Chapter 2721 — The Journey Back
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
"You got my ingredients, didn't you?" Shen Yushu said, while winking at Kang Xiaofeng, signaling him not to say too much. Buying ingredients for her was only a pretext, after all, and whether Kang Xiaofeng could actually procure them was another matter entirely. Her meaning was that Kang Xiaofeng should not run off at the mouth; she would simply pull some ingredient or other from the trunk and claim it was what she needed.
"Got them, got them!" Kang Xiaofeng nodded in understanding and helped Shen Yushu open the trunk.
"Eh?" Shen Yushu opened the boxes in Kang Xiaofeng's trunk and saw the Ice Spirit Sacred Fruit inside! She was about to exclaim—wasn't this the Ice Spirit Sacred Fruit? How had he gotten his hands on it? But her eyes darted about, and a quick idea came to her. "So you really did buy it! This is the Ice Spirit Sacred Fruit! I never thought you'd be so reliable, Kang Xiaofeng!"
"Haha, of course!" Kang Xiaofeng relaxed. It seemed the lie had been covered.
"Ice Spirit Sacred Fruit? What is that?" Wei Zhao was slightly startled. He had heard of the Fire Spirit Sacred Fruit, but this was the first he had heard of an Ice Spirit Sacred Fruit. He knew nothing of what had happened in the Snow Valley back then; he had no memory of it, and so had no idea what the Ice Spirit Sacred Fruit was. "Could it be the opposite of the Fire Spirit Sacred Fruit?"
"Yes, yes! The Fire Spirit Sacred Fruit is specifically for curing cultivation deviation in those with yin-cold constitutions, while the Ice Spirit Sacred Fruit is specifically for curing cultivation deviation in those with fire-type constitutions—that is, fire poison!" Shen Yushu nodded and said. "This is exactly what Xiaoshu needed..."
"Oh, I see." Wei Zhao nodded. Naturally he did not know how precious the Ice Spirit Sacred Fruit was, so he was not particularly surprised. The Fire Spirit Sacred Fruit was precious, but that did not mean the Ice Spirit Sacred Fruit was; thus Wei Zhao gave it little thought.
Gu Mengyao, however, was truly shaken. Back when they went to the Snow Valley, how arduous it had been to obtain a single Ice Spirit Sacred Fruit! The Snow Valley had named an astronomical price, one they could not possibly pay at the time, and in the end they had even traded Tang Zhi's staying in the Snow Valley to cultivate for it!
Yet now Kang Xiaofeng had casually brought one back? Had Yunyun's status in the Snow Valley risen to such heights? Even as Gu Mengyao rejoiced for Tang Zhi, a melancholy crept in. Tang Zhi's status might have risen, but she had likely lost the happiness she once had.
Wei Zhao picked up the Ice Spirit Sacred Fruit. Sure enough, a crisp, biting cold emanated from it, thoroughly refreshing—truly the incomparable remedy for fire poison.
"Xiaoshu, put this away carefully. Since it is the medicine for your illness, don't lose it." Wei Zhao handed the Ice Spirit Sacred Fruit to Shen Yushu.
"Mm-hm, Xiaoshu will keep it safe." Shen Yushu nodded.
Kang Xiaofeng then brought out the heavenly treasures from the Snow Valley, and taking out another fine item from the very top, he said, "Boss, this is also a good thing, called the Heaven Essence Barrier-Breaking Fruit. After taking it, a cultivator below the Heaven Tier can smoothly break through a rank barrier, without pain or side effects... but it cannot be used to break through to the Heaven Tier."
"What?! There's such a thing?" Wei Zhao's eyes went wide as he stared at what was in Kang Xiaofeng's hand. "Xiaobo, where on earth did you go? Even the cultivators' trade association doesn't sell so many fine goods! These are priceless treasures that money can't buy—how did you get them?"