Purple Phoenix Moon Dance gritted her teeth and could only offer the buyback price, hoping to toss away this hot potato: "I have five B-level Spirit Fruit Trees and five A-level Spirit Fruit Trees here. There are also a hundred stocks of various Heavenly and Earthly Treasures for healing, all of them B-level and A-level Healing Holy Medicine. I'll sell them all to you for two million. You'll definitely make a huge profit once you buy them."
Usually, she wouldn't even look at the weak Human Race, but now Purple Phoenix Moon Dance could only humble herself and pray that Yi Tian would buy them.
"Too expensive. I might consider it at one and a half million. I'll just treat them as ornamental trees and flowers," Yi Tian estimated it in his heart. What a bargain.
"One point eight million Celestial Dao Coins." Purple Phoenix Moon Dance didn't know what to say, bleeding in her heart, full of regret. Why did she ever think about acquiring Heavenly and Earthly Treasures?
When someone in the region was dumping Heavenly and Earthly Treasures at low prices, Purple Phoenix Moon Dance immediately thought of those detestable Human Race guys, thinking she could make a profit. Now first there's the Rain Beast, now the Spring Beast. Who knows what other Beasts will appear in the future.
Trial Takers don't have decades to wait for Heavenly and Earthly Treasures to mature.
Purple Phoenix Moon Dance was now sure that it would be hard to sell Heavenly and Earthly Treasures in their region anymore.
Everyone knows Heavenly and Earthly Treasures are precious—that can't be denied! But they're in the Celestial Dao World.
"I'm guessing your cost is around two million. You're not fit to be a merchant. I can offer two and a half million so you make some profit. Next time you have something like this, you can still find me. I need some dreams as spiritual support." Yi Tian upped his offer instead, with his own reasons.
He had bargained at first, afraid Purple Phoenix Moon Dance would ask for too much. Didn't expect she wasn't thinking that way at all.
Business is about everyone profiting. That's the only way Yi Tian can keep getting Spirit Fruit Trees next time. Otherwise, Purple Phoenix Moon Dance would definitely never collect Spirit Fruit again, much less sell to him.
Compared to future Spirit Fruit Trees, tens of thousands of Celestial Dao Coins are nothing.
"[A-level Wood Spirit Fruit Tree*1][A-level Golden Spirit Fruit Tree*1][A-level Fire Spirit Fruit Tree*1][A-level Wind Spirit Fruit Tree*1][A-level Water Spirit Fruit Tree*1][B-level Bicolored Plum Tree*1][B-level Ice Heart Snow Pear Tree*1][B-level Purple Banana Fruit Tree*1][B-level Three-in-One Apricot Tree*1][B-level Spirit Orange Fruit Tree*1][B-level Spirit Medicine Sacred Heart Grass*3][A-level Spirit Medicine Illusory Purple-Blue*1]... Transaction[Celestial Dao Coin*2.5 million]." A long order popped up. Yi Tian looked it over carefully, confirmed Purple Phoenix Moon Dance hadn't played any tricks, then confirmed the deal.
Celestial Dao Coin balance: 77.7 million.
"Alright, Yi Tian, we'll see!" Purple Phoenix Moon Dance had thought she'd definitely lose money, but didn't expect the tables to turn. She felt Yi Tian was messing with her, so she didn't give him a good attitude.
"The deal went so smoothly, why the sour face?" Yi Tian noticed Purple Phoenix Moon Dance hanging up, a smile tugging at his lips.
Yi Tian carried all these old Spirit Fruit Trees to the villa's front yard.
After a little planning, he decided to plant all ten Spirit Roots in the front yard.
The A-level trees bore thirty-six Spirit Fruits each, B-level ones forty-eight each. Yi Tian had always hoped for a tree that only bore a single Spirit Fruit, but it just never happened.
These ten fruits, just one from each, would give +30 Strength, +40 Agility, +30 Constitution, +75 Spiritual Power.
Of course, he immediately ripened them, boosting himself across the board, ready to face the coming Spring Beast.
With the Calabash Sisters upgraded in the territory, even if it could fly, they'd bring it down.
