Dragon Cypress controlled the Whirl Beast to accelerate northwards.

Upon landing, it directly followed the ant path, heading straight to Azure Lake for a tour.

They then proceeded to Xianglan Peak, witnessing the Divine God-Given Seed of the White Poplar and Great King Molan.

Round Cypress, Black Birch, and Black Peach were busy preparing for the banquet.

They gathered under the White Poplar Tree, eating, drinking, and chatting leisurely.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Butterfly King Nupur pointed to the tree and asked, "Dragon Cypress Ant King, this batch of Divine-Grade Baihe Fruits is nearing its maturity period, isn't it?"

Dragon Cypress: "Harvesting is in two years."

Butterfly King Nupur: "What about the shares? You haven't promised them all to the caravan, have you?"

Dragon Cypress explained in detail: "The Blossom-Fruit Cycle is 11 years, three are one share, each batch yields five shares. We have significant needs, so we'll keep one share. The Saint Butterfly Tribe certainly has divine-grade yields too. If interested, we can exchange with each other."

"There are two trees."

Butterfly King Nupur said, "One is called the White Crystal Ancestor Tree, and the divine-grade fruit it produces is simply named 'White Crystal Fruit,' bestowing a dual-system ability called 'Crystal Cluster Growth.' The growing crystal clusters deeply buried within resource-rich mountains can become Source Stones after about one to two hundred years of maturation."

"What?"

"Source Stone?"

"That's how Source Stones come about?"

Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid stood up in shock.

The busy Round Cypress, Black Birch, and Black Peach all perked their tentacles, waiting for more.

Butterfly King Nupur quickly added, "This ability is not tolerated by the Natural Star Realm and is subject to law constraints; it can only be activated once daily, producing only hundreds to a thousand Source Stone crystal clusters."

Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid immediately started calculating in their minds.

One thousand Source Stones a day means 360,000 a year?

How many in ten years? How many in a hundred?

But it takes one to two hundred years before you can realize them.

Of course, this time frame is nothing for a Great Tribe with a long heritage.

Even constrained by the law, the Divine-Grade White Crystal Fruit's value remains exceedingly high!

Outside the Origin Force Star Realm, this ability is unrivaled!

Butterfly King Nupur continued, "Due to the suppression by Stellar Realm Laws, the yield of Divine-Grade White Crystal Fruit is extremely low, with each cycle producing only one fruit, and the Blossom-Fruit Cycle lasts as long as 11 years. Therefore, we do not sell them by price; we only exchange them for Earth Talent divine-grade fruits, three for one. When there's no matching divine-grade fruit for exchange, the Saint Butterfly Tribe uses them internally."

The Saint Butterfly Warriors have Metal Talent; they lack Earth Talent.

Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid immediately thought of the Divine-Grade Mountain Pillar Fruit.

This Divine-Grade White Crystal Fruit is useless within the Origin Force Star Realm, but we must swap for two before leaving...

Ink Orchid asked again, "Butterfly King Nupur, what about the other divine-grade plant?"

Butterfly King Nupur: "The other one is called 'Thorn Cluster,' and the fruit is named 'Thorn Clusterberry Seed,' which bestows an ability named 'Poison Stinger,' equipping all wood element abilities controlling plant battles with toxic spikes."

Butterfly King Nupur: "The value of Divine-Grade Baihe Fruit matches Thorn Clusterberry Seed, so we can exchange them one-to-one."

"Sure!"

"No problem!"

Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid agreed simultaneously.

Butterfly King Nupur: "Then it's settled."

Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid nodded their tentacles.

In a casual chat manner, Dragon Cypress probed by asking, "What's the relationship between White Crystal Butterfly King and the White Crystal Ancestor Tree?"

Butterfly King Nupur: "In our Saint Butterfly Tribe, every generation's leader is respectfully called 'White Crystal Butterfly King.' The 'White Crystal Butterfly King' of Wave Tree Bay is the next leader; the respectful title has been adopted early by everyone."

Ink Orchid: "..."

Dragon Cypress paused, swaying his tentacles to invite, "Butterfly King Nupur, let's eat."

Dragon Cypress shifted the topic, casually inquiring, "Butterfly King Nupur, has Blue Island shown any unusual movements in recent years?"

Butterfly King Nupur: "In the past ten years, we haven't observed any mass sea hunting activities by Stone Hunt Blue Ants. The next war is likely still a conventional battle, sharpening new soldiers, preparing for the inevitable life-and-death war. Precisely because of this, Dark Maple Dragonfly King asked me to find out if Dragon Cypress Ant King wishes to familiarize with the battlefield."

"I'm interested in participating, but the strength of the Assistant King under my command doesn't permit it~"

Dragon Cypress declined, then asked, "How is the Kirin Beast Ant King's ability progressing? I estimate Kirin's body should exceed 600 meters, right?"

Butterfly King Nupur: "Around 550 meters..." 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

Dragon Cypress's tentacles drooped as suspicion arose in his mind, "550 meters? Last time it was around 500 meters, it's been 15 years, it can't have grown only this little, could it be hiding its strength?"

Butterfly King Nupur: "Most likely so. Many insects suspect that the Kirin Beast Ant King deliberately suppresses Kirin's scale to confuse us."

Butterfly King Nupur immediately added, "White Crystal Butterfly King leads personally, monitoring around the clock. Observations indicate Kirin Beast Ant King's ability progress is indeed difficult and slow. After all, the strength obtained from external sources is not easily assimilated for personal use."

There's truth in that.

Dragon Cypress felt slightly assured, then asked: "Counting the time, the Ocean God's Scepter finished charging last year, right? How many Stone Hunt Blue Ant Kings and Assistant Kings participated? How many gained Sea Beast Devouring Ability?"

Nupur: "Can't see. They raise a veil of mist, blocking the view, the Scorching Ability doesn't allow observation of the situation within..."