A Courtyard Full of Fruit
At Qingyuan Town,
Bai Gufeng and Zhen Danteng had never entered the courtyard before.
Now, led by Little Ling, they followed Murong Gong and the others inside.
When they saw the courtyard's appearance, their expressions mirrored those of Murong Gong and the others when they first arrived.
They were utterly astonished.
Little Ling wasted no time.
She began assigning tasks.
"Grandpa, please go out and cut some bamboo for me. I need to make a trellis."
"Grandpa, help me dig some holes."
"Grandpa, you'll help us pour soil later."
Little Ling methodically gave each of the five a task.
After finishing, Little Ling picked up a hoe and began digging holes.
She was preparing to plant tangerine, apple, and snow pear trees.
As for the grape planting area, she had already cultivated it earlier.
However, to plant more, she asked Murong Gong to cultivate two more plots of land.
The five men were obedient, quickly completing their assigned tasks.
Soon after, Long Aotian returned with a bundle of bamboo.
After finishing their work, Little Ling called them to build the bamboo trellis.
As for Ximen Chen, who was supposed to pour soil, he didn't even need to do that.
He immediately took out a large box and carefully stored the soil, looking somewhat guilty.
Once everything was done, Little Ling began the final step.
Planting seeds and fertilizing!
Little Ling handed the seeds to Long Aotian and the others, instructing them to plant them in different locations.
She went to the side and scooped a basin of fertilizer from the remaining half-sack.
"Alright, everyone stand behind me."
Little Ling called Murong Gong and the others to one side, while she excitedly walked to the holes where the fruit trees were planted to fertilize them!
Little Ling's fertilizing movements were extremely skillful, grabbing and scattering with practiced ease.
As she fertilized,
A miraculous scene began to unfold.
Murong Gong and the others watched Little Ling's excited expression, wondering why she looked that way.
After Little Ling fertilized, they saw green sprouts emerging from the soil.
They were utterly stunned, as if struck by lightning.
Long Aotian and the others were left dumbfounded by this scene.
Only Ximen Chen's eyes flashed with a keen light.
Was this fertilizer a treasure that accelerated plant growth?
Seeing the lush sprouts, Little Ling's dimples appeared again.
She continued fertilizing.
Grab and scatter.
The sprouts began to grow taller and thicker.
Thus, under the watchful eyes of the five, the sprouts grew into small trees.
Little Ling continued scattering fertilizer as if it were worthless.
After a while, in Long Aotian and the others' view, a fruit tree as tall as two people appeared!
Now, it was laden with golden tangerines.
Each tangerine looked plump and vibrant.
They looked delicious at first glance.
Long Aotian and the five were completely dazed.
But seeing the tree full of golden tangerines, they couldn't help but swallow.
They wanted to taste them!
Because they realized that this fruit tree had surpassed the realm of tenth-grade spirit herbs!
It had likely reached celestial grade!
The fertilizer in Little Ling's basin was already half gone.
She looked at the tangerines but didn't rush to eat them.
Instead, she moved to the next hole.
She repeated the same process.
In no time, another tree as tall as two people appeared before them.
This time it was an apple tree.
It was now hanging with bright red apples, their skins gleaming, looking extremely fresh.
This time, Little Ling also swallowed, but she still held back.
She turned to scoop more fertilizer.
She moved to the next hole.
Continuing her previous actions.
Soon after, another large tree appeared before them.
This was a snow pear tree.
The snow pears on it were smooth and yellow, visibly full of juice.
They would undoubtedly be delicious and refreshing to eat.
With the remaining half basin of fertilizer, Little Ling went to the bamboo trellis area.
This time, her fertilizing motion changed.
She tossed it directly into the air.
Her movements were still just as practiced.
The fertilizer fell evenly on the soil under the bamboo trellis.
Soon after, sprouts emerged.
They gradually lengthened.
Finally turning into vines.
Little Ling went forward to arrange the vines on the trellis.
Then she continued fertilizing.
In just a moment, the entire trellis was covered with lush green vines.
As she fertilized, bunches of dark purple grapes grew on the vines.
These grapes looked extremely fresh, each one smooth and beautiful.
Having finished everything, Little Ling finally stopped her work.
She ran back to put away the remaining fertilizer.
Long Aotian and the five were now motionless, as if they too had turned into trees.
This was too miraculous!
What on earth had happened?
Not long ago, they were just digging holes.
Now, in such a short time, everything had grown like this.
And what shocked them most was that,
These fruits were all at the level of celestial herbs!
Little Ling returned after putting away the fertilizer. Looking at Long Aotian and the others, she felt it wouldn't be right not to give them something.
So she pursed her lips and made a decision.
She had initially thought to give each of the five one type of fruit.
But after some thought, she felt that would pain her heart...
She hesitated for a moment before looking at Long Aotian and the others and saying, "Except for the watermelon and pineapple, I can give each of you one of the other fruits, and one bunch of grapes. You can choose for yourselves."
As she said this, Little Ling's face was full of reluctance.
Hearing this, Long Aotian and the five's eyes lit up.
They couldn't help but ask, "Really?"
Little Ling nodded, gritting her teeth.
Her little heart felt a bit uncomfortable.
Long Aotian and the others' faces reddened, and they excitedly went to choose their fruits.
Long Aotian chose an apple.
Zhen Danteng chose a snow pear.
Ximen Chen chose a tangerine.
Because he felt the tangerine seemed similar to a life-extending flower.
Perhaps it could also extend one's lifespan!
Bai Gufeng felt that while the grapes' overall medicinal power was similar to the apples and snow pears, there were more grapes, allowing for prolonged enjoyment. So he decisively chose the grapes.
Murong Gong, no longer daring to breakthrough carelessly, directly chose the grapes.
He could take them back and share them with the talented younger generation in his sect.
Thus, each of them held a fruit in their hands.
"Alright, you can go now."
Little Ling wiped the corner of her mouth. She could no longer contain her excited heart.
She wanted to indulge in a feast.
Long Aotian and the five nodded, bidding farewell to Little Ling.
But just as they exited the courtyard gate, they suddenly noticed a middle-aged man appearing before them.
It was Su Yi.
It had been exactly a month since his last visit.
Not long after Su Yi's appearance,
In a corner of the continent,
A black hole appeared in the sky.
Six old men walked out from it.
Among them was the old man who had reported to the effeminate middle-aged man not long ago.
"This should be the mortal realm. Everyone, spread out and search! If you find anything, don't act rashly. Contact each other. That person's strength is likely at the Immortal Origin realm as well!"