Chapter 1082: Authority Journal's Latest Research Findings

The stone coffin shook, almost throwing Chu Feng into the blue lake, where he would become a human-shaped drifting bottle.

Just then, another drifting bottle surfaced. It was the one Chu Feng had sent out with a question, and it had now returned.

"Hmm? So, regarding the strongest evolution path, there are indeed many intricacies, even profound secrets, and this kind of theory?" Chu Feng immediately became serious.

"What theory?" asked the Nine Nether God.

Chu Feng said, "Different pollens and different exotic fruits, even if they are fruits of the same level, can lead to vastly different future paths and achievements for the evolvers they nourish and produce."

The Nine Nether God was startled, frowning, and said, "Some ancient aristocratic families have always conducted research in this area, but after careful exploration, the differences in achievement for evolvers resulting from top-tier fruits aren't actually very significant."

"Old Nine, you're outdated," Chu Feng replied. "Some of the research from your era was far less refined than it is now. This person is quite interesting; they sent me a recently published article from an authoritative academic journal in the Yang Realm."

Chu Feng said this, placing the drifting bottle on the stone coffin so the Nine Nether God could sense the energy-imprinted text within.

This was a research finding from one of the four authoritative evolution journals in the Yang Realm. It had conducted in-depth research into the life trajectories of many renowned supreme experts throughout history, summarizing numerous common attributes and listing many examples. It proved the mystery and far-reaching influence of certain extremely rare miraculous fruits found between heaven and earth, as those ultimate figures had, to varying degrees, come into contact with these types of fruits.

"Such a thing exists!" The Nine Nether God read carefully, and its expression gradually became serious.

"The Wisdom Fruit in front of the ancient temple of Abujinpo has an inexplicable promoting effect on the awakening of living beings," it read. "The Blood Origin Fruit from the Phoenix Prison Graveyard is beneficial for evolvers opening the 'Shackle' realm. The Demon Refining Fruit in front of the Prehistoric Demon Emperor's Palace profoundly influences evolution at the 'Carefree' level..."

As the Nine Nether God studied, the more it read the energy-imprinted text, the more it frowned. These places were all more sinister than the last; none of them were good locations.

Some of these places it had never even heard of, but half of them were already famous in prehistoric times. They were either world-renowned mountains and rivers, or forbidden lands—all regions inaccessible to ordinary people.

These fruits, when taken individually, weren't necessarily very famous, as some were only useful for low-level evolvers. For beings like Saints, Gods, or Heavenly Venerates, they were useless.

However, these fruits had an inexplicable influence on the lives of evolvers during their weaker stages.

By summarizing the evolutionary trajectories of historical powerhouses and world-renowned ultimate figures, some of the pollens and exotic fruits listed in this authoritative journal were the most striking common elements among the catalysts for those powerhouses' evolution, suggesting that a significant number of ultimate figures had consumed these fruits in their early years.

"To unearth such explosive information," Chu Feng marveled, "how much energy and effort must those people have spent to discern what pollens and fruits supreme experts had once encountered?"

Chu Feng sighed, finding it somewhat incredible. The more powerful a being, the more unapproachable and incomprehensible they became.

He even doubted whether this so-called latest research article was truly credible.

To his surprise, the Nine Nether God sighed, and even the stone coffin trembled slightly. Only then did it speak: "There's some truth to it. At the very least, regarding how my elder brother evolved back then, I investigated it thoroughly, and it matches perfectly!"

"My elder brother once accidentally trespassed into the abandoned Demon Emperor's Palace, barely escaping death," the Nine Nether God explained. "He ate a large quantity of Demon Refining Fruits there, and also visited the Longevity Temple, coming into contact with mysterious pollen from the abandoned Daoist grounds..."

The Nine Nether God gave examples, stating that over sixty percent of the pollens and exotic fruits used by its elder brother corresponded to those mentioned in this latest article published in the authoritative evolution journal.

This left Chu Feng dumbfounded. The path to success for ancient ultimate evolvers actually conformed to some inexplicable trajectory and was significantly linked to certain choices.

