Chapter 491

Chapter 491: The Little Rabbit That Wants to Sell Itself

Upon hearing Cloud Flower Deer say this, Xu Fan began to carefully observe this small world.

At this moment, Grape’s small world had grown to be one-tenth the size of Hidden Spirit Island, giving it a hint of the freshness of a newly born world.

"The Laws of the Five Elements here actually show a trace of manifestation."

Xu Fan lightly waved his hand, igniting a cluster of Five Elements Spirit Fire.

On the Five Elements Spirit Fire, Xu Fan could also see faint phantoms representing the runes of the five elements.

"The world is newly born; many laws are still incomplete and are slowly being perfected."

"Does that mean those who comprehend the dao here will find it easier?"

Thinking of this, Xu Fan had Grape call Xu Gang over.

"Master, what is this place?" Xu Gang said in amazement.

"Take a moment to feel and see what you sense," Xu Fan instructed.

Xu Gang sat cross-legged and closed his eyes to perceive this world.

At that moment, a flower from the giant tree at the center of the world gently fell, landing right on top of Xu Gang’s head.

Immediately, Xu Gang’s expression shifted to understanding as the spiritual energy of the five elemental origins began to gather around him.

"Good, stop! I wanted you to feel, not to absorb," Xu Fan timely interrupted Xu Gang’s action of absorbing the five elemental origins.

"I’m sorry, Master; I couldn’t hold back," Xu Gang said, scratching his head and smiling.

"The sect isn’t wealthy yet; you can’t absorb the five elemental origins here," Xu Fan said, feeling a bit bittersweet, much like a parent who can’t afford toys for their child.

"I understand now, Master. Can I comprehend the dao here?" Xu Gang asked.

"Yes, in the future you all can come here, but you mustn’t absorb the five elemental origins; they still need to evolve this world," Xu Fan explained.

"Got it." Xu Gang nodded.

"Take your time to comprehend the dao here," Xu Fan said as he left the small world.

"It’s just an excellent place for enlightenment; it doesn’t seem like much use," Xu Fan commented after exiting.

"Master, once this world grows to a certain point, certain laws can be established, like forming a new way of cultivation that anyone can practice," Grape said.

"Didn’t we discuss this before? Are there any other benefits?" Xu Fan asked.

"You can collect true spirit souls from the cultivation world, and they can be reborn in this small world."

"And it can help Master deduce techniques?" Grape added.

"Can it accelerate the passage of time?"

Xu Fan suddenly thought of something; after reaching the Transformation Stage, he felt his cultivation realm was sufficient and didn’t rush to accelerate time for a breakthrough.

"Not at the moment. There are only the most basic laws of time. To accelerate time, the world needs to evolve further," Grape replied.

"Alright then, we can leave that for later."

Xu Fan nodded, noting that he would think of a way to speed up time later.

Xu Fan returned to his courtyard and settled into his familiar lounge chair. He turned to Grape and said, "Tell me something interesting."

At that moment, a light curtain appeared before Xu Fan, displaying several Precious Artifact Rabbits selling Water Spirit Carrots on the street.

"Water Spirit Carrots, 10 spirit stones each! Bulk discounts available! Come and get them!" shouted a rabbit-eared girl at a stall, who was at the Nascent Soul Stage.

Other rabbits were also hawking their goods in different parts of the town.

"Don’t they like eating Water Spirit Carrots? Why are they selling them now?" Xu Fan asked.

"The Precious Artifact Rabbit Clan has an overproduction of Water Spirit Carrots. They’ve also discovered that in the Human Realm, they prefer other spiritual fruits like Spirit Light Grass, Spiritual Water Apples, Sweet Water Oranges, and Dragon Tail Bananas. But these fruits require spirit stones to buy, so the rabbits are selling the carrots to earn some," Grape explained.

"Now, the Precious Artifact Rabbits are just as obsessed with the spiritual fruits from our Hidden Spirit Sect as they once were with Water Spirit Carrots," Xu Fan said with a chuckle. "This world always has something that makes you fall head over heels for it."

After gaining freedom from Water Spirit Carrots, they’ve developed new cravings.

"Some of the more advanced rabbits have started looking for jobs in the Human Realm," Grape continued.

"More Precious Artifact Rabbits are willing to work as caregivers for human Tian Puppet Masters, as long as they’re guaranteed three meals a day and get to eat spiritual fruits."

"The Precious Artifact Rabbit Clan is currently adjusting the ratio of spiritual fruit cultivation to Water Spirit Carrot production."

"However, since the fasting Spirit Gathering Formation is nearing completion, the Precious Artifact Rabbit Clan’s territory is within its range, and the spiritual energy density in the air has dropped. This makes it hard to grow high-quality spiritual fruits," Grape added.

"These little rabbits are having a tough time. Grape, restore the spiritual energy density in their territory," Xu Fan said with a smile.

"Understood."

In the Precious Artifact Rabbit Clan’s territory, a group of rabbits stared helplessly at their struggling spiritual fruit trees.

"Sister Yu Xiang, we’ve run out of spirit stones to nourish this fruit forest," said one little rabbit.

"Yeah, I don’t know why, but the spiritual energy in the air has been thinning out over the years. We didn’t need spirit stones for this before," another little rabbit added, looking at the drooping leaves of the spiritual fruit trees.

"Are all our years of hard work going to waste?" the rabbit-eared girl said sadly.

Years ago, when she worked as a caregiver for a Tian Puppet Master in the Human Realm, she tasted the spiritual fruits there and was blown away.

"There are actually fruits this delicious in the world!" she thought.

After returning to the clan, she sold everything she had and went back to the Human Realm to buy seedlings of several spiritual fruit trees. She planted them with great care.

At first, they grew well, but as the spiritual energy in the air dwindled, the trees’ growth slowed to a crawl.

"Sister Yu Xiang, some of us can go out and sell ourselves. We’ll give you the spirit stones we earn, and you can use them to save this fruit forest," one little rabbit said with determination.

Her words were met with immediate agreement from the others.

"How many times do I have to say this? We’re going to the Human Realm to work as caregivers, not to sell ourselves," the rabbit-eared girl corrected firmly.

"Sister Yu Xiang, if we work as caregivers, will we really get to eat spiritual fruits?"

"Do they have Dragon Tail Bananas?" another little rabbit asked eagerly.

The others looked at her with teary eyes, full of hope.

"You’re all at the Foundation Establishment Stage or Golden Core Stage. It’s dangerous to go to the Human Realm. A human cultivator might take a liking to you and decide to kill you," the rabbit-eared girl warned.

"You can only go to the Human Realm to work for Tian Puppet Masters if you transform into human form and register at the Steel Wall," she explained.

"We have to transform into human form?" the little rabbits said, disappointed.

Just then, the spiritual energy in the air surged, gradually returning to the levels of a few years ago.

The rabbit-eared girl sensed the change and exclaimed, "The spiritual energy is back! The spiritual fruit trees we planted will bear fruit soon!"

Hearing this, the little rabbits erupted in excitement, hopping around the rabbit-eared girl with joy.