Chapter 97

That tiny bit of Breath Soil had restored some of the Azure Nether Tree's vigor, but it could not solve its real problem. The tree was indeed young. In the thousands of years it had spent in this Secret Realm, this was its first time bearing fruit. It had gotten too excited and failed to show restraint. So many fruits weighed on it that it could barely breathe, yet it could do nothing about them.

The Breath Soil this human Cultivator had scattered had eased its pain for a moment, and the abundant Spiritual Qi had soothed its branches. But just as it began to savor the feeling, it was gone. There had been only that tiny bit of Breath Soil, and the soil it improved could draw in only so much Spiritual Qi.

Qiao Ranran smiled, pressing her lips together. "If you don't object, I'm going to start!"

The Azure Nether Tree had a chance to object. This space was its territory. Though it was struggling now, it could still drive out the human intruders if it was willing to pay a small price.

But it did not.

Qiao Ranran had not lied to the Azure Nether Tree. This was good for both of them, so why not? An Azure Nether Tree bore fruit once every five hundred years, but its Azure Nether Fruit could ripen in a short time. That meant the ripening fruit would absorb a great deal of the tree's Spiritual Qi and essence. An ordinary Azure Nether Tree therefore bore three to five fruits at most. For a tender young tree like this one, bearing even one or two would have been impressive.

The little thing had probably grown alone in this Secret Realm. Even with the knowledge passed down through its essence, it had