He used 750 drops of Water of Life in total—considering the cost-performance ratio, it was even better than SS Spirit Fruit.
Of course, the significance is different. It's said S-level powerhouses—even if they took A-level Spirit Fruit, the boost would be tiny. When others get +30, S-levels might only get +1. But if S-levels take Dragon Blood Holy Fruit, they get +60.
Yi Tian didn't take them right away, but first planted the hundred Spirit Flowers and Herbs.
These Spirit Flowers and Herbs were all half-finished, only halfway grown.
Internal injuries, external injuries, detox, mental attacks, poisonous herbs, poison flowers, repairing meridians, stimulating Qi Blood, relieving fatigue, restoring Spiritual Power—these hundred Heavenly and Earthly Treasures basically covered all those effects.
Yi Tian planted them in black soil. Even the Celestial Dao Stone couldn't judge when the Spirit Flowers and Herbs would mature.
In the black soil, various vegetables had matured for two days now thanks to the soil's effect. But Yi Tian planned to collect all sorts of vegetable and fruit seeds, so he wasn't in a hurry to harvest.
In the farthest corner, after collecting some vegetable seeds, Yi Tian pulled up the old greens and put them up for sale right away—old greens weren't selling well, priced in Spirit Coins, half sold half given away, pretty much as good as trash disposal.
Yi Tian took out a wooden watering can, poured in two hundred drops of Water of Life, then mixed in lake water to irrigate the hundred Spirit Flowers and Herbs.
It was obvious the Spirit Treasures were shooting up, Spirit Flowers forming buds.
"I've already done my best to feed you once. Now there's only 22,000 drops of Water of Life left. Grow up at your own pace!" He didn't need these Heavenly and Earthly Treasures for now, so Yi Tian figured that with the Advanced Soil, they'd probably mature in a month or two. After all, Spirit Flowers and Herbs mature much faster than Spirit Fruits.
The Spirit Fruit feast began.
Sharing the feast were Yi Tian, the three Kiddos, Little White, and the Five Tiger Generals.
After consuming, Yi Tian's Strength was 212, Constitution 208, Agility 211, Spiritual Power 110.
A textbook Early-stage C strength.
After Big Child took them, Strength 290, Constitution 250, Agility 180, Spiritual Power 210.
Yi Tian was shocked at what he saw. He found that, aside from the Spirit Fruit effects, all of Big Child's attributes increased by more than ten points. Height hadn't increased the slightest bit, but his strength soared—less than twenty days!
If Big Child did a Mountain-Splitting move now, that 1,500 burst power—who could take that?
Too bad Agility is Big Child's real shortcoming. Even Yi Tian's Agility was higher than his by a good stretch.
Second Child after taking: Strength 177, Agility 172, Constitution 188, Spiritual Power 420.
Yi Tian found Second Child's three-dimensional stats weren't growing much, but his Spiritual Power had increased by ten since birth—a clear difference from Big Child.
Third Child after eating: Strength 228, Agility 222, Constitution 290, Spiritual Power 210.
This is Third Child without War Spirit boost; with the boost, it's Strength 342, Agility 333, Constitution 435.
Third Child is the god of sustained combat. Right now, the three Kiddos each had their own strengths.
When it was Wind and Cloud White Tiger's turn, Yi Tian's face darkened again—still at 99 Loyalty. Damn, not as hardworking as the Five Tiger Generals, and not even more useful in fights. Top-tier slacker. Loyalty never maxes out—still harboring rebellious thoughts!
"Don't think I don't know. Yesterday I told you to watch the prisoners plant trees, and you snuck off to sleep on the other side of the mountain. Next time I catch you, you go three days without food," Yi Tian scolded Little White hard.
Little White was incredulous—how did he get caught being so sneaky yesterday? Was there an inside informer? At that, Little White thought of Fire Dragon's "sneaky" face, deciding to teach him a lesson one day. Let him know who the true boss is!
Little White after eating: Strength 182, Constitution 193, Agility 235.
Everyone, tiger or person, is growing—only Yi Tian grows slowly.
Finally, the Five Tiger Generals' stats: Strength 175, Constitution 185, Agility 170.
