This Honey Peach actually contained Dao Sound and Dao Intent!
It was practically a fragment of the Great Dao. Once absorbed, it was equivalent to comprehending the laws of the Great Dao!
Legend had it that only the finest top-grade Purple-Patterned Flat Peaches had a chance of allowing those who ate them to comprehend a trace of the Dao Principles!
Top-grade Purple-Patterned Flat Peaches were far more precious than other flat peaches. It took at least eighty-eight thousand years for them to bear nine peaches!
In an instant, Hong Yun felt the world transform.
Boundless Dao Sound drifted through the air, while endless truths of the Great Dao rose and fell!
He was immersed in it for a long time before finally coming back to his senses.
Hong Yun was utterly shocked. He looked at Jiang Ping with even greater respect.
The expert was truly selfless. He was willing to share such a precious Spirit Fruit!
There was simply no way to repay such kindness!
Seeing Hong Yun's dazed expression, Zhen Yuanzi asked unhappily, "Xiao Hong, how does it taste?"
Hong Yun looked at Zhen Yuanzi and said slowly, "Da Yuan, your Ginseng Fruit really is extraordinary."
Zhen Yuanzi was pleased with himself and felt rather gratified.
Hong Yun, just for that fair-minded remark, when the Ginseng Fruit ripens next time, I'll cut one in half for you to try, no matter what!
"But compared to this peach from the young master, your Ginseng Fruit is nothing. It's not even worth mentioning—in fact, it tastes like chewing wax, is so astringent it's hard to bear, and is impossible to swallow. It's like having a bone stuck in your throat!"
At that, Zhen Yuanzi was instantly enraged, a surge of fury rushing straight to his head!
You good-for-nothing Hong Yun! To curry favor with the expert, you actually had the nerve to lie through your teeth. Insulting my Ginseng Fruit was bad enough, but you went way too far!
You went on and on, and every word was unpleasant. You made the Ginseng Fruit, one of the Ten Innate Spiritual Roots, sound like some wild fruit by the roadside!
This was outrageous!
"Xiao Hong, you've gone too far!" Zhen Yuanzi shouted angrily.
"Me? I'm just telling the truth. If you don't believe me, try it!" Hong Yun said, aggrieved. Everything I said was true, and now you, Zhen Yuanzi, are snapping at me.
Zhen Yuanzi angrily flung his sleeve. "I won't try it! You say it's delicious, and even say it's ten thousand times better than my Ginseng Fruit, yet you only ate one bite. Go on, keep eating!"
Hong Yun trembled with anger. "Fine, Da Yuan. If you've got the guts, don't eat a single bite! Do you think I'm refusing because it tastes bad? I can't bear to eat it!"
Then he turned to Jiang Ping and said, "Young master, you can see for yourself. This Spirit Fruit is so precious that I'd originally have been satisfied with just one. But now that Da Yuan won't eat his share, I'll eat it for him."
Jiang Ping laughed and hurriedly tried to smooth things over. "Xiao Hong, eat as much as you like. They're just peaches. I don't mind if you eat them all. Da Yuan, don't be angry. Why don't you try some too?"
Zhen Yuanzi gave a soft snort. "I appreciate your kindness, young master. But today, I'm determined to stand my ground. No matter how miraculous your peaches are, or what other fruit there is here, I won't eat a single bite. I want to see just how much Xiao Hong can eat."
Hong Yun snorted coldly, his face icy, though inside he was overjoyed.
Ha ha, Zhen Yuanzi. I never thought someone as clever as you would end up falling into a pit one day.
Then I won't hold back.
Hong Yun licked his lips and started taking big bites.
In just a few quick bites, he finished one peach.
Without a word, Hong Yun picked another peach.
Pure, abundant Spiritual Energy surged through his body. Hong Yun secretly circulated his Magic Power, eagerly absorbing and digesting it.
Although he was suppressing his cultivation, his aura still rose slowly, quite against his will.
Hong Yun didn't dare take big bites of the second Honey Peach. He could only nibble at it.
As he ate, he digested. When he couldn't digest any more, he took the opportunity to compress the excess and store it inside his body, planning to absorb and comprehend it properly once he returned.
Hong Yun took a long time to finish the second peach, and Zhen Yuanzi was extremely displeased.
He couldn't help but mock him. "Xiao Hong, judging by that face of yours, it must be hard to swallow. How could it take you so long to eat one peach?"
Hong Yun didn't answer. He carefully gathered up the two peach pits.
They were treasures too, rare, top-grade materials perfect for crafting artifacts and refining pills.
"Young master, would it be all right if I tried some of the others too?" Hong Yun asked somewhat nervously.
He worried that the expert would think he was insatiably greedy, but these Spirit Fruits were simply too tempting.
At first, he'd thought the first Honey Peach had Dao Intent by chance. He hadn't expected the second one to have the same effect.
With such a great opportunity and good fortune right in front of him, how could Hong Yun bear to let it pass?
Jiang Ping chuckled. "Of course. Don't be shy."
As if no one else were there, Hong Yun picked another bunch of grapes.
The grapes looked extraordinary. There were actually seven different colors in a single bunch.
Red, white, purple, blue...
At first, Hong Yun thought they were all show, since attractive things were often just flashy on the outside and didn't have much effect.
But a grape melted as soon as it entered his mouth.
An abundance of energy surged violently through his body. At that moment, Hong Yun felt he had reached the limit of what his body could contain.
Even more astonishingly, each grape of a different color represented a different law of the Great Dao!
After forcing himself to eat another four or five, Hong Yun finally reached the limit of what his body could hold. He didn't dare eat any more.
If he lost control and advanced on the spot, revealing an aura that disturbed the expert, it would truly be a sin—and a disaster.
The expert might always greet people with a polite smile, but if he turned hostile, he could be cold and merciless. Hong Yun knew this from firsthand experience.
Zhen Yuanzi had been watching Hong Yun the whole time, so he naturally noticed the faint changes in him.
At that moment, Hong Yun's energy was abundant, and Dao Rhyme faintly seeped from his body. A faint radiance, invisible to the naked eye, was drifting off him.
Zhen Yuanzi was astonished. This was an abnormal manifestation of the Dao body, which appeared only when the Dao Rhyme within was abundant and the spiritual power was full.
How could it be appearing on Hong Yun?
He knew Hong Yun's cultivation all too well.
With his current cultivation, Hong Yun couldn't possibly achieve this.
Could these strange signs have been caused by the Spirit Fruits?
Zhen Yuanzi's heart immediately burned with excitement. It had to be!
You good-for-nothing Hong Yun! You've become so crafty that you secretly monopolized this good fortune and even swallowed my share!
I treated you as my closest friend, and this is how black your heart is!
Despicable!
Zhen Yuanzi rubbed his hands together and asked ingratiatingly, "Xiao Hong, tell me the truth. How do these Spirit Fruits taste?"
Hong Yun curled his lip. "Whether they're good or not, you're not eating them anyway. Why ask me?"
Zhen Yuanzi froze, then smiled awkwardly. "I was thinking about it just now. The young master brought us here, and he's been so hospitable. I can't be rude. It's only right that I try some."
"So I saw you eating peaches and grapes, and wanted to ask which one tastes better."
Hong Yun snorted. "Don't give me that. You said you wouldn't eat any. Now you've changed your tune. Where's your pride?"
Zhen Yuanzi was so furious inside that he decided he couldn't keep Hong Yun around anymore. I'll cut ties with him as soon as we get back!
Jiang Ping hurriedly stepped in to smooth things over. "You two are really something. Don't worry, eat as much as you like."
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