As spiritual light gushed forth, the "Purple Jade Spirit Bamboo" all began to blossom.
Each stalk bore tiny white flowers, quite lovely.
In the blink of an eye, these small white flowers matured, their petals falling as heavy clusters of fruit formed.
Huh…
The "Purple Jade Spirit Bamboo" had flowered and fruited!
What was going on?
The cultivators were dumbfounded.
They had never seen anything like it!
Nor had they ever even heard of such a thing!
By all accounts, "Purple Jade Spirit Bamboo" should not flower or bear fruit!
However, the cultivators soon came to understand.
Where were they?
In the "Purple Jade Bamboo Forest," overseen by a senior expert, nothing extraordinary should be surprising!
But what was the use of this "Purple Jade Spirit Bamboo Rice"? Could it be eaten?
The cultivators were intensely curious about the "Purple Jade Spirit Bamboo Rice."
This was a brand new "heavenly material and earthly treasure"!
Like a vast "land" waiting to be explored!
One cultivator stepped forward, analyzing with practiced composure.
"The Purple Jade Spirit Bamboo itself is an extremely precious heavenly material and earthly treasure. The Purple Jade Spirit Bamboo Rice it produces is highly likely to be spirit rice!"
"Purple Jade Spirit Bamboo Rice" might be a new type of spirit rice!
Makes sense!
Very logical!
The cultivators nodded in agreement.
Whether it was spirit rice or not could be tested.
Immediately, they encountered a problem.
The "Purple Jade Spirit Bamboo Rice" was encased in a shell, a shell that was neither gold nor iron, and incredibly hard.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
One cultivator tried to hack at it with a flying sword, but sparks flew, and it sounded like metal striking metal.
It's too hard!
A cultivator with a quick temper grew angry, refusing to believe it couldn't be opened!
He performed a sword incantation, channeling his true essence!
A sharp sword energy shot out.
Puchi!
The "Purple Jade Spirit Bamboo Rice" was pierced through.
The hard shell remained intact, only a small hole was created.
Insolent!
The cultivator felt provoked!
He roared in anger.
Swish, swish, swish!
Sharp sword energies erupted one after another.
In the end, the "Purple Jade Spirit Bamboo Rice" was riddled with holes.
Poof!
With a soft sound, the hard shell and the spirit rice within turned to dust, leaving no trace.
Failure, utter failure!
Subsequently, the cultivators tried every method, chopping, hacking…
After much effort, through the combined efforts of the "First Generation Sword Renters," they finally managed to extract one complete grain of "Purple Jade Spirit Bamboo Rice."
They tasted it. Mmm, the spiritual energy was dense, meeting the standard for the most basic spirit rice.
It was confirmed, "Purple Jade Spirit Bamboo Rice" was indeed spirit rice.
However…
The cultivators' expressions were complex.
"Purple Jade Spirit Bamboo Rice" was rather useless!
To extract a single complete grain of "Purple Jade Spirit Bamboo Rice," dozens of "First Generation Sword Renters" had to join forces, channeling their "Azure Origin Sword Intent" and forming the "Azure Origin Sword Array." Using their peak sword qi, they painstakingly shaved away the outer shell.
Because the shell and the "Purple Jade Spirit Bamboo Rice" inside were completely fused, any slight misstep would shred the inner spirit rice.
Even with the formidable strength and exquisite swordsmanship of the "First Generation Sword Renters," they failed over a hundred times, finally spending more than half a day to extract just one grain.
"Purple Jade Spirit Bamboo Rice" was merely rudimentary spirit rice, not even fit to polish the shoes of "Sacred Sage Dragon Tooth Rice."
The input did not match the output; it wasn't worth it, far from it!
Just as the cultivators were about to disperse and attend to their own matters, a fireball shot out from inside the cave.
The fireball traced a perfect arc in the air and, right before the cultivators' eyes, enveloped an entire cluster of "Purple Jade Spirit Bamboo Rice."