And this connection, it seemed, was somewhat related to fortune?

The Nine Nether God shook its head and said, "Even if my elder brother hadn't consumed these fruits, his own will and determination would have been enough for him to rise. If you don't believe me, look: this authoritative journal also lists some powerhouses who only consumed ordinary fruits and common pollens, and they still ended up dominating the world, didn't they?"

Indeed, the article also listed some such beings who were still terrifyingly strong, astounding past and present, and some of whom were even still alive!

However, once such research findings were released, even if one believed in controlling their own destiny rather than being controlled by heaven, it was bound to make many evolution aristocratic families try to select those legendary fruits when cultivating their outstanding successors.

Because, in many people's view, starting ahead meant being able to lead the race and look down on their peers. Catching up later would be too difficult.

As for the few who disregarded the differences in pollen and exotic fruits, they could only be considered anomalies, not a common phenomenon, and not the general rule.

While the Nine Nether God was lost in thought, contemplating its elder brother's evolutionary trajectory, Chu Feng, without a word, swung his sword, chopped off fragments of Heavenly Gold Stone, paid the bounty, and at the same time, released another drifting bottle to ask for more details.

"Little thief, you... you... do you want this old man to fight to the death with you?!" The Nine Nether God felt its blood boil with rage, and fire seemed to erupt from its seven orifices.

"Second Brother, I promise you here and now," Chu Feng said, "the corpses you've been yearning for for eons are on me. I guarantee you'll eat to your heart's content!"

"Who's yearning for them? I don't eat them!" the Nine Nether God responded with great integrity, but its words seemed insincere no matter how one looked at them. Finally, seeing Chu Feng say nothing more, it voluntarily whispered, "At least two corpses or more!"

"I handle things; you can rest assured!" Chu Feng patted his chest, making a guarantee, and then added, "Dog meat, phoenix meat, anything you want, it's all there. Even if you want human flesh, you'll have it. If you tell me where your elder brother is buried, I guarantee I'll dig him up for you too!"

The Nine Nether God was speechless. Finally, it cursed, "Son of a b*tch!"

"It's here!" Chu Feng was excited. He picked up the drifting bottle to see the results.

He naturally wanted to understand in more detail. He was very interested in the article published in the so-called authoritative research journal and wanted to know about subsequent findings.

"Although they grow in forbidden lands and are born within restricted areas," the message read, "the great aristocratic families that have endured through the ages have successfully cultivated special soil and have propagated those wild varieties in their family's exotic fruit fields, and the quality is astonishing..."

Upon seeing this, Chu Feng was deeply moved, feeling he had gained a great deal.

At the same time, he frowned deeply, feeling extremely wary of some renowned evolution inheritances. He felt that after developing to such a degree, these people were indeed terrifying.

How could ordinary small evolution sects compare?

And wild cultivators like Chu Feng, how could they even talk about cultivating the strongest exotic fruits for each realm? If he hadn't learned about these research findings today, he would have had no way of knowing and would have remained completely ignorant.

Without a doubt, this latest research journal had a certain degree of lag. The most powerful evolution sects had already taken certain actions long ago, and the journal was only now reporting it.

However, the fruits cultivated by the major evolution aristocratic families only focused on one or two types. No one could bring all of them out of the forbidden lands and successfully cultivate them, as the requirements for various soil conditions were extremely strict.

These families needed to exchange them with each other.

Chu Feng asked, "Old Nine, do you think I should go into the forbidden lands myself to search when the time comes, or should I go and ransack the medicinal gardens of people like Taiwu? Anyway, I can't cultivate them myself."

In truth, he wasn't particularly worried, because he had always had confidence in the three seeds inside the stone jar.

Of course, he wanted to pursue both approaches and was unwilling to miss out on the varieties revealed in the authoritative research journal.

"What's the background of this authoritative journal?" asked the Nine Nether God.

Without a word, Chu Feng threw another drifting bottle. As a result, the Nine Nether God's vision went dark. It truly regretted speaking out, and its heart was bleeding, because it knew it would ultimately have to pay the bill. The coffin lid was truly getting thinner and thinner!