Extra Blood Bodhi Fruits, Rox's Brain Crash

"You... where did you get so many Blood Bodhi Fruits?"

Yuchi Yu stared at the three fruits arranged in the refrigerated cabinet, so shocked his jaw nearly dropped.

His white hair fluttered in the cold air. There was none of a researcher's composure left on him; even the fervor in his eyes had vanished, replaced by collapse—

The collapse of his worldview.

Had these things become commonplace now?

Where had this kid gotten them?

"Chen Dai, Lin Wei, and I were surrounded by a beast tide before. I suggested we defend the Blood Bodhi Tree. The two of them were already exhausted by then, while I had just recovered. After killing the demonic beasts, I saw fruits scattered all over the ground."

"The Blood Bodhi Tree dropped five fruits in total."

Chu Wen spoke with utter conviction, while Yuchi Yu looked at him with an unfriendly gaze.

Chu Wen had originally planned to wait for Yuchi Yu to discover them himself. Who would have thought that this old man would rush in immediately to see how much money had been lost?

And that was how things had turned out like this.

Yuchi Yu stood before the freezer like an idiot, as though he had relived every realization of his first half of life.

After holding it in for a long while, he finally blurted out, "Brother Wen, you really are my brother."

"You're really not afraid the people from Chaos Martial Arts Hall will come kill you and take these fruits?"

"So, Teacher, you wouldn't want these things to be taken away, would you?"

Yuchi Yu fell silent for a while. After spending a long time organizing his thoughts and logic, he finally said quietly, "I need several assistants. Find some reliable people from the Jiangnan Martial Faction. Chen Dai counts as one. I'll use my connections to call over some of my old comrades."

"That 'jerky' project you mentioned will take a tremendous amount of work. If you truly want to do it, then see it through to the end."

Yuchi Yu felt that what Chu Wen had said could not have come out of thin air. This kid had likely grasped some secret, and the acquisition of those five Blood Bodhi Fruits was probably part of the same thread.

"If we can truly develop a method that lets people improve their martial sense simply by eating, then the advancement of martial arts... will truly be turned upside down."

"Improvement through devouring has always been a trait of certain rare demonic beasts. You're turning humans into demons."

Chu Wen nodded inwardly. As long as he could figure out the principle behind absorbing blood energy, he should be able to unravel part of the Primordial Source Pearl's secret.

What he was doing was not some baseless whim. Of course, making money was still important. Otherwise, with his current wealth, he could forget about buying higher-grade combat sabers and combat suits for the rest of his life.

Selling large quantities of Blood Bodhi Fruits directly? That would be practically asking for death!

At this point, the Blood Bodhi Fruits he had brought out were already the maximum. He could not reveal any more; the risk was too great!

Chu Wen did not continue paying attention to Yuchi Yu's expression. He merely found an open spot and quickly sat down.

He had just poured potential points into the Primordial Origin Breathing Method. Now, he had some to splurge.

Primordial Origin Breathing Method, minor mastery (57%)

He had also improved somewhat during the demonic beast tide. With every point of progress, his body became a little stronger.

The change was natural, as though he could hear every strand of force in his muscles and use the simplest path to make the most suitable movements—clean and decisive.

Potential points: 610

Ten consecutive draws? A hundred consecutive draws!

[The mysteries of the Primordial Origin Breathing Method had been what you pursued ever since reaching minor mastery. You hoped to gain a deeper grasp of the rhythm between movement and stillness. Just as with the use of the breathing method, you transformed external force into something for your own use... Yet the difficulty of the Primordial Origin Breathing Method exceeded your imagination. Not only was your progress slow, but it also squandered many years of your life...]

[However, you believed you could comprehend the breathing method's secrets. You never stopped cultivating, firmly believing that one day you would succeed. Even though your progress was slow, it never shook your confidence...]

[Heaven rewards the diligent. The heavens seemed to have seen your efforts. After more than thirty thousand days of persistence, even when you were already on the verge of death, you still did not give up and successfully stepped into the realm of major mastery.]

