The prehistoric infrastructure maniac

Chapter 9 Ginseng Fruit Tree
Under Hongyun's guidance, Shi Mo soon arrived at a vast mountain.

There were green pines and cypresses, lush vegetation on the mountain, and a mist of fairy air lingering and rising. It looked extraordinary, and it was truly a fairy mountain and blessed land.

"Such a rich earth vein spiritual energy! Moreover, the area around Wanshou Mountain is also protected by the innate chaos restriction."

Behind Wanshou Mountain, Shi Mo clearly felt the surging earth-type spiritual energy here, as well as the fluctuations of the invisible innate chaos restriction.

At the mountain gate, an elegant Taoist with a long beard and a whisk in hand was already waiting. When he saw Shi Mo, his eyes lit up and he bowed with a smile, saying, "Zhenyuan greets fellow Taoist!"

"Brother Zhenyuan, Shi Mo is sorry to bother you!" Shi Mo also hurriedly returned the greeting.

Perhaps because of the influence of the Book of Earth, Zhen Yuanzi had a deep understanding of the way of earth, so he gave Shi Mo a special sense of intimacy.

"Brother Zhenyuan, Brother Shi Mo encountered the ancestor of the Styx and came here in trouble. Now you can't be stingy with your ginseng fruit. You should take out a few more to calm Brother Shi Mo down," said Hong Yunlian on the side.

Shi Mo was speechless after hearing this. "I came here because of hardship, but there's no need to use this as an excuse, right? Don't I have any dignity?"

However, it is okay to use ginseng fruit to calm down!
"Haha, on my mountain, the only thing that can be used to entertain guests is the ginseng fruit," Zhen Yuanzi said with a smile, and then he warmly invited Shi Mo to go up the mountain.

There is no such thing as the famous Wuzhuang Temple on Wanshou Mountain today!
That Zhen Yuanzi was just a great immortal who had some luck and was practicing in the ancient times. He had few disciples, not even a Taoist child.

No one even knows where the two children Qingfeng and Mingyue in the later Journey to the West are!
In a sunny valley on Wanshou Mountain, surrounded by lush vegetation.

However, there were almost no weeds in the valley, only a big tree with lush green branches and piled green leaves.

Its leaves are like banana trees, a thousand feet high and seven or eight feet in diameter. The surging and rich breath of vitality spreads as the branches and leaves sway, and it collides with the earth-based spiritual energy rising from the golden ground below, and suddenly a misty glow rises.

"What a fruit tree with innate spiritual roots! This ginseng fruit tree is probably the only one in the ancient world," Shi Mo couldn't help but exclaimed with shining eyes when he saw the ginseng fruit tree.

Hong Yun couldn't help but say, "Yes! It's really enviable! Brother Zhenyuan is truly blessed to have defensive magical treasures like the Ginseng Fruit Tree and the Earth Book. If I had a powerful defensive magical treasure, I wouldn't have been so embarrassed by the Styx's pursuit back then."

Zhen Yuanzi stroked his beard and smiled without saying anything. Shi Mo asked curiously, "Brother Zhen Yuan, does this ginseng fruit tree originally grow on Wanshou Mountain?"

"It has been here since it transformed itself. The growth conditions of innate spiritual roots are harsh and it is difficult to transplant them easily," Zhen Yuanzi nodded.

"That's why I said that Brother Zhenyuan's luck is so enviable. Not only does he have a companion spiritual treasure, but he also has a companion spiritual root. As for me, I am a Hongyun who has attained the Tao. I was born to be a wanderer and helpless," Hongyun said, shaking his head.

Shi Mo smiled upon seeing this and said, "Brother Hongyun, the conditions for the growth of this innate spiritual root are very demanding. If Brother Zhenyuan didn't have the Earth Book to gather the spiritual energy from the earth veins, this ginseng fruit tree probably wouldn't be able to grow so well."

"Fellow Daoist Shi Mo is indeed a fellow Taoist," Zhen Yuanzi's eyes lit up when he heard this.

