"Purple Thunder Flower!" Shen Luo cried out in surprise as he looked at a purple flowering herb.
Its leaves twisted into the shape of lightning bolts, as did its flower petals. Purple lightning flickered faintly over them, making the plant look extraordinary.
This Purple Thunder Flower was precisely the main material required for the Earth-Rooted Thunder-Calling Talisman. Over the past year, he had searched the markets of Chang'an for it many times without success. He had never expected to find it here.
"If you need this spiritual herb, Cousin, go ahead and pick it. I'll report it to my sect afterward," Nie Caizhu said after a moment's hesitation.
"This is my doing. How could I put you in a difficult position? I'll explain it to the people of Mount Putuo myself afterward." Shen Luo shook his head, picked the Purple Thunder Flower, and put it into the Exquisite Ring.
Bai Xiaotian paid no attention to the spiritual herbs on the mountain and walked onward. Soon, he stopped, astonishment spreading across his face.
"What is it?" Shen Luo caught up with him and gave a soft exclamation of surprise.
A sizable stone door stood in the mountainside ahead, covered in all manner of runes that flashed with golden light. The golden glow they had seen earlier had come from it.
Three large characters were also carved above the stone door: "Tidal-Sound Cave."
"Upon Mount Luojia dwells the Lord of Mercy; within Tidal-Sound Cave resides Guanyin. Those two lines are honorific verses of your Mount Putuo. Could this cave be Guanyin Bodhisattva's abode?" Shen Luo looked astonished.
Nie Caizhu gazed at Tidal-Sound Cave, her face filled with reverence, and bowed deeply.
Bai Xiaotian was just about to speak.
"Quiet!" Shen Luo's expression suddenly changed. He grabbed Nie Caizhu and Bai Xiaotian and