"During this visit to the sect's Scripture Pavilion, Lin found only a few materials whose properties matched the Nine Nether Blood Lotus described by Elder Wang."
"However, not only are these spirit plants difficult to find, their grades are also quite limited."
"Even if we truly find them, using them to suppress the power of a Half-Immortal Artifact would likely be no more than a cup of water against a cartload of firewood."
Lin Hezhuo continued, his face clouded with worry.
After speaking, he hesitated slightly, looked at Xiao Yue and Han Yu, then asked, "I wonder how much the two of you gained from your trip back to the Xuan Yuan Sword Sect?"
At those words, Xiao Yue and Han Yu exchanged a glance, their expressions dimming as well.
Xiao Yue then shook her head. "The results of our search through the Xuan Yuan Sword Sect's records were much the same as what Fellow Daoist Lin described."
"Now, we can only hope Fellow Daoist Wang has found something."
"Fellow Daoist Wang sent word ahead without explaining himself. But since he did so, perhaps he has already uncovered information about the Nine Nether Blood Lotus."
After she finished speaking, the worry in Xiao Yue's eyes remained undiminished.
Lin Hezhuo added, "Finding information about spirit plants is certainly important, but the problem is obtaining them. That will likely be no easy task either..."
"More than a month has already slipped by. Without a clear target, if we begin searching for the Nine Nether Blood Lotus again, who knows how much more time a round trip will consume."
Xiao Yue said helplessly, "But for now, apart from waiting for Fellow Daoist Wang to arrive, we have no other choice!"
Lin Hezhuo's expression hardened, and a cold gleam flashed in his eyes. "No...