God Of Immortals

Ju Feng joined others who were holding their own fruits and examining them. They waited for elder Wang Xiu who also arrived shortly afterwards. With all of them back with their fruits, they turned their attention to Dargehk who had been patiently waiting where he'd been standing.

"Now that you all have your gift, would you like to know what each one of you each?"

He asked them, glancing from one face to the other. He continued after receiving nods in return.

"Alright then. You, young mortal."

He pointed at Lin Cheung.

"What you have is the Immortal Root spirit fruit. The Immortal Root tree was taken as a seed from the ever dangerous Crimson realm due to a fortunate encounter. Though it was here on the mortal realm, the Crimson realm was an extremely dangerous place. The fruit you are holding can easily take you to the Jindan level, if not to the threshold of nascent soul, from your current stage. Even a mortal could form a bronze core, at the least, from eating that fruit."

The remnant paused to inspect Lin Cheung. 

"You've recently moved to the Zhuji stage as I can see. But you need not worry. With that fruit, you'll easily form your golden core. The quality of your golden core is left to you by the way."

Beside Lin Cheung was Lin DaXia who had been apprehensively waiting for her own turn.

"Your own is the Twin Soul spirit fruit. One of the rarest fruit you can find on any plane. This particular tree seed was found in the Million Dreams realm. With that fruit you are holding, you can form your mortal avatar. A second image of you with all your features but with only a minor part of your will-power and soul. How wonderful it is to have another you in the mortal realm. How you protect your image is left to you."

Fu Yingjie got the Wyvern God spirit fruit.

"The spirit fruit you're holding is a very powerful one. The fruit tree was grown from a seed of a tree that grew on the spot where a dragon-like primordial beast was found by the divines after the last primordial war. How fortunate you are. It would make your body almost indestructible when facing an opponent of Jindan level and below. Though a nascent soul would still incinerate your body. So, if you see one, you should run."

Infernal Essence spirit fruit was in the hand of Zhang Xiu Ying.

"The Infernal Essence. The tree of which could only be found in the Fiery Abyss after the Seven Infernal realms. As a demigod of the fire element, you're extremely fortunate to have that fruit. If you eat that fruit, it could make you form your nascent soul. Meaning, your ascension could be near after that. The fruit will transform the fire element in your Chi to that of a nascent soul at the least."

Dargehk looked at the fruit in Cao Wang Xiu's hand.

"Your fruit is called Godly Valor spirit fruit. You can't even phantom the power of the fruit you are holding. Although, it has good sides and bad sides. When you eat the fruit, it will give you a godly power for a day. The type of the godly power, lowgod, highgod or truegod depends on you, by the way. And only last for a day. The day after eating it, I'll advice you to stay away from fight, as far as possible. If not, you may die."

When it finally reached Ju Feng's turn, he stared expectantly at the terrifying giant who was standing a few yards away from him. He extended his hand forward properly for the giant to see his fruit clearly.

"Ah, the Heavenly Solitude spirit fruit. In the world of cultivaton, few things compare to soul meditation. Every cultivator needs meditation to advance the soul. This fruit tree was from the Slumbering Monks mountain in the Bodhi realm on the heavenly plane. A fruit of this kind would take millions of years to be like this. It's only when you eat it that you'll see its work with your own eyes."

After watching their reactions for a while, Dargehk raised his voice.

"You've all recieved your welcome gifts. You've now bore witness to the generousity of emperor Wan Bao. Time to leave the garden. Follow me."

He moved towards the way they came from and they all followed him.

Ju Feng, who had been quiet since he received the description of his fruits, continued to wonder what he did to deserve his fate. Why that particular fruit out of all the ones in the garden? Everybody in the group got a great fruit apart from him. Heavenly Solitude! Soul meditation! Sounded more like solitary confinement fruit. He had been meditating from his childhood. Why is everybody now looking for a way for him to die in meditation?

They left the garden and returned to the walkway leading to the palace.

Dargehk turned around to face them with firm eyes.

"From here onward, you'll face the powers of the garden. Now, I ask you all, do you want to go back or you want to proceed to the palace?"

His gaze was still on them as he continued.

"If you decide to go back now, the gates will be opened for you to leave. But If you proceed to the palace, you must face the powers of the garden until you reach the palace. It'll take six hours before you are all ejected to the portal archlit. If you proceed, you'll have to bear till then. But mind you, everything you get, you keep." 

They looked at one another, and after thoughtful delibration, they decided to proceed. Why not? They would have to bear whatever would come their way for just six hours. Moreover, they wouldn't be able to come back in the future.

"Continue along the walkway until you come to the palace. If you're able to pass the outer walkway, you'll meet me inside."

With that, Dargehk disappeared silently and the group continued to walk on. As they neared the front of the palace doors, two voices suddenly boomed out.

"Well, well, well. Femara, What do we have here?"

"Oh Neviria, we have new souls seeking entrance into the palace. Emperor's palace. Hehehe."

"Six seekers. From five no-gods to one half-god. Very interesting."

"All of you, come forward and stand in front of the eye."

The group cautiously stepped forward and a large emerald eye appeared in front of them.