Ling Feng didn't know if his words were a form of self-consolation.
However, his appetite was indeed stimulated.
Ling Feng immediately plucked one, examined it in his hand, and noticed the spiritual energy rapidly dissipating.
Without further thought, Ling Feng popped it into his mouth and swallowed!
A sweet and delicious taste filled his mouth, and a cool sensation spread through his body.
Ling Feng had never imagined that this thing would be so delicious.
Moreover, the true essence within his body was instantly activated, mobilizing all the true essence in his body to refine and absorb the spiritual energy released by the spirit fruit in a short period.
His physical vitality also greatly increased!
"No side effects at all! And it's very filling!"
Ling Feng's eyes lit up. This was a spirit fruit that could directly increase cultivation.
This was not to be missed!
Ling Feng immediately plucked another one. The fruit was about the size of an apricot, at most two bites.
Ling Feng could have swallowed it whole, but to better savor its taste, he took a bite!
He then discovered that the spiritual energy within exploded in his mouth with even greater potency.
The next moment, a surge of spiritual energy rushed straight to his forehead.
His sea of consciousness churned like a stormy sea!
Ling Feng's eyes brightened further: "No wonder that toad could cultivate to such a powerful level. It's all because of this thing!"
He looked up at the fruit tree before him. There were at least over a hundred and thirty fruits on it.
Now they had all fallen into his hands!
It was a pity, though, that these things couldn't be picked and preserved.
Therefore, eating them directly was the best option.
Leaving them here would always attract attention.
At this moment, Ling Feng was already mourning for those who came before him.
Those guys were truly unfortunate. They had cultivated here for some time, and while the spiritual energy was indeed abundant, and they had obtained some valuable inheritances, their cultivation had only improved to a limited extent.
If they had discovered this thing, even eating a couple of them would have undoubtedly elevated their cultivation by a level!
But that was their fate.
They were not destined to enjoy this.
Ling Feng stopped thinking and began to devour them ravenously!
After continuously eating twenty fruits, Ling Feng found that his cultivation had already broken through to the late Nascent Soul stage!
It felt incredibly good!
However, this brief pause also made Ling Feng's mind suddenly clear up a bit.
What was he doing?
"I actually picked these things. Can't I just eat them directly from the tree?"
With this thought, Ling Feng propped himself against the tree and began to gnaw on the fruit!
Indeed, the spiritual energy that poured into his body was at least twice as potent as before.
Ling Feng couldn't help but let out a sound of pleasure.
The blood and qi within him became even more vigorous. Ling Feng felt that for the next year, he might not even need to eat.
Thirty fruits, forty fruits... a hundred fruits!
At this point, a terrifying surge of true essence power had erupted around Ling Feng.
The next moment, Ling Feng had to stop his ravenous eating.
The soul-nurturing place within his sea of consciousness was in turmoil, and soon, a primordial spirit was condensed.
Ling Feng opened his eyes. At this moment, his perception of all things had reached an incredibly subtle level.
He could even see through the roots of the tree below at a glance, and they extended downwards continuously.
There was a spirit mine vein underneath!
And the spirit mine vein below had already formed a certain scale. The spiritual energy resurgence relied on these things!
"No wonder this tree can be nourished by such terrifying spiritual energy. All things in this world are indeed not born out of nothing!"
Ling Feng sighed, and a smile curved his lips!
He hadn't expected his gains to be so significant this time, directly elevating his cultivation to the Soul Transformation stage!
This was undoubtedly a cheat-like increase in cultivation!
Most importantly, these fruits had absolutely no side effects.
It was also that toad's stinginess. If he had eaten all these things directly, perhaps his cultivation would have surpassed Ling Feng's.
At that time, Ling Feng would have had no choice but to accept defeat in the toad's hands.
However, this might not be entirely due to stinginess.
The human body and the beast's body are inherently different. Ling Feng could consume these things without any scruples, but it might not be the same for that toad.
Therefore, those imagined scenarios were impossible.
"Big Brother, what's going on? I felt a terrifying power sweep over just now, and then I woke up. Moreover, I feel... alas, these fruits smell so good!"
Just then, Lin Shuai Nan came rushing in from outside and immediately arrived beside Ling Feng.
Halfway through his sentence, Lin Shuai Nan noticed the fruit tree before him and his eyes lit up.
This guy was a glutton!
Seeing Lin Shuai Nan reach out to pluck a fruit, Ling Feng raised his hand and slapped at Lin Shuai Nan's hand!
*Slap!*
With a yelp of pain, Lin Shuai Nan looked at Ling Feng with a wronged expression: "Big Brother, don't be so stingy. There are so many here, what's wrong with letting me eat one?"
"You don't understand. Once this thing is picked, a lot of its spiritual energy will be lost. Wait!"
Ling Feng reprimanded Lin Shuai Nan.
It wasn't that he was reluctant. If he were truly reluctant, Ling Feng would have devoured all of them himself.
Now that his cultivation had improved, his demand for these things was quite high.
It could be said that it wasn't enough to eat.
However, Ling Feng was not only reluctant for Lin Shuai Nan, but he also thought of his wives, friends, and so on.
Therefore, Ling Feng stopped Lin Shuai Nan.
"Ah? Big Brother, wait for what? I can't hold on anymore!"
Lin Shuai Nan began to swallow his saliva continuously. Looking at him, he might drown himself in his own saliva if he wasn't careful!
Ling Feng shook his head helplessly and said to Lin Shuai Nan, "Climb up and gnaw on one directly. Remember, just one. You'll guard here for a while..."
"Alright, thank you, Big Brother!"
Before Ling Feng could finish speaking, Lin Shuai Nan scrambled up, like a thin dog...
He opened his mouth, bit off a fruit, and started gnawing with a crunch!
"Mmm, this is really too delicious, mmm, this taste is too good. I haven't really savored it yet, Big Brother, let me try again!"
Lin Shuai Nan was now like Zhu Bajie eating ginseng fruit, one after another in a few mouthfuls, and claiming he hadn't tasted it.
Ling Feng was speechless. He had originally intended for Lin Shuai Nan to guard here while he went out to find people.
But now, it seemed completely unnecessary for Lin Shuai Nan to guard here!
Leaving this guy here to guard would definitely lead to him stealing.
It wasn't that he didn't trust Lin Shuai Nan's character.
It was that Lin Shuai Nan himself didn't trust his own self-control!