Earth Spiritual Root: Ginseng Fruit!

"Sweet potatoes are as large as fists, with crimson skins and crisp, juicy flesh. They can be eaten raw or cooked, boast extremely high yields, and can grow in barren soil."

"They are moist and edible, whether boiled or ground into flour. Raw, they taste like kudzu; cooked, they are as sweet as honey, with a flavor similar to water chestnuts."

"The tubers can serve as a staple food and can also be used to brew alcohol. Their roots, stems, and leaves are all excellent feed."

"Not only that, but candied sweet potatoes, Sweet Potato Porridge, cheese-baked sweet potatoes, fried sweet potato balls, honey-roasted sweet potatoes, sweet potato cakes, chocolate-baked sweet potatoes—every one of them is a top-tier delicacy."

"..."

The moment Qin Xi started talking about ways to prepare sweet potatoes, he became energized.

Having lived in seclusion in The Valley for several epochs, he enjoyed researching all kinds of recipes whenever he had nothing to do. After all, satisfying one's appetite was one of life's pleasures.

He had also attained considerable skill in cooking.

Turning the ordinary into the extraordinary was no challenge for him.

"Valley Master, how long is the usual growing cycle for these Merit Ingredients?"

Ao Xin asked curiously.

Among the Ten Great Innate Spiritual Roots, every Spirit Root had an extremely long growth cycle.

Take Ginseng Fruit, for example. It bloomed once every three thousand years, bore fruit once every three thousand years, and took another three thousand years to ripen. It took a total of nine thousand years before it could be eaten, and only thirty fruits could be harvested in the end. This was the Earth Spiritual Root.

An ordinary person only needed to smell the fruit to live for three hundred and sixty years.

Eating one Ginseng Fruit would grant a lifespan of forty-seven thousand years, and those with cultivation could advance by leaps and bounds.

"Sweet potatoes? They should have ripened in three or four months originally."

"Perhaps they aren't suited to this land, or perhaps the spiritual energy concentration is too high."

"Now, they basically need ten years to mature, and each mu of land only produces around ten thousand."

Qin Xi spoke with some regret.

In his previous life, sweet potatoes had been famous as a high-yield crop. Unfortunately, they were poorly adapted to the local conditions now, and their growing cycle had increased twenty- or thirtyfold. Supporting the enormous Human Race population of the future would not be easy.

"T-ten years?!"

A Spirit Root with such incredible effects only needed a ten-year growth cycle?!

Moreover, one mu of land could yield ten thousand of them. Over nine thousand years, that would be nine million fruits!

Thinking of that terrifying number made Ao Xin dizzy. With so many Spirit Roots, even an ordinary Jade Rabbit could probably be forcibly piled up to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.

"What's wrong?"

"N-nothing..."

Ao Xin replied softly.

For such high-yield Merit Ingredients, the Valley Master still seemed dissatisfied. As expected of a hidden Primordial Great Expert, he simply did not care about such petty gains.

Even Ancestor Dragon, Primordial Phoenix, and First Qilin probably would not have been able to remain calm.

Just how profound was the Valley Master's cultivation? Had he already reached the Quasi-Sage Peak, or had he entered an even more powerful realm?

"There's plenty of this stuff. If you want it, you can eat it every day."

"I-I can eat it every day?!"

Ao Xin froze slightly, wondering whether she had misheard.

Even if the yield was high, these were still the legendary Merit Ingredients. She had only met the Valley Master by chance, yet she could eat them to her heart's content?!

"Of course."

Qin Xi nodded.

They were only a few sweet potatoes. He had no idea how many were piled up in his warehouse, and the Primordial World was rich in spiritual energy. Even if they were stored for several epochs, the sweet potatoes would not rot.

As for ingredients like Rice, Wheat, Corn, and Highland Barley, they were even more countless.

This Little Dragon Girl would be full after eating four sweet potatoes. Even if he supported her for several thousand epochs, she would not eat him into bankruptcy.

Unreliable God of Ninja World: "Ababa, Group Leader, I want to eat sweet potatoes every day too."

Neeko: "Ababa, I want to eat this ingredient too."

Plain Reaper: "Want some +1."

Forever Seventeen-Year-Old Girl [Administrator]: "Acting cute.jpg."

Kaguya's Young Lady: "I probably can't finish a whole one. Group Leader, just give me a small piece."

Primordial Great Expert [Group Leader]: "All right, all right, stop teasing me. It's only an ordinary sweet potato. I remember the Kaguya family is one of the Four Great Zaibatsu, so how could you possibly eat this kind of coarse grain?"

Qin Xi did not take the messages in the Dimensional Chat Group seriously at all.

This bunch included a God of the Ninja World, a Monster Sage, a Death God captain, and a top financial tycoon, yet they all came asking for sweet potatoes when they could eat luxurious delicacies every day.

As if I'd believe that!

You Big Bosses are all full of tricks!

Kaguya's Young Lady: "Eh... Ehhh?! How does the Group Leader know my identity?! (Shocked)"

Plain Reaper: "Fool. What kind of lofty existence is the Group Leader? Calculating matters from your world would be effortless for him. He could do it with a mere thought."

Neeko: "Ababa, this is the first time I've seen a Death God flatter someone."

Unreliable God of Ninja World: "Couldn't tell at all. Death God's flattery skills are actually this strong. Did he write out a whole essay, then feel it was too excessive and trim it down?"

Plain Reaper: "You may look down on my strength, but you cannot slander my character. My admiration for the Group Leader is like the surging river, endless and unceasing!"

Aizen Sosuke's old face immediately reddened.

He had wanted to flatter the Group Leader without drawing attention. If he could get even one Merit Ingredient, he would have struck it rich.

As for destroying Soul Society?

Sorry, he had long since lost interest in such boring thoughts.

Having witnessed the wonders of the Myriad Heavens and worlds, how could Aizen Sosuke, a hero of his generation, still care about those weak Death Gods? Not even Captain-Commander Yamamoto and the Soul King were exceptions...