The King of Black Fog

"I was fragrant the day I was born," Yang Qinglan said calmly, while secretly using the "Dawn Mirror."

Li Changzhou laughed and pulled her into his arms, giving a kiss on her face, as smooth as jade and porcelain, yet very soft.

Even Li Qianxia thought she was adorable and wanted to nibble on her!

"Go on," Yang Qinglan hid her embarrassment.

"Wait," said Turquoise Pool, "Next, it's Qian Xia and I's turn. It's not fair for only the two of you to make the effort. Moreover, what if the fruit is only edible for the two of you? Wouldn't we suffer a loss?"

In an unknown situation, this was indeed possible.

After some discussion, the four of them decided to use the Constant Sand World of Turquoise Pool and Li Qianxia next.

Nine days later, Li Qianxia naturally wanted to smell Turquoise Pool's body.

"Like planting melons and getting melons; planting fruits and getting fruits," Turquoise Pool shifted her gaze from "Rooted" to Li Qianxia, "Qian Xia, are you ready?"

"Huh? Ready for what?"

Turquoise Pool chuckled.

Li Qianxia realized what she meant and tried to snatch Yang Qinglan's "Dawn Mirror" to prevent her from having a chance, but as the victim, would Yang Qinglan give it to her?

Another nine days passed. In Li Qianxia's anxious moments, her Constant Sand World collapsed.

...She was smelled, even her brother didn't spare her.

Fortunately, she still had a semi-finished Divine Body!

Her body remained fragrant!

Thus far, only eighty-one of the 500 nine-thousand-year-old Flat Peaches given by the Queen Mother remained. When Li Changzhou never wanted to eat another peach in this lifetime, the root system of the Constant Sand World finally formed.

The roots were just ordinary roots, indistinguishable from others, except for the leaves.

House-sized leaves, initially had just a few grains of dust, now had turned into a desert, with vegetation and insects on them.

It reminded people of the Buddhist saying "one flower, one world."

"Could the fruit turn out to be a desert?" Li Qianxia curiously grabbed a handful of sand and crushed it in her hand, indistinguishable from real sand.

"The Constant Sand World, 'Constant Sand' is just a saying; what's real is the world. This tree shouldn't be absorbing the sandy surface appearance, but the essence of the world," Yang Qinglan said.

"Wouldn't it be known when a fruit grows?" Turquoise Pool looked at Li Changzhou.

Li Changzhou went to Jupiter, tossed the Divine Tree in, and continued to spray smoke.

It took thirty-seven days to cultivate the root system, during which he continuously used "Black Fog·Time Stop," achieving slight progress.

Now, even with a Divine Tree a hundred meters large, he could accelerate it with a breath of black smoke, but only for half a month.

That's all, nothing else was gained.

This was granted under the premises of "Concentration" and "Wisdom Pearl."

Comprehending an S-level skill was surprisingly difficult. If he truly wanted to learn it on his own, without relying on system skills, it would probably take thousands, even tens of thousands of years.

That's just for him; for most people, no matter how much time they have, it's impossible to comprehend.

Looking at the stirred hydrogen sea, Li Changzhou exhaled a puff of black smoke while recalling the two Saints who fought over the 'Library.'

These two Saints likely elevated all divine skills to S-level, throwing a well-matched S-level at each encounter.

This was far more terrifying than the "Saint Master" with three thousand instincts, after all, the "Saint Master" only had six S-level skills.

Speaking of the "Saint Master," the complete form was also a tree, and the giant tree of the honey-pot world... could there be some connection with "Rooted"?

Consider finding a 'grafting' skill, enhancing it to S-level with Game Coins, and grafting these trees together.

An excellent idea!

Li Changzhou immediately teleported a message to Yafeiluna on Earth, asking her to find the 'grafting' skill.

If it's feasible...

No!

He suddenly woke up.

He had already wasted thirty-eight days on "Rooted," where's the time to be a 'Gardener'!

The fundamental value is the game!

If he wanted to study, which skill wouldn't be worth researching? But where's his time?

Another ten days, the Constant Sand Branch on "Rooted" bore fruit.

In the honey-pot world, under the Flat Peach Tree.

"What if it's useless after eating?" Li Qianxia poked the fruit, "We've already wasted all the nine-thousand-year-old Flat Peaches, only the ones on Yao's tree are left."

"Flat Peaches aren't important, just afraid of wasting time," Turquoise Pool said.

"Try it," Yang Qinglan said softly.

Fatefully, the Eternal Sand World Fruit grew like a planet, a round bead, golden like gold.

"Who eats it?" Li Changzhou asked.

Everyone stared at the ping-pong ball-sized fruit in his palm, remaining silent.

It wasn't that they wanted to eat it themselves, but that it didn't matter who ate it, so the three of them focused on watching without speaking.

"Qing Lan, you have the highest talent here," Li Changzhou handed the bead to Yang Qinglan.

"Then I'll test it for you all," Yang Qinglan used her slender fingers to pick up the golden fruit.

Gulp, Li Qianxia swallowed a mouthful of saliva, not out of greed, but out of nervousness and anticipation.

Turquoise Pool also watched intently.

Even the Guanyin in Li Changzhou's mind stared intently at the scene.

Yang Qinglan opened her petal-like lips, and as everyone's eyes drew closer, she suddenly stopped her actions.

"Should I eat it whole or bite it piece by piece?" she asked.

"..."

Although asking such a question at this urgent moment was alarming, it was indeed a necessary one to consider.

"Since it's a world, eating it whole might be better?" Turquoise Pool was uncertain.

"When it gets to the stomach, doesn't it still need to be digested? Eating it piece by piece should be fine," Li Qianxia was also uncertain.

"Just in case, one bite?" Li Changzhou suggested tentatively.

Yang Qinglan glanced at him, then sized up the fruit.

After pondering for a second, she changed into ancient attire, using her sleeves to cover her lips—no one could see her swallowing actions as they all craned their necks.

Once she lowered her broad sleeve, the Eternal Sand World Fruit had already been swallowed.

"How is it?" Li Qianxia quickly asked.