"You're both so clever-why don't you take a guess?" he said with a chuckle.
"Stop keeping us in suspense, Uncle Kiddon. Today has been exhausting enough," Yenaier complained.
He chuckled, then said, "The Glazed Iron Tree only gives off this Gourd-Smoke Gourd-Shadow once every hundred years. It means the tree has nurtured a treasure, something called Earth Spirit Essence."
"Earth Spirit Essence? That name sounds a little strange," she said.
"It also sounds valuable, like the Life-and-Death Python Root from before," Zeng Mu said without thinking.
"Oh? You've encountered a Life-and-Death Python Root before?" Qidunston asked, his eyes lighting up.
"Yes, I was lucky enough to encounter one once." He nodded and began recounting how he had come across the Life-and-Death Python Root and obtained its fruit.
After hearing his story, Qidunston said in surprise, "Incredible. To think you had the good fortune to obtain a Life-and-Death Fruit."
"So you didn't feel any different after eating it?"
Zeng Mu nodded. "That's right. I didn't notice much of a difference. Aside from increasing my elemental power a tiny bit at the time, it didn't seem to do anything."
"Not necessarily," Qidunston said, once again keeping them in suspense. "The fruit formed by a Black-and-White Life-and-Death Python is nearly as valuable as the Earth Spirit Essence nurtured by a Glazed Iron Tree, and its effects are even better for an Elementalist. You didn't notice much of an effect after eating it because the fruit hasn't been fully digested inside your body yet."
"It hasn't been fully digested? But it's been over half a year since I ate it."
"That's how it works." Qidunston nodded. "The rarer a natural treasure is, the more energy it contains. Breaking down all that energy in a short time is no easy task, so it stays inside