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Chapter 66 Harvest
"The newly ripened Lingyun Fruit!" Ao Jiu exclaimed in surprise.

You know, the fragrance of the Lingyun Fruit will only be released in large quantities after it is completely condensed. Before it condenses, it is very faint. People below the sixth level must get at least 50 meters close and concentrate fully to have a subtle sense of it.

Even geniuses above the sixth level need to get within a hundred meters!

Beyond this distance, it cannot be sensed.

"How far away was the boss when he discovered it just now? The straight-line distance must have been at least over four hundred meters! If he could sense the unripe Lingyun Fruit from such a distance, then how far away would he have to be to sense a ripe Lingyun Fruit?" Ao Jiu felt completely confused.

The fragrance of mature Lingyun Fruit is much stronger. If calculated by the spiritual perception distance of extraordinary warriors, the sensing distance of people below the sixth level is between 60 and 120 meters. And the genius above the sixth level can sense up to 200 meters.

Two hundred meters!
For Ao Jiu, this distance was once something he could only envy, be jealous of, and look up to. It even caused him a kind of pain that he could only hope for but not reach.

In a special environment like the spiritual realm, no one knows better than him what it means to have spiritual perception from such a long distance.

Ao Jiu's own sensing distance is about 90 meters. Although the sensing distance of 200 meters is only 110 meters more, in a special environment like the spiritual realm, the efficiency of searching for spiritual essence is many times worse.

While he missed the Lingyun Fruit again and again and ran back and forth in vain, others returned with a full load.

Among extraordinary warriors, the strong have always become stronger, while the weak have become weaker.

It is easier to find spiritual essence, which means faster realm improvement, more comprehension of strange arts, more powerful fighting spirits in the spiritual realm. It also means that people can enter the spiritual realm more frequently without worrying about the loss of vitality.

On the contrary, the weak often have to spend more time, obtain less spiritual essence, and always struggle on the line of making ends meet.

Take Ao Jiu himself for example, if he had not been in the spiritual realm for so many years and had five exclusive fruit trees in the chaotic space as a foundation, he would have been unable to even support himself, let alone raise a kite doll.

This is still outside the domain.

Once you enter the spiritual realm, the gap is even greater!
But what Ao Jiu never dreamed of was that one day, this distance that he looked up to like a mountain seemed so pitiful in front of his boss...

Because he had fought with Su Daoshan before, Ao Jiu knew that his boss's Dao Seed was extraordinary. But such a terrifying spiritual perception still exceeded his imagination.

Ao Jiu was daydreaming, while the Lingyun Fruit ripened in the blink of an eye. Its shape was completely solidified from illusion. Su Daoshan took the initiative to pick it up.

Now, only a circular "bird's nest" with interwoven spiritual light was left in its original place, and it was empty inside.

Su Daoshan examined the fruit and made a surprising discovery: "This fruit actually has twenty coins' worth of spiritual essence!"

Ao Jiu came back to his senses, swallowed hard, and explained: "This is the outskirts of the Ancient Banyan Tribe. Although it is not an orchard, it is also close to the spiritual land. Therefore, whenever a spiritual fruit appears here, it is usually more than twenty coins. The highest is fifty coins."

"Really?" Su Daoshan's eyes lit up when he heard the Lingyun Fruit cost fifty coins.

To accumulate 100 coins of spiritual essence, you need 10 10-coin fruits. But with 50-coin fruits, you only need two. This is much more efficient.

Ao Jiu nodded and said, "Only small fruits are produced outside the domain. The spiritual essence content is between ten coins and fifty coins. Only when you enter the spiritual domain, you can find medium fruits with a spiritual essence of one hundred coins and large fruits with a spiritual essence of one thousand coins."

After saying that, Ao Jiu looked around nervously and said, "But Boss, we have to leave quickly. If the guards of the Ancient Banyan Tribe find out that we have picked the fruits, we will be in big trouble."

"Trouble?" Su Daoshan was stunned, turned his head and asked, "Didn't you say that this doesn't belong to the orchard of the Gurong tribe?"

"Yes. But the outer 500-meter area is also their territory." Ao Jiu said, "They patrol along the circular route every once in a while and collect the Lingyun Fruit. Anyone who dares to steal the fruit in this area will be their enemy."

"So domineering," Su Daoshan said with a sigh, "Who is the caretaker of the Ancient Banyan Tribe? Is he very powerful?"

Ao Jiu said: "There are nine people in total. The leader uses the alias Niu Er, and has a combat power of eleven meters. His combat spirit is a seven-colored mantis, which is very powerful. The other eight people also have a combat power of more than nine meters. They are considered the tyrants in this area."

When Su Daoshan heard this, he almost laughed out loud.

The combat power of 11 meters is one meter lower than his initial combat power. And the opponent's Dao seed grade must be far lower than his own. If they fight, even if he has not yet transformed into a combat spirit, he can easily deal with it with the attached armor.

As for Niu Er’s accomplices with a combat strength of nine meters, they are even less worth mentioning.

Not to mention that the special environment and rules of the spiritual realm mean that this small group of only nine people cannot be present at the same time. Even if they come together, what will happen?
Spiritual essence is the root that determines everything.

