Strange Stories

Chapter 563 Looking for the Third Senior Brother
The sun moves from east to west, shining on the clouds, over and over again. Spiritual mist is always rising from the top of the mountain. Dewdrops hang on the fairy trees, which are wet and radiate mysterious spiritual light.

Day by day, the fairy fruit on the tree finally matured slowly.

The fox transformed into a young girl, wearing a loose Taoist robe, holding a bamboo basket to her chest with both hands, and following behind him and Luo Gong with a serious expression, looking particularly well-behaved.

The immortal fruits mature in different orders.

Lin Jue and Luo Gong then shuttled through the woods, searching for those that were ripe, picked them and put them into bamboo baskets.

This is the time to harvest.

Although immortals have a long lifespan and there is no time in the mountains, a few decades is still a long time. After decades of planting and caring, it is finally time to harvest and they are naturally filled with joy.

At this time, you can experience a little bit of the fun of the old man.

"There's one!"

The fox girl stretched out her hand and pointed at the tree.

Lin Jue turned his head and saw——

Sure enough! A fairy fruit slightly larger than a fist hung on the top of the branch. It was already golden and covered with dew, reflecting the sun's light even more.

Just like when I first saw the leopard in the forest, I knew it was no ordinary creature at first sight.

Lin Jue stretched out his hand and the fairy fruit flew over, fell into his hand, and was put into the bamboo basket by him.

The fox lowered his head:
"One, two, three, four, five, six, that's six!"

Then he raised his head again, his body and head motionless, only his eyes rolling around, looking at the fruits around, looking at their size, luster and charm.

Teacher Fox has his own criteria for judgment.

"There's one there, too!"

The fox stretched out his hand again and pointed to Luo Gong's side.

Luo Gong also turned around and reached out his hand, picked one, and couldn't help but put it to his nose to smell it before putting it in the bamboo basket. At the same time, he couldn't help but say:

"Master, not only is this place peaceful and quiet, but even the food and accommodation are much better than on earth."

"How can it compare to what Luo Gong did before?"

"That's not necessarily true! As for food, although there are ingredients from all over the world in the palace, to be frank, aren't they still grown on the ground, flying in the sky, and swimming in the water? To be frank, most of the rare ingredients offered by various places are also obtained from the deep mountains and the sea. Those deep mountains may not be as good as the Taoist's fairy mountain." Luo Gong said, "Besides, in my opinion, Xu Yi's cooking skills are far better than those of my royal chefs, and the rare fairy fruits grown by the Taoist here are not even found in the world."

Lin Jue did not refute this point, but just smiled and said:
"Xu Yi is my royal chef."

As the eldest senior brother, Xu Yi should take the responsibility of cooking. Such things should never be left to the younger brothers and sisters.

His cooking skills were equivalent to those trained by Lin Jue himself, and he had insights that were beyond his time. In addition, the imperial chef had been cooking for decades, and he had also been cooking for decades, and it was very likely that he was even older than the imperial chef. In this regard, Xu Yi was not necessarily inferior to the imperial chef in the palace.

Not to mention these magical fruits.

"As for the residence, it's not like I haven't seen it before. Although the palace bedroom has special servants to serve, it's actually not very big. It's not as spacious as the bedrooms of the princes and nobles in some gardens and mansions outside the palace. I originally wanted to renovate it, but I think it would be a waste of money and time. The considerations of the predecessors are indeed reasonable. The emperor shouldn't spend too much time in the bedroom, so forget it."

As Luo Gong paced and looked at the fruit, he said:
"Besides, no matter how quiet the palace is, there are always footsteps and whispers. That is human nature and it is inevitable. I can't order the palace maids and eunuchs not to say a word or order the palace guards not to patrol just because I have sensitive ears. That would be too harsh. Even if there is no sound, I will still be worried and can't sleep well.

“On the other hand, here, the Taoist priest, it’s the exact opposite.

“Even if there are sounds of wind, snow, bamboo slicing, birds singing, and deer calling at night, it still feels quiet.

“Even if there are human voices, I feel calm.

"It is a place with beautiful scenery and abundant spiritual energy. The attic is no smaller than the bedroom, and is more spacious than the bedroom filled with many miscellaneous things. In short, I sleep better every day than in the palace."

He spoke slowly and looked slowly, as if he didn't need to care about the passage of time here.

So it's very leisurely.

"At least there are people serving in the palace."

"We have known each other since we were young, how could you not know me, Taoist priest? I am a warrior, and I would wake up if someone around me breathes a little harder at night, so how can I be used to being served by others?"

"Haha! With what Lord Luo said, being an emperor has become a tough job!"

"Master, just try it and you'll know?"

"I can't..."

"There's another one!"

The two chatted and amused themselves, killing time, but the fox girl had a serious face, concentrating on finding the fruit, pointing and telling them, and staring at them with puzzled eyes.

Why aren’t these two people paying attention when picking fruits?

"Eight!"

The fox lowered his head and counted, then continued to look around.

It's because she has sharp eyes that she was able to find it.

And she still held the bamboo basket against her chest, with her two hands crossed to just embrace it.

In the end, I picked about twenty.

These Yuanqiu immortal trees bear fruit very slowly, but they do produce a lot of fruit. Even though the trees are not too big, there are at least dozens of fruits on one tree.

There were exactly ten Yuanqiu trees planted.

It's not that there are no more seeds, but that this thing needs to be nourished by fairy energy. Although Fengshan is a Feng Shui treasure land, this place is also where the spiritual charm of Fengshan gathers. After all, it is not as good as the depths of Yishan, let alone Yuanqiu Mountain. All the fairy energy and spiritual charm come from Lin Jue's practice, plus the original Danguo tree takes away some, so planting ten trees is already the limit.

