# Chapter 517: Befriending the Monkey
Jade Pool was exceptionally magnificent and beautiful, with majestic sacred mountains and ethereal peaks, as if one had stepped into the Immortal Domain, making people lose themselves and become intoxicated.
Stone cliffs dripped with divine springs, spiritual herbs grew along the precipices, and auspicious beasts lurked in the mountains. There was both immortal qi and wondrous scenery, gorgeous and varied.
This place was a renowned sacred land in the Eastern Wasteland, naturally also coiled with dragon qi, and not in small amounts. Purple qi, noble and elegant, numbered no less than ten thousand strands, with immortal mist hanging like curtains, transforming into great dragons.
The big black dog's eyes darted around, claiming it was taking Little Nannan to enjoy the scenery, but heaven knew what it was really up to.
"This dead dog definitely has no good intentions. It's most likely headed for the Flat Peach Garden," Li Heishui said.
After entering Jade Pool, the big black dog kept dawdling, constantly asking people indirectly about where the Flat Peach Garden was. When no one was around, its drool almost dripped out.
Jade Pool's Flat Peach Garden was famous throughout the world, being an extremely renowned spiritual root in the Eastern Extreme. A mortal eating a single bite of peach flesh could extend their life by many years, and it was also greatly beneficial to cultivators.
"It's not an Immortal Elixir. Does it have that much appeal to him?" Jiang Huairen doubted.
"Haven't you heard that dead dog muttering? It wants to find the oldest ancient flat peach tree, not those spiritual peaches in the immortal garden. I feel it's at least comparable to a ten-thousand-year peerless spiritual medicine."
"I remember now. My grandfather seemed to have said that Jade Pool has an ancient tree, the most precious thing under the Immortal Elixir," Wu Zhongtian said.
"What? Close to an Immortal Elixir? What kind of spiritual root is this?" Liu Kou was astonished.
"It's said to have been brought out from the Divine Ruins..."
The Divine Ruins was one of the seven Forbidden Zones of Life in the Eastern Wasteland, standing alongside Immortal Mountain and the Primordial Ancient Mine. Located in the western region of the Eastern Wasteland, it was mysterious and unfathomable.
Legend had it that this was a relic left by deities. Some records even stated that this place had an unbroken Southern Heavenly Gate, majestic heavenly gates, vast and boundless, without end.
This was a Forbidden Zone of Life, always with entry but no exit. No one could fully explore its secrets. Through the long years of hundreds of thousands of years, the world had undergone great changes, but the Divine Ruins had not changed at all.
In the world, there were only a few Immortal Elixirs, each able to choose its own dwelling place, capable of flying through the heavens and earth. Now they had all entered the Forbidden Zones of Life.
According to legend, the Immortal Flat Peach Tree was rooted in the Divine Ruins, only a little over one meter tall. In ten thousand years, it could only produce two or three flat peach divine medicines.
"Over a hundred thousand years ago, a saint from Jade Pool once entered the Divine Ruins. After surviving countless dangers, he finally came out. He didn't bring out the Immortal Flat Peach Tree, but he carried back a flat peach divine medicine."
Why was Jade Pool famous? Everyone in the world knew they had a spring pool renowned throughout the world. All the Holy Lands would come here to seek water when refining medicine. It could be called a divine pool.
Especially before the Primordial Era, this pool was most miraculous. The water it flowed was almost comparable to the Life Divine Spring, possessing the effect of reviving the dead and regenerating flesh on bones.
After that saint returned, he planted the seed of the flat peach divine medicine into the soil, irrigating it daily with the divine spring water of Jade Pool. In the end, it truly took root and sprouted.
Never had any Immortal Elixir been able to produce a second plant; they were all unique. Jade Pool, by nourishing it with the divine spring, created a miracle.
However, heavenly immortal treasures were unparalleled in the world and ultimately difficult to coexist. Except for its first fruit, which could match a little less than half a flat peach divine medicine, the fruits it bore afterward could no longer be compared.
It could be called the number one spiritual medicine in the world, but it could not be called an Immortal Elixir, because this kind of flat peach fruit could only help powerful cultivators extend their lives by a little over a thousand years.
"A thousand years is still considered a divine medicine!" Jiang Huairen exclaimed.
