Chapter 2997

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　　“Whoosh whoosh…！”
　　Just as he reached the twelfth floor of the Jade Pool, a gust of chilly wind blew towards Xu Taiping head-on.
　　Xu Taiping looked up against this gust of cold wind.
　　I saw that in the center of this huge ice-covered jade platform, a huge statue of the Jade Mother towering over two thousand feet high stood impressively.
　　And right in front of the statue of the Jade Mother.
　　There was also a huge peach tree with its leaves already fallen, looking like a dead tree.
　　Xu Taiping said in surprise：
　　Could this peach tree be the legendary mother tree of the flat peaches？
　　It is rumored that the fairy peaches produced by the mother tree of the flat peaches, even if eaten by cultivators with a cultivation base above the Jingtian Realm, can also increase their lifespan by a hundred years or even a thousand years.
　　Thinking of his own lifespan, he immediately said with great regret：
　　If this flat peach tree could bear fruit, the problem of my lifespan would probably be directly solved.
　　The mirror spirit on the side couldn’t help but jeer and said：
　　“The flat peaches on this mother tree bear fruit only once every ten thousand years. Immortal officials and generals who eat them can increase their lifespan and magical power. Monks who eat them can directly ascend to the fairy world.”
　　“It’s not that easy to get.”
　　Xu Taiping, who had already understood the temper of this mirror spirit, just smiled faintly and said：
　　”Yes, if there is really such a powerful treasure in the Yaochi Holy Land, I’m afraid that what appears here today is not just a few filthy bones, but the Demon Mother and her Jiuyuan army.”
　　As he spoke, Xu Taiping’s figure flashed.
　　Then there was only a “boom”, and his figure suddenly flew straight to the foot of the statue with a thunderbolt.
　　”Bang…！”
　　However, before he could get close to the statue, his figure was blocked by a suddenly appearing ice wall.
　　”Kaka…”
　　And not only this ice wall, the entire area behind the ice wall, together with the mother tree of flat peaches and the golden body statue, were all frozen at a visible speed.
　　Just as Xu Taiping looked confused, the mirror spirit beside him suddenly said：
　　”This is a restriction set by the Jade Mother to protect the mother tree of flat peaches and the treasures still hidden here.”
　　The spirit mirror immediately added：
　　”Except for the Jade Mother herself, only the innate true fire can melt the ice in this area.”
　　Xu Taiping nodded thoughtfully and said：
　　”Then it seems that we can only try with the earth fire.”
　　As he spoke, he raised his palm, and a mass of Bafire, a mass of Golden Flame, and a mass of Thunder Flame condensed on his fingertips one after another.
　　Then, he clenched his fist hard.
　　”Boom…！”
　　Amid the deafening roar, these three masses of Postnatal True Fire began to fuse with each other very difficultly.
　　Although Xu Taiping’s cultivation base is now at the Heaven-Shocking Realm, it still takes a lot of effort to condense the Return-to-Origins Earth Fire whose killing power is equivalent to that of the Innate True Fire.
　　There is even a not small risk.
　　“Boom！！！”
　　After the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the Bafeng Flame, the Golden Flames, and the Thunder Flame finally completely merged into a mass of blazing hot flame like a rosy cloud.
　　Then, Xu Taiping very carefully held up that mass of Earth Fire, walked step by step to the front of that ice wall, and then raised his hand and slapped hard at that ice wall.
　　“Bang！！”
　　Amid the deafening roar, that mass of Earth Fire flame then suddenly spread along that ice wall with Xu Taiping’s palm as the center.
　　In just the blink of an eye, this Earth Fire completely covered the ice wall that enveloped the statue and the peach tree.
　　Amid the raging flames, it could be seen that the ice wall was melting rapidly at a visible speed with the naked eye.
　　Although Xu Taiping had neither taken the Red Flame Pill nor the Thunder Mark Pill at this moment, relying on the burning power of the Earth Fire, it was still no problem to offset this ice-sealing power.
　　While watching the ice melt little by little, Xu Taiping asked the Mirror Spirit beside him without looking back：
　　“You said, doesn’t the Jade Mother fear that other cultivators who have mastered the Earth Fire or the Innate True Fire will steal the treasures inside？”
　　The Spirit Mirror replied：
　　“Heretical cultivators and demonic creatures cannot master Innate True Fire. As for cultivators who have mastered Innate True Fire, they will be blocked by the Jade Mother’s decree when they enter the fourth level.”
　　“The remaining ones are only cultivators who have mastered Earth Fire and are likely to reach the twelfth level of the Jasper Terrace.”
　　Upon hearing this, Xu Taiping’s heart suddenly trembled.
　　He muttered with a look of horror on his face：
　　“So this holy land of the Jade Mother has been screening the cultivators who reach the sixth level since the first level.”
　　The Spirit Mirror answered：
　　“If not, the treasures in the holy land would have been taken away by the powerhouses in the cultivation world millions of years ago.”
For a while, while Xu Taiping was marveling at the far-reaching plan of the Jade Mother in his heart he also felt a burst of shuddering for no reason.
　　After all, no one wants to be calculated like this.
　　Just as Xu Taiping was thinking like this, the voice of Lotus Pupil suddenly rang out in his heart：
　　“Don’t worry. As far as I know, even as powerful as the Jade Mother, she can only calculate some characteristics of the cultivator she is looking for.”
　　“She can’t really calculate the cultivator himself.”
　　After hearing what Lotus Pupil said, Xu Taiping’s heart suddenly relaxed a lot.