Before, Su Daoshan didn't know that his spiritual perception was different from that of ordinary people. Now that he has discovered this and confirmed it through the spiritual fruit in front of him, his last bit of worry is gone. It has only been more than an hour since he entered the spiritual realm, and he has already obtained thirty coins of spiritual essence. This does not include the ones he missed on the way here. As long as he relies on his spiritual perception, he can obtain enough spiritual essence at a fast enough speed. Even if he is killed, the worst that can happen is that he can come back again.

How to lose with infinite life extension?
No matter how you look at it, this deal is a good deal!

Su Daoshan was a lively person in his original world. But since he came to Lanzhuo Continent, he had to dress up as a nerdy and rigid pedantic person, so he had to put on a layer of shell in his words and deeds, which made him somewhat restrained.

This time when he entered the spiritual realm, he fell in love with it from the first second.

This is the taste of freedom!
Here, no one knows who is who, and you don't need to pretend to be anyone. You can be yourself if you want to be yourself, and you can even show any appearance if you want. Gentleman, talent, fool, villain, gangster, gambler, liar, robot, alien...

He was naturally free-spirited, and with a 12th-grade Dao Seed, he was even more fearless. On the contrary, he felt that it was ridiculous that Ao Jiu, a cruel and murderous alien, lived so cautiously in the spiritual realm.

"You've suffered losses at their hands, right?" Su Daoshan asked, feeling something in his heart.

Ao Jiu was a little embarrassed, but nodded honestly, and then explained: "At my level, I can only wander around in the wild in the spiritual realm, and I often have to fight with others. It is inevitable to make enemies. Earlier, I competed with Niu Er for the Lingyun Fruit, but he snatched it away."

"Then I can help you get revenge this time," Su Daoshan laughed, turned his head and looked around, sensing the direction, "Go this way."

The two of them left quickly, and the forest returned to peace. Only the bird's nest-like base made of spiritual light was left floating in the same place, empty.

In the next half hour, Su Daoshan led Ao Jiu to run all over the periphery of the Gurong tribe. With his extraordinary spiritual perception, he harvested five spiritual fruits in succession. One of them was fifty coins, two were thirty coins, and two were twenty coins.

This made his total spiritual energy suddenly increase to one hundred and eighty coins!

"No more?" After picking the last fruit, Su Daoshan stood beside the base of the Lingyun Fruit, trying his best to mobilize his spiritual senses. But the fragrance of the Lingyun Fruit was gone from all directions. He smacked his lips, feeling somewhat dissatisfied.

Ao Jiu followed Su Daoshan in silence. He didn't know what words to use to describe his feelings.

I earn fifty coins of spiritual essence from my own fruit tree every month, which is considered a good life among the extraordinary warriors outside the domain. But the boss actually harvested 180 coins of spiritual essence in less than two hours!

This is in a region outside the Heavenly Realm where the average harvest of spiritual essence is only 10 to 20 coins. Even in the Fifth Spiritual Realm, many people cannot reach this amount in a month!

Even robbing money is not that fast!

Ao Jiu could fully imagine what expression the guards of the Gurong tribe would have when they came out for patrol only to find that only an empty spiritual base was left.

"Come." Su Daoshan's voice came to his ears. Ao Jiu turned his head and saw a Lingyun Fruit being thrown towards him.

Ao Jiu caught it in a panic.

Su Daoshan said: "For you."

Ao Jiu was so excited that his hands were shaking. He knelt down with a plop and said with tears of gratitude: "Thank you, boss!"

"Since you are mine, if I eat my meat, you will have a bite of soup." Su Daoshan waved his hand generously, "Didn't you say you needed Lingyun to recall your secret weapon? Take this Lingyun fruit first. If there is an orchard nearby, take me there quickly. Yours will be indispensable."

Su Daoshan understood better than anyone that if you want the horse to run, you have to feed it with grass. Even though Ao Jiu's obedience to him was as natural as breathing under the influence of the soul mark, it was still necessary to give him some sweet treats occasionally.

This can make the other party more loyal and motivated.

What's more, Ao Jiu's identity is indeed unique. For Su Daoshan, who has just arrived in this world and has been staying within the city walls so far, Ao Jiu is both a window to understand the wilderness world and a back door to the future.

After experiencing what happened to the Mi family and roughly knowing the situation of the Su family, Su Daoshan understood better than anyone that he could not always rely on the protection of the Yishan City walls.

If you want to survive in this cruel world where only the tip of the iceberg is revealed, the only thing you can rely on is your strength.

A channel to obtain information about the alien species and an "enemy" who can help you in the wilderness are also part of your strength. In some special cases, this will be more important than improving your combat effectiveness.

"Yes!" After hearing Su Daoshan's promise, Ao Jiu became more excited. He stood up and identified the spiritual veins on the ground, pointed in a direction and led the way, saying, "There is an orchard not far over there, and there are a few more..."

Su Daoshan followed, with nothing else to do, and said casually: "By the way, tell me more about the Ten Thousand Demon Sect. Why are they so anxious to recruit you back?"

(End of this chapter)