Wu Zhongtian shook his head and continued, "That was before the Primordial Era. Now it's certainly not possible anymore."
"Why?" Liu Kou asked.
Before the Primordial Era, the water in Jade Pool was nearly Life Divine Spring. Irrigated with it daily, that flat peach tree naturally grew vigorously, and the fruits it bore also had the characteristics of divine medicine.
However, over a hundred thousand years ago, the spiritual nature of the spring pool had diminished, far inferior to the past. Irrigating with it no longer had such a great effect.
And tens of thousands of years ago, Jade Pool abandoned its original location for some unknown reason and moved here. Although they used heaven-defying means to also move the root of the immortal pool, it had already been greatly damaged.
Wu Zhongtian's grandfather, Wu Dao, was knowledgeable about ancient and modern times and knew many secrets. He speculated that the divine spring was far inferior to before, and the fruits borne by the ancient flat peach tree planted beside it could now extend life by at most five hundred years.
Ye Fan thought of the original site of Jade Pool. To obtain the Western Emperor Scripture, he had once ventured there with Black Emperor and seen that abandoned immortal pool. The lake bottom was covered with corpses, and to this day he couldn't understand what had happened.
"How does this dead dog know everything? No need to say more—it's definitely after the number one spiritual medicine in the world." The few of them were speechless, silently praying that it wouldn't cause trouble, or else it would most likely be unable to bear the consequences.
Half an hour later, the big black dog returned carrying Little Nannan, listless and lacking any spirit. Seeing it like this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"Where did you go?" Ye Fan asked.
"Sightseeing, watching beauties bathe," the big black dog answered grumpily.
"Dead dog, you didn't really go peeping at the Jade Pool fairies bathing, did you? Share the fortune—take us to see too." Liu Kou's eyes lit up.
"Damn it, do you think this emperor is as perverted as you!" The big black dog was even more depressed.
"Doggy went to steal peaches, but got caught and chased out," Little Nannan said crisply.
"We knew you weren't up to anything good. Stop causing trouble!" They all scolded it together.
"Damn it, that bastard monkey! If it hadn't beaten me to it and alerted the enemy, the Jade Pool people definitely wouldn't have been able to guard against this emperor!" The big black dog was furious.
"What kind of bandit logic is this? Stealing peaches and you're still in the right? How did you drag the Battle Saint Ape into this..."
"The Immortal Flat Peach Tree was in the hands of the Battle Saint Ape lineage of the ancient kings during the Primordial Era. That bastard monkey's thieving nature hasn't changed, and now it's got its eye on it again." The big black dog cursed, "That dead monkey doesn't dare go to the Divine Ruins to find the real Immortal Flat Peach Tree, but comes here to make trouble and compete with this emperor for business."
Ye Fan and the others had been at Jade Pool for several days, but the grand gathering hadn't started yet. It seemed there were still important figures who hadn't arrived.
Except for some special places, they were quite free, their movements unrestricted, able to look around this ancient land.
"Big brother, there's a monkey over there." Little Nannan tugged at Ye Fan's clothes.
"What monkey? This emperor hates monkeys the most—in the past and now!" The big black dog shouted.
Ye Fan looked over and saw a very strong young man with golden skin standing not far away. He was sturdy, full of power, with eyes like torches, bright and piercing.
"Battle Saint Ape..." Ye Fan's heart jumped. He saw its true form with his divine eyes—a body covered in dense golden fur, fiery eyes with golden pupils. It had actually changed its appearance and sneaked in.
This was a ruthless character. As a member of the ancient royal clan, although it hadn't yet grown up, it already had the momentum to overpower great powers. What was it doing here?
Ye Fan was surprised to find that a Supreme Elder of Jade Pool had respectfully seen the monkey out, clearly also aware of it, but hadn't surrounded and killed it.
"You recognized me?" The monkey spoke. It had transformed into human form, its voice very young. It wasn't speaking the ancient language anymore; it had learned to speak human speech.
Ye Fan nodded, quietly looking at it. The Battle Saint Ape was something he had cut out from a strange stone, and there was great karma between them.
"Aren't you afraid the humans will surround and kill you?"
"The world has changed. The ancient races are about to awaken. If they surround and kill me, there will definitely be ancient kings who will destroy Holy Lands in the future. They know this." The monkey was very calm.
