Chapter 23
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Chapter 23: Your Reward
"Are you an earth spirit root?"
Li Xiaojun looked at the woman beneath him in surprise.
He never expected that she would be an earth spirit root.
To conceive the best offspring, he would need to consume twenty-five thousand years of lifespan.
However, he currently lacked that much energy value.
His mood instantly soured.
According to the system’s rules, a woman with earth spirit roots could bear an Immortal spirit root child.
This was truly a talent that could lead to becoming an immortal.
"How did you know I’m an earth spirit root?"
The woman was taken aback by Li Xiaojun’s question.
"Because I can sense it," Li Xiaojun replied dismissively, then said to her, "Your talent is incredibly powerful, but my energy isn’t enough to conceive an Immortal spirit root offspring. Let’s end this for now, and when I gather enough spirit stones, I’ll come back to have children."
Li Xiaojun did not want to give up the chance for an Immortal spirit root child, so he intended to conclude this task early.
"So what you mean is, as long as there are enough spirit stones, you can help me give birth to an Immortal spirit root child?" The woman asked Li Xiaojun, clearly excited.
Before coming, she knew that a top-grade spirit root could bear a Yin spirit root, and a top-grade spirit root might give birth to a Yang spirit root. Being an earth spirit root, she could very likely conceive an Immortal spirit root offspring.
Now that Li Xiaojun confirmed it, she was naturally thrilled.
If she could bear an Immortal spirit root child, then years later, she would be the mother of an immortal.
"Yes, I need to absorb a substantial amount of spirit stones to conceive an Immortal spirit root offspring," Li Xiaojun nodded in agreement.
"Can anyone conceive an Immortal spirit root offspring?" The woman quickly asked.
"Not just anyone; the counterpart must have the earth spirit root talent," Li Xiaojun replied.
"How many spirit stones do you need?" The woman inquired.
Thinking for a moment, Li Xiaojun realized that an Immortal spirit root must be extraordinary. If he could negotiate for a higher amount, he could profit more.
Additionally, since this woman was an earth spirit root, her status within the Immortal Gate should be quite esteemed; acquiring more spirit stones should not be a problem.
After considering, Li Xiaojun blurted out a number: "One hundred thousand spirit stones; I need to absorb one hundred thousand spirit stones to conceive a heavenly spirit root offspring."
The woman hurriedly asked upon hearing his words, "Are they top-grade spirit stones?"
"Do spirit stones have grades?" Li Xiaojun was surprised.
"Of course! There are low-grade, middle-grade, and top-grade spirit stones. One hundred low-grade spirit stones contain spiritual energy equivalent to one middle-grade spirit stone, and one hundred middle-grade spirit stones contain energy equivalent to one top-grade spirit stone," the woman explained to Li Xiaojun.
Then she asked, "Since you didn’t know spirit stones had grades, does that mean your estimate of one hundred thousand spirit stones refers to one hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones?"
"That should be right," Li Xiaojun nodded; in this case, he couldn’t deceive her.
"One hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones can allow you to conceive an Immortal spirit root offspring? That’s… that’s too cheap!"
The woman was completely stunned to learn that it would take just one hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones to conceive an Immortal spirit root offspring.
"Can you still conceive a very powerful spirit root talent?" The woman asked Li Xiaojun.
"I don’t know." Li Xiaojun shook his head, "I haven’t met anyone with a talent better than yours."
"Oh, I see." The woman nodded.
Then she said to Li Xiaojun, "Please get up."
Upon hearing her words, Li Xiaojun quickly climbed off the woman.
Once Li Xiaojun stood up, the woman also sat up.
With a wave of her hand, twenty crystal-clear spirit stones appeared on the bed.
"These are twenty top-grade spirit stones, equivalent to two hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones. One hundred thousand is a reward for you. How long will it take for you to absorb these spirit stones?" The woman asked Li Xiaojun.
"About a few hours," Li Xiaojun answered based on his speed of absorbing low-grade spirit stones.
Before the system upgrade, it would have taken him more than a day to absorb two hundred thousand spirit stones.
After the system upgrade, the speed of absorbing spirit stones had significantly increased.
"Alright, you can absorb them here. I’ll wait for you," the woman said with a nod to Li Xiaojun.
"Okay."
Li Xiaojun nodded and got to work.
However, as soon as he began, Li Xiaojun found that the speed of absorbing top-grade spirit stones was several times faster than with low-grade spirit stones.
After a little over an hour, he had completely absorbed all twenty top-grade spirit stones.
While Li Xiaojun absorbed the spirit stones, the woman who had interacted with him kept a close watch on Li Xiaojun’s condition.
She noticed that Li Xiaojun was indeed rapidly absorbing the spirit stones, but the spiritual energy he absorbed did not appear in his body!
Even with her powerful divine sense perception, she couldn’t sense where the energy was going.
Additionally, she did not detect anything on Li Xiaojun’s body that could hold spiritual energy.
In the end, the woman could only conclude that this was a problem with Li Xiaojun’s physique.
Once he finished absorbing the twenty top-grade spirit stones, Li Xiaojun said, "Let’s get started!"
"Sure," Li Xiaojun nodded eagerly.
Half an hour later, he said, "I choose 6."
Li Xiaojun successfully consumed twenty-five thousand years of lifespan to conceive an Immortal spirit root offspring.
After deducting the consumption, the twenty top-grade spirit stones the woman gave him earned him a net gain of one hundred seventy-five thousand energy value.
An hour later, the task ended.
"Here are ten top-grade spirit stones as a reward for you. I hope the child I bear is an Immortal spirit root. If not, hum hum!"
The woman casually tossed ten top-grade spirit stones at Li Xiaojun and huffed at him.
"Don’t worry; your child will definitely be an Immortal spirit root." Li Xiaojun quickly picked up the ten top-grade spirit stones and replied.
He was joking; after all, that child cost him twenty-five thousand years of lifespan to conceive—there was no way it could be an ordinary child.
The woman did not continue the conversation, quickly dressed, and then vanished from the cave with a flash.
Li Xiaojun hurriedly put on his clothes and stored the ten top-grade spirit stones in the system space.
"He Qingqing, the person who came this time has earth spirit roots. This has drained too much from me, so the Immortal Gate needs to compensate me with one hundred thousand spirit stones to make up for my loss. Otherwise, I might not be able to collaborate with the Immortal Gate for a long time," Li Xiaojun said to He Qingqing on the flying boat.
"What? Earth spirit roots?" He Qingqing’s mouth dropped open in shock upon hearing Li Xiaojun’s words.
"Yes, what’s wrong?" Li Xiaojun turned to ask.
"Nothing," He Qingqing quickly suppressed her shock!
After thinking for a moment, she asked Li Xiaojun, "What kind of spirit root will a child born from an earth spirit root woman have?"
"Probably an Immortal spirit root," Li Xiaojun replied.
"What? An Immortal spirit root?"
"What’s wrong?"
"Nothing," He Qingqing waved her hand dismissively.
At this moment, she was shocked to the core.
She decided that after sending Li Xiaojun back, she would immediately report this news.
