Century-Old Cangwu Spirit Fruit

Time flies, and it's already early May.

The amount of Cangwu Spirit Liquid has increased from twenty drops to thirty drops this time!

The four understood that the Sect had truly gone all out this time.

Sect Master Zhao Xuanji, aiming to become the champion of the Four Sects Grand Competition, no longer considered unnecessary factors.

Instead, they allocated a large amount of resources specifically to accelerate the cultivation progress of their own disciples.

After all, the situation at the Hanging Sword Sect is even more outrageous.

The Four Symbols Sect is alright, as it involves training four people together.

And what about the Hanging Sword Sect? It can be said that they poured almost all their resources into Chu Fengxing.

The distribution results came out quickly— Shen Jingfeng got nine drops, Jiang Tingxue nine drops, Ye An got eight drops, and Song Qinglin got four drops.

After receiving the eight drops of spiritual liquid, Ye An returned to his residence to continue his arduous training.

Zhao Xuanji sent someone to summon the Four Halls and the elders to prepare for a meeting.

Zhao Xuanji sat in the main seat, and after everyone had arrived and taken their seats, his gaze swept over everyone present.

"Besides the fact that I received ten extra drops of Cangwu Spirit Liquid today, I have two other announcements to make."

"I've made up my mind. I will pluck four Ten-Year Cangwu Spirit Fruits from the Cangwu Tree as Cultivation Resources before the Four Sects Grand Competition."

Upon hearing this, the people in the hall looked at each other in bewilderment and began to whisper among themselves.

Ten-Year Cangwu Spirit Fruit!

As everyone knows, the Cangwu Spirit Fruit is less than ten years old and is only useful to martial artists below the Qi Condensation.

The treasures that can enhance a martial artist's Body Tempering and Meridian Opening are easy to find, and all the Cangwu Spirit Fruit are generally harvested only after they have grown for ten years.

The Ten-Year Cangwu Spirit Fruit can greatly improve the progress of Martial Arts and Inner Technique cultivation, making it an extremely precious treasure for martial artists who have not yet reached the peak of the Qi Condensation Realm.

The powerful elders exchanged glances, hesitated, then nodded slightly.

Although the ten-year-old Cangwu Spirit Fruit is precious, it's not enough to make them lower themselves to compete with the Four Halls Chief.

After Zhao Xuanji and the others had processed the news, he added, "Besides the Ten-Year Cangwu Spirit Fruit, I have another decision to make."

His voice wasn't loud, but his words were like a boulder thrown into the hall. "Whoever wins the Four Halls Grand Competition next month will be rewarded with a Hundred- Centennial Cangwu Fruit!"

The moment those words were spoken, no one could believe their ears; this time, everyone held their breath.

Centennial Cangwu Fruit.

It is not only a treasure that can improve the progress of Martial Arts, but also increases the success rate of Gathering Essence when breaking through to the Peak Qi Condensation!

Although it's not guaranteed, who wouldn't want to increase the probability?

Of course, this item also has a very inconspicuous function—it can elevate Grade B+ Bone Aptitude to Grade A.

An elder at the Peak Qi Condensation subconsciously stood up. "Sect Master, this is inappropriate! None of the Four Halls Chief have yet reached the Peak Qi Condensation. If the Centennial Cangwu Fruit is awarded to the Four Halls Chief, wouldn't that be a complete waste of such a precious spiritual fruit..."

Zhao Xuanji glanced at him indifferently.

The elder's voice seemed to be cut off by something; the second half of his sentence was stuck in his throat, and he finally slowly sat back down.

Although the other elders shared the same thought, seeing that the Sect Master had already expressed his opinion, none of them spoke up.

"That's settled then."

"Next month, in the Four Halls Grand Competition, whoever comes in first place will own this Centennial Cangwu Fruit."

After speaking, everyone left the Main Hall one after another.

After the palace doors closed, Zhao Xuanji remained seated in the main seat without getting up. He noticed that Shi Jian was still in the same spot and showed no intention of leaving.

"Does Hall Master Shi have anything else to say?" Zhao Xuanji asked.

Shi Jian stepped forward and bowed deeply to Zhao Xuanji, saying, "Sect Master, I have a request."

Zhao Xuanji noticed that Shi Jian's expression was different from usual, so he changed his form of address. "Uncle-Master Shi, please speak freely. Your junior nephew will certainly not refuse."

Shi Jian raised his head, his gaze steady, and spoke clearly, "I have been in the Four Symbols Sect for many years, and the Contribution Point I have accumulated, as well as the Merit I have earned for serving the Sect, have not been used all these years... I ask for nothing else, only that the Sect Master grant me one request."

Zhao Xuanji looked at his aging senior brother, nodded, and gestured for him to continue.

"Among the Four Halls Chief, only Ye An, the Chief Disciple my Black Tortoise Hall, Root Bone of only B."

"Grade B Bone Aptitude is sufficient for the Qi Condensation Realm, but it is far from enough to break through to Gathering Essence Grade B Bone Aptitude."

"I wish to use all my life's savings to exchange for a Centennial Cangwu Fruit, to elevate Ye An's Root Bone to Grade A, so that our hall may produce a Gathered Origin Realm... I humbly request the Sect Master's permission."

After listening, Zhao Xuanji recalled that this Uncle Shi had taken care of him more than once.

Adding to this the other party's loyalty to the Four Symbols Sect, Zhao Xuanji spoke up.

"Uncle Shi."

"You have contributed a great deal to the Sect over the years, which has been seen by everyone in the Four Symbols Sect. It is not unreasonable for you to ask for a Centennial Cangwu Fruit."

"I agree to this."

"I will prepare the Centennial Cangwu Fruit."

Although the number of Centennial Cangwu Fruit, after the Four Symbols Sect moved to Cangwu Mountain, the number of Cangwu Spirit Fruit on the Cangwu Tree increased significantly over more than ten generations.

Zhao Xuanji didn't want her senior martial uncle to be heartbroken, so she agreed.

After listening, Shi Jian respectfully clasped his hands in a deep fist salute once more. "This old man thanks the Sect Master."

The moment the palace doors closed behind him, Shi Jian stood outside, gazing at the silhouette of the Cangwu Mountain.

He recalled the first time he met Ye An, when Ye An just entered the Black Tortoise Hall and was only a young disciple in the Mid-Meridian Opening.

Now, just over a year later, he has reached the Mid Qi Condensation and has become the Chief Disciple the Black Tortoise Hall.

Ye An has already proven his martial arts talent; he only lacks the Root Bone...

Shi Jian wanted to see the Chief Disciple Black Tortoise Hall go as far as possible before he closed his eyes.

Zhao Xuanji sat inside the hall, watching Shi Jian's aged figure disappear outside the hall gate.

Everyone knows that the Centennial Cangwu Fruit takes a hundred years to mature, but few know that there is a secret that can accelerate Cangwu Fruit growth.

However, only the successive Sect Master of the Four Symbols Sect knew about this matter.

While the Centennial Cangwu Fruit is precious, it's not something for the Sect officials to regret.

The help Shi Jian has given to the Four Symbols Sect over the years cannot be compensated by a single Centennial Cangwu Fruit.

As for Ye An, I originally wanted to assign him a task or something and give him one of the hundred-year-old spiritual fruits, but I didn't expect that Senior Uncle Shi would come to me first to make this request.

That's good, it saves us trouble.