Chapter 0467 – Golden Spirit Fruit

The Five Elements Forbidden Zone cut off all vitality; lifeforms and even plants should not be able to exist within it. However, there was one exception—when the zone itself gave birth to miraculous trees known as Five Element Fruit Trees, spiritual trees formed through the quintessence of the five elements.

These were spiritual roots of heaven and earth, wondrous and rare treasures.

Even so, their emergence within the Five Elements Forbidden Zone was extraordinarily rare—one in tens of thousands, at best.

"Five Element Fruit Trees? What are those?"Jia Xu asked curiously.

Not only him—the others were also intrigued.Such knowledge wasn't common; only those with special inheritances would know.

"The Five Elements Forbidden Zone is a place of peril," Ye Zhiqiu explained, appearing rarely, but now speaking fluently as if reciting a treasured tale. "Yet it is also the most fertile ground for nurturing five-elemental treasures. Among them, the most precious is the Five Element Fruit Tree. But it's not one tree—it's five: Gold Spirit Tree, Wood Spirit Tree, Earth Spirit Tree, Water Spirit Tree, and Fire Spirit Tree. Each one is born of the purest elemental force, containing elemental origin essence."

"This is the Gold Elemental Zone. Naturally, what has grown here is the Gold Spirit Tree, one of the five."

"There's even a legend," Ye Zhiqiu continued, eyes gleaming, "that if someone were to gather all five elemental spirit trees and fuse them, they could create the mythical Innate Spiritual Root—the Five Elements Divine Tree. From this tree, the fruits—Five Elemental Fruits—are said to bestow a Five Element Body upon consumption. That's not even mentioning the immense cultivation benefits."

Such a divine tree would rival the legendary Ginseng Fruit Tree and Peach of Immortality Tree in rank and value.

"What does the Gold Spirit Tree actually do?" Fu Hongxue asked, his gaze intense.

"Each Five Element Fruit Tree bears fruits containing pure elemental origin essence," Ye Zhiqiu quickly replied. "They can enhance physique, temper the body, boost cultivation, or even be used as rare spiritual materials to open meridians or awaken divine abilities. The Gold Spirit Fruit is an invaluable gold-elemental treasure."

"So it can be used to forge a Dao Foundation, becoming a source of power in the Sea of Transformation?"Fu Hongxue's eyes lit up with excitement.

Indeed, such a pure gold-elemental treasure was ideal for strengthening one's foundation. A Dao foundation built with it would be incredibly powerful.

"A Gold Spirit Tree, born in the Gold Elemental Zone... its grade is likely Heaven-rank or even Immortal-rank. Its value is immeasurable."Yi Tianxing also felt joy in his heart.

The wilderness was full of dangers—but also boundless opportunities.Had this zone not been deep in the wild, who would have found it?Even if found, few could approach it.

Even Yi Tianxing, with his current body cultivation, dared not get too close—the golden mist radiated terrifying sharpness, capable of piercing and shredding flesh instantly.

This was the edge of gold.

Fortunately, the Hongmeng Heavenly Emperor Tower was the nemesis of this golden mist. As chaos gives birth to all things, even the sharpest gold force would be neutralized by chaotic energy—unless it had reached an unimaginable level.

Whoosh!

Unnoticed, the golden mist was being absorbed by the tower, thinning rapidly and shrinking in scope.

Ding ding ding!

Just then, countless rays of divine light burst from the tower, filled with runes and Dao Rhythms—profound and mystical.

"It's at its limit. The tower's space—three thousand li wide—is full. The golden energy in this Gold Elemental Zone is massive and pure... this is a great harvest," Yi Tianxing thought, deeply shocked.

He could break through right now if he wished, but instead chose to continue absorbing and storing the energy within the tower, suppressing it for future use.

Soon, the entire mist was gone, revealing the golden ground beneath.

"So hard... this isn't ordinary soil anymore—it's top-tier spiritual material: Extreme Gold Iron, also called Limitless Refined Gold!"

Stepping on it, Yi Tianxing immediately realized the transformation. Under the influence of the rich gold essence, the land had become a treasure—a top material for forging divine artifacts.

Elsewhere, even a small piece would be priceless, but here, the entire ground was made of it.

Truly an unfathomable fortune.

Ding!

Wang Dahu drew his warblade and slashed at the ground, attempting to pry a chunk free.

But in a flash of golden light, his Scorpion Warblade shattered, utterly obliterated. A surge of sharp golden energy had crushed it—and the ground remained untouched, without even a scratch.

"That's impossible to break through," Ye Zhiqiu shook his head. "This Limitless Refined Gold has fused into one whole. Unless an Emperor-level powerhouse excavates the entire area, it's immovable. Any attempt will trigger the full force of the Gold Element, cutting us into a billion pieces."

This wasn't fragmented ore—it was a unified whole. Without exceptional means, it was impossible to obtain it.

"Don't touch the Limitless Refined Gold."Yi Tianxing took a deep breath and walked toward the small tree in the center.

The tree was entirely golden, like a perfect golden sculpture—even its leaves were golden, patterned with golden vein-lines. A breeze rustled its leaves, producing crisp sounds like wind chimes.

It was only about a meter tall, with few branches, but emitted dense gold-element Dao Rhythms, exuding an aura of elemental origin, as though it was the embodiment of the Gold Dao itself.

Most notably, it bore several golden fruits, plum-sized, with mysterious golden patterns on their surface, glowing with divine light.

"This is the Gold Spirit Tree. Its fruit—Gold Spirit Fruit—contains pure gold-element origin. It's said some have forged divine treasures from them—like the Gold Spirit Pearl," Ye Zhiqiu said excitedly.

It was a treasure even more precious than Limitless Refined Gold.

"Nine Gold Spirit Fruits," Yi Tianxing noted.

All of them were ripe, giving off a fragrant aroma—ready for picking. Each one was priceless, and here were nine.

"Lord, let me help pick them!" Wang Dahu volunteered eagerly.

He stepped forward and tried to pluck a fruit—thinking it would be easy.

"Nnngh!"

He pulled with force, but the fruit didn't budge—as if fixed to a mountain. Even when channeling true qi, it wouldn't move.

"What the hell?"He scratched his head in confusion.

"It's not that simple," Ye Zhiqiu chuckled. "Plucking Gold Spirit Fruit requires a special method. The Five Elements cycle—Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth—has rules."

"Metal generates Water, Water generates Wood, Wood generates Fire, Fire generates Earth, Earth generates Metal. But they also counter each other: Metal conquers Wood, Wood conquers Earth, Earth conquers Water, Water conquers Fire, Fire conquers Metal."

"To pluck Gold Spirit Fruit, you must use a Fire-element tool—because Fire conquers Metal. Then, you must catch it in an Earth-element container—as Metal merges into Metal, burns under Fire, and is stabilized by Earth. Only Earth can preserve the fruit's essence."

"Got it."Yi Tianxing nodded in understanding.

Following the method, they used fire-element items to knock the fruits loose, and stone containers (Earth element) to collect them. As a result, they successfully harvested all nine Gold Spirit Fruits.

"Store them!"Afterward, Yi Tianxing placed a hand on the tree. It radiated powerful life and gold-origin energy.

With a thought, he uprooted the entire Gold Spirit Tree, and strangely, though it had grown from Limitless Refined Gold, it came out cleanly, with no damage to the roots.