Chapter 287: Chapter 45: The Longevity Fruit Is Obtained! Bloodthirsty Vine’s Meritorious Deeds (6,300-Word Chapter)_4
Then he fled down the platform as if escaping.
Since he had already surrendered, Wang Shouzhe naturally didn’t pursue. Instead, he leisurely put away the Bloodthirsty Vine, and from afar, cupped his hands towards Jii Mingyu, saying, "Brother Mingyu, thank you for conceding!"
Upon hearing this,
Jii Mingyu’s body swayed, his legs went soft, nearly collapsing. Several core disciples hurriedly rushed forward to support him. Some elixirs were poured into his mouth like they were free.
Only at this moment did Jii Mingyu feel fear and lingering dread.
He was completely limp, without a trace of strength left, as if all his energy and essence blood had been sucked dry.
Like the legendary tale of being exhausted by several dozen maidens successively, a state of utter collapse.
Binglan Ascendant’s face was extremely grim.
With one glance, she could see that this core disciple was almost drained dry, thankful that she called a halt early, otherwise, if his foundation was damaged, it would be troublesome.
She glared fiercely at Wang Shouzhe, "You brat, clearly having the advantage, couldn’t you have shown some mercy?"
"Reporting to Ascendant." Wang Shouzhe responded calmly, "Brother Mingyu is so formidable. If he hadn’t surrendered, how dare I withdraw? What if he turned the tide and won?"
In his heart, he added muttering, if I lost, would you pay for the Longevity Fruit?
Binglan Ascendant was rendered speechless by the retort, with nothing to say.
However, she gave a fierce glare at Changchun Ascendant, her eyes vicious as if intending to kill.
This left Changchun Ascendant utterly baffled, thinking, "Ice Hall Junior Sister, it was clearly that brat who retorted you, what does this have to do with me?"
"Hmph!" Binglan Ascendant already felt too embarrassed to stay. She instructed several core disciples to take good care of Jii Mingyu, then flew back into the Profound Ice Pavilion.
As soon as she left,
Changchun Ascendant immediately became lively, laughing heartily, "Good boy, that was a brilliant match, really brought honor to our Eternal Spring Valley."
The other disciples of Eternal Spring Valley naturally cheered enthusiastically as well.
Especially a group of senior disciples, each with tears in their eyes; including Senior Brother Jinshan, several broke into sobs, creating a truly magnificent scene.
This had been the aspiration of so many generations of Eternal Spring Valley disciples.
And today, it had been realized.
In contrast, the disciples from Profound Ice Hall looked utterly dejected, all with drooping heads. Particularly some of the senior disciples, they had lived their entire lives, and this was the first time they were shown up by the Eternal Spring Valley.
And they were successfully shown up!
Even Jii Mingyu, the strongest among the younger generation of core disciples, had been defeated.
Seeing Changchun Ascendant full of smug satisfaction, Wang Shouzhe seized the opportunity to say, "Ascendant, the thing you promised me."
"Rest assured, you brat." Changchun Ascendant said helplessly, "I, as a respectable Ascendant, would not default on what I owe you, right?"
Saying this, he pulled out a box of Eternal Spring Spirit Tea leaves, carefully measuring out eight qian of spirit tea for Wang Shouzhe, not a qian more.
Then he took out a jade box, painfully handing it to Wang Shouzhe, "This is the Longevity Fruit. Boy, I see you’re in good health without dwindled lifespan, and a long future ahead, this thing isn’t practical for you, so don’t greedily eat it."
Wang Shouzhe accepted the jade box, opened a small slit to take a peek.
Sure enough, an enchanting aroma spread out. Inside was a fruit the size of a fist, resembling a gourd in appearance.
Based on the information gathered from Junior Sister Lvwei earlier.
This indeed was the Longevity Fruit!
A mortal consuming it has a high chance of living up to over a hundred years, truly a treasure fruit.
Wang Shouzhe immediately cupped his hands and said, "Many thanks for the gift from Changchun Ascendant."
"You brat, I think you’re deliberately extorting my Longevity Fruit." Although Changchun Ascendant was extremely delighted today, the price paid was not small, muttering, "Didn’t you say you’d have to risk a great deal and reveal your trump cards to win?"
Wang Shouzhe stared at him with a surprised expression, "Ascendant, I even exposed my trump card, the Bloodthirsty Vine, hasn’t the price paid been big enough?"
Seeing his earnest expression, Changchun Ascendant almost spat blood.
Was this considered a huge price? It was vastly different from what he imagined as a huge price.
This Longevity Fruit.
Wang Shouzhe intended to use it for Ancestor Longyan. Although Ancestor’s body had restored to health, previous injuries had ultimately shortened a considerable amount of her lifespan.
She was now over a hundred and twenty years old.
Wang Shouzhe also worried that she’d exhaust her lifespan without being able to ascend to the Celestial Human Realm, which would be a big trouble.
Just at this moment,
A cold voice emerged from within the Profound Ice Pavilion: "Boy, instead of keeping that Longevity Fruit for yourself, why not sell it to me, I’ll ensure the price is satisfactory."
Wang Shouzhe was slightly startled.
Binglan Ascendant had expressed interest in the Longevity Fruit several times, despite it being of no use to her.
Could it be...
Suddenly, he thought of a possibility.
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