At this, Venerable Heguan could not help but secretly cry out in misery.
The Snake Immortal Flower grew nowhere else but in the Yellow Springs River of the Fifth Heaven.
The Yellow Springs River was part of the Six Paths of Reincarnation. Even Golden Immortal cultivators risked perishing if they set foot within it. It was one of the most dangerous places in the Fifth Heaven.
He truly did not want to wade into the Yellow Springs River, but he had already boasted. If he showed any intention of retreating now, he feared he would incur Venerable Tianchang's displeasure.
Gritting his teeth, Venerable Heguan ultimately agreed to the matter.
"The Snake Immortal Flower grows in the Yellow Springs River. This little brother happens to know its exact location, and I am willing to make this trip for Brother Tianchang."
"Then I'll have to trouble Brother Heguan to make the trip for me."
Venerable Heguan's volunteering was well within Venerable Tianchang's expectations.
It was precisely because he did not wish to send his own people into the Yellow Springs River to risk their lives that he assigned this matter to Venerable Heguan, who had eagerly come knocking.
Venerable Tianchang instructed him kindly, "Be careful in all things. Do not linger in the Yellow Springs River for too long, lest you stray onto the path of reincarnation and damage your golden body. Once you return with the Snake Immortal Flower, there will surely be a place for you in the Sixth Heaven."
Venerable Heguan was overjoyed. "Many thanks for Brother Tianchang's reminder. This little brother understands. I'll head to the Yellow Springs River at once and pluck that Snake Immortal Flower."
As he spoke, he bowed to Venerable Tianchang, who sat at the head of the gathering, then immediately left the immortal