"What did you come for?" At this moment, Jiang Huairen and the others also realized this was the Battle Saint Ape that had once caused a great disturbance in Divine City, and they were all astonished.
"I want Jade Pool's ancient flat peach tree to save someone." The monkey was very direct, its gaze piercing. "I know you have a Qilin seed on you. If you give it to me, I'll owe you a great favor in the future."
Ye Fan's heart stirred. This monkey was very unusual, with a special physique. When it activated its heavenly art, even his sacred blood boiled. He didn't know what karma was involved, but he naturally didn't want to make an enemy of it and hoped to befriend it.
Soon, they began conversing, the atmosphere quite harmonious. Ye Fan tactfully indicated that the Qilin seed was gone, but there were other divine objects that could substitute.
"I've already spoken with the Jade Pool people. If I can nourish a stone king with the blood of an ancient king for a month, they promised to give me a flat peach divine medicine." The monkey said.
Liu Kou and the others were stunned. The fairies of Jade Pool were truly masters of negotiation. Using the blood of an ancient king to nourish a stone king for a month—this was truly an astonishing price.
In the present age, where could one find such a pure ancient royal clan member? Their whole body was a treasure, with their essence blood being the most precious.
"I need your Source Art help to infuse the king's blood into the stone king." The monkey spoke.
"No problem. It's not very difficult." Ye Fan nodded.
"Jade Pool really knows how to do business. I thought they were a group of white-robed fairies, but it turns out they're all flesh-and-blood people too." Jiang Huairen muttered.
"Don't talk nonsense. Relatively speaking, they are aloof from worldly strife, surpassing all other sects." Wu Zhongtian scolded, not letting him speak recklessly.
"Good, let's go see the Jade Pool people now." The monkey nodded.
When the inheritor of the Origin Heavenly Master and the Battle Saint Ape came together, Jade Pool was very courteous. Several Supreme Elders personally came out to welcome them, and the Holy Maiden of Jade Pool also accompanied them.
"This stone is very special, very different from other stone kings. We don't want to seal it, but hope to give birth to life from it." A Supreme Elder said.
In the past, an ancient saint of Jade Pool had left this stone, full of expectation, and it had been passed down to the present day.
The Holy Maiden of Jade Pool, graceful and elegant, led the way, ethereal like a banished immortal, flowing with endless divine charm. This kind of beauty could make people's hearts peaceful and serene.
Several Supreme Elders of Jade Pool accompanied them, bringing them to Jade Pool's important place—the Immortal Pool, the origin of their name.
Ahead, water mist was hazy, surrounded by the fragrance of flowers and birdsong, like a mythical world. Rare birds and strange beasts shaped like three-legged Golden Crows, Fire Phoenixes, and Qilins appeared nearby.
"That ancient flat peach tree has really borne fruit again!" The big black dog muttered excitedly.
By the Immortal Pool stood an ancient tree, vigorous and strong like a coiled dragon, a full tens of meters tall, stretching toward the sky. Rooted by the Immortal Pool, lush and green, it bore several fruits, rich and fragrant. Smelling them made one's pores open all over the body. It was clearly a peerless precious medicine.
The Immortal Flat Peach Tree in the Divine Ruins was only one meter tall. Although this tree was so tall, having grown for over a hundred thousand years, it still couldn't compare.
Beneath the ancient flat peach tree was a crystalline stone with nine orifices and eight holes, inhaling and exhaling the essence of the sun and moon, looking extremely extraordinary!
"Damn it, there's actually a stone like this!" The big black dog was shocked, unable to help shouting.
By the Immortal Pool, beneath the ancient flat peach tree, several people were watching. Among them, Ye Fan recognized one—it was Ouyang Ye, infinitely close to the realm of Origin Heavenly Master. Back in Divine City, it was this old thing who had recognized him, leading to his deadly calamity.
Ouyang Ye also looked over, his eyes flickering uncertainly, not knowing what he was thinking. A faint, meaningful smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Ye Fan hated the people of the Ancient Source Art Aristocratic Clan and paid him no attention.
"Hmph!"
The Battle Saint Ape snorted coldly, directly striking out. It extended a golden hand, grabbing forward, and said, "You actually have killing intent toward my friend. Are you seeking death?!"