"Won't grow?" Everyone looked over in confusion.
"Yes." Lu Wenjun nodded stiffly. "Moon Immortal Peach is very delicate and very picky about its environment. Even if you put in a lot of effort, you still might not be able to keep it alive."
She wasn't lying.
Even in the Yao Realm, Moon Immortal Peach could only be planted in specific places.
If the environment wasn't suitable, it would die.
Not to mention planting it in the cultivation world.
— It might not even sprout in the cultivation world.
A single Moon Immortal Peach was extremely valuable. The peaches she had taken out could buy half a mountain peak.
"Is that so?" Mu Shiyue looked at the peach pit in her hand and quickly made a decision. "It's fine. If it grows, it grows. If not, then forget it."
"Does Senior Mu want to eat fruit? Our Changtian Sect has plenty!" Ke Chongzhen immediately stepped forward.
After Mu Shiyue helped him form the contract, he had given spirit stones.
Of course, Mu Shiyue said there was no need, but he insisted.
He even gave double the rate charged by Myriad Beast Sect.
Although he gave spirit stones, Ke Chongzhen still felt like it wasn't enough to express his gratitude.
He couldn't just pretend it's over after paying, right?
If he went to Myriad Beast Sect, then it would've been a simple transaction.
But this wasn't!
Not to mention, his younger brother had stayed here for so long and was almost part of this place. How could he make their relationship sound so cold and transactional?
Only through mutual exchange could the relationship continue.
So when he heard Mu Shiyue wanted fruit, Ke Chongzhen immediately stepped forward enthusiastically.
"Senior Mu, what fruit would you like? I'll have them send it over immediately!"
Mu Shiyue shook her head, "That won't be necessary. There are plenty of fruit trees in the back. Little Bo sent them."
"Fruit trees?" Ke Chongzhen frowned. "Not fruit?"
"Of course fruit trees. Only fruit trees give you the freshest fruit."
"I see…" Ke Chongzhen thought for a moment. "Then I'll have people come help tend the trees. We have disciples specifically responsible for fruit tree cultivation."
As soon as he said that, everyone's expressions became strange.
"No need, Big Brother," Ke Chongbo interjected.
Ke Chongzhen's face immediately darkened. He shot him a displeased look, how could this child have no sense of propriety?
He didn't lecture his younger brother on the spot but instead looked at Mu Shiyue seriously, "We have many disciples there, we can send a few over to help."
"Big Brother, there's really no need…"
"Ke Chongbo!" Ke Chongzhen snapped coldly, expression displeased. "Where are your manners?"
It's just a few disciples who tend fruit trees, what was the harm in sending them here?
Him refusing to do this much would make Mu Shiyue think they weren't sincere.
Facing his elder brother's rebuke, Ke Chongbo was speechless, "Big Brother, haven't you seen how the fruit trees in the back are growing?"
"Hm?" Ke Chongzhen frowned. "What do you mean?"
He had been here for several days but hadn't gone to the back or seen the situation there.
To him, coming to ask Mu Shiyue for help was already disturbing them enough. How could he wander around?
"The fruit trees here are growing much better than ours!" Ke Chongbo couldn't resist rolling his eyes and pulled him forward. "You'll know when you see them!"
As he moved, the others followed along.
When they reached the back and saw the several fruit trees growing exceptionally well, Ke Chongzhen was dumbfounded.
"Did you transplant the mother trees?" he blurted out.
"Do you think that's possible?" Ke Chongbo shot him a sidelong glance.
The trees were tall, with lush branches and leaves. Some unripe small fruits were already forming.
Whether it was their height or the number of fruits, Ke Chongzhen was bewildered.
The trees planted in Changtian Sect didn't seem this large, did they?
Cultivating spirit fruit trees was very troublesome. They required frequent pruning, pest removal, fertilizing… even more meticulous than ordinary farmers caring for fruit trees.
Yet even with such serious care, they didn't necessarily grow well.
Even after setting up various Spirit Gathering Arrays, they still followed their own pace of growth, and wouldn't change their own pace because of external things.
But if the disciples were even slightly negligent, the leaves would immediately droop or fall, let alone bear fruit.
Previously, Ke Chongzhen had heard from his parents that because his younger brother was being hunted, his mother had sent some fruit trees to Wanxuan Sect.
However, no matter how special the situation was, she wouldn't send the mother trees. They had grown for hundreds of years, who would casually move them?
So as soon as he asked that question, he knew he had misspoken.
But these fruit trees were growing far too well!
"How are these trees being tended?" Ke Chongzhen couldn't suppress his confusion.
Before anyone answered, Little Tiger Baby and the others ran over.
Then the cubs casually chose a tree and began urinating on it.
After finishing, they scratched at the trunk a few times.
Once the entire process was complete, they ran back.
After they moved away, a group of chickens in the distance ran over.
Then, they flew up into the trees and began pecking.
They were quite clever, and didn't eat the fruit, only the insects on the leaves, occasionally nibbling tender leaves.
Ke Chongzhen: "..."
He was completely stunned.
Ke Chongbo laughed, "See? That's how they're grown."
Looking at his older brother's shocked expression, Ke Chongbo felt extremely satisfied.
He had also been shocked before, so seeing someone else react the same way made him happy.
Not just Ke Chongzhen, even Lu Wenjun was stunned.
"These are spirit fruit trees?"
"Yes, aren't there fruits on them?"
"This…" She was speechless for a long time.
Her family also planted many fruit trees, both from the Yao Realm and the cultivation world.
Regardless of the variety, spirit fruit trees were carefully tended and meticulously protected.
Other than the caretakers, no person or beast was allowed near them.
But those carefully protected spirit fruit trees didn't seem to grow as robustly as these!
Yet here, these trees were treated so roughly by spirit beasts, and still grew so vigorously!
"There's no need to be so meticulous." Mu Shiyue waved her hand. "They're just plants. Isn't it nice to let them grow naturally? They shouldn't become delicate greenhouse flowers."
Ke Chongzhen: "..."
Lu Wenjun: "..."
The others' expressions were also complicated.
When they had first seen this scene, they had been shocked too. But after seeing it many times, they had gotten used to it.
Not to mention, the trees were also growing very well.
If they grew well, then nothing else matters.
"Alright, plant the peach pit." Mu Shiyue had already started moving.
"Awoo~"
Little Tiger Baby immediately ran over, staring at her with wide eyes.
"Then you can dig the hole." Mu Shiyue said.
"Rrr-wooo~" Little Tiger Baby immediately began working, its little paws scraping at the ground quickly.
In no time, it had dug a small hole.
"Ying!"
"Alright, you do it."
Little Sesame held the peach pit and tossed it into the hole.
Finally, Xiao Qing filled the soil with its tail, and Ah Lang stepped on it.
Ke Chongzhen: "..."
Lu Wenjun: "..."