The pet wants to rebel? Ask my rolling pin first!

Jiang Ping was incredibly excited. If he ate this Ginseng Fruit, he might immediately undergo a complete transformation and reach the Heavenly Immortal realm, or perhaps even Golden Immortal.

Indeed, opportunities were everywhere in the Primordial Era.

However, Jiang Ping also felt a bit embarrassed and returned the Ginseng Fruit to Zhen Yuanzi.

"Mister Da Yuan, I absolutely cannot accept such a precious Ginseng Fruit. As the saying goes, one should not accept rewards without merit. Besides, Mister Xiao Hong looks quite ill. Why don't you give it to him? It might have a miraculous effect."

Zhen Yuanzi was stunned. "Ginseng Fruit?"

Jiang Ping smiled and explained, "It's just another name for it. Please, take it back."

Zhen Yuanzi immediately became respectful. A true expert is indeed an expert. He's offering me such a precious Innate Spiritual Root without batting an eye. It seems he has reached a state of having nothing external in his heart.

I never knew the Grass Returning Pill had another name like Ginseng Fruit. It seems the expert's knowledge and vision are truly extraordinary.

Although the expert returned it to me, perhaps it's a test, to see if I'm willing to give it up.

Even though the Ginseng Fruit is precious, if I can gain even a sliver of favor from the expert, it will all be worth it.

"Young Master, please don't be so polite. Take it quickly. To be honest, while this Spirit Fruit has some value, I have opportunities to get more."

Jiang Ping shook his head. "Do you think you're Great Immortal Zhen Yuanzi? As far as I know, only Zhen Yuanzi has Ginseng Fruit in the Primordial Era. If you give this one to me, it will be incredibly difficult to get another. After all, the Ginseng Fruit tree only bears a few fruits every tens of thousands of years."

Upon hearing this, Zhen Yuanzi's heart was filled with joy.

The expert actually knows my title! This is truly exciting!

He quickly cupped his hands. "It's not that I intended to hide it, but I am actually..."

Before he could finish, Zhen Yuanzi shivered, his heart filled with immense dread.

I almost revealed myself! I almost fell into a state of eternal damnation!

Since the expert knows my name but isn't revealing it, what profound meaning lies behind this? I haven't understood it yet!

And I was so bold as to think of revealing myself. I fear the moment I speak my name will be the moment I die!

Zhen Yuanzi looked at Jiang Ping's smiling face, his fear growing.

Beneath the expert's sincere smile, perhaps lies boundless killing intent!

Jiang Ping blinked. "Hmm? Da Yuan, what were you going to say?"

Zhen Yuanzi quickly changed his tune. "I mean, I actually have another Ginseng Fruit at home that I didn't bring out."

Jiang Ping chuckled. "Alright, Da Yuan. I didn't realize you were so wealthy. You actually have two such precious Ginseng Fruits."

Zhen Yuanzi gave a sheepish smile. Two? I have an entire tree.

Of course, he didn't dare say that out loud now.

Jiang Ping thought, Since you, Da Yuan, have another one, I won't be polite. He took the Ginseng Fruit that Zhen Yuanzi offered again and couldn't wait to take a bite.

Hiss!

Ptooey! Ptooey! Ptooey!

Jiang Ping spat out the bite he took.

What is this taste?

Sweet with a hint of bitterness, bitter with a hint of sourness, and sour with a hint of milky fragrance.

Greasy!

Disgusting!

It's not even as good as the cucumbers and tomatoes in the backyard!

And it's far inferior to the fruit trees I personally planted and grafted!

Hongyun saw Jiang Ping spit out the Ginseng Fruit and felt immense heartache.

This Grass Returning Pill is a good thing. I traveled with this despicable Zhen Yuanzi all this way just to get one.

I haven't even tasted it yet, and the expert is wasting it like this.

What a pity, what a pity!

However, Hongyun also felt a sense of schadenfreude. Serves you right, Zhen Yuanzi, for showing off.

