Chapter 0564: The Struggle for the Sacred Fruit of Heaven and Earth

When the jade-like crystal appeared in Huang Long’s hands, the entire hall became much brighter.
The clerk let out an exclamation of surprise; his arrogant and mocking expression vanished, replaced by astonishment. Staring at the crystal in Huang Long’s hands, he asked, “What kind of ore is this?” It seemed he thought it was some rare ore.
Although he couldn’t identify what kind of ore it was, he could tell it was extraordinary.
In fact, what Huang Long held was not an ore at all, but the seed of the Sacred Fruit of Heaven and Earth, obtained from the Chaos Divine Dragon in the Forgotten Lands of the Netherworld!
Before its demise in the Forgotten Lands, the Chaos Divine Dragon had given Huang Long over a thousand seeds of the Sacred Fruit of Heaven and Earth. Over the years, Huang Long had used half of them for alchemy, leaving the other half—more than seven hundred seeds.
Though Huang Long didn’t know the exact strength of the Chaos Divine Dragon, he guessed it must have been a supreme divine king. Naturally, the Sacred Fruit of Heaven and Earth in its hands was nothing ordinary.
These days, Huang Long had researched the Sacred Fruit of Heaven and Earth and learned that it was an extremely precious item even in the Chaos Divine Realm, one that even the most powerful families there fought fiercely to obtain. It could be said to be as rare as the Chaos Stone.
As for its price, there was no need to say more.
This was also why Huang Long had been worried earlier that the counter manager wouldn’t be able to make a decision.
Ore? Looking at the clerk’s astonished expression, Huang Long slowly said, “This is not an ore.”
“Not an ore?” The clerk was even more shocked. He had worked as a clerk in this shop for millions of years—how could he not distinguish between an ore and something else? He took a closer look but still couldn’t figure out what the crystal in Huang Long’s hands was.
“It’s the seed of the Sacred Fruit of Heaven and Earth,” Huang Long said straightforwardly.
“Oh, so it’s the seed of the Sacred Fruit of Heaven and Earth,” the clerk replied casually, seemingly still not fully realizing what it was.
A moment later, suddenly, the clerk froze, his eyes wide open as he stared at the jade-like crystal in Huang Long’s hands. Trembling, he said, “You… you just mentioned some fruit? The Sacred Fruit of Heaven and Earth?!”
The Sacred Fruit of Heaven and Earth!
Huang Wannuo and the others were also stunned as if struck by lightning, staring in disbelief at the crystal in Huang Long’s hands, their bodies trembling.
Was this really the seed of the Sacred Fruit of Heaven and Earth?!
They had certainly heard of the Sacred Fruit of Heaven and Earth and knew what it meant. They never expected their master to possess its seed.

The Sacred Fruit of Heaven and Earth is one of the three sacred fruits in the Chaos Divine Plane, and it ranks first among them. Although they knew that Yellow Dragon had come to this shop to sell goods to earn money for tomorrow’s fair, they never imagined that what he would bring out would be the seeds of the Sacred Fruit of Heaven and Earth! Warner and the others took deep breaths but could not suppress their excitement. The seeds of the Sacred Fruit of Heaven and Earth, the foremost among the three sacred fruits of the Chaos Divine Plane, were right before their eyes—anyone would feel the same way. The clerk stood there in shock, while Yellow Dragon remained silent, his expression as calm as before. After a long while, the clerk finally regained his composure, jumped up, and rushed toward the counter in the main hall. As he stepped out of the hall, he stumbled and nearly fell. It was no wonder he was so flustered—this was the most precious item he had handled in millions of years. Yellow Dragon waited quietly in the hall. After rushing out of the hall, the clerk arrived at the counter, out of breath: “Manager Bill, he… he!” Seeing the clerk gasping and speaking unclearly, the bearded manager frowned and snapped, “What about him? Can’t you see I’m busy? What did that country bumpkin sell? If it’s some trivial stuff, send him away!” By “country bumpkin,” he meant Yellow Dragon, and by “trivial stuff,” he referred to something unworthy of being sold. A shop from such a prestigious family naturally wouldn’t accept anything of low quality—otherwise, it would be a disgrace to their reputation! “No, it’s not trivial stuff!” the clerk insisted urgently, then pointed toward the hall where Yellow Dragon and the others were waiting. Just as he was about to speak, the manager grew impatient and shouted, “If it’s not trivial stuff, then it’s not! Can’t you handle it yourself? Do you have nothing better to do and want to quit?” Normally, if Bill had scolded him like this, the clerk would have fled immediately, but now he insisted on finishing what he had to say: “Manager Bill, it’s the seeds of the Sacred Fruit of Heaven and Earth!” “What seeds of the Sacred Fruit of Heaven and Earth?” Bill snapped. “The Sacred Fruit of Heaven and Earth?!” Right after Bill’s outburst, the entire hall fell silent as everyone turned to look at him, some even exclaiming in shock. Bill turned to look at the expressions on the people in the hall. Suddenly, his eyes widened. After a pause, he grabbed the clerk by the collar and trembled as he said, “You… what did you say? He wants to sell the seeds of the Sacred Fruit of Heaven and Earth?!” The clerk nodded again.

