Chapter 1066 Lotus Banquet
But after thinking for a long time, Bai Xiaochun still couldn't find a way to quickly increase his cultivation in a short period of time, especially because he had eaten too much of this Tianlong Fish before, which was ineffective.
"Only alchemy is the only one." Bai Xiaochun murmured. Although there are some differences in the alchemy in the Tongtian World and the Eternal Continent, and the consumption of alchemy is extremely expensive, Bai Xiaochun has no other idea.
The most important thing is that there are a lot of herbs in his storage bag.
"In addition, I have some dried fish stored here..." Bai Xiaochun looked down at his storage bag. He had caught too many fish before. Although he had sent out and eaten a lot, some of them were still made into dried fish and stored by him.
"Those dried fish can probably be sold at a good price!"
Thinking of this, Bai Xiaochun took a deep breath, but hesitated in his heart. In fact, every time he refined alchemy over the years, various changes would occur, which had become a shadow for him.
Especially when Bai Xiaochun was thinking that if there was a problem with the alchemy in this Holy Imperial City, it was probably even more serious than the previous Tianlong Fish riot, he was immediately confused.
Time passed, and another half a month passed quickly. As Tianchi was cleaned up by Bai Xiaochun and the arowanas were jumping around again, Bai Xiaochun saw that the days passed day by day, so he gritted his teeth.
"I'll be careful, it should... it's okay..." Bai Xiaochun told himself in his heart that with a decision, he began to buy the things needed for alchemy. After struggling for several days, he finally prepared everything. With his carefulness and almost sneaky, he began to refine alchemy.
Perhaps Bai Xiaochun's accomplishments in alchemy have improved, or perhaps his caution has played a role. As several furnaces of elixirs were successfully refined, nothing unexpected happened.
This surprised Bai Xiaochun, but he summed up the lessons he had learned after being proud of himself and continued to be cautious. Although the time for the elixir to be refined was slow, it was still stable.
In this way, time passed again. Bai Xiaochun would still participate in the Dacha once a month, but most of it was the last one to arrive, standing there lazily, closing his eyes, ignoring anything outside his body. Apart from that, he spent almost all the time on alchemy.
Soon, several months passed, and although Bai Xiaochun's cultivation progress was not as fast as eating the dragon fish during this practice, he was extremely stable and he continued to improve.
According to his calculations, it is expected that in almost a few more years, he can break through the late stage of the Demigod and become Dzogchen.
At the same time, whether it was the powerful and the Holy Emperor in the court, they also saw Bai Xiaochun's low-keyness in the past few months. Seeing that nothing bad happened, everyone felt relieved, but there were still many hypocritical smiles and words on weekdays.
Even though Bai Xiaochun has become low-key, for everyone in the Holy Dynasty, he is still outsiders.
Bai Xiaochun pretended not to understand those words, and was indifferent to the mood to pay attention to them. He immersed himself in alchemy and practice all day long, which made the Holy Imperial City feel a long-lost peace during this period.
The only person who was unhappy was Liu Tianhou. He had been staring at Bai Xiaochun like sharpening his knife for a long time, but seeing that Bai Xiaochun was as peaceful as if he had changed his temper, Liu Tianhou was anxious.
"He must have had some big conspiracy!" Liu Tianhou took a deep breath, firmly determined his judgment, and stared at Bai Xiaochun even more tightly.
In this way, several months passed, autumn went and winter came, and cold disappeared and spring appeared. On the Tianchi where the Holy Dynasty was located, lotus pods broke out from the water at first.
It was also after the lotus bathing broke through the water that all the monks who saw this scene in the entire Holy Imperial City were excited, and the voices of discussions were heard from each other in many areas of the Holy Imperial City.
"The lotus pod comes out of the water!!"
"Is there another lotus banquet award?!"
"The last time the lotus pod came out of water was half a year ago. I heard that all the people who had lotus seeds had improved their cultivation after swallowing it!"
"It must be related to the use of magical powers on the entire Tianchi half a year ago, so that the lotus pods can be released from water in advance!"
There are many talks, and many people even came to the edge of the lotus leaf and looked at the dozens of lotus pods that appeared in the Tianchi Lake, especially with the appearance of the lotus pods, emitting bursts of fragrance, spreading inside and outside the Holy Imperial City. Any smell can accelerate the operation of cultivation.
As the news spread and as more and more people were talking about it, Bai Xiaochun noticed the lotus pod even if he didn't go out. He gradually heard about this, especially the fragrance that filled the city, which surprised Bai Xiaochun.
"Lotus Pod!" Bai Xiaochun was curious and went out to inquire. When he came back, he showed an excitement in his eyes.
"I always thought about the dragon fish before, but I actually forgot that in this Tianchi, there are other treasures in addition to the dragon fish." Bai Xiaochun thought about the things he had discovered about the lotus pods, and his expression could not hide his surprise.
