Chapter 1506: Old Gu's Assistance

Lao Gu cleaned his ears again, certain he hadn't misheard. If Chu Feng hadn't been far away, he would have attacked him on the spot.

"Were you possessed by Li Dahei?!" he demanded.

Ever since he learned his own elder brother had tricked him, his past admiration had waned. He now felt that Li was a bottomless pit.

"You're the one who's possessed! I'm strong, so I naturally need a lot more!" Chu Feng corrected.

Lao Gu's face darkened as he said, "You're talking nonsense! A hundred thousand jin of mighty-level exotic soil? Are you insane?"

"People can't be compared. My next evolution requires a massive amount. Otherwise, how could I be invincible in my domain? This is what makes me special!"

Lao Gu, looking at him through the screen, didn't hide his disapproval. "Aren't you ashamed? You're just a Constant King, even if you are extraordinary. But you're only evolving into a Heavenly Venerate now, why do you need so much mighty-level exotic soil?"

"To clarify, I'm now a Dual Constant King Dao Fruit cultivator. I just killed a Great Heavenly Venerate. I'm different from others; this time, I need a massive amount!"

This clarification was a bit painful. Lao Gu wanted to spit in his face. He had just become a Great Heavenly Venerate himself, and Chu Feng, on the other side, kept emphasizing that he had just killed one. It was utterly shameful!

Chu Feng continued, "I'm too strong. Heavenly Venerate-level exotic soil might not even be effective for me, because I already used a lot of Heavenly Venerate-level soil when I advanced to the Dual Constant King Dao Fruit."

Lao Gu's face flushed, then turned green with suppressed anger. "Can't you stop showing off? We know you're strong. Who are you emphasizing it to?"

"I've also made rapid progress and require a large amount of super soil. I'm about to enter that realm and have prepared three portions of mighty-level exotic soil for myself," Lao Gu said.

He had to save some face, otherwise, would he really become a weakling? He had finally broken through to become a Great Heavenly Venerate and wanted to show off a bit.

But this hateful devil brat kept poking at his heart, making Lao Gu's lungs ache with frustration. So, he now adopted an arrogant posture.

He wanted Chu Feng to understand that he was about to advance again, still suppressing him and surpassing the "Devil Chu's" realm.

"Lao Gu, take it easy. If your foundation isn't deep enough and your cooling-off period isn't long enough, something will go wrong. You must be careful and not be reckless!" Chu Feng said in a serious, heartfelt tone.

Lao Gu's nose nearly twisted with anger. "You're just a young man yourself, making such rapid progress. Instead of admitting your own lack of accumulation, you're advising others. Who are you trying to mock?"

Lao Gu was furious, truly not wanting to look at this devil anymore.

But he held back. He had to remind Chu Feng, as this issue was indeed extremely serious. He said, "When you talk about me, don't you think about yourself?"

Lao Gu became serious. "The Pollen Path is too dangerous. If your foundation isn't solid enough, skyrocketing like you are, you'd die horribly even if you had ten thousand lives. I advise you to go into seclusion from now on, or experience the myriad forms of life in the mortal world. Stop evolving, or your end will be tragic."

These weren't empty words, but from the bottom of his heart. If one were truly careless, whether a prodigy or possessing ultimate potential, they would die a miserable death.

From ancient times to the present, there had been no exceptions: those who evolved too quickly never came to a good end.

The early stages of the Pollen Evolution Path were fine, even relatively smooth, but in the middle to late stages, the death rate skyrocketed, leaving no easy road.

As for ordinary Divine Kings, there was no need to mention them. Even among talented individuals, those close to the Heavenly Venerate realm—the special Divine Kings known as quasi-Heavenly Venerates—had an extremely low success rate of becoming a Heavenly Venerate, less than one in a hundred.

If you included ordinary Divine Kings, that proportion would be unimaginable!

And for Heavenly Venerates, advancing further was even harder; the success rate would only be lower!

"Lao Gu, don't talk about me. What about you? You've risen so quickly, aren't you still full of vigor?" Chu Feng asked.

"How do you know I haven't faced deathly trials? I almost had an accident in the Heavenly Venerate realm, and when I became a Great Heavenly Venerate, I encountered a great spiritual tribulation and the calamity of decay. I almost died! Only by relying on my extraordinary methods and heaven-defying abilities did I survive. Let someone else try, and I guarantee their corpse would be stinking. Even a hundred lives wouldn't be enough to offset it."

Lao Gu warned him sternly. While there was an element of showing off and boasting, most of it was true; the process was extremely dangerous.

"Don't worry, if you can do it, I'll be even stronger!" Chu Feng said, patting his chest, completely unrestrained and saying whatever came to mind with Lao Gu.

Lao Gu was furious. "This brat, can't he speak like a human being? Why do I feel such an intense urge to beat him up?!"

Lao Gu held back. Then, he straightened his back again, resuming his confident posture, hands clasped behind him. "You're not like me. Don't you know who I, Lao Gu, am!"

Then, he spoke truthfully and earnestly.

"There's a difference between us. I remained buried in the Underworld for countless ages in the state of a Nine Nether Wraith, dormant from prehistoric times until now, reshaping myself. It was the best possible accumulation, unparalleled. After long ages, I waited in the darkness, all for this lifetime to shine brilliantly!"

Lao Gu was very serious this time, not joking. This was the truth.

His accumulation was sufficient. From prehistoric times until now, how many years had it been? He had been waiting for this lifetime's opportunity, undergoing the baptism of endless ages.

Chu Feng also became serious. "I know my own situation; rest assured, there's definitely no problem. As long as I have mighty-level soil, I'll be fine. What I need now is time. This world is ending; there's no future to speak of. If I don't rise now and instead think about accumulation, I'll die even faster!"

Lao Gu stared intently at him. "This guy came from the Minor Netherworld. How could he be so special? Does he not need accumulation at all?"

He even started doubting his own life, wanting to slice Chu Feng up for study: a young body, Dual Constant King Dao Fruit, and now he was shouting about advancing again soon?

Chu Feng continued, "Lao Gu, do you have suitable pollen? Don't evolve recklessly. If it comes down to it, I'll find some exceptionally high-quality plants for you later."

Lao Gu's face twitched. He was still cautioning Chu Feng, and now Chu Feng was educating him in return.

"Of course I do! I prepared them thoroughly back then. In the past, I had several sacred medicinal trees, all heaven-defying, and I've kept them all carefully preserved, planted in a certain secret realm. I checked last time, and they're all still there. Some of the medicinal trees have fruits that are almost ripe. As long as they're given a large amount of exotic soil, their ripening time can be greatly shortened."

Those different ancient trees, blooming and bearing fruit, corresponded to different cultivation realms and levels.

Lao Gu naturally had more than one backup plan. In fact, he had three other medicinal gardens.

However, when he checked this time, some varieties had long since rotted away. Even if the pollen seeds regrew, some plants were missing, but overall, it was enough for his use.

At this point, Lao Gu grew suspicious. "I prepared these rare and even peerless varieties for myself in prehistoric times, while my elder brother was still in power. But where do you get pollen? Do you have sacred medicinal trees?"

He warned Chu Feng that the choice of pollen was crucial and couldn't be taken lightly. Ordinary pollen or common fruits would affect the upper limit of one's achievements.

Chu Feng said, "Don't worry, I found a prehistoric secret realm and saw several ancient trees bearing flower buds. Because their medicinal properties are too strong, normally it might take several years for the petals to bloom. However, with mighty-level exotic soil to ripen them, it won't take long."

He genuinely found it hard to explain the three seeds at the moment, especially over a network call; he couldn't go into detail. If the secret leaked, the consequences would be terrifying.

Although Lao Gu was suspicious, he didn't press for details. Such matters were not suitable for deep discussion over a communicator.

Then, he said proudly, "Hmm, to ripen my sacred ancient tree, I need three portions of mighty-level exotic soil!"

This was astonishing. Generally, one portion of mighty-level soil would naturally be enough to nourish a great medicinal plant of the corresponding level.

However, Lao Gu added three more portions, meaning his evolution this time would require four portions of mighty-level exotic soil. This showed the quality of his medicine.

Seeing his expression, Chu Feng couldn't help but ask curiously, "A hundred thousand jin of mighty-level soil, how many portions is that equivalent to?"

Lao Gu wanted to blast him. "I'm showing off like this, waiting for your amazement, for you to be dumbfounded, and you're just so nonchalant, even poking at my heart?!"

Chu Feng saw his reaction and immediately gave an awkward laugh. "You're amazing! What kind of medicinal herb are you preparing? What kind of rare ancient tree is it?"

"It's a medicinal tree my elder brother used before. Let me put it this way: I've prepared all the sacred trees and immortal herbs he used on his Pollen Evolution Path!"

"You brother-leech!" Chu Feng curled his lip.

Fortunately, Lao Gu didn't hear that, or he would have been even more infuriated.

Lao Gu said, "Do you know how much one portion of mighty-level soil weighs? Depending on the type, it can range from one or two hundred jin to two thousand jin! So, do you understand how outrageous you are, asking for a hundred thousand jin?!"

Chu Feng stared blankly. After a moment, he came back to his senses and said, "Then just prepare twenty or so portions for me. Anyway, once you advance to the mighty realm, the rest will be useless. Don't tell me you don't have any; with your 'brother-leech' personality, you definitely prepared a huge pile back then, probably as high as a small mountain, right?"

Lao Gu truly wanted to kill him. "Brother-leech"—how awful! Besides, he had been tricked into weeping and foolishly laughing, almost going mad.

"I can spare two portions for you," Lao Gu said after thinking. This was a result of his abundant preparations back then; such items were of incalculable value.

If one wanted to buy it, it was simply impossible; no one would sell such a thing. Any sect cherished it as much as their lives.

"Lao Gu, although you're very generous, for me, it's truly a drop in the bucket. It's not enough. Do you have any more?" Chu Feng sighed. Lao Gu was indeed exceptionally righteous.

The value of mighty-level soil was far beyond "priceless"; it was a truly invaluable treasure, too rare.

But his seeds were a bottomless pit, constantly insatiable.

"I'll think of a way, perhaps I can find you a bit more. By the way, where are you? I'll have someone deliver it to you," Lao Gu asked.

"Yuezhou," Chu Feng replied.

He mused that with the three portions Lao Gu found for him, plus what he already had, and the three he had pre-ordered, it should be just about enough.

"Why did you go to Yuezhou?" Lao Gu was highly suspicious that this guy was up to no good.

"I pre-ordered three portions of mighty-level exotic soil and am waiting to go pick them up," Chu Feng replied.

"What's going on?"

"Specifically, I'm preparing to raid the lairs of three mighty figures from the Yuan clan," Chu Feng answered.

Upon hearing this, Lao Gu immediately became excited, dropped his wine cup, turned, and ran out, shouting, "Wait for me!"