You wanted to use a Ginseng Fruit to buy off the expert, but you didn't expect the expert wouldn't even care for it.

Heh heh, this is karma.

Zhen Yuanzi felt immense pain seeing Jiang Ping spit it out.

This is one of the Ten Great Innate Spiritual Roots!

Normally, I'm reluctant to even eat it myself.

For ordinary beings, eating one can prolong life and lead to ascension. For Taiyi and Grand Unity Golden Immortals, it can increase their cultivation and magical power.

This single bite is equivalent to five hundred years of cultivation!

The expert just wasted it like this.

It's truly saddening.

"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, I really can't stand the taste of this Ginseng Fruit."

"Sigh, what should I do now? I've already taken a bite. It'd be a waste to throw it away, and it's not appropriate to give it back to you, what do you think, Mister Da Yuan?"

Jiang Ping noticed their strange expressions and felt immensely guilty.

Mister Da Yuan had given him such a precious Spirit Fruit, but the taste was truly unbearable. Sigh, he was not blessed enough to enjoy it.

Moreover, he hadn't felt anything magical after taking a bite.

Could it be that this Mister Da Yuan lied to me? This isn't a Ginseng Fruit at all.

I remember in Journey to the West, Monkey King and Zhu Bajie ate it happily. Could it be that immortals all have such peculiar tastes?

Zhen Yuanzi listened, his heart filled with mixed emotions, his face twitching.

He could only force a laugh and say, "Young Master, do as you please. If you don't like it, just throw it away."

Hongyun's heart was bleeding. He really wanted to shout: "Give it to me, I want it!"

I don't mind the saliva of a powerful being!

Jiang Ping was extremely embarrassed. His eyes darted around. Perhaps Da Huang and the others would like this Ginseng Fruit.

He immediately said, "Mister Da Yuan, why don't I give it to Da Huang and the others? We've depended on each other all these years, sharing our food and drink. They're practically family to me. I wasn't intentionally trying to insult you."

Zhen Yuanzi was confused. "Da Huang?"

Jiang Ping chuckled lightly and whistled. Da Huang, Xiao Bai, and the Heng Ha Generals all jumped out.

Seeing the few animals suddenly appear, Zhen Yuanzi and Hongyun narrowed their eyes.

It seemed these fellows were unusual, especially that silly dog and the Little Kitten.

He felt like he had sensed their aura somewhere before.

"Little ones, come quickly! This Ginseng Fruit is a good thing. I'll let you have it today."

After speaking, Jiang Ping forcefully snapped the Ginseng Fruit into several pieces and threw them out.

Zhen Yuanzi's eyelids twitched upon seeing this.

The powerful being's strength is truly unfathomable!

This Ginseng Fruit, as one of the Ten Great Innate Spiritual Roots, its fruit body is comparable to a Spirit Treasure.

Only when it comes into contact with the mouth and teeth does it become palatable and easily swallowed.

If left untouched, it would be impervious to blades and water, and would not spoil for thousands of years.

Yet, this powerful being broke it open with his bare hands. This is by no means an easy feat.

Because, in the powerful being's every move, not a single trace of magical power was used, not even the slightest ripple of spiritual energy could be sensed.

Such a method is truly incredible.

Alas, since he couldn't please the powerful being, these ordinary animals seemed to hold great significance to him. If they ate it, it would be equivalent to indirectly pleasing the powerful being. In that case, his offering of this Ginseng Fruit wouldn't be a loss.

However, when he saw the next scene, he began to shake his head and sigh incessantly.

The Heng Ha Generals hopped over, pecked at the fruit twice with their little mouths, and then violently shook their heads.

The two tufts of hair on their heads shook wildly. Judging by their appearance, they were clearly not satisfied.

Jiang Ping was extremely embarrassed and kicked the Heng Ha Generals away.

He laughed and scolded, "Get lost! Such delicious food, and you're still being picky. Looking at you, anyone would think you've caught the avian flu!"

"Da Huang, Xiao Bai, you two eat the rest!"