Ten trees are not a small number, and you can add more as your cultivation level increases.

Now it is just the first batch to mature.

"Try it, Mr. Luo."

"Isn't it enough to eat just one of these immortal fruits?"

"That's wrong. It's just that the first one has the best effect, and the second one is much weaker. But even if it has no effect at all, it's still a fruit, and it tastes good to eat." Lin Jue smiled and handed one to him.

"That makes sense." Mr. Luo took it.

The two men and the fox divided the three pieces, and the worker enjoyed them first.

Lin Jue calculated the time again, and it was almost time for an important time node -

In the illusion, one of the three senior brothers finally achieved enlightenment.

He even mocked himself for being confused.

The third senior brother has been missing since they met that year. It is said that he has been traveling outside, looking for Long Bo.

He was really envious of his junior fellow apprentice and Long Bo of Fuqiu Temple.

However, people like Long Bo may still be encountered once or twice in troubled times, but they are even harder to find in prosperous times.

He had a good attitude. He would look for it if he could, and if he couldn't find it, he would just treat it as a trip around the world. At least he had horses, companions, palaces, pavilions, and maids. He had been sailing overseas for more than 20 years and had seen many strange countries that could only be seen in books. Finally, not long after the Purple Emperor began his first demon-fighting campaign, he found the legendary Dragon Country.

But here there is a mermaid who has achieved enlightenment.

The third brother in the illusion said that although there were several dragon uncles willing to follow him, they also escaped death.

This caused him to be seriously injured and hindered his practice. It was not until he was dying that he suddenly realized and achieved enlightenment.

However, because of this, his Taoism is somewhat shallow. In addition, he has not taken the golden elixir and does not have the blessing of the spiritual charm of the four directions and five elements, so his ability to fight is limited.

It’s a coincidence——

As if they had telepathic connection, when Lin Jue was thinking, a colorful auspicious cloud floated over from the sky.

"Senior brother."

There was a figure standing on the colorful cloud, looking down at him, and another cat's head cautiously poked out from the edge of the colorful cloud.

"Is Junior Sister here?"

"When are we going to go find Third Brother?"

"Maybe there is a destiny in the universe. Since Junior Sister is here today, how about we go there today?"

"wonderful!"

Swish! The fox girl looked up and stared at her——

This person is imitating Xiaohua’s way of speaking!

"Just ripe Yuanqiu fruit, just picked, try it." Lin Jue turned around and took a fruit from the fox's arms and threw it into the sky, "Let me make some arrangements before leaving."

"it is good!"

Several people rode the cloud to the attic below.

"Xu Yi."

"Master."

"The latest ripe Yuanqiu fruit, the first batch." Lin Jue stretched out his hand and took the bamboo basket from the fox girl's tightly embraced arms, looking down, "Count how many people there are in your first and second uncles' homes, as well as your fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh uncles. Go and give them some and let them have a taste."

"Am I alone?"

"It's up to you."

Lin Jue took a few more fairy fruits from the basket before handing the basket to him.

"The Yuanqiu fruits on the top of the mountain are gradually ripening. You have to keep a close eye on them during this period to prevent them from being stolen by the goblins and ghosts in the mountain. If there is a mortal who is lucky enough to find this place, it would be fine to give him one."

Lin Jue paused and said:
"If you are greedy, you can pick them and eat them, but be careful not to eat them all. Leave at least half of them. This Yuanqiu fruit is still very rare. Maybe there are real people from other places who are interested in it. Then I can exchange it for some spiritual gold treasures to make magic tools for you. You can use them when you travel around the world in the future, or you can also use things like golden essence fire ginseng."

Things like the top-grade golden essence and thousand-year-old fire ginseng are certainly precious before one becomes an immortal, but for other real immortals who have been immortals for many years, they may have encountered them.

Yuanqiu fruit is also considered a rare item.

Originally, it only existed in Yuanqiu Fairyland, in the Taoist temple of Old Tianweng. Even if a true god entered the fairyland and brought out the immortal seeds, they were only planted above the Nine Heavens and not passed on to the lower world.

In terms of benefits to mortals, top-grade golden essence, thousand-year-old fire ginseng, dragon whiskers and phoenix feathers are not as good as it.

It depends on whether these immortals need it and are interested in it.

At least it’s more than enough to exchange for some spiritual gold.

How to help several disciples go further, and even help them try to glimpse the path to realization, is something Lin Jue has been thinking about for a long time.

Poor masters in the world.

"remember."

Xu Yi nodded solemnly——

I'll tell the eldest sister later to visit the uncles and give the uncles and their disciples the fairy fruits to try. I'll also tell the third sister and the younger brother to go to the top of the mountain to practice with the help of the fairy fruits' spiritual charm, to be nourished by the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, the essence of the sun and moon, and the wind, frost, rain and dew, and to take care of the fruit forest at the same time.

By the way, just in case, it would be best to invite Master’s fellow Taoist Bai Lu as well.

It sleeps in the tree anyway.

What tree is not a tree?

I’m afraid the fairy tree would be better!

"Mr. Luo, we have to go out to sea to find one of our brothers and help him out of trouble." Lin Jue said to Mr. Luo again, "I may have to leave you for a while."

"Go ahead. I have Lei Gong, Taoist Jia, and your little disciple here to keep me company."

"it is good."

Lin Jue packed up briefly, called the fox girl, and did not summon the thundercloud. Instead, he rode on his junior sister's colorful auspicious cloud and flew to the east.

(End of this chapter)