The reason why the Holy Imperial City chose to be built on this Tianchi is because there is a peerless fairy lotus in this Tianchi. This lotus is unique in the world, and there is only one in the entire Eternal Continent. Even the Evil Emperor envies it. It is the treasure of the entire Holy Emperor.
The roots of this fairy lotus are permeated on the earth. Although there is only one lotus flower, it has a large number of lotus leaves. At the same time, countless lotus pods are hidden under the water. Every hundred years, some lotus pods appear in full bloom and break out of the water.
The lotus seeds inside are of different sizes, and the best ones even surpass the immortal pill to some extent. Even if they are a little worse, as long as they can break through the water, they are comparable to the immortal pill.
For the entire Holy Dynasty, every time the lotus pod blooms, the lotus seeds inside are treasures. However, the Holy Emperor has strict regulations on the picking of lotus seeds. The entire Holy Emperor City cannot privately obtain lotus seeds. Only the Holy Emperor himself is qualified to pick them. Each time they bloom, they can only take one thousand lotus seeds, and only lotus seeds that break out of the water are allowed to be removed. Generally speaking, the process from the first lotus pod breaks the water until one seed appears one after another, and the process of taking one thousand grains will last between half a month and a month.
At the same time, during the time when the lotus pods are blooming and picking, according to the past practice, the Holy Emperor will hold a banquet, and all the civil and military officials will attend the banquet. During the banquet, while drinking fairy wine, waiting for the Holy Emperor to show the ancient method, take down lotus seeds and reward everyone.
Often, there are about 300 lotus seeds in a thousand lotus seeds, which are rewarded to the top 300 people among the civil and military officials in the court, and 200 lotus seeds are rewarded to those who have made great contributions, and there are 200 lotus seeds, which are auctioned in the world in designated places.
The last three hundred remaining pills will be sent to the palace for alchemy.
Now, with dozens of lotus pods, rumors about lotus banquets have spread in the Holy Imperial City. Even the monks in the Immortal Realm and the Second Immortal Realm where the Holy Imperial Dynasty is located are excited, and the families are even ready to take pictures afterwards.
"This lotus seed is comparable to a fairy pill!" Bai Xiaochun took a deep breath, and after what he had discovered appeared in his mind, he licked his lips and his eyes shone.
"With my identity as Tongtian Gong, why can I be rewarded with one pill." A few days later, with the loud bell sounds coming from the palace, the lotus banquet that the civil and military officials in the court had been waiting for during this period finally started.
Bai Xiaochun suppressed his excitement, tidied up his clothes, and went straight to the palace. When he arrived, he saw that there were thousands of tables placed on the huge square in the palace, with fine wine and fairy fruits on it, and a large number of palace maids accompanying him.
Many powerful cultivators have arrived early. At this moment, they are sitting in a few cases and chatting and laughing with each other. Among them, Chen Su, Gu Tianjun and others are also included. They also saw Bai Xiaochun's figure, and Gu Tianjun turned a blind eye. Although Chen Su looked down on Bai Xiaochun in his heart, he still smiled gently on the surface.
As for other powerful monks, most of them are like this, but outsiders can't see the contempt deep in their eyes, but Bai Xiaochun has been practicing for so many years and has been dealing with others for so long, so he can naturally see clearly.
"Isn't this Tongtian Gong? You come late during the dynasty on weekdays, and today you come very early."
"Tongtian Gong has been in a small world, and I'm afraid he has never seen the fairy lotus in his life. However, as Tongtian Gong, I think the Holy Emperor will also reward him this time."
"Speaking of this, it is estimated that Tongtian Gong is the first person to be able to eat the fairy lotus in the entire Tongtian world. This kind of blessing is hard for ordinary people. You should pay attention to it when tasting it, and chew it carefully and taste it slowly."
Listening to the laughter of the powerful cultivators around him, Bai Xiaochun coughed dryly, pretending to be unable to hear the sarcasm inside, and laughed at everyone. Not only did he not stay away, he even found a position ahead and sat down next to everyone.
"I miss it very much. When I was in Tongtian World, every day when I opened my eyes, I would bite the snow lotus seeds that had been 100,000 years old in my mouth, and then spit it out, and only take the fragrance. The fragrance never dissipated for a day. It was very unforgettable. I thought I had no chance, but I didn't expect that there would be fairy lotus seeds here." Bai Xiaochun coughed lightly and bragged without blinking.
"It's a pity that there is no spirit-tailed cock here. There is a kind of immortal bird in our place, which is the evolution of the rules of heaven and earth. It is called the spirit-tailed cock that destroys the world. It uses snow lotus seeds that have been over ten thousand years old and is sprinkled with the spirit-tailed cock. It is sprinkled with a handful of immortal peppers that have been over fifty thousand years old. The taste will never be forgotten after eating it once in a cycle."
"What a pity, even as I am, I only ate a few thousand." Bai Xiaochun sighed, with memories in his eyes and a very regretful expression in his nostalgia.
Chapter completed!