Chapter 1822: Chapter 1825: Treasure Harvest

The moment this fiery red fruit flew out from the Space Ring, a wave of heat swept towards Chu Fengmian.

At a glance, it seemed as if flames were fiercely burning within this fruit.

"Is this the Flame Zhu Fruit?"

Chu Fengmian waved his large hand, and a surge of Spiritual Power pressed down to suppress the violent Spiritual Power contained in this fiery red fruit.

This small fruit contained enough power to make even the Nine Tribulations Ancient Emperor shy away.

The scorching wave, if a Nine Tribulations Ancient Emperor were to be slightly careless and get caught in it, would result in injury.

Chu Fengmian recalled from ancient texts that this fiery red fruit was recorded as the Flame Zhu Fruit.

This Flame Zhu Fruit is a sacred fire element elixir that any martial artist cultivating fire element techniques would dream of possessing.

It is said that a single Flame Zhu Fruit could increase a Nine Tribulations Ancient Emperor’s chance of breaking through to a half-step Heavenly Human Realm by ten percent.

Ten percent may seem small, but for most Nine Tribulations Ancient Emperors, even a five percent chance to break through to a half-step Heavenly Human Realm is enough for them to take the risk.

After all, most Nine Tribulations Ancient Emperors spend their entire lives without even approaching the threshold of the half-step Heavenly Human Realm.

This Flame Zhu Fruit was completely extinct not only in the Nine Domains but also throughout the entire Da Luo Tian Star Region, yet here it was in the Space Ring of Huo Tian.

And not just one, enough was present; Chu Fengmian noticed a total of fourteen.

"Good stuff. I possess the Ice and Fire Divine Body, so this Flame Zhu Fruit is just what I need."

Upon seeing the Flame Zhu Fruit, Chu Fengmian laughed and, without hesitation, grabbed one and swallowed it whole.

At the same time, Chu Fengmian activated the Swallowing Heaven Secret Technique to begin refining the Spiritual Power contained within the Flame Zhu Fruit.

For an ordinary martial artist of the same realm, it would usually take several days to refine such a fruit.

But now under the Swallowing Heaven Secret Technique, the Flame Zhu Fruit broke apart as soon as it entered Chu Fengmian’s body, transforming into extremely pure Spiritual Power and flooding into his body.

In that moment, Chu Fengmian felt a surge of heat flow within his body.

This Flame Zhu Fruit contained pure fire element Spiritual Power, which greatly benefits martial artists and divine beings who cultivate fire element techniques.

Though Chu Fengmian did not cultivate fire element techniques, he had cultivated the Ice and Fire Divine Body, granting him greater control over the Fire Spirit than many martial artists specializing in fire control.

The Spiritual Power of the Flame Zhu Fruit was instantly swallowed by the Ice and Fire Divine Body, augmenting Chu Fengmian’s strength.

"The power of just one fruit is too little."

Chu Fengmian felt that his strength had increased, but not even by one percent, and he was far from touching the barrier to break into the half-step Heavenly Human Realm.

For ordinary Nine Tribulations Ancient Emperors, such a Flame Zhu Fruit would provide a chance to challenge the half-step Heavenly Human Realm.

Even if they couldn’t reach the half-step Heavenly Human Realm, they’d achieve at least a fifty percent increase in strength.

But after Chu Fengmian refined the Flame Zhu Fruit, his strength increased by less than one percent.

This highlighted another aspect of Chu Fengmian’s immense power. Though he remained at the level of the Nine Tribulations Ancient Emperor, his strength surpassed many of those at the half-step Heavenly Human Realm.

As such, advancing in realm was exceedingly difficult for Chu Fengmian.

For someone with Chu Fengmian’s level of power, a single Flame Zhu Fruit contributed very little.

Chu Fengmian continued to refine and swallow two more Flame Zhu Fruits, resulting in an increase of about one percent in his power.

However, Chu Fengmian ceased refining once he realized that after consuming three Flame Zhu Fruits, their effects wore off.

For Strange Objects of the Heavens, saintly pills, or elixirs, consuming them in large quantities results in diminished effects.

The limit of the Flame Zhu Fruit is three; once three are refined, additional fruits are useless. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Not wanting to waste the remaining Flame Zhu Fruits, Chu Fengmian collected all the remaining ones.

Though not very useful to Chu Fengmian, three Flame Zhu Fruits could provide an ordinary Nine Tribulations Ancient Emperor a twenty percent chance to reach the half-step Heavenly Human Realm.

The remaining eleven Flame Zhu Fruits could at least create a martial artist at the half-step Heavenly Human Realm.

"It’s unfortunate that my breakthrough is a long way off; even the Flame Zhu Fruit doesn’t serve me well."

Three Flame Zhu Fruits increased Chu Fengmian’s chance of breaking into the half-step Heavenly Human Realm by only one percent.

Yet, at this chance, attempting a forced breakthrough now would be suicidal for Chu Fengmian.

Having refined the Tai Chu aura and become an extraordinary entity of the Heavens, Chu Fengmian is now an enemy of the Heavenly Dao. Should he break through to a new realm, the descending Tribulation Lightning would unleash power comparable to a heaven-defying catastrophe.

Therefore, Chu Fengmian dared not rush into a breakthrough without full preparation.

To attempt the half-step Heavenly Human Realm, Chu Fengmian needed to prepare thoroughly.

"If only I could find some Immortal Items."

Chu Fengmian thought to himself that the best way to guarantee a successful breakthrough to the half-step Heavenly Human Realm was by finding Immortal Items; only Immortal Items could enhance Chu Fengmian’s chances of breaking through.

But finding Immortal Items is no easy task. The very term Immortal Items indicates treasures that even those at the Heavenly Human Realm, who might transform into immortals, would covet.

Items such as Immortal Elixirs, Immortal Herbs, Immortal Pills, etc., are far beyond the reach of a martial artist at Chu Fengmian’s realm.

As Chu Fengmian pondered, he continued to inspect the Space Rings of others, discovering items there that matched the level of the Flame Zhu Fruit.

Treasures of this level don’t greatly enhance Chu Fengmian’s power but are still somewhat useful.

Without hesitation, Chu Fengmian absorbed all useful treasures, while collecting the remaining items.

Additionally, he divided some Spiritual Artifacts, Refining Materials, and so on, and bestowed them upon members of the Sword Dao Sect.

These Spiritual Artifacts weren’t very useful to Chu Fengmian. As for the half-immortal artifacts those five held, all were handed to the Divine Tree for consumption.

The Divine Tree can devour Spiritual Artifacts to augment its power. Though these five half-immortal artifacts were heavily damaged by Chu Fengmian, and their power significantly reduced, being refined by a Heavenly Human they were imbued with immortal power, which is a great supplement for the Divine Tree.