Longevity Chronicles-Chapter 225 - 177: Peach Immortal Acquires a Name, Time Arrives at Absolute Immortal Sea Islands
Yunhua Valley, where Immortal Peaches blossomed in abundance.
No sooner had the Peach Blossom spirit emerged from the tree than Tao Qian was momentarily stunned.
To witness a transformation from a naturally alluring, naked Peach Blossom spirit, into a benign and kindly old man with a bald head and large ears, was indeed enough to bewilder anyone.
Even though this elderly figure was also a creation of Tao Qian using the "Thunder Birth Technique," whether the magic was successful and the Immortal Peach had grown still needed verification.
With a flash, Tao Qian blinked into existence inside the valley.
His eyes fixed on the old man, his high spiritual vision still active, Tao Qian thought he might see some horrifying sight once again.
However, Tao Qian saw only a surge of colorful Spirit Light, with the old man's image unchanging within the radiance. He still bore the human shape, his forehead prominently bulging, his face always adorned with a smile that could disarm anyone, making one drop all guards. If this old man had held a quail cane and a Pan Peach in his hands, Tao Qian would certainly believe he was the Longevity Star, the Old Man of the South Pole.
Even without such attire, the resemblance was striking.
Despite that, such occurrences were commonplace for Tao Qian, and he did not react excessively.
At this moment, he pondered whether the Immortal Peach Tree had indeed taken root.
It was only after Tao Qian arrived in the valley that the old man, as if truly an Immortal from heaven, stepped down from the tree and approached Tao Qian. He bowed immediately and said with a cheerful smile,
"Old servant, pays respects to the Master."
"Master, thank you for endowing me with spiritual wisdom. This body rightfully belongs to the Master, and I have nothing to repay you with, except for this Immortal Peach to quench the Master's thirst."
As he spoke, the robust peach tree behind him suddenly trembled.
A pink radiance surged, and from its highest point, a peach blossom fell. In the blink of an eye, a peach, as large as an infant's head and bursting with juice and fragrance, formed.
Silently, the branch bearing the Immortal Peach broke and automatically fell into the old man's hand before being handed to Tao Qian.
With his usual scrutiny, Tao Qian confirmed that the branch was a real branch and not a tentacle, and the peach was indeed an Immortal Peach, not a tumor, with no parasites hidden within.
Holding onto a certain hope, Tao Qian reached out and accepted it.
At the next moment, without any barrier, his mind burst forth with joyful Record, which made Tao Qian overjoyed.
[Name: Longevity Immortal Peach]
[Record Type: Alien]
[Record: Cultivated from an Outer Realm Longevity Peach as the seed, with Jade Hoe planting and Thunder Birth activation, it has fully unleashed the divine qualities inherent in the Longevity Peach's origin. The spirit that developed within now recognizes its master automatically, owing to the origin of the "Longevity Star" from the Outer Realm, the spirit's external form partially resembles the shape that the Longevity Star adopted when descending to the Human Clan world.]
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[Note 1: After the Longevity Immortal Peach Tree matures, it can bear an Initial Fruit with excellent effects, not only adding a year to longevity but also purifying the mind, increasing fortune, etc., without any costs or quantity limits. The normal fruiting period is once a year, with at least a hundred peaches each time, each being able to extend life by a month, but only the first hundred are effective.]
[Note 2: Consuming the Longevity Immortal Peach has almost no cost, but the more one consumes, the more goodwill one feels towards the master of the peaches, and if one eats more than a hundred, it becomes impossible to harbor any ill will towards the peach master.]
[Note 3: Since the Immortal Peach Tree inherently harbors a spirit, and the spirit owns a master, the master, if willing, can control the flowering and fruiting of the peach tree and also add alien substances...however, the outcomes of such actions are still unknown.]
[Note 4: Since the old man is born from the activated origin of the Longevity Peach, if the master wishes, they can use Magic Skills like "Summoning God" to summon the Outer Realm God, the Longevity Star, through the old man's body...but such actions also lead to unknown consequences.]
[Note 5: This Immortal Plant Spirit Root can still evolve further!]
What is called a pleasant surprise?
This, indeed, is a pleasant surprise.
Tao Qian had not expected that his second experiment would turn out to be such a resounding success.
The Record and notes, whether considered superficially or deeply, indicated extremely beneficial effects.
"The peach seed's origins are fully stimulated, meaning my cultivation was completely successful."
"The Initial Fruit adds a year to life and also offers several other magical uses, surpassing the Longevity Peaches distributed by the Longevity Star himself."
"Normal fruits don't match up, only once a year, but the first hundred being effective means I can grant over a hundred people nearly a decade of extended life each year."
"Even though the Cultivation World brims with bizarre items and events, there are not many alien treasures that can increase lifespan."
"When I first entered the Mountain Gate, the Gu Huo Mountain Goddess, who was highly renowned and possessed strong cultivation, gave me a greeting gift of three drops of Jade Marrow that could increase lifespan by sixty years, which sounds more sophisticated than my Longevity Immortal Peaches, but that Jade Marrow is genuinely scarce, even the Goddess couldn't produce much of it."
"My peaches, however, are different; I can wholesale distribute them. Once this Immortal Peach Forest matures, not only will it help me completely control Ascending Immortal Island, but each fruiting cycle of the peach forest would allow me to hold an Immortal Peach Festival without any issues."
"Furthermore, considering that the Immortal Peach has no cost, and those who eat them find it hard to develop any ill will towards me, this is naturally considered a benefit."
"As for summoning the Longevity Star and the like...at this moment, I'm living quite contentedly, so maybe I won't tempt fate."
With these thoughts flashing through his mind, a smile spread across Tao Qian's face.
He plucked the Immortal Peach, and as such spiritual fruit naturally required no cleaning, he bit into it. The rich, juicy flavor immediately filled his mouth, and the exotic fragrance briskly refreshed his spirit. As for adding a year to his life, Tao Qian already had a considerable lifespan to him, so this was just icing on the cake.