"Work hard, keep at it. One day you'll break through your bloodline shackles and reach C-level, maybe even better talents." Yi Tian was much kinder to the Five Tiger Generals now, patting their heads for encouragement.
"Roar..."
The Five Tiger Generals let out low roars in unison, feeling a sense of "a soldier will die for a leader who knows his worth."
"Big Child, Second Child, Third Child. There's a powerful monster lurking around us. If it dares come this time, we'll work together and take it down." After returning to the villa, Yi Tian gave the three Kiddos a plan to deal with Spring Beast.
Yi Tian thought, no matter how strong Spring Beast is, science applies. With the four of them, even if it's in the sky, they can drag it down and slice it up.
Yi Tian had already gathered intel on Spring Beast's strength and talents from within the region.
Spring Beast: Strength 220, Constitution 250, Agility 210.
Special Talent One: Divine Gift (same as Rain Beast).
Special Talent Two: Celestial Body, takes 50% less from all damage.
Special Talent Three: Divine Claw, all attacks amplified by 50%.
No wonder the Monster Region can't do anything about Spring Beast. Never mind Talent One, but the second and third practically reach the level of Divine Talent.
"Second Child, that monster can fly, it doesn't have an invisibility talent. Keep a lookout for its movements—you must be ready before it enters the territory." Yi Tian assigned Second Child his task first.
Second Child's natural talents make him a tool for avoiding danger.
"Don't worry, Daddy. My Spiritual Power increased and my Thousand-Mile Eye can see further and longer," Second Child patted his chest proudly.
"Third Child, you're strong—when I shoot it with the Horn Bow, you flank and assist. Give Big Child enough prep time." Yi Tian figured his Horn Bow would at most wound the Spring Beast.
Although his Horn Bow and Alloy Armor-Piercing Arrows could kill 300-Strength types, Spring Beast's Celestial Body skill was pretty much OP.
"Okay, Daddy. I have Vajra Indestructible. I won't let you get hurt." Third Child said it straight. If Third Child activated Vajra Indestructible, even with Divine Claw, Spring Beast couldn't break through his Copper Skin and Iron Bones.
But what Yi Tian needed was to kill Spring Beast in one go—remove the threat and get rewards.
Last time a D-Level Celestial Beast dropped a Golden Treasure Chest.
This time, a C-Level Celestial Beast—Yi Tian figured he could look forward to a Platinum Treasure Chest.
"Big Child, practice a bit with the Alloy Iron Chain I gave you. Your job is to swing it onto Spring Beast and use your Innate Divine Power to drag it down to the ground. We'll try to lure it to a low altitude—the lower it is, the better our odds. I'll use the Beast-Catching Celestial Net to help you. Even if it just holds it for a second, that's our chance."
Yi Tian gave Big Child his instructions solemnly.
Although the Beast-Catching Celestial Net is said to have a 50% chance to catch a C-level beast, Spring Beast isn't just any beast—it's a Celestial Beast, so the usual rules don't apply.
Yi Tian thought javelins can't kill a Celestial Beast; only by getting it to the ground is 100% kill guaranteed.
"Daddy, I'll practice hard!" Big Child lifted his chin, answering earnestly.
"Alright, tonight I'll cook something good for you all."
From what Yi Tian had learned, Spring Beast had no history of night attacks. So they could still sleep peacefully at night.
Against Spring Beast, the Brass Mechanized Guard can't help—their javelins just scratch an itch for it.
This is the OP part about Celestial Beasts. Normal beasts—even with 300 Constitution—if hit with hundreds of short spears, they'd get torn up even if not killed. The "quantity becomes quality" tactic is useless on Spring Beast.
Only more brute force can conquer it.
Before bed, Yi Tian checked on the captives' work—they were pretty efficient. On the city's north side, a small plot had already been planted.
He gave Fire Dragon some encouragement for his work and pointed out shortcomings before returning to the villa.
Yi Tian also had his own plans—large water filters and clothing were bound by raw material shortages.
But Yi Tian still had a Hundred Power Divine Crossbow Crystal. Next, making Celestial Dao Coins could start from there.