It was the half-ruined innate spiritual root Yellow Dragon had obtained from the Witch Race back then... the Kunhua Tree!
After countless years, it had finally recovered completely.
The Kunhua Tree's greatest use was absorbing the power of the sun, moon, and stars and transforming it into innate spiritual energy!
It was of little use to Yellow Dragon, so he gave it to Fuxi and Shennong to serve as the heaven-supporting spiritual root of the Fire Cloud Cave grotto-heaven.
The gift was so precious that neither Fuxi nor Shennong dared reach out to accept it.
Fuxi spoke first, gratitude in his voice. "You've already helped us so much...!"
"I'm only lending you this innate spiritual root. You'll have to return it someday."
Yellow Dragon interrupted him in a casual tone, as though giving away an innate spiritual root was no more than a trivial gesture.
Fuxi swallowed the rest of his words.
He knew Yellow Dragon had only called it a "loan" to put their minds at ease, but after that, refusing again would only seem affected.
Fuxi and Shennong exchanged a glance, then bowed deeply to Yellow Dragon together. They solemnly accepted the Enlightenment Tea Tree and planted it at the nexus of the spirit veins in the center of the Fire Cloud Cave grotto-heaven.
The innate spiritual root's roots sank into the earth, linking with the land's spirit veins, the laws of the stars, and the yin and yang of the sun and moon. At that moment, the grotto-heaven's world essence finally gained the foundation it needed to keep growing.
Before this, Fuxi and Shennong had created and developed the Fire Cloud Cave grotto-heaven by channeling their immense magical power through the River Diagram and Luo Script and the merit spiritual treasure, Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica. Although