Following the plan they had agreed upon beforehand, they first laid down multiple formations and restrictions around the seventh-tier superior-grade Golden Apple Tree to seal off the spirit fruit's aura.
They did this to prevent the fragrance of the ripe Golden Apples from attracting high-tier sea monsters, reducing the chances of such creatures appearing as much as possible.
After setting up the aura-sealing formations, Liu Changxu arranged a new ripening formation around the seventh-tier superior-grade Golden Apple Tree.
This new ripening formation could help the seventh-tier superior-grade Golden Apples mature faster.
Once that was done, Liu Changxu and his wives busied themselves again with transplanting the high-tier spirit plants on Golden Crab Island into the Ruyi Lotus Palace.
The most important task among them was transplanting the seventh-tier low-grade Golden Apple Tree.
However, the difficulty of transplanting it was not to be underestimated.
Seventh-tier low-grade Golden Apple Trees preferred to grow on metal-attribute spirit veins, so the key to a successful transplant was providing a suitable environment for its growth.
To that end, Liu Changxu specifically instructed the Ruyi Lotus Palace's artifact spirit to recreate Golden Crab Island's conditions in two areas within the palace's internal space, ready for transplanting the two seventh-tier Golden Apple Trees.
Only after two days of effort did Liu Changxu successfully transplant the seventh-tier low-grade Golden Apple Tree.
One afternoon two months later, while Liu Changxu was strolling along the shore and chatting with his wives, he once again caught that fruit fragrance that refreshed the heart and soul. He immediately turned into a streak of lightning and vanished.
Arriving before the seventh-tier superior-grade Golden Apple Tree, Liu Changxu confirmed that its fruit was ripe. Without hesitation, he hurriedly picked all nine Golden Apples and sealed them in high-grade jade boxes.
Then he began transplanting