Qian Gang Bodhi Fruit, one must first possess a Qian Gang Bodhi Tree that has borne more than 72 fruits, and then be able to withstand the pain of consuming 72 fruits." Yang Kai nodded slightly. If it was merely physical pain, the difficulty was not insurmountable for him. After all, Cultivating the Ninefold Mixed Origin Body Refining Art was also very painful. Even if he couldn't consume enough fruits, simply increasing his strength was very significant. For a moment, Yang Kai was eager to try.

"Oh? This Qian Gang Bodhi Tree is actually in the legendary Great Perfection state, and it has exactly 128 Qian Gang Bodhi Fruits!" Zi Ning walked to the Qian Gang Bodhi Tree to count the number of fruits, then said with some surprise.

"What powerful abilities will I gain if I consume all 128 Qian Gang Bodhi Fruits?" Having someone like Zi Ning, who was proficient in pharmacology, by his side was incredibly convenient. Yang Kai saved a lot of time understanding the effects of Heaven And Earth Treasure, and could even choose which ones to consume, achieving twice the result with half the effort.

"In the tens of thousands of years of history of Liuyun Continent, there are very few records about consuming 128 Qian Gang Bodhi Fruits. I only remember seeing a few scattered words in an unnamed ancient text. The power after consuming 128 Qian Gang Bodhi Fruits must be extraordinary." Zi Ning frowned slightly, recalling carefully, then shook her head, saying somewhat helplessly.

Yang Kai nodded, and after asking Zi Ning again about the various details to pay attention to when consuming the Qian Gang Bodhi Fruit, he decisively plucked a green fruit and put it into his mouth.

The Qian Gang Bodhi Fruit had a crisp taste. After entering his body, it transformed into a clear stream that merged into Yang Kai's Bloodline. A moment later, Yang Kai felt a slight strange sensation in his Meridians.

"My Body Refining has strengthened my internal Meridians and bones many times, making them far more robust than ordinary people. The medicinal power of one Qian Gang Bodhi Fruit only makes my Meridians feel a little itchy. This is excellent. This time, I must refine at least 72 Qian Gang Bodhi Fruits!" After feeling the effect of the Qian Gang Bodhi Fruit on his body, Yang Kai took ten fruits in one go, stuffed them into his mouth, and chewed.

Seeing this, Zi Ning's eyelids twitched. She had originally thought that Yang Kai's process of refining the fruits would be extremely painful, but she didn't expect him to be unmoved. At this moment, Zi Ning began to doubt whether the records in the ancient texts she had read were correct. Yang Kai's strength had risen another notch in her heart.

As Yang Kai refined a large number of fruits, the number of fruits on the tree became fewer and fewer, and soon less than half remained.

"I have already refined more than 72 fruits, and now my Meridians are starting to ache faintly." Yang Kai's strong physical foundation allowed him to easily reach the level of Hundred Refinements Bodhi Protective Aura. At this point, the pain of refining the fruits had reached more than a hundred times that of refining the first one. Yang Kai could no longer ignore it and began to slow down the refining rate, steadily refining them one by one.

"108 fruits! Where did this Yang Kai come from? Such Body Refining attainment is already on par with those freaks on Hongwu Peak!" Zi Ning clicked her tongue in amazement when she saw Yang Kai refine 108 fruits in one go. There was one important thing she hadn't told Yang Kai, and at this moment, all of Yang Kai's attention was focused on refining the fruits, so it was too late for her to speak.