This time, the news Fairy Sword Ji and the others received concerned the Ginseng Fruit. But what came as a small relief to everyone was that it hadn't chosen a master. Instead, scouts sent by the Gu Family and Divine Sword Cliff had discovered that the Ginseng Fruit had borne ripe fruit. That was big news in its own right.
It made sense. Simply staying near the Ginseng Fruit could grant cultivators immortality, so the ripe fruit it bore must have some extraordinary use. At the very least, it should greatly extend their lives. The Ginseng Fruit bearing fruit was undoubtedly a major event for both the God Realm and the Outer Realm Cultivators.
"What? The Ginseng Fruit can bear fruit?" Tan Tai Chang Feng stared at the others in confusion. He wasn't the only one—most of them looked astonished, clearly hearing of this for the first time.
"Yes, the Ginseng Fruit can bear fruit," Fairy Sword Ji replied. She looked at them, a hint of excitement in her voice. "And it bore more than just one. According to our scouts, it produced thirty-six fruits. Thirty-six! That's far more than the Phoenix Soul Fruit ever yields."
"What? Thirty-six fruits?!" Tan Tai Chang Feng was astonished all over again. He looked at the others. "If merely staying near the Ginseng Fruit can grant cultivators immortality, then the fruit it bears must contain its very essence. Could eating one make cultivators immortal too?!"
Tan Tai Chang Feng's words stirred everyone around them. They all agreed. Chi Xue and the others wouldn't have to worry about running short on life force for a long time, thanks to cultivating the Nine Reversals Heavenly Technique. But many people in Fengyun Pavilion, Soul Severing Cliff, Divine Sword Cliff, and the Gu Family hadn't cultivated it. Some