"Fellow Daoist Wu, this Qin wants to know whether you are certain the Spirit Nurturing Fruit has matured by now." Gazing at the boundless grassland in the distance, Qin Fengming pondered for a moment before turning back to look at Wu.
"Fellow Daoist Qin, rest assured. If I were not certain, when City Lord Qu went to the Bai Household to invite you, my Bai Household would never have dared say that we could make you stay. When we came here last time, the Spirit Nurturing Fruit was already on the verge of maturity. Even if we had picked it then, it would have been enough to refine the Five Elements Spirit Locking Pill.
"However, picking it at that time would have affected the medicinal efficacy of the Five Elements Spirit Locking Pill somewhat. The ancient texts say that the Spirit Nurturing Fruit flowers once every four thousand years, bears fruit three thousand years after blooming, and only matures two thousand years later. Once mature, it can continue growing on the fruit tree for another two hundred years. After that, it withers.
"When we came last time, the fruit had only just matured. After several decades, it has naturally become fully mature by now. Wu can stake his life on that."
At this moment, Wu was also greatly conflicted. If he had come alone, he could naturally have restored his true body and relied on his powerful physical defenses to endure the poisonous needles of Locust Peak and risk going forward to pick the fruit.
Although this method had a fairly good chance of success, he would inevitably be afflicted by Locust Peak's deadly poison. He might not necessarily die, but afterward, he would certainly have to go into seclusion for several years.
Now that three cultivators were beside him,