It was night, and the full moon hung high in the sky.
Ye Chen walked out of his house quietly and climbed to the mountain behind the district. A strange gleam flashed through his eyes when he lifted his head to look at the full moon above his head.
Subsequently, he picked a place to sit with his legs crossed. He performed a series of hand seals and activated the Artifact Immortal Method quietly.
A small, dark green bottle appeared in his hand as he thought to himself.
The bottle was as clear as jade and was approximately the size of a baby's palm. There were birds, beasts, insects, and fish carved all over it. It did not even have a lid.
Ye Chen looked at it quietly with a nostalgic expression on his face. He mumbled to himself, "Old buddy, we meet again!"
It was the Immortal Drift Bottle. Back then, Ye Chen had gotten it after he was drowned in the river. He had traveled to the cultivation world because of it. With its ability to mature spiritual medicine, Ye Chen managed to cultivate to the Immortal Venerable Stage within a short 3,000 years and eventually ascend to the Heavenly Emperor's throne.
Throughout the 3,000 years, Ye Chen had not studied it thoroughly. He had no idea what it was made of or if it had any other abilities.
Under the moonlight, the Immortal Drift Bottle shook slightly. Subsequently, it emitted a weak green glow.
Ye Chen's expression remained the same as if he was used to it. He took out a wrinkled, black lump that was the size of a walnut after the green glow faded.
He had gotten it from the Jiulong Antique City previously. It had even triggered the Immortal Drift Bottle back then.
The reason why he was only studying it now was that the Immortal Drift Bottle could not produce the mysterious green liquid unless there was a full moon.
Ye Chen fell into silence for a moment and placed it on a piece of fertile soil. He then picked up the Immortal Drift Bottle and poured it on it softly.
A drop of rich green liquid dripped out of the bottle and eventually landed on the black lump.
As soon as the green liquid landed on the black lump, it disappeared within the blink of an eye as if it was absorbed.
Crack, crack, crack …
Ye Chen stared at the black lump while holding his breath. He saw it shake a few times in the soil. As a soft thud came, it began to shed its shell. The black shell on the outside cracked.
Something that looked like a tentacle slowly extended from the shell. It grew longer and longer until it was over three feet tall. Countless tentacles extended from it, and they turned into branches and leaves one after another.
In less than a few breaths, it had turned into a small tree. Its trunk was not even as thick as the mouth of a bowl, but it was lush with leaves.
Suddenly, a black flower bloomed from the tree. The flower grew larger and larger until it was the size of a fist, accompanied by a refreshing fragrance.
What flower is this?
It was simply too fragrant!
Although Ye Chen had seen no less than 10,000 spiritual items in his past life, he still could not recognize them.
Under this strange fragrance, he was shocked to find that the spiritual power in his body had accelerated, and the originally bare ground under his feet crazily grew dense weeds.
Ye Chen did not dare to hesitate. He sat down with his legs crossed and activated the Emperor Scripture to absorb the fragrance in a frenzy.
Meanwhile.
His cultivation level rose rapidly from the peak of the early stage of Spirit Gathering to the middle stage of Spirit Gathering to the peak of the middle stage of Spirit Gathering.
Just when he wanted to break through to the Spirit Assembly Advanced Stage, Peak Stage, or even the Foundation Building Stage …
The exotic fragrance was gone … gone …
He hurriedly opened his eyes and found that the black flower had withered and was replaced by something that looked like a fruit. It was black and not round or oval, but strip-shaped, a little like a rolling pin …
What exactly was that?
After some hesitation, he picked up the Immortal Drift Bottle and dripped another drop of the mysterious green liquid on the small tree. There was no change to the small tree.
He dripped the last drop of the mysterious green liquid on it, but there was still no change.
Ye Chen was enraged. He sat next to it directly and stared at it without blinking.
He was waiting for it to ripen.
However, the black fruit did not show any signs of ripening even when it was almost dawn.
Ye Chen could only set up a formation around it and walked up and down in disappointment. He secretly made up his mind to move it to the villa that Lin Tai gave him when he had the time.
…
To prevent Ou Lan from pestering him to ask about the treatment, Ye Chen got his mother to send the little girl to school while he went to the office.
As soon as he arrived at the office, Ye Chen realized that everyone was there. Everyone was talking and laughing around Ye Wen's table. They were discussing her birthday.
Liu Feng sat next to Ye Wen and could not stop talking about which restaurant and karaoke they were going to after work. Meanwhile, Zhao Qian, Zhang Li, and the rest would cheer every now and then.
The people stopped talking immediately when they saw Ye Chen. Liu Feng raised his brows and said, "Ye Chen, it's Wenwen's birthday today. You didn't forget about your birthday present, did you?"
Ye Wen glanced at him by instinct.
Ye Chen nodded and sat in his seat without saying a word. He was still thinking about the black fruit in his head.
Liu Feng glanced at Zhao Qian and the rest upon seeing him like that. He scoffed, thinking that Ye Chen did not prepare a present or was too embarrassed to talk because the present was not good.
Seeing that it was time to go to work, the people returned to their seats one after another and began to waste time. Their minds had drifted to the restaurant and the karaoke.
When they finally got off work, they were about to rush out.
Ye Chen got up and walked to Ye Wen. He passed the bracelet that he had prepared to her and said while smiling, "I won't be going to karaoke. Happy birthday to you."
Liu Feng pulled the bracelet over as soon as he was done speaking. "Let me see what present you prepared for our Wenwen."
Ye Chen frowned.
The people turned around and stared at the bracelet on Liu Feng's hand with their eyes wide open. They were curious.
They gasped when they saw that the bracelet did not even have a box and that the craftsmanship was extremely rough. There was even a rubber band wrapped around it. They looked at Ye Chen in disdain and disdain.
How could this thing be called a birthday present?
Liu Feng pointed at the bracelet and could not even speak properly while laughing. "Ye Chen, i-is this the b-birthday present that you prepared for Wenwen?"
Ye Wen looked at the bracelet and then at the people who were laughing so hard that they could not close their mouths. Her expression was terrible.
"Ye Chen, don't tell me that you bought it from a street stall?" Zhao Qian was laughing so hard that her boobs were shaking.
Zhang Li said in disdain, "Buying it from a street stall is a compliment. I think you picked it up from a trash can."
"I made it myself," Ye Chen said calmly.
The crowd burst into laughter again as soon as he was done speaking.
The crowd burst into laughter again. Liu Feng said in an exaggerated manner, "Ye Chen, that's not right. Wenwen only celebrates her birthday once a year, and you're giving her something like that? Don't tell me that you can't even bear to pay 80 yuan for it? "
"It's priceless." Ye Chen shook his head.
He was not lying when he said that. After all, the bracelet was a protective magic tool. If Ye Wen was in danger, it could protect her six times. It would probably be sold at a sky-high price if he auctioned it.
If not for his Second Uncle, Ye Chen would not have given it to her at all.
Zhou Kai could not help but snicker. "Forget it. Nobody would want this crappy thing even if you throw it on the ground. You're saying that it's priceless? You're extraordinarily shameless."
Liu Feng passed the bracelet to Ye Wen and said with a fake smile, "Take it, Wenwen. Your cousin made it himself after all. As the saying goes, it's a gift from afar. The gift might not be important, but the thought is important."
Ye Wen snatched the bracelet over and ran out after flinging her sleeve. She wiped her tears as she ran.
What do you mean by that?
I don't mind even if you don't give me a present!
However, you're giving me this crappy thing!
Are you trying to humiliate me?
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