　　So while waiting for the ice wall to melt, he curiously asked Lotus Pupil：
　　“Weren’t you in a deep sleep? Why did you come out early?”
　　Lotus　Pupil　replied：
　　“When you were unconscious, not only did the Jade Mother heal your injuries, but she also restored my divine power by the way.”
　　Xu Taiping’s heart trembled：
　　“Doesn’t that mean the Jade Mother discovered your existence？”
　　Lian Tong said helplessly in tone：
　　“For an existence like the Jade Mother, even if there is only a wisp of divine will left, there should be nothing on you that can be hidden from her.”
　　Xu Taiping immediately also said helplessly to Lian Tong through voice transmission：
　　“That’s true.”
　　He immediately thought again in his heart：
　　“However, judging from the previous and current situations, the Jade Mother should be more kind to us than anything else.”
　　Lian Tong said lightly：
　　“It’s hard to say for now. It depends on the situation after you help her restore her complete divine will.”
　　Xu Taiping nodded slightly, feeling that what Lian Tong said was reasonable.
　　After all, for now, the Jade Mother can be considered to have a favor to ask of her.
　　What kind of attitude will be appropriate after the matter is done, that’s hard to say.
　　“Bang…！！”
Just at this moment, accompanied by a deafening bursting sound the block of ice that had frozen most of the Jade Platform suddenly shattered.
　　“Boom…！”
　　However, even though it shattered, the Returning Origin Earth Fire was still attached to each piece of broken ice until they were burned into nothingness.
　　“Bang！”
　　Even a spirit bead that controlled the power of this ice also burst open at this time.
　　The biggest difference between innate true fire and acquired true fire lies in that innate true fire can burn everything in the world.
　　“Hu　hu　hu…！”
　　At this time, with a gust of strong wind blowing past, the sky full of snow suddenly dissipated, and the sky was clear and bright.
　　Most amazingly, the mother flat peach tree actually sprouted tender buds at a visible speed at this time.
　　“Boom！”
　　Just as Xu Taiping looked surprised, a ball of flame suddenly fell from the sky and smashed straight towards Xu Taiping.
　　“Boom…！”
　　Almost instinctively, Xu Taiping assumed the fist stance of the Supporting the Sky Style.
　　However, when the ball of flame was still more than a hundred zhang away from Xu Taiping, it suddenly “boomed” and scattered.
　　Immediately, I saw a black stone, exuding a scorching breath, slowly falling in front of Xu Taiping.
A closer look revealed that this ordinary-looking black stone was actually engraved with a multitude of golden runes.
　　Just as Xu Taiping was about to take a closer look, the mirror spirit beside him suddenly spoke up and said：
　　“According to the order of the Jade Mother, this rock containing the seed of the innate true fire is one of the treasures she bestowed on you this time.”
　　Xu Taiping was stunned for a moment and said in surprise：
　　“A rock containing the spark of Innate True Fire, and it’s just… just one of the treasures given by Mother Jade？”
　　He didn’t expect that Mother Jade would be so generous.
　　At this time, Lotus Pupil also transmitted a voice to Xu Taiping and said：
　　“Xu Taiping, ask that Mirror Spirit which Innate True Fire this spark belongs to.”
　　And then immediately added：
　　“Actually, there are many types of Innate True Fire, and some are even inferior to your Earth Fire.”
　　Xu Taiping immediately responded in his heart and then asked：
　　“Dare to ask Lord Mirror Spirit, did Mother Jade explain which Innate True Fire this spark is？”
　　Originally, Xu Taiping didn’t hold much hope, but unexpectedly, the Mirror Spirit didn’t hesitate to answer and said：
This True Fire spark is called Innate Southern Bright to Fire. Its destructive power can rank third among the Innate True Fires that exist in this world.”
　　“Its killing power, even without the method of controlling fire, is enough to injure a cultivator at the Harmony with the Dao and Opening the Origin Realm.”
　　“If it is used properly, even a cultivator at the Harmony with the Dao and Heavenly Communication Realm will have to give way when encountering it.”
　　Xu Taiping’s heart was greatly shocked.
As early as when he was in the lower realm, he had heard of the Southern Bright away from Fire.
At the beginning, the Southern Bright Fire Spear in the hands of the old Martial God Zhu Huai only had a trace of the True Meaning of Southern Bright is away from Fire, and its killing power was already very astonishing.
　　He completely didn’t expect that when Mother Jade made a move, it would be such a precious gift.
　　At this time, only the mirror spirit continued to say：
　　“However, the Jade Mother also explained that the fire seed in your hand has been extinguished for a long time and must be nourished by your own earthly fire to make it wake up.”
　　“In addition, there is also a congenital true fire control method left by the Jade Mother in this real fire rock, which is regarded as the second gift left by the Jade Mother for you.”
　　When hearing that there was a congenital true fire control method in this rock,
　　Xu Taiping couldn’t help but be overjoyed.
　　Because as far as he knew, the congenital true fire control method was even more precious than the real fire seed.
　　With this fire control method, not only would he no longer have to worry about being burned by the real fire himself, but the power of displaying the real fire would also be doubled.
　　So Xu Taiping immediately bowed distantly to the statue of the Jade Mother and said：
　　“Thank you, Jade Mother！”
　　At this time, the mirror spirit on the side reminded Xu Taiping again：
　　“The third gift left to you by the Jade Mother, as well as the last nutrient needed for the earthly fruit, and the planting method of the earthly fruit, are all in the hand of that statue.”
　　Xu Taiping immediately nodded and said：
　　“I will go and get it right away！”