The Flower of the Underworld was a legendary divine medicine that transcended the Heavenly Dao and the cycle of reincarnation, bringing the dead back to life.
This medicine was exceedingly rare. Even in ancient times, it had appeared only a handful of times.
"The Flower of the Underworld..."
Li Ye furrowed his brows.
Where was he supposed to find such a rare thing?
"Would the Life Ancient Tree help?"
Li Ye asked.
He thought of how he had obtained more than ten thousand years' worth of life essence from the Life Ancient Tree. If he watered Shi Xian with his blood—or perhaps his blood essence—it might have some effect.
Dragon Fairy shook her head. "It won't help. This is a Dao wound, not an ordinary injury..."
She said Li Ye's Life Law was useless, too.
Shi Xian's situation was far too unusual.
So that was how it was.
Li Ye secretly swore that he would find the Flower of the Underworld and bring Shi Xian back to life.
He put Shi Xian back inside the Myriad Heavens Pagoda, then studied the Immortal Seed in his hand.
Clutched tightly in his grasp, the Immortal Seed shone like a Golden Flying Dragon, its light curling around Li Ye's arm.
"Daoist Zi Mu, Gong Qi Shu's failure had nothing to do with the strength of his bloodline, his talent, or his age."
"It was his cultivation realm."
Li Ye spoke calmly.
"His realm?"
Everyone was stunned.
Li Ye nodded. "This Dao Seed was formed from the fusion of an Innate Spiritual Root and the supreme Dao of the Primordial Immortal Python Clan's Progenitor."
"To refine it, one must do so before becoming a Saint. Otherwise, conflict and rejection are all too likely."
Saints had already carved out their own Dao.
Even when