Chapter 2549

When James appeared, many people greeted him.

He returned their greetings with a smile.

Then, he instructed, “Gather everyone here.

I’ve got something important to announce.” Soon, many people gathered at the village entrance.

Everyone looked at James.

James threw his gaze over the cloud and assessed their cultivation bases.

Despite the many years they had been here, their strength had not improved by much.

At most, they only managed to break through one or two sub-ranks.

“Why did you call everyone here, James?” asked Cynthia.

James looked at them and replied, “I’ve obtained a magical tree from the outside world.

Consuming a fruit from it will allow one to immediately reach the Sage rank.” Hearing his

announcement, the crowd gasped in shock.

“A Sage?” “Ts this true?” “Is there really such a miraculous fruit in this world? Can we really become

Sages after eating it?” Everyone looked at James in astonishment and disbelief.

James nodded and said, “Indeed.

Under normal circumstances, I wouldn’t condone using spiritual fruits to become Sages since it'll limit

your future growth.

However, the current conditions are working against humans, and it’s very challenging for humans to

make breakthroughs in cultivation rank.

It’l] take an eternity for an ordinary cultivator to improve by a single rank.

“Everyone here is humanity’s last hope, and becoming a Sage immediately will be very beneficial for

humanity as a whole.

“After consuming the fruit to become a Sage, your cultivation will be volatile and reaching the real

pinnacle of cultivation will be hard.

For those who don’t possess the desire to reach the top, you can go ahead and consume the fruit.

“ “For those who want to pursue the pinnacle of cultivation, I won’t force you to eat it.” James briefed

everyone about the bodhi fruit in detail.

Becoming a Sage immediately was extremely desireably.

None of them had ever thought about the pinnacle of cultivation before this.

They were overjoyed to become Sages in such a short period without having to bear any

consequences.

“1’d like to have one.” “Me too.” Everyone began to clamor for the fruit.

James took out the boddhi fruits and began distributing them to the people.

Out of everyone in the crowd, Winnie was the only one that refused to consume the bodhi fruit.

James looked at Winnie and asked, “Why don’t you want one, Winnie?” Winnie was away from

everyone.

She was about 180 centimeters tall and dressed in tight leather armor, outlining her perfect figure.

She also had long black hair.

She crossed her hands in front of her chest and said confidently, “ Dad, I don’t think I need to depend

on external support to break through.

Reaching the Sage rank is a trivial feat.

I’m sure I'll reach it soon if I continue working hard.” “That's nice.

It’s good that you have confidence in your abilities.” James nodded gently.

James saw Winnie's potential clearly.

Thus, he did not say much about his decision.

After everyone got a bodhi fruit, they left one after another to look for a place to meditate in seclusion.

Only a few people were left at the village’s entrance.

Henry asked, “Are you not going to eat one, James?” James shook his head slightly and said, “No, Ms.

Sophie warned me not to use external forces to increase my strength.” Delainey could not help saying,

“It should be fine, right? Is there anyone in this world doesn’t consume Empyrean herbs or fruits? The

emergence of these blessings were to help cultivators improve their strength anyway.”