"Anything involving the Ancient Great Emperors is far beyond us. We should think about how to claim the benefits right in front of us instead!" the Black Emperor said.
By then, they had reached the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree. A closer look revealed that it bore exactly one hundred and eight leaves.
"One hundred and eight leaves, just like the legends say. Every year, it bears that exact number, no more and no less," Pang Bo said, his eyes wide.
Each of those one hundred and eight leaves could grant enlightenment. Their value was simply immeasurable; they were rare treasures scarcely seen in the world.
The group stood on no ceremony. Using the proper method, they plucked every last one of the hundred and eight leaves.
"If only we could dig up the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree and take it with us. This is an immortality medicine!" the Black Emperor said excitedly.
"Exactly! We can't let an opportunity like this slip away. I'll dig it up!"
Ye Fan nodded and prepared to get to work.
Suddenly, a brilliant radiance erupted. Five-colored light soared into the sky, and rainbow hues blotted out the sun. The Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree uprooted itself, its two main roots looking remarkably like a pair of human legs.
It burst out of the soil and took to its heels, moving with astonishing speed. In the blink of an eye, it vanished into the depths of the Mountain of Immortality.
Ye Fan and the others were utterly dumbfounded. Of course they knew that immortality medicines possessed intelligence and were difficult to catch, but they had never expected to witness anything like this.
Of course, if the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree could speak, it would surely have thrown back its head and roared at the heavens, then