Hearing this, Zhang Yuan stopped concerning himself with those minor details and pressed:
"Deal with them together? Please explain in detail, Immortal Maiden."
Chi Guanguan extended a finger, pointing at the Central Immortal Mountain beneath the Immortal Palace, the land beyond the mountain, and the various plants growing rampant across the mountain and ground as she said:
"Normally, nothing could be more suitable than using jia wood and yi wood on the mountain to bring it to life. But the land in your Dao Domain already has these poisonous grasses belonging to metal among the five elements. These grasses are razor-sharp and specifically counter the vegetation formed from jia wood and yi wood. If you really put them there, dragons and tigers would surely clash. At best, it would damage the conceptual images; at worst, it would deplete the conceptual images of all four strands of the five skandhas and six qi."
"So you absolutely must not place these two strands of jia wood and yi wood on the mountain or the land."
Zhang Yuan seemed to grasp something. Feeling that Chi Guanguan's words made considerable sense, he looked toward the Four Seas beyond the land and said, "If they aren't to go on the mountain or the land, do you mean I should toss them into the sea, Immortal Maiden?"
Chi Guanguan gave a soft hum and nodded. "Since you thought of that, it seems you aren't quite so stupid, Zhang Yuan. That's right, put jia wood and yi wood into the sea. Haven't you noticed how lifeless your Four Seas are?"
"The sea needs vitality too. Though yi wood is supple, it can embody spring or autumn and is the most adaptable. Place yi wood in the sea and let it become marine vegetation. It will complement the