"What are you saying? What kind of nonsense is that? Would an old man like me, a grand cultivator at the eighth level of Golden Immortal, covet something from a little brat at the first level of Golden Immortal?"
"What could you possibly have that's worth coveting?"
The moment he heard Li Xiaoyao's words, the old man's face darkened as he stared at him.
Li Xiaoyao, meanwhile, looked at the old man suspiciously. In the end, he scratched his head and said nothing.
He then took out the Jade Talisman and contacted Wang Tian. A moment later, Wang Tian's voice sounded from within it.
"What is it? Did you run into trouble?"
"No. There's an old man here who doesn't know what the Seven-Treasure Flower is. I need you to describe its characteristics for him. He says the pill formula may be too ancient, so even its name might have changed."
"That makes sense. Give it to him. I'll speak with him."
Hearing this, Li Xiaoyao handed the Jade Talisman to the old man beside him.
The old man accepted it with a cheerful grin.
"Senior, the pill formula says that the Seven-Treasure Flower has seven petals and emits seven-colored radiance: red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and violet."
"Each petal has its own wondrous use when taken separately. Legend says that the Seven-Treasure Flower grows in places of seven colors."
"That is all the formula says. Senior, what do you think...?"
Wang Tian's respectful voice came through the Jade Talisman.
Since Li Xiaoyao had called him an old man, he must naturally be a senior of great age.
"I understand now. The Seven-Treasure Flower you mentioned should be the Seven-Colored Flower. Its characteristics match what you described. Its specific use should be to reshape the shinbones, correct?"
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