"What could have such an effect? Could it be some treasure passed down from an ancient cultivator?" The bearded man swallowed and spoke blankly.
"Hmph. It is no Ancient Treasure, but a ten-thousand-year peach tree."
"A peach tree?" The several Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators looked at one another, their expressions strange to the extreme, confusion and bewilderment written plainly across their faces.
Lin Xuan, hidden in the shadows, felt his heart stir, as if he had faintly thought of something.
"Hmph. Don't tell me you think it's an ordinary peach tree. If that were the case, why would our sect go to such great lengths? This tree has already gained spirituality and become a spirit." The second senior brother chuckled and spoke in such a manner.
Lin Xuan stuck out his tongue and licked the corner of his mouth. Even though he had vaguely guessed it already, he still could not help being shaken at this moment.
Of all things beneath heaven and earth, humans naturally stood at the head. However, those who pursued longevity were not only human cultivators—demon beasts, the Devil Race...
Yet apart from living creatures, under coincidental chances, trees and stones could also awaken intelligence and become members of the spirit-monster race.
For example, the Southern Bright Separation Fire Lin Xuan had refined into the Nine Heavens Bright Moon Ring.
It was merely far more difficult.
Leaving human cultivators aside, demon beasts, depending on their race, might advance to the fourth level after cultivating for several hundred to several thousand years, shedding their demonic bodies and taking human form.
But in the vast, boundless mountains, ancient trees over ten thousand years old were countless, yet those capable of gaining spirituality were incomparably rare. Heavenly spirit herbs like ginseng and Lingzhi Mushrooms did have a few such