Looking at the peach tree Li Fan had mentioned, everyone was dumbfounded.
"Th-this is the Immortal Peach Tree...?"
Lingchao Supreme murmured. Just one glance was enough for him to sense the extraordinary aura surrounding the tree. Immortal spiritual energy flowed around it, and Dao Rhyme blossomed!
"A treasure like this exists only in the Immortal Realm... We actually have the chance to taste it...?"
Yuanyang Supreme could hardly believe it!
The white-haired woman was even more stunned. What kind of person was this? He actually had an Immortal Peach Tree growing here...
He had to be some great figure who had come down from the Immortal Realm!
She immediately grasped the situation.
Huo Ling'er, Mu Qianning, and the others, meanwhile, were beaming with delight.
This wasn't the first time they had received a similar blessing from Senior Li.
So they obediently sat down at once, side by side, waiting to be handed their fruit!
By now, Li Fan had stepped forward and picked three or five large, rosy peaches from the tree's low-hanging branches.
He cut them into a platter and carried it over to everyone, smiling. "I planted this tree myself. This is the first time it's borne fruit. I wonder how it tastes. Please, everyone, have a taste."
Everyone's expressions grew even more complicated.
An Immortal Peach Tree planted by a figure of this stature...
Even a tiny piece of fruit from the platter—no, even its peel—would cause a great uproar among the major forces if it fell into the outside world. They would fight tooth and nail over it...
"Thank you, Master!"
Ziling's big eyes brimmed with laughter. Her bright little tiger teeth showed as she was the first to pick up a piece.
Nan Feng thanked him as well, then took a piece.
Over this period, they had grown accustomed to living this extravagant life with Li Fan, after their days of "scrimping and scraping"...
After all, they had grown used to drinking Sacred Spring water and eating sacred medicines. They were practically numb to it by now.
Seeing this, the others each took a piece too.
Ziling's pearly white teeth sank into the bright red flesh. Sweet, fragrant juice burst forth, and her big eyes instantly filled with bliss!
Waves of immortal spiritual energy filled her body, washing over every inch of her skin!
The impurities in her body evaporated under the immortal spiritual energy.
Nan Feng, Huo Ling'er, Mu Qianning, and the others wore the same blissful expressions!
Lingchao Supreme and Yuanyang Supreme were trembling all over with excitement.
Earlier, that True Immortal had used false immortal spiritual energy to bring them almost to the Immortal Dao realm, but in the end, that false cultivation had dissipated.
Now, every slice of fruit was brimming with rich, fragrant immortal spiritual energy!
Their cultivation was increasing, and the flaws in their Dao foundations were being repaired!
They were gradually reaching perfection!
The two Supremes... were gradually reaching perfection. A trace of immortal energy even appeared within them. They had become quasi-immortals!
The two opened their eyes, wild with excitement!
The leap from Supreme to quasi-immortal was a heavenly chasm, a gap almost impossible to cross!
But now, they had done it.
They had become the most powerful figures in the entire Profound Heaven Realm.
"To take this step forward... Senior Li has bestowed such profound blessings upon us!"
Lingchao Supreme was overcome with gratitude.
"The amount of immortal spiritual energy we can absorb right now is tiny... Most of it is stored within us. One day, it may help us become immortals!"
Yuanyang Supreme was even more overcome with emotion!
But at that moment, the white-haired woman still had her eyes closed!
Everyone looked toward her.
"Dao Rhyme is flowing, and immortal spiritual energy is evolving into Dao principles... Heavens, she's becoming an immortal!"
Lingchao Supreme was stunned.
Everyone stared in disbelief.
Was an immortal really about to be born today?
It had been thousands of years since an immortal had last appeared in the Profound Heaven Realm.
The birth of an immortal would usher in an age of glory.
"To bestow an Immortal Peach so casually and make an immortal..."
Everyone marveled once more. Senior Li really was extraordinarily generous!
A long, long time later.
Only then did the white-haired woman open her eyes. She had absorbed every last trace of the Immortal Peach's abundant immortal spiritual energy, and it had finally pushed her across that threshold.
Now, she stood within the realm of the Immortal Dao!
An immortal!
She took a deep breath and knelt once more.
"Senior, Jiang Xue will never forget your immense kindness!"
Jiang Xue was her name.
