Blessings Come in Pairs

"When I caught this Crimson Gold Carp, it was already a demon beast at the Chaoyuan Stage fifth layer. Its wild nature is hard to tame; subduing it would probably take a great deal of effort, so there was no need."

Ji An explained that Crimson Gold Carp were unlike Azure Water Turtles: before the Nascent Soul Realm, they could not leave the lava pool.

Even if it were taken in as a beast companion, it could only remain in this lava pool and would be of little use.

The spirit cloud continued flying forward when Lin Lan suddenly spotted a spiritual tree whose leaves flickered with electric light and whose black bark was cracked and fissured.

"Master, what is that spiritual tree that's flashing with light?"

She had never seen this kind of spiritual plant before, but her instincts told her it was an exceptionally promising variety.

"It's a Spiritual Peach Tree. Its life had originally reached its end, but I preserved a section of its roots. After being struck by lightning, dead wood met spring again, and it burst back to life."

Ji An's tone carried a hint of pride. This was all thanks to the Yimu Wood Divine Thunder.

Over the years, he had wanted to find the roots of some high-grade spiritual trees whose life force had dried up, but he had never found any suitable ones.

"How far can this spiritual tree ultimately grow?"

Lin Lan was immensely curious. This counted as a mutated spiritual tree, and its potential might be unimaginably high.

"For that, we'll have to ask the Dao Ancestor. I think it can at least reach the fourth tier."

Ji An introduced several other spiritual plants before finally returning to the center of the small world and instructing her, "Usually, stay in