"What kind of tree is that?!"
Xiao Bai gawked at it, drooling. It felt a connection with this tree.
"Innate Spiritual Root, Yellow Plum!"
Qin Feng flipped through Yi Tianji's Encyclopedia and began to explain. "It's said that this spiritual root blooms once every hundred thousand years, bears fruit after another hundred thousand, and only ripens after yet another hundred thousand. If a mortal is lucky enough to eat one of its fruits, they can instantly break through to the Immortal Lord Realm."
"That powerful?!"
Xiao Bai immediately grew excited. It felt like it could barely hold itself back.
"Don't get excited. It's not ripe yet!"
Qin Feng hurriedly stopped Xiao Bai, then continued, "Besides, the Yellow Plum isn't eaten like that. It's used to improve one's Immortal King grade. Only an idiot would swallow it whole."
"Immortal King grade?!"
Xiao Bai's little head filled with question marks. Clearly, this had strayed into territory far beyond its grasp.
"That's right, Immortal King grade!"
Qin Feng gazed at the towering Yellow Plum, consulting Yi Tianji's Encyclopedia in his mind.
According to the encyclopedia, breaking through to the Immortal King Realm triggered the phenomenon of flowers blooming in different grades. It marked not only a cultivator's talent, but also their combat strength.
For instance, when Rogue Cultivators and disciples of third- or fourth-rate forces broke through to the Immortal King Realm, their flowers generally bloomed at around the third grade.
When disciples of first- or second-rate sects in the Immortal Realm broke through to the Immortal King Realm, their flowers generally bloomed at around the fourth grade.
As for disciples of one of the three superpowers, such as the Immortal Alliance, their breakthrough would trigger flowers blooming at around the fifth grade.
Only Immortal Kings whose flowers bloomed at the sixth grade