Shi Mo smiled modestly and said, "It's just that I'm familiar with the earth's spiritual energy and have some experience."

"My fellow Daoist and I are fellow practitioners, and it's a rare opportunity for us to meet here, so we should discuss the Dao and exchange ideas," Zhen Yuanzi continued. "Hey, you two, come and have some ginseng fruit, what are you talking about? Brother Zhen Yuan, can we pick a few ginseng fruit first? Are you reluctant to give them up?" Hong Yun urged from the side.

Zhen Yuanzi burst out laughing, then nodded repeatedly, saying, "Alright, you're the only one who's greedy! Then I'll pick a few fruits for Daoist Fellow Shi Mo to taste first. We can discuss Dao later."

As he spoke, Zhen Yuanzi flew up and knocked down a few ginseng fruits with the whisk in his hand. He scooped them up with his Taoist robe and dropped them aside.

Seeing this, he inexplicably thought of the scene in Journey to the West where Sun Wukong stole peaches from the Peach Garden. After Shi Mo took the ginseng fruit handed over by Zhen Yuanzi, he recalled the many peaches that fell in the peach forest in the Kunlun fairyland. He suddenly regretted that he had only cared about the mother peach tree and forgot to take some peaches.

"I wonder if the peaches on the peach trees are ripe now?" Shi Mo was just thinking about it when Hong Yun, who had already devoured a ginseng fruit, urged him, "Brother Shi Mo, what are you thinking about? Hurry up and eat!"

"Oh, nothing," Shi Mo reacted and said with a faint smile. He looked at the fruit in his hand that was as transparent and tempting as a baby that was less than three weeks old, and couldn't help but take a bite.

Shi Mo saw that the flesh was extremely tender and elastic. After the flesh entered his mouth, it instantly turned into a cool and vital energy, which made Shi Mo feel refreshed. He felt that the magic power in his body seemed to be boiling and its purity increased.

"How is it? Brother Shi Mo, how does this ginseng fruit taste?" Hong Yun asked with a smile.

"Well, it's good!" Shi Mo nodded and said, "Of all the spiritual fruits I've eaten, only the peaches from the peach trees growing in the West Kunlun region can compare with this."

"What? Peaches? Are there any spiritual fruits in this prehistoric world that can rival the ginseng fruit?" Hong Yun was immediately surprised and curious when he heard it and asked:

"What kind of magical fruit is this peach you're talking about? Why have I never heard of it? Do they grow in West Kunlun? I've been to West Kunlun before, but I've never seen them! Where exactly do these peaches grow?"

"This Hongyun is also a foodie!" Shi Mo couldn't help but think to himself when he saw Hongyun's eyes lighting up when he mentioned the peaches.

Even Zhen Yuanzi, who was standing by, became interested: "Fellow Daoist Shi Mo, could it be that these peaches belong to you?"

"Haha, Brother Shi Mo, let's go to West Kunlun now. When we get to your place, you must bring more peaches to treat me and Brother Zhenyuan! Don't be so stingy like Brother Zhenyuan," Hongyun laughed.

"I want to be generous, but the peach forest is not mine. I finally transplanted one tree, and I don't know when it will bear peaches!" Shi Mo shook his head and smiled.

Hong Yun was stunned. "It's not yours? Then you transplanted a peach tree. Did you steal it?"

"No, you transplanted one? A peach forest? Are there a lot of peach trees?" Hongyun said, suddenly looking at Zhen Yuanzi with surprise and said, "Brother Zhenyuan, let's go get a few too. I'm sure they can survive here."

"By the way, Brother Shi Mo, how many peach trees are there in total?" Without waiting for Zhen Yuanzi to speak, Hong Yun asked Shi Mo again.

"Well, I haven't counted them all, but there should be several thousand!" Shi Mo glanced at Zhen Yuanzi, who was also a little interested. As soon as he opened his mouth, Hong Yun glared at him: "How many? Thousands of trees? Brother Shi Mo, are you sure that the peach tree you are talking about is an innate spiritual root?"

(End of this chapter)