Chapter 3018

These primordial spiritual roots were nurtured by heaven and earth at the earliest inception of the world, boasting effects surpassing even celestial herbs. While celestial herbs benefited true immortals, spiritual roots had effects on royal celestials. Eliza managed a spiritual root known as the Saturna Peach Tree. It took nine thousand years to grow, nine thousand years to bloom, and another nine thousand to mature—which means that one had to wait a staggering thirty-six thousand years to enjoy a single Saturna Peach! Just a sip could extend a mortal's life by a millennium, while a practitioner who consumed it would instantly ascend to immortality. For true immortals, a single bite could elevate them to royal celestial status. When the world became fragmented, all ten spiritual roots had fractured. Eliza, as the garden's overseer, took a fragment of the Saturna Peach Tree's spiritual root. In the post-celestial realm era, Eliza was the sole practitioner of ancient methods who conti