At the sound of it, Lingchao Supreme and Yuanyang Supreme both changed expressions.
"I never would have guessed. She was Jiang Xue..."
"A thousand years ago, a Supreme Force had a Goddess with a unique constitution named Jiang Xue. Later, the sect was destroyed, and she vanished without a trace..."
They now understood the white-haired woman's origins.
Seeing this, Li Fan waved his hand. "It's only a few peaches. Such a grand bow is far too much. Please, get up."
Jiang Xue rose, but her eyes were now filled with admiration and reverence for Li Fan.
"Meow, meow meow~~~"
Just then, Bai Xiaoqing came running over and rubbed her head against Li Fan's foot.
She had just woken up in her room.
Li Fan scooped Little White up and rubbed her head. Recently, this greedy little cat had been sleeping more and more.
She was just too lazy.
"Meow... You're eating Immortal Peaches! How could you not call me...?"
Bai Xiaoqing gazed longingly at the Immortal Peaches, her big eyes unbearably adorable.
"You're a cat. Do you eat fruit?"
Li Fan found it amusing and handed Little White a piece.
Bai Xiaoqing immediately opened her little mouth and swallowed it whole!
In an instant, she closed her eyes, utterly blissful!
She savored it and savored it, then somehow fell asleep again...
By now, nearly all the blood inside her had turned pure gold. The last trace of impurity vanished as the immortal spiritual energy entered her body...
"A pure-blooded White Tiger as a pet..."
Lingchao and the others recognized Bai Xiaoqing's identity.
"She looks like she's from the Northern Domain Demon Emperor's lineage... But even that lineage couldn't possibly possess bloodline power like this..."
Yuanyang Supreme murmured.
Holding Bai Xiaoqing, Li Fan also tried a few pieces of peach. They really did taste good—juicy, sweet, and tender.
All that hard work planting the tree hadn't gone to waste.
He felt quite content.
At that moment, Yuanyang Supreme hesitated, then cupped his hands and said, "Senior, this matter is over. May I ask if you have any other instructions for us?"
Lingchao Supreme hurriedly added, "Just give the word, and even if we have to climb the Mountain of Knives and plunge into the Pot of Oil, we won't hesitate. We would gladly give our lives for you!"
They were rushing to pledge their loyalty!
Li Fan smiled. "There's no need to be so formal. There will be many more matters like this in the future. This time was only the beginning. Just look after Qian Ning and the others."
He wasn't interested in all the commotion in the outside world. From beginning to end, he had only lent Mu Qianning and the others a hand without giving it much thought.
After all, Mu Qianning and the others had been in such a miserable state before, almost reduced to begging for their food. Huo Ling'er had also suffered a tragic fate, which had stirred his sympathy.
At his words, Lingchao Supreme and Yuanyang Supreme's expressions changed drastically!
There would be many more matters like this...
Could Senior Li mean that there would be more schemes like this one against the Supremes and quasi-immortals of the Southern Domain?
They both shuddered.
After all, the might of that True Immortal was still fresh in their memories!
Forget quasi-immortals—even immortals in the Immortal Realm couldn't do anything to him.
If that True Immortal had other accomplices, it would be terrifying...
"Senior Li means that if we encounter something like this again, we should communicate with Saintess Mu Qianning and the others at once!"
Yuanyang Supreme sent a voice transmission.
Lingchao Supreme nodded. "It looks like that True Immortal's plot has only just begun. Only Senior Li can hold them back..."
Meanwhile.
Ten miles from Small Mountain Village.
"The army of the Central Prefecture Three Absolute Sacred Land has arrived! Fellow Daoists ahead, clear the way immediately! We are here to exterminate the despicable vermin who harmed our Sacred Land's Supreme!"
A massive army from the Three Absolutes Holy Land surged forward, dark as a storm cloud.
Up ahead, they spotted the Southern Domain coalition forces, with Luoming, Hong Xuan, and the others waiting for them.
The Supreme leading the charge immediately spoke up, making his intentions clear!
On the Southern Domain coalition's side, Luoming's brows furrowed.
He took out a Jade Token and immediately crushed it!
At the same time, in Li Fan's Small Courtyard.
Yuanyang Supreme sensed something and abruptly stood up, his eyes darkening. "That blind lot from the Three Absolutes Holy Land are here!"
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