The flames seared, emitting extreme heat.
Soon, the cluster of "Purple Jade Spirit Bamboo Rice" began to emit a tantalizing aroma.
After more than ten seconds.
A "crackling" sound echoed.
The "Purple Jade Spirit Bamboo Rice" had popped!
The entire cluster, numbering over a hundred grains, exploded.
The original "Purple Jade Spirit Bamboo Rice" was the size of ordinary grain and not particularly remarkable.
After popping, they expanded more than ten times and burst into beautiful, "flower-like" shapes.
As the "Purple Jade Spirit Bamboo Rice" popped, the flames ceased at precisely the right moment.
Then, the cultivators beheld over a hundred grains of purple, spirit-infused "Purple Jade Spirit Bamboo Popcorn," shimmering brilliantly in the sunlight.
During the popping sound, the hard shells had been completely blown away, leaving only the soft, fragrant "Purple Jade Spirit Bamboo Popcorn."
Wow, it smells so good!
Sima Longgen stepped forward. As a "seasoned foodie," his intuition told him that "Purple Jade Spirit Bamboo Popcorn" was a delicacy.
He grabbed a handful and put it directly into his mouth.
Mmm, mmm, delicious!
So delicious!
After being roasted at high temperatures, the "Purple Jade Spirit Bamboo Rice" had acquired a unique flavor, exuding a rich aroma that was irresistible!
Especially this freshly popped "Purple Jade Spirit Bamboo Popcorn," it still carried a warm essence, like a mother's embrace in winter… Ah, that's my childhood innocence!
It was so good he couldn't stop eating.
Sima Longgen grabbed several more handfuls of "Purple Jade Spirit Bamboo Popcorn" and stuffed them into his mouth, his face beaming with happiness.
Seeing this, the other cultivators also stepped forward to taste.
Wow!
Mother's warmth, the taste of childhood!
The cultivators were all won over!
Following this, the entire "Purple Jade Bamboo Forest" echoed with popping sounds.
The cultivators, following suit, cast fireballs to transform the "Purple Jade Spirit Bamboo Rice" into "Purple Jade Spirit Bamboo Popcorn."
The entire "Purple Jade Bamboo Forest" was filled with a rich and enticing aroma.
The cultivators ate the "Purple Jade Spirit Bamboo Popcorn" while savoring the "taste of childhood," all the while feeling grateful to "a certain senior"!
Thank you, senior, for letting us taste such wonderful flavors!
Senior, you are magnificent, we love you!
Inside the cave.
Hao Ren
(￣ェ￣;)
"Purple Jade Spirit Bamboo Popcorn" and all that, it's truly outrageous!
However, the cultivators thanked the right person. Using flames to roast "Purple Jade Spirit Bamboo Rice" and make "Purple Jade Spirit Bamboo Popcorn" was indeed Hao Ren's doing.
Uh, well, the truth is, after Hao Ren learned the detailed information about "Purple Jade Spirit Bamboo Rice" through the system, he discovered that this thing could be made into "popcorn"!
In a way, it's the system's credit!
The system doesn't need credit. As the system's host, Hao Ren naturally took credit for it.
Makes sense!
Speaking of which, although "Purple Jade Spirit Bamboo Popcorn" is outrageous, it's not a bad "product for dumping."
Heh, hehehe…
The "Purple Jade Spirit Bamboo main root system," that "big oaf," had not yet awakened its intelligence and wasn't very bright.
"Little Dragon Girl" asked it to condense a seed, and this fellow made the entire "Purple Jade Bamboo Forest" pregnant, cough… that's roughly the idea.
Anyway, now the entire "Purple Jade Bamboo Forest," all the "Purple Jade Bamboo" have produced clusters of "Purple Jade Spirit Bamboo Rice."
Conservatively estimated, the quantity of "Purple Jade Spirit Bamboo Rice" has reached over a billion…