Chapter 860 The Grapes Are Ripening

Qingyang's reputation is great, but it is all false, because he is very low-key and almost never leaves his own courtyard. Even the guest alchemists in the alchemy courtyard rarely see him, not to mention those outsiders. Even when someone outside commissioned the guest alchemist king of Wantong Pavilion to help refine difficult elixirs, Qingyang mostly pushed them to the alchemist Kuzhu to study, and rarely took action himself.

Sometimes fame is also a protection. With the increase of Qingyang's fame and strength, not only the Liu family treats him as a guest of honor, but also the Gui and Yang families respect him more and more. Yang Mu, who became the chief steward, not only never made trouble, but always smiled when he saw Qingyang. People like this, even if they can't be won over, can't let him become an enemy.

In twenty years, Qingyang's cultivation has improved so much, and the changes in the Drunken Immortal Gourd are even greater, because there are many empty spaces in the Drunken Immortal Gourd. Qingyang used to sow a lot of spiritual flower seeds, which have bloomed one after another in recent years, and the colorful flowers are very beautiful.

It is not convenient to release alcoholic bees, but they have no shortage of food or flowers to collect nectar, so the alcoholic bee colony has grown rapidly in recent years. Now there are more than a thousand of them, and they have finally reached a certain scale. They have built a large beehive in the wild fruit forest. Every time the alcoholic bee colony flies over, it is a huge mass, which looks extraordinary.

With the joint efforts of the entire alcoholic bee colony, the strength of the alcoholic bee queen has reached the perfection of foundation building, and it is only one step away from another breakthrough and advancement, but it still lacks an opportunity. The strength of the six bee generals has also improved, which is roughly equivalent to the third level of foundation building among the cultivators. The number of purple-backed alcoholic bees has reached about a hundred, and the rest are ordinary alcoholic bees.

The combat effectiveness of the alcoholic bee colony is not a simple one plus one, but such a large alcoholic bee colony acting together, the combat effectiveness is still very objective, and the comprehensive strength is no less than any foundation building cultivator, even facing ordinary Jindan cultivators, they are not afraid at all.

The Iron Arm Monkey's strength did not increase that fast, but it was almost at the peak of the sixth level, which was roughly equivalent to the ninth level of the foundation building of human cultivators. Although the Iron Arm Monkey's realm was slightly inferior to that of the Alcoholic Bee, its combat power was not bad at all. The Iron Arm Monkey was strong and powerful, especially after practicing Hua Qingyao's Bloody Body Forging Technique, its body defense was extremely amazing. If it fought alone, I'm afraid the Iron Arm Monkey would have a better chance of winning.

Qingyang had rarely fought in the past twenty years, and even Qingyang himself was not sure about his strength, but he had compared it with the Blood Skeleton. If the two sides met again, Qingyang was very confident that he would defeat the other party, which meant that Qingyang's strength was comparable to that of a perfect foundation building cultivator.

Qingyang and the Iron Arm Monkey had fought many times in private. If he did not use the Five Elements Sword Formation, Qingyang could only tie with the Iron Arm Monkey. Only when he used the Five Elements Sword Formation did Qingyang have a slight advantage, which meant that the Iron Arm Monkey's strength was not much worse than Qingyang's.

As for how strong the three would be after they merged into one, Qingyang didn't dare to think about it for the time being.

The entire Zuixian Gourd was lush and green, with mountains, water, spiritual fruit forests, spiritual flowers, and patches of spiritual herbs. However, the plants planted in the Zuixian Gourd were all spiritual herbs of low value and short growth period. Qingyang didn't spend too much energy on them. Usually, he relied on the Iron Arm Spirit Monkey to take care of them. He would pick some when he needed them, and replant some when he ran out of them.

Qingyang valued the four spiritual trees around the square the most. They were like four loyal guards, protecting the Jiuchi Square in the middle. Wannianhong grew taller and taller. Now it was more than four or five feet tall. From a distance, it looked like a red pagoda with fiery red flowers on it. Although some of them were used to refine the Liji Bu Shou Wan in recent years, more new ones were born.

The height of the peach tree was comparable to that of Wannianhong, and its branches and leaves were becoming more and more lush. The only regret was that it only grew leaves and trunks, but no flowers and fruits.

However, Qingyang discovered that a few years ago, a straight branch suddenly emerged in the middle of the peach tree. This branch grew faster and faster, and now it is as thick as an arm, which is very suitable for refining tools. The level of this peach tree seems to be very high. It is a rare spiritual wood in the world, which is more than enough for refining magic weapons.

Now Qingyang already has the Netherworld Lihuo Stone of fire attribute, the Yellow Extreme Smoke Sand of earth attribute, and the Bihai Pingbo Pearl of water attribute. With this peach branch, Qingyang already has four kinds of magic weapon materials. If all of them are refined into magic weapons in the future, using the Four Elements Sword Art will not be a problem.

However, Qingyang can't use it for the time being. His current cultivation is still far from a breakthrough. Now he doesn't know where to form the golden elixir. It's a bit early to consider this now, not to mention that the spiritual wood on the peach tree seems to be still growing, and maybe the level will be higher in the future.

The gourd vine next to it grew faster, and now it has spread over a large area, with luxuriant branches and leaves, and the roots are getting thicker and thicker. The original frame is no longer sufficient. If Qingyang hadn't come in to repair it frequently, the gourd vine might have grown to the ground by now.

Now twenty years have passed, and the gourd on the vine has grown to the size of a bowl, and its color has changed from green to white, and it seems not far from maturity. The first gourd on this vine contained wind spiritual power, and was refined by Qingyang into a wind-controlling gourd, a top-grade flying spiritual weapon. It has been of great help to Qingyang over the years and has become an indispensable spiritual weapon for him.

Now this second gourd contains a trace of fire attribute spiritual power, and it seems that it can be refined into a treasure of fire attribute. Qingyang has no shortage of offensive magic weapons. When this gourd is fully mature, he can find some earth fire stones and refine this gourd into a treasure like Xia Meng's earth core fire furnace, which will save a lot of trouble in refining pills in the future.

The grape vines next to it are in a similar situation to the gourd vines. The racks are getting bigger and bigger, and they are lush and green, covering a lot of space on the Drunken Immortal Gourd. The grape vines seem to have entered the fruiting period. Every few years, one or two bunches of small flowers will bloom, and the flowers will wither and bear fruit. Now there are more than a dozen bunches of small grapes on the grape vines.

It's a pity that the first bunches of grapes on the grape vines were produced. Twenty years ago, in the Wantong Pavilion Guest Dan Wang Assessment, Qingyang picked a few unripe grapes to refine the Liji Bu Shou Pills in order to win. After that, he promised the Liu family and couldn't go back on his word. He had to pick a few grapes every year. After so many years, there are only two bunches of grapes left.

Now the grapes have grown to the size of red dates, and their color has gradually changed from green to purple. They have reached the end of their growth. The grapes are not yet fully ripe, but their fragrance is already fragrant. As long as you get within a few dozen feet of them, you can smell the enticing aroma they exude.