"Actually, this was quite a coincidence."
"This man is a Sword Cultivator from the south. His school has a habit of using their own Essence Blood to nourish their Sword Embryos as early as the Foundation Establishment Realm. Once they nurture it until the Golden Core stage and undergo tribulation together, man and sword can become one."
"I diagnosed him beforehand. It seems the sword bamboo within his body has begun rejecting spiritual energy."
"This is an exceedingly rare condition. He probably developed this problem while traveling here and came looking for us to help diagnose and treat it."
"I happen to know a spell that should treat the symptoms, though it's somewhat difficult."
Spirit Vine was not troubled because the spell could not be passed on.
After all, Li Ye before it was certain to enter the sect. Not only had he received a gift from a Nascent Soul Cultivator, but its master had also already decided to come and take him as a disciple.
Rules were made by people. Aside from certain especially stringent old rules—such as the requirements of the Myriad Gods Shrine—the rest would yield before a Nascent Soul Cultivator.
The only trouble was that the spell placed extremely high demands on a cultivator's Divine Sense. After all, it was meant to soothe and coordinate the relationship between a spirit plant and its owner.
Forget it. It could count as a test for Li Ye. At worst, it would waste a single jade slip for transmitting teachings.
Only after explaining the situation clearly did it say, "Think it over. If you are unwilling, I'll have him try his luck over at the sect and find someone else to treat him."
Li Ye furrowed his brow.
A Sword Cultivator—being able to build a good relationship with such