It was common knowledge throughout the Cultivation World that injuries to one's Dao were difficult to heal.
Dao injuries were different from damage to the soul or physical disability. They damaged a cultivator's foundation of cultivation—for example, a damaged Pill Sea could no longer contain even the slightest bit of spiritual power, or a shattered sea of consciousness could prevent the soul from growing any stronger.
Without some heaven-defying divine ability, anyone suffering a Dao injury would lose their vitality and completely perish within a very short time, even if they did not die on the spot.
Qin Fengming was not particularly surprised that this strange beast, which was skilled at finding spirit herbs, had been unable to find anything to treat its injuries. What shocked him was the origin of the Emerald Palm Vine that the beast had described.
The Myriad Buddha Blossom, a legendary object, had always been a divine item that Qin Fengming believed the sages had invented. He had never expected that, according to this strange beast before him, it truly existed—and that because of its pollen, some precious spirit herbs had mutated and acquired wondrous effects.
Qin Fengming reached out and took out the Jade Box containing the fruit tree with five branches. His vigilance rose once more before he opened the lid and examined the object in his hand.
The leaves on the small tree were still lush and vivid, so green they seemed to drip with jade-colored light. Pure spiritual power flowed vigorously through the emerald veins. A single glance was enough to tell that it was extraordinarily precious.
Facing the object in Qin Fengming's hand, the enormous beast made no movement at all. Only its emerald eyes flashed wildly with delight.
Although the young cultivator opposite him was not highly cultivated, the