Feng Jun looked in the direction Vermilion Ginger Grass indicated and could not help feeling both amused and exasperated. "Uh, Elder Moon Vine?"
She was an elder of the Spirit Plant Path. It would be strange if she did not think you were leering at her. "Don't worry. She's my friend and won't do anything to you."
"I find her terrifying," Vermilion Ginger Grass said seriously. "Though the aura of vegetation around her is gentle, she also carries the Karma of quite a few plants that died unnatural deaths. She is no friend to immortal plants!"
"This... really is the case." Feng Jun could not help nodding. Elder Moon Vine belonged to the Spirit Plant Path, so of course her vegetation aura was gentle. Otherwise, how could she be an elder?
Yet at the same time, she favored the combat cultivators within the Spirit Plant Path. Although she was also skilled at cultivating spirit plants, she was more likely to use them in battle. And where there was battle, spirit plants could be killed or injured. It was only natural that Vermilion Ginger Grass disliked her aura.
Cultivators like Yi Jue, who focused more on cultivating spirit plants and conducting research, were tainted by far less Karma.
Of course, ordinary spirit plants could not sense the difference. But Vermilion Ginger Grass's senses were exceptionally sharp, and it was naturally fond of peace and quiet. Its dislike of Elder Moon Vine was inevitable.
This also showed that cultivators of the Spirit Wood Dao, who relied on spirit wood in battle, were destined to be disliked by some spirit plants. Though plants naturally competed with one another, direct combat still went against the nature of most plants—especially one as fond of tranquility as Vermilion Ginger Grass.
"Then go drive her away," Vermilion