Primordial Origin Breathing Method, major mastery (3.1%)

A decimal point? Chu Wen realized something. Would the next ten consecutive draws no longer add only 1% progress?

But before he could hesitate, a surging force erupted from his abdomen. Accompanied by scalding blood, it churned through his internal organs, torso, and limbs.

It was as though he had practiced the Primordial Origin Breathing Method continuously for nearly eighty years, never ceasing his exploration. Several waves of fatigued soreness, along with the sweetness of inhaling and exhaling morning dew, flooded into his nostrils at once.

A thick layer of black sludge formed over his body, steam rising from him. His muscles became even more compact, his five senses improved further, and he could even hear the sound of blood flowing through his veins.

This change made the dazed Yuchi Yu beside him jump.

"You... what's going on?!"

Yuchi Yu had originally been holding a Blood Bodhi Fruit and muttering to himself. When he saw Chu Wen's transformation, his heart shook even more. As though he were looking at an exquisite work of art, he carefully examined him.

"Teacher Yuchi... I have something to do, so I'll be leaving first. Don't forget the research plan!"

Chu Wen's skin crawled under Yuchi Yu's stare, and he vanished in a flash.

Before Yuchi Yu could react, all he saw was the filth Chu Wen had left across the floor. His nose twisted with anger.

"Grandpa, I brought you something good." Rox entered from outside. "By the way, who was that black guy just now? Is he your newly hired assistant?"

Rox held an exquisite little box, its electronic lock flashing from time to time. He proudly opened the lock and took out a Blood Bodhi Fruit.

Yuchi Yu slowly turned around.

The two stared at the Blood Bodhi Fruits in each other's hands, and the atmosphere fell into an eerie silence.

"Holy shit?!" Rox lost all his earlier pride. His pupils trembled as he stared at the Blood Bodhi Fruit in Yuchi Yu's hand.

"Grandpa, where did you get that?"

Yuchi Yu's mind had gone numb. If his grandson had given him a Blood Bodhi Fruit under normal circumstances, he would probably have rushed over to hug him in excitement.

But Chu Wen's stunt had already numbed him. It now seemed that a single Blood Bodhi Fruit could no longer stir his nerves...

"Go take a look in the cold storage room and you'll understand. Remember to check the freezer."

A few minutes later, Rox emerged from the cold storage room with bloodshot eyes, walking as though his brain had crashed.

"You... Gr-Grandpa... you..."

Yuchi Yu pointed at his own mouth. "Keep it together like I did. After resting for ten minutes, you should be able to speak again."

It was simply too shocking!

He had paid a huge price to buy this Blood Bodhi Fruit from the Yatu Family, yet Grandpa had five of them here?!

For this Blood Bodhi Fruit, he had even sent a message through the optical computer to plead with his father. Yet the quality of his fruit seemed inferior to the one sitting on the table?

"When you explored the Blood Bodhi Tree, you only got two fruits, but Chu Wen got five!"

"Chu... Wen?" Rox could only force out one word at a time. He still had not recovered.

"You probably only cared about killing the Demon King. Didn't Chu Wen and the other two run beneath the Blood Bodhi Tree? When the Blood Bodhi Tree withered, those fruits that were originally meant to ripen next year were probably all picked up by Chu Wen..."

Yuchi Yu could only comfort his grandson this way. How else could he explain it? It was too outrageous!

Every single one of these fruits was something money could not buy. More often than not, they depended on favors!

And favors between martial artists were extremely hard to repay!

It was easy to owe a favor, but hard to return one.

"Why... did he... do this? It's too valuable, isn't it?"

"He asked me to do something for him, and this also counts as an investment in my laboratory."

"Besides, he most likely feels that he can't keep the fruits safe himself. Leaving them with me is the most appropriate choice."

Rox suddenly felt that the fruit in his hand no longer seemed so appealing.

A group of War Kings had fought for so long, and even he, a War God, had fought a battle. Yet the biggest winner was Chu Wen?

What kind of luck was that?!