He had never seen the seeds of the Heavenly and Earthly Sacred Fruit before, but after Huang Long described them, he recalled some accounts of such seeds, and thus was certain that the white-jade-like crystal in Huang Long’s hands was indeed a seed of the Heavenly and Earthly Sacred Fruit.

When Xiao Erzi confirmed this, Bill relaxed his grip, standing there in a daze. After a moment, he suddenly jumped up and rushed toward the small hall. Seeing this, Xiao Erzi also hurried after him.

Once Bill and Xiao Erzi left, the once quiet hall erupted into chaos. Although no one knew exactly what had happened, from Bill’s and Xiao Erzi’s conversation, they guessed that someone must have come to sell seeds of the Heavenly and Earthly Sacred Fruit. Such fruits were so rare—only appearing once every hundred million years. Hearing that someone was selling their seeds naturally sparked much discussion, and many descendants of prominent families in the hall also headed toward the small hall. If it were true, they were willing to pay a high price for those seeds.

Bill ran from the hall’s counter into the small hall as if floating. When he saw the figure standing there, back to him, his eyes filled with eagerness. Suddenly, that figure gave him a sense of awe.

“Uh, this sir!” Bill approached Huang Long from behind, stammering, not knowing what to say. Remembering his previous judgment that Huang Long was a country bumpkin, sweat broke out on his forehead—whether it was cold or hot, he wasn’t sure.

Huang Long turned to look at Bill. “Your name is Bill?”

Bill nodded nervously.

Huang Long glanced at the sweat on Bill’s forehead and said, “These are seeds of the Heavenly and Earthly Sacred Fruit. Take a look and estimate their value.” He certainly wouldn’t bother with such a lowly person.

Bill stared at the crystal in Huang Long’s hand, which glowed faintly like white jade. His heart tightened, his breathing became rapid, and his eyes remained fixed on it. When he took the seed from Huang Long’s hands, his hands trembled as he held it carefully.

Seeds of the Heavenly and Earthly Sacred Fruit!

Bill stood there, his eyes fixed solely on those seeds.

“How about it?” After a while, seeing that Bill still stood silent, Huang Long spoke up.

Only then did Bill snap out of his shock. Seeing that Huang Long didn’t seem angry, he breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and tried to suppress his excitement. Then he said carefully, “This sir, I can’t make a decision on this. I need to report it to our boss first!” His face flushed as he remembered having said earlier that he could make the decision himself.

Huang Long glanced at Bill and nodded.

Bill quickly used the jade talisman to send a message.
“Sir, we are from the Domino family and are also very interested in this Heavenly Sacred Fruit. We are willing to pay thirty trillion divine stones for it. What do you think?” Just as Bill was sending the message, a young man in light blue clothes entered and spoke to the Yellow Dragon with slight respect.
Although the Domino family wasn’t among the top ten families on the Kale Continent, it was still ranked among the top thirty.
Upon hearing the young man’s words, Bill’s expression darkened. Behind their shop, the Stu family wasn’t afraid of the Domino family, but he was merely an external manager of the Stu family, far below their core disciples in status, so he didn’t dare say much. Now, he could only hope their boss would come soon to “take control of the situation.”
“Thirty trillion? Our Hob family is willing to offer thirty-one trillion!” At that moment, a middle-aged man in light yellow clothes stepped forward and spoke.
Bill’s expression grew even darker as he regretted his earlier outburst in the hall; otherwise, these descendants of powerful families wouldn’t have come to compete for the seeds of the Heavenly Sacred Fruit!
Warner and the others stood behind the Yellow Dragon, listening to the words of the young man in blue and the middle-aged man in yellow. Though they were the leaders of the three strongest peaks in the Moore Mountains, they were far inferior to families like the Domino and Hob families.
The Yellow Dragon didn’t speak. He hadn’t expected the Domino and Hob families to “interfere,” but this was even better. Initially, he had planned to sell twenty or thirty seeds of the Heavenly Sacred Fruit, fearing that his shop wouldn’t be able to handle such a large quantity.
“Bai Yi, Reddy, have you crossed the line? This is our Stu family’s shop. Coming here to compete with us for something belonging to the seller is unreasonable,” Bill thought anxiously when an old man with thin cheeks and black hair entered.
Seeing the old man arrive, Bill felt relieved and quickly went over, “Lord Funa!” This was their boss, also a direct descendant of the Stu family.
The young man in blue and the middle-aged man in yellow snorted in disdain upon seeing the old man arrive.
“Funa, that’s not how it works. Seller? Has this sir yet sold the seeds of the Heavenly Sacred Fruit to your Stu family? If not, then our Domino family can buy them,” said the young man in blue.
“Exactly,” added the middle-aged man in yellow. “The seeds will go to whoever offers the highest price!”
Funa’s expression darkened.