Not a Spiritual Herb?

Murong Gong looked at Chen Pingan with reverence and said, "Only a senior like you could cultivate such watermelons!"

Murong Gong's heart was filled with awe and respect.

Not long ago, there were no watermelons here.

But in just a short while, they had appeared.

And of such high quality too.

He was certain that only a cultivator of the highest caliber in this mortal realm could achieve this.

Chen Pingan had not received the answer he expected.

He thought Murong Gong would say these were spiritual herbs.

"Elder Gong, do you think these are spiritual herbs?" asked Chen Pingan, having not clarified earlier.

This time he asked directly, without being vague.

It was either yes or no.

If they were spiritual herbs...

Heh heh.

Then he could exchange them for money in the future.

Upon hearing Chen Pingan's words, Murong Gong blinked.

Senior, are you testing me again?

How could these possibly be mere spiritual herbs?

At the very least, they must be divine herbs!

Still, Murong Gong wondered if they might even surpass divine herbs.

After all, his senior's cultivation could well be on par with, or even exceed, that of an Immortal Emperor.

But what lies beyond an Immortal Emperor?

He did not know.

Murong Gong pondered for a moment, then to provide the most accurate answer, he seized upon the loophole in Chen Pingan's question and shook his head.

"Of course, these are not spiritual herbs."

Haha.

This answer was perfect.

Since the senior only asked if they were spiritual herbs or not.

Saying they were not sufficed.

Upon hearing this, Chen Pingan's eyes dimmed slightly.

So they were not, after all!

Well, no matter how delicious or extraordinary they appeared, it seemed these were merely ordinary watermelons.

Fearing that Chen Pingan might test him further, and with nothing else to discuss, Murong Gong cupped his hands respectfully and said, "If there is nothing else, Senior, I shall take my leave. I still need to prepare for the sect's inauguration ceremony."

Chen Pingan nodded with a smile.

He was gratified and thankful for Murong Gong's diligent efforts, for this was his assigned task.

Before seeing Murong Gong off, Chen Pingan suddenly stopped him, "By the way, although these watermelons are nothing special, they are quite delicious. Elder Gong, take a couple back for Murong Xue and the others, or leave one for the guests at the inauguration ceremony."

With that, Chen Pingan went over and picked two watermelons, handing them to Murong Gong.

Murong Gong now cradled two large watermelons in his arms.

At this moment, he stood dumbfounded.

His mind buzzed like it had been struck by lightning.

Gulp!

He couldn't help but swallow hard.

This... This...

He didn't know what to say anymore.

He stared blankly at Chen Pingan.

Then.

"Thank you, Senior!!" he shouted, his voice almost cracking.

Chen Pingan paused, then smiled wryly, "It's nothing, they're not valuable, just a small token of goodwill."

Hearing these words, Murong Gong swallowed hard again.

Senior, to you, these items of the lowest grade of divine herbs are indeed worthless and unremarkable.

But to us, they are a heavenly blessing, a terrifying opportunity!

If he weren't holding two watermelons, he would have knelt and kowtowed to the man before him who was akin to his reborn parent!

After seeing Murong Gong off and closing the door, Chen Pingan mused, "Elder Gong is quite decent. They haven't bothered me much lately, not like their past frenzy. Just now, those two watermelons are of no use to them, at most just delicious watermelons. Eh, I should take better care of them in the future."

Chen Pingan smiled as he headed back into the house.

At this moment, Su Ling stood dejectedly in front of the door, her mouth pursed in a sullen pout.

Two large watermelons!

Her face was filled with envy.

At the same time, she resolved that after eating the watermelons, she would secretly grow some more herself!

Murong Gong dared not store the watermelons in his inter-spatial ring, fearing that these treasures might be damaged if they collided with other objects inside.

He carefully cradled them, his face beaming with ecstatic joy.

He teleported away.

Soon, he returned to his sect.

Inside a grand hall, he gathered Murong Xue and the others.

Before them was a table.

On the table sat a watermelon the size of a bucket.

As soon as everyone entered the room, they fixed their gazes upon this watermelon.

Their eyes seemed magnetically drawn to it, as if the watermelon exerted some mystical force upon them.

Murong Xue and the others swallowed hard, their glistening eyes betraying their current state of mind.

Murong Gong looked at Murong Yunhai and said, "Don't be hasty, I'll step out for a moment."

Murong Gong vanished from the room, then reappeared in the sky.

"Brother Xiao, the Senior has bestowed upon me a great opportunity. Come join us in partaking of it!"

Black Xiao had been swimming in the sky recently. Upon hearing this, he transformed and flew down.

"The Senior gave you an opportunity, Brother? What kind of opportunity?" Black Xiao asked expectantly.

Murong Gong smiled mysteriously, "You'll find out soon enough."

The man and the dog soon arrived in the grand hall.

Upon entering, Black Xiao was immediately drawn to the watermelon on the table.

"This! This is a divine herb?!" Black Xiao exclaimed.

He had already reached the Great Accomplishment realm, yet he had never seen a divine herb before.

However, he had encountered tenth-grade spiritual herbs.

But the aura emanating from this watermelon was hundreds or even thousands of times more potent than a tenth-grade spiritual herb!

This was at least a divine herb!

Murong Gong stepped up to the table and explained, "Let me tell you, this watermelon was grown by the Senior in his own courtyard."

"The day before yesterday, when I visited the Senior's courtyard, there was nothing there. But today, when I went back, there was a plot of land with many of these watermelons of such high quality!"

Gasps!

Upon hearing Murong Gong's words, everyone, even the dog on the ground, drew in a sharp breath of cold air.

This, this was simply a miracle!!

"No more words, this is an opportunity bestowed by the Senior. We shall share it equally, and conveniently, the watermelon is easy to divide!"

With that, Murong Gong took out a knife and began cutting the watermelon.

However.

To his shock and horror.

An ordinary knife could not cut through this watermelon at all!

They were stunned once again.

Only after using their finest weapons were they able to slice open the watermelon.

Each person received two small pieces.

After dividing it, they began to taste it.

And it was at this moment.

The entire grand hall suddenly fell silent.

Then, everyone, even the dog on the ground, went into a frenzy.

The sounds of eating were deafening.

But soon, the area fell quiet again.

Black Xiao, in his dog form, was slower than Murong Gong and the others in eating. After finishing, the dog's face took on a humanlike expression of bliss.

He had already reached the Great Accomplishment realm, and any further breakthroughs would be extremely difficult.

Some cultivators at the Great Accomplishment realm might take decades to advance a single level.

Yet Black Xiao had only eaten two pieces of watermelon, and he had broken through!!

Black Xiao looked toward Murong Gong and the others.

He wanted to share his shock and elation.

But upon looking at them, he paused in bewilderment.

"Huh? Where did your watermelon rinds go?"

Upon hearing Black Xiao's words, Murong Gong and the others had strange